The shelter they had just arrived at was just as big as the military base they had come from. It was a similar size to the old towns that human civilization used to have. The only difference was there were no tall skyscraper-like buildings and the biggest building in this shelter was a military one which was only three stories high.
The ground they stood on top of was hard and solid, a dry orange colour, with no sign of green life. It was hard t imagine anything being able to grow on these lands. It was clear that hot blistering sun had dried out the ground.
It was the first time most of the students had arrived at another planet, and even for Quinn, it was a significant difference compared to the shelter he was at before. The streets were full of people walking left and right, with the children by their side.
Stalls everywhere selling all kind of things, hot smoky meat with fresh fruit and veg.
"This looks even better than some places on earth!" Quinn said. "I wonder why more people don't move to the shelters more?"
"Freedom," Layla said. "If you look around you, most of the people here aren't Travellers or work for the military. Most likely, all of them were low levels who could no longer afford to live on earth. They were forced to move here. But I bet not many have ever left this shelter and gone outside. It means their whole life is this shelter."
With power, it meant you had more choices. A high level was able to choose which shelter they wanted to live at and even have a place back on earth. They could travel in between, and they weren't really restricted to anything. However, it wasn't the same for these people, they had to pick a place and never leave it.
The shelters themselves were created and funded by companies or the military. The shelter they were at right now was owned by the government. As such, everyone was required to pay a credit tax for protection and to live there.
Even travellers who would go out hunting, if they wanted to return back to earth would be required to pay a tax.
While other shelters were owned by companies and Factions. Most of them owned by something known as the big four families. They were the strongest known originals and usually their shelters were a bit higher class and imitated more of a city back on earth.
With this was the tier system. Each shelter was given a specific tier. Tier 1 being the highest and tier 5 being the lowest. The higher tiers earnt more money and were more protected compared to the lower tiers.
The shelter they were in now was a tier 4 shelter.
The higher tiers had the power to protect it from higher level beasts, so the tax cost more to live on one.
When the group of Six landed, they noticed that there was a circle drawn on the ground where they were and the people walking around were doing there best to avoid it.
Just at Quinns Group were debating about Qinns weakness.
Aryan asked his system ,can you provide me a map of this planet and the level of the monsters also.
[System]
Yes host please wait for some time .
Now debate has ended .And they are stared to go towards Quest board.
The quest board was mostly filled with other Travellers looking to group up and complete a task together. Sometimes civilians asking for protection were on there as well, as they travelled from one shelter to another.
"Looks like we're not the only ones here," Erin said as she looked at the groups.
It was easy to spot the students as they were required to wear the military uniform. Although some of them had beast gear on, nearly no one had a full suit of beast gear with them since they were only first years.
"What are they doing?" Layla asked as she saw them go up to the quest board.
"It looks like they're asking for help," Vorden said. "Those from a rich family will just hire Travellers to do the hunting with them."
"But how is that fair?" Layla asked.
"Since when have they cared about fair?" Vorden replied. "You know those that have close ties with the military, or have already sold themselves will actually be helped by the military."
"Well, there's no point worrying about it." Quinn said, "All we can do is focus on us and do the best we can."
"Says the useless one," Erin added.
The group walked up to one of the stalls that sold all sorts of items that would help with capturing beasts or even killing them. Behind the counter was an old man with a digital monocle over one eye.
"How can I help you, young soldiers. I guess it's that time again when they send you all out to do your first hunt."
"We were wondering if you could provide us with a map with all the hunting areas?" Vorden asked.
"Sure I can, that will be a total of a 100 credits though."
"100?" Layla said. "Are you sure you're not trying to rip us off."
The old man started laughing.
"Well, that will be 150 now because of the young lady's rudeness."
Vorden brought out a single card that was gold in colour. Since the watches didn't work on other planets, each student was to bring their own Money card to be used. However, the others noticed the colour of Vorden's money card for it was very different from the rest of them. The different colours indicated how much money could be stored on each card.
*Beep
"Thank you for your business, the old man said."
"Of course, you're a rich boy," Layla said, looking at the gold card.
"I don't want to hear another word from you, I may have a gold card, but I only get sent 200 credits a month. You just made me use up most of my allowance!"
Aryan said " Stop this argument and i will pay for the map .
Lets go towards the beast area .
The area was filled with beasts known as Teethworms. They would travel under sand but were easy to spot, as a big lump of moving sand was coming towards you. When they were close enough, they would pop out from the sand and open their circular mouth, displaying thousands of small razor-sharp teeth inside.
The worms were about the same size as an average dog but were tricky to deal with for some, as the only time they would emerge from the sand was when they would attack.
Peter and Quinn stayed in the middle while they allowed for the others to attack the worms. Aryan and Erin found it the easiest to deal with the worms. There was no need for her to even use her sword, as the worms jumped in the air, she would throw an ice spike through its mouth, and Vorden would do the same.
Layla, on the other hand, found it a little more difficult. When they jumped from the sand, the attack was fast, and they would soon be inside the sand again. Even when using her telekinesis ability, her arrow was too slow, the arrow would hit the sand before even hitting the beast.
The only way she could overcome this was to not use here ability at all, and just fire at the worms with no fear. Still, it would take a couple of arrow shots for her before the worms were dead.
Aryan stood still as the shifting sands around him betrayed the movement of the Teethworms. The large, undulating mounds of sand rushed toward him from all directions. Their eerie, guttural hissing echoed through the barren wasteland. Then, without warning, one of the creatures burst from beneath his feet, its circular maw lined with thousands of razor-sharp teeth snapping toward him.
With a flick of his wrist, ice spread from his fingertips, instantly coating the creature in a thick layer of frost. The Teethworm froze mid-air, its body stiff and lifeless before shattering into countless shards. More of them erupted from the ground, launching themselves at him in a frenzy, but Aryan remained unfazed.
He lifted his sword, its blade gleaming with a thin layer of ice. As one of the worms lunged, he swung with precision, slicing it cleanly in half. Another came from behind, but before it could reach him, he extended his hand and sent a jagged spike of ice through its body. The worm let out a shriek before collapsing back into the sand.
The ground trembled as the remaining Teethworms circled, hesitant now. Aryan smirked, his cold blue eyes reflecting the frozen battlefield around him. He didn't even need to use his vampire abilities. With a simple stomp, an icy shockwave erupted from beneath him, freezing the sand and everything under it. The desert became a frozen wasteland, and the Teethworms, now trapped in their own domain, were helpless.
Aryan exhaled, watching as his breath turned to mist in the sudden drop in temperature. "Pathetic," he muttered, sheathing his sword as the last of the frozen creatures crumbled into nothing.
[Basic beasts killed]
[500 exp earned]
[First Teeth worm killed 100 bonus exp gained]
[You are now level 18]
[10730/25600]
[Strength 40]
[Stamina 36]
[Agility 35]
[Charm 33]
[You have received ten stat points]
Hmm after some time i will be a vampire novel .