Moving Forward

"All I did was collect information from the corpses of the things that you killed, and also to check a few after effects of being killed by them on the humans."

"I would have done that anyway, whether you were here or not." He said. "So I will say it again. If you want to kill me to avenge the people that died, then simply do it."

"You have the power to do so, so you don't have to give yourself a reason. I know for one, that I did nothing wrong." He concluded with that, and the man stood behind him in silence.

Both men kept their silence, yet the gun never moved away from Jason's nape. 'Did he... Will he kill me?' He thought, slightly getting nervous.

The situation remained the same until the Level C Talented player, whom was also the leader, appeared to solve the situation.

"Let him be. And you, if what you said is true, then what information have you collected?" He questioned Jason, his words not taking in any in-betweens.

Jason frowned, seeming displeased by the attitude of both men. Another reason to go solo was born within his heart.

He clicked his tongue in irritation and asked back, not one bit respectful. "Why would I do that? And to you guys?"

"You used us, remember. We might not have the reason to kill you for what my friend here said, but we do have the reason to kill you for using us, and gaining something out of it. Yet not crediting us." The leader said, his words having a bit of logic into them.

"..."

Jason thought about it, then ultimately resigned to his circumstances. He was not a professional survivalist, hence his actions were not calculated properly.

But he was learning from his own mistakes right now. He blurted out all the information he obtained from [Decipher(D)], and the two man frowned just from listening to him.

Firstly, his information seemed accurate, hence he was telling the truth. Secondly, his Talent was pretty much useful. And lastly, they realized that they were still within the safer areas.

The leader frowned even more, and he commanded, his voice a tone deeper, "You will be coming with us from now on."

"Huh? Why would I do that?" Jason frowned and asked back, but the military man behind him sneered and replied, "You don't have a say into this kid. You either join, or die."

"..."

Jason kept quiet, and ended up agreeing. 'Never in my life, would I have thought that I'd be forced into joining a suicide squad.' He thought, bitter-angry at himself.

The reason he acted that way and moment ago, was because he knew that they would not kill him. Especially if they still wanted trust from the others.

But now was a different matter. Just as he advised, they did not find any excuse for themselves, and gave him an ultimatum.

If he dies now, it's all on him.

With such thoughts, Jason stood up and sighed to himself. The leader then said as he left, "Newbie, check out the other lion, and the deceased."

"..."

Jason frowned, but the military men always had his eyes on him. He clicked his tongue and did as he was told. But deep down, he was laughing his soul out.

'Haha, yes, I get to extract something from the big guy.' He thought, and was also looking forward to what he might obtain from it.

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level E Talent - Fireball ]

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level F Talent - Dash ]

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level G Talent - Strength Up ]

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level D Talent - Twin Thoughts ]

Jason obtained all four Talents from half of the corpse, and nothing from the others. He deduced that maybe he was a bit too late.

He then moved to the Great Lion's corpse, and excitedly pressed his hand ontop of it, closing his eyes as if he was in deep concentration.

But in truth, he was just trying to surprise himself with the notices that were to come.

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level B Talent - Kingly Aura]

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted two Distributable Point ]

[ Your ERG has increased by two points ]

[ Deciphered Data: The abandoned prince of the Great Lion tribe. He was outcast alongside his lioness, but despite being the Great Lion King's weakest son, he was the most loved. The wrath of a tribe is coming for you if his death is found ]

Hearing the notices, Jason opened his eyes and read everything. At first he was happy, and over-excited, but the next moment, the color was drained in of his face, making him pale in fright.

The duo did not let such minor expression details bypass them and frowned. The leader held Jason's shoulder and questioned, "What is the matter, newbie."

"..."

Jason debated to himself whether he should tell these two, or let them die when the time comes. But as he looked over the remaining surviving humans, his heart loosened.

Especially the thirteen year old little girl who stood with the lucky woman, and another thirteen year old boy who stood in the corner all by himself.

Such children did not deserve to be here, let alone die for the sins of these two bastards behind him. He sighed and explained the matter they had at hand.

Right after he explained everything, the military man scoffed at him, "You think we'd believe you? You clearly dislike us, and would be happy if we suffered, isn't that right, lad?"

Jason sneered at him and did not back down, "Oh? You sure are right old man, but behind you are innocent people that don't deserve to die a wretched death with you."

"Why you...!!" The military man seemed angered, but smiled instead. Yet hidden behind that smile was rage, while Jason hid irritation and annoyance within his.

"Enough you two. Don't go about acting like kids. We have more than enough of that." The leader said, staring at the small girl and the small boy.

"..."

"..."

The military man and Jason calmed down at the mention of that.

The leader then nodded and continued, "As it seems, we do not have any stocks or food. In due time, we will starve and start to lose strength."

The two, Jason and the military man, kept quiet and listened to the leader of this group. "So now, we have two problems on our case. Food. And an entire pack waiting for us up ahead."

He then kept quiet, and the military man took it from there, staring at Jason. "So you mean to say that, to obtain food, we must go deeper into the forest?"

The leader nodded, and Jason frowned. From the Deciphered Data, the terms "weakest" and "not favored" did not sit well with him.

How strong were the other princes of thus tribe? And the parents? Jason thought about this, and also how great would the rage of a father who had lost his successor be like.

Unfortunately for him, the two men came to an agreement and chose to move on forward, while disregarding Jason and his opinion.

"Alright folks. We are moving deeper. Anyone with a problem, except this young man, can stay behind." The leader said, and nobody chose to stay behind whatsoever.

They were afraid of dying. The leader saw through their thoughts and commanded, "Alright then, let's move out. I'll take the lead with the two beside me."

"I am not battle oriented though." Jason added, but the one who replied him was the military man, "You'll just have to learn now, kid."

"..."

Jason ignored him and stared at the leader, but he did nit say anything and just led the way. The military man nudged Jason with his gun, telling to move forward.

'Yall really hate me... Well, I'm probably not fooling them. Maybe they saw me fight that lioness?' He thought.

He also kept quiet and walked on ahead. He had not formed a group, and hence was still doing this solo. He shared his obtained energy with nobody.

It had to be said that, forming groups, would give out energy from killed opponents through contributions made.

If you were within a group, and hid behind everyone, you would not obtain a single point. But if he contributed anyway, that led to the successful death of the prey, then you obtained something out of it.

And since he did not join them, he would not share anything from their kills. Whether he contributes or not. 'Hence I'll just kill some for myself then.' He thought.

Thus the group moved on ahead, and went deeper into the wild. They met zombies and other preys, making do to kill them swiftly.

And the one who surprised everyone here, was Jason. He unleashed his strength and speed, while disabling the addition from his Talents.

Yet even then, he was still faster than a lot of Rank 0 humans, and unleashed prowess amongst the Rank 1s!!