Chapter 1049 Take Out The Troubling One

Chapter 1049 Take Out The Troubling One

The members that were standing on the other side quickly dropped down. There were five of them in total—three men and two women.

All of them were crudely dressed, either in leather jackets, open tops, and some of the women were wearing clothing that only covered their chest, revealing their stomach and other areas.

It was clear as day that these were not researchers, and even their clothing didn’t match the environment they were in.

“I think we should let me handle the talking,” Rickle said as he continued to walk, fearlessly, despite knowing who these people were.

In the center of the group was a man in a small sleeveless leather jacket, revealing his arms and even the sides of his hips since the jacket was so small.

He even had an odd hat on his head, slanted to the side.

“I’m going to give you two a warning right now—that you should turn around,” the man at the front said. “I’m Astal, and you might have heard of me.”

“I’m the leader of the Pandemonium Gang in Selfort. I’m sure you’ve heard of the city since it’s a tier 2 one, and my name has spread quite far and wide,” Astal explained with a smug look on his face.

All of the Retrievers were part of a gang from somewhere, and all Retrievers were Altereds as well. It was part of their contract, and judging by the fact that Astal introduced himself, he had to be the strongest one here.

“Only a tier 2 city, huh? Well, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem,” Rickle said, moving forward. “I have permission to be here. Don’t you know my name—Rickle Epman?”

The Retrievers behind Astal turned to look at each other, blinking heavily a few times.

“Now that he mentions it, that does look like him.”

“Yeah, I’ve seen photos.”

Dean then pointed the weapon right at the giant Altered, and started to activate his Qi, which in turn activated the power of the weapon.

The sword began to shine brightly until orange energy, like a tunnel of flames, came out, hitting the Altered.

As it struck, parts of the strange body were burned away. It continued and continued, as the body shrank, until the sword’s attack finally ended, and in front of him there was nothing but a pile of ashes.

“JULIEEEEE!” one of the Altered shouted, their body shrouded in the strange black energy emanating from it.

Another attacker, with tentacle-like limbs, went to wrap them around Dean, who swung the sword, deflecting it away and leaving a large scorch mark.

“What type of weapon did you make me pick?” Dean asked.

“I told you about the ranking of weapons. What you have in your hand is a Demi-god tier weapon. Not many Altereds will be able to go against you with that in your hands!” Rickle said, as he continued to avoid the attacks.

Then, from under the ground, a giant black beetle appeared. When Rickle saw the face, it was clear that it was Astal. Just like the others, his eyes were completely black.

“Got you!” Astal swung his arms, hitting Rickle, and his body was sent flying to the side until he crashed into the wall of the excavation site.

Dust billowed everywhere.

“That damned scientist, he brought a strong bodyguard with him, but he was a fool to think we couldn’t get to him!” Astal said. “Now to get rid of the troublesome one.”

Astal then turned to Dean.

“That’s not good,” Dean said. “I’m... not the troublesome one... it’s him, and you might have just woken him up a bit.”

Through the dust, glowing red eyes could be seen.

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