Jacob had just finished passing the Cultivation Technique to Juliet when he felt an ominous presence.

Shit.

He ducked behind the table, avoiding a rock that smashed the window, and landed where his head would have been.

A figure covered in blood and with a manic smile on his face entered the unlocked door.

“You are the little shit who suggested to scour the woods, uh?”

Jacob dusted his clothes and got up. He stood calmly in front of the murderer and rapist with a confused expression on his face.

“You are the janitor of my high school,” Jacob murmured.

“Yeah, and you are both dead. I had to kill half of the people who came after me. I am the true master of this new world. Everything and everyone belongs to me. God bestowed these fantastic powers on me because he wants me to be the Adam of—”

Jacob fished out the bread knife from his hoodie and threw it with all the strength he had toward his enemy’s leg. If he had thrown it toward his face, the janitor could have dodged it. Instead, the blade hit his mark.

“Juliet, you are stronger than him. Come and just punch this fucking idiot. He raped and killed Vanessa”, Jacob shouted while advancing on him.

The Janitor, Manuel, did not know what was happening. He had expected to rack another sweet kill with the short kid and to score more carnal pleasure with the hot girl by his side.

However, a knife was now planted firmly in his thigh, and he shouted in pain.

He’s at the 2nd level of the Cockroach realm, Jacob thought.

If the guy had been at the 3rd, the dull knife would have barely penetrated his skin at that speed.

He felt Juliet’s body move faster than his own through their bonds. She jumped over the table and landed a spectacular flying kid on the man's raised arms.

“What the fu—”

Jacob kicked him in the nuts and then gathered the little Qi he had.

2-Revolutions Palm

He slammed his palm on the guy’s sternum, almost caving it in. The recoil slightly damaged Jacob as well, but he did not care for that. He had slain countless monsters, humans, and Demonic Beasts.

The janitor spewed blood from his mountain after Jacob injected Qi in his blow.

“Kick his legs,” Jacob shouted.

He and Juliet moved in synch as if they had always fought together. They could feel each other intentions and next moves; this, in turn, allowed them to combo their actions.

Juliet started kicking the man’s shins in a childish but effective way. Her strength was higher than his. Also, when an amateur faced someone attacking him, it would be way harder to counterattack.

“DAMN KIDS! I’LL KILL YOU!” the janitor screamed so hard that Juliet hesitated.

Fuck.

Jacob jumped in front of her and tried something that should have never been done without enough Qi.

Water Dragon Martial Technique – Flow

Jacob took the blow the guy had tried to land on Juliet and redirected it toward the ceiling, putting him entirely out of balance.

“Kids? I’ll show you what a true master looks like, you bastard!”

The janitor tried to back up, but Jacob was not finished with the Martial Technique. As soon as he was moving backward, Jacob smoothly grabbed his foot and had him fall on his back.

Now, an inexperienced fighter would have stopped there.

Jacob made sure to put an end to this fight.

Forbidden Technique 64, Forced Flow

He concentrated the flow of Qi in his left leg as he raised it and stomped on the man’s throat. He felt the windpipe crumble, and the murderer widened his eyes.

Jacob stepped back, making sure that the damage he had just got in his leg wouldn’t last too long. Thankfully, he still had some of the Three-Colored Stalk in his flesh and bones.

The murderer made some gurgling sounds for more than a minute while he choked to death.

Juliet was staring at the man, clearly uncomfortable but not even close to what you would expect from a kid. And, unlike Francis, she had not hesitated to strike the janitor.

“When people ask,” Jacob said while jumping one leg and holding the other, “we will tell them that this was all you. Just say that you got massively powerful. Then, if they want to see, break a couple of bones if you are ok with it. Otherwise, punch a concrete wall or something; you should be able to crack it a bit or shake it hard.”

He knew he was insensitive, but they needed a straight story right away. Juliet was strong, but she was not trained. She had only raw strength and none of his experience.

“I know it’s a lot, but…” Juliet stepped toward him while the last gurgling sounds sealed the fate of the murderer.

“It’s fine, Jacob. I trust you.”

She bent her head toward him and smiled.

He felt her trust in their bond and sighed.

“Let’s go call the adults. People are going to freak out. We are telling them that he attacked without saying anything else. There should be witnesses from what the janitor said. The people who chased him in the woods should have seen him, which would make their story rock-solid.

“Joe! For Peter’s sake, where are you?!” Jacob shouted.

He felt running steps, and his aunt and Joseph appeared one right after the other. Of course, the walls were thick, so they might not have heard all the commotion. But they had to have heard something at least.

“Jackie! Oh my god! What happened?!” her aunt screamed, panicking after seeing the blood that the murderer had dripped all over.

Joseph looked at the corpse and doubled up, vomiting.

“Pussies”, Juliet murmured.

Jacob glared at her new Ancestral Bond and shook his head.

“We need to go talk to the people. I hope you got some cultivation going, auntie. But, Joe, do not trip in your vomit. You can come if you want. Or you can stay with the guy” Jacob jerked his thumb toward the dead janitor. His head was throbbing, and he did not care for Joe’s behavior at the moment.

Everyone but Joseph left a few moments after. Our poor guy took a few seconds to collect himself and then immediately scampered out, screaming.

“Wait for me. Please, wait!”