Chapter 29 - Threat

The man's eyes changed looking much more confident and arrogant as the boar was finally dead. He looked towards Niko with a sinister look as his sharp teeth could be seen.

Niko's back began to sweat as his mind began to process, "Shit! I got this! I got this! Don't show weakness!"

Niko still held the cold look from before, as he was still confident in his capabilities, and from what he has read before, showing any sign of reluctance while trying to show you are strong would only end up badly.

The man scratched his bald head as he began to speak with a cocky tone, " Listen up little man! I'm in a very good mood today. Since the beast was killed and you leveled up from it, you should go. Consider it as my gift to a weakling such as you."

The bald man wasn't afraid of Niko, neither was he afraid of Candreva. It was a two on two and he was much more confident in killing humans than beasts. He had killed humans as well as beasts and from what he has experienced, humans were much easier to kill.

"Bald manly man! We agreed on a deal!" Candreva looked annoyed as he stepped up, and when he did, the bald man's partner also stepped up to face him.

"Deal? Do you think deals mean anything to me? You punks better be grateful I haven't killed you, now leave otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless! Hehehe!" The bald man smirked.

"You think we are scared of you?" Niko said with a smile as if he had predicted this outcome. He wasn't stupid. He knew this outcome would happen, this was the same actions that stupid villains from the books back on earth would take when confronting the main character. Although Niko didn't see himself as powerful as those main characters he still had a card up his sleeves and even if that failed, his other group members could show up and intimidate these men.

The bald man's eyes turned cold as he quickly moved with a fast speed towards Niko. Niko was a lower level than him, as well as much weaker physically, therefore he was very slow to react.

The bald man held him up by the collar on his ugly black shirt and raised him off of the ground. The feeling of being pulled up felt extremely uncomfortable as he felt like his neck was being squeezed by the shirt.

Candreva was about to react and move towards Niko, however, he was intercepted by the bald man's follower, which made things much more problematic.

The man's face looked evil as he began to say, "Don't test me, boy! I know you are new here and let me give you some advice, I have killed many people and killing you would be as easy as breathing air. Now apologize and call me daddy and I might let you leave unharmed."

The calm wind blew making the leaves on the tree dance slowly. Silence filled the air as no one knew what would happen next.

The bald man's eyes widened as anger was filled within as he was witnessing a strange smile appeared on the face of Niko.

His face didn't lose confidence and his smile showed much more confidence than before. Although many thoughts were going on in his mind, his focus was still there.

"Have you lost your will to live!?! Since you want to meet the devil so soon, I'll show you the way!" The bald man was about to raise his arm when something made him pause.

The bald man noticed a strange figure close to his face, making him turn his head and see what was there. The Steampunk Bee Spirit was right next to him with its stinger pointed directly to his head. The wings of the bee moved quickly as it looked like a strange ghost ready to kill.

The bald man's face turned ugly once more as the stinger was pointed towards his head. The grip on Niko's collar loosened and the bald man's head was beginning to show sweat. His eyes turned towards the smiling Niko once more, without the sinister look from before.

Seeing this, Niko was pleased as his plan worked. The bee was his hidden weapon and as it was finally shown, even Ivanic stared at it in shock. Steampunk bees weren't unknown, as a matter of fact, it was extremely well known to many people who wanted to level up quickly. The forest in which this bee resided in was a popular place for people to hunt and gain experience and these bees are the most notorious of them all. Not because of its strength but because of its stinger.

"What are you doing…" The man's heart turned cold as he was no longer willing to fight Niko, he knew what this bee was capable of.

"It seems like you know what this bee is capable of? Let me give you a bit of advice, if you don't get your dirty hands off of me right now, your head will be blown off in just a thought of mine." Niko responded with slight anger. He was annoyed and unhappy with the way the man spoke to him, therefore he was in a good mood, however, killing a man was something he would've never expected himself to do, and currently he didn't know if he was ready to do so.

Niko continued to speak, "Also, I have some partners surrounding us right now and if my monster here doesn't do the job, I am sure they will."

Zheng and Ivanic stepped out, exhibiting a confident a powerful aura. This made the heart of the bald man turn cold as he was once again in a disadvantageous position in the matter of an instance.

The bald man's follower saw Ivanic and said mockingly but not too arrogantly, "A one-armed man…"

Ivanic instantly fired back, "With this one arm I am capable of ending your life."

The man was taken back and instantly shut his mouth. He was in no position to talk back.

Niko who was still looking at the bald man, once more spoke, "What are you waiting for? Do I need to blow your head off to make you let go of my collar?"

The bald man came back to his senses and instantly let go of Niko and walked backward. The bee followed with the stinger still pointed at his head.

Niko begins to fix his collar in a slow manner as if he was someone of higher existence. This made the bald man's heart burned with fury as he felt like this young man in front of him was way too arrogant.

Niko then slowly walked towards the items on top of the boar. There was a strange two-sided ax the length of an arm, with two sharp tusks on both ends almost looking like a pickaxe. The tusks looked almost identical to the board while just being a little smaller. This was extremely similar to when Marcos had killed the mantis and a sword which was identical to the arms of the Matins appeared. This meant that monsters would already form items that could be built with their body parts. Along with the two-handed ax was a blue shard, similar to the one Marcos received when killing the mantis. After putting the items in his inventory he looks towards the bald man as if he is thinking of something.

"Since I am a man of my words, I will let you keep the body of this boar!" Niko said mocking the man as his hand extended towards the dead boar and the aura that faintly covered his body began much more prominent.

Suddenly, a strange transparent boar that looked similar to the dead boar on the ground came out of the body of it. The boar was the same height as the other normal boars they have killed before, however, it looked similar to the one which was just killed. As soon as the boar appeared, it disappeared, as Niko made it go invisible.

Strangely, as his aura became prominent and it surrounded the boar, the aura was much stronger than before and a strange cold feeling emitted from him. Making those around him feel uneasy as if there was a scythe on their necks. Niko looked like an evil monster as the aura enveloped his body.

As everyone saw this, their eyes widened in awe as this was the first time they saw such a skill. Niko turned and saw everyone looking at him in awe and as if it was extremely normal, Niko smiled towards them.

"Let's go!" Niko said as he began to leave. The bee stayed in its position. The bald man was unsure if he was allowed to move or not and he didn't want to risk it. He was afraid of Niko after seeing such a scary skill. It was like he took the life of the monster and kept it for himself. What a monster!

Niko and the others left while the bee slowly faded away, disappearing from above the bald man. The bald man's face was grim as his partner said, "Luis…"

Niko and the others ran away from the scene and Zheng could help but express his admiration, "Niko! You're way too cool man!"

Niko simply smiled as he himself knew the kind of mental and emotional rollercoaster he went through. HIs back was sweaty and his heart was beating as fast as light. He couldn't believe that these actions would work in the real world.