“Fuck! They noticed us too soon. I’ll have to steal this guy’s Tokens while Blood Sword and Foxy Tail are distracted. And his artifacts too, if I can.”

Franc and his minions were among the most active scavengers in Section E. They were very fond of their job. Although they were mostly after Tokens, they also robbed players of their riches, artifacts, and other valuables. They divided artifacts among themselves to increase their battle prowess, and on lucky days, they even managed to find skill books.

Tokens could be sold to top rankers at very high prices, and there were several places that needed live players to be exploited as laborers, slaves, prostitutes, livestock, and even guinea pigs for experiments. There were so many uses for live players that they didn’t have to worry about finding buyers. No one would turn this kind of lucrative business down.

It was even better that this guy was the teammate of high rankers like Kahn and Doyle. No one knew how many Tokens he might possess or what artifacts he might have received from those two. Although it was risky sneaking around Kahn and Doyle, Franc expected to get a great deal of return....