“After you left, Holessa asked me to check and take care of some spots where the site could be in danger too. The higher levels of the mountains didn’t seem to be suspicious. There are no traces of anything that could cause a landslide or so… unless there’s an earthquake,” Walter explained.
“What about the bottom?” Argos asked and Walter shows him an item that he puts out his inventory. Argos’s bulged eyes incredulously look at the thing in his hand.
“How devil… a dynamite… whoever put that is more of a demon than us!” Argos growled as he clenches his fist.
“They might be devils, but what they lack is horns,” Zeus joked. “If being an asshole is what they want, we can just step on them.”
“Is that the only one? Did you check the whole area? We might be facing more than one traitor here,” Argos said as he fidgets his fingers.
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“Aren’t you Gerard?” Argos asked as he tilts his head and narrows his eyes out of confusion.“That’s a one-fourth luck, maybe?” Walter said.Zeus stands up and puts out a paper from his pocket. That paper contains the script that Argos was written before. They decided to act like the worst evil beings but things turned out to be serious. Argos can smell the rage from Zeus’s grin. He tears out the paper into shreds as he growls repeatedly. Argos and Walter didn’t expected it, but Zeus lost to his emotions. He pulls up Gerard’s head from his hair and starts slapping his face repeatedly with full force.“HOW DARE YOU!! YOU DEVILISH FUCK!!”Walter stands over Gerard to separate them and left out Gerard’s right side where his shoulder bag is present. “Hey, stop it!” Walter said while restraining Zeus. “Why are you so angry about? I don’t get it.”&ldquo
At the same time, Argos went back to the site with the wolves, in a faraway land is a dark room with a long table surrounded by eight chairs at the center. Unlike the modern meeting rooms, every piece of unused furniture is left at the side covered with dust. Currently, the chairs are filled with eight people. A man just finished telling his plan on the preservation of the Phase Powder.“What do you say about the plan, Barthelemy?” A man with red wavy hair said as he licks his fingers.“That sucks, like your fingers,” a teenage girl with wide serious crimson eyes and a ponytail black hair sitting in front of him commented.“Would you just shut up, Iris Bourguignon? I’m not talking to you,” the man shouts out of temper.“It’s rare for you to intercept a discussion, Iris. This means you have seen some flaws. Do you mind saying your side as well?” The adult man with the blonde hair in the middle sai
“Holessa, never forget that we’re always with you. We will never forget you, even if we part ways,” a man said as he sobs and gives her a glowing green necklace. All of the people caught Holessa’s attention. They’re all wearing the same robe, a witch’s robe, different from what Holessa currently wears, a farmer’s leather clothing for exiled people. “It’s alright, father, mother. I’ll be back. I promise you,” Holessa said as she clasps her hands with his with tears falling out her eyes. “Always be safe, my daughter. We’ll be waiting for your return,” her mother said. Holessa hugs her tight like there’s no tomorrow. They don’t want to lose each other but she defied the law. Their separation is inevitable. “Les, let’s go. We’ll figure out something ourselves,” a woman with long lime hair said, and swept tears said. Like Holessa, their eyes appeared red too. “I still gasp the feeling that can’t be replaced for a tho
The Haslita Woods is the forest leftmost of the mountain where the evacuation site is. The sun-dappled leaves create flickering shadows on the ground together with the noon light. Moss winds around trunks as it caught dead leaves and pine needles. Beyond is the hidden hideout of the Octagon’s auxiliary unit, but Argos has no idea of any trademark, only the directions.Birds call as the insects hum. Together with the wind, Argos rustles through leaves as he sprints with the fullest of his energy. He left no time for doubt and enabled his greediness. Suddenly, he stops after noticing someone leaning behind a tree. The girl noticed it and came out.“Right decision. If I were you, I would stop right now,” the girl with black hair ponytail, and wide crimson eyes who wears light clothing said.“Just whose business are you trying to get in? ‘cause I’m in a hurry saving a friend,” Argos said with a raised brow.“The
In the tent that Holessa gave them, deeply wounded Zeus lies down in a soft mattress while two people treat him, Walter and Marza. Walter hovers his palm above the wounded parts of Zeus’s body as it glows with life back and forth. Marza readies her herbs and tools, mixing a proper potion to stop his health’s draining.*Marza is a war medic in the past according to Sevy. She devoted her life to medicine and revival to find peace in this world, but what she wanted gave her the most unforgettable traumas of many bloodbaths. In her mind, her body is already disassembled. But I still salute her. Even if what she fears is in front of her, she still tries to find a way to fight it. I believe what she fears wasn’t blood like Sevy said. It’s the fear of losing someone dear.**Strange… Why is Lenard bleeding? Isn’t this another revelation from that mysterious update? Shit! We still lack more information about this world. Just a r
Walter came back to check Argos’s condition on Holessa’s tent but inside it, there was no one. He asked the guards if they have seen Argos walk out of the tent but didn’t. They are prohibited to enter the tent so they don’t know what happened inside. Walter hisses as he clenches his teeth. His head shakes like it’s going to explode. “That greedy bastard!” It’s already 5 PM on the interface’s world time, and there are only three hours left for Algaur to improve their defenses, but it is not Walter’s priority. After searching for Argos by circling the site, Walter ran off towards the Haslita woods. There’s only one reason he can think of why Argos ran on his own. Unfortunately, he didn’t expect someone to follow him. “Once the king is captured, there’s nothing we could do. Are you fucking aware of that, Holessa?” “Aren’t you aware too that the queen is much stronger than the king?” Holessa replied as he follows his back. He didn’t see it but as she runs
By 4 PM, an hour where Argos went missing, he runs through the Haslita forest to stop the army all by himself. Even with his analytical mind, no one can stop his greediness. There he saw a camp of raiders and a cart of dynamites loaded in it. He counts twenty-six people to be taken care of.First, he thought of ways on how to deal with groups. He planned on silencing every person by separating them but their separation turned out to be unexpected. He only thinks of how to attack. In case he failed, he’ll just leave out a piece of torn paper marking ‘X’ in the Morse code alphabet. He lured the enemies into separation but it turns out that they’re gathered into two groups, which makes it more difficult for him to deal with.*I don’t even know the strength of each one here, but I’m sure, they’re above my level. I don’t want to think of what I encountered earlier. Thinking about her just decreases my confidence. Do they k
“No… Don’t come near me!” Argos shouts in fear as he reached the end of his step-back, making him sit again in the bed. *Isn’t this deja vu? I think this already happened twice. Did a part of my story got repeated? Anyways, WHY DID TWO-FACE BECOME REAL IN HERE!*“Don’t worry, I don’t mean any harm. You’re safe now. I’m just here to get the water,” the man said and walks toward the boiling kettle. He is carrying a mug with herbs in it and is waiting for the water to boil. His movement made Argos clear of his thoughts Still trembling, confusion wraps around Argos’s aching head as he grips it, trying to recall what happened.“Where am I? You’re not planning to sell my kidneys, aren’t you?” Argos asked as he raised his right eyebrow.“You’re not even a child, and that’s far from what I should do. You came from the village, aren’t you? How’s