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All Chapters of Ice Age Apocalypse: I Level Up by Causing Trouble: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

The flush on my uncle, Garrett Wayne's face instantly vanished as he slapped his spoon onto the table with a sharp clack.I turned to my aunt, Cassia Adams, and offered her a half-smile as she'd been about to help herself to some food."Back then, it was a 5,000 dollar fine, plus five days in detention."Uncle Garrett dared not ask you for money, so he lied to my dad, said he needed urgent cash for the inventory, and borrowed 5,000 dollars to pay the fine."Oh, and you still haven't paid that back, have you?"Cassia slammed her spoon onto the table with a loud bang before whipping around and locking her eyes on Garrett."Garrett! When you went to Brimstone eight years ago, you said you were in the factory with no signal and even swore on it that you weren't lying!"But it turns out you were doing something so shameful! I wondered why you came home missing two pairs of underwear!"Garrett immediately sobered up. He slammed the table, jumped to his feet, and pointed at me with a

Chapter 2

Dad was about to explain, but I pressed a hand on his shoulder to stop him."Don't say that, Uncle Garrett. I'm just doing a kind deed by helping Aunt Cassia see what kind of man she married. I'm sure great things and luck's coming my way for what I've done."Garrett turned to Dad and snarled. "What a sharp-tongued brat! "We're cutting ties right here and now, Milton! From now on, I won't lift a finger to help, even if your family starves and begs on their knees."Ronnie, let's go."Ronnie disgustedly brushed at the wet stains on his clothes and shot me a look of pure disdain."Ugh. I never wanted to come to this dump in the first place. It reeks of poverty."Let's go, Dad. When I land a steady government job, I'll live it up while they're stuck regretting everything in this shabby little grocery store."I watched them walk off and whistled. "Take care, Uncle Garrett! "Oh, and even if you've severed ties, remember to pay back that 5,000 dollars you owe my dad, or I'll post

Chapter 3

"Here's an idea, Uncle Garrett. Maybe you and Ronnie ought to wear those steady paychecks as hats. They're clearly thicker than your skulls and might keep off the wind."Or Uncle Garrett, why don't you try doing a few more squats? I recall you had a pretty good form doing those back when you were locked up."The group chat went deathly silent.A few seconds later, Garrett sent a voice clip that was nothing but a string of curses, though his voice grew noticeably weaker.With a chime, the system's voice echoed in my mind. "Uncle Garrett's family is raging helplessly in the freezing wind. Physical and mental trauma detected. +200 rage points!"Congratulations, Flint. Rewards include 50 infinite-charge hand warmers and elite combat mastery."A surge of warmth spread through my body, and I could feel my muscles rippling with power. I clenched my fist and threw a quick punch that cut through the air with a sharp gust of wind.Perfect. The first night of the apocalypse was off to a

Chapter 4

With a chime, the system announced, "Uncle Garrett's dignity is completely trampled, and humiliation levels are maxed out. +300 points!"Rewards include a fully automatic multi-functional fishing rod with a 500-pound weight capacity!""That's a good lad," I cooed. "But I've got enough underlings, so you might as well stay out in the cold and enjoy the breeze. My place is too small for someone of your stature anyway.""Flint, I'm going to kill you!"Garrett completely lost it. He swung the crowbar and slammed it against the rolling shutter while screaming at the top of his lungs, "The zombies are coming, so break it down! This place is packed with food; whoever grabs it keeps it!"The neighbors behind him went feral at his words. They charged at the door with their steel pipes raised high, but the system-reinforced titanium-alloy door didn't even budge. Not even a single flake of paint was chipped off.Instead, the force of Garrett's slam recoiled so hard that it split the skin be

Chapter 5

"Help? Help my ass! How dare you step on me!"Garrett flew into a rage. He violently shoved my foot aside and braced himself on the windowsill as he tried to scramble inside to beat me up. "I'll beat some manners into you for your dad today, you brat! You think I'm an easy target, don't you?"I let out a cold snort. The elite combat mastery from the system seemed to immediately kick in as I grabbed his wrist and twisted hard.His shoulder was instantly dislocated with a sharp crack."It hurts! How the hell are you this strong…"Garrett winced in pain, but before he could react, I slammed the "auto-cast" button on the fishing rod.With a sharp woosh, the fishing line shot out like a bullet, wrapping tightly around him and his shabby leather jacket in seconds."W-What's this? Let me go!"He thrashed in fear, but the more he fought, the tighter the line coiled. In the blink of an eye, he was all bundled up like a roasted turkey with a butcher's twine.Using a technique from my

Chapter 6

I lit a cigarette and leaned out the window, shouting down to the street, "How does it feel, Uncle Garrett? It's more exciting than the foot massage parlor in Brimstone, isn't it?""Exciting my ass! Flint Wayne, you shameless little bast—ahhh!"Even now, Garrett's mouth was hopelessly filthy.I immediately jammed the descend button again and dropped the terrified Garrett back down like a human yo-yo, bouncing just above the heads of the zombie horde."Going down!"Coming up!"Wow! That zombie jumped pretty high and almost snatched your hairpiece!"Suddenly, a foul, sharp stench wafted up from Garrett's body and was carried into the window by the cold wind. I pinched my nose in disgust and clicked my tongue. "What's going on, Uncle Garrett? You were just making fun of me for wetting the bed when I was three and said it showed I'd never amount to anything, didn't you?"You're in your 50s, so why are you still wetting yourself midair?"Oh, I get it now. You're just giving me a

Chapter 7

With that, I ignored Garrett's desperate screams and slammed the bulletproof windows shut before drawing the curtains.Back inside, I was immediately wrapped in the warm air. Mom and Dad sat on the couch, still pale from what they'd just seen and heard happening outside the window."Flint…" Dad hesitantly called out.I walked over and poured him a cup of warm tea. "Are you feeling soft again, Dad?"Dad was silent for a long time before he shook his head and let out a heavy sigh. "No. I saw him for who he was when he led the thugs to break down our door. If we'd let him in, the three of us would probably be dead by now."Mom wiped her eyes and took my hand. "You did the right thing, Flint. This world has changed, and we just need to survive."I felt a massive weight lift off my chest seeing Mom and Dad finally harden their hearts. In an apocalypse, kindness was the quickest way to get a death warrant.Again, the system chimed. "'Human Fishing' mission successfully completed! Calc

Chapter 8

I set my tongs down and wiped my mouth. Hailey arrived at the perfect time.I slowly switched on the loudspeaker and let out a cold laugh. "Save you? You're here to save my uncle since he's your future father-in-law, aren't you?"Hailey froze, and the look in her eyes flickered. "W-What are you talking about? Your dad's obviously the father-in-law."Honey, look. I admit I've been a little nicer to Ronnie at work, but that was for your sake. He's your cousin, isn't he?"Just open the door. I'm literally freezing to death…"That was when Ronnie stepped out of the shadows. He looked miserable, but still forced a pained smile as if he'd been deeply hurt."Flint, I know my dad embarrassed you at dinner, and that must've been rough… But that doesn't mean you can say things like that about Hailey and me."There's nothing going on between us, and we just happened to run into each other on our way here to find you. How could you think so poorly of me?"To be honest, I tried to talk my

Chapter 9

I'd exerted all my force into the slap on Hailey's face. She spun twice like a top with half her face instantly swelling up like it was stung by bees.Before Ronnie could react, I pivoted and caught him with a backhand-forehand combo of two slaps, each on his left and right cheek, sending his glasses flying with a loud crack. I figured it was about time he learned a new dance—the Whirlwind of Love."Flint, you—"They were completely stunned and stood rooted to the spot, holding their faces.I clutched my chest and feigned a heartbroken, disappointed look. "You love me, don't you, Hailey? If you do, then listen up!"And Ronnie, how could you be so ungrateful? That's your dad hanging there, so how could you say you'd cut the rope for just a bite of food? You're such a disappointing son, and as your cousin, seeing you this way breaks my heart."And you, Hailey! You're practically family, yet you just stood there and watched as Ronnie humiliated his dad for a meal. You should've led

Chapter 10

When the short-tempered and paranoid bald leader heard my words, his remaining eye instantly turned bloodshot. He lunged forward and grabbed Ronnie by the collar with terrifying strength."How dare you lie to me!"You said it was just a family of weak, easy targets I could easily control! Now look at my face and my eye; how are you going to pay for this?"Ronnie was so terrified that he wet himself on the spot. His legs went limp as he frantically pointed at Hailey. "No! It wasn't me, boss! Let me explain!"It was her! This bitch said that her boyfriend was a total pushover and a gullible idiot, and it has nothing to do with me at all. I was tricked too!"Ronnie shrieked as he tried to scramble back, but Hailey grabbed him tightly. "You're lying, Ronnie! You're the one who came up with the plan to rob the grocery store just so you could join the gang!"You said that once we had the supplies, you'd become the second-in-command and I'd finally live a good life. I gave up Flint for

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