The Invincible Full-Moon System - Chapter 1886 1886: Secure Kill Zone

Rex had already anticipated this.

Frankly, though he wasn’t expecting much, Bellana kept her cool better than he thought she would.

She kept her face still, her posture relaxed, that is, until a rough hand reached out and fingered the end of her braid. The contact broke her strong façade. This place was basically the slums, a sump where bad people marinated in grime and cruelty, where everything bright eventually got smudged black.

And Bellana was bright. Untouched.

Her color made her look like a Barbie. Someone who doesn’t belong here at all.

Rex fit right in, while she stood out like a sore thumb.

Just from that alone, he knew there was no avoiding being tested by these thugs.

“I thought renting a vault in this garbage of a place had something to do with not asking questions,” Rex said—staring at the man straight in the eyes. No fear in his eyes. “Show me the portal unless you want my business to also be your… business.”

Every single person who rented a vault in this place is also shady in their own right.

And these people who had dwelled in the mud knew how sticky it can be to pry into another’s shade.

It should be more than enough as a threat.

‘He’s not someone you mess with,’ The man thought inside—sensing that Rex was used to this kind of situation. Not even a crack surfaced on his face. ‘So, how come he’s with someone as clean as her? It looked like she came out of her own volition, too.’

Just then, the man quickly shook his head.

Thinking about it meant prying into Rex’s business, and that’s not something good.

He had been in this business for so long that he knew when to back off.

“Open the gate,” He instructed, gesturing for the two thugs to knock it off harassing Bellana. Then, he focused back on Rex, “I’ll bring you to the portal.”

Both clicked their tongues.

Someone bubbly—and bright like Bellana is not something they saw every day, and it was a shame that they couldn’t get their hands on her and smeared their blackness onto her. But they heard what the man said, and there’s no going against it.

“Fuck do you want?” One of them stopped and looked when Rex caught his wrist.

Crack—!

“Raaargghkk!!”

Almost instantly, the thug crumpled to the ground after the sound of a wet crack. Rex’s strong fingers had closed around the thug’s wrist, and the bones in it had surrendered without resistance like dry twigs under a boot heel.

It happened in a second.

Rex released him and let him drop; his expression utterly unchanged.

“Keep your hands to yourself,” His voice was winter cold. Then, he looked past the crumpled thug to the man who looked stunned at what he was seeing. “Teach your dogs better manners. You’ve given too much carrot and forgot the whip.”

Bellana pulled on Rex’s shirt from behind, surprised at what he had done.

Right now, they were in a foreign place and surrounded by the thugs.

Acting out like this was only going to bring trouble. Bellana braced herself, certain that Rex’s brutality would send the thugs into a frenzy. But what happened next was nothing like she had imagined. The man simply nodded. “I’ll keep that in mind. I hope you’ll let this one pass.” He gestured toward the open gate. “Now, would you mind following me?”

Rex and Bellana followed the man.

Inside the abandoned warehouse was cleaner and more spacious than expected.

It was rectangular in shape, and on either side, there were zinc partitions that divided the large warehouse into smaller chambers, which Rex assumed each housed a portal. There’s also an odd, dirty grey curtain that was hung across every opening, providing privacy while also dampening the energy that bled from within.

Even Rex wouldn’t know what was behind the curtains had he not known this was a vault.

But through the System’s scan, he could see each portal behind the curtains.

“Here’s yours,” the man stopped in front of a curtain on the other end of the warehouse—quite far away from the main gate. “Place the permit on the box to the portal’s right, and the barrier blocking it would open. Also, don’t forget to activate the switch before using the permit.”

He handed the permit back and left.

Rex opened the curtain and was greeted by a portal hovering on top of a platform.

Its prickling energy didn’t even make any sound, which should be because of the sticky wax-like barrier covering it completely. One that only the permit to the vault would be able to open, like the one he got from Aaran.

Fortunately, Aaran’s family was high enough to have a small dimensional pocket.

Save Rex the trouble of waiting for him to take it from his home or wherever he stored it if not for that.

Beside the entrance stood a lever, its handle scarred with marks from years of use. Rex pulled it. Almost instantly, the curtain swept shut and began to glow. He watched as a wax-like barrier oozed across the entire chamber, sealing it with a wet, sticky sound like something alive clawing its way into existence.

And then he put the permit inside a small box right beside the portal.

He watched the barrier covering the portal crumble with the sound of glass breaking.

Once it was fully down, the energy from the portal immediately oozed out, enveloping the chamber.

Rex now gained access back to the Cavity.

As he was doing that, Bellana was near the curtain, placing a hand against her chest.

She was steadying her breath, as what she went through earlier was nerve-wracking.

It was her first time being in this kind of situation, and if she were to be honest, it was quite exciting.

“I don’t get it.” Bellana approached the portal and inspected it. “It’s the same exact portal like the ones in official establishments. Even the necessary containment process is the same. In fact, the official vaults were even more secure than this. Why would anyone use their services?”

“Documentation,” Rex replied without hesitation. “Official channels required detailed documentation, and there are probably limitations as to where the portal could lead. This place is perfect to stay utterly anonymous. Besides, the risks were all on those thugs’ hands, as if this place was caught, they’ll be on trial, not the ones who used their services.”

Even Rex found this place quite appealing.

Though it was Aaran’s portal, he could easily enter as long as he got the permit.

That trouble earlier only happened because there was a bright flower like Bellana.

Normal customers wouldn’t be treated like that.

Rex poked his hand into the portal, and when it seemed fine, he poked his head inside to see.

He saw a spacious room complete with a bedroom, living room, and study room in one place.

Considering the town Rex had been in before Vadyn picked him up, he doubted this room was anywhere within the Cavity. It had the sleek, minimalist-themed aesthetic of a modern interior. Even the floor was covered in soft carpet, not rough wooden planks.

I’ll be lost if Bellana is not with me.

Rex pulled his head out and turned to her, “I want you to find out where that place is and find a way to a regular town in the middle of the flower field. I forgot the name, but it should be near the southern part of the Cavity.”

“Ermm, what about you?” She stopped by the portal as Rex pushed her towards it. “Aren’t you coming to the Cavity, too?”

“I forgot something in the car. It’ll not take long,” He took the key and pushed her again.

“In the car? You didn’t bring anything with y—”

“Just do as I told. Come on. Go on and earn my friendship. Don’t go back here until I come back.”

Before she could utter a single protest, Rex already pushed her into the portal.

Now, he was alone again.

“System,” Rex went to a clean table to the side, opened the leather glove he was wearing, and placed it there. He took it off slowly, taking his time. No need for him to use it anymore, as he was already far enough from the spies. “How many people are in the area? And who’s the strongest?”

<Scanning…>

<Notice: Seventy-five individuals occupied the area. The strongest among them was the man who had led the user to the portal. He’s a one-star Awakened Demigod. He also had fully mastered the Five Sword Air-cutting Hurricane, a divine-rank technique comprised of two distinct forms.>

“Seventy-five? That many? I don’t see them,” Rex asked as his King Mark manifested on his forehead.

He was confused.

Along the way, he hadn’t noticed that many people.

Rex thought that at most, there were two dozen thugs, but that’s more than he anticipated.

“Are all of them combatants?” He asked.

<Negative. Fifty-two of them are non-combatants, chained underground.>

Rex looked down and only then realized there were many status windows underground. Most of them are around two-star to three-star Demigods—quite weak. Possible new Demigods. And from the status section, he found that most of them were blanks.

It’s odd.

He had never seen anyone who felt nothing before.

But when he asked the System to focus on one and show him what was going on underground, he came to realize that they were the unfortunate ones. Slaves who were used for the thugs’ pleasure. Their entire purpose in life is to be entertainment.

“Perfect,” Rex smiled inwardly. “That’ll be my reasoning. That is, if I’m caught.”

Just earlier, when he was about to enter the portal, he remembered something.

The Sudden Quest only required him to devour the inhabitants of the God Realm. Ten of them. It was hard to kill and devour ten of them back when he was in the Cavity, as all of the people there are Pale Defenders, but it was different here.

In this part of the city, he has free rein to do anything.

Not because the security in Larta City is light. In fact, the security in this city was impeccable.

Even across the way, Rex saw police officers on every block—and there were also one or two patrols that moved behind the scenes. Just as Vadyn said, doing anything bad in Larta City is extremely hard to do. One that a visitor like him wouldn’t be able to do.

But because this place was completely secured.

Rex didn’t need to make a secure killing zone alone.

He could simply use an existing one.

From the moment he entered the warehouse premises, he could tell that the warehouse was in a completely different space from the outside. It was a separate dimension. And considering that these thugs looked organized, there must be someone stronger and more experienced helping them.

And separating the space was entirely possible.

No matter how strict and secure a place is, there will always be a weakness.

Someone will find it, and the person tied to these thugs found it.

Rex’s fangs elongated, and his fingernails grew into black steel claws, ready to rend flesh.

“I only need to kill a few of them,” he said—combing his hair back with his fingers and tugging at the roots to sharpen his focus. “Store the corpses in my inventory. Devour them later.” He considered the thugs waiting beyond the walls. “I doubt any of them possess skills or passives worth taking. But then again,” A thin smile touched his lips. “This is the God Realm. Are there even any bad abilities here?”

He walked out of the private chamber and stood outside.

“More importantly, I can’t be picky. Zev might not deliver, and I need to finish the sudden quest soon.”

Light clanking noises rang; it came from the zinc rooftop.

Rex looked up as the sound grew louder and more rampant, which was a sign of rain.

“Oh…?” A smile crept to his lips. “How perfect can this night get? System, bring Shadow out.”