Chapter 207
The moment the leader finished speaking, his vision went blurred from a powerful force which slammed his head against
the boat.
In panic, his fingers trembled violently as he tried to pull the trigger, but the gun was snatched away by Erik, who examined the crude little handgun, disassembling and reassembling it with one hand.
The weapon had barely any firepower–it only contained two bullets. Yet, Erik knew that for Earthlings, it seemed to hold significant threat and shouldn’t be in the hands of such lowly scum.
Erik casually fired a shot into the air.
The hijackers trembled, frozen in shock, and unable to comprehend how he had suddenly appeared on their boss’s boat. Erik’s smooth disassembly and reassembly of the gun startled them. ‘Who have we messed with?‘ they thought. Snapping out of their daze, the hijackers immediately tried to flee in different directions–until Erik’s calm “Freeze” pinned them in place.
With the second ‘gunshot, they didn’t even wait for another warning before raising their hands in surrender.
The gunfire alerted the patrolling police.
It was rare for criminals to remain in place after a shot was fired, rather than scattering and making pursuit difficult. Yet, the scene before them was oddly complicated–they couldn’t make sense of it.
The officers turned their gaze to the only woman present, hoping for an explanation.
“These guys stopped our boat to rob us,” Nyx explained. “My partner knocked down their leader, took his gun, and fired a warning shot to alert you and keep the rest from moving.”
It sounded simple, but looking at the sheer difference in numbers, the officers were both shocked and confused.
They turned to Erik. “You fired the shots?”
Erik nodded, handing over both the criminals and the gun before effortlessly leaping back onto his own boat.
The two boats were at least 10 feet apart, yet Erik made the jump with ease, landing so lightly and steadily that it barely rocked the boat–ensuring Nyx and Chubby remained comfortable.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
The hijackers swallowed hard. This time, they had seen it clearly–they finally understood how he had appeared on their boss’s boat. They thought, “Thankfully, we haven’t resisted; otherwise, we wouldn’t have even known how we would die.‘
The police were equally speechless. If they hadn’t witnessed it firsthand, they wouldn’t have believed such physical prowess
was real.
Upon closer inspection, they found the gang leader was actually a fugitive–one who had been evading them for ages. They had struggled to catch him, yet today, they finally got their hands on him.
The officers studied Erik with intrigue, tempted to invite him to join the patrol squad. But seeing his distinctly foreign features, they dismissed the idea.
To them, Erik’s companion was unusual too–there was a clear military air about him. Regardless, at least they seemed like good people and had certainly helped a lot today.
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The officers withdrew their gaze and, with a courteous nod, signaled for Nyx’s group to leave.
Perhaps because these hijackers had met their match, it served as a warning to others.
The rest of their return journey was smooth–no more trouble.
Back home, Nyx collapsed onto the bed, exhaling deeply.
Today had scared her to death–thankfully, Chubby had come out unscathed.
Until now, she had always thought raising Chubby was easy. But after today, she truly understood how difficult parenting could be. She couldn’t even take her eyes off Chubby for even a second.
Fortunately, Chubby learned its lesson. After that, it behaved well and never tried to sneak out again.
It was still curious about the outside world, but every time it wanted to go out, it did as Nyx had taught it–expressing its needs and waiting for them to take it out for some fresh air.
Nyx wasn’t stingy with her praise. “Chubby is my favorite good baby.”
Encouragement worked wonders on Chubby.
Wanting to remain Nyx’s favorite, it became even more obedient in front of Nyx.
When Archie visited again and saw how well–behaved Chubby was, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Sis, Chubby actually listens to you? How did you do it?”
He thought, ‘It is just an unhatched egg, yet it could already be trained?‘
“What kind of egg is this, anyway? It’s way too smart.” He kind of wanted one too.
“I already told you, didn’t I? He’s my baby.” Nyx cradled Chubby in her arms, her tone serious–she wasn’t joking.
As for what species it actually was, even she had no idea.
It had been over five months since Chubby was born, yet it still refused to hatch. Every time Nyx thought about it, she couldn’t help but feel anxious.
The only silver lining was that Chubby remained lively and energetic every day. It hadn’t grown weak despite the delayed hatching, which gave her some comfort.
“Alright then.” Archie scratched his head, not daring to argue.
From what his parents had said, it seemed like Nyx was still dealing with the grief of losing her child and had made Chubby her emotional support.
That theory made a lot more sense to Archie than thinking Chubby was some kind of fairy.
Wanting to humor Nyx, Archie made an effort to see Chubby as a child–and to his surprise, Chubby really was incredibly smart, even more intelligent than some human toddlers. Before he knew it, Archie was completely caught up in playing with Chubby.
After lunch, he played with Chubby all the way until dinner. Then, after mooching another meal, he finally got up to leave.
“Bye–bye, Chubby.” He made sure to say a proper farewell.
Chubby was just too fun. He really wanted to steal it.
Completely unaware of the “weird guy” scheming against it, Chubby shook itself vigorously, almost as if nodding in
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Archie, completely smitten by Chubby’s cuteness, walked to the door reluctantly, turning back every few stern,
As soon as the door opened, a man suddenly lunged in, grabbing onto the doorway and shouting, “Nyxt”
Archie was caught off guard and startled.
When he took a closer look, he found the disheveled man with a head full of messy hair oddly familiar. He thought, ‘Ten’t this Nyx’s old foster brother?‘
“Sis, just give me a bite to eat,” Yella changed his tone and called Nyx “sis,” his eyes filled with greedy hunger as he stared straight at her.
He had spotted her while waiting in line for supplies the other day.
The world was in chaos, yet she still had such good skin, and a healthy glow, and looked like she was living comfortably. She could casually hand out supplies to others as if they were nothing.
The two men supporting her seemed to spoil her without limits. No matter how wasteful she was, they indulged her.
If he had realized she was this good at charming men, Yella would’ve treated her better back then–broken fewer of her things and cursed at her less. “This way, maybe things wouldn’t have gotten this bad between us, he thought.
Yella felt a pang of regret, but at the same time, he was sure that Nyx wouldn’t be heartless. He thought, ‘No matter how unpleasant our past is, we are still technically siblings. She wouldn’t just watch me starve, would she?
Yella said, “I don’t need fresh fish; just give me some instant noodles, canned food, and water.”
