"Thank you sir and ma" the elder of the group of people looking like an old, and Caring man who was saved by Hazel and Blossom said in sincerity of heart as he knew that if not for Hazel and Blossom all of them would be long dead.
"You are welcome, but it didn't look like you needed any help," Hazel said as he remembered the barrier that was protecting them from the wolf.
"No sir, don't think of it like that. It was one of our people's skills that created that barrier but it has a disadvantage as it needs monster cores to power it up" the elder said to Hazel as the elder put on a sad expression.
"What do you mean by monster cores" Hazel asked in curiosity for he doesn't remember seeing anything like that from any monster he or Blossom had killed.
"Monster cores are located at the brain of the monster, but some monster cores are in other parts of their body". The elder replied.
"So what happens if you use the barrier without a core", Xin asked as he noticed the sad expression on the elder's face.
"In exchange to create a safety barrier, u need a core and without a core, if you use a safety barrier your life force will be drained in exchange. Two young men and a little boy already died because they used a safety barrier without a core". The elder said with his head faced down trying to hide the pain for his son was one of those that died.
"I really can't thank you enough, to pay back I promise to get enough monster cores for a long time use" Hazel said with determination.
"No sir, I can't let you get burdened because of us", the elder said, but Hazel said persistently "Am just paying back for your help".
-"Ahhhh they are back, everyone get in fast".
A loud shout from outside. As the old man heard this he hurried outside, but Hazel and Blossom who were in a room also got up to see what was going on, for they thought it was a monster attack again.
Hazel and Blossom got to the door and were about to go out but the old man who was at the door said "No please let me handle this". This got Hazel thinking can the man actually fight so he decided to look out the window and he saw a group of men on bikes at the front of the building.
"Old man what do you have for us today", the leader of the bike gang said in a commanding tone.
" Am sorry we have no monster core, we have tried hunting for but..." Without letting the old man finish one of them stoned the man.
"What the f*ck are you saying old man, go in and bring us the cores now", a lackey of the bike gang said.
"Am sorry, am telling the truth we have none" the old man fell to his kneels as he begged.
This was unpleasing for Hazel or blossom.
"If you don't bring out the cores am asking for we are going to kill all you children and come back tomorrow to kill the rest of you", the bike leader said with a monstrous tone assuring that he was not joking.
Hazel decided to interfere but just as he was about to leave to go there he saw that Blossom was already there and the look on her face was something Hazel have never seen before even when she was alive. She looked only filled with anger.
"Please leave here and never come back if you cherish your lives", Blossom said as she made her intent obvious that she was willing to kill them.
The gang leader got down from his bike and said with complete arrogance "Wow you are really beautiful, so you really think you can take me on, If you surrender now I will consider making you my bed attendant", he said as he licked his lips.
"Boss don't have her all to yourself", a guy from the gang said and the others replied," Yeah boss let's share her".
This made Hazel furious as his aura started to bust out uncontrollably and started choking everyone in the building, "sir please stop" a young boy said as he pulled Hazel's coat. This made Hazel come back to his senses as he looked around everyone was being choked and he apologized to them all for he lost control.
Blossom kept quiet and said nothing and this made the gang leader angry, he walked up to Blossom and gripped her hair tightly. As the old man saw this jump to stop the man as fast as he could and this made the old man hold the gang leader's hand.
"Please sir let go of her", the old man said as he held the gang leader's hand that was gripped onto Blossom's hair.
"How dare you filth touch me", the gang leader said as he raised his hands and was about to hit the old man. Blossom wasted no moment to cut off his hand.
The gang leader gripped the remaining part of his hand that was still attached to his body and started screaming and sobbing.
The other gang mates got down for their bikes to go avenge their boss but then Hazel came out of the apartment with his face demon-looking as he approached them with his monstrous aura which made him look handsome in this black cloth matching his black hair.
Seeing this the other gang knew that only death was knocking at their door, so they decided to run. They took their bikes and flew as fast as they could.
Hazel summoned his scythe and with the anger he felt he threw it towards them.
The scythe came back to Hazel but it felt like it did nothing to the gang that ran for their bike was still moving and it seemed like they were fine, but it was only a matter of time before all their heads fell off their bodies and the bikes tumbled and exploded.
[Player has killed 5 other players]
[Player has gained 500 exp]
[Player has leveled up ×5]
[Player has gained 5 soul points]
[Soul summon has levelled up]
[You can now summon a total of 3 warriors]
"Wow you can gain exp from killing other players", Xin thought and couldn't help but smirk with monstrousity-level aura.
"Although I don't know what are soul points, well I can always check it later," Hazel said In thought. "more subordinate, cool am ganna become a ruler one day".
The gang leader was still alive and he saw the end his mates met and stopped worrying about his hand that was cut off and he started apologizing and begging saying he could still be useful he promised them.
"Prove your worth or die", Hazel said with a monstrous tone and a facial expression with no emotion.
"I have a thousand monster cores and I have also secured a core exchange station, I can take you there", the gang leader said with the fear of losing his life.
"Ok take us there" Hazel replied him.
The gang leader took both Xin and Blossom to an abandoned police station, the station was looking wack and half-destroyed.
"Where is it", Xin asked yet again with no emotion.
"It's inside sir", the gang leader replied Hazel.
"Lead the way," Hazel said.
They entered and got to a place where there was only a computer that doesn't work and a bag full of gold-looking balls.
"Where is it", Xin asked.
"Here it is sir", he pointed to the bag of gold-looking balls referring to it as the monster core and the computer as the core exchange station.
"How those it work", Hazel asked curiously
"All you have to do is to place your palm on it and it will on", the gang leader said.
But of course, Hazel did not believe him and he said "Try it let me see".
The gang leader placed his palm on it and it worked, but of course, he is still missing one hand.
The computer turned on and the gang leader said "It depends on how much core you put in that will determine what you can get".
Every player has their core storage in another dimension in the system and it depends on the number of monsters you have killed and you can remove it whenever you wish.
Hazel decided to check it out and he said System show me my core storage and the system brought up
[Player core storage: 1050]
"Wait a minute, how come I have this many cores I haven't killed many monsters", Hazel said in Surprise.
"Yeah it's probably because of my gang that you killed, they also have cores of their own," the gang leader said.
"How much is your core" Hazel asked blossom.
"Mine is 1500" Blossom said.
"Well it's only normal I guess, since she has been killing the monsters" Hazel thought to himself.
Suddenly there was a flash on the computer and the gang leader pulled out a gun and was about to shoot, but without hesitation, blossom cuts off his second hand.
"You should have think twice before trying to double cross me, finish him blossom," Xin said.
Blossom ended him and was now at level 10 but how it happened was not understandable.
[Your subordinate has killed a player you have gained 1 soul point]
Hazel got back to the old man and gave them the bag of cores and both Hazel and Blossom left.