Wryyyy

Jason looked up to the sky and let out a loud sigh.

'why do we have to take these twats with us?'

he complained internally to Boops as he turned to face the 30 shaking reaper gang members who followed him nervously along with Rocky who trailed behind all of them wearing his black mask.

Jack and Perseus had insisted on sending other men with Jason and Rocky.

Jason had accepted thinking that he could use them to cull the large numbers that the leader they were targeting had. But as he looked at them he couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.

[ripper gang member (temporary subordinate)]

[level: 20]

[skills: (pound), (punch), (whack), (enraged scream)]

They were all around level 20, while on the outside they looked tough with muscular bodies and tattoos covering their arms. They walked down the street following Jason and Rocky like dogs following their owner.

They held weapons that Jason himself had provided, some of the weapons he had picked up at the rose knight's final trial and in other fights.

The gang members shivered every time they looked at the hooded figure walking in front of them. An aura of mystery and pressure surrounded him. The gang members couldn't help but down at the ground as they followed Jason.

The person who had defeated a reaper executive, one of the 12 strongest warriors in the ripper's gang was in front of their very eyes and now they were going to be lead by one to assault another territory with only 30 people.

Heheegaboo was a fearsome person in the reapers guild and even though they were lead by the famous black-cloaked individual with strict orders from their leader Jack to follow every single word from him and to treat him with the utmost respect. They couldn't help but doubt the rumors and his strength.

[the gang members morale has dropped by 10]

Jason looked at the notification in confusion.

"I thought that I only got that sort of notification if they are my subordinates"

Boops replied

'they are, or at least temporary'

Jason looked back at the gang members who all simultaneously dropped their view to the floor.

[ripper gang member (temporary subordinate)]

[level 21]

[ripper gang member (temporary subordinate)]

[level 22]

[ripper gang member (temporary subordinate)]

[level 20]

Jason asked Boops as he turned back to continue to approach the territory.

"will they actually be useful with their levels?"

Boops replied honestly

'not really, they might be able to take care of a few of the lackeys but they will get blown apart if this Heheegaboo is anything that ripper executive you fought with.

Jason let out a sigh.

"let's try and keep them alive"

'duly noted'

With a small laugh, Jason continued walking gripping the hilt of his sword from underneath his cloak in a worried manner. He could only hope that the other 2 operations were going smoothly.

Swifteye stood on the top of a house, squatting on the very edge of it watching over the surrounding area from above.

He too was covered in a black hood, but as the wind slightly picked up it pushed back the hood over his head revealing hair as white as snow dark blue eyes which seemed to glow with an electrical color. A face that showed no expression as he stared down at the small alley underneath him.

A huge man wearing a tank top that showed off the thick muscles that he had. A scar ran up his cheekbone to a few centimeters under his eye.

He sat in the alleyway relaxing on some steps as a group of 20 men surrounded him and one other person.

The other person was kneeling in front of the man his head touching the filthy ground of the slums. His light brown hair became filled with garbage and dust. His entire body which seemed to have a stable frame shook and shivered from the beating the person must have taken.

His back was purple and bruised, his left arm seemed to be twisted in a way that it should have been. His entire body seemed battered as he kneeled, no bowed in front of the man.

" Please! Mister Jejeegaboo spare my family, we cannot survive another week without the shop"

Jejeegaboo stared down at the shop owner. A grin of ridicule covered his face as he ground his foot into the back of the shop owner's head.

"you should have paid up, now you have to face the consequences"

The shop owner let out a small cry of protest

"But we didn't even get the sum of money you offered"

Jejeegaboo stamped on the shop owner's head even harder shutting him up.

"quiet" he growled, "I don't care about your family or shop, it's mine now, understand?"

The shop owner stayed on the ground still bowing, his shoulders trembled, but he didn't say anything. There was no way he would give up his and his families lively hood. No even if he had to perish, he wouldn't give it up.

Jejeegaboo sneered at the shop owner.

"fine then, we will retrieve it from your dead body"

Saying that he grabbed a long sword around 3 meters tall that was offered by one of his subordinates who spat at the fallen shopkeeper with a sadistic grin.

Jejeegaboo walked over to the shopkeeper dragging the long sword on the ground as he got closer and closer.

The shopkeeper didn't move. But he closed his eyes knowing the eventuality.

Jejeegaboo raised his sword up with both hands.

The shopkeeper clenched his fists.

And then, Swifteye leaped from the roof of the house above.

His eyes gleaming as he threw down an orb that exploded in a large screen of smoke.

Jejeegaboo let out a surprised yell as he swung his long sword around the place in a confused manner.

Swifteye reached to his waist as he fell down.

A few seconds later he held two gleaming daggers. Swifteye raised his arms up and stabbed down at the shadowy figure of Jejeegaboo.

One of Jejeegaboo's lackies let out a cry as he fell to the floor with two dagger wounds in his back. Swifteye clicked his tongue. Wrong one, he thought to himself as he leaped for Jejeegaboo who decided to make himself and his position known by shouting out

"fight me, coward!"

Swifteye dashed towards him, activating one of his skills as he ran.

His daggers glowed blood red.

Jejeegaboo swung his sword around in confusion, he couldn't see anything but he knew that they were under attack by somebody. Was it the city garrison? or maybe one of the noble's special ops.

Whatever it was Jejeegaboo felt a sense of danger as he continued to swing his sword around in fear and terror. No matter how many times he swung, the sense of danger only got bigger as time passed.

Two daggers slipped behind Jejeegaboo stabbing him in the back. Jejeegaboo let out a gasp of surprise and attempted to twist around with his sword to cut down the adversary.

Swifteye pulled down on the daggers with a hard thurst, simultaneously creating more damage and also lifting himself up a few feet into the air.

Jejeegaboo's retaliation swing flew underneath him, as Swifteye reached for his waist again.

Two daggers flashed with light in the smoke-filled alleyway.

Swifteye's daggers made an x shape as he swung at Jejeegaboo's exposed throat.

They reached and a burst of blood poured out from Jejeegaboo.

[you have defeated Jejeegaboo the ripper gang enforcer]

[you have completed the mission!]

[level up]

[level up]

[level up]

[+2 gold]

[+5 fame]

[Jack has gained control of Jejeegaboo's territory]

Swifteye acknowledged the notifications and disappeared in the smoke disappearing completely.

After a period of time, the smoke started to slowly vanish drifting off into the sky or completely dissipating.

Jejeegaboo's lackeys emerged coughing heavily as they looked around.

One of them let out a terrified yell.

The rest of the lackeys rushed over to see Jejeegaboo's body laying on the ground, cold his long sword gone and all sorts of belongings missing.

The lackeys all looked at the body with a mixed sense of awe and pure terror. Nobody knew who did it first, but one of them broke out in a terrified scream and dashed out of the alleyway fearful for his life.

Like a panicked hoard, the rest of the men rushed after him. All of them were terrified of facing the person who had just assassinated Jejeegaboo the person who had bested countless men by himself.

The shopkeeper who was still on the floor let out a cough as he rose from the floor. Trembling from the circumstances he had just witnessed. He looked around cautious but also grateful at the same time. He didn't know who killed the bastard Jejeegaboo, but that person had saved his life.

After a few minutes of regaining his bearings, the shopkeeper rose from the ground dusting himself off. Looking around one more time, trying to find his hidden savior, the shopkeeper let out a loud shout that echoed through the alleyway.

"My shop is called the (kneeling carriage), please stop by and let me properly thank you"

The shopkeeper looked around one more time in hopes of a response. But there was none and with a sigh of disappointment, he turned away.

But something caught his eye as he walked away something metallic and white glinting in the light.

The shopkeeper walked over to it and picked it up. Confused but curious and he walked off.

On top of another building this time much farther off, Swifteye quietly watched the shopkeeper walk back to his home. The black cloak blowing in the wind.

Many hours later, when everything was over, people would return to the body and find a badge with a single white building inscribed onto it. The building seemed to be made in an ancient style with marble pillars and large halls. It was a Pantheon.