The Acknowledgment - Volume One

Catching The Greedy Lizards

                Cyrus looked down at his phone. "You guys better get going. The Mana crystals won't mine themselves. Oh, and I suggest you wait before killing the Buyrura, or all of those mana crystals are gone," Cyrus explained, pushing himself off the tree and walking over to his car. "Wait, You're leaving?" Bobby asks. "Yes, It's a waste of my time. I got what I wanted, and you got what you wanted," Cyrus replied, opening his car door. "Okay," he replied, looking back at his squad to see them shrug in confusion.

                Upon opening the entrance, the 8 squad members saw the corpse of the Buryurya and were horrified. Anger began to build up in the squad and the squad leader, Bobby. With a scowl and twisted expression, he was displeased by the sight of both the boss's corpse and the still-living Winter. "What? Is that guy still alive?! Is the boss dead?!" Two strike members ask in frustration and confusion. "What happened? Did they kill the boss all by themselves?!" Asks more members, murmuring to themselves in search of an answer. "Maybe that damn spider was just big with no real power," Kyuwan explained, with a raised eyebrow. "We must have underestimated Winter," he began in thought, "He might have outsmarted that thing. I don't know how, but it's the only possible way," Bobby added in thought, scowling at the weaponless Winter. "Bobby, what should we do now?" Ask a more calm member. "We have to kill him, of course," he replied

                "Hey, Winter. You have to die," Bobby explained. "Oh? Why's that? To make an extra buck or two?" Winter asked before taking another drink from a canteen. "No, for the rest of us to survive," he corrected. "Oh ho ho. Who's got you by the balls?" Winter asks, throwing the canteen to the side. "Cyrus, he wants you dead. And if we don't deliver, he's going to hunt us down one by one," Bobby explained. "Ah. So, you lost it all, and he's forcing you to do this? I see. I see," Winter replied sarcastically, nodding. "You dense motherfucker," Bobby responded, gritting his teeth. "No. It's okay. I get it. Of course, you'd betray me. Because I'm Weak," Winter explained, bowing his head. "What are you doing?" Bobby asks, confused. "You'll see," Winter replies with a calm tone of voice. "Bobby, what should we do?" Asks Kyuwan, just behind Bobby's right shoulder. "Let's stay at a distance, to begin with," He explained, and Kyuwan nodded.

                Stepping forward all together, they drew their weapons and set their shields up in front of them. "Have you killed before, Winter?" Bobby asks, maliciously walking towards him. "I could have," Winter responded. He waited for something specific to happen, then all of a sudden, a notification from the System popped up in his face.

~>System<{" An [Urgent Quest] Has [Arrived],"}>it rang, just like before, it popped up in Winter's face<~
~>System<{" An [Emergency Quest] Has Been Issued! [Emergency Quest: Kill The Enemies]. There are Entities Nearby That Intend to Murder the [Player]. Slay Them And Ensure Your Safety! Enemies Required to be Killed: 8. Enemies Killed: 0. If the [Player] Fails to kill the enemies, their heart will stop,"}>it displayed, speaking to Winter<~

                Flinching upon seeing this sudden pop-up on his face, he was confused. "What is this-" Winter thought- "The System is acting out!" His eyes widened as he saw a flash of fire coming from the Kyuwan hand. To dodge the attack, Winter leaned back and brought his arms up, crossing his arms and tensing up in preparation for the impact of the spell. His basic Amulet didn't block all the damage, despite being a spell. The Attack landed and it exploded in his face. Launching him into the wall of the dungeon. The dungeon began to lose integrity, boulders fell from the ceiling onto the smoke and kicked up even more dust. "Bullseye!" The fighters explained that it was approaching Winter.