Chapter 23

I am currently scavenging for clothes. Women's clothes are hard to find. Because the shopping mall is destroyed.

Where do I find clothes? I walk around and search for them. But then, I remembered.

Those Rangers are also here. Somewhere in this city. I got rid of the red one. Then I got some Spiritual energy. It even helped me evolve Hazel.

Would I get more energy if I get rid of them? I am thinking about that possibility as well.

If I come across them then I would like to fight them. This time, a face to face confrontation.

I ambushed the red one. And he died pretty easily. No, he died in a gruesome way.

So I would like to confirm my current fighting skills. But according to the princess, they are orphans raised only for combat.

So I guess they are above average. Still the red one dying so easily on me kinda disappointed me.

I have to think of strategies as well. I am about rush into the enemy hideout. Well enemy planet but it's the same.

From the looks of it, they don't know about the attack. But it matches. Their ship that attacked and the ship that arrived matches.

So I have to think. Are they feigning ignorance or do they seriously not know?

If this was a military expedition then it will have limitations on it. The event might have been completely hidden or someone else did it.

Judging from their technology, it won't be hard to produce similar products. So it also stands to reason that someone else did it and pinned the blame them.

I am not too sure about this one. Maybe they really are feigning.

Anyway, I have to look for clothes first. Fay is there and she has been asleep for a few hours already.

If she suddenly woke up and did something then it will lead to trouble. Hazel just got a human like body. Eden is still a bear cub.

Fay looked like she can at least protect herself. Still, I should hurry.

I start running and then I got the idea. Why didn't I go there in the first place?

Hazel has the same size as my mom, I think! Maybe her clothes will work.

I rush to my parents' house and search the cupboard.

The clothes are a bit old but it'll do for now. I take a few sets and leave. I can't waste any time.

"You there, STOP!!!"

Someone called me from behind. What? I turn around to see the Rangers. All three together.

Blue, Green and Purple are all together. This is the worst. I was just hurrying to my home and these stooges stopped me.

"What do you want?"

I tell them with a little intimidation. I am seriously pissed off right now.

"Hoh. You are something. Showing such thick bloodlust." (Green)

Is this guy alright? I just showed a little bit of my anger and he is calling it bloodlust.

I don't want to kill them right now.

"You need something from me?" I ask them again.

"I would recommend you to stop that bloodlust. We do not like being provoked." (Green)

"If you don't need something, I am leaving then."

*Bang* I hear something akin a gunshot and I look at my feet.

Dust is flying and a round bullet like thing is lying there.

"Cooperate with us. It would be best for you. Are you a survivor of this planet?" (Green)

This guy has the gall to fire a bullet at me. He seemed like a stickler but now he is nothing more than an annoying puppet.

Blue and Purple aren't even paying attention.

They are overconfident. Purple, you disappoint me. I thought you were cautious. But when it comes down to it, you are arrogant of your strength.

"Yeah. I am a survivor."

"How? The war that destroyed humanity ended more than a century ago. How are you alive or are your kind not extinct?" (Green)

"You say the war. It is true that the war almost exterminated humanity but it couldn't. Humans lived."

"Is that true? Then take me to your leader. We need to negotiate." (Green)

He put his gun into the holster and straightened his body

"Leader? The last bits of humanity was destroyed a few months ago. I am the sole survivor on this entire planet."

"Then we need to capture you. You are a precious sample. We need to preserve you." (Green)

I am seriously, more seriously pissed off than I was before.

Preserve me? Is that a joke?

"Sorry, can't do that. And by the way, your captain was weak. Really weak. He died after one hit."

I throw the provocation this time. Also, I ambushed him. So I don't know how strong he actually was.

"...…" All three of them are silent.

They have disbelief all over their faces. What would they do?

I prepare my Aegis just in case.

When I gained the extra Spiritual energy I got another thing.

I can deploy my shield at will and I don't have to equip the shield.

That means I have a auto defense system. As long as I notice, that is.

*Bang bang bang* They all fired at once.

It was wise to deploy the shield. It blocked the bullets. They don't really look that different from our normal bullets.

But it is different. It has something carved on it.

"Bastard." The green one lashes at me.

I think I should get serious for once.

I let out my bloodlust. Till now, I have never wanted to kill. The only exception was that molester.

I let out my bloodlust. And the three of them stop. They aren't moving an inch.

"Oi, you okay." I even ask them.

But they aren't moving. They are just standing at their places like statues.

Maybe I overdid it. I stop my bloodlust.

Even then they didn't move.

"Are they unconscious?" I say this and move closer to them.

Blood has drained from their faces and they aren't breathing. Their eyes are showing the white.

I touch them. To detect the heartbeat. But unfortunately I got nothing.

Their hearts have stopped. All of their hearts have stopped.

"Did they just die from being exposed to my serious bloodlust?" I ask myself this.

It is a mystery in many ways and I can't understand any of it.