Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Second Layer of Supernatural Realm
Matthew and Natalie were both surprised as the new superhumans pounced on them.
Matthew, especially, was also a little confused.
What was the reason for them to behave this way? Why hadn't they all attacked Natalie together from the start, instead of hiding and waiting, and then targeting him?
Matthew's bewildered expression appeared to the freshmen as if he were utterly terrified.
Seeing this, the freshmen became bolder and swarmed forward, pouncing on Matthew from all angles.
To not give Matthew the slightest chance of escape.
'What the hell was going on here?' Matthew, at this moment, really wanted to slap these idiots to death.
But, seeing their posture, which didn't seem to be aimed at taking his life, Matthew restrained his urge to attack.
He wanted to see what these good-for-nothings were planning to do.
Then, a young man rushed to Matthew's side first.
As the young man approached Matthew, his arms stretched out like ramen noodles and wrapped around him, eventually becoming almost like a rope, binding him tightly.
At first, Matthew was quite surprised, thinking that the other party's ability was Monkey D. Luffy's Rubber-Rubber Fruit ability!
It turned out that wasn't the case.
This kid's ability was probably the same as Mr. Fantastic's from the Fantastic Four, which allowed him to stretch his body parts.
It was somewhat similar to Luffy's Rubber-Rubber Fruit ability's beginning stages. Gear one to be exact.
Luffy's gear two and above abilities were far beyond what Mr. Fantastic's stretching ability could achieve.
However, Mr. Fantastic's greatest strength was his brain, not his superpower. He was hailed as the most intelligent human being.
This young man, on the other hand, looked like a complete idiot.
"Haha! I've caught him." After catching Matthew, the guy shouted excitedly.
"Well done, Jamie!" his teammate praised.
Another burly man next to him curled his lip in disdain. "Does catching him make you feel accomplished? This kid's been scared out of his wits by us for ages!"
Matthew: "???"
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In the face of unexpected developments of events, not only was Matthew surprised, but Natalie was also stunned.
'Were these people mentally ill? Why did they have to provoke Matthew for no reason? Even I don't dare to mess with him!' Natalie thought.
"Hehe, hahaha..."
Seeing that her ally had captured Matthew so easily, Miss Smith laughed very happily.
Then, she looked at Natalie with a smug expression. "Russell, your beloved gigolo is now in my hands. You have no chance of winning at all."
Natalie finally understood what was going on, but she still couldn't help but ask to confirm.
"You hid a group of people and launched a surprise attack, all to capture Matthew and use him to threaten me into submission?"
"Yes! This is the plan I devised." Miss Smith said proudly, "What do you think? Aren't I clever?"
Natalie: "..."
'Clever? Do you really think this is a smart thing to do? You actually went to capture the real last boss, Matthew, to threaten her...'
Natalie didn't know what to say about this kind of person.
Actually, Miss Smith couldn't be blamed for this.
It was Matthew who deliberately concealed himself and provided these people with incorrect information.
"I don't know if you're clever or not, but I just hope you won't regret it later!"
Natalie looked at Miss Smith with a hint of pity in her eyes.
"Regret?" Miss Smith paused for a moment, then said, "What? Do you not even care about his life?"
It was evident that Miss Smith had misunderstood Natalie's meaning.
Natalie, too lazy to argue any further, said, "Stop talking nonsense. What exactly do you want?"
"My request is simple!" Miss Smith grinned wickedly. "If you defeat all of us without using the Flame-Flame Fruit power, I will let you go."
Fighting 40 people without using the Flame-Flame Fruit ability? Wasn't that the same as sending Natalie to her death?
"What if I refuse?" Natalie said.
"Then I'll have no choice but to kill your beloved gigolo first."
Miss Smith coldly threatened, "Russell, you wouldn't want your lover to die a horrible death in front of you, would you?"
Faced with such a threat, Natalie remained very calm. She said calmly, "If you can kill him, then go ahead and do it!"
"What?" Miss Smith thought she had misheard and looked astonished.
It wasn't just her. The people around her were all stunned.
"I said, you can try to kill him now." Natalie repeated, "I do not accept your terms. Your threats have no effect on me."
Thousands of monsters could not harm Matthew in the slightest. She wanted to see what these people could do to Matthew!
"You…" Miss Smith was bewildered by Natalie's words.
"You... you really don't care about his life?" She was surprised.
This script was completely different from what she imagined!
Logically speaking, shouldn't this foolish couple, who love each other so intensely, cherish each other's lives?
Suddenly, Miss Smith seemed to realize something. 'Is she trying to trick me?'
"Are you bluffing me?"
The more she thought, the more certain her expression became, until finally she revealed a cold smile. "I almost fell for your bluff."
Hearing Miss Smith say that the people around her breathed a sigh of relief.
-Puff!
Suddenly, the sound of flames rising rang out.
Natalie's pretty face appeared unusually cold in the firelight.
"If you don't make a move, then I'm going to."
Everyone was taken aback.
Because Natalie's appearance didn't seem like she was faking it at all.
She really didn't seem to care about the life of this male gigolo!
Now... Everyone was dumbfounded and entirely at a loss.
Miss Smith, in particular, was utterly stunned.
If Natalie honestly didn't care about Matthew's life, then wasn't her plan a joke?
"That's impossible! Your love story is even circulating overseas. How could you not care about his life?"
Upon hearing this, Natalie was speechless.
She was too lazy to say anything more to the self-righteous girl in front of her and looked at Matthew, who was "tied up" among the crowd.
"Matthew, how long are you going to keep playing?"
Upon hearing this, Matthew chuckled and said, "Nat, don't be in such a hurry! These people are quite interesting and have brought me a lot of amusement."
At this moment, everyone finally realized that something was very wrong.
There wasn't even a trace of fear on Matthew's face.
Miss Smith's heart sank as she saw the amused smile on Matthew's face.
A bad feeling quickly enveloped her.
Despite having a significant numerical advantage, she still felt a sense of impending doom.
"Kill him!!" Miss Smith shouted and then quickly turned and ran away.
She chose to trust her instincts!
Unfortunately, it was too late to leave now.
-Whoosh
A wall of fire suddenly appeared in front of her, scorching the surrounding air and blocking her path.
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