11: Weaponry

Adam was driving tensely from the driver's seat, sweat trickled down from his forehead.

The others were also panick stricken, they didn't expect that the horde of beasts would catch up sooner than expected.

Perseus was looking at the group of five from the very back of the bus, he decided to move there due to the newcomers on the bus, he need to keep an eye on them if they do something that he wouldn't like.

Kyle then took a deep breath to calm himself along with the others Althea then said to Adam, "Thank you again for saving us. We didn't expect that the car was damaged from last night."

Adam nodded at her while still looking on the road. They really need to get to the city to inform them as soon as possible.

"Out luggage are probably destroyed now." Said Jude solemnly. He was not the only one but their whole group, their clothes as well as their food was destroyed along the van.

They didn't stop driving for another day and finally they reached the city. It has very large and thick walls surrounding it, guards were on top of the watch tower to scout the surroundings.

They saw bus moving towards them, a man with a massive built suddenly went towards in the middle and rise his hand for the bus to stop.

The bus halted, a few seconds later a girl woth glasses went out to talk with the man with a massive build.

When the man saw this he smiled and said, "If you want to come into the city you need to pay up, cores that is."

"How much?" Kleisha asked with an indifferent look.

"Well it's not that much its only about one hundred cores in each person." He said as his smile became bigger.

"What? That much?" Althea was bafflee from the price. The entrance fee can't be that huge. They're being cheated.

"Well there is a way for you to get in." The man smile mysteriously as he said this.

"What?"

"You of course." He said which made the other guards laughed out loud. This made Althea frowned and a looked of disgust could be seen on her delicate face. She then walked back to the bus.

Later on the man saw Althea again but this time there were another two gurls following from behind. The man smiled at this and said, "Are you considering the choice? Well it's not tha-" before he could finish his sentence her jaw was kicked by Alexis, so powerful that it even dislicated his jaw and bloid started to flow out from his mouth.

The man fainted on the spot as another three guards rushed forwards them.

"You crazy bitch! Stone fist!"

"Root of the Earth!"

"Hands of misery!"

The three girls were suddenly mobilized by the roots coming from earth as they felt their head go dizzy.

"Tigers Claw!" Alexis shouted as she waved he hand downwards as four claw marks flew towards the the guard who casted the the 'Hands of misery', he was then slashed into pieces as he let his guard down after knowing the enemies were mobilized.

The guard who casted 'Roots of the Earth' looked at the fallen guard who was sliced into many pieces his intestines were splattered along with his blood, he looked ghastly pale, this is not an enemy they could take on easily. He then said while kneeling.

"W-Wait we'll let you in spare me."

Alexis spit at him in disdain as they then heard the gate opening.

"You should've done this in the first place."

The trio then went back to the bus, the bus then started to move forward to go inside the city. The guards outside were shaking as they just escaped death.

"Should we tell this to him?" The other guard said as he helped the man satnd of from his knees.

"Of course we should. Go tell him what happened here!" He said furiously. The guard then rushed towards the city to a certain direction.

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"We should probably find a place to sleep in first." Said Adam as he stopped to a tall building.

All of them then went outside and walked towards the building.

"How may i help you today?" Said a beautiful girl on the registration Area as she smiled at them.

"We need rooms for all of us please." Said Adam as he smiled at the registrar.

"I see, then it will be ten cores per night."

"Here, we'd like to stay for half a month." Adam took a pouch full of cores and handed it to the registrar. She check thw amount of cores and finally confirms it she then lend them the keys towards their room.

When they're walking Jude suddenly said, "You do know that we have cores as well. We could pay our own fee, your being too kind to us. Thanks."

Adam smiled at this and just shrugged his shoulders. They then went into their own rooms. The room was small enough to fit all the necessities a person would need.

When everyone got their rooms they started to do their own work.

At Perseus room Mina lay on the ground and began her sleep.

Perseus sat on his bed cross legged as he littered hundred of cores around him, he then absorbed all the rithium like a black hole. In just a half an hour all cores now looked like normal rocks, he then took another batch of cores and littere it around him as he continue to consume rithium energies.

He became much more desperate of gaining stronger due to that dream that he couldn't explain, the feeling of becoming weak has gotten into his mind, being slaughtered to the point that they can't even fight back.

This kind of feeling began to grow within his heart, as he thought of this his aura bacame more dense and powerful every seconds that passed even Mina was woken up but then immediately ignore the pressure as she sleeps again.

After an hour he stopped and went outside of his room, right at this another door opened. Kleisha's figure was seen and she saw Perseus as well.

He looked at her for a second and said, "tell Adam that I'll just stroll around the city." He then walked away.

Kleisha was startled a bit and said what Perseus said to he to Adam, afterwards she then also went to the city.

Perseus was looking around the city, he then went to a vendor and asked, "Is there any weaponry here?"

When the man heard this he looked at boy and saw his seemingly cold eyes staring at him, this made him shiver and just answer truthfully.

"A-ah yes there is just go straight ahead north and you'll see what your looking for."

Perseus nodded and said, "How much for one apple?"

"T-Take one it's free for you." Said the vendor with a stiff smile.

Perseus tossed a core and took one apple after that he walked away.

After a couple minutes of walking he found the store, there was a sign that says 'Anvil of Weapons', Perseus walked in inside and saw various types of weapons.

"Is there anything you like?" Asked the owner of show who is in the cashier.

"Not yet." He replied. He then looked around the store.

'despite how small this shop is, it's packed with weapons.' thought Perseus he was quite surprised how the owner built his shop.

He then stopped and saw a broad saber, he picked it up and analyze it. 'it's light and sturdy at the same time, it's sharp as well this is well balanced!' he thought, this store kept on surprising him.

He then went to the cashier and said, "Are there any Hammers here?"

"Just walk towards the seventh aisle." Replied the owner with a smile.

Perseus nodded and walked towards the seventh aisle. He looked and analyze every hammer he saw and picked one up, 'although big and hard this is not that heavy at all, this'll be even lighter when Adam grasp it.'

He went to the cashier to pay for his items he then said, "Do you know where i can report informations regarding outside of the city?"

"Yes there is a Building for that i think it's called 'Mercenary'. Its on east straight ahead." He replied.

"I see thank you." He then payed for the items and went outside to go back to the building but then something cauihis attention there was a crowd encircling two people.

He went there and saw Kleisha arguing with a ravishing girl who looked arrogant.