Plundering in the Apocalypse

Last night,

Shin was inside his room. He was thinking about the Dungeon he would raid tomorrow. He looked at the ceiling and sighed.

'I can't practice my abilities inside the house. But only circulating mana is not efficient enough.'

'Although I can get combat experience while fighting I want to get proficient in using my abilities so I can try new things.'

"Should I move out?" Shin had this question in his mind.

He wanted to find a place where he can practice and improve his skills. He can't do that in public. He needed privacy. That was also for his assurance and safety in case of sneak attacks.

He needed to buy a large property but he has his concerns. He didn't have money to afford them. He also knew that after the destruction caused by the monsters many properties were destroyed. So he had the opportunity to buy some and renovate them as per his choice.

But all of that needed money which he didn't have.

'I can't do anything about it. So it's better if I leave it for later.' He sighed thinking how useless he was. He also didn't want to bother his parents with his concerns. He had already promised himself to not trouble them anymore.

As such Shin had decided to put that matter on hold. Because he knew earning money is not easy.

But now Alice is saying.

"Don't you know there are some people who are paying money to buy monster parts?"

"What? Really?" Shin asked in shock.

"Yes, many companies are buying monster parts. Some organizations are also buying monsters for research purposes." Alice explained.

"There are monsters whose parts can be used as materials and they are a good resource. As they say." Alice explained gladly.

'People are buying monster parts? Haha.' Shin felt he just got the perfect solution for his problems.

'Why didn't I know anything about it? Because of my lack of knowledge, I would have made a big loss.' At that moment Shin decided that he would keep himself updated on the recent events from now on.

"Okay, Alice we will collect monster parts then." Shin paused and asked.

"What parts of these monsters are useful?"

Alice answered his question.

"Shells and Claws. After they came into the market. People are excited. Those parts of shell monkeys are deemed useful."

Shin nodded his head in understanding and a moment later he noticed that Alice knew about those monsters are others things more than he did.

'She must have researched it properly.'

'I think. I have been overly reliant on my skills. I don't want my dependency on skills to cloud my judgment.'

Shin checked to see that the Shell Monkey's shell was already destroyed. His eyes then fell on the claws and noticed they were intact.

'Thank God.'

He went forward and picked them up. Soon the notifications chimed in.

[You have obtained Shell Monkey's Claws(Items) X2 ]

Much to his surprise before he could put them inside his bag. They vanished from his hands and could be seen inside his status panel inside the Items option.

'This is convenient.' He smiled.

Soon they started moving again as Shin lead them with his Predator's eyes skill avoiding other awakeneds. They walked towards a solo Shell Monkey instead of the whole group because he wanted Alice to get familiar with this monster and her strength against it.

Alice wanted to use her scythe and finished it but she thought it would be a waste of materials if she damaged them by mistake.

She thought for a second and used <Soul Paralysis>. Soon after black strings shot out from her hands and the monster's body fell limp.

She walked towards it slowly and did a clean strike decapitating his head. Shin collected the materials only after that did she collect their souls. Soon the monster's body without his Shell and claws got covered in black energy and got sucked inside the <Soul Grimoire> in Alice's hands.

Their next target was to kill a group of these monsters. With Shin's skills navigating through the forest was a piece of cake for him.

He perfectly avoided any possible confrontations with Awakeneds and moved swiftly towards their target.

Soon they arrived at an opening. This place looked quiet but from his skill, Shin was certain they were surrounded by presences from all sides.

Alice understood Shin's gesture and took a stance as she got ready for the fight. Shin didn't give those monsters a chance to attack him. He activated Gravity Control and used it to lift those monsters and pull them towards him.

The ones who were far from the effect of the gravity control he used his Arcane webs to tie them.

He tied the once floating in the air with Arcane webs too. They were helpless. They tried to cut those annoying webs with their Metal claws skill but it was very hard.

Although cutting those webs was possible with their skills. It would still take several attempts for them to break through it.

Shin unsheathed his sword and started killing them with a single slash at their necks.

Alice also followed after him as she used her scythe to give them a swift death. She still hasn't changed into her dark side.

This was the easiest fight they ever had. With good combinations of abilities, this fight was a breeze. Also, the Shell Monkeys were helpless against long-range attacks which renders them unable to do anything.

Their skill Metal Claw is dangerous in close-quarter fights. Shell armor can protect them from attacks and give a good defense but Shin's abilities were the perfect counter for them.

Alice had nothing much to do so she was enjoying her alone time with Shin.

[You have killed 14 Shell Monkey]

[You have gained experience]

[Plunder activated]

[You have absorbed 14 skill points for the 'Metal Claw(F)' skill.]

[You have absorbed 14 skill points for the 'Shell Armour(F)' skill.]

[You have absorbed 4 stat points.]

After that, he picked up the items from those monsters.

[You have obtained Shell Monkey's Claws(Items) X28 ]

[You have obtained Shell Monkey's shells(Items) X14 ]

'I am glad I can use them to exchange some money. But, taking or scavenging their parts after killing them is much more bothersome and gross than fighting them.' Shin thought as he peeled off a shell from one of those bodies. The sound of skin tearing apart. It was grotesque.

After collecting the materials they moved again searching for more monsters. With Shin's detection skills. It was easy. They came across many of them and they all had died at the hands of the two humans.

Shin was happily collecting those monsters' parts while thinking of money. He even got accustomed to those sounds of flesh tearing and sight while he peeled them.

"By the way, do you know how much are they buying these monster parts for?" Shin asked the question as he forgot about it before.

"Um-hm." Alice nodded her head confirming that she knows.

"From what I know it's 500 Kero per Claw and 1500 Kero per Shell. That's the average price. It's different in some places." She explained informing in the prices she read about yesterday.

Shin nodded his head in understanding. If that's the case and with his hunting speed. He believed purchasing a property would be possible. He could amass enough wealth in a few weeks. He just needs to keep at it. His eyes shone with determination.

He was really to kill any monsters he could find in his way. He was burning with desire.

But Alice's next words put cold water on all his plans.

"But I believe you shouldn't sell them."

"Why? Do you want to use them for something?" Shin asked not understanding her reasoning.

Why did she not want to sell them? Who knows if after some days? They could get the same prices for these things or not.

"That's not it. I want to sell them too." Alice replied as she shook her head.

"Then." Shin wanted to say something but was cut off by Alice's words.

"The World Governments Summit is going to be held tomorrow. They are going to implement many changes. Which they will announce to the public 2 days later." Alice explained calmly.

Shin also felt this matter was important but what does this have to do with selling monster materials?

Understanding Shin's thoughts Alice said.

"There is also talk about changing the currency system. They are probably going to abolish the current currency system. So I think it would be better to wait for a few days."

Shin now understood why Alice said so. If he wants to sell the materials now and do cash transactions. Then they might need to convert the currency later. So instead doing the transaction later would be better.

Shin smiled and patted her head.

"Thank you, Alice, I am so fortunate that you are with me."

Alice giggled and smiled in satisfaction.