They were not so ungrateful as that.
Shattered Soul sheathed his blade.
Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, he roughly realized that he had still used too much force.
There was no helping it.
Once he made a move, he could not help hitting a little harder.
After all, when fighting Weirds and Contract Anomalists, the slightest contempt could lead to one's own death.
Shattered Soul thought to himself.
It's fine. Though I still went a bit overboard, it should still be within the range of what a normal person can accept.
"This..." The captain remembered that he had not yet asked for the other party's name, and blurted out, "Hero."
Shattered Soul was so startled that his hair practically stood on end.
Fortunately, the man had not called him a brave warrior.
"Ahem, sir, um... may I ask your honorable name?"
"Shattered Soul."
It was obviously a codename, probably a title from the martial world.
With a solemn expression, the captain cupped his hands toward Shattered Soul. "Hero Shattered Soul."
Shattered Soul accepted it helplessly. Hero it was, then.
"And this gentleman is?" The captain looked at Terminus.
"Terminus."
Another alias. It seemed that this man before him was no ordinary person either.
The captain respectfully cupped his hands again. "Hero Terminus."
"Regardless of why you two came to our city, you saved several of us today. That is a tremendous kindness to our hunting party."
"We will certainly repay you with everything we have."
After holding it in for a long while, Shattered Soul finally forced out one sentence. "No need."
He had never been one to deal with ordinary people.
In the past, his missions had mostly involved containing Weirds. After joining the Judgment Department, he had more often dealt with Contract Anomalists who had committed