"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,
The lieutenant commander said, and number two nodded, looking at Jason, who immediately responded. "Nah, ride with her instead." He said, pointing at Beatrice. 'I can trust you to protect her, but not any other bastard around here.' 「As you wish」 Replied Number two, picking up Beatrice to help her climb the tall war horse. Meanwhile, Joe also added, "I can ride a horse, so this won't probably be hard for me." He said, in which case, the lieutenant commander nodded in agreement. Jason surveyed the remaining novaks, and pointed at one whose armor was a bit damaged up. "Hey, you bastard, I'll entrust my little brothers here to you." He said forcefully. The Novak in question instinctively flinched back at his words, seemingly frightened by him. But how could it not, when Jason had just attacked it not a long time ago, scarring its soul. 「...」 It once more did not respond to his words, but nodded instead. 'Good. This way, if he believe Roy is my brother, he'll probably treat the boy
A different notification appeared before the duplicate, black in color. It wasn't the first time the duplicate saw this notification, as they appeared when the other duplicate created undeads during its killing spree. According to the Doomsday Admirator, this was a power system of death, made by the death gods of the Universe, for their believers, the necromancers and black mages. 'Funny how death gods care more about their believers than other gods.' Snickered the duplicate, remembering how one of Jason's friend, had once told him about Hades. A death god who was the only one amongst its siblings, with a hint of morality. A funny contradiction, if one may say. "