The Bodyguard System

The moment that they arrived in the area where the group of gangsters that they were supposed to take care of was located, Scarlet and the rest of the group immediately took action.

Using the weapons that they were carrying, they began attacking the gangsters who had already spotted them. Since they were having weapons, they were having quite an easy time as compared to the previous time that they had gone to handle the gangsters.

Jaden observed the fight from behind the group. Any gangster that would attack him would be knocked out with just a single attack. After taking the physique enhancing pill, Jaden's body had grown stronger than before. So, for these ordinary people that had not even trained in combat, he was able to easily dispatch them.

When the group of gangsters realized that Jaden was extremely strong, they immediately stopped attacking him. It was not only due to the fact that they were afraid of being taken out, instead, they were also thinking about taking out the rest of the group, so that they could finally gang up on Jaden.

Having come to that decision, they immediately swarmed towards Scarlet and the rest of the group. This immediately increased the pressure on the group. Despite them being more skilled than the group of gangsters, they were being outnumbered.

Lucas who was within the group could not help but get a little anxious. He had not expected that things were going to go like this. The anxiousness and frustration suddenly turned into anger when he realized that Jaden was not taking action at all.

He was standing behind him, and there was not even a single gangster that was attacking him. Could it be that this was the plan? But it definitely wasn't supposed to be this way!

Despite being frustrated about Jaden not taking action, he did not say anything. Instead, he continued fighting just like the rest of the group.

This group of gangsters did not hold anything back when they attacked. So, he had to be careful, if he wanted to live.

Jaden on the other hand immediately prepared to take action. Even though he had not received the mission that he had been waiting for, it was still his duty to protect Scarlet.

He went ahead and began taking care of the group of gangsters. Just a single attack was able to easily knock them unconscious, or knock them onto the ground, leaving them wailing in pain.

This immediately attracted the attention of the group. Both gangsters and Scarlet and her group looked at Jaden. Even for Scarlet, this was the first time that she was seeing Jaden taking action in such a way.

During the previous times that he had been dealing with a group of gangsters, he would seem to be using quite an effort. But now, it was as if he was dealing with a group of kids, effortlessly dealing with them.

She was immediately exhilarated. With Jaden helping them, they would definitely be able to win once again. As for Vincent complaining, she did not care. After all, he was the one that suggested that the two groups should compete against each other.

Jaden was her bodyguard, and so, he was part of her group. So, she will not doing anything illegal by having Jaden help her in dealing with the gangsters.

Though, as she continued fighting, she was frowning. The reason behind that was due to the number of gangsters that they were fighting at this moment.

Having already learnt a lesson from the previous time, they decided to choose groups of gangsters that was of a lower level as compared to the two groups that they had targeted previously.

But for some reason, she felt that the number of gangsters here was way higher as compared to the group that they had dealt with before. Could it be that Vincent had cheated them?

But when she thought about it, she realized that it was impossible. After all, the information about the two gangs had been presented in front of her, and she realized that the two groups were of equal strength.

Despite all the thoughts that were running in her mind, she did not stop using the metal rod that she was carrying, to deal with the gangsters. Of course, she was not using her full strength when attacking, lest she ended up killing one or two of them.

Jaden had just managed to deal with two gangsters when suddenly, a prompt appeared in front of his vision.

[Optional Mission generated. Help the client win the competition. The rewards will be generated according to the completion of the mission, and the safety of the client.]

Jaden was excited. And due to his excitement, he did not manage to control his strength well enough, and ended up blasting one of the gangsters backwards. The guy collapsed under the ground, with a few broken bones.

Just as Jaden was about to come back to his senses, and control his strength while fighting, another prompt appeared in front of him, making his expression turn grim.

[Compulsory mission generated. Protect the client. The reward of the mission is 100% shares of a company whose net worth does not exceed $500 million.]

It was true that he was happy to receive the mission, and he was happy about the reward that came with the completion of the compulsory mission.

But at the same time, Jaden understood that this time, the mission was going to be quite complicated. It was just from the reward from the system that he understood that this mission was going to be quite difficult as compared to before.

For the mission that he was given 51% shares, Scarlet's life was in danger again. Just like this time, it was a compulsory mission. It was just that at that time, the system did not reveal the reward that was going to be given upon the completion of the mission.

While Jaden was thinking about Scarlet's safety, he took action almost immediately. He began dealing with the gangsters, while approaching where Scarlet was fighting. Scarlet was in danger.

If possible, Jaden wanted to take her out of this place right now. That way, he would be able to complete the compulsory mission. After all, the compulsory mission indicated that Scarlet might end up dying in this place.

For the optional missions, it did not matter. But for the compulsory missions, he had to do it. After all, if Scarlet ended up dead, then he would lose his job as a bodyguard, since he would not have anybody else to guard, thus losing the system.

In just a few seconds, he managed to get next to Scarlet. And with him standing next to Scarlet, the group of gangsters immediately began dispersing. Well, it was just that they dared not to target Scarlet anymore, considering that they were afraid of Jaden.

This immediately increased the pressure that Lucas and the rest of the group were experiencing. Still, they did not have to get that much worried for long, considering that both Scarlet and Jaden took action, dealing with the group of gangsters.

Having already dealt with more than half of the group of gangsters in about 10 minutes, the remainder of the gangsters began retreating towards the building behind them.

It was a seven-storey building, possessing six floors. From the way that the gangsters were moving, it was as though they thought that there was hope in that building.

Immediately, Jaden looked at the building. He understood something. The reason why the system had offered the mission was definitely within that building. It implied that the person that was going to target Scarlet was within there.

"This group of gangsters is retreating. What do you think about charging towards them?" Scarlet asked Jaden as she continued eyeing the group of gangsters in the distance.

"I don't think this is a good idea. What do you think about retreating?" Jaden asked. To him, the reward of the optional mission was not as important as the one that came with the completion of the compulsory mission.

He could go ahead and risk it all, trying to complete the two missions. But still, that would imply that he would be putting Scarlet's life in danger. And if Scarlet died, it would not only lead to him being blamed, but instead, he would also lose a lot.

Jaden finally shifted his gaze from the building in the distance, and turned to look at Scarlet. It was only at that moment that he realized that Scarlet was already rushing toward the group of gangsters!

'Damn it!' Jaden cursed in his heart. Immediately after that, he followed behind Scarlet. She was rushing straight towards the danger, and he had to protect her. So, he had to ensure that the distance between the two of them was not huge, in such a way that he would be able to react on time in case anything happened.

The rest of the group behind them also followed. The one that was behind the group was none other than Lucas. His eyes flashed with a glint, as a small smile formed on the corner of his lips.

About 2 seconds later, the smile completely vanished, as he followed behind the group, ready to take care of the group of gangsters.

Jaden and Scarlet had just arrived in front of the gangsters, about to attack them, and the gangsters were also prepared to defend themselves, when suddenly, a voice came from the building.

"Okay. That is enough fighting. Let them in!" The masculine voice stated.