Chapter 74: Finally, Them

Walking around the capital with a beast brought him more attention than the fight with Isaac. It was the most embarrassing thing, good thing he had a hood over his head. So people barely recognised who it was.

The laughters from NPC children, how carefree they were, playing their games, made Kiro forget a little about the outside world. He wished he could stay here forever, a game that didn't have consequences. Can't do it? You can always try again until you can.

"Wishful thinking." He mumbled, taking in the fresh air.

He was about to leave the capital's square when two figures walking in front of him caught his attention with the conversation they were having.

"It's absolutely crucial we get the loot from the world boss, otherwise boss wouldn't be very happy," said the skinnier of the two.

"Sometimes I wish I didn't join the Crow Mafia Gang—"

The other one quickly covered his mouth, "you idiot, you can't just say that. You don't know who might be listening."

"Haha, yeah, sorry sorry. Me and my big mouth. I just don't like how things are run you know. You can't even leave without paying a steep price for it," he said pointing at his eyes.

"I know what you mean but talking about it isn't gonna get us anywhere. Let's just get these supplies and go back to the field."

"Hubris, waif for me here." He used blink to follow them.

Hubris did as he was told. It'd be a pain for Kiro to try and follow them stealthily if there was a hellhound following him around. Hubris didn't have a stealth skill unfortunately.

He followed them all around the capital shops. They were getting weapons, ropes, nets and the like. Everything they could use against monsters. Kiro only scoffed at their naivety, nets wouldn't do anything against boss monsters.

He couldn't believe he finally met them, the ones who dealt a great damage to him and his family. They came at a perfect time too, when he was feeling murderous rage.

He wanted to do what he did with Isaac and torture them, but doing it the same way would raise suspicion, that would come back and bite him. He didn't want his family affected again because of his carelessness.

He had no idea yet how far their influence reached this early in the game. He had to be cautious.

He followed them to the fields. The boss hadn't come out yet, so Kiro went back for Hubris. Of course he could've called him, but he didn't really want to stand around. The adrenaline coursing through his body didn't let him. He wanted to mess them up right then and there.

When he got back to the fields, there was a commotion, a lot of players were angry while some were attempting the world boss. Kiro remembered that in his past life, there were lots of complaints about groups that did this, though he never paid it any mind.

"You can't monopolise world bosses!"

"Yeah, you guys are scum."

"There are dungeons you can go to if you want to hunt with just your guild mates!"

Kiro didn't care much about their complaints, this was pretty standard in games. People used their strength to monopolise resources, that's how it worked in real life too.

He was here for a different goal. Under the hood, his lips curled into a sinister smile. He had an idea.

"If you're so bold, then do something about it. The Crow guild knows your faces though."

"..."

Consumes 5MP per second, no cooldown.

Blink Step (Rank S, can evolve)

Consumes 10MP per second.

Martial Arts (Ranked S, can't evolve)

Chi (Ranked A, can't evolve)

Bending Kick (Ranked A, can evolve)

Regeneration (Ranked S, cannot evolve)

The skill regenerates 100 HP and MP per second

Whirlwind (Ranked A, can evolve)

Uses 100 Mana Points per second. No cool down.

Meditation (Ranked D, can evolve)

Lightning Manipulation (A ranked, can't evolve)

Uses 100 Mana Points per second. 1 minute cool down.

30 AP

0 SP

He was ecstatic when he realised that, his defense and dexterity skyrocketed. He really commanded the good buy, it was a great investment.

"Epic rank is no joke," he said with a smirk, "Hubris, do you think we can finish off that earth slug with a couple of hits?"

Hubris howled, which turned everyone's attention to them. He was basically telling his master that he was ready for blood. Since they shared emotions, he could feel hesitation toward his commands.

"I'm not really lazy to give you another good beating Hubris." He mocked.

They walked closer to the boss and got in its range of attack. The thing was huge, it towered over everything nearby, it was nearly translucent, with a bit of a dirty colour. Clearly it lived underground. It had no eyes, so to speak. Just a hole at the top to squirt attacks.

Ding!

[You've encountered a world boss for the first time, a Dirt/Earth Slug. Since you're a guardian it is your job to protect Asgard anyway.

Earth Slug

Level 35

HP 15 000]