The Hunter System
Chapter 135 - The Chaotic City S Balau
Shiva had just returned from an illegal raid he had just entered after a long time of not following a raid. He enlisted in an illegal raid that Lawrence advertised online.
His mind is so fucked. Feeling angry because the person he had always considered as his pet dog suddenly left him.
Not just that. What makes Shiva even more frustrating is when he saw the person who had always been with him turned out to have someone else who seemed to love him very much.
"The eyes... The look of a woman in love, right? And he dared to look at me with a sympathetic look?!"
Prang...!
Shiva slams a bottle of booze he just emptied into a tree in the garden where he used to be and Alvin spends the night when they can't sleep or want to unwind after training at the Academy all day.
Shiva took the second bottle from the 3 bottles of whiskey he bought after getting paid for the raid he followed.
He had no idea why he would be upset these days just after seeing Alvin and Cyntia go together. That's why for a few days Shiva always consumes alcoholic beverages.
"Don't torture yourself if you're angry at someone" said a man who suddenly spoke from behind him.
Shiva leaped off the long bench and was surprised to see a man in black robes, who was also wearing a black leather mask covering his face, standing there.
"W-who are you?"
The Destroyer walked around the long bench that Shiva had been sitting on to get closer to him.
"The one who will be your ticket to revenge" said The Destroyer, who was looking for new followers after he lost all his followers.
He has a plan in S City.
For this reason he sought out 'potentially' hunters from Kota S as his followers.
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After making a deal with The Destroyer, Shiva finally follows the man to a port on the banks of the small river City S.
There, Shiva sees several male hunters waiting for them in a large boat.
A fat man stared at Shiva who came with The Destroyer by furrowing his eyebrows together.
He looked at Shiva and the masked man in turn before finally asking in a displeased tone, "Who is he? Why are you bringing a woman?"
"He's Alvin Rufino's little friend who happens to have a grudge against the man, as well as Cyntia Maxwell."
The complexion of the man's face suddenly changed. He laughed out loud before finally thrusting his hand at Shiva.
"It's nice to meet you, miss..."
"Shiva's."
"Miss Shiva. What a good name. I'm Chris Max..," Chris stopped his line when he accidentally nearly mentioned his surname, Maxwell. He eventually reintroduced himself, using the name he used in City C. "I'm Chris Meyers. You can call me Chris from now on" he said. A smile on his face.
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Alvin's been missing for 1 month without a trace. At least for the Maxwell family who were looking for him after Marco Rufino worried about his son who had no news.
And so does Cyntia. Although he knew that Alvin was raiding many Dungeons that he did not know which city he was in, he was still worried. He was afraid that Alvin would come to Li Wen Xia and die without him knowing.
In addition to worrying about Alvin suddenly disappearing, Cyntia also worries about small attacks from masked forces that have been in the last 2 weeks continuously coming to the Maxwell family fortress.
Actually there are some worrying things that have happened in the last 2 weeks in S City.
In addition to the attack of the masked horde, there were many hunters from the rank 11 guilds down who disappeared. In fact, there was a guild whose entire members had disappeared without anyone knowing where they were going.
Another worrying thing came from the Dungeon. Currently, nearly 10 A rank Dungeon gates had sprung up in City S.
The only guild willing to cooperate with the Association was the guild Maximus who had already suggested himself as Norman's successor.
In addition to the pressure from the gates of those A-ranked Dungeons, Lowe also came under pressure from the Central Association representatives who were now setting up a counter-Association in City S, too, under the leadership of Roxel Wu, Li Wen Xia was sent from the Central Association.
Because of that rivalry, the territory of S City ended up being split into two. The southern region under Roxel supported the Central Association, while the northern region supported Lowe's leadership.
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"I hope you don't back down just because of this competition" Sam said, wearing his armor.
Lowe laughs.
"I should have asked you like that. You're the one who supported me to become the chairman of the Association here. I hope you don't regret it" Lowe said.
"Absolutely not. Alvin seems to have a very good assessment of you. You lead the northern region hunter very well."
Lowe took a deep breath and exhaled quickly.
"By the way, where is Mr Rufino now?" lowe said slowly.
He knew Sam did not have the answer because Lowe had often asked the same question. He just asked that question for himself.
Sam smiled bitterly. He lifted both shoulders without giving an answer.
"You two ready? We still have 3 other gates to deal with" Brooklyn said from the bus door.
"What about Tia?" ask Sam.
"Miss Tia has completed 3 gates. Miss is on her way to the fourth gate."
Sam nodded, feeling sorry for his cousin who worked alone for two weeks to raid A-ranked Dungeons.
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Lowe, Sam, Brooklyn and the 17 B rank Association hunters are finally preparing to make a raid. They were the second of two teams that daily went to A-ranked Dungeons in the northern region to close their gates.
But, just as Lowe was about to bring his raid members inside the gate, an officer came up to him.
"Mr Lowe, wait!" exclaim the hunter while running in a hurry to approach Lowe.
"So, what happened?"
"A-there's... There were 3 S rank Dungeon gates that had just appeared together."
"What?! Where's?"
"In our territory."
"Damn!"
Lowe stared at the rest of his team and then gazed at the gate before them.
"Still remaining 3 days before the Break occurs. Should we go there first?" ask Sam.
Lowe nodded. An S rank Dungeon would naturally have to be a top priority due to its gate-locking magic that would open in just 24 hours.
"Let's go there first" Lowe said.
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