9 To adapt to this world, I will kill... (1/2)

Axel immediately backed away while on full alert. In front of him stood a young man donning an entirely black robe. He had extremely pale skin, light blue eyes and white hair. His cheeks were deflated, giving him the look of a skeleton.

The skeleton-like young man sadistically grinned before he said, ”What brings you out here?”

Even his voice brought a chill to Axel as he became even more alert. He glared at the young man and said, ”Nothing, just taking a walk.”

His sadistic grinned grew larger as he laughed. He ignored Axel's glare and said, ”Well, well, well. That's good to know. I thought you were pillaging the serpents burrow and taking the treasures inside.”

Axel immediately broke into a sprint and tried to run back to camp but he came to an abrupt stop when he ran into an invisible wall. Axel stood up and bashed his hands against the wall before the young man's eerie voice echoed from behind him.

”That's useless, you know? That's a barrier capable of containing a five-star monster.” Axel turned around, only to see the young man holding a skull in his hand as he arrogantly smiled.

The young man caressed the skull and said, ”This barrier can only be created by using the life of someone dear to you as a catalyse. I used my mother's heart and my father's skull. In the unholy church, your only allowed to leave when you complete your barrier.”

Axel tried his hardest to stop himself from throwing up as he broke into cold sweat. Finally, he noticed what was inside the young man's other hand. A heart. Worse of all, it still seemed to be beating.

The barrier pulsated to the rhythm of the heartbeat.

The young man smiled as he withdrew a thin long sword from behind him. He smiled at Axel and said, ”You have two chooses. One, I kill you and take whatever I can find. This includes your corpse as I'll turn you into a zombie slave. Two, Give me everything on you and I might let you live.”

Axel grit his teeth as hatred burned from every being of his soul. This hatred didn't just come from the fact he was in a 'Do-or-die' situation, it also came from the fact that he defiled the corpses of his parents for power.

Axel, from the bottom of his heart, loved his parents. Even though he was a tough case to handle, they still loved and supported him.

Now, right before him stood a young man who didn't care before defiling his parents. Coupled with the fact that Icarus's father sent an assassin to kill him, he's finally hit his limit.

Suddenly, a screen popped up in front of Axel.

[Personal Quest Triggered!

Kill the young man and bury his parents to rest.

Reward: 10,000 system points, 1x Trader Tab, 5x Lottery tickets.]

Axel's face bloomed into a brutal smile. He glared at the young man and said, ”While I'm against killing because of how I was raised, for scum like you, you're the perfect virgin kill for me to get accustomed to my new life.”

The young man's face twisted into a ferocious smile. He stab his sword towards Axel's heart and yelled, ”Die!!!”

Axel backflip and used the barrier as a wall and jumped, barely making it out of his range. His bow, Oak, appeared in his hands as he sent a barrage of arrows at the young man.

The young man dodged the barrage with ease. He arrogantly grinned and said, ”Are you even trying to hit me?”