BXBX NOVEL Chapter 173 Demons
Chapter173 First Victim
In a house under a bridge, loud voices of a man and a woman shouting at each other, arguing about things could be heard.
"This is all because of you! My life got ruined because I decided to be with a man like you!"
Said the woman who appeared to be in her late thirties.
At her words, the man snapped, "Is that what you think, Josephine?"
"Is ruining your life the only thing that I did to you?!"
Immediately, the woman loudly said, "Yes, you're the only reason why I'm living in a sh*thole like this!"
Filled with shame and anger, the man suddenly flipped the nearby old table and yelled fiercely,
"If that's the case, then go! Since that's what you think anyway, leave this sh*thole and find a place of your own!"
In response, the woman said, "Even if you don't tell me, I will leave this disgusting place on my own!"
After saying that, the woman started packing her things, putting them in a travel bag without hesitation.
As for the man, he sat there, in silence, watching as all of this happens.
Finally, when the woman finished packing her things, she looked at the man with menacing eyes without saying a word.
Then, she started walking, heading towards the door.
But suddenly, something hit the back of the woman's head.
Boom!
"Ahhh!"
The woman fell down and screamed in pain.
On the ground, she looked back.
There he saw her 'husband' staring at her with fierce eyes, holding a mug with a patch of fresh blood on its butt.
Seeing that, the face of the woman changed and immediately touched the back of her head.
Just as expected, the wet sticky feeling of blood came to her attention.
Then she looked back at her 'husband' and was about to yell at him again.
However, when she saw the fierce look in his eyes, fear enveloped her and she immediately swallowed her words.
"H-husband, l-let's talk…"
However, the man who she calls her husband doesn't seem to hear her words.
Suddenly, the man launched himself to the woman with his mouth wide open.
Rawrr!
As if possessed by a mindless beast, the man, without hesitation, bit the neck of the woman.
Puchi!
"AHHH!!!"
Blood spurted out all over the place accompanied by the tragic screams of the woman.
In such a scene like this, a rat that is about the size of an adult man's forearm sneaks out of the 'house'.
Leaving the dying woman and 'crazy' man, who at some point, got a small bite mark on his legs.
Such an abnormal thing is happening here, but no one is even here to witness it.
…
Raven's Manor.
Kris entered the house with a thoughtful look on his face.
Until now, Kris is still bothered by the 'secret' that Alex didn't want to tell earlier.
"Just what the heck is this thing that he even has to hide it from me?"
Her curious mind just can't stop itself from wondering about certain things.
In the end, she sighed and stopped thinking about it for a moment.
At this time, she is walking in the hallway, planning to go to her room.
Then suddenly, Kris saw her father reading a few papers in his hands while walking down the hallway, heading in her direction.
"Ah, Dad!"
She cheerfully called.
Rolando paused for a moment and raised his head.
Seeing that it was Kris, Rolando smiled, "Oh, daughter, did you just get home from school?"
Kris nodded, "Yes, Dad!"
"Okay, that's good. Then go and do your things now. I still have a lot of important things to do."
"Okay, Dad!"
After that small conversation, Rolando continued walking with his eyes back the papers in his hands.
Looking at her father's fading back, Kris muttered, "Dad looks worried… I wonder what's happening."
For some reason, Kris has a hunch that the thing worrying Rolando is also related to the thing that Alex didn't tell her.
Thinking of that, greater curiosity appeared in Kris' mind.
Then, she thought of an idea and her eyes immediately lit up.
"I should go to Uncle Glen and ask him myself!"
With that thought in mind, Kris turned around and headed to her uncle's office.
…
Alex changed his clothes and came out of his house.
As he closed the door behind him, Alex couldn't help but turn his gaze at the dumpsite not far from his house.
"It's been a long time since I've been there last, huh…"
Thinking about it, the mutated dungeon core that turned his life upside down was from that place full of trash.
"I guess the saying 'There's money in trash' was really true, huh."
Shaking his head, Alex started moving.
At this time, the sun has already descended and the moon is already up in the sky, shining down with its gentle light.
Right now, Alex is on his way to Glen's office.
Just a few minutes earlier, after Alex found the [Tracker's Soul Searching] skill, he immediately learned it.
It costs him 100 skill points just to get the skill.
Even though it seems high, for Alex, it's worth its price.
After all, this is an S-rank skill.
No matter what you say, S-rank skills are viewed as the peak of all the skills in this current society!
Plus, just by reading the details of that skill, Alex can see that it's pretty amazing!
Anyway, after he got that skill, Alex immediately wanted to make use of it.
He wants to solve the problem with the spreading virus to avoid more problems from popping up in the future.
So, Alex contacted Glen and told him he's heading there to talk to him about something important.
And that's why Alex left his house at this time of the night.
In just a matter of less than a minute, Alex arrived at his destination.
Brook's Bookstore.
That is the name of the bookstore where Glen's office, or basically the City Protection Squad's base, is located.
Alex entered the bookstore familiarly.
When he went inside, he saw a few people looking at books, some of them are students, there were also couples, and even a whole family.
Anyway, Alex just glanced at them before heading towards an inconspicuous corner.
Just like usual, there's no one within 10 meters of that corner.
It was as if there's a spell that prevents anyone from going here.
Getting rid of those thoughts, Alex reached out for the book from before and pulled it from the shelf.
The next moment, the shelf started turning, opening the path for Alex.
Alex stepped forward without hesitation and continued walking in the dark.
Then, as soon as the shelf closed behind him, the lights turned on showing the real appearance of this place.
Without paying attention to any of that, Alex directly made his way to Glen's office.
Tok! Tok! Tok!
Alex knocked on the door and soon Glen's voice sounded from the inside.
"Come in."
Alex opened the door and stepped inside the office.
When he did, Alex was surprised to see someone else in there.
Grinning, Kris waved her hand and said, "Hey Alex, fancy seeing you here."
Alex paused for a moment, closed the door, and walked in front of Glen's table.
However, his eyes were on Kris the whole time.
Then he said, "Are you here because of our conversation earlier?"
Nodding, Kris said, "Yeah. Since you don't want to tell me, I decided to just ask uncle directly."
Alex shrugged and no longer paid attention to her.
Turning his eyes to Glen, Alex said, "Mr. Glen, can I borrow some of the virus?"
When Alex said those words, a frown immediately formed on Glen's face.
"Can you tell me for what purpose you're going to use it?"
Alex nodded without hesitation.
"Sure, that's not a problem."
And so, Alex started explaining to Glen his purpose.
After Alex finished, Glen stared at him with dumbfounded eyes.
"So, you're telling me that you have such an incredible wide area detection skill?"
On the side, Kris has long since pricked up her ears and was listening to their conversation.
So, just like Glen, Kris was also looking at Alex with a shocked face.
It can't be helped.
Just the fact that Alex already has an S-rank skill at his level is shocking enough.
You have to know, even Glen, a veteran player in Alter Dimension, only has a few S-rank skills in his arsenal!