In just a few moments, this group of people had appeared from within the surrounding vegetation. Bob gazed at them, realizing that each and every one of them was well equipped, wearing some quality armor and carrying good weapons.
The moment that the group appeared, they did not directly pay attention to Bob, but instead, they looked at the demon that was on the ground, dead.
While it was not a single demon corpse that was on the ground at the moment, this demon corpse was the one that stood out. While it did not have a head, at least it was the only body that was remaining slightly intact, as compared to the other demons that were only remaining in incomplete pieces.
After looking at the demon corpse, the group then shifted their attention back to Bob. They looked at him, their gazes menacing.
At this moment, one of them took a step forward, approaching Bob. Bob looked at him, realizing that this person was actually at level 4 of the commander realm, just like himself. And more than that, he had quite some equipment on him.
As for the others around, there were other five that were currently in the commander realm, with two of them being in level 1, another two in level two, and one in level 3. As for the rest, they were all in the captain realm, with the weakest among them being a level 8 captain.
"Hey, you are the one that killed this demon, right?" The person who had approached asked. From his tone, one could easily detect both arrogance and disdain.
The arrogance came from the power that he held, considering that he was the leader of this group. With such a large number of people, he definitely held quite some power. As for the disdain, it was due to Bob lacking any equipment. He did not even have a weapon, not to mention an armor.
Bob did not say anything in response to the question that had been asked. Instead, he simply continued looking at the group, wondering what they were planning.
The middle-aged man who had asked the question suddenly frowned when he did not receive any response from Bob. It was quite rare to encounter people that would not give him the respect that he yearned.
While the person in front of him was at the same level as himself, he was not well equipped. Additionally, he currently had so many subordinates, numbering 23. If they all attacked, it would only be a matter of a few minutes before this guy was killed.
"If you don't want to give me an answer, then that's alright. Still, we have been hunting here in this area, hunting for all the demons that can be found here. We had already targeted this demon, coming over to kill it.
But now that you have killed it, you have stolen the kill. So, handover the demon crystal before you leave." The middle-aged man said as he gazed at Bob with a fierce expression on his face.
And as he was saying those words, the group that was surrounding Bob all looked at him. They held their weapons, ready to attack at any moment.
Bob had already noticed that this group was quite versatile. Apart from those that held weapons for close combat, there were quite a few of them that had long range weapons.
"You want a demon crystal? Why don't you go and kill a demon yourself? I have never heard of a person getting the demon crystal simply because they had targeted a demon. If you can do that, why don't you just target all the demons in the world, and let them hand over their demon crystals?" Bob asked in response.
Initially, he had no intention of interacting with this group. But the arrogance that was being displayed by the other party was something that irritated him the most. Not to mention that he was the one who had killed the demon, the other guy was actually blaming him.
Maybe it was true that they had targeted this demon, but he had acted first. He used his own strength to kill the demon, and neither did he depend on the intelligence of the group to know where this demon was located. So, he owed them nothing. As for handing over the demon crystal, that was an impossibility.
"Hahaha!"
The group suddenly erupted in laughter after Bob had said those words. They all looked at him with menacing gazes, mixed with mocking expressions.
"What? You have some confidence because you are a level 4 commander? Not only are you not well equipped, I have an advantage in terms of numbers. Don't tell me that you want me to use force in order to get the demon crystal from you, are you?" The leader of the group asked as he looked at Bob with squinted eyes.
Bob simply shook his head at those words. If this group had the energy of attacking a level 4 commander like him, why would they not simply go ahead and target a level 3 demon? Would that not make it easy for them to be able to get a higher level demon crystal?
But Bob understood that sometimes, other people did not really think about what they said or did. They only cared about getting something, and not the cost or if it was worth it or not.
"You don't want to hand it over? Since that is the case, then don't blame me for being rude." The leader of the group said those words when he noticed that Bob did not respond to him.
If he had encountered any other level 4 commander, he definitely would not have done this. It was just that this person seemed to be quite an easy target. He did not have any equipment on him, making him quite vulnerable. So, if he could get an easy demon crystal, why not?
As for venturing deeper into the wilderness in order to hunt for the demons himself, he dared not do that recklessly. He understood that currently, the demons seemed to be getting chaotic and uneasy about something.
Previously, he and his group had been venturing to the locations of the ruins, but a few years ago, they had no choice but to change. After all, high level demons kept on popping up at the low level ruins, making it extremely dangerous to venture into those demon areas.
And now, from time to time, some high level demons would approach the outskirts of the wilderness, approaching the areas of the strongholds. So, he did not want to venture deeper into the wilderness recklessly, considering that he might encounter a high level demon that they might not be capable of handling.
Immediately after he said those words, he charged at Bob with a sword in his hand. At the same time, the sword began shining with a silvery light, indicating that he was using a certain skill.
Bob was not surprised the moment that the other party attacked. He had already been anticipating something like this, considering that it seemed that this guy was quite unreasonable.
So, when the other party attacked, Bob was already prepared. As the sword swung towards him, Bob moved, dodging the attack. At the same time, he seemed to subconsciously realize that there was a weak point on the enemy.
Since this was the first time, Bob did not have the time to act on the weakness that he had spotted, before the enemy charged towards him again. It was also at this point that Bob suddenly remembered, it seemed that he had the capability of noticing the weak points of an enemy that he faced.
This was something that he had not noticed when he was dealing with the demons of a lower level than himself. Bob was not sure if it was due to the power level of the demons, or due to them being demons and not humans. Regardless, Bob understood that he had gotten a certain advantage.
It was just that this person was not alone, as the others with long range attacks began launching attacks. In just a moment, Bob was surrounded by different types of attacks, a barrage of arrows was launched at him, together with some elemental attacks.
As for those that were in the commander realm, they charged towards Bob, to engage in a direct confrontation. The others that had not yet reached the commander realm did not charge over, but instead, they stood around, as if trying to prevent Bob from running away.
In the face of the attacks, Bob found it quite easy to dodge. This was due to the technique that had been upgraded to the Epic tier. It was also at this point that Bob finally began understanding just how terrifying the Epic tier techniques and skills could be.
Even though he was facing a person of the same level as himself, together with a group that was supporting from the side, he did not feel the least bit of pressure. It was as if he was facing low-level demons instead of a group of high level awakened ones.
Immediately after doing the attacks that were directly heading towards him, Bob yet again dodged the slash from the sword of the leader of the group. Immediately after he did that, he kicked towards the rib of the other party.
Bang! Crack!
The speed at which Bob counter attacked was so fast that the middle-aged man did not have the chance of reacting at all. The kick connected, and he was sent flying, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking.
As he landed over 1 meter away, the others were shocked. Seizing the chance that the others were shocked by what happened, Bob attacked the level 3 commander awakened close to him.
Bang!
Considering the difference in power levels, and Bob possessing high level skills and techniques, the other party did not even have a chance of reacting before a punch landed squarely on his chest.
Pfft!
The man ended up vomiting blood as he was sent flying 2 meters backwards. Along the way, he crashed into two others, sending them tumbling on the ground.