God of Money: Reincarnated as the Weakest SSS Rank-Chapter 45: Small, but intense battle

Given their proximity, he managed to reach Louis in a second. But just then, a silver pistol appeared in his field of vision.

He was already expecting it, so he raised his right hand quickly to deflect it, while his left hand turned into a fist.

BAM*

The shot’s sound mingled with the shocking sound of metal clashing. The impact was so powerful that it sent John backward, rolling several feet over his feet.

At the same time, Louis swerved his pistol back and fired at one of the people standing there. They were not attacking; they were simply guarding against his escape, so they did not expect to be suddenly attacked.

The one who was attacked saw his shoulder pierced by a terrifying bullet that pushed him back.

Still, the response of the other two was swift. They both leapt toward Louis, forcing him to jump away and shoot them in the hands.

CLANK*

The shocking sound of the bullet hitting metal echoed again. The one who was shot was slammed against the wall of one of the columns behind him, just from the force of the impact. But it could not pierce that gauntlet.

But his force had already impacted everyone.

John saw his right hand shaking along with his whole arm. ’Just one shot... he has more strength than I.’ His body shuddered.

Was it his strength that he could get through the back door? His mind whirred, but he was extremely quick to react. His body was quicker than his mind, so taking advantage of Louis’s being above the air, he leapt towards him.

He could not dodge it; it was too fast, and everything happened in a few seconds. He had to take the impact in his arms. His body fell downwards until it hit one of the columns of the academy five meters away.

His bones creaked in pain. It seemed that a few more blows of that magnitude might break his bones.

’Strong.’ Louis realized he was fighting some pretty strong people, but didn’t panic.

He was stronger. Although his vitality was low, he just had to avoid being hit.

And he can attack from a distance, so if he could keep his distance from them...

He looked around and quickly found a way. He quickly ran towards one of the columns to hide behind. Then he turned and immediately shot towards where the person attacking him was.

His shot was so fast that John could not react in time to dodge it. This time it hit his heart with precision, but a metallic sound echoed again.

The impact jolted John, though luckily, his armor took most of the bullet’s power. It still knocked him back two meters from the impact and temporarily knocked the wind out of him.

’How can that be? Even my armor couldn’t mitigate all the damage...’ While John had understood that Louis was strong, he hadn’t expected him to be that strong.

What he was sure of was that his vitality was not high. The biggest proof of that was the small line of blood trickling down his lips.

Because of this, he knew they had to attack him with everything.

"Hold nothing back!" He growled.

Clenching his fists, he shot forward once more, and his companions followed —only one. Soon, he heard a small cry of pain come from behind him, and when he realized, Louis was no longer in front of him.

’He took a hostage?’ he thought. Immediately, he turned around, looking for his figure. But he didn’t find him.

Instead, he found a point-blank shot from his side that pierced his shoulder. It was accurately delivered so as not to kill, but to immobilize his entire right shoulder.

Pain invaded his body, causing him to bring his other hand quickly there. Then, he could see what was happening.

In front of him, two of his companions had holes in their right shoulders. Each of them moaning in pain, as those bullets had pierced their bones.

They were not as strong as he was, but even he is having trouble withstanding the pain of that impact.

"You martial artists are good at hand-to-hand combat. But, in a battle to the death, you’re just cannon fodder..." Louis smiled, wanting to tell him that, had he wanted to, he could have killed them. Still, he couldn’t finish speaking when his body was lightly touched by John’s left hand.

He had to dodge it and fell a little away from him, with a particular wound on his chest.

’Quickly.’ Louis smiled and aimed straight for his head.

"Do you want to go on? Maybe you can kill me. Maybe you won’t. What I’m sure of is that I can take several with me."

John looked at him. "You talk about killing too lightly, rookie."

"Haha." Louis laughed. "I don’t abide by your stupid laws. You want to gang up on me and beat me up? Then let me shoot you in the head. Who will be able to do more? Who will be more lethal?"

John frowned and looked at his companions. ’Shit.’ He groaned. They couldn’t go through with this.

They had lost.

"I hope your words hold up until the next Tournament." He spoke. Then he looked at his companions and took them aside.

Louis watched them go, and it wasn’t until they were gone that he allowed himself to relax. A mouthful of blood ran up his throat and into his mouth, but he refused to spit it out. He swallowed it hard.

His eyes were bloodshot, not from anger, but from pain.

’Those bastards are good.’ He thought.

He had only taken two hits but was already in a sorry state.

His low vitality had taken its toll. Still, he had enough strength to leave the academy and reach his mansion. It was a small fight that wasn’t planned to end like this, but both parties ended up damaged.

Still, Louis was able to confirm one thing. He was not weak against people around his age range.

The ones he fought against looked older than him, maybe around 23 to 25 years old. He was barely 16 but already at or above their level.

And there was still a mission he could complete in less than 24 hours, which would make him rise even higher.

Thanks to this, he felt even more determined.

’I can do it.’

By the time he reached his mansion, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon.

And the counter continued to move.

[Remaining Time: 18:13:36.]

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