It was a mere beginning, so no one was that hungry.
However, the next day after cold night is going to be so hard the food couldn't be anything more but a blessing. The rookies cheered by whispering to each other, then began some preparation to take everything they could with themselves.
Then, they had to find a cavern or at least dense area so that they can hide their stuff.
Lack of bags or any means to transport the food was the crucial point that instantly changed their plans.
The four men ignored that for a while, but then the slow steps echoed from the right side!
"Who is here?!"
"Don't come!"
"We have also weapons!"
One of them was clever enough to shove the arm into the huge box as if grasping for the weapon. But what came out was not the group, but rather embarrassed lady hugging her arm. Her arm covered the ample bosom that was soaked red.
Red in blood.
Her eyes were shifting in between them, the ground, and also the forest as if she couldn't decide what to do. Such shy and bashful appearance had eased the tense mood of the four men, but they still kept some vigilance.
Nevertheless, Selia was a good actor.
She was trembling, so much it was sad to look at. Her body had a lot of dripping blood from her chest, but that was just the target of Reigner who believed he deserves some warmth and softness after the days in another world.
'Good actor?'
Selia felt as if she could feel the thoughts of her roommates!
'It's so fucking cold!'
She swore loudly within herself, then bit her lower lip. The lady even got some tears welling up on her eye's edges, looking extremely fragile.
It would be rude to ignore such a lady!
"Hey, what happened? You got hurt so quickly?"
"Y-yes... There was... the red box... and they had... weapons! They wanted me... for a night!"
This just proves that an older sister knows how to spice up things! Her intervals in between the words were perfect, with the perfect suspense. And then, those tears tickling down felt so sincere it was brutal.
Brutal for the four men.
'For a night... Of course, the night is going to be cold...'
'Who would embrace other men? It's better to go for a woman.'
'Even more, for a woman with such a big chest...'
The four men had similar thoughts, their eyes nodding with understanding. The one who spoke up first extended his hand, then gestured Selia to come closer. He was watching her as deeply as he could, and from his gesture alone, it was clear that he is inviting her inside to have... the warmer night for himself!
The rest gasped, then coughed, instantly voicing out their opinions.
One of them had mentioned something about 'Bitch Instructor' to which Selia nodded. If she was alone, then she would choose this man to stay close if necessary. And if she was alone for real. The lady came closer to her target, then peeked at the food.
It was canned food.
Better than nothing.
And once Selia got closer to her target, other steps rang out from the forest.
From three sides that is!
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"She is a good actor! Haha, the big sister knows how to read the air."
"Haha! I know that she is shaking because of the cold and shame, but... good job, Reigner."
"Thanks, thanks."
The two men cheerfully commented, their whispers not trying to hold back at all. When Selia came closer to the man, it was time to move, however. The men split up, their feet carefully stomping on the soil.
Soon, Selia was so close to the man that she could feel his 'breath'. He was not trying to shift his head to the side at all... A few seconds passed, and Reigner with his group rushed forth.
There was a slight difference in their charge.
Hasar was the first one to rush, so he gathered the attention first. Then, following his charge were two sounds of loud steps kicking in the air... The confusion arose within the hearts of the four men, their heads shaking from side to side.
And when Hasar came closer, he clenched his fist, then spoke up!
"I have been asking for some warmth for at least eighty days!"
"Blurgh!"
His fist sunk in the face of the rookie whose defensive position failed from top to bottom! He staggered behind, then the honest man pressed without any break, breaking the nose, then shattering some teeth.
"Thus, I have an advantage, hah!"
And as the man fell with blood trailing down his face, Hasar boasted and turned his attention to the side. Here, Reigner had thrown himself with his wide swing. This swing was actually the move with 'Blade Arm' in mind.
But the wide swing also had more power behind!
"Tsk, why do I have to fight against better ones?"
The wide swing was not necessarily bad, but straight up punch was surely better in this case. So unlike Hasar, Reigner got stopped, then had to deliver more punches with his psychique strengthened by the constant training.
He was not utilizing any energy without Origin.
However, there was a recipe for the metal armor.
Many things were lacking for metal armor creation, but in the forest drenched in the metal aura, Reigner had finally found what he was searching for. The blood, metal aura, and his item creation system...
[You have unlocked Perante Metal Origin Creation.
- The creation is possible once the host gathers two thousand metal aura.
- Breathing the air in the forest of the metal aura gathers - 10 metal aura per hour.
- 1L of blood in the forest of the metal aura gathers - 50 metal aura.
- The metal materials can be converted into metal aura - varies on the type.]
What kind of origin is better?
The one created naturally by the constant struggle and training or the one created by the unique power born from The World Hope? The answer is obvious, thus, Reigner smiled.
"Ughh!"
And his punches seemed as if strengthened from the new invention.