He didn't stop there, he sliced the crossbow while at it. And after being right behind him, his blade was under the head of the archer, a centimeter separating his neck and the blade
The sight of this… shocked the treasure hoarders, everyone knows what is being done now…
Their friend, fu yuan, is being held hostage.
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This was an unexpected scene, yet an unwelcoming one.
"You bastard…" fang long muttered as he gripped his shovel for the bazillionth time… how many times did he do this?
Frustration was evident on his face, only being able to witness this situation from a distance
It was silent for a couple of moments, until someone decided to speak
"*ahem*" ryuma started his sentence "i assume you all care for your dear friend, gentlemen." He spoke, narrowing his eyes at the two treasure hoarders, holding the blade against fu yuan's neck
Both returned the same look, glancing at ryuma with skepticism
"…it's obvious you dimwit, or else he wouldn't be here." The alchemist treasure hoarder responded
Ryuma comprehended his words, coming up with a solution to all this
After several seconds passed by, ryuma grinned as he thought of what to do
"So you SURELY would try to save him at all costs, correct?" He stated it, to make sure of their declaration of this.
Both of them looked at eachother, then back at him. They have noticed his grin, and they didn't like it one bit.
The big one stepped forward "Just what are planning to do, boy?" He spoke with uncertainty, yet it was obvious it had skepticism evident in gis voice.
…
…
"Your mother."
Ryuma grinned once more, all this was according to his calculation, it was all apart of his plan. He enjoyed every second of it
However, you couldn't say the same to the person he replied to, as he (FINALLY) broke the shovel out of pure anger. Yet he didn't dare step closer to make him pray
Ryuma saw his angery posture "Im joking im joking…" the former tried to change the subject "you treasure hoarders must be stacked with mora, to my assumption of course."
The former tossed the broken shovel, as it didn't serve any purpose to him any longer
"…so? What your saying is…?" He raised one eyebrow, curious about what he's implying
"In order for me to release your little friend here, give me all of your mora."
…
"You… little-" seeing as he had no shovel to grip, he balled his fists, about to speak up before his companion interrupted him
"Fine, but you WILL release him." He put his potions in his belt, having to resort to this as his final choice
Fu yuan, who stood silent for the whole scene, finally spoke up "YAN! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!? THIS LITTLE SHIT IS-"
"ENOUGH, FU YUAN! DO YOU THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER OPTION TO CHOOSE FROM?!" He yelled at his delusional teammate, spreading out his arms in frustration
Then, fu yuan shut up. Simple as that.
Yan looked towards fang long "ill go retrieve the mora, you stay watch." He ordered his boss.
Fang long only stared in dismay, nodding at his friend
Yan began walking further in the trees. Towards the camp, ryuma presumed
After a couple seconds after his departure, ryuma grabbed the handle of one of the dual blades and hit it hardly against the archer
*thud*
That hit obviously led to fu yuan getting knocked out, being let go and falling onto the ground.
"FU YUAN! You… BASTARD!" Fang long was pissed, finally letting his intrusive thoughts win and began charging at ryuma with the fastest he got
…albeit, it was not enough
Ryuma quickly side stepped it, hid his blades into his inventory and countered the charge with a right hook, followed by an uppercut to the neck
That combo caused the enraged treasure hoarder to fall onto the ground, his back hitting the ground rather harshly
Ryuma walked towards the fallen hoarder, holding some pent up frustration from the fight "you do not know how many darn times, you could have knocked me out. you useless excuse of a person"
With the words being spoken, he began kicking him in the stomach, continuously i should mention.
The treasure hoarder just screamed in agony, trying to protect his stomach as much as he can. Not successful in doing so
"FIGHT BACK, BITCH! FIGHT BACK!" He yelled as he continued to kick his belly furiously
The went on for an entire minute, before Ryuma decided to end it by kicking him in the head, somehow knocking him out
…
Ryuma isn't proud of what he did, but its what must be done.
It really wasn't in his nature to beat someone this badly, but oh well. Its already done…
Hey, he feels at ease now. The pent up frustration he had from the earlier fight and anything before that has miraculously disappeared…
He stared at both of the unconscious form of the two treasure hoarders, until he stared at the direction where that third one went
'I guess that's where their camp is… better follow him now' he thought quickly, leaving behind the unmoving bodies of the two
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MEANWHILE…
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*creeeeeeeeak*
The sound of a chest opening is heard
"…i should probably give most of it… *sigh* that darn brat!" He murmured as he pulled out a large pouch, beginning to stash the mora inside of it
After a couple minutes of continuous loading, he was finally done. The pouch is as big as his entire torso, this should be plenty.
"…aw, is that for me?" A voice behind him spoke
"Yeah, it is…" he replied quickly, then, it dawned on him "wait… WHAT?" He quickly snapped his head behind him
Alas, he was met with a swipe to the neck, losing consciousness in an instant and falling to the floor.
[ mission accomplished: knock the treasure hoarders unconscious ]
[ CLAIM REWARDS ]
'…nice' he smiled as he indeed claimed them, obtaining some extra mora and chef points from the system…
As for when he got this task… lets recall an earlier moment a few hours earlier
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*whistle*
It's literally the word above this, ryuma walked along the path whistling, minding his own business
[ !!! ALERT ALERT ]
[ !!! ALERT ALERT ]
That sudden sound caused him to jump, startled by the noise that came out of no where
[ C rank treasure hoarders are near your location, be alert. ]
'C…+? Theres a ranking system now?' He questioned himself, he didn't particularly remember anything about this
[ it is a concept of power levels that were introduced, and the rankings start from f, d, c, b, a and s rank. ] the system replied to his question within an instant
'I forgot you could read my mind… but, thats nice…' he pondered in silence
'…what rank am i?'
[ your a c+, *insert asian dad voice* you failure ]
'…fuck you too'
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-•Current time•-
He stared at the camp, it was small, but manageable for a three-man group
And at that, he found the things you would find in a camp. Cooking pot, an extinguished fireplace and some tents
But what was most important to him, is the chests…
There is no mistake, that there is 2 exquisite chests that look like from the game.
Ryuma did what anyone else would do, and opened it. Revealing a huge load of mora, and a whole 2 primogems
…
Cant say he is expected too much
…
After a couple of minutes, the treasure hoarder had woken up. He rubbed his eyes, getting rid of that sleepiness in his system
He looked around… and seeing that brat that knocked him out… making… chests disappear?
He saw that he picked up he and his comrades belongings ( not really ) and as if he was breaking the entire fabric of reality, it seemed as if he was shoving a chest through a dimensional pocket
But as he was staring, ryuma's eyes met his. Causing a staring match between the two individuals
"…no one will believe you" ryuma said to him, not breaking eye contact with him
"…what?" Is what the treasure hoarder can mutter, as he looked at the former in bewilderment
"Try to convince them, try to make them believe what you saw… but they wont believe you" he said to the latter, before turning around and walking away. Leaving without answering his questions
…he's definitely not gonna forget that
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( A/N: hey guys! Just as promised, i wrote a chapter.
I really apologize of this chapter isn't up to par with the rest, i was making this in the middle of the night or before i went to sleep, causing some mistakes and improper writing quality
But that being said, i hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter, have a good day!)