Chapter 7
{Ding!}
{First Quest Completed}
{Rewards will now be distributed…}
{+50 XP and +2 skills granted}
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Max didn't have the leisure of checking the skills as he was currently on his knees huffing and panting, his MP was now low, his face slightly bruised and bleeding, his body ached.
"Oh my God." The woman dashed forward as she crouched down beside Max, panic evident on her face as she saw her saviour injured. "I'm so sorry you had to go through this because of me. I'm so sorry."
"It's…it's fine." Max groaned out as he managed to push himself up with the help of the woman.
"Thank you so much for saving me…if…if you hadn't come on time, who knows what those hoodlums would have done to me." The woman said as she trembled slightly remembering the fear and vulnerability she had felt a few minutes ago.
"You're welcome." Max muttered as he turned to walk away, his hands tucked in his pockets.
'If it wasn't for the quest I had received, I wouldn't have cared. I really don't want to have anything to do with women after what Suz did t…'
*Tring.*
{MP is terribly low, host needs to replenish MP as soon as possible or else…}
'Huh? Or else what?! Wait! Replenish MP? How do I do that?' Max thought in confusion when blue particles began shimmering in view and Pix appeared in front of him.
'Why are you out here?! What if she sees you?'
"Don't worry host. You are the only one who ca…"
"Excuse me." The woman called out as she walked towards Max who turned around. "I never did get your name."
"My name?" Max muttered and then he shook his head. "There's no need to know that."
"Oh I see." The woman sighed and then stretched her hand forward. "I'm Lizzy by the way. Thank you once again for saving me."
"You're welcome." Max simply said as he turned to walk away when Lizzy called again.
"Please wait. Why don't you allow me thank you properly? You are terribly injured because of me, allow me take you home so I can treat your injuries." Lizzy offered but Max shook his head as he kept walking away.
"I'm fine…"
"No you are not." Pix quickly cut him off. "If you don't restore your MP, not only will your disguise come undone, something else would happen. And the only way to replenish your MP is by having Sex."
"Wait what?!" Max shouted aloud as he came to a halt and was too stunned to move.
"That's right. Your Draconic powers are all linked to sex. The more you do that, the more your powers increase and to replenish your MP, you need to…"
"Have sex." Max mumbled as he gulped loudly.
"And lucky for you, the universe has presented an opportunity for you on a silver platter. Don't reject this delicious meal." Pix chuckled and then dissolved from Max's view.
"Please… allow me treat your injuries as a thank you. Don't refuse me." Lizzy pleaded again.
Max was about to refuse, but something stopped him.
*Tring.*
{MP: 8/100}
'Shit! I don't know what will happen if my MP depletes completely and I don't want to find out the wrong way. What do I do now?' Max thought as he was getting skeptical.
'How can I do it? I have never done it before. I can't save Lizzy from those hoodlums that wants to sleep with her and I end up sleeping with her instead. That's totally wrong.'
"Not when your life is on the line is it." Pix sounded in Max's mind.
"So what do you say about my offer?" Lizzy asked once more when she heard the strange man sigh.
"Fine." Max muttered and Lizzy's face instantly lit up as she grabbed her bag from the ground and dashed towards Max.
"Let's go." She said as she grabbed Max by the hand and began walking out of the alleyway leaving the hoodlums unconscious and groaning in pain.
When leaving the alleyway, they got to the main streets in no time and Lizzy quickly hailed down a taxi and she got in followed by Max.
"22 avenue street please." Lizzy said and the taxi driver got to work.
'You know, when I noticed that I wasn't in my body anymore, I thought I would get reincarnated in a whole different world. With vampires or werewolves. But I'm thankful that I'm in a world I kind of recognise.
Though, this place feels different and weird. It's like I'm in my world but in a different place all together. I can't explain this feel…'
{MP: 7/100}
'Crap! It's rapidly reducing. What do I do now?' Max thought as his body was suddenly feeling weird, his heartbeat quickened as he glanced at Lizzy who had a small smile on her face.
*Screech!*
The cab came to a halt in front of a small bungalow.
"We are here." The driver announced.
"Thank you." Lizzy said as she got out of the car and so did Max and the female quickly paid as she grabbed Max by the hand and led him into the gate of the bungalow.
"You live alone?" Max asked as he stared at the size of the bungalow which looked like it was too much for a girl of Lizzy's age.
"No." Lizzy replied as she pushed the door to the house open. "Oh?! She's back home?" She muttered beneath her breath.
"Who's back home?" Max asked with a raised eyebrow.
"My mum." Lizzy simply replied as she opened the door and ushered Max in.
The bungalow's interior gave off a quiet sense of understated comfort. Stepping through the front door, Max found himself in a spacious living room, its polished wooden floors stretching beneath his feet.
Cream-colored walls framed the space, accented by dark wood skirting boards. A large L-shaped couch in soft gray fabric sat in the center, facing a sleek, wall-mounted flat-screen TV.
A low coffee table with a glossy black surface rested in front of it, cluttered only with a remote and a half-finished magazine.
To one side, an archway led to a small dining area with a round glass table and four chairs tucked neatly around it.
The kitchen was tucked just beyond, visible from the living room with a compact but well-fitted space with polished countertops, modern appliances, and dark cabinets that contrasted against pale tiled walls.
Down the short hallway branching off the living room, three doors lined the right and left. One opened into a modest guest room with a neatly made single bed, a desk pushed up against the wall, and a wardrobe.
Another room served as Lizzy's bedroom.
"And that door, leads to her room." Lizzy pointed towards the far end of the hallway that led to the master bedroom. "Come on, let's go to the guest room so I can tend to your injuries."