Chapter 16: Source Crystals

As Benmos crashed to the ground, blood began leaking through his forehead temple which now had an open hole created by the bullet.

It was an unexpected moment for not just Benmos, but the surrounding people as well. Never once did they expect Shi Tian to be decisive and ruthless enough to open fire in front of a whole crowd.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian casually walked toward Benmos, who was now a cold corpse only at the moment.

That was what happened when one became overly arrogant and had zero survival instinct. It was also a somewhat surprise to Shi Tian as he wondered how this man was able to survive for so long.

“I’m a busy person, so if you want to follow in the footsteps of this Benmos person, then feel free to let me know now. I’m kind of exhausted from fighting mutated Hounders and Tenceloras, but I sure have enough stamina to keep fighting.” Shi Tian calmly said, looting the corpse of Benmos in front of everyone’s eyes.

Of course, what he just said was meant to deter anyone from thinking about retaliating against him.

And to prove his claim, Shi Tian took out a small scrap piece of the Tenceloras’ razor-sharp tentacle that Yolanda had managed to get before succumbing to her death.

Sure enough, the tentacles of a dangerous monster like the Tenceloras were easily recognized by many as they quickly scurried away, unwilling to stay on the scene any longer.

If a person was able to fight a Tenceloras and got out alive, then it goes to say just how skillful the person was. Not to mention, the calm and collected reaction of Shi Tian in this entire scene made everyone shudder slightly.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian breathed a sigh of relief secretly when his bluff worked wondrously. He was betting on the human’s emotional aspect of being fearful of the unknown, so he purposely created an image of himself as a ruthless skilled killer.

Only that way could he prevent others from seeking trouble against him and be free of such nuisances in the future.

As he was looting the corpse patiently, Shi Tian noticed a presence from his behind. He quickly held his pistol before turning around and pointing the pistol toward that someone.

A small shriek echoed, and Krissie covered her face with both her hands, seemingly afraid of Shi Tian firing a bullet at her.

Shi Tian narrowed his eyes when he realized it was Krissie, the woman that was doing the same ploy with Benmos to fool foreigners.

Though based on the previous scene and the comments from the spectators earlier, plus the scars that he saw right now on Krissie’s arms and legs, he could tell she must have been abused as well by Benmos.

“Get out of my sight before I kill you as well. I’m not softhearted enough to let my enemy go, but because you are no threat to me, I don’t feel like wasting my bullet.” Shi Tian said coldly.

He didn’t need to waste a bullet on someone that could not be a threat to him. Not to mention, with the looks of predators from those who are hiding by the side, he could tell that Krissie wasn’t going to have an easy life either despite Benmos succumbing to his death.

Although Krissie was somewhat scarred from the abuse of Benmos, her face was still perfectly fine, and men are scum who could care less about the other details. It doesn’t take a genius to know what would happen to her once he leaves the area.

Looting the final thing on Benmos’ corpse, Shi Tian was ready to make his way to the city entrance.

‘Source Crystals… this is the thing that Benmos was trying to extort me, so could this be new currency?’ Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly, feeling completely lost by these new items that he had never seen before.

Even back when he was looting Yolanda’s items, Shi Tian could barely comprehend 70 percent of the items she had, including the Source Crystals.

Originally, Shi Tian had no idea whether the Source Crystals were of any use, but given how Benmos was trying to extort him of them, he now had a vague idea of what they are used for.

With how desperate Benmos was trying to get his hand on Source Crystals, it just goes to say it’s a valuable item and could be the current era of diamonds and gold replacement.

‘I’m lacking too much information right now, so I need to head into Gearits city and obtain more information.’ Shi Tian thought to himself.

Information was extremely important, sometimes even more so than the typical firearm. Without information, it would be hard for one to navigate their path. Just like how he would still be lost in the wilderness without any ideas of a human living city if it wasn’t for the information he got from Yolanda’s device.

Sometime later, when Shi Tian was about to enter Gearits city, he noticed a figure was following him secretly. He narrowed his eyes and flashed a cold expression, turning around and glaring at the woman.

The figure was none other than Krissie, the woman that Shi Tian had told off previously.

Pulling out his pistol, Shi Tian pointed it at her and warned one last time, “If you continue to follow me, then I don’t mind sending you to meet Benmos in the underworld. I’m sure he’s quite resentful right now because of your distraction.”

Krissie showed a small fright but clenched her fist as she mustered up her courage and said, “I just want to inform you that your arm can be replaced with a metallic one and that I know someone capable of doing so. In return, I just hope you can give me some Source Crystal to live on.”

Hearing her words, Shi Tian remained silent for a few moments, seemingly pondering over the pros and cons. 𝒃𝒆𝒐𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝒎

‘Can this woman be trusted at all?’