Alfonso's account was filled again after selling his 120 Minion and 3 Elite Exo-Seeds to the A.S.U branch. He made 1500€, the three Elite Exo-Seeds were each worth 100€. He was at the same time promoted to an E Rank Slayer, the requirement for that promotion was to bring back an Elite Exo-Seed to the A.S.U branch.
Alfonso thought that the system was flawed, people with backers could race through the ranks that way but he realized later that it didn't do anyone good if they raced through the ranks without having the required strength. The higher ranks opened new lucrative privileges, more assets one could buy but the missions were at the same time more dangerous.
He stayed two days in Dortmund until Nik stormed into his room...
"Fonsi! Good that you are here! Come with me, I need your help!" Said Nik agitated.
Alfonso signaled him to calm down, "What's the matter?"
Nik took a deep breath, "I believe that a friend of mine is in trouble, I think that people from the Kruse Clan are trying to kill him because he refused their invitation!"
Alfonso lifted his eyebrows, 'The Kruse Clan? They are one of the Main Clans from District 1...'
"Tell me more, who is your friend and why does the Kruse Clan want to recruit him?"
"His name is Jonas and he is like you, I heard from others that he had trouble with some clans from Düsseldorf and came to Dortmund for a new start. We did a few missions together and became good friends, I don't really know why they want him but I guess that he has a kinetic ability..." Explained Nik.
"Is that so.." Said Alfonso slowly while rubbing his chin, "What do you mean by saying that he is like me?"
"He is a Weaponmaster like you and has the same skin color." Answered Nik a bit embarrassed.
Alfonso couldn't help but chuckle, 'This fellow...'
"Alright, I will help you."
"Good, then let's go!" Said Nik excited.
The two of them rushed out of Dortmund, Nik knew where Jonas went to finish his mission and lead the way through the forest.
They traveled for over an hour without rest towards the north. Alfonso began to constantly sense the area around 200 meters around them until he frowned.
"Follow me!" Said Alfonso while taking out his Kar 98k from the vertical mouth in his chest before taking aim. Nik looked shocked at him, "Is that a Rifle? Does it even work?"
Nik mentioning his change made him smile wryly, "I had a change of heart. I decided to change my fighting style after gaining more experience. My main weapons are now this Sniper and two Pistols, it's the perfect fit for me. I decided to go all in and become a Gunslinger among Weaponmasters. I don't want to limit myself." Bullsh*ted Alfonso quickly.
His senses had picked up a group of people killing a smaller group and he speculated who they were so he pulled the trigger of his Sniper...
A loud sound echoed through the forest before someone stopped moving, looking down at the hole in his chest where a sharp black bone bullet had blasted through. His eyes widened to the extreme in shock and confusion as he stared at the blood running down.
The moment of surprise was on Alfonso's side and he fired again at the stunned Assassin. Another bone bullet pierced through the back of the Assassin, throwing him forwards where he fell on the ground. The Assassin twitched a few more times before perishing.
The rest of the Assassins were shocked, stopping their attacks on the group of Slayers...
Niklas looked surprised at him...
Alfonso used that chance to sprint forwards , he recognized with one glance who Jonas was. There were corpses lying around them on the ground. Jonas was guarding two other Slayers that were injured while being surrounded by seven people wearing black clothes like Assassins.
Jonas gasped in shock when he saw Alfonso and Nik before shaking his head, "Nik! Why are you here? You need to run, they are too strong for you!"
Nik ignored him, entering his Berserk Form and storming towards them. The Assassins in black avoided him, letting him join Jonas and the others. The throat of another Assassin was blasted by a bone bullet, Alfonso stayed further away after his surprise attack. The Assassins glared at him with hatred because of the sounds that the unlucky Assassin was producing, it sounded like he was suffocating while twitching. That Assassin twitched for 15 seconds before dying...
The Assassins exchanged glances with each other before acting, they split up with two of them rushing towards Alfonso while the rest attacked Nik and the others.
Alfonso was surprised by their speed but didn't panic, waiting for the Kar 98k to finish its cooldown. The two assassins holding black knives slashed at him from both sides. Alfonso didn't dare to block them, he dodged by taking two quick jumps back before shooting again. The Assassin to the right was surprised but reacted quickly, hacking down with his second knife, thus barely deflecting the bone bullet coming for him.
Alfonso only needed one glance at them to know that they were professionals, 'Too bad that I can't Seismokinesis because of these Slayers...' Alfonso moved fast, avoiding their attacks. He was constantly running backwards, jumping up a tree on which he slid up 5 meters. He aimed at the Assassin behind the other one that was pursuing him, the bone bullet flew quickly through the air. The distance was too short and the bone bullet too fast for the Assassin to dodge, he barely managed to cross his knives in front of his chest to block the attack.
A nasty smile spread across Alfonso's face, 'Got you!'
The moment the bone bullet slammed into the knifes of the Assassin, a small shockwave blasted his arms up and sent his knives flying...
Alfonso had already taken one of his Desert Eagles out, pulling the trigger. A barrage of small bone bullets flew quickly forward. The Assassin looked in horror at the many small gaping holes in his chest before collapsing on the ground.
The other Assassin pursuing him looked back at his dead partner in disbelief...
Alfonso's training paid off, he was used to fight against groups of enemies and speedy elite monsters. He spent the time polishing his tactics against monsters. He did notice the change he went through when using his Kar 98k and Desert Eagles. It was unlike his past life when his accuracy was only good. He could only explain his explosive improvement in one way...It should be the doing of that strange entity...
The remaining Assassin rushed madly at him with higher speed, but another shot from the Kar 98k was the only thing that greeted him. Just like the other Assassin, he tried to block it but failed when a small shockwave broke his defense...
Alfonso saw the pitch black eyes form the Assassin glaring at him in disbelief and hatred before his body fell lifeless on the ground...Many small bone bullets had penetrated his body...
His actions didn't go unnoticed and the 5 other assassins who wanted to attack Nik and the others stopped in their tracks. They looked at each other before one of them shouted, "Go!"
They split up again but their targets were different this time, they picked up the corpses of their fellow assassins before escaping.
Nik roared angrily, wanting to run after them but Alfonso stopped him.
"Let them go, it's good that they chose to retreat. They have more people than us and your friends are too injured to fight."
Nik wanted to say something but didn't do it, he took deep breaths before looking back at the two injured Slayers...
"You are right Fonsi."
Alfonso nodded, "Help them, we need to go back to Dortmund. I will act as the scout as my eyes are better."
"Shouldn't we take care of their injuries first?" Asked Nik while frowning.
Alfonso shook his head, "I don't want to take the gamble, what if they come back with more people? Your friends need to endure the pain until we reach Dortmund, we will be safer there."
Nik wanted to argue but Jonas came to them, "Your friend is right Nik, we can't stay here. We need to go back now!"
Nik looked at them, nodding...