Sharp Daggers:
The following day, the leader Vik woke up with bad news. The supply of goods is gone. On top of it, three dead bodies were found near the underground cellar.
Vik was maddened completely. Each Super Elite Warrior is extremely important to his organization. Earlier, he had lost his men because of a killing mission.
Now three people died and one disappeared. It's a grave loss to the organization. When he came to inspect the corpse. He quickly found traces of a special element.
Only one person comes to his mind.
"Zack Lockwood," He uttered in anger. The purple essence is the power of the lightning element. Apart from Zack Lockwood, there was no other lightning user in this region.
After knowing the culprit's name, revenge occupied his rational mind. He thought that Zack Lockwood came for revenge.
And somehow his subordinate's mission collided with him. Because he had simply ordered them to retrieve the wooden box.
Now the wooden box is also gone. He fears that authorities would ramp up their security. If it happens, then it would become difficult for them to smuggle goods in the future.
Vik was pissed off. His heart wants him to take revenge. At the same time, he was troubled by the stolen goods.
Those wooden boxes contain banned items. These days only researchers are showing some interest in it. And his client is also one such person.
He can't expose the client's identity. Then it would cause bigger turmoil. For a moment, he doesn't know what to do.
But after some time, he came up with an emergency solution.
He instructed his men to stop all the operations. They are all going to hide for a while. When will he know the location of the stolen goods? Then he would make some decisions.
For now, they have to hide from the authorities.
...
From MC's perspective:
I'm standing near the teleportation point. This time the place is unusually crowded with people.
"Zack?"
When I was waiting in the line. I heard someone calling my name.
I turned around to see the person.
Seeing Ernest and Laverne together, my eyes gleamed with a twinkle. Last time, they had asked me to join in their monster hunt.
Don't tell me they have tracked my whereabouts.
Before I could ask, Laverne said, "Zack, we are going to the Class-5 Monster Zone now. Are you coming with us?"
My mouth twitched. But looking at the longing eyes of both of them, I nodded my head in agreement.
These two are not as courageous as Michael. On top of it, Michael's golden light is hard to break.
When they are a team, their team combination is impeccable.
Ernest didn't say anything but he kept silent. Seeing that I sighed inside. I remember the early days. Where I look up to them.
Now both of them are clearly showing some respect for me being the Elite Warrior.
After some time, it was our turn.
Laverne asked, "Zack, do you have someplace in mind?"
"Lake area," I replied in a calm tone.
"What?"
"Are you serious?"
Ernest asked without holding back. Fortunately, Zack's voice was low. Otherwise, it would have become a topic of discussion among others.
I furrowed my eyebrows and asked, "Is there any problem?"
Laverne bit her lips and answered, "Okay, let's go to the lake area."
Ernest said, "Laverne?"
He was perplexed. He can understand why Zack was like that. He is not a Super Elite Warrior. But what about Laverne?
Right now there is no time for discussion. Laverne activated the server.
Swoosh~
Three of them disappeared from the spot.
Lake Area (Special Monster Zone):
When I opened my eyes. I found myself standing on the shore. In front of me is the massive blue lake.
There is no end to it. It's stretched along the horizon.
Cough~
When I was appreciating the beauty. I heard the cough from behind.
I turned around to see. Ernest and Laverne looking at me.
Seeing their look, I understood.
I said, "Now tell me, what's the problem?"
Before Laverne could speak. Ernest stepped forward. He said, "Do you know? Even Super Elite Warriors rarely choose to come here."
"Because the Lake not only has Class-5 Fish Monsters. Someone had even spotted a Class-6 Monster in the core area."
"Apart from Rain Faction who were proficient with water elements. The other elemental factions won't come here. Because they can't fight properly in the middle of the lake."
"Some of the fish monsters here have innate water ability. So it's difficult to fight them."
When Ernest gave a full explanation. I understood his worry completely. But I came here to gain experience. And fighting against the fish monsters is going to be more challenging than the terrain monster.
Looking at both of them, I replied," I came here to gain experience in fighting against the fish monsters specifically. In the future, who knows? It might be helpful to me."
Hearing my answer, Laverne and Ernest looked at each other.
Ernest sighed.
"So that was the case. No wonder you insist on coming here," Laverne said with a smile.
My mouth twitched. "When did I insist? You guys simply joined me to come here," I said in my heart.
"So, what do we do next?" Laverne asked.
A quick glint flashes in my eyes.
I said, "Let's go and catch some fish first."
Swoosh~
Three of us then used the flight ability to fly above the lake.
I used my perception to scan around the lake's surface.
I spotted some fish monsters. But they all are lower order. So I'm not interested in killing them.
1 hour later,
We didn't even find a single Class-5 Fish Monster.
"This is not going to work. We need to change tactics," Laverne said, she then looked toward Ernest.
I saw the expressions of both of them. Looks like Ernest knows something.
Feeling my gaze, he quickly answered, "We need bait."
A sudden realization struck my mind.
Why haven't I thought of it before?
We can use the monster core to lure the fish monster.
I take out one Class-4 Monster core. Then I saw two of them taking out monster cores as well.
"Set the bait in the outer area. The water is not deep here. The high-level monster will eventually come here," Ernest said.
The three of us then split in different directions.
Splash~
I landed on the water. When my feet touched the ground. The water level reached my chest. The shore is a few meters away from here.
I held the monster core in my hand under the water. I followed Ernest's words. This guy had experience here.
Maybe it's a good decision to let them join.
20 minutes later,
I caught something in my perception. It's moving at extremely fast speed. When I found its moving direction.
My eyes flickered with a slight glint.
I have realized it's coming towards me.
"Zack, what happened?" Laverne asked.
I saw both of them are waiting for the prey to appear.
I smiled and said, "I'm going to catch one."
When the fish monster came closer. I saw a shadow at least 20 ft in length. "What type of monster it is?" I mumbled under my breath.
When the fish monster was a few meters away from me. A hint of disappointment flashes in my eyes.
[Yellow Toothed Catfish: Class-4 Monster]
I was disappointed by the Class-4 Monster's appearance. Yet, I'm thinking about tasting fish meat.
"Lightning Wheel," I muttered.
When the catfish opened its wide jaw. I released the lightning wheel attack. A purple-colored lightning wheel appeared around me.
At the same time, the fish monster's jaw comes in contact with the lightning power.
Boom~
The next second, the lightning wheel exploded. The lightning power passes through the fish monster's body. In water, the power of lightning was even more fatal.
When the smoke settled. I saw the catfish roasted beyond my imagination. It completely becomes black like charcoal.
I underestimated the power of lightning in water.
Forget about the monster core. I believe it has turned to ashes by now.
At the same time, Laverne and Ernest looked at each other in shock.
Right after, they too understood something.
"No wonder, he decided to come here alone," Ernest uttered with a sigh.
Lightning element is truly domineering in water.
Meanwhile,
Dean office:
Rebecca got the test reports in her hands. Yesterday, she sent the unknown herb for a test. Now looking at the report in her hand. She started to go through it.
After a few minutes, she closed the report. But her expression was grave. The Sharp Daggers are smuggling banned drugs into their territory.
She had underestimated the Sharp Daggers. She thought this was some third-rate force. But she has realized now this is going to be a serious problem.
The Sharp Daggers have Super Elite Warriors at their disposal. Then their leader must be someone stronger than them. For a moment, she kept silent.
Now more than anything, she wants to find this force as soon as possible. Apart from smuggling banned drugs, don't know what else they are doing?
There is also an issue with spies. After considering all of these, she decided to report it to the Supreme Elder.