In a place ruled by wild and bloodthirsty beasts, and covered by a reddish sky in which there was no day or night, an exploration team made up of six hunters was resting in the middle of the forest after an arduous fight.
"Haha, our luck is pretty good today. These fucking beasts are too weak compared to the previous times we've been here. "
A young man lying on a medium-sized rock suddenly spoke up.
This young man had blond hair and deep green eyes, as well as a handsome face. The aura that he exuded around him was one of complete arrogance mixed with high self-confidence.
The young man wore leather armor that gave him protection from the claws of beasts and a low weight that allowed him to move quickly without obstruction. With a sword resting in its hilt located on the side of his hip, the young man was the leader of this group.
From the tone of his voice, it was evident that he was quite satisfied after taking the lives of the beasts that had tried to sneakily attack his group a few minutes ago.
"It's true. I don't know what the motive behind all this is, but I have noticed how his attacks have less power than before and are easier to evade. In fact, I suffered less damage than on previous expeditions. "
A middle-aged man dressed in leather armor and carrying a metal shield in his hands responded to the blonde boy's comment. The man was leaning on the side of the rock.
"Oh really? I see. That is good news for you, you will not need to visit the blacksmith to fix your shield. After all, their prices are absurdly high, I doubt someone like you can afford them. " Said the team leader.
The middle-aged man didn't reply and simply scratched his head as he giggled. The young blond's words had echoed in the middle-aged man's head, but he seemed to have not noticed or simply didn't care as he continued speaking.
"Maybe they are in a weakened state or something. Who cares. It's easier to make money, isn't it, girls? "
Instead of continuing his conversation with the middle-aged man, the young blond rose from the rock he was resting on and directed his attention to a couple of beautiful women who were chatting a few feet from him.
Hearing these words, the pair of beautiful women stopped their conversation from him.
"Of course, the work is easier and faster for all of us."
One of the two women who had an above-average physical attractiveness, she spoke with a seductive tone in her voice as she directed flirtatious and provocative glances at the blond young man. Her intentions were quite clear behind her gaze.
The woman next to her was also her younger sister, and she was much prettier than her, she shook her head somewhat disappointed by her behavior.
Feeling that flirtatious look from one of the archers in his group, the blond young man had lustful thoughts with the pair of sisters. He imagined himself having sex with both girls at the same time. That single thought made him drool.
Thinking of inviting the girls out on a group date after exploring this portal, the young blonde got off the rock he was resting on and approached the last member of the group who was currently working.
"How much longer will it take? damn worm Liu, Lao, Lea, what the hell is your name "
Hearing his name mispronounced, a skinny 15-year-old boy carrying heavy luggage on his back paused his actions momentarily as he frowned and turned to reply.
"It's Leo." The thin young man named Leo replied. "Two minutes."
Saying those few words, Leo directed his attention to the corpses of the beasts once more and continued his magic stone extraction process, ignoring the leader of the group.
Dissatisfied with the response and the annoying behavior of his group's trash, a vein appeared on the young blond's forehead as he prepared to hit Leo again. Before he could attack Leo, he felt someone suddenly grab his wrist.
Looking behind his shoulder, he was surprised to see that she was the younger sister of the pair of girls from earlier. "What do you want?" The blond boy asked with annoyance and anger in his voice.
Noticing how upset the leader of her group was, the girl was quick to reply as she released her hold on the young blond's wrist.
"We just rested, you don't need to waste your precious energy on useless trash like him, right? After all, we need your precious and powerful strength to fight those stupid mindless beasts. "
As she spoke, the girl did not forget to add many compliments towards the arrogant blond young man. Her compliments seemed to work, as the young man's anger completely disappeared. With a smile on his face, he turned and rested his right arm on the girl's shoulders.
"It's true, I can't waste my energy on trash like him. It's better that he keep crawling for food like all the ants in this world, hahaha. "
After this situation, the blonde boy and the girl parted ways and returned to their previous positions. Returning to her sister, the girl who saved Leo from a beating was immediately questioned by her sister.
"What are you trying to do? Don't you see that I'm trying to get on the good side of that guy to make money and you go and screw them up? Please tell me one good reason for what you just did, Lucia. "
Hearing her sister who was also upset, Lucia didn't know what to answer. On the one hand, she didn't want to get into trouble with her sister and the blond boy, but on the other hand, she also didn't want to see Leo suffer another of the many beatings she has had during her group's expeditions.
In the end, the good side of her had won and she decided to help Leo a little.
"No... I do not know. I only wanted to help him at least once. I don't know why I did it, forgive me, sister. "
"Holy God. Okay, you didn't do anything wrong, but please promise me you'll never do it again, okay? "
"Yes…"