Chapter 12: Cooperation

Chapter 12: Cooperation

Somehow, Terry managed to fight the whole day. However, when he left the portal, he looked really beaten, and his backpack didn't have that many Magic stones. For that reason, he didn't get the attention of anyone. People thought that he spent the entire day running from the giants.

"It seems that you had a hard time... I am a bit relieved," Rebecca said. "If you had an easier time here, I would have been scared."

"Wait here a minute. I am going to ask who is paying more for the magic stones," Terry said.

Terry checked both groups, and both wanted more magic stones. It was only natural. While magic stones were being used to develop new technology, most guilds used them to empower their members. The bioproducts of the monsters are what usually where their money comes from, even more so when the magic stones don't last that long while being used.

Regardless, the Fire Troupe decided to pay Terry 220 dollars per magic stone. He only had fifty of them. So he got 11K. He was fine with it since each one of those only granted two charges for his wind wand. After that, he returned to the truck and asked Rebecca to move. Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

"Is the place that you found safe?" Terry asked.

"It seems that it hasn't been attacked in ten years, and the two guilds don't do anything to endanger the people of the city," Rebecca replied. "So, I would say yes."

"Your siblings will stay there alone most of the time, so you should feel comfortable about such a place," Terry added.

Since Terry had to consider things like reputation now, he will have to be more careful since his actions might endanger the members of his guild, and only guilds with good reputation could grow fast. He didn't want to attract scum either, so he needed that in spades.

Once they crossed the portal, Terry passed Rebecca his wind wand. It was fully charged, so she could use it for a while. However, she didn't show much interest in it and just looked to the side.

"What is wrong?" Terry asked while frowning. "Do you want the spear?"

"No... I feel like there is something in that direction," Rebecca explained.

"I don't feel vibrations on the ground... so it must not be the giants..." Terry said while frowning. "Let's check it out."

Rebecca didn't feel so sure if she was actually feeling anything, so she couldn't help but wonder why Terry decided to check something there. However, much to their surprise, they found the portal that would take them back to Earth after five minutes.

"It seems that your awakening improved your magic senses as well... this thing must be a sphere of mana in the shape of a wormhole, after all," Terry rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Do you feel anything else around?"

"Hmm... I am not sure, and the portal is making me have a hard time focusing," Rebecca replied.

"Well, whatever. I can already feel the vibrations on the ground," Terry said. "Stay hidden and then aim at the head of one of the targets,"

Rebecca nodded and then hid behind a tree while Terry waited for the enemies to show up. There was no need for both of them to hide, after all. After a couple of seconds, three giants appeared in front of Terry... no wonder they took a while to appear; it was because of their numbers.

Before anything, Terry used his crossbow to hit those three with bolts. Due to the distance, they had enough time to block the attacks with their arms, but Terry was fine with that; he only wanted the experience of the crossbow...