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Curse the Mainframe! - Chapter 297

Published at 28th of January 2020 03:10:10 PM


Chapter 297

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"Hello," Alec greeted them calmly, as if they didn't see the dark look on his face just now.

There were people of varying ages here, and both genders as well.

It seemed that everyone here had strength that was just barely above the average civilian. most of them appeared rather ordinary, and it was likely that if you passed them on the street, you wouldn't remember what they looked like.

Alec tilted his head a little, confused. Was he here in the same place as them because they were supposedly at the same strength level?

Alec had to wonder about the supposed organization of this place. Or rather, the lack of it.

If these people were going to be sold as slaves, why were they organizing using strength as a gauge? Or was there something else at play here?

Surprisingly, the people trapped here in the cell with Alec seemed to calm down a little since he didn't do anything suspicious or threatening. Most of them sympathised with the feelings that the teenager had shown on his face.

No one made any moves to greet the teenager back, but they didn't look at him as warily as before either.

They had been like that when they first entered this caged hell as well. They'd been filled with grief, sorrow, hatred and anger.

Some of them felt empathy, while others felt indifference. It depended on the time that they spent down here.

The longer they were here, the more they felt a part of their previous humanity die. The more they saw, the more apathetic they felt eventually. It was hard to cling onto kindness and decency when one was trapped without any basic human rights.

Alec got up and observed the bars that they'd been locked behind.

Someone spoke up from behind. "Don't bother. We can't escape." The voice was tired and weary, and there wasn't even a speck of hope in his voice. It was carried a distinct flavour of mockery, as if he was watching a fool.

Alec ignored him. He hated the kind of people that gave up before the very end. He'd say it was about on par with not working hard.

To Alec, even if he was going to die inevitably, he wouldn't give up the chance of living until the moment his life was extinguished from his body forcefully.

"Did you hear me? I said we can't get out!" The person speaking was more agitated now, his voice rising to a higher pitch.

Alec clenched his fist and tested it. He still had all his strength, and that was all that mattered.

They didn't manage to take away his hidden weapons either. Alec scoffed at the three henchmen's abilities. They touched him all over, but they didn't find a single weapon that he hid on his body.

Just how had they survived until now? Or was it because he appeared so harmless that they didn't think he'd put up much of a fight at all?

Suddenly, Alec felt even more pissed.

They weren't even placed inside his spatial dimension.


Alec felt his impression of them drop even lower, and he hadn't thought that it was possible, with how low his impression of them already was.

But it wasn't the time for him to break out yet.

There were various runes painted on the bars, as well as the floor and walls surrounding them. They dampened the magic of the people inside the array so that they couldn't use any magic externally.

He secretly let out Bunbun and Fenrir, who quickly darted away. They were as small as mice, and their speed running down was nothing to scoff at.

Mentally, he told them to find anything useful and cause some chaos for him.

Disregarding the various eyes locked on him, Alec moved to the part of the cell that was not filled with people, sitting himself down. He leaned against the wall, closing his eyes, preparing to pass the time calmly.

He was already doing that insolent man a huge favour by not exploding in his face. If he continued, however… Well, Alec's control over his temper was never that tight.

The voice from before scoffed again seeing his unsuccessful attempt, muttering to himself, "See? What did I tell you? It's useless." The man seemed to grumble, and Alec felt himself getting even more annoyed.

Alec looked over at to the other side of the wall, and found a man that people were ostracizing even in their tragic state.

It seemed as if even in a place like this where people needed each other, the man's tactlessness and tendency to blurt out his every thought didn't afford him any sympathy.

In fact, some of them were even glaring at the man for talking so much.

"…Bunch of idiots that don't listen when good people are giving them advice-"

Alec snapped. He smiled. "Shut up."

The man who'd been complaining incessantly immediately snapped back with a spark of fire that had been previously absent in his voice. It was almost like he was trying to find someone to vent his anger on. And Alec, with his looks that passed him off as delicate to those that didn't know him, seemed like the perfect target.

"Who do you think you are, brat?" the man said threateningly, shooting to his feet.

He towered over Alec, who was still seated on the ground.

The smile on Alec's face stretched a little, but the man didn't seem to realize anything wrong.

The same could not be said for the people who looked on blankly behind. They shivered a little looking at Alec's smile. Why was his smile so scary? It was clearly normal?

"Say that again, huh? Say that to my face if you dare." The man got all close up and personal with Alec, who didn't even blink.

The man seemed offended that Alec wasn't reacting in the slightest, as if he was treating him like a fly. It just made him sink deeper into his rage.

Some of the people who weren't as gone yet tried to step up and drag the man back, telling him that he was taking things too far. This teenager had just appeared in this place and didn't know anything yet.

But instead of making things better, it just made things worse. It seemed to egg the man on more, causing him to fling them away as he continued to intrude in Alec's personal space.

Alec sneered inwardly at the lot of them. Those 'good' people who tried to hold the man back weren't even putting much effort into their limbs, nor were their words meant to help him out.

Instead, they were designed in such a way to cause the man who'd been provoked for who knows what reason to get angrier. Whether it was for their own sick fantasies, or for their own entertainment, Alec had no interest.

"Fucking say that again, brat," the man snarled, spittle flying out of his mouth.

Alec quickly dodged to the side.

That was disgusting.

The man sneered at him, as if Alec had acted scared of him. "I guess you're just like the rest of those p*ssies."

Alec was still smiling, but he let out a scoff that didn't really seem in character. His lips curled up even more as if he found something funny.

"What's so funny, brat?! Do I seem like I'm joking to you?"

Alec's soft smile remained, and it looked distinctly mocking in the man's eyes. "Why don't you stop before you hurt yourself with your lack of braincells?" Alec said nicely. His tone seemed so sincere that if it wasn't for the words, you'd have thought he was greeting an old friend.

The man flew off the handle at Alec's provocation. His body charged towards Alec, who was standing near the bars.

Alec looked at the man charging at him with a mocking expression. He stepped aside once the man had been about to charge into him, tripping him with his foot.

The man slammed into the bars of the cage they were trapped in, and immediately, alarms started blaring in the hallways.




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