Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!



I was lucky enough to be staring at Kaley's eyes to see the reflection of a barrel-chested fellow about to throw a right hook to the back of my head, but I twisted my body and met his fist with my elbow before I sent my knee to his balls, finishing him off with the same elbow the moment he dropped to his knees.

But yeah, hits to the back of the head was a huge fucking no-no—because it's literally fatal and banned from several sports competitions—so I stomped on his right arm and shattered it into pieces like his knuckles that collided with my elbow.

I could hear the audible gasps and screams that came from the crowd but it didn't end there when Mauro fully sent another "noble" straight out the balcony and beyond.

My first thought was to glance at Sebastian who was probably having a migraine because of the damage we were causing on this mansion but the motherfucker became a fucking conductor and was guiding the rest of the people playing background music to match the fucking vibes.

In any case, the vibe right now was "Fuck Shit Up!" and this party became a brawl.

At this point, the dance floor became the octagon but as I was worrying about what might happen to Kaley since she was right next to me, all my fears ceased when I saw what she was hiding underneath that slit in her dress.

I might not be that confident in her in close quarters but she was nigh-impossible to get close to with a gun.

Then we heard a shout from the guy who caused trouble the first time:

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DUMBASSES DOING?! WE DIDN'T TAKE YOU IN JUST TO STAND BY AND WATCH! WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF THOSE THREE PEOPLE?! I DON'T EVEN CARE IF THAT BITCH—"

Before this "friend" of the Roxas Family could say more, he should've paid attention to his surroundings because the two Alpha-Bitches were standing right behind him. He would've been the first fatality of the night but the two were kind enough to let Kaley fight her own battles because let's be honest here, she needed to rack some street cred to avoid being the target of most insults and provocation.

It's not like she can't do it herself but I would almost always interfere like Quinn and Tatiana hence she wasn't able to do it herself most of the time.

'It's just a matter of throwing the chick off the nest so to speak…'

In any case, I figured it would be better for my own sanity and her development to focus on my current opponent because I'm pretty sure just me looking over that dumbass was giving Kaley an unbelievable advantage. Worst comes to worst, the two could intervene because Mauro and I had already claimed this dancefloor.

On that note, Mauro and I made sure not to damage—kinda—more furniture, especially the tables with food and drinks but we had little to no control of what these henchmen were about to do.

It didn't take long before they picked up forks and knives to make themselves appear like the bigger threat, but I quickly made their attempts for naught because they quickly asked for a fair fight once I started pulling out my hidden knives and the couple of guns in my person.

"C'MON, MAN! WHAT CAN THIS BUTTERKNIFE DO AGAINST THAT GLOCK?!"

"THEN FUCKING PUT IT DOWN AND I'LL THINK ABOUT IT!"

"WHY WOULD WE PUT OURS DOWN FIRST?!"

"BECAUSE I HAVE THE FUCKING GUN, YOU DIPSHIT! WANNA KNOW HOW A 9MM FEELS LIKE?!"

"THERE! I THREW IT! I THREW IT! L-LET'S JUST FIGHT LIKE NORMAL, AYE?"

"YOU MEAN GETTING BEAT UP SENSELESSLY?! SURE!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

It's just that even without weapons and even if their numbers doubled, looking intimidating was fucking nothing against looking intimidating and actually knowing how to fucking fight.

Just to make myself the bigger person, I prompted to knock the ones who fought fair in one blow while the ones who used dirty tactics donated their teeth to the dance floor and increased the number of bones in their body due to fractures.

On the other hand, Mauro seemed like he built up his stamina and strength even more with his honeymoon phase with Elsa because people were just flying left and right and we have some of them hanging from the chandelier. But most importantly, his attacks have gotten sharper and more compact despite the barbaric display of caving one's face in.

'Definitely deterred more henchmen from coming at us…'

I've seen him clip a guy's chin surgically—and that would've been the end of that dude—but he picked him up and slammed him face-first onto the solid flooring before kicking his head like a soccer ball.

And after that, he made another poor fellow flip in the air with a fucking clothesline before stomping on his face and breaking his jaw.

These people didn't know who to fight anymore but they owed their bosses something so they had to rush to their deaths regardless.

The fight would've been over then and there—and it was pretty obvious these people wouldn't stand a chance against us two, but I figured the right way to go about this was what I'd been thinking to do with Sebastian earlier.

Right as one of these poor security detail lunged at me, I met his face with my knee before grabbing his collar and lifting him up in the air.

With his weight and how tight his clothes were, it'll be a matter of time before it choked him to death but I said loud enough for everyone to hear on this dancefloor:

"I'll let you switch sides if you want~ Just drag them here and beat them up for me and we'll double whatever it is they're paying you plus extra. How's that sound?"

"KchK—CHkK W-W— GckKK!"

"Right, you're choking—"

As soon as I dropped him down, everyone else who was trying to get the jump on us didn't know what to do just yet because I could be putting them in a bad position against their master and then betray them right after. If that happens, they'd have nowhere else to go so I had to influence people that were already on our side.

I turned to the Vidal Family first and foremost with a smile:

"The offer also extends to you, George, you can have your security detail bring one of the offending families here and you'll definitely have a top-off with whatever deal you had with Sal. That also applies to the rest of you people who just stood by and watched."

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Everyone was just deathly quiet but I chuckled as I piled on:

"It's not like we needed the help—you see, Mauro there is still beating the shit out of that guy but we have other things to do and that's one of the reasons we need more people on our side. Sal's the most generous person in this area—you'll never find another one—who you stole from and approached you to forget about it and form— I'll stop explaining because you rich folks already know what she did…"

At this point, all they needed was one single push and this one single push I gave them:

"I'd hate to do this but you do know what happened to Sal's workers who betrayed her, right? She gave them one more chance and let me tell all of you… this is your last fucking chance… The ones that didn't come to this party? They'll have half of a chance if we start visiting them… So, for all of you—"

Before I even managed to finish my spiel, fists just started flying along with bones breaking as I put the attention from us two to the people going against us. And yeah, these rich folk's workers even turned on their bosses as each head was dragged into the center of the dancefloor with more than just bruises—though there were some who surrendered before the beating came for them.

But in regards to the friend of the Roxas household, it was safe to say that procreation would be out of his wheelhouse and the ability to eat through a straw was recently added to his ability pool.

It seemed like Kaley did a number on the guy and her being in her bulking phase made her land heavier kicks and punches.

She was now back with my group guarding the entrances and exits and it was pretty obvious they took down a few more people because they thought going through them would be a tad easier. I wasn't able to witness how Kuzma fought without his particular attachments but there was plenty of time given the aftermath of this "joyous" occasion.

With that said, I eventually gave Sal back the spotlight and she couldn't hide the smile on her face as she stood in front of these people with several injuries:

"Maaan~ I really should've brought the kid way, way~ earlier… Mauro too, for what it's worth… This turned out better than expected but you know what? You dumbasses will be able to see my dungeon. It hasn't been used in a while but this will be the last time you see sunlight— I mean moonlight, heh. We'll hold you there until the rest of your family members cooperate with us but do hope they don't pull some shit like this again because— no, you'll just see what happens after that… I've been really~ kind to all of you but I have my limits too…"