Peltivierre

The balance of the world collapsed when portals opened up to different worlds. Humans were granted systems to hunt the beasts in the Otherworlds. These beasts could give the Hunters their Codes, granting them special abilities and weapons.

In this world, Allen was born with an incurable disease that rendered his throat unable to utter words. He could only produce hissing sounds that made the other Hunters to bully him relentlessly.

He was the freak without a family.

But his world had shifted when he accidentally killed the lost beast and gained its Code. The Code of the Primordial Snake, one of the strongest beasts of the Otherworlds.

Code Collector

"Finally," Jeremy grinned after he saw the Wandering Trader. "I was waiting for you here all these days. Where have you been?"

"Waiting," Allen replied. "It would be dangerous if I show up right after the blame was brought down on me. My name was further tainted when the news of the man in the alleys attacked a police officer involved with the Smith sisters."

"I'm sorry about that," Jeremy massaged his forehead. "Media is crazy. Even if the cases were completely unrelated, they would always find a way to connect things just for the clicks."

"That doesn't matter now," Allen said. "I'm here to complete the deal as well as upgrade it, just so the balance would flip lightly in your favor."

The Wandering Trader's words were like wedding bells on Jeremy's ears. He looked at the masked man with a skeptical look, thinking if he could trust him or not.

Scars Heal Too