Two months had passed since the first mission and Alfonso was heading back from the training ground to his room. He spent all the time improving the way he used his blade, even going as far to pay some Senior Slayers to teach him how to use a blade properly. He knew how to use a knife but a blade was a different thing he had to get used to.
Nik asked him sometimes if he would join him and his group for some missions but Alfonso refused. He lamented that he didn't become a Berserker, everything would be much easier that way. Things weren't rosy and he was glad that he kept his Seismokinesis hidden.
He heard of a Rookie Slayer that had hidden his kinetic ability, only revealing it on a mission when things turned grim. Some of the Main Clans living in District 1 sent some people to recruit him but he refused. That Rookie Slayer and his group went on a simple mission a week later and never returned.
That rang his alarm bells about the Main Clans of District 1.
The A.S.U investigated that event but came back empty handed, they suspected that the Main Clans were responsible for their disappearance but couldn't prove it.
The A.S.U announced that they would make anyone with a kinetic ability a core member, promising them protection and many other benefits. The A.S.U is a giant organisation spread through europe but the ones in charge of Dortmund were the Main Clans, they wouldn't go to war with them just because of some missing Slayers with no evidence proving the involvement of the Main Clans.
'They would go that far for someone with a weak kinetic ability, what would they do if they found out about my Seismokinesis...' That's why Alfonso decided to focus on his blade mastery as it was his cover and his basic power.
Two months had passed now and he had learned the basics. His money was running low after buying a small GPS device that the A.S.U offered. He was surprised that they still existed but it turned out that humanity managed to save enough assets to keep the satellites running.
He didn't take any mission, simply heading out alone to hunt monsters and sell some Exo-Seeds later.
Alfonso checked his GPS while running through the thick vegetation, he decided to travel to Hattingen. It was once a city that was south-west from Dortmund. He only had some spare clothes in his backpack because he didn't need to eat food or drink water to survive. The only thing he needed was to devour the monster from the abyss and he was very hungry after training for 2 months.
His Seismic Sense covered 75 meters around him while he was running with an inhuman speed through the thick vegetation.
Alfonso traveled for a half an hour before taking a break to slowly recover some stamina.
He produced vibrations with his body, making sure that there weren't any monsters in the air as some monsters could fly.
'It's strange that people are starving in District 3 when there is clearly so much food out here.' Thought Alfonso while sensing the rich wildlife around him.
The Senior Slayers already informed them that killing animals would attract monsters but Alfonso couldn't help himself and questioned that statement.
He decided to try it out, killing a bunch of boars near him with his blade. There were no monsters coming after waiting for 5 minutes. His brain began to work when he began to plan how to convince Slayers from their district to hunt wildlife and provide the meat to the people there...
He traveled for another 5 minutes when he suddenly stopped, staring to his left.
It was only for a second but his Seismic Sense picked something up from his left side. He immediately activated his Vibration Sense that traveled up to 75 meters, creating an outline of the area in his mind. There he noticed three...human-like beings heading towards him at a neck breaking speed.
He was still looking to his left but his eyes moved up to the branches from one of the many trees. A jet black human-like creature was standing on one of the branches staring back at him.
Alfonso was alarmed, he was sensing three creatures standing on branches but he could only see one of them.
'The other two are invisible? I can't see them but my Vibration Sense is showing them standing right there...That means that these three are Elite Rank Monsters? They arrived here in a matter of seconds right after I detected them!' Analyzed Alfonso while observing the monster he could see.
It was only around 1.60 meters tall with a humanoid body structure. It had many small spikes growing out from its back and forehead, sharp claws and complete dark eyes.
He noticed how different it acted in comparison to the mindless Minion Rank Monsters. It was clearly observing the area.
'The way it's acting, it's intelligent and its checking if I'm alone...Did they find me because I killed the boars earlier?' Thought Alfonso. The fangs on his palm separated themselves, showing the opened vertical mouth and its darkness inside. Alfonso reached out with his other hand, drawing his blade out.
His movements didn't go unnoticed and the monster grinned viciously at him. It revealed an identical row of fangs attached on its palm that opened on its own, Alfonso stared wide eyed at it when it took out a dark crystal from the darkness in its palm. It threw it down on the ground where the dark crystal entered the grass without any resistance.
Alfonso watched flabbergasted how darkness rapidly expanded from where the crystal entered the ground until it there was a three meter wide black hole. Sharp claws shot out from it, before the hideous looking head of a Minion Rank Monster came out from the hole. Its dark eyes locked into him, roaring violently. More and more Minion Rank Monsters crawled out from the black hole on the ground.
The Elite Rank Monster above snarled at them, and they lowered their head for a moment before madly rushing at him.
Alfonso caunted 17 Minions, taking his fighting stance where he held his blade around the height of his right shoulder, its sharp tip pointing at the minions.
Five minions were the first to reach him at the same time to which he responded with a fast and powerful horizontal slash. Alfonso was mentally shaking his head at the stupidity of the minions, five of them were instantly slashed into two from their hips. He took two quick steps back to give himself enough space to deal with the other minions pouncing at him. Two more minions were hacked into two halves by his blade.
Alfonso made sure to not let himself be surrounded, killing them one after another. The Elite Monster squinted its eyes, taking out another three black crystals from its palm before throwing them down.
Three new black holes appeared in the ground where the black crystals entered the ground. More and more minions crawled out from them.
'Interesting...' Alfonso welcomed the free meal, that's how he saw them. He began to devour minions while fighting to recover his stamina. His body was burning with the heat and he felt himself in his peak state. This fight was exactly what he needed to get used to his blade...
The Elite Monster watched silently how the stream of minions was quickly and effectively decimated by the lone human. The reaction speed of the human was ridiculous and it even was able to dodge attacks from his blind spot like he had eyes on his back...
The Elite Monster couldn't let it go on as it was aware that the human was slowly growing stronger by devouring the minions.
It snarled to its side.