29 Threa (1/2)

The man's eyes changed looking much more confident and arrogant as the boar was finally dead. He looked towards Niko with a sinister look as his sharp teeth could be seen.

Niko's back began to sweat as his mind began to process, ”Shit! I got this! I got this! Don't show weakness!”

Niko still held the cold look from before, as he was still confident in his capabilities and from what he has read before, showing any sign of reluctance while trying to show you are strong would only end up badly.

The man scratched his bald head as he began to speak with a cocky tone, ” Listen up little man! I'm in a very good mood today. Since the beast was killed and you leveled up from it, you should go. Consider it as my gift to a weakling such as you.”

The bald man wasn't afraid of Niko, neither was he afraid of Candreva. It was a two on two and he was much more confident in killing humans than beasts. He had killed humans as well as beasts and from what he has experienced, humans were much easier to kill.

”Bald manly man! We agreed on a deal!” Candreva looked annoyed as he stepped up, and when he did, the bald man's partner also stepped up to face him.

”Deal? You think deals means anything to me? You punks better be grateful I haven't killed you, now leave otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless! Hehehe!” The bald man smirked.

”You think we are scared of you?” Niko said with a smile as if he had predicted this outcome. He wasn't stupid. He knew this outcome would happen, this was the same actions that stupid villains from the books back on earth would take when confronting the main character. Although Niko didn't see himself as powerful as those main characters he still had a card up his sleeves and even if that failed, his other group members could show up and intimidate these men.

The bald man's eyes turned cold as he quickly moved with a fast speed towards Niko. Niko was a lower level than him, as well as much weaker physically, therefore he was very slow to react.

The bald man held him up by the collar on his ugly black shirt and raised him off of the ground. The feeling of being pulled up felt extremely uncomfortable as he felt like his neck was being squeezed by the shirt.

Candreva was about to react and move towards Niko, however, he was intercepted by the bald man's follower, which made things much more problematic.

The man's face looked evil as he began to say, ”Don't test me, boy! I know you are new here and let me give you some advice, I have killed many people and killing you would be as easy as breathing air. Now apologize and call me daddy and I might let you leave unharmed.”

Calm wind blew making the leaves on the tree dance slowly. Silence filled the air as no one knew what would happen next.

The bald man's eyes widened as anger was filled within as he was witnessing a strange smile appear on the face of Niko.

His face didn't lose confidence and his smile showed much more confidence than before. Although many thoughts were going on in his mind, his focus was still there.

”Have you lost your will to live!?! Since you want to meet the devil so soon, I'll show you the way!” The bald man was about to raise his arm when something made him pause.

The bald man noticed a strange figure close to his face, making him turn his head and see what was there. The Steampunk Bee Spirit was right next to him with its stinger pointed directly to his head. The wings of the bee moved quickly as it looked like a strange ghost ready to kill.

The bald man's face turned ugly once more as the stinger was pointed towards his head. The grip on Niko's collar loosened and the bald man's head was beginning to show sweat. His eyes turned towards the smiling Niko once more, without the sinister look from before.

Seeing this, Niko was pleased as his plan worked. The bee was his hidden weapon and as it was finally shown, even Ivanic stared at it in shock. Steampunk bees weren't unknown, as a matter of fact, it was extremely well known to many people who wanted to level up quick. The forest in which this bee resided in was a popular place for people to hunt and gain experience and these bees are the most notorious of them all. Not because of its strength but because of its stinger.