"Argh!"
The thug's heart was pierced by Kieran's dagger. The thug's lips trembled, but no words came out.
Kieran watched coldly.
From the start, Kieran had no intention of letting the thug go.
Especially after he found out that the Vulture had used a woman to make a deal with the rebel major.
"Anyone who hangs out with the Vulture is not a good person!"
Kieran once again understood the meaning of Colleen's words.
To Kieran, he did not think of himself as a good person. Kieran had seen the dark side of the world when he was still young. That was why he could not simply believe in justice and light. But at the same time, Kieran did not think of himself as a bad person either. He had kept his bottom line. Even at the very last moment, he had not hurt innocent people for his own sake.
Part of it was because of the Confederation's laws.
It was enough to make people respect him.
More than that, it was because of Kieran's own kindness.
You can be unkind, but you must be kind. You must not hurt the happiness of others.
This was what Kieran believed in.
That was why he had always followed it.
Kieran did not know if he would change one day, but he would not change now.
Huuu!
Kieran exhaled a breath of turbid air and quickly pulled back his thoughts.
He knew that now was not the time to be thinking about such things. He had to focus on what was in front of him.
[Slash: Inflicts 10 Damage to Target HP, Cripples Target …]
[Slash: Inflicts 10 Damage to Target HP, Cripples Target …]
[Slash: Inflicts 10 Damage to Target HP, Cripples Target …]
Kieran read through the system log.
There were three notifications of Kieran using the kitchen knife to attack, but there was no notification of him learning a new skill.
Not only that, but Kieran's threats and threats had been effective, but there was no notification of him learning a new skill.
"There is a limit to how many skills I can learn! At the very least, communication skills like [Intimidation] and [Trade] didn't appear. Perhaps I was using them incorrectly! As for the kitchen knife, it belonged to the blade-type weapon category, so it should have a corresponding skill! Unless … there's a game restriction! "
Kieran frowned.
He thought of a possibility!
As it was a Beginner's Dungeon, the underground game gave the players some benefits in order to let them survive. However, these benefits were not endless and had a limit!
In the Beginner's Instance Dungeon, as long as the skill was successfully triggered three times, one would be able to obtain the corresponding skill.
But it should only be the first skill of the same type!
It was just like when [Sharp Weapon (Dagger)] was triggered, the rest of the skills with the prefix "Sharp Weapon" could not be triggered or learned!
If he wanted to comprehend it, he could only follow the rules of the underground game and not the benefit rules of the Beginner's Dungeon.
"If that's the case …"
Kieran frowned.
This was out of Kieran's expectations.
Originally, when he had captured the armed thug, other than asking him about the Vulture's background, he had also wanted to obtain a skill that would make him stronger in a short period of time.
However, the designers of the underground game had already set up the rules to prevent this from happening.
It would give you the ability to protect yourself, but it would not make you stronger for no reason.
After all, using cheats would only ruin the game.
Although for the sake of his own life, Kieran did not mind using cheats, he had no choice but to follow the rules of the game.
"I wonder if leveling up the first skill I've learned will follow the rules of the Beginner's Instance Dungeon or the official rules?"
Kieran guessed.
If it was the former, then it would be fine.
But if it was the latter, it would make things even more difficult for Kieran.
However, he lacked basic information, so Kieran could not come up with an accurate guess.
In the end, Kieran shook his head and threw all the thoughts out of his mind. He stood up and waved at Colleen, who was on high alert.
Although he had failed in his plan to become stronger quickly, he had accomplished the rest.
And he had exceeded his expectations!
The armed thug had not only told Kieran everything he wanted to know, but he had also revealed the Vulture's biggest secret: colluding with the rebels.
"That bastard! How could he do that?!"
After Kieran told Colleen everything he knew, the woman shouted angrily.
As a woman herself, Colleen knew what the other women were going to suffer.
"This bitch, even after she dies, she'll definitely go to hell!"
The furious Colleen cursed under her breath.
"That's why we have to send him to hell!"
Kieran said.
"Yes!"
Colleen nodded.
"But before that, we need to take care of our loot. Only by taking care of them can we have a good fight with the Vulture!"
Kieran pointed at the guns and bulletproof vests.
Kieran would not give up on the loot, just like every other player would fill up their inventory with items from the game.
Even if some of the items were not that valuable, it was the same.
It was the same for Kieran.
Besides, he did not think that his loot was worthless.
"Leave it to me!"
Colleen said confidently.
"You're not going to bring them back to where we were hiding, are you? It might be hidden, but it's not safe anymore! "
Kieran asked.
Before last night, Colleen's hiding place had been very well hidden and safe.
However, after the general direction had been exposed, it had become much less safe.
The Vulture could search in the general direction, and so could the others.
Kieran did not want to find out that his loot had been stolen after a fight to the death with the Vulture.
Especially in the face of defeat, the loot was important for Kieran to make a comeback. He could not afford to lose it.
Facing the Vulture's increasing numbers, even with the help of his skills, Kieran was not confident that he could win.
He had to think about what he should do if he failed.
"Am I that stupid? I have more than one hiding place. Bring your stuff and follow me! "
Colleen said as she started to move.
She went back to her hiding place and brought all the useful items with her. Then she led Kieran out of the garden villa area.
Nine pistols, one for Kieran and one for Colleen, were placed in Kieran's backpack, along with the canned food and other supplies.
The bulletproof vests were distributed in the same way, but Colleen tied them up with a rope. She even hung some of the items she had retrieved from her hiding place on herself.
Colleen's movements were clumsy and awkward.
Although it wasn't easy for Kieran either, he thought that he could handle a lot more. That was why he wanted to help Colleen.
But Colleen rejected him.
"If you want to complete your plan, you need to have enough strength. We don't have much food, water and time. If we don't get to my other hiding place on Sixth Avenue in an hour, you won't be able to complete your plan before dawn!"
Colleen's rejection left Kieran with no room for argument.
It had been more than three hours since the fight with the Vulture's men and the interrogation. It was already one o 'clock in the morning.
At six o 'clock, the sky would brighten and the rebels' patrols would appear on the streets.
Kieran was left with less than five hours to complete the mission.
If he included the journey, he would have less than four hours.
This was not good news for Kieran.
Even though they had obtained enough information from the captive's mouth, it was still necessary to investigate the situation on the ground, and this undoubtedly required time.
"We need to hurry!"
Kieran said.
"Of course!"
As Colleen said this, she increased her speed. Kieran followed closely behind.
…
Forty-five minutes later, Colleen led Kieran into a half-collapsed house, panting heavily.
According to Kieran's observation, the place should have been a two-storey clothing store. The broken mannequins on the floor were proof enough.
Following Colleen, Kieran crawled through a corridor formed by a collapsed wall. At the back corner of the house, they found the door to an underground warehouse.
"Before the war, I worked here, so I knew the owner had an underground warehouse here. It was safe enough, so I used it as my last hiding place!"
Colleen said as she opened the door.
Kieran nodded and walked in.
The warehouse was bigger than the previous hideout. Even though Kieran and Colleen had brought a bunch of loot with them, it still looked empty.
Sitting inside the warehouse, Kieran passed the rest of the water to Colleen.
"You need it more than I do!"
Colleen refused again, even though her throat was dry and burning.
"Just one sip!"
Kieran insisted.
"Fine!"
Colleen nodded and took a sip of the purified water to moisten her dry throat. She then passed the water to Kieran. Even when Kieran asked her to drink some more, she did not waver.
Kieran poured half of the remaining water into his mouth.
Colleen's throat was dry, and so was Kieran.
It was even worse than before.
Kieran had used up a lot of his energy in the previous battle.
Even though his digitized body could recover quickly, there were still some hidden [Thirst] and [Hunger] statuses.
Looking at Kieran drinking the water, Colleen knew that Kieran was also thirsty.
Even though he was thirsty, Kieran still thought of her. It touched a soft spot in Colleen's heart.
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