I Reject Quests

Rewen's breathing was ragged. He was running continuously non-stop for the last ten minutes. He looked back and saw Banci, who wasn't in much better condition, chasing him relentlessly and snickered. 'Previously, I felt that I was being a little rash. Now, it seems like I had made the right decision. If he didn't have something hidden, why would he rush towards me with full of openings?'

At the same time, he observed that he didn't have much strength left. 'It's about time I stop. After defeating him, I also have to fight with three others. There's no doubt that the squad is keeping a close eye on me. Even if I do gain the upper hand in the fight, the other three surely won't sit still and try to ambush me. What can I do at this point?'

He knew that he was completely cornered but not a hint of panic could be seen on his face. 'I have to do what I can.' He made the decision and came to a stop, then stared at Banci.

Banci was also running out of stamina. So seeing his opponent come to a stop made him grin. He stopped for a while, then dashed towards his opponent recklessly. 'Hit me all you want!'

Soon enough, Rewen was standing at a distance of a few meters from him. 'He wants me to hit him. I don't want to but I also can't not hit him. Running away won't change shit.' His eyes were focused and he pulled his arm.

Banci's face was twisted by the intensity of the punch. 

This was the most satisfying punch Rewen had given. No guards and extreme accuracy. 'Just like from the movies.' Rewen again used the "hit-and-run" strategy and put some distance between him and Banci. 'Shits about to go down.'

Banci stepped back with his staggering footsteps and fell down on his butt. 'This… really hurts. I have to pay it back!' The blood that was running down from his nose turned into a string of blood.

Rewen wasn't extremely surprised. He had already presumed something like this would happen. 'This should be his ultimate skill.'

Banci got up. His face was pale. He pulled out the string of blood from his nose with a grunt and started shaping it. Two seconds later, the string of blood transformed into a long red stick. 

"How much of your blood is that?" Rewen asked in curiosity.

"About two-and-a-half litres?" Banci himself wasn't sure so he weighed the stick in his hand and made an estimate.

"Two-and-a-half litres!? How are you still standing?" Rewen voiced his thoughts out. According to science, it isn't possible. 

"I can't stand for long though. At most half-an-hour. Before that, I have to drink the blood of a human. Since you are near to me, I might as well spare the work to run back to the Qan Residence." The crazed smile resurfaced on Banci's face.

"Why the fuck did you say the greatest disadvantage of your skill to me, your enemy!?"

"Hehe, I don't really care much because whether you again start running or fight, the result would be the same." Banci's eyes shone with confidence.

"Okay, great. Show me what that stick could do." Rewen was skeptical about him.

Banci didn't say anything. He swung the stick in his hand to a tree behind him. The stick went through the tree like butter.

*Baam*

"Is that sufficient?" With the blood stick in his hand, Banci sprinted towards his opponent.

Rewen's expression turned serious. 'I can't allow myself to get hit by that. Now I see why [Evasive] skills sell well in the market. If I can, he might throw the stick towards me. I can only face it.'

*Swish*

He narrowly dodged the blood stick and took a few steps back.

"What's wrong, Kid? Where's your confidence from earlier?" Banci grinned savagely and again ran towards Rewen.

'I can't just keep dodging. I have to do something.' He took a step back and found that there was a tree. Suddenly, an idea struck his mind. 

He jumped towards a branch and calmly looked at Banci.

"Did your brain crack?" Banci wasn't afraid of schemes. To him, absolute power is undefeatable. He went in front of the tree and swung his stick between it.

When he looked up, he was about to open his mouth when he saw Rewen heading down straight towards him with the dagger pulled at the back of his neck.

'The same thing, again? I'll chop his neck off before he could swing his dagger. It's my win.' Banci wasn't overly panicked. However, in the next instant, he panicked. 

What he didn't expect was for Rewen to throw the dagger towards him!

'Is that brat crazy!? If the dagger hits me, I'm dead but what about him? I'll swing my stick no matter what. Does he have no regard for life and death?' For the first time in his life, Banci felt as if he had met a truly crazy opponent. He hesitated, then jumped back.

The dagger fell right into the spot he was previously standing. Rewen landed soon after the dagger. Without wasting any time, he pulled out the dagger and shot it towards Banci.

Normally, Banci had the ability to dodge it but currently, he had low strength. Compared to the fact that he had let his guard down after he jumped back, he couldn't completely dodge it. 

The dagger struck his right arm, tore some amount of flesh and went past his body.

Banci couldn't help but hiss out because of pain. The flesh that was torn off was not little. Hot blood was overflowing from his arm. 'I… can't feel my right arm. I shouldn't have let my guard down!' He learned his lesson but he was too late. His right hand was the dominant hand and he couldn't feel at the moment. Obviously, he no longer held the upper hand.

Deep down inside, he knew he lost the upper hand but didn't want to acknowledge it. He understood that he, who had ruthlessly eaten countless humans, was nearly not as ruthless as his opponent was. When Rewen was falling from the tree, he knew that this was an opportunity but he feared his own death.

'Whatever's done is done. I have to kill him anyhow! The others should be coming by now. I only need to hold on for a little longer.' Determination returned to his eyes. He was someone who faced countless life-and-death battles and this wasn't his first time he was pushed to a corner.

"You got me good. However, don't be mistaken. This isn't over." Gritting his teeth, Banci transferred the stick to his left hand and raised his head only to see a black shoe.

"Guh!!" Banci rolled back and fell flat on the ground. The blood stick was still on his hand but his body quivered.

Rewen took out the dagger that was stuck to the ground and lightly laughed. "Now get up. A cannibal like you doesn't deserve an easy death."

"Y-you…" Banci pushed his body and raised his upper body. His face looked hideous and his eyes turned red. "You think you can look down on me!!" Forcing himself to get up, Banci launched a frontal attack towards Rewen.

"I can. You are a cannibal, after all. Undeserving of the slightest of sympathy." Rewen coldly answered and easily dodged the strike. "Here's what you deserve!" He pulled his right arm for a punch.

"Kukkk!" Banci stepped back staggering and fell on the ground again. His nose was completely broken now. "... just because you had the luxury doesn't mean everyone HAD THAT!" He screamed while lying flat on the ground. He had no strength to get up.

"I understand." Rewen casually responded and went to sit on the fallen tree. He had no plans to completely kill his opponent at the moment. 'He can still be used. It would be rash if I completely killed him. He should be immobile for now.'

"No, you don't. Someone who has seen the light of society would never know what it means to be in the dark."

"You still had the strength to talk? Whatever, I don't really care. I know that you are a cannibal and that's enough."

"Do you think I became a cannibal because I want to? I was raised in a place where there was no "normal" food. Everything was human-something food. Growing up, I didn't even know what I ate. Every once in a while, I noticed that the limbs from my parents slowly went missing. I still didn't know what I was eating. At the age of seven, my parents died due to some reason. After a few days, I was introduced to cannibalism. I wanted to run away but I can't."

"So you started eating humans after that. Did the Real Waifu Corporations Limited force you to do that?" Rewen was becoming interested.

Banci silently nodded.

Rewen burst out in laughter.