Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 272: Alex vs Garek

Caleb was startled by what he heard and quickly asked, "How could they find this place so quickly?"

Indeed, he hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath before the Orcs showed up again. Could they have been tracking them?

Urlgug gritted his teeth, looked around at everyone, then said, "You all stay here. I'll distract them."

"No!" Caleb shouted at once. "That's far too dangerous. Even if you distract them, they'll still find this place quickly."

"Then what are we supposed to do? Just sit here and wait to die?" Urlgug barked back.

"You all go," came a sudden voice from Austin, who was lying on the cold ground. "Go on ahead. I'll stay here."

"You…"

Caleb wanted to say something, but Austin smiled and said, "I'm badly injured. I can't run far. If I go with you, I'll just slow everyone down."

"It makes sense for me to stay and distract them. Besides, I won't be able to hold on much longer anyway."

Hearing Austin's words, Caleb opened his mouth, wanting to argue, but at that moment, no words came out.

Urlgan, who wasn't very bright, didn't understand what everyone was talking about or why the atmosphere had suddenly gone quiet.

All he knew was how to fight.

"How touching." Suddenly, a voice came from the cave entrance, startling everyone.

When they turned and saw who it was, Caleb immediately shouted, "What are you doing here?"

Alex chuckled and said, "Obviously, I'm here to save you. We did work together after all—I couldn't just let you die such a pointless death."

"You can't save us," Caleb said, shaking his head. "Run. Don't let those Orcs catch sight of you."

"You mean *those* Orcs?" Alex said casually as he tossed two Orc heads into the cave.

Everyone stared in shock, eyes wide. "How… how did you do that?"

Alex shrugged. "Was it that hard?"

Thinking back to when he returned to the Chaos Zone, it felt as if the Goddess of Fortune had once again taken him under her wing.

Everything he did went smoothly. Wherever he went, he stumbled upon rare opportunities—thanks to that, he'd grown stronger rapidly.

Still… there was one regret: not being able to kill the Evil God.

Even now, he hadn't received any notification from the System that the Evil God had been destroyed, so he was convinced it was still alive.

Back in the present, Alex glanced at the group huddled inside the cave and sneered, "Looks like I'm your savior, aren't I?"

Despite witnessing him slay two Orcs, Caleb still didn't believe Alex could defeat Garek.

He shook his head and said, "You should just run. The enemy has three Orc Kings—all Rank C. You're no match for them."

"Rank C?" Alex's eyes lit up. "Hahaha… what luck! I've been needing high-rank energy crystals to absorb. Now C-rank elites show up—how could I possibly run away?"

"Absorb?" Caleb asked in confusion.

"Hah! Don't ask so many questions. Just stay here and don't get in my way," Alex said arrogantly.

"You—"

Caleb wanted to say something, but Alex raised his arm and punched the cave ceiling. A cascade of snow fell immediately, sealing off the entrance.

Seeing the cave entrance now blocked by snow, Caleb let out a deep sigh. "Idiot."

"It's fine," Urlgug spoke up at last. "If he's that confident, it must mean he has the strength and reason to be. We don't need to worry."

"What we need to do now is rest… and pray that Alex can beat that bastard."

Urlgug, having recovered some energy, quickly moved to ease Austin's pain.

"Urlgug… my arm…" Austin mumbled.

"This…" Urlgug sighed. "You're lucky to be alive. Losing an arm… it's not the worst thing."

Hearing that, Austin clenched his other fist until his knuckles turned white. Tears suddenly welled up and fell.

"I… I…" Austin tried to say something.

"That's enough," Urlgug frowned. "Don't speak. You can still live without one arm. Maybe the Master will have a way to help you."

Hearing that gave Austin a bit of reassurance, but deep down, he still didn't fully believe it.

No matter how powerful his Master was—how could anyone possibly restore a completely shattered arm?

Austin sank into despair. Urlgug knew exactly what he was thinking, but said nothing more.

He knew… any words right now would be utterly meaningless.

…

Outside, Alex watched as a pack of Orcs rushed toward him, eyes bloodshot and drool hanging from their mouths like rabid dogs.

"Tsk! Disgusting," Alex clicked his tongue and muttered, "Just four of them? Well… that's fine. It's a good warm-up."

With that, Alex's figure vanished instantly.

The snow-covered ground was untouched—no footprints, no marks—as if he'd never touched it at all.

BAM!

One Orc suddenly flew backward over ten meters, slamming into a large tree before collapsing into the snow.

"Keke… keke…"

"Ke… ke…"

"Ke… Ke…"

The three remaining Orcs stared in confusion at what had just happened. Their intelligence was too low to comprehend the situation.

Then, out of nowhere, Alex appeared in front of another Orc and drove a punch straight into its face.

BAM!

A sharp, bone-crunching impact rang out.

Alex's punch was so powerful that upon impact with the Orc's face, it caused a shockwave explosion. The resulting burst of air sent snow flying in every direction.

Crack!

The Orc's face caved in from the punch, killing it instantly.

The remaining two Orcs quickly regained their senses and charged at Alex.

However, Alex was like a wolf—while the two Orcs were nothing more than helpless rabbits.

He eliminated the remaining two with ease.

What followed was somewhat gruesome. Alex began smashing the Orcs' skulls open and rummaging through them.

"Nothing…"

"Nothing…"

"Ah! Here it is…" After checking all four heads, he finally found a rank D energy crystal.

"Twenty-five percent drop rate—not bad," Alex muttered as he wiped the crystal clean and leapt into the air, beginning to absorb it.

A surge of energy flowed into his body, gradually enhancing his cells and making him stronger.

Just a minute later, he opened his eyes and let out a long breath of relief.

"Just about twenty more rank D crystals, and I'll be able to break through this limit," Alex murmured.

"Hah! When that happens, even if that mysterious bastard shows up, I won't have to be afraid."

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a black object about the size of a tennis ball came flying toward Alex at high speed.

Frowning, he immediately reached out and caught it.

Smash!

Upon catching it, he realized—it was just a rock.

Yes, just a rock. But with how fast it had been flying, it could've instantly killed a normal person on impact.

Alex narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. freewēbnoveℓ.com

There, a young man was approaching with three Orc Kings and a horde of Orcs following behind.

Alex knew right away… he'd been spotted. So, he didn't bother hiding anymore.

He jumped down. Though it was a ten-meter drop, his feet landed gently in the snow, without disturbing a single flake.

It was a movement technique he had once learned from his master at the peak of the snowy mountains.

"Looks like you took good care of my subordinates, didn't you?" Garek chuckled as he saw Alex.

Alex frowned, eyes locked onto Garek. "Are you the one who 'took care' of my friends?"

"Ah!" Garek pretended to be surprised, scoffing, "Those pieces of trash were your friends?"

Alex shrugged. "They weren't before. But now, they are. They're my friends… my allies."

"You took good care of them. So now, it's time I return the favor."

"Hahahaha… hahahaha…" Garek clutched his belly and laughed maniacally. "Return the favor? Let's see if you're even capable of it!"

"Hah." Alex crossed his arms, his face full of scorn and arrogance.

Garek's face twisted in fury at Alex's expression. He waved his hand sharply.

"Ke… ke… ke…"

The horde of Orcs shrieked and charged at Alex like crazed beasts.

But Alex didn't flinch. He smirked, took a step back, and muttered, "Do you even realize… this terrain is my domain?"