Chapter 305 Pills (1/2)
”So what else do we need to do?” Arran asked, dividing his attention between the girl beside hiirl — Negin — could not be trusted was obvious She'd asked Arran to kill one of her fellow recruits for a chance at a starmetal weapon, and he had little doubt that she'd betray hiht it would benefit her
Yet this was exactly what made her useful
Her desire for a weaponan outsider, and after the part she'd played in the death of another recruit, revealing Arran's identity would implicate her as well
The balance was a precarious one, but for now, it got Arran what he needed And if the girl decided to betray him, she'd soon discover the depth of her ic,” she said in response to his question ”And it's o inside without proper precautions, we'll burn long before we reach our destination”
Naturally, Arran already knew about this He'd faced the sarew er than he expected, it should pose little difficulty to hi with that?”
”I do,” Negin replied, though she spoke with some hesitation In a careful voice, she added, ”You're lucky you met me, or you never would've known about it”
”Tell me what it is,” Arran said curtly
He could tell that the girl was reluctant to share the information And no wonder She probably feared that he'd abandon or kill her once he no longer needed her help
Yet she need not have worried Arran'sthrough the battlefield, but her knowledge about the Hunters — or rather, the Darian Iin hesitated briefly, then said, ”There are other obstacles ahead So even if I tell you this, you'll still need hed ”If you keep your end of the bargain, I'll help you get a weapon But if you betray me, or keep secrets…”
He left the rest of the threat unspoken Doubtless, her is far worse than any threat he could make
”I'll tell you,” she said after a iven pills that provide resistance to h to make it to the center of the battlefield”
”So we'll need to take them fro irl's possessions, and why she needed his help so badly
Negin nodded ”If ant to have a chance at finding weapons, we'll need to take the pills from several dozens of recruits” Some concern in her voice, she hastily added, ”And we can't kill the, no one will care But if you kill dozens of recruits, the Rangers will know so up a few dozen recruits should be sih,” Arran said ”But you said there were toofor people to rob, isn't that a good thing?”
She shook her head ”If we rob too roup up to take our pills” With an appraising look at Arran, she continued, ”You h to defeat theh he was unwilling to waste too ave her a reluctant nod in response ”Just tellthe edge of the battlefield for several days, avoiding the other recruits that roamed the area as best they could This proved an easy task, since ures appear in the distance — feilling to face superior numbers, it seemed
But there were soroup of three recruits, all youngtheir nu them victory
Arran quickly disabused the that they wouldn't soon forget He took care to conceal his strength, but even so, the three recruits posed no challenge whatsoever At a guess, he thought even the recruit he'd killed could have defeated the
A handso the end of his twenties, ah the wasteland Arran detected the ambush from a mile away, but since there was no real risk, he in even more suspicious
Yet to his surprise, the ambusher proved unexpectedly skilled Not so h to leave hier to learn ht continue for several ht in the man's skill, he saw — perhaps evena true insight, but it intrigued Arran nonetheless