Manuel was tapping slowly on his desk while reading through the reports. A tall blond man was leaning over beside his chair, reading too.
"Is that all?" Asked the blond man coldly.
Manuel leaned back on his chair, his gaze still fixated on two reports, "For now, yes."
"What do you think, Lucas?" Asked Manuel, the blond man beside him.
The blue eyes of Lucas drifted over the room that was filled with extravagant furniture.
"I'm surprised to be honest, our people aren't that incompetent but the intefierence from those rats made it impossible for them to get rid of the target without risking being exposed..." Spoke Lucas coldly.
Manuel nodded, "Especially this boy, Alfonso Gonzalez Ramirez. He has only been a Slayer for a few months but has already started to use Internal according to the reports. He is an orphan from District 3 with no backing, how did he create guns? Weaponmasters that are able to do that and effectively use them in battle are even less common than Special Type Slayers..."
"He is either very talented or some High Ranking Slayer is grooming him, I would say that the first is more likely from what we read in the reports. High Ranking Slayers only groom rookies if they become Core Members of the A.S.U, Ramirez is only a normal member. We need to kill him and Jonas Weldon, we can't let another clan recruit them." Said Lucas.
"Jonas Weldon's ability is too rare, I don't think that he wants to join any clan. He fled from Düsseldorf because of the Hoffmann Clan, now he has the same problem with us. The other clans will try to rope him in, their spies should have informed them by now..."
Lucas listened to Manuel, looking at the picture of Jonas attached to the report. "We can't let that happen. We must get rid of him before he joins a clan or becomes a Core Member of the A.S.U, our hands will be tied if that happens..."
"True, I don't want to see a second Henry emerging right under our nose...Send Johann and Anton after them..."
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"Are you serious? Why did you kill that rabbit? Don't you know what will happen?" Shouted Jonas at Alfonso who put away his Desert Eagle after killing a rabbit. Alfonso smiled faintly, walking to a fallen tree and sitting down. He relaxed while staring at Jonas with his pitch black eyes.
Jonas sighed, suppressing the urge to pull his afro. He wanted to shout some more at Alfonso but no words came out of his opened mouth when their gazes met. He had become used to the fact that Slayers have pupil-less pitch black eyes when they use their powers but there was something unsettling about Alfonso.
Jonas couldn't help but compare himself to Alfonso, both of them had brown skin color that was rare. Both of them had around the same height of 1,80 meter but they both still had different facial features. He knew that it was because his ancestors were directly from the African continent while Alfonso's ancestors were from Latin America. Alfonso was further mixed than himself, his nose was more European and his lips weren't as thick as his own lips.
"You guys have always fought monsters from the abyss with a group right?" Asked Alfonso to which both Nik and Jonas nodded. "Minions will come now and you two will kill them, I will help you out if Elite Monsters show up. I need to know how strong you both are to plan how to proceed before we go to Bochum." Explained Alfonso.
Nik and Jonas looked at each other, "You are basically testing us?"
"Yes. A tip from me, hit-and-run." Said Alfonso before waiting.
They waited for 7 minutes when Alfonso warned them that a group of monsters were coming. Jonas took out a long and lean curved sword out from the mouth on his elbow which Alfonso found interesting. 'That sword looks like an Odachi...'
'How good are his eyes?' Asked Jonas and Nik themselves when Alfonso told them the direction from where the monsters would come.
Alfonso observed them how they fought against the monsters, mostly Jonas because he didn't know him well enough. He gave them tips sometimes to help them when they made mistakes or became overwhelmed by the number of minions. He didn't see any Elite Monster among the large group of minions.
Nik became a 2 meters tall, very muscular fighter after entering his Berserk Form. His raw power was a sight to behold with his white skin covered by a metallic sheen. He acted smart, only engaging in head on confrontations and never letting the minions surround him.
Jonas had more difficulties at the start, Alfonso noticed something strange about him. He thought that Jonas lacked fighting experience in the beginning but he changed his mind when he observed him more carefully. Jonas didn't lack fighting experience overall, he just didn't seem used to fighting with his Odachi...
Alfonso guessed that Jonas might like him when he became a Weaponmaster and switched his weapon instead of using his Main Weapon.
The two of them rested after killing all the minions and devouring them. Nik sat down beside Jonas, "I have been curious for a while now, why do you always sit down with your legs crossed and eyes closed while holding your sword?"
Jonas opened his eyes, turning to Nik, "I'm meditating to master Internal." Nik looked confused at him, "What's Internal?"
It was now Jonas who looked confused at Nik, "How do you not know when Fonsi is already using Internal?" What Jonas said drew Alfonso's attention, it was his first time hearing that term. Jonas saw the puzzled look on Alfonso's face and became flabbergasted.
"Don't tell me you have been using Internal without even knowing!" Exclaimed Jonas in shock. Alfonso shook his head, "I have never heard of the term Internal, what is it?"
Jonas looked at him, sighing in disbelief, "It's sickening knowing that you are using Internal without even knowing what it is..." He shook his head a few times before starting to explain, "Listen you two, you both know that people who have consumed Exo-Seeds have an invisible warm energy flowing inside their bodies. That energy is called Flux. The term Internal is used when someone gains inner control over their Flux. Let's take Nik as an example. Why is your Berserk Form different from others despite being Berserkers? That's because others have gained control over their Flux to a certain degree, they don't waste it as much as you Nik. Alfonso is clearly using Internal to empower his shots. Older Berserkers have a more compressed Berserk Form that is superior to the normal Berserker Form from people that haven't mastered their Flux yet. Mastering Internal is also the requirement to become a C Rank Slayer."
'Ahh, now I get it. Those Senior Slayers have their own unique skills thanks to their control over their Flux!' Thought Alfonso.
Nik frowned, "I've been wasting my Flux unnecessarily all this time?"
Jonas shrugged before frowning, "It's strange that you two didn't know about it, it's common knowledge among Slayers..."
Alfonso frowned too, thinking about it..."Is it maybe because we are from District 3?"
Jonas' eyes widened, "You are from District 3? That would explain it, Slayers from lower Districts are treated as cannon fodder. There is hardly any point in telling them because of their high death rate and inferior growth..."
Nik cursed while Alfonso turned to Jonas, "I assume that you are from Düsseldorf's District 2 for you to know those things."
"Yeah, it all comes down to the quality of the Exo-Seed one consumes before turning into a Slayer. Everything is easier the better the Exo-Seed is and you gain more when you devour monsters from the abyss...That's why I'm shocked that you can already use Internal Fonsi..."
"I see..." Muttered Alfonso, he had the feeling that the A.S.U was treating them like mercenaries. They didn't treat them the same as the people from District 2 and the missions they could take were always more dangerous...Like the mission to scout the area around Bochum, it was clearly a deadly danger zone but an E Rank Slayer like him could take it...
"Tell us more about Internal and other things that are common knowledge..." Spoke Alfonso...