This is the difference between us Æ Hank thought reflecting on his losses This is the line And from what they said Paolo and Kayle are some of the best but they arenÆt the best Hell what is the best of Zone 32 like Æ
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Paolo and Kayle saw them off HankÆs group would travel with the East End ers South to their Village and then would continue to Star Crossing and take a Teleportation Platform to Donnyton Again Hank was a little dubious about the process But at least he understood why these people didnÆt seem to have any vehicles they could just fucking teleport
Hank shook hands with Paolo and then with Kayle Thank ye kindly for the instruction Who knows how long it would have taken for me to get a feel for this on my own You two are mighty talented to arrive here so quickly
Haha itÆs not like we havenÆt had help Paolo said his arms folded But the smug look on his face revealed how much he enjoyed the praise HankÆs mouth twitched but he said nothing But before the two Donnyton Squad leaders departed Paolo added
When you get to Donnyton find Alana Ask her for a duel SheÆs the current leader of Squad I That woman will show you what humans can aspire to be
Then Hank left with Vandal and his crew with Ezekiel Laurel and Affina trailing after AffinaÆs face was especially serious and many times she turned and looked back towards the direction that the DonnytonÆs group vanished It even got to the point that Ezekiel noticed and zeroed in on this behavior
What are you doing Ezekiel drawled his eyes narrowed at the Asian woman You look like a lovesick schoolgirl Get a hold of yourself
Of all things Affina blushed I doubt that Sir Kayle sees me like that Just a daydream
Then she hurried off Ezekiel was left struck dumb staring after the usually so silent and stoic Affina Laurel snorted and walked up to Hank her arm sliding around HankÆs You guys really didnÆt see her intently watching all of KayleÆs fights She even asked him to go for a walk so they could exchange pointers She played up her blindness around him so he would offer to lead her by the arm Does that seem like typical Affina to you
Hank shrugged Honestly he hadnÆt seen any of that He was busy with other things Fighting and improving himself was one thing but there were others
The time spent recovering wasnÆt just spent idle They had been in contact with the leaders of Zone 32 and they arranged a meeting with people in power They brought up certain issues but they were waiting until they were in person to conduct any real business
Secretly Paolo revealed that Donnyton was in heated talks with the other Villages over the substance of what Donnyton was able to agree Although Donnyton was the most powerful Paolo claimed the others werenÆt without their own strength And Donnyton never wanted to make these decisions unilaterally
But one decision that they had come to and in turn Hank was told was that Donnyton was named the capital of the Zone and the Zone was named Rawland Although Donnyton was only a tenth of the ZoneÆs population sitting at 15 000 after the flood of new arrivals in the edges of the Zone it was where trade was concentrated
Still around the same time Hank found himself comfortable with his new Skills was when Rawland had reached a political decision they were ready for Hank and his group to come to Donnyton
The journey to East End felt quick although it took an entire day It was just a very different experience than traveling in the borderlands Here the monsters were frequent but they werenÆt dangerous
This was one thing that puzzled Hank and when he asked Vandal the young man just shrugged Zone 32 or Rawland seemed to have more Raid Bosses and Dungeons than Zone 1 by a lot They took small diversions twice to address reports of a Raid Boss They defeated two Tier IIs and even stumbled across a Tier III that had hidden itself This was due to Laurel who felt a flash of insight that many would die if they did not go into a nearby copse of trees
There a Tier III python Raid Boss had set up hop and immediately ambushed them
Now Hank and his team were few but all were experts they acquitted themselves splendidly But there were several powerful individuals Vandal was a wrecking ball and the squad that came with him were experienced and efficient cleaners
During their weeks together Hank had gathered a few ideas about Vandal He ate the meat of monsters and took on some of their characteristics But what Hank didnÆt realize was that due to the consumable nature of this Vandal didnÆt use truly powerful monsters as fuel in a duel against other humans
After takings 6 bites of the dried meat Vandal swelled to become a 3 meter tall red hulk smashing the trees of the copse and revealing the python minions They bit and attempted to bind him but his raw physicality just ripped through their bodies He was a force of nature And behind him his squad moved quickly shooting bolts of fire at the incapacitated snakes reducing the pressure by finishing off the wounded enemies
Sighing after the battle Vandal transformed back into a normal human with an unhappy expression Only have one more of those Apparently it came from a four armed ape in the borderlands had to trade with the GhosthoundÆs crew to get it What a waste definitely overkill
Ezekiel hadnÆt heard but HankÆs ears harpened at the mention of the term the Ghosthound Then he inwardly shrugged Although they called Ezekiel his name it wasnÆt so strange for them to have a nickname for EzekielÆs son But that didnÆt sit quite right with Hank
There was something in the way Vandal said the name something in his tone that gave Hank pause But he couldnÆt rewind and hear it over again Plus it was a small thing So they moved on towards East End
When they arrived it was almost nightfall with low clouds sliding in from the edge of the horizon It would probably rain that night
As they spotted the mall that made up East End Hank spotted something else A small bunny like creature peering over a rock at Hank Aside from the fact that its ears seemed as long as its small body and lay flat against its head then down its back it really looked exactly like a brown rabbit But there was an intelligence in its eyes and a strange brown glow around it that seemed to indicate it was something more sinister
Hank reflexively drew his repeater and then hesitated Even if it was a monster it was such a small thing and he didnÆt see a Level indicator above its head Was it really just a bunny Or a weird variation caused by the System That didnÆt seem very difficult to believe
Shrugging Hank instead shoo ed it away and turned to follow the others in his group But as he did so he could clearly hear the soft sound of paws delicately moving over rock Resolutely Hank ignored it The creature wasnÆt stalking him or getting closer just following him So what was the harm
But as they arrived at the entrance to the mall which had been heavily reinforced with metal bars the sound of the feet grew frantic the little bugger had launched into a sprint
Wheeling around Hank leveled his repeater but still when he looked at the small body the brown fur
wasnÆt this just a fucking rabbit
But in its eyes Hank saw something else now excitement
The bunny leaped squealing and Hank decided to say fuck it He fired his repeater causing the rest of the group to turn around The bullet took the bunny in the chest
Or it would have Instead the bullet passed through the rabbit causing a few ripples in its body The rabbit continued unabated slamming into HankÆs right hand But again instead of being flung away it sank into his hand entered his body It felt warm and comfortable
Congratulations You have learned the Skill Elemental Affinity (Unique Earth) Lvl 1
Welcome to East End Vandal said yawning while he did so Land of the Elementals Come on in before more of them come to claim you all
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Congratulations your Skill is 30% complete Please continue to provide a powerful image to assist in the formation of the Skill
Randidly sighed He couldnÆt stall anymore he would have to move to meet the military for the expedition soon He had hoped that when he put his mind to it it would not take too much effort to reform As the Sun Stills But without the assistance of the battle against that spear user who focused on the sun he was having a hard time capturing the feeling