They spread out to different parts of the broken temple and minutes later, met back at the front yard.
"Couldn't find anything" Gabbie reported
"Me neither" said Eiden, and same with Jason and Derrick. The place was a total mess, debris here and there, almost like a nuclear energy was released there.
"What's going on here?" Someone spoke.
The gang turned to face the voice, a hint of familiarity and annoyance flashed in Derrick's eyes "you guys again?" He sneered.
The ones who bumped into him and blamed him. There were four then but now they're missing a member.
"You must have not learnt your lesson before, this place belongs to us, it's our territory and I'll forgive you if you apologize and leave" said the boy who stood at the front.
"That's a whole load of crap—" Derrick moved forward but Eiden blocked his path. Derrick must have forgotten, these weren't NPCs but actual people. People who threatened to have them hanged.
"We're not here to cause trouble, we'll leave calmly. I apologize in his stead" said Eiden.
The boy got over his head and smirked. He walked closer to Eiden, they were the same height so they looked each other eye to eye. He held Eiden's hair and forced him to bow
"Is that how you apologize?" He asked.
What he did caused Gabbie, Derrick and Jason to glare at him
"Do it properly" he ordered.
Eiden, his head still bent low, said "I apologize in his stead".
"Better but I'm not satisfied" said the boy
"Hey!" Gabbie couldn't take the harassment, "he already apologized". Eiden stood straight.
The boy's gaze averted to her and he snorted "I don't speak with frail females" he said
"Excuse me?" Gabbie stared at him, amused by his confidence.
Derrick and Jason looked at the boy with uneasiness, he shouldn't have said that, Gabbie hated being called weak, especially by guys who think they're stronger.
The boy continued "know your place little girl" he warned her and her mind clicked, that was it, her limit broke.
"You piece of crap, I'm gonna—" Gabbie's threats were interrupted as her system suddenly popped up.
At first she feared that the boy might see it but there wasn't any change in his smug expression. The four were the only ones who could see it.
She looked behind to Jason, Eiden and Derrick, they also realized that the boy and his gang were oblivious of the status screen.
They didn't say anything in order not to raise suspicions.
"What?" The boy asked, "why silent all of a sudden, have you finally known your place? And what's with that tattered clothing"
Gabbie looked at them, gritting her teeth. She wanted to pounce on him and bite his tongue off but there were other matters to settle. For instance, the daily quest that just showed up.
[Bruise three people 0/3__2coins, 5points]
After reading through the absurd quest, she smiled widely, exposing her not so long canines.
"How convenient..."