32 Greed (1/2)

They witnessed a gigantic tortoise corpse defiled.

Two of the heads were beheaded and a single leg was severed while another was dyed in red.

The area completely smelt like blood, a disgusting copper scent that stuck to their nose as they attempted to find out what happened to their prey.

Seeing that a person in the distance was lighting up a fire and releasing that great smell from his stew, they headed over to ask some questions.

Wanting to make a great impression a man started to introduce themselves.

”Hello! I'm Lirgo from Five Star College and the people beside me are my friends”

Giving off a friendly smile, the man noticed that the person still had no reaction and started introducing his friends to see if it could grab his attention.

”That man over there is Joe.”

Dean sent a glance and saw that the man was well endowed with armor and that there was a large shield on his back.

The style was very glamorous rousing the attention that it was probably cheap and ineffective however Dean saw that there were quite a few scratches and dents, suggesting it was durable.

One problem he saw was that the weight of the man was unusual for a cultivator.

He owned a pot belly that could affect a fast fight but the equipment told Dean that he was a very defensive person.

Continuing his introduction the man then pointed at two girls

”The older one is Katrina and the younger one is Kellie.”

Seeing their leader suddenly introduce everyone, they automatically smiled.

Katrina held a scabbard to her right that had the style of a claymore sword while her sister on the other hand had two small daggers on her sides.

But due to the sun's rays, Dean could see a small glimmer under her sleeves meaning that she must have hidden dozens of weapons.

'What a balanced team!'

Lirgo noticed that he had finally gained the man's attention and asked his question

”Man, the area got completely destroyed! Who killed that monster over there.”

Trying to open up a conversation and be vague as well, Lirgo did not want this man to steal his prey but instead deal with whoever killed that tortoise.

Dean felt interested in what they could offer and responded

”Oh, I killed that.”

The sudden dull yet straightforward answer made Lirgo question himself.

Taking a careful look at his opponent, he analysed his surroundings and saw that a man was lying on the ground with bandages wrapping him up.

To the side of that man was a small hilt with a few crests of metal remnants scattered.

Seeing that Dean held no sharp weapon in sight as he placed his polearm inside his blue orb. Lirgo came to the conclusion that Dean was probably a wanderer who helped that man.

The bandaged man was probably the actual person who killed the tortoise and Dean could just possibly be his servant or want to earn this strong man's favor.

Not whatsoever disappointed, there was an essence of greed in his eyes as he realized he could just upright steal the Earth Endowing Tortoise.

Although the meat was quite nutritious and the shell was strong, the main precious core were the herbs that were littering on top of the tortoise's shell.