Chapter 106: Band of Thieves (2/2)
The temptation to take a peek at the contents of the pouch was too great and his mine was too weak to resist the urge. He lowered his gaze to open the pouch, expecting to see the glimmering shine of the coins but was met with a bunch of dark and dull black rocks.
”Gar.. garbage...! You gave me garbage!! you fuc—”
His mouth was unable to complete his rant as an arm was stretched out and a hand grabbed his face before he could even raise his head. The guy that should be standing a few meters away was now just inches away from him, grabbing a hold of his head with his left hand.
His men seemed stunned, it didn't seem like they had seen him move either, he wasn't even sure if they could comprehend what was going on right now.
Anger rose within him, how could a Platinum rank Hunter like himself be treated like this. He raised his arm to try and pull off the hand on his face but it wouldn't budge. If someone told him the hand was attached to his face he would believe them.
He tried harder but the grip only got tighter and a pained scream that sounded like a wail of a dying animal resounded throughout the alleyway. It was only then his men broke out of their stupor and shouted.
”What the hell do you think you're doing you bastard. You're dead, dead!”
Tyler had swiftly closed the short distance between himself and the Platinum rank Hunter and grabbed the man by the face. His body was then hoisted off the ground.
The man could not even dodge, much less resist the sudden clinch. He had tried to get away from his grip but it was pointless, even without putting much strength into this, these men were surprisingly weaker than he thought.
The men around him who were screaming curses at him still hesitated to move. They were probably still wondering what was happening here. How strong was this guy, if he could lift a grown man who was also a Platinum rank Hunter with one arm like it was nothing. The imaginations of everyone present were now considering that topic.
Still, it only took one person to escalate things. Another gold rank Hunter lost his composure and went mad. ”Damn you bastard, Die!!!”
He spread his arms and two magic circles quickly formed before he swiped his arm like he was throwing a weapon. Tyler could see the others around him also preparing their spells and some drawings out their weapons. The shadow under his feet vibrated slightly but quickly stopped.
Nadine was also about to move when Tyler gestured for her to stop. There was no longer any need for them to do anything else. As the gold rank adventurer was about to release his spell when a figure fell from the sky and slammed him into the ground, probably after jumping off the tall buildings that formed this alleyway.
”That's enough!”
Four other figures also came from behind and one of them yelled out to the band of thieves. The group of five were also Hunters with metal-plated bracelets on their wrists.
”Who the hell are you guys, why the hell are you interfering with the Rancor gang's business.”
The gold rank Hunter with the long dagger spoke first, trying to understand the situation. One of the four figures in the back answered his question with a chuckle.
”Interfere, I'll say we just saved your lives, you should be grateful, if you still can't understand that then I wonder how you lots became gold ranks.”
The one who spoke was a male, his metal plate was a pale greyish-white meaning he was also a Platinum rank Hunter, as a matter of fact, all four of them at the back were Platinum rank Hunters. This was probably why they dared challenge such numbers.
when the gold rank Hunter heard the man his eyes twitched and he took a step back. His other comrades were also hesitating, and the one that was the first to attack was still being held back by an unidentified figure.
”We, w-we can't leave without our boss.”
He said those words cautiously as he didn't know what would happen to them now that they were so outclassed. Tyler turned to look at the man with the long dagger and asked again. ”You, I'll ask one last time, what did you use to look through my coat?”
The man could not see his eyes but his body was nearly convulsed by that question. He hesitated for a second before looking back to see the four Hunters just quietly staring at them. He gulped and spoke carefully: ”It's my innate ability, Perceptive Gaze. I can use to locate anything of value within my range.”
He didn't want to give out such information but the grip on his boss's head was getting tighter and tighter. He hoped that would be enough to satisfy him and he was glad to see that it did. The man just nodded at his companion before turning back to him.
Tyler lightly tossed the man he was holding towards the side. Well, it was light for him, but the speed at which the man flew nearly shattered the wall he slammed into.
”You bastard!..”
One of the other men yelled but retreated when Tyler faced his direction.
”Alright, you guys should get lost before things get worse.” One of the other males amongst the group of five spoke sternly from behind and the thieves hurriedly helped their unconscious boss out of the crater and ran away with some of them still cursing back at Tyler with hate in their eyes.
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