When Alyssa finally mustered the courage to look into Corin's eyes, she found those strangely charming eyes held no lust; on the contrary, they were full of sincerity.
"This…"
'So all this was my misunderstanding?'
Alyssa was a little angry and ashamed, 'Damn Corin. If you have no interest in me, why say something so misleading!'
Her gaze involuntarily drifted again to the solid muscles on Corin's chest.
'Simply a gift from God. What a waste!'
Only now did Alyssa seriously consider Corin's offer.
Relying on her looks and extraordinary skills, she had barely scraped together a modest living in the bounty hunter business over the years.
There had been so-called successful men who showed interest in her or even courted her, but when had she ever looked at them properly?
As a bounty hunter who danced on the tip of a blade, Alyssa Sweet was proud.
Even when she was a doctor and treated Daredevil several times, nothing ever sparked between them.
A bland life could not soothe her adventurous soul, so she changed careers and became a bounty hunter.
After meeting Corin, even the living standard that had never been a problem for her noticeably slipped, and that made Alyssa tired.
More importantly, after witnessing Corin's miraculous self-healing, all her past proud adventure experiences suddenly felt like a joke.
Following him might bring a more exciting life.
'A free bounty hunter shouldn't bow to anyone, unless he's both handsome and powerful.'
But Alyssa had only seen Corin's unbelievable healing and knew nothing else about him.
It seemed the codename "Cockroach" was a newbie in the underground exchange.
Thinking that, Alyssa regained her composure and crossed her legs to form an enticing curve, "Following you might not be impossible, but if you're just a thief who rips off people's gear, forget it."
Corin knew it was time to show a little of his strength. His eyes shifted slightly, "If, say, Tony Stark just bought his life from me for a huge sum, would you believe me?"
Alyssa didn't expect Corin to spin such an outrageous lie to make her stay.
A touch of feeling rose in her heart, "All right~ your lie is so ridiculous I'm too lazy to expose it."
"Anyway I don't have much to do right now. As long as you don't mess with my gear, what's the harm in following you?"
[ Ding! Received transfer $50,000,000, account balance: $52,865,000 ]
Corin's eyes lit up, 'Tony transferred the money.'
Hearing Alyssa's words, Corin neither confirmed nor denied, 'Believe it or not, your loss.'
"Since you want to be my boss, I'm expensive, you know~"
Alyssa looked at Corin slyly, like a clever little fox.
"$100,000, two-month trial period. As for after that, we'll see how you perform."
Corin generously named a price. He thought that as a veteran, Alyssa's information channels alone were worth that and could save him a lot of trouble.
Alyssa readily agreed, after all a minute ago she'd been worrying Corin would kill her or take everything.
Although she didn't dislike the latter.
Back in character, Alyssa showed a capable side. She went to her room, quickly changed out of the combat suit and gear, grabbed her laptop, and came back to Corin's room, this time she knocked properly.
"Come in!"
Seeing Alyssa in a silk nightdress, Corin, with his super vision, admitted he couldn't resist.
'Where is that cautious demeanor from earlier?'
The curves beneath the silk continuously teased Corin's nerves.
'This temptress.'
'I'm the boss, I'm the boss…'
Forcing himself to calm down, Corin finally remembered to ask something, "Why did you break into my room? New job?"
Alyssa glanced at Corin and lazily curled up on the sofa, "Boss, you don't know? Your head is in demand now. Two million bucks."
"What's going on?"
While Corin was dazed, Alyssa had already skillfully hacked into the underground exchange backend.
All bounty missions were clear at a glance, and in the most prominent position Corin saw:
[Kill the bounty hunter codenamed "Cockroach". Bounty $2,000,000 ]
"Are you kidding? Targeting a rookie?"
The complaint escaped his mouth.
Alyssa said nothing, her long fingers clattering over the keyboard, "Got it. It's a mission issued by Obadiah, that Stark Industries shareholder."
"I found you through this mission."
Soon Alyssa traced the mission source. Thinking of her own experience, she scoffed at this shitty Cockroach.
Corin let out a long "Oh~" and then a flash of delight crossed his eyes.
It made sense Obadiah would be resentful after Corin stood him up and didn't kill Tony.
Obadiah, Tony's first rival, was not a saint; he'd happily skin Corin alive.
But Alyssa acting like the underground backend as her home was unusual.
Corin thought he'd hit the jackpot.
He considered the bounty task negligible. Aside from Alyssa, anyone else daring to come die, he wouldn't spare.
He then had Alyssa search online to see if there was anything interesting.
"After Tony Stark's return he publicly announced at a press conference the shutdown of all weapons R&D at Stark Industries. It caused a big stir."
Alyssa became an emotionless newsreader, boredly sharing online headlines with Corin.
Corin showed a sudden realization. Tony had been deeply affected by the kidnapping and that move put him against Obadiah.
When there was nothing new, Alyssa began yawning and Corin told her to go rest in her room.
At the door, Alyssa leaned in like a lazy cat and looked at Corin with lascivious eyes, "Boss, are you sure… you want me to go back to sleep?"
The silk slid off one shoulder, and Corin saw a sight that made his blood race. A wide swath of pale skin that made stars dance in his eyes.
"Go… go back."
With enormous self-control Corin averted his gaze and waved goodbye.
Alyssa giggled and hopped out, leaving.
Corin still couldn't quite adapt to the beauties' boldness.
Lying in bed, he began replaying the operation.
Tony detonated the bomb to level the valley, causing Corin the heaviest injury he'd suffered since crossing over. Even with sub-Wolverine-level regeneration, he'd lain on the ground for several minutes.
At least for the first two minutes Corin lost mobility and was basically at others' mercy.
"Sub-tier talents really aren't as powerful as the real thing."
Thinking that, Corin opened the system shop and looked at the talent upgrade interface, sucking his teeth:
[ Sub-Wolverine-level regeneration → Deadpool-level regeneration. $50,000,000 ]
[ Deadpool-level regeneration → Immortality. $5,000,000,000 ]
'So tricking Tony out of $50 million only allows me one upgrade? Upgrading to immortality costs $5 billion?'
He counted several times; that long string of zeros daunted him.
Considering this Marvel world full of godlike and perverse existences, he couldn't skimp on the $50 million.
He gritted his teeth, 'It's only $50 million.'
"Upgrade!"
[ -$50,000,000, talent upgrade successful! Account balance: $2,865,000 ]
Suddenly every cell in Corin's body felt like it had been soaked in sulfuric acid; fierce pain came from all directions.
"Hah!"
The extreme pain left him unable to breathe. His wide eyes lost focus, his open mouth could not make a sound.
As if a century had passed or only a few minutes, Corin finally regained control of his body and lay at the edge of the bed gasping.
His body felt like a steamed bun just taken from a drawer, steaming hot mist rising off it.
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