14 Magic (1/2)

The elite suddenly giggled. This made Dorian frown, wondering whether the man had gone mad. But the elite said ”You are thinking about going after them? Laughable! Laugh…”

However, he was interrupted by Dorian's harsh slap, which broke a couple of teeth which the elite was forced to spit out. He looked back at Dorian and saw cold eyes starring at him, a red light shining in them.

Dorian said with a voice which seemed to come from hell ”Try raising your voice again, and I will make you eat your own flesh.”

The elite's eyes widened, but he wisely shut up. Dorian said ”Now tell me, who are they?” The elite, this time, said ”They are the vice leaders of our gang, only below Boss Red Scorpion. However, they are the ones who make the real decisions, they have many subordinates, with direct guards, the weakest stronger than me, and the strongest are unfathomable.”

Dorian frowned and asked ”How strong is the Leaf in this hierarchy? And how many Stingers are there?”

The elite replied ”The Leaf… He is the strongest after the Stingers. And there are 13 Stingers.”

Dorian asked ”Are they really that strong? Is there an exception among them?” The elite shook his head and said ”You don't understand… The Stingers are chosen because of their strength, and anyone is welcomed in challenging them, if they don't fear death. But no one ever tried, not even the Leaf. Do you want to know why?”

Dorian didn't answer, but the elite continued nonetheless ”Because all the Stingers practice a manual! All of them are superhumans, capable of feats you wouldn't even dare imagine in your dreams!”

But Dorian was unfazed by what he said, and asked calmly ”What about the Red Scorpion?” The elite shook his head and said ”Well he is pretty mysterious, we don't get to see him often. Never, actually. But rumors say that he is even stronger than the Stingers, though because there are 13 Stingers they overwhelm his authority.”

Dorian nodded and said to himself ”So basically, if I kill those Stingers the gang will crumble on itself…” He looked back at the elite and asked ”Are they all in here? I mean the Stingers?”

But the elite shook his head and replied ”No, they are on missions outside the city, recruiting fresh blood. Currently, only the Tenth Stinger is in the city. Try going after him if you don't want to live anymore.”

Dorian asked ”How do you move around those tunnels? I saw no torch at the entrance, and those tunnels look like labyrinths.”

The elite looked at Dorian strangely and said ”So the rumors are true, you truly aren't from this city.” Dorian shook his head and asked why. The elite replied ”It's common knowledge here, that the Boss is a superhuman. But he isn't a warrior, he is a mage!”

Dorian nodded and said ”He did something here? Threw a spell?” The elite nodded and said ”We all have a relic on us which leads us unconsciously to the Main Hall.”

Dorian looked at him straight in the eyes, releasing once more his killing aura and ordered ”Give me yours.”

The elite didn't resist and took out a coin and tossed it to Dorian. As he grabbed it, Dorian was able to open its status page:

[Name: Enchanted Coin]

[Type: Miscellaneous]

[Rarity: Grey]

[Defense: 0]

[Requirement: None]

[Effects: This coin allows you to join the Main Hall.]