Is this really a Game?!



Reign and the others waited … and waited … and then waited some more, but nobody was leaving the tower. Reign and the others glanced at each other before nodding. They took out their daggers, poured mana into them, and started cutting away.

They first made a small opening on the side of the roof. The roof of the tower was not straight, but a typical Gable roof. ( AN: That's the usual shape of a roof )

With their daggers, they cut a small hole in it while Wolf placed a weird-looking dagger in the middle. The dagger didn't end with a normal tip, but one shaped like the sign -. He would pierce through the roof before twisting the dagger a bit, making the blunt part hit the inside of the roof and make it unable to fall down. After Reign and Elijah had finished cutting it, Wolf slowly took the part out before they glanced down in order to see what was in the tower.

It was an office, just like they thought. They could see many stacks of papers on the large desk of the office while there were many shelves on the walls, and many different items could be seen on them. The floor was metallic and black while the walls were actually blue, the chairs, desk, and even the door were made out of wood.

"Whoever designed this room made a horrible job." Reign commented as they looked at the three men.

All three were mid-grade Tier III combatants and were talking about something that Reign and the others deemed as quite important thanks to the serious expressions they could see.

"The next batch will be ready tomorrow, we can't make it faster, the leader is down there helping out, but even he can't make the process faster, if we try to do that, the quality will be lower than the average!" One of the three, the man who was sitting at the desk said loudly as the other two sighed.

"We know, we have tried persuading the 'head', but he is not listening, he wants it done by tonight, and that's not just from you, but from everyone else, we have already been forced to listen to long rants about how some gangs will only finish in two days and that speeding the process up by so much will result in a much more inferior product, but the orders we have been given were absolute, so we can't wait anymore." One of the two men said with a calm voice while having a face that showed understanding.

"Why are they in such a hurry, I mean, we aren't at war with anyone, we are not fighting against some monsters, there's nothing bad happening, so why hurry so much when in 1 or 2 days every gang will be finished with this batch?"

"It's not just here, every head is doing the same, from what we can gather, it is highly likely that the big boss needs them quickly, many are guessing that he will undergo an evolution, in a couple of days, the boss will probably be Tier V."

"Tier V, so quickly?!" The man said as he stood up, his eyes opened wide in shock.

"The boss usually needs a lot of energy to evolve, more than a normal person, which is why all the gangs have been involved in this since the beginning."

"Nobody knows how the boss has managed to get such a thing, but some of us have received it as a reward in the past, and the effects are not to be underestimated."

"What the hell even happens down there, only the leaders of the gangs, as well as some men that work directly under the big boss have access to the basements of each base, just what –"

"It would be smart of you to stop now, we don't know either, and you know very well that asking too many questions can easily lead to your death." One of the two said, making the man stop talking and nod his head in agreement.

"Now we know where their boss is, but what are they doing down there, this entire thing seems fishy," Wolf said with a low voice as Reign nodded.

"That's not all, we now have important information, the Butcher is close to evolving, which means that he is higher leveled than us, and if we wait for too long, he will reach Tier V, making it nearly impossible for anyone to defeat him till we evolve as well, but who knows what will happen till then." Reign said with a serious expression as Wolf and Elijah nodded.

They had come here for reconnaissance, but it was now clear that they had to act fast. The Butcher ruled the city with an iron fist, and with him leading it, they will definitely clash in the future.

As much as Reign and the others wished to resolve the issue by simply talking to him, that opportunity was gone, the Butcher had taken every single territory nearby by force, knowing that his evolution was close, and there was little chance that he will accept an alliance and will want to devour Doncaster, as well as the other territories around them.

"The mission has changed, we have to get to the Butcher soon, killing him will be the only way to get this city under our control, even if it seems cruel for us to do such a thing, this is the only way that we can make sure that Doncaster will be safe, and that is the most important thing for us," Wolf said with a serious expression. He didn't care for this city, even if he had to slaughter thousands, the only place that mattered right now was Doncaster.

It was the place they had built up with their own sweat and blood. Every single person there was a resident of Doncaster, they had promised to protect it as they were the rulers of the town, and that will not change.

"Agreed." Both Reign and Elijah had, but their expressions showed that they were a bit pained to do so. They had only heard stories of the Butcher, so there was no way of knowing if the man was truly as bad as they say he is, but unfortunately, they didn't have the luxury of confirming the stories, if they tried to be friendly and the Butcher ends up attacking them, then it will be too late for them to do anything.

It was now, when they had the element of surprise with them, that it was best to strike and remove him.

Wolf took out his dagger and stabbed through the roof as Reign and Elijah started cutting a large hole. They knew that they would be found out the moment Wolf removed the part of the roof as the hole was large and it would be quite conspicuous, but that didn't matter.

The moment that Wolf took the part of the roof away, they all moved.

Each of them attacked one of the three men who were inside the tower, and before the enemy was able to realize what was happening, they had already pinned them down on the ground, their weapons right at their throats.

"Hi there, I hope you don't mind us letting ourselves in." Reign said with a smile before hitting the man, knocking him unconscious. Wolf and Elijah did the same before placing them on the chairs and putting mana-restricting chains on them.

They then poured cold water on the three men, waking them up.

Upon seeing three unfamiliar men in front of them, the three all panicked, but they were bound to the chairs, their legs and arms restricted, and even their mouths were covered by a rag, making it impossible for them to do anything.

"I will take this out, but you have to promise not to make a loud noise, otherwise I will kill you," Wolf said as the man nodded. The moment Wolf took the rag out, he opened his mouth wide and was about to shout, but the rag was once again put in his mouth.

"Why do you have to make this difficult?" Wolf shook his head before taking his sword out. He quickly cut one of the man's legs, his flames cauterizing the wound immediately.

The man tried screaming in pain while his eyes opened wide, but he was unable to do so.

"Now, will you talk normally to us?" Wolf asked the man who had been sitting at the desk previously. They knew that he was a member of the gang, so he should know more information.

As soon as Wolf took the rag out, the man spat at him.

"Go to hell, the boss will avenge us, so do your best."

"Alright, they're all yours Reign," Wolf said as Reign nodded before walking toward the three. His eyes turned purple as he pointed his hand at them. Their bodies suddenly stiffened as their souls were slowly dragged out by Reign. Each soul was screaming in panic, they didn't know what was happening, but the immense pain made it hard to even think.

"Aethion, get information from that guy first, we need a map of this area and the fastest possible way to the basement."