Acht then walked to his next destination which was a little bit far. So, not to waste so much time, he used one of the means of transport.
In such a massive city that rivaled the size of a country, having a fast and secure Means of transportation is a necessity. So, people in this world made use of the soul force they had to make engines that work with that energy.
These engines were way better than the fuel ones back on earth and they could even generate enough energy to make a vehicle reach up to 10 times what normal engines could do.
This made moving from one point to another in Lagradon an easy thing to do which also had an effect on the development of the city in many other fields. It's 'Less time, more money' in this world, after all.
In this case, he used the underground metro since it was available all time and also very cheap.
'I should start earning money right now.' He thought to himself.
It was impressive that he was able to keep the money he got from that perverted gang leader for this long. It was a huge sum but Acht was also a spendthrift in a sense.
He doesn't care whether it was expensive or not, if he wanted it, he would get it no matter what. He was basically the nightmare of anyone attending an auction house.
Anyway, after walking for a few minutes, he ended up in front of the place he was eager to come to since he came to this world.
'Hunter Guild' was the name plastered on the huge sign on top of it.
Different from the hunter association headquarter, this place was where most hunters go to do their jobs. In other words, this place is where he could get quests and missions to earn money.
There were a lot of branches of the hunter association around the world, but this one was very special for one simple reason.
Because of the huge size of Lagradon, the number of quests submitted every day was equally huge. So, this was basically a heaven for Acht. More quests meant more money and more soul stones for him to strengthen himself.
He then entered the branch and made his way to the reception.
"Hello, how can I help you?" The receptionist asked.
"I'd like to choose a quest."
"Do you have your hunter license, sir?"
He handed her the license. After checking it properly, she then looked at him.
"I checked your hunter license. Now, do you have a smartphone? If not, I suggest you buy one. Most of our quests and missions are posted on our app. This makes it easier for you to get missions without the need to come here."
'Technology is very convenient.'
After giving his phone to the receptionist, the latter downloaded the application on the phone and handed it back.
Acht immediately opened it to check it. The interface of the app was simple yet neat with everything he needed present.
He then went to the quest section and started scrolling down.
The ranking of quests was just like the one they used to rank dungeons with G being the lowest and SSS being the highest ranking possible.
Acht ignored the ones that are higher than B-rank since he was not fully confident he could and only looked at the ones that are lower than that. And even if he wanted to check those, they weren't accessible because of his low rank.
The missions he found were very diverse. From finding a missing cat to hunting down monsters. It was as if the hunters were the police force of this world since they were responsible for almost anything that has a relation to the security of the normal citizens.
'Let's find a good one…Hmm, this one looks decent.'
His eyes locked on a particular D-rank mission. It was a mission to stop a gang that seemed to be doing some illegal drug dealing in the southern section of the capital. The pay for the completion of this mission was 50 golds which was a fairly good amount of coins. That's why being a hunter was so desirable, the pay for such a job was very generous.
He then chose the quest, took the information that was given with it, and left the building.
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"Hey, boss! We got the goods!" A man shouted as he exited a huge truck.
The man he was talking to was an intimidating man with a huge scar on his face.
The gang boss walked to the back of the truck and opened it.
"Anyone seen you?" He said as he pulled out a bag from the ones inside the truck.
"No boss! Even the cops had no idea! They thought we were transporting some girl dolls. Hahaha!" The man laughed in disdain.
The bag had some baby dolls inside them. From one look they would seem harmless, but inside these baby dolls, there was a red substance.
This substance was very similar to cocaine in texture. However, this substance was way more dangerous than cocaine.
It was called 'Red Soul Amplifiers'. A type of drug that will enhance the capabilities of its consumer.
But, what made this substance dangerous and illegal was that with each time the person consumes it, he damages his soul slowly.
At some point, the person could possibly die from the permanent damage to his soul.
It was a very popular drug among the lower cast of society. They didn't have the means to be able to get stronger like their counterparts who have the wealth to do so. As a result, they end up using such a substance to make up for that deficiency.
"Good. Stock them in the vault before anyone could see us. We will distribute them tomorrow. Our dealers are already waiting for the next batch and we're almost 3 days late." He ordered as he walked inside.
The other men looked at each other and snickered happily. They knew they would get extra money because of this batch they transported.
"Hey, Eddie! Come here and help me, you dickhead!"
"Would you shut up, Dani! Don't you see that my hands are full, dumb fuck?!"
They started moving the bags inside.
"Those motherfuckers!"
The man named Dani stayed outside, struggling to lift the bag since it was considerably heavy.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, a gush of air rustled his hair and made him look to the side. Before he could even discover what made such a breeze, he felt a cold thing on his neck.
"Wha-"
*Slit*
The blade moved swiftly and cut his throat like a piece of paper, splashing blood all around him in the process.
The man's body fell down to the ground. He had died without feeling or knowing what killed him.
Acht then dragged his body and threw it in the truck before entering the truck too.
Eventually, the other men came out. When they saw the blood around the truck, they immediately pulled out their guns and ran to the truck to check the goods.
Such things happen way too often in these areas that they had to adapt to it. Even though one of them was probably dead, they couldn't lose focus or they would also follow him.
"Open the goddamn truck!" One of them shouted.
When the door was opened, Acht immediately jumped out of the truck and struck the man with his sword. He didn't go for his neck and only slit his eyes to make him go permanently blind.
"UGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" The man held his bloodied face and fell down screaming with pain
Then, with a swift move, he closed the distance between him and the second. His sword sliced through his leg and cut them off easily.
All of this happened before the gang members could react so when they were able to process what was happening, two of them were already down.
"Fuck! A hunter!" One of them cursed as he aimed his gun at Acht and shot three bullets.
Acht didn't bother to even look at him and immediately activated his gifts. The next moment, the bullets stopped mid-air before falling down as if they hit something.
"Wha- Ughhh!"
The boy then threw one of his knives at the man's leg. The flying knife penetrated his thigh and almost broke his bones.
"Fuck!!! Fuck!!! Shoot him dead!!" The only two gang members left didn't have any other choice except to run and tell their leader.
But, how could they escape the clutches of such a monstrous predator.
In a few moments, they fell down too.
When he got rid of the last of them, the leader finally appeared in front of him.
"What…the fuck?" He couldn't believe his eyes.
A sea of blood had filled the yard in front of his vault. All of his men were down on the ground wailing in pain. But, what made this scene even more bizarre was the fact that a young boy was standing in the middle of it while holding a bloody sword.
Then, with a chilling coldness, he glared at the man as he wiped a streak of blood that dirtied his face.
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