I Kill to Get All SSS Abilities: From Outcast to Awakened
Chapter 22: Scavengers

Chapter 22: Scavengers

Lukas quickly got behind one of the huge trees.

It was so different outside.

Greenery, the blue skies and the chirping and howls from animals in the surroundings.

A stark difference to all the concrete and trash in the city.

Rustle.

The rustling sound could be heard again.

And this time it was closer to him.

It went from his left to the right.

Lucky for Lukas, his SSS Level Physique ability had given him enhanced hearing.

If not, he would have been ambushed by whatever it was.

Growl.

The demonic beast finally decided to show itself and attack.

It looked like a panther with its blue fur, and the air surrounding it turned into a mist.

Icicles appeared in the air and the icicles shot at the tree, where Lukas was hiding.

Thud.

The icicles smashed into the thick tree trunk and were broken into pieces of ice shards.

Lukas frowned as to why the Ice Panther did so.

It was obvious that the tree trunk would shield Lukas from its attack.

Not long after, Lukas got his answer.

The ice shards didn’t drop to the ground, and they hovered in the air.

Whoosh.

The next moment, the ice shards shot at Lukas, avoiding the tree trunk.

Lukas leaped away from where he was, trying to get rid of the ice shards.

But the ice shards followed him in his path.

Meanwhile, the Ice Panther had gotten to the side of Lukas, ready to come in for the kill.

It lunged at Lukas when it saw him not able to handle the ice shards.

So, this was what Mandy meant by the demonic beasts being much more cunning than those in the training sequence.

Lukas thought as he readied himself.

Thud.

The ice shard shot at Lukas’s arms as he covered his body by crossing his arms.

But his Darkmatter Vault Armor turned red the temperature rose.

The ice shards when they got near the Darkmatter Vault Armor melted and weren’t able to penetrate through .

Opening its huge mouth with sharp fangs, the Ice Panther thought it could take a bite at Lukas.

Unknowingly, Lukas had used his shadow to grab onto the shadow of the Ice Panther’s head and swung it to the side.

Snap.

The Ice Panther’s mouth snapped, missing Lukas as it got hurled into the air.

It smashed into a tree trunk and the huge tree rattled from the impact.

Leaves floated down onto the ground.

The Ice Panther tried to get up, but the impact had fractured its spine, and it was unable to do so.

It spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.

The temperature dropped as thick white mist formed around it, and it tried to get away in the cover of the white mist.

Lukas wasn’t about to let it get away.

His shadow reached out to it and held onto the shadow of its head.

Crack.

With a side kick, Lukas kicked the head of the Ice Panther.

A loud crack of its skull could be heard.

The next moment, Lukas took out his pistol and aimed at the Ice Panther from close range.

Bang!

He shot a bullet through the mouth of the Ice Panther.

The white matter and flesh of the Ice Panther’s head then splattered all over the place onto the ground.

A familiar sound erupted in his mind.

[Ding!]

[Slaughter Points +200]

[Current Slaughter Points: 200/3000]

[Host Level: 3]

[Current Abilities: 3]

[SSS Level Physique]

[SSS Level Shadow Wielder]

[SSS Level Summoner]

Lukas was glad that he had decided to start in the green areas.

The Ice Panther had made him realize the difference between the training sequence and real demonic beasts.

Lukas took out a knife from his Darkmatter Vault Armor and got to work.

He turned the body of the Ice Panther over.

Then, he sliced the abdomen of the Ice Panther open and reached in with his hand.

Using his hand, he felt around the innards of the Ice Panther.

He felt around the soft tissue and bones that were in the body of the Ice Panther.

Finally, he touched something that felt like a crystal.

He grabbed onto the crystal-like thing and yanked it out of the Ice Panther’s body.

Lukas held it up and glanced at it.

It was a demonic beast core that was icy blue colored, and a silhouette of an Ice Panther could be seen swirling inside.

He kept the demonic beast core in the chest plate of his Darkmatter Vault Armor.

"Hurry. We might be able to get some scraps."

"You sure about that?"

"Shut up and see if there’s anything left."

Lukas heard some voices approaching and he quickly leaped away, hiding behind some trees.

A few men and women in armor and guns appeared.

They approached the body of the Ice Panther, and they tried to salvage something out of it.

"Damn, it’s gone!" The leader of the awakened team cursed and sighed.

Lukas slowly got further away from them and went deeper into the woods.

He reminded himself to be on full alert next time.

This team of awakened was looking to pick up some scraps.

But he might not be so lucky the next time, and the next awakened team might be looking to kill him for the demonic beast core.

This was what Bundy had warned him about.

Humans might be more dangerous than the demonic beasts out here without any laws and regulations.

Lukas continued deeper into the woods, and he stumbled upon a Fire Deer.

Without hesitation, he slowly crept up to it, with his knife in his hand.

He decided to use his knife from now on to avoid the loud noise when using a gun.

After what had happened, he didn’t want to attract the other awakened.

When he got near enough, he used his shadow and held onto the shadow of the Fire Deer’s legs.

Lukas then lunged at the Fire Deer with his knife.

The Fire Deer was startled, and it tried to run away.

However, it couldn’t as Lukas’s shadow was holding it back.

Boom!

Fireballs appeared at the forehead of the Fire Deer, and they shot at Lukas, one after another.

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