Chapter 389 - 389: Recruiting

He took out his service gun and with trembling hands, he pointed towards Tianlong Yun and started shooting with it.

'Bang…, Bang…, Bang…, Bang…'

In just a few moments, four shooting sounds were heard in the small alley, that clearly reverberated the sounds of the shoots.

All the kids present, even those that were already vomiting without stopping, couldn't help but turn their heads in fear and worry towards the shooter first, and Eric second.

Once again, startle, surprise, and shock appeared on their faces, as they saw Eric having disappeared from there and appeared once again beside the policeman.

'Cracckkk~!'

Without much courtesy, Eric raised his right foot and kicked the policeman's gun holding hand elbow, breaking it apart with a cracking sound.

The hand holding the gun immediately changed shape as it fell down from the elbow, forming some kind of right angle in the wrong direction.

All this seemed extremely magical and fantastic in the little guys' heads, as they couldn't believe their eyes.

From what they knew it was impossible to actually outrun a bullet, and even more so four of them. In their eyes, Eric was some kind of Superman or magician.

At that moment, they started worshiping him in their little hearts and didn't want anything more but to follow his steps and become the same as him.

How could Eric not notice their looks, and understand their thoughts, when they were clearly showing them in their faces, without even trying to hide.

Despite the fact that these little kids had been growing in the streets and had been introduced to the world's harsh reality since this small age, they had still managed to keep their naivety.

Well, most probably with the exception of that little guy, who had been at the center of this whole issue.

Looking at them with a grin on his face, Eric started talking to them,

"Do you think that I am strong!? Do you think that I am handsome!? Do you want to be like me!?"

The kids weren't able to answer at that moment, as they could only start nodding their heads, just like a chicken pecking for food.

Looking at their expressions, and actions Eric couldn't help but drop his cold and chilly killing intent and show an amiable and attractive smile. As he was basking in his vanity, he suddenly heard a voice say,

"Hhahaha~! Stop being so narcissistic big brother, I will surely become stronger, and more handsome than you! But I can let you be in second place!"

The sudden voice came from the little kid in front of him, and despite being weak at first, his voice grew stronger with each extra word, as it finally was filled with confidence, strength, and resolve.

Eric was startled just for one moment before he finally started laughing out loud, and then said in a cheery voice,

"Hhahahhahaha~! You little brat are not bad! Well, let me see how you make that happen! Put one thing in your little head though, never try to fight for my beauties!"

With that said he turned towards the remaining kids and said,

"Who else wants to follow me? I am in a good mood today, so I will give you all an opportunity! Be warned though, if you follow me your path will be filled with pain and suffering.

But you will be able to look the world from the summit alongside me in disdain!"

He had no idea how much effect would these words have on these kids, but he surely knew that he wasn't joking as he said them.

The kids looked at Eric with some strange expressions for a few moments, but immediately after they found strength from Heaven's know where, and said with determination on their dirtied faces,

"We will follow you, big brother!"

Seeing their little eyes sparkling with determination and strength, Eric couldn't help but be started for a moment, as he started laughing out loud once again,

"Hhahahahahahaha~! Very well then, so shall be!"

With that said, he didn't linger for a moment more in that place, as he threw the kids on his shoulders just like they were some little sacks, and then disappeared from the alley.

Not long after, Police arrived at the place and started looking for a possible shooting in the alley, only to be completely stupefied by what was in front of their eyes.

Just one look was enough to completely make these police guys have the same reaction as the little kids had before.

…

At this time Eric was slowly treading his path through the alleys, with the kids on his shoulders, as suddenly the little boy whom he had started all this for, suddenly said,

"Big brother, why didn't you kill those two scumbags, but just cut their mouths? Surely, you could have killed them easily right?"

"Right! I could have, but why should I?"

Eric's words clearly startled and surprised the little kids, as they didn't know what to say. After all, Eric had saved them, then why didn't he take revenge for them?

As if he hadn't noticed their expressions, and their complications, Eric continued with a natural and normal voice,

"I am sure that you have already gone through some suffering times, and have already understood that there are no eternal good people in this world, only eternal benefits.

That policeman was the same! He was working with that other guy due to his interests, and I am the same I am working according to my interests.

I saw some potential in you, and your attitude so I decided to give you an opportunity. But that doesn't mean that I am going to solve everything for you!

Furthermore, if you don't show me that my effort was worth it, then I won't think it twice before throwing you away!

Understand?"

The little kid's faces went pale as they heard Eric say those words, but at the end of it, they could only acknowledge his words.

It was just like their big brother Eric had said, while they hadn't become part of that filthy and dirty world yet, it didn't mean that they hadn't noticed it until now.

The truth was that despite Eric's words earlier they hadn't truly believed what Eric said. They thought that he was just trying to scare them away.

But hearing him now, talk with that calm and natural tone like he was making a light conversation, the little kids started to realize that Eric's words hadn't been just to scare them off.

He was serious!

That made them a bit hesitant in their hearts, but at the same time, they didn't dare to say anything that might spoil Eric's mood at the moment.

They had already seen what kind of demon their new big brother Eric was, so, they were afraid. Extremely afraid!

Eric didn't try to say anything encouraging to them now, as it was still too early to give them the carrot-stick method, but he said something that surprised the kids once again,

"Furthermore, those two guys will be your first mission! I will train you for 1 month, how much you absorb is in your hands, and then will send you to kill those two!

If you manage to accomplish the mission you can turn back for further training, if you can't then you better not turn back, as I will throw you out!"

The little kid's faces once again went fully pale, as they didn't understand in just what kind of situation they had suddenly jumped into.

But they still didn't oppose, they just started thinking deeper into Eric's words until now. They didn't understand why, but Eric's words had a great attraction to their brains and thoughts.

As they continued walking down through the alleys, without getting into peoples eyes, Eric finally seemed to have remembered something important, as he said,

"By the way kids, what are your names!?"

"Huh!?"

"Your names, what do you call each other!?"

"Oh, I am Three, they are One, Two, Four, Five, Six, and Seven!"

It was that leader kid who talked once again, he seemed to be their representative, despite not being the oldest among them.

Hearing those names Eric couldn't help but feel a bit of pity for these kids, as they had been treated so badly that they hadn't even received a good name.

Thinking like that, he came to a sudden decision, as he said,

"Those names aren't bad, but you don't have a surname! Let's do it like this, if you guys manage to succeed in your first mission, then I will bestow upon you my own surname!"

This clearly shocked the little kids, as until now they were being treated just like some extras. People without importance to this world. Shadowless kids.

So hearing that suddenly someone was going to give them a surname actually touched upon their sliced hearts, as they started feeling a bit touched and emotional.

To kids like them who were thrown into the cold world from the moment that they were born, receiving a bit of warmth was the same as shining their whole world.

They had been scared, frightened, and even a bit regretful towards their action and Eric's words until now.

But at that moment they felt that it wasn't that bad, as finally, they had the opportunity to have a surname, a place to call home, and siblings.

For the first time in their life, they finally felt like they weren't alone, and they had a sudden urge of determination and resolve to never lose that home.

Eric noticed their changes too, and weirdly he was feeling the same too, he started thinking of these kids as his family!

All of a sudden, he couldn't help but consider, just what kind of wonders would these 7 kids show to him when they grew up…