The road from the previous civilization was still intact, even though most of the infrastructure, like freeways, had been destroyed. They had also done a lot of work pushing away all the remaining cars and other scraps off the road.
In fact, a lot of them had been taken back to the city to be recycled into another item.
So, there wasn’t much left to plunder on the road.
Of course, they often heard about bandits that had been hiding in the ruined cities, raising explorers. However, the city had done a lot of work in eradicating all the bandits near their base.
As a result, the bandits usually only appeared far away from the city.
Clovis couldn’t help but look at this desolate road in reminiscence.
…
A year ago.
"Evacuation!"
"Send the truck away."
"Mama!"
"Don’t leave me."
"No!"
The situation was chaotic as the city was overrun by the beasts. There were a lot of evacuation buses and trucks, but a lot of them were attacked by the beasts.
Clovis was in one of the evacuation trucks, hiding his face while trying to hold back his tears.
"Open up the way!"
"Oh!"
It was the voice of his parents. That was right. The moment the city gates were destroyed, his parents immediately began the evacuation.
They were doing their best to escape from the city. Unfortunately, it was impossible.
*Roar!*
A deafening roar shook the entire city. Even Clovis had to close his ears if he didn’t want his eardrums to explode.
"Not good. It’s a Tier 8 beast. How come there is a Tier 8 beast in this place?"
"That’s not important. There are more and more beasts around that beast. I am going to stop that Tier 8 beast. You go protect our child!"
"No. I have to remain here and distract the enemy. If not, they are going to keep chasing us."
"Hurry!"
That was the last time he heard from his parents. They were coordinating with the city guards and the envoys to evacuate all the people. Their sacrifices were admirable, but in the end, they would end up leaving Clovis alone.
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He didn’t know how they did it, but from there, Clovis realized that the city might fall because of the Hacfield family. No, it was more accurate to say that they were solely aiming for the Hacfield family, the city was simply on their way.
Clovis kept biting his lips. He didn’t know his parents’ conditions at that time, thinking that they would catch up to him.
On the way, he could only look at the desolate road with an empty gaze, hoping to see his parents again.
Unfortunately, they had never come. Even when he reached the new city and settled down in a house they privately owned, they never returned.
Just like that time, Clovis was staring at this road once again. This time, he was a full-fledged explorer and he knew that his parents were still alive out there.
Although he couldn’t meet them, he still had the chance to reunite. There was also the mysterious enemy that was capable of bringing a beast wave with a Tier 8 beast at its helm.
’Becoming stronger together, exploring the unknown, finding the truth about the mysterious enemies, and reuniting with the whole family. There are a lot of things I want to do before becoming the greatest explorer.’
Clovis clenched his fists before letting out a sigh. He shouldn’t think much about this and focus on the mission first.
"By the way, Kanaria. Our destination is Severen City, right?"
"Yes. According to our information, it’s now known as Tier 3 Danger Zone, Severen Fallen City. The king that rules the city is a Tier 3 Proconsul. But it’s usually staying in the center of the city, while our target is a mutated Tier 2 Thylacoleo. We don’t know about its exact location, but it’s a hunter, so it’s usually staying on the outskirts of the city to find humans to hunt."
"So, we will go around the city?"
"Yes." Kanaria nodded.
Suddenly, Melody tugged on Clovis’s arm while showing him a projecting device. As soon as she activated it, a 3D model of the fallen city appeared.
"This is…" Clovis sucked a cold breath while Kanaria took a peek at what was going on.
"This is the model that I got after collecting all the data I have regarding the city. If I’m not wrong, you are planning to hunt other beasts as well, right?"
"Yes."
"Do you want to have a trade? If I give you information about other beasts, especially ones related to missions from the association, give me more commissions."
Clovis looked a bit surprised and asked, "Kanaria. Let me see the mission post again."
"Here you go." Kanaria projected the mission post so that everyone could see it.
Mission: Mutated Thylacoleo
Description: Hunt the Tier 2 Mutated Thylacoleo in the Tier 3 Fallen City, Severend. The beast has distinct purple horns as a result of the mutation. The requester also has the priority to buy the essence and beast soul.
Reward: 20,000 Union Dollars.
The mission itself didn’t generate a lot of reward, but if they actually sold the essence as well, it could reach fifty thousand, let alone if there was a beast soul.
"Hmm…" Clovis took a look at the mission before asking, "Why do you propose this trade? Aren’t we just Tier 1 explorers?"
"You should include the troublemaker accident where a group of three defeated a Tier 2 snake while they were only Tier 0 explorers. From the looks of it, all of you have become Tier 1, so there should be no problem in killing a few Tier 2 beasts."
Clovis thought for a moment. "10% of the reward?"
"It’s too little. I need at least 40% since I have put everything into my database, especially the missions. You can exchange it once we return."
"15%. 40% is simply too much since we’re the ones doing the fighting. Besides, the hiring contract is per day, so we might stumble upon them in one way or another."
"30%. With my help, you can get more money than you can imagine. Earning a hundred thousand shouldn’t be that easy with my help. In fact, my estimate is that your group can earn two hundred thousand. So, giving me 30% of the mission reward shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
Clovis thought for a moment. "Fine. 30%. However, we are the ones getting the essence and any beast soul may drop."
"Deal."