C5 Saving the Beauty

"Take another one of my flying stones!"

Rollins adjusted his center of gravity and stomped his feet on the ground as he threw another pebble in his hand.

[Ding! Throwing ability: +1, Current Progress 2/10...]

Every time he retreated, Rollins slowed down and fought the three hooligans by constantly throwing the small stones towards them — the throws getting stronger and more accurate each time.

"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"

At first, the accuracy of his throws was completely off the mark. Even when it accidentally hit the bodies of the few hooligans, it did not hurt very much. Instead, it only served to stir up their ferocity and impatience.

When the eleventh stone was thrown out, however, everything changed...

[Ding! Throwing ability: +1, Current Progress: 11/100, Current Level: Proficient-level.]

Then, that familiar feeling welled up in his mind once again. His intuition told him that he would definitely hit his target in the next throw and even be a painful one.

With that thought in mind, he flung the stone in his hand with great force as it flew towards the hooligans like a dart.

*Swish!*

Unlike his previous attempts, the speed of stone was clearly twice as fast. With a loud-sounding collision, the stone struck heavily into the eyes of one of the hooligans.

[Ding! Critical Hit, Throwing Ability: +2, Current Progress 13/100…]

"Aghhh!"

A gut-wrenching screech reverberated through the long, dark alley. The injured hooligan collapsed heavily to the ground — covering his wounded right eye as blood flowed out from the seams of his hand.

It was obvious that Rollins's enhanced attack had injured the hooligan's eye.

"Agh! My eye!"

"Quick, catch him! I will personally dig out his eyes!"

Despite their intitial shock, the other two hooligans boiled with rage — to think that the brat actually managed to one of them even though they outnumbered him.

With that, the remaining two hooligans pounced towards Rollins with their utmost strength.

The current Rollins, however, was no longer the same one from before. This time, he did not need to escape.

Instead, he smiled confidently and threw another two stones towards the two hooligans at lightning speed.

As the stones swished past the air, two miserable shrieks rang out once again from the alley.

The faces of the remaining two hoodlums twisted as they held onto their crotches in agonizing pain, bowing down on the ground.

With near-perfect accuracy, the two stones that Rollins flung had landed squarely at their crotch — the greatest weakness of a man in various ways.

[Ding! Critical Hit, Throwing Ability: +5, Current Progress: 18/100 …]

If the stones landed elsewhere, they might still have a chance to fight against Rollins.

However, no man could endure the agony of getting hit in the no-no square.

In less than two minutes, all three lackeys had lost their spirits to fight and were wailing like babies on the ground.

Natalia, who was standing in the corner, gaped in response and stood dumbfounded as if she had looked in the eyes of Medusa.

Having been captivated by Rollins's bravery and ability, she had completely forgotten about her initial escape.

What just happened? How did this thin and weak-looking youth take down those three hooligans with mere stones?

With her initial panic subsided, her mind was now submerged in peace and relief. She felt — even if there were another ten or so hooligans — that it would not be a big beal with this boy around.

From afar, the youth seemed to be emitting the certain light of... hope that seemed to have excited Natalia.

On the other hand, Rollins was too immersed in exhiliration.

Ever since he was young, he never really had the guts to stand up for himself, much less other people. Even if he was bullied, he would not dare to retaliate — any grievances would be buried deep in his heart.

But this was the first time Rollins had actually fought aback and defended himself. Furthermore, he had even saved someone's life.

His sense of accomplishment and satisfaction was simply too much for him to handle and process all at once.

[Ding! Saving a damsel in distress, your affinity with the particular female student has increased... Flirting Skill: +5, Current Progress: 6/10...]

Eh?

At that instant, the system's voice immediately caught Rollins's attention.

After arriving in front of the girl he saved — whose name was still unknown to him — his eyes glittered with amazement.