Fantasy System

Chapter 91: A dangerous continent

Ed had a long distance to cross. It was even longer than the distance between Avalon and Scale kingdom. The Central Continent was ruled by a government-like structure called the Central government. Most of the ships that travel between the Central Continent and the others ones are owned by them. They are also the ones responsible for the safety of the people.

But that was all on the surface. Although the Central government did do its job, it wasn't interested in safety. Most of the people who control cities don't belong to the Central government. Instead, they are local gang lords or evil sect heads. This was the reason why the first city had a dangerous feeling to it. It was filled with such characters.

This was also one of the reasons why Ed didn't kill those gang members earlier. Although they probably belonged to a weak gang, killing them would be an insult to the stronger ones. It meant someone was challenging the authority that the gangs held in Central Continent. Ed currently wasn't strong enough to challenge a whole continent. But in the future, things will be different.

Ed was now a few kilometers away from the city. He checked his map to make sure no one was near him. "Raikou" Ed called out to Raikou. They would be traveling for a long time, and they needed to save time. So Raikou was the best choice. After a while, they were stopped by a group of monsters. They had the face of a Komainu, a Japanese mythological shrine monster. While their body looked as if it was a gorilla's.

Ed and Raikou didn't have a choice but to kill them. If they tried to outrun them, then they might attract attention. These monsters would follow their prey anywhere. Luckily for them, these monsters were only King Establishment level 5.

Both Ed and Raikou didn't waste any more time. There were about 20 monsters and each of them was going to take half. Ed was using only Shusui. He wanted to try the skill he copied from the staff member before. Ed did the same motions, leaving behind copies of Shusui, totaling 10 in the end. Each one of the swords moved with Ed's mind. 'It's not very efficient' The skill required a lot of concentration when its performance wasn't as good.

Each one of the swords ended killing its target since Ed used enough QI. But he wasn't satisfied with the skill. Ed didn't use QI attacks but instead used Fire magic in order to be fatal. 'I'm not wasting my time with this skill'. Ed thought that the skill was going to be useful in fighting many opponents. But, he found out that it drained the person instead. Using an AOE skill was much better, and faster.

Raikou didn't take his time experimenting like Ed. He activated his lightning clad and used his overwhelming speed to kill the monsters by snapping their necks. Not even a single monster was able to react to Ed and Raikou before getting killed. They died without putting up a decent fight, or even a fight.

Ed ended up getting 60.000 exp from the monsters. Which he considered good, yet not even a single Gacha ticket dropped. Ed was in need of tickets. He had to level up his Mangekyo-Sharingan to Eternal Mangekyo-Sharingan. He knew that using it before upgrading it would degrade his vision until he becomes totally blind. Although it is sealed right now, it was only a matter of time before Ed levels up to Earth Establishment and becomes able to use it.

Ed stored the monsters in his Inventory and continued his journey with Raikou. With Raikou's speed, they reached the next city in less than an hour. There were a lot of cities close to each other on the Central Continent compared to the other continents. Ed decided not to stay in this city, as there was still daylight. He continued traveling with Raikou but noticed that a few red dots left the city. It seemed like they were after him.

'They probably have a scout and noticed me' Ed didn't lose his cool. Instead, he formed a plan in his head. "Raikou speed up a little". There was a forest close to their location which he could use. The ones following Ed were either bandits, part of a gang, or some evil sect members. However, they left almost immediately after noticing Ed. This meant that as soon as they got the information, they left. Ed concluded that they didn't have time to spread the information among other members. The ones following him were probably greedy and wanted to take his stuff for themselves.

Luckily, Ed knew how to handle the situation. The reason why he went to the forest was that it would be easy to hide their bodies. He could also make it seem as if a strong monster killed them.

Soon enough the men caught up with Ed. "You better drop everything you have before you regret it". Ed was already getting tired of hearing this phrase. Instead of answering him, he simply pointed his finger upwards. As soon as the men looked up, they saw two monsters on top of the tree. Gobuta and Goburou were waiting to ambush them. Ed pointing his finger up served to confuse them while they attacked. There were only 8 men present and the strongest one was Earth Establishment level 1.

Gobuta and Goburou made short work of the men who were only King Establishment. Gobuta mutilated the bodies, severing hand, and leg. Goburou being half a vampire actually sucked their blood. It was the first time Ed saw him do this. The leader was scared out of his wits. Making his unable to notice Ed moving next to him. "Next time, choose your opponents wisely. If you reincarnate that is". Before the man could react to Ed, his body was blown away. He was punched by the full power of Ed. Yet, he didn't die.

"That's impressive. But that also helped me. Gobuta". Ed called to Gobuta, who severed the man in the same way as the others. This way the dead bodies seemed similar. Anyone who saw this scene would think that two monsters were fighting to kill the men. But, decided to split the prey.

No one would think that Ed was the perpetrator. Ed didn't use his swords skills, nor did Raikou kill anyone.

Ed didn't take away the spatial rings. He checked them first to see if there was anything he wanted but was only disappointed. Soon, he left the scene without leaving a single trace.

Author's Thoughts

Shigun

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoy the chapter.