Chapter 793: Bounty Hunter Guild Meeting

Merith, Hunters Haven.

Grosh al' Dryn sat in the main seat of a large circular table that over a dozen individuals sat at, all with grim looks on their faces.

“How many does that make?” Grosh al' Dryn asked in anger.

“Seventeen, Guild Master,” One of the individuals replied.

“Seventeen?” Another gasped. “It’s only been a couple of hours, and so many guild halls have already been destroyed in the reef galaxy?”

“Eighteen, we just lost the hall on RG eight four eight.”

“Why the fuck would he hit RG eight four eight? It’s just a minor outpost within an asteroid belt.”

“You misunderstand me; he didn’t just destroy the guild hall, he destroyed the entire asteroid.”

“What! Why?”

“Probably to make certain the job was done.”

“Enough,” Grosh al' Dryn ordered. “We’re here to discuss what we plan to do about this situation. But first, who authorised the increase in Adam Spencer’s bounty after he killed Drot?”

“That would be me, Guild Master,” A Deverinian who sat to Grosh al' Dryn’s left stated.

“Vice Guild Master Rolvarud,” Grosh al' Dryn stated in mild surprise while turning to him and asking. “Would you mind telling me why I’m only learning about Adam Spencer and his history with the guild now?”

“A miscalculation on my part, Guild Master, my apologies.”

“Miscalculation? The man is single-handedly eliminating every one of our guild halls in the reef galaxy,” Grosh al' Dryn replied before adding with a look of displeasure. “That’s some miscalculation.”

“It’s worse than you realise, Guild Master,” Another person said as he shot a smirk at Rolvarud, who scowled in reply.

“Mind your own business, Anders,” Rolvarud warned.

“Silence,” Grosh al' Dryn said while glaring at Rolvarud before turning to the one called Anders and ordering, “Explain, Director Anders.”

“This entire incident began because Director Drot wanted to get his hands on Adam Spencer’s ship. A ship that is highly advanced, even more so than most of the races in the known universe, something that came to Vice Guild Master Rolvarud’s attention some time ago. Also, the whole reason the Oasis Galaxy kicked all bounty hunters out was that Drot posted a galaxy-wide bounty on Adam Spencer, and the resulting attempt almost harmed Diva Lorelie.”

“Is that right?” Grosh al' Dryn asked as he turned back to Rolvarud and asked. “Care to explain why you kept such information from me?”

Rolvarud glared at the other individual before turning to Grosh al' Dryn and saying, “I didn’t wish to burden you with…”

“Bollox,” Grosh al' Dryn snapped as he interrupted Rolvarud. “You hoped to use that ship as leverage to get more support and replace me as Guild Master; only your actions have had the opposite effect and damaged the guild more than ever before. I should strip you of your position as Vice Guild Master.”

“Calm yourself, Guild Master,” an elderly Nagareen sitting to Grosh al' Dryn’s other side said. “Vice Guild Master Rolvarud’s actions and punishment can be discussed at a later date, so now I suggest we get back to the main issue. What to do about this, Adam Spencer.”

“Of course you are correct, Vice Guild Master Jyarta; my apologies,” Grosh al' Dryn replied before continuing. “Very well, from what I can see, we have two options: either we can acquiesce to this brat's demands, or we can increase the bounty on him so much that everybody in the universe will be hunting him, and I’m sure you can all guess which option I think we should choose.”

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“I can understand your anger towards this Adam Spencer, Guild Master,” Jyarta replied before continuing. “But I would advise caution in choosing the second option. Doing so could potentially endanger not only the Phoenix Empress but also White Dragon Tephe and three Divas. While I care little for what happens to the divas, I would rather not face an angry phoenix and dragon, let alone that dragon's grandfather who could destroy us all in an instant.”

“I see your point, Jyarta,” Grosh al' Dryn replied. “We would have to make sure everyone understands that the reward would only be paid out if certain individuals remained unharmed.”

Jyarta nodded in agreement before someone else said, “I would still advise adding the divas to that list. This entire situation has given us bad publicity and is making us look weaker and weaker with every guild hall he destroys. If something were to happen to the divas while taking the target out, our reputation would plummet even more.”

“I agree. With Diva Lorelie’s reputation in particular right now, the last thing we want is all her fans turning against us, which, let's face it, is practically everyone in the universe right now.”

“What about the ship?” Rolvarud asked.

“If it’s as powerful as Director Anders claims, we must recover it and have our engineers reverse engineer its tech,” Jyarta replied.

“Then we are in agreement to increase this brat's bounty?” Grosh al' Dryn asked, to which the rest of the table all nodded before he smiled and said. “Excellent. Along with increasing his bounty, we will place a bounty on his ship.”

***

“Mmm,” Revi moaned in pleasure as she tasted Adam’s lips and intensified their kiss while Tephe watched them with fascination.

It was nighttime, and after watching Spector bombard several more guild halls, Revi had taken both Adam and Tephe by the hands before dragging them to her room, stating that it was time for Adam to give them their reward.

The other women had watched them depart with looks ranging from amusement to jealousy; however, Revi didn’t care, and as soon as they were inside her room, she pushed Adam down onto one of the sofas before climbing on top of him.

Revi lovingly caressed his cheek while saying, “You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this.”

“Twelve lifetimes?” Adam replied while smirking, causing Revi to pout and say. “That’s right, you owe me twelve lifetimes of affection.”

“I’m not sure it’s possible for me to repay that, even if I did acknowledge it.”

“Oh, don't worry about that, my love; I plan to make sure you have plenty of time to repay me,” Revi replied with a mischievous smirk.

Adam frowned before asking, “What does that mean?”

“Secret,” Revi replied before taking the initiative to steal his lips. She had been waiting far too long for this moment, and her self-control had finally failed her.

Adam didn’t resist the kiss and willingly returned it as one of his hands rested on her back and the other ran through her long fire-red hair.

Tephe watched the pair with fascination for a few moments before realising something and saying with a pout, “No fair, Revi, you cheated.”

Revi broke the kiss and gasped for air as a string of saliva still connected the pair while she continued to look at Adam lovingly with misty eyes for a moment before she turned to Tephe and asked, “Would you have known what to do if you went first?”

“Of course,” Tephe said proudly. “It’s just pressing my lips against Adam’s; I’ve seen the others do it with him plenty of times.”

“While you're not wrong, there is also much more to it,” Revi explained.

“Oh?” Adam asked curiously. “How do you know so much about kissing?”

“I got Elemence to give me some private lessons,” Revi replied smugly. “No other man can touch me, but I figured I should at least learn the basics so you're not disappointed. How’d I do?”

“A bit basic, but still enjoyable,” Adam teased, causing her to pout and smack his chest.

“Then let me have a go and show you what I can do,” Tephe stated in a determined voice.

Adam glanced at her apprehensively before asking, “Have you ever kissed anyone before?”

“Nope,” Tephe replied. “I asked Aphrodite to teach me, but she said it would be too dangerous for me to kiss her first and that she didn’t want to ruin her chance.”

“Did she now?” Adam said with a small smile.

“Yup,” Tephe nodded before pushing Revi slightly and saying, “Move over and let me sit there.”

“How about we share?” Revi suggested with a smile as she repositioned herself to be sitting on Adam’s left thigh, leaving the right free for Tephe.

“Fine,” Tephe pouted as she sat down before adding, “But I expect to be able to climb on Adam the same as you did later.”

Revi smiled while saying, “Fine, fine.”

Adam watched the pair bicker and found it oddly comforting that they were discussing how they should share his lap.

Unfortunately, his thought quickly turned to pain as Tephe grabbed his face after sitting down and brought it towards her own. She moved so quickly that their foreheads ended up colliding, causing them both to wince in pain while Revi tried and failed to stifle her laughter.