‘Oliver would be shocked if he saw this. I know he isn’t expecting it as much as I do,’ Ryan thought, his glance moving to the compartment where he placed the envelope.However, as Ryan’s gaze moved back to the road, he screamed as a truck was driving toward his direction.“Shit!” Ryan exclaimed as he drifted the car to the side.He thought his misery would end there, but to his shock, another black car bumped Ryan’s car on the side, making his car swerve until he hit a large tree nearby.Ryan was frozen in his spot. Blood dripped from his forehead due to the explosion, and he couldn’t think straight.“What the hell…” Ryan muttered, his hands moving to his pocket to call Oliver.But he stopped upon seeing a man wearing all-black clothing, with a face mask and cap covering him, enter the car through the passenger seat.“Calling for help, huh?” asked the man with a smirk.He took the phone from Ryan’s pocket, followed by pulling Ryan by the collar outside the car.Ryan couldn’t help bu

“And that’s what happened,” Melissa said, ending the story. “I provided a helicopter for Ray as he said that he couldn’t bring Sir Ryan to the hospital.”Oliver looked at Ray, his expression laced with warning and confusion at the same time.“I know we have other hideouts safer than this, but this became my best choice,” Ray confessed.He added, “You know that this is the only safe house that has all the medicines we need. Ryan was in a critical situation at that time, and so am I. This place could heal us.”Although that specific safe house was dangerous because of the monsters hiding in the forest, it was also the Legion V’s sanctuary at the same time.Some of the plants at the forest were poisonous, but most of them had healing capabilities that could cure a person’s wound much faster than any scientific medicine could do.Even the air, which is fresher than the mini-villages and the capital, could give someone peace.They may not know how, but everyone could feel it.“If I broug

Realizing the situation, Ray cursed in his mind and moved quickly to save Ryan.He did, although they were still somehow caught in the explosion.“If only I decided quickly, not only would I save Ryan, but I would also manage to retrieve that document,” Ray confessed, sighing. “Leaving that envelope isn’t a part of my plan. It may be hard to believe, but I’m telling the truth.”Ray looked away. It hurt him that Oliver was doubting his loyalty, but Ray couldn’t blame him.His reactions and movements may be suspicious to everyone else, but that’s just him being extra careful.“I trust you, but I have a hard time trusting the people around you,” said Ray in a low tone. “But I know I did the wrong thing by almost letting him die. I’m sorry.”Oliver smiled, patting Ray on the shoulder. “You don’t need to apologize to me. I’m not the one you hurt. It should be Ryan.”“Right…” Ray showed a small smile. “I should, so I can clear up our misunderstandings as well.”With Oliver nodding, the sile

“Do you think the idea came from me? I don’t even know how Oliver thinks, nor how the Legion moves,” Zayne’s boss said upon answering the call.“What?” Zayne asked, his brows furrowed in confusion. Then, he realized something.“This idea… came from our ally from the Legion itself?”“Right,” his boss confirmed. “He is helping you by limiting Oliver’s movements for now as they didn’t have a backup, so you can move freely.”He added, “I didn’t know why he was doing this, even though I reported the mistake you made by having Ryan Williams killed. But I guess you should take it as a second chance.”“Maybe he realized that it should be done, and it wasn’t a mistake,” Zayne said, his tone slightly arrogant.“Anyway, if that’s all, I’ll end the call now.”And before his boss could argue, Zayne already ended the call.That was the first time Zayne did it, and it felt liberating. After following all of his boss’ orders, he finally managed to break free.“Who cares about him if I have the main

The Ogre’s eyes widened in shock, not because Oliver interrupted him.Oliver used the same language as him.“You have been betrayed before, and it’s the reason why you lose trust in humans. I understand that,” Oliver said.“But not all humans are the same.”‘Not only he could understand and speak our language. He’s also fluent in it…’ the Ogre thought, amused and shocked at the same time.‘H-How could this happen?’ “Are you one of us?” the Ogre couldn’t help but ask. “No one understands our language. How could you?”To be honest, Oliver didn’t know how to answer that question.Suddenly, he could understand and even speak the language he couldn’t remember studying.But one thing is for sure.“I’m human,” Oliver answered, his tone confident. “And we just wanted to pass through the other town using this shortcut. Nothing else.”The Ogre looked at him with confusion and suspicion in his eyes.He still couldn’t believe it. Humans, after all, are scumbags who always look at them like they’