章 35: Chapter 35: Punishment

"Fuck!" Keon cursed after seeing more than twenty Kusha Beast coming out from the weak point. Just one Kusha Beast was already enough to use up Keon and Nath's strength, what more if there are 20 of them? This is no different than a death sentence!

Even Mady and Gabe's face darkened at seeing all these Kusha Beast. The two look at each other before nodding their heads. Since things already developed into this, they need to show their true power to save their master

The two were about to remove the seal preventing them to use all of their powers when a beacon of hope luckily arrives

Keon went to his friend to pull him away from the horde of Kusha Beasts before he a voice entered his ears

"Yo, kids! Having a great time?" The voice teased and when Keon raises his head, he saw a man with silver spiky hair floating in the sky

The man has silver-colored wings on his back and he has a smirk on his face

Seeing the confident look on that man, Keon knew that they are safe and he calmed down

Keon knows that there would be consequences for his action but he still did it using the excuse that if one day, he really becomes a horrible and cruel person, at least there are times that he became kind and help a friend

Keon doesn't like the consequences and his mind starts thinking about what he can do to at least lessen the impact of that consequences. Unknowingly to him, the calculating look in his eyes didn't escape their helper Barry's senses

Barry was wearing the uniform of the Police Department but only the logo can be seen on it. That only means that he is above the Pawn Ranks and he can choose to hide his level

Barry ignored Keon and turned to look at Nath that has a completely different look in his eyes. Nath and Keon were like two different sides of the coin and Barry likes Nath more

However, this was not the time to be lost in thought and Barry turned his attention to the Kusha Beasts

"Tsk, ugly beasts" Barry muttered while clicking his tongue before silver swords appeared around him. With a casual wave of his hand, the silverswords went to attack the Kusha Beasts that don't even have the ability to defend themselves

The silver swords penetrated their bodies like tofu and their lives were harvested just like that

To think that the Kusha Beasts that gave Nath and Keon big trouble were killed that fast and easy by this spiky-haired man... Not to mention, even the other monsters around that Mady and Gabe are fighting were also killed by him

Barry floated down to the weak point and puts his hand on it causing the silver liquid to temporarily seal it to prevent any monsters from entering Hone City again

"S-sir! Thank you for your help! If not for you, more people would have died!" Nath dragged his tired and injured body to thank Barry sincerely. Although he was not feeling good and there is still some blood in his mouth, Nath still wants to thank this powerful mystic with them

"D-don't move too much!" Keon said in concern and went to Nath's side to support him before thanking their savior too

"Don't think too much about it. I'm the police and it is my job to protect my fellow citizens!" Barry replied while puffing his chest in pride before his bubble burst because of a voice he is familiar with

"I see that you are enjoying their praise but these Hunters did something out of their jurisdiction. It is the Police's job to kill monsters inside our realm, not the Hunters. Appropriate punishment shall be given to them according to the rules"

Barry clenched his fist and when he turned his head, sure enough, it was the voice of that annoying Craige!

"Y-you ... what are you doing here ?! Aren't you supposed to stay in the Police Headquarters until you die to oversee things?"

It wasn't hard to see that the two don't have the best relationship base on Barry's reactions

"Vice Chief, please act just like how a Vice Chief should act. You are causing our Police Department to lose face" Craige replied completely ignoring the anger from the other man

"I don't care! Answer me, why are you here?"

"Vice Chief, I am just doing my job. These four Hunters went against the rules and interfered with the Police's job. We need to issue the corresponding punishment"

Hearing the man's words, Keon turned to look at the injured Nath. Sure enough, his face was seething from anger just like what he expected and Keon felt that this is turning into a bigger mess

"Your Police Department didn't even come in time to protect the civilians yet you want to punish me for helping them? Is that how the Police do things ?!" Nath exploded and due to so much anger, he coughed out another mouthful of blood

"I understand your anger but the rules are rules" Craige replied calmly before his expression turned serious

"And another thing, don't use that tone in me. I am the Chief of the Hone City Police Department. I can make your punishment worst"

Keon was about to convince Nath to keep his silence to prevent things from escalating but he was late as the man's anger exploded once again

"What a Chief you are! You didn't urge your subordinates to be faster and help the civilians yet you are acting this high and mighty! What kind of police are you when you can't even protect your citizens?!"

This stupid Nath! Just why does he needs to keep opening his mouth. Can't he see that this Chief is not someone they can mess with? Stupid! Too stupid! His brain might have been fried somewhere

As expected, the chief didn't take the insults lightly. "Kneel" the chief simply muttered and Nath's body stiffened before his knees heavily fell to the ground as he kneels

Even if Nath's bones were broken, this would still give his knees a heavy injury

"Bastard Craige! What are you even doing here ?! Shouldn't you just let one of your lackeys explain things to them why do you need to come here personally ?!" Barry questioned angrily while patting Nath's shoulder to dispel Craige's power that forces him to kneel

After that, Barry strikes Nath in the neck and made him lose consciousness so that he won't say any disrespectful thing again

"Vice Chief, I know that you will prevent another rule breaker from getting any punishments. I can't let you do that for the nth time or else the higher-ups will be angry at me again"

Keon watched this interaction and seeing how Barry was clenching his fist hard, he knows that he won't be able to escape the punishment. Since he can't escape then the only thing he can do is try to lessen the punishment he will get

"Chief, we apologize for breaking the rules. However, we have pure intentions for helping. Can we at least plead for a lighter punishment?"

Barry likes Nath and dislikes Keon a bit. But this Craige, he dislikes the people like Barry and Nath, the type of people he likes is more of Keon's type

"In consideration for your group's help despite you four breaking the rules, I can do that. It's fortunate for that disrespectful man that he has an intelligent and sensitive friend like you. I hope he won't cause any trouble for you in the future "

Keon thanked the chief for his 'grace' and the man nodded his head. "The details of your punishment will be sent to the four of you soon. Be good and accept it"

"Let's go, Vice Chief. We need to organize the reports for this incident. The Police that will fully fix the weak point will arrive here soon"

With that, Vice Chief Barry doesn't have a choice but to get dragged by the Chief but before he walks away, he gave Keon a pill and ask him to use it on Nath to help him heal

Keon let out a long sigh and this incident finally ended. It used up a lot of his mental capacity and he would even need to accept the punishment

"Master, you shouldn't have decided to help. Base on how the government usually works, there's a high chance that we will be sent into a dangerous mission"

Keon ignored Gabe's words and he just turned to look at the side. He just steps into the real society after becoming a professional Hunter but he already saw how fucked up and dark this world is

"Say, Gabe, do you really think that I will have the power in the future to destroy this government?" Keon asked with an indecipherable emotion in his voice

"Master, I am 100% confident that if you reach your peak, you can" Gabe answered with confidence before continuing his sentence in his head. '.... After all, you are the reason why humanity gained a safe sanctuary. Without a safe place, how can humanity even form a government? '

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