Joe responded, and Jason found his words to make sense. He then asked Anabella, who was still too afraid to say her mind out, but she did reply to him. "Anything, is fine." "Don't be afraid to say your mind out, I won't bite you. And yeah, thanks for protecting Bee for me." Jason said to her, giving her a smile of gratitude. "You're welcome." And she responded as such, surprised at the way that he treated her. It contradicted the way he treated her just a few hours back. 'So he is opening up to me. And the reason is...' She thought, looking at the sleeping beauty, Beatrice. They then waited for the people that the lieutenant commander promised them, and they did not waste much time on the wait. "Ah, if it isn't you." Jason said to the person who arrived. 「We meet again. I am glad you managed to survive this small disaster」 "Yeah, it was quite the experience, I won't lie." Jason replied, sighing in relief that it was number two that was receiving them. 'At least we got some chemis
This was Novak exclusive services, and using them, would result in death. Let alone using them, even glancing at them or entering them was a death sentence. 'I can't use it, no matter what.' She thought in determination, yet all that determination dissipated when Beatrice came to receive her and happily dragged her into the bathroom. "Here here, I warmed up the water for you. I've also prepared the nicest smelling shampoos for you, here they are. I also..." The young girl introduced, not letting Pertina say anything in denial. 'So... so much water...' Pertina thought, her thoughts freezing at the point. Whatever happened from there, she wasn't even aware of it, but at the end, she only saw herself getting out of the bathroom with a clean robe on her dazzling figure. "I ended up bathing again, but I enjoyed myself. Bathing with sister Pertina was amazing." Said Beatrice, still not understanding how much of an effect her actions had on Pertina. "..." They both changed into their c
"Enemy territory..?" "Let me explain it to you." She brought Beatrice into her embrace, and began explaining the difference between the status of slave and master. And how that was almost similar to how the novaks treated those they considered serfs. "..." And the more Beatrice listened, the more her face contorted and became unsightly. 'Such people... exist in this world..?' She thought, finding it hard to believe. 'Why cannot we not just love each other for who we are..?' Her thoughts continued to rampage through her mind, and Anabella, seeing through the innocent young girl, hugged her even tighter. "But... things will be okay, so don't give up on hope." And tried to assure her. "...Mhm." Meanwhile, on the boy's side, Jason lay down on his bed, facing the ceiling. His hand was cloaked in lightning, which he fluently controlled to gather at the tip of his fingers, into a small lightning marble. He then flickered the lightning marble close to ceiling with a trail of lightning,
Back in time, when it was still around 1 a.m in the morning, Timicus was held underneath Jason's duplicate's arms, both floating over a hundred meters above ground. They floated above in silence, as the duplicate had long stopped doing its suicidal jumps. 'The situation below has become too dreary.' It thought, caught in quite the dilemma. The last two duplicates sent down, were killed before they could even act. The first was killed the moment it landed, and the other didn't even get the chance to land. 'There's probably opponents above Rank 10 below me by now.' It further assessed, staying as silent as possible within the sky. 'Worst of all, they are some capable of flight as well.' The two were agitated and at death's door step. Any mistake, could be their death. And thus, their only option was to stay still, and silent. And they remained as such, for almost over an hour, when the duplicate suddenly felt its strength climb up the roof, like an empty bucket being filled up with
The question was logical, and any rational person would begin having doubts by now. After all, it was impossible to experience their level of bond in less than a day. Especially so, for Jason. He gave off an aloof feeling of difference towards other people's sufferings, and round only care when it would negatively affect him. Selfish, if you may. But her case was a bit understandable. As young as she was, it would b easy for the new environment to traumatize her, and create a sort of extreme reliance on those capable of protecting her. Yet... 'It doesn't seem like the little girl is just wishing to rely on him... she has actually opened up to him, both emotionally and mentally, which brings me to the question, what is going on between them? And whatever it is, is it related to the "Elohim" thing that person mentioned.' He thought. "...I'd lie to you, about what's going on between us, man. I didn't know her, and I never did until yesterday. Yet, when I met her, I felt like... she w
And It did as such, creating and duplicating and sending it down to scour the environment. It did not care about the stat decrease this time around, and was only intent at transmitting information to the main body. Meanwhile, the duplicate casually landed below, activating its new favorite Talent within it's roster, [Medusa's Charm]. Bzzt~ The lightning burst out of its skin, and snaked all over its body protectively. Yet even then, nothing out of the ordinary could be felt by duplicate. 'Strange.' It frowned, checking its mini map once more. 'The patch on the map is still growing, meaning that whatever this thing is... it's still here.' Thought the duplicate. Worst of all, it was at the center of the patch. 'But I can't see the problem.' 'And if I can't see the problem, then that means it's invisible... yet that doesn't explain why its growing. It just doesn't add up.' It frowned in even more dissatisfaction. Fortunately, the expansion of the gray puddle on the map, was only at
"What's up? You good? You seemed out of it just a moment ago, so I was just checking up on you." Jason looked them straight in the eyes, or at the helmet and inquired. 'Something's up. Is it my words? Or my actions?' He thought with a frown. His gaze was intense, and his frown prominent. Number two faltered at the pressure, and blurted out words within their mind. 「I... it's just... I cannot... I... can't... The Apocalypse... It–」 "Jason!! Whats the current status of our situation?" Joe arrived in a rush, Adolf on his back as always, still unconscious. "Hm? So far, so good. But I think we need to leave as soon as possible." Jason responded. "I agree. This place isn't safe, but... do you think we have the capability to outrun this disaster? Or is it a dead end?" Joe further asked, remembering the mist that chased them for miles on end. "...I'm not sure, but this time around, we aren't against the unknown. We know full well what awaits us when we are caught within this disaster."
[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! All impurities have been absorbed from the target object ] [ Upgraded Stella Protection (Minor Edition) ] [ Grade: 7 ] [ Function: A bullet proof vest made with a mixture of nanotechnology, with no impurities within its materials, hence increasing its effectiveness by varying degrees. Can be worn over anything, while bestowing +160 to Defense ] 'Now we're speaking, that's some enhanced defense right there.' Snickered the duplicate. With their natural defense (STR stat) and vitality, only damage over 200 points would be considered threatening to them. 'But... the problem remsins; the spreading disease, or whatever it is. If my guess is right, it spread through breathing or long exposure towards it. Then we'll need masks, gloves and even hats.' It assessed, going through more of the room. Meanwhile, everyone else were done changing clothes. They wore black oeathery boots, with a metallic sheen underneath, gray military gear with white vests within,