CHAPTER 48: YOU CAN ONLY BLAME YOURSELF

There were a few seconds of silence before the place suddenly erupted.

"You always said that I am arrogant, but in front of this kid, how can I even compare?"

"Is this kid not afraid of death, unless he is actually on the brink of death?"

"Daring to speak such nonsense, I doubt that he will have it good later on."

The group of gangsters around began clamoring, all of them shocked and amused at the same time by Michael’s words.

In terms of numerical advantage, they exceeded the two of them by more than a dozen times. Additionally, Michael came without any weapon, while each and every gangster around had a weapon of their own.

Even better, they had several guns. They could make things faster by just using a gun, and shooting the guy dead.

They had already heard that Michael was quite strong, being capable of taking down several men at the same time.

But, it was quite difficult for them to be able to believe it, despite those who came to tell them being their own brothers, having suffered several injuries.

Dante on the other hand gazed at Michael silently. He had not expected that this kid, despite knowing that he was at a disadvantage, could still claim something like this so boldly.

Ignoring the clamoring of the gangsters around, he looked at Michael deeply. He could see, on Michael’s face, there was not the slightest bit of fear.

This made him quite puzzled. He thought, seeing the number of gangsters around, Michael would be intimidated. But that was not the case.

Being a person who had started a gang of his own, led it to glory, being a gang that had already survived for more than 10 years, he had seen a lot of people.

And right now, just by looking at Michael, he could tell, this guy was quite confident. Could it be possible that he really had a method of handling so many people?

Thinking about this, he thought, there was no need for him to continue delaying things. While it might be a waste to use a bullet on this kid, but at least, he had to deal with him as soon as possible.

Who could tell, maybe there was actually a method that he had to deal with them. So, to avoid any unforeseen incidences, it was better to kill him right now.

Dante was not in the mood to make some snarky comments. He felt that it was useless.

Initially, he thought, he might torture Michael for a while, before sending him off. But now, that was completely off the table.

As he was thinking about this, he pulled out a gun from his waist, pointing it at Michael. He had not yet removed the safety of the gun, but even then, he gazed at Michael, trying to see if he would be intimidated.

But no, Michael still looked at him with the same expression on his face. It was as though he was not bothered by the gun that was pointed at him.

Dante could not help but frown, wondering, where was Michael getting the confidence from?

Dante could admit that Michael was strong, as he had already experienced that. But, even if he was strong, facing a bullet, it was impossible for him to be able to demonstrate his strength.

Additionally, the distance between them at the moment was about 8 meters. So, it was impossible for Michael to suddenly grab the gun from his hand.

And considering the fact that he had the initiative at the moment, pointing a gun at Michael, if Michael had a gun of his own, by the time that he took it out, Dante would have already shot him several times.

Kate on the other hand completely panicked. She had a gun on her, but considering that Dante had already taken the initiative, she could not take out her gun.

She believed, as long as she showed that she had the intention of taking the gun, Dante might shoot.

Even though she could tell that Dante had not yet removed the safety of the gun, but, by the time that she took her gun out, removed the safety, would Dante not have already done so, before shooting?

Now, she began regretting. If she had prepared in advance, they would not have been in this situation right now.

While keeping an eye on Dante, she looked at Michael from the corner of her eyes, and was puzzled when she realized that he did not seem panicked at all.

She contemplated, was it possible that Michael had already anticipated that something like this would happen?

Or, had he already given up, thinking that he was going to die anyway, so, there was no need to react?

But this did not make any sense. Otherwise, why would Michael present himself to Dante, after claiming such big words as soon as they arrived?

Michael did not know what was going on in the Kate’s mind. At the moment, he was gazing at the gun’s muzzle that was pointed at him.

His heart was pounding, pumping his blood at a faster rate. Facing a gun, even though he was already prepared for this, it was the first time after all.

There was inevitably some pressure that he would face, but still, Michael had confidence that he would be able to handle this situation.

"Kid, let’s not waste any more time. I had already given you a chance to survive, by working for me. But you threw it away on that day at Green Pearl hotel. Now, you can only blame yourself for the fate that you are facing." Dante stated as he looked at Michael.

Dante was prepared to remove the safety, and end all this by killing Michael when suddenly, a voice drifted over.

"Wait for a moment. I still need to ask this kid about something." Daniel’s voice reached Dante, making him stop in his actions.

Michael on the other hand, having already prepared to take action, also paused.

He could recognize the voice, which belonged to Daniel. And in his heart, he thought, just as expected, Dante had invited Daniel over.

At this moment, Daniel got out of the SUV, and approached them. As soon as he got next to Dante, who was still pointing his gun at Michael, he patted his shoulder.

"There is no need for you to waste a bullet like this. Additionally, maybe this guy might become one of us soon." Daniel stated while looking at Michael.

Ignoring the confused expression on Dante’s face, Daniel gazed directly into Michael’s eyes and said, "Kid, I would like to invite you once again. It has been quite a while since the last time that we met, and I believe, you have already thought it through.

So, what do you think? Are you going to join me, or are you going to die here? The choice is up to you. If you join me, you get to live and gain a better life. If you refuse, you can only die."

Kate on the other hand was flabbergasted by this turn of events. It turned out that there was someone who actually valued Michael?

But thinking about Michael’s ability to fight, if he joined a gang, he would be able to bring much benefits to that gang. After all, it was not that easy for the gangsters to use guns at each fight against each other for benefits.

"I’m sorry, but I cannot choose either of the options that you have provided me. Instead, I have my own idea, I will just kill you as well." Michael stated.

"Hahaha!" Daniel suddenly erupted in laughter. A few seconds later, he looked at Michael and said, "Okay then. Since that is the case, then you can only blame yourself for your death.

I don’t really have any need of you anymore, considering that I’m willing to bring you into the gang, but it doesn’t look like you are the type to yield.

I might force you to be my underling for a while, but who can tell if you will end up backstabbing me at some point?

To avoid you joining another side and becoming my enemy, you can only die."

And as he said those words, he shrugged his shoulder and looked at Dante, his implication clear.

Dante revealed a smile on his face. He was slightly nervous that Michael might accept to join Daniel, which would be quite disadvantageous to him.

But it seemed that he had overestimated the kid. His pride and arrogance were too overwhelming, that he did not know when to yield.

Since that was the case, he might as well send this brat to his death. So, he no longer hesitated, aiming to remove the safety of the gun.

As Dante’s thumb hit the safety, Michael saw the motion before the click even sounded.

The moment the muzzle began to rise, he exploded forward, closing the gap in a blur. His movements were extremely fast, making it difficult for others to be able to follow with their bare eyes for a moment.

Click!

Dante managed to remove the safety of the gun, just as he noticed Michael moving. Slightly panicked due the speed demonstrated by Michael, he pulled the trigger.