I walk behind Lizand. I see people lying on the wet sidewalks, wearing old and dirty clothes, shivering, and as I go along the people I see vary in age from infants to the elderly.
-Don't be surprised if you see some stray dogs eating a baby's body. In this area, anything is possible. Walk. -Lizand told me indolently.
"It must be habit. I don't judge her, I'm no better than her. Still, I'll survive," I think as I say moving forward.
A few minutes later, I see small wooden houses in the distance in a part of the city. I don't even want to approach that area, it must not be pleasant to look at what is going on in that part of the city.
When, I look ahead, I see another wall of only 4 meters, it is a completely gray and clean wall, it is surprising that the wall is so clean given that the face of the wall I see is in an area flooded by filth.
-Don't be surprised, if anyone fearlessly approaches this wall, they will be killed or used as bait. The offender will only hopefully survive being bait on the outside of the wall during times when the number of monsters in area 6 increases. -said Lizand looking at me with a confident smile.
I nod and ask her matter-of-factly:
-What is area 6?
-Area 6 is a ruined city from the past. Every three months, the squads inspect it and eliminate the monsters, so we avoid a wave or a catastrophe.
"A wave. Hundreds of monsters or supernatural beings attacking the city led by monsters or supernatural beings of category: 4 or 5 skulls.", I think about it for a while and then I ask him:
-Why not take down area 6?
-For two reasons. First, the income this city gets from the monsters in area 6 has increased; second, we believe there is a hidden nightmare in area 6.
"It's a pretty unsafe city, although it seems like a good place to get fear points by killing monsters," I think at the moment we arrive in front of the wall, in front of a steel gray door, the door opens, I hear the sound of metal scraping the ground and follow Lizand who enters after showing his ID.
The interior of the second wall is totally different, the buildings are old, but they are in good condition, there is good lighting and the air feels cleaner.
I look around and there are some open shops, bars, restaurants, casinos and brothels.
-Where are the cores sold? -I ask when I don't see any premises for that activity.
-You can sell it at the reception of your squadron, we will keep 35% of the value of the core, or you can keep them until you accumulate several, and if you avoid being stolen, you can take them to the central area of the city, you pay 25 black tokens to enter, they will give you a 24 hour permit. There you will find the hunters guild, they will buy the cores at the market price. But if you don't leave the city within 24 hours they will impose a fine of 48 black tokens, and the fine figure will keep increasing with each day you spend in the central area until you leave the central area.
-I understand. -I answer.
I already understand a little of how this city works. Here prevails: the law of the strong, and cunning.
I must not be careless at the beginning. From a good start can come great opportunities, from a mistake only problems will arise.
We walk a few minutes and arrive at a building resembling a large hospital, but with walls with worn paint and somewhat moldy in places.
"This looks like the perfect place for a horror movie to start," I joke in my mind.
We both go inside and she guides me to a segment of the building where the male dormitories were located.
-Go to the rooms, and ask if there's room for one more. The rest is up to you. -The slayer waves her hand and leaves.
"This is nothing more than inciting a troubled start," I think without worrying too much, I still carry the brown bag tied to the belt of my pants.
In the brown bag I carry my coins and the monster cores I obtained.
"Time to find a place to sleep," I think as I make my way to one of the doors of one of the rooms in which there is a fear stronger than mine.
I knock on the door of the room. And open the door a guy of average appearance, short brown hair, with a vertical scar above and below the right eye, dark skin, wearing a short sleeve shirt and blue pants.
-Look, the captain brought us a new guy. Pretty boy let me see what you got in that bag. -Said the jerk with a malicious and intimidating tone as he brought his left hand close to my brown bag.
Cut!
Blood!
A head rolls on the ground, I feel my blood boil, it's the first time I kill a person, I take a deep breath, it didn't feel frustrating, it's the same as when I beat the assholes that bothered me in my life before I transmigrated.
[You have killed a human of rank D: +1.5]
"It's effective the spell of a D+ rank, Sigfreud did a great job, unfortunately I only have one spell left on the dagger", I think and then I look at the other two subjects who were sitting on the edge of their beds, one had black hair, and the other had a shaved haircut, both were wearing white t-shirts, and shorts, their appearances were not outstanding.
I smile and tell them:
-Who's next?
I use my fear to evaluate which of them is the strongest.
"Place the fear points in agility."
[Agility: raised from 18.41 to 19.91]
I jump towards the strongest one, he manages to react and quickly jumps onto his bed.