[Ding! Protagonist attack on host detected….
Counter-Attack function is triggered….]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving "Absolute Dodge"....
"Absolute Dodge" : As its name suggests, it gives the host the ability to Dodge Absolutely irrespective of strength, power, speed, type, range, effect, or duration of the attack.
(Note : While dodging for the duration of an attack, the host would be invulnerable to the damage.)
(Note : It does not need input from the host; It can activate on its own.)
Sub skill : Perfect Counter
• Perfect counter (Passive) : After every dodge, there is an opportunity to counterattack; every counter would be the perfect counter.
Effects :
• 100% hit rate
• 10× increase in the strength
• 1000% critical damage
(Note : Counter-attack can be from the same attack type or default physical attack.)
(Note : Power output of the counter can be lowered or nullified as per preference of the host.)]
As Rick's fist was about to fall, system notification rang in his mind as time slowed down to a crawl at a snail's pace.
Max did not know whether time slowed down or his senses became super fast. Either might be the case, but it was good for him as he got time to understand his new reward .
'Didn't this make me invincible?'
Max couldn't help but ask in astonishment, completely ignoring the fist of the protagonist hanging in the air in front of his face.
Rather, all his attention was on the reward description, but he still couldn't believe his eyes.
Because of this, he is fearless; what else is anyone gonna do if they can't even hit him?
[Ding! Correction host, this makes you invulnerable, not invincible as damage output is still multiple based on your base strength.]
System jumped up and quickly corrected him. Others can't hit or damage him, but he, too, can't hurt or damage people lot more powerful than him.
It has to clarify this, So the host does not turn around later and point fingers at it.
However, Max didn't care if it was invulnerable or invincible.
After all, He being invulnerable is him being invincible, This way he just has to wait and gain power patiently till he can beat the protagonist without fear of dying midway.
Though there is still worry about the protagonist's luck kicking in to save the day, At least he is sure he can survive it.
'Close system window.'
Max, after once again making sure things he read were right, commanded to close the system window.
"DIE!!"
Just as the system window closed, the Fist of Rick hanging in front of his face came straight towards his face.
Max did not get used to sudden changes in time and needed a second or two to recover, but that split second was enough for Rick to land a solid hit on his beautiful face.
Or at least he thought so.
*Dodge*
Max wasn't able to react but it didn't stop his body from doing so.
Just as that fist was about to land, Max's body instantly moved out of the way, appearing just a blur to Rick, making him stupefied, not understanding how this rich second-generation could dodge his attack.
*Kick*
Rick was lost in wondering how this happened just for him to see. Max didn't know how to thank his lucky stars and ran away, but here he dared to attack him with a kick.
In his eyes, that kick thrown by Max looked so simple and slow that he didn't even need to dodge it to counter it.
However, to his horror, when he wanted to do so, he found that he could not move at all, as if some invisible force tied him in place.
So all he could do was helplessly watch as Max's kick got between his legs and slammed straight into his ancestral jewels.
*Crunch*
There was the distinguishing sound of something filled with liquid being crunched under the force of tremendous strength.
*Pheww*
Rick was directly brought to his knees as he held or tried to hold his precious jewels to no avail as there was nothing but a mash of bloody fleshy remains being left behind.
He looked up at Max with confusion in his eyes as he was not able to believe someone like this prodigal son could have this great power.
For the first time since meeting Max, Rick actually acknowledges him as a threat.
'I am too weak; need to find a way to increase strength.'
Max, looking at how little damage he did, couldn't help but call himself weak, needing to work out.
It's not flaunting his power, He is really weak. After all, he used the full power of the perfect counter just now.
So his initial base strength was increased by 10 times, So from an average kick strength of 80kg, it was increased to 800 kg, and on top of that, there is 1000% critical damage, making it 8-ton kg of pure raw force.
It's like a small truck slamming into someone and yet other than that one organ being turned into the pulp of bloody mess, There was no other damage.
Heck, not to mention launching backward, Rick had not even moved an inch back from his initial position.
'He has gained quite a lot of power until now.'
Max once again reminded that he was not at the start of the plot but rather at the beginning of the mid-plot.
If today he had not gotten the system, he would have died here, ending his villain arc and attracting the hatred of the next plot villain group simultaneously.
"Brother Rick, why are you sitting on the ground? Did you drop something?"
Max shook out of his thoughts as he at first had to deal with the immediate threat.
So he just looked at Rick in front of him before he mocked him with a smile suitable for the low-grade villain.
"You- I AM GOING TO KILL YOU."
Rick was overwhelmed by the pain, holding onto his crotch with both hands, trying to cope with multiple things, from being defeated by Max to losing his family jewels.
He does know a way to bring them back, but it would take weeks, plus the shame of it still remains in his heart.
It was then he saw this rich second-generation mocking him, making him forget about his pain for a moment as he once again blew up in rage before attacking Max, targeting his no-no zone.
*Dodge*
*Stomp*
Max, this time too, did not see how and when Rick attacked as his speed was too fast for a common man like him to keep up with it, but his body reacted on its own quickly dodging to the side.
Then, as before, perfect counts were done by Max as his leather boot slammed down, mushing Rick's little brother into a paste.
"AHHHHH!!"
A loud, painful shrike reverberated in the bar as Rick helplessly put pressure on the crotch to stop his bleeding.
"Shot yelling like a baby, Geez."
Max quickly put his hands over his ears, being annoyed by his yelling, he tried reprimanding Rick for making this much fuss.
Rick, however, ignored his concerned words as he kept wailing.
"*Sigh* use it as a pacifier."
*Shove*
As big-hearted as he is, seeing Rick was really in pain, he decided to help.
He raised his foot from his crotch and swiftly took out the blood-stained shoe, and held it in his right hand, making sure he got the right grip.
Then, in a swift motion, he shoved it into his wide-open, wailing mouth as far as he could, only then retreating back his hands.
*Blink* *Blink*
"Mummmmm!!!"
Rick took a moment to process what this bastard did, and when he understood it, he wanted to stand up and tear this bastard into pieces.
He tried yelling, but because of how unexpectedly Max did it, There was no time to defend himself, so his jaw got dislocated, and the shoe was latched deep into his mouth, nearly deep-throating him.
He was barely able to breathe, much to yell at him.
"Get away from my brother!!"
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