"Miss Flora, what do you think about the speculation of how these tunnels were formed? I for one believe that these tunnels came to be because of the movement and exploration of the underground inhabitants of the mountains."
The average-looking Aeth genius was talking to the girl from the honorary noble family whom he had set his sights on.
She was a girl who, like any genius of her standing carried herself with pride and dignity believing that she was special and better than anybody else.
Although her family was not exactly very powerful or influential, with the status of her family, this girl was still able to treat people like the average-looking genius who did not come from any notable background at all with contempt.
For a while now, this girl who went by the name flora had noticed that the average-looking genius was interested in her and wanted to develop feelings between them.
This was not the first time that hs had faced this situation and
As soon as Jerome shouted at the cloaked figure to stop, everybody else in his team immediately paused their movements and looked towards the two of them.They were very surprised by Jerome's abrupt command and they had puzzled looks on their faces that reflected their confusion.Some of them were very irritated while others were quite indifferent to what was happening. the only thing that the other members of the team wanted to know was why Jerome had suddenly started causing a ruckus all of a sudden.Looking at Jerome who was pointing his sword towards a member of their team, some of the more irritated members started demanding an explanation from him immediately."Who is the one shouting so loudly? Don't you know that your voice will be amplified in these tunnels? You almost gave me a heart attack...""Hey you there, how dare you to point your weapon at one of us? Are you trying to rebel?""The person that just shouted, you'd better give
As soon as Arran took action, his whole presence changed.Previously, Arran who was covered by that large cloak was like a man of mystery who had a hint of danger underneath his disguise.To the twenty-man team, it was like an assassin was hidden in their midst, waiting to reap their lives at the slightest opportunity. This caused them to be wary of Arran but at the same time, their confidence in their numbers prevented them from panicking.The twenty-man team felt that no matter if there was a problem with Arran or not that it didn't matter since they were confident of resolving any issues with tier numbers.An assassin who had been pulled away from the darkness into the light was no longer a threat and could be dealt with easily.That was how the people in the team felt.At most this suspicious character would try to escape since he was already found out.But in the next moment... just as they were about to corner this suspicious ch
Arran did not have a lot of time on hand so he could not waste it.Arran squatted down and quickly started to search through the belongings of the twenty Aeth who he had knocked unconscious.Arran was searching to see if there were any tokens on any of them so that he could take them away with him. Even if Arran was planning on playing the long game with these alliance members he still wanted to try his luck and see if any of them had hidden any tokens on their person.Arran was not really expecting much as he had already guessed that because of fairness all the tokens that the alliance members get their hands on will be concentrated and gathered in the hands of a few select people.It had to be said that Arran had his tokens on him at the moment so if any of these twenty Aeth was hiding a token on them then they would have sensed him from the very beginning. since they did not it meant that none of these people had any tokens with them.Still, as
The unremarkable-looking captain of the second team looked at the captain of the first team for a moment before turning away as he continued to observe the scene.While doing this, the captain of the second team said, "I should be asking you instead. Why are you here instead of joining your team to capture the culprit who attacked our people? Are you really that timid that you would rather stay behind and let your team face all the risks on their own?"There was pure disdain dripping from the mouth of the captain of the second team and it was clear that he did not want to have anything to do with the captain of the first team."Haha, don't be like that, after all, we are comrades who are in the same boat so we should get along well with each other."The captain of the first team laughed off the words of the second team's captain.His skin was sufficiently thick and it was like nothing could penetrate it at all.The first team's captain conti
The chase was on and Arran was fleeing from pursuit while at the same time steadily luring his pursuers to follow behind his tail.Arran's pace was very steady and he fled in a way that was not too fast but at the same time, it was not too slow at all.Arran kept just the right amount of distance between himself and his pursuers where they would not be able to catch up to him quickly but at the same time he would they would still see the hope of eventually capturing him.The way to lure the enemy into chasing you was an art style in itself that had been perfected countless times by various war veterans.The trick of the trade was to give just the right amount of hope to your pursuers where they would not be able to capture you but at the same time, they would be too reluctant to give up on you because you had created the illusion that with just a little bit of time and effort they would still eventually catch up to you.Arran had learned this art f
Thirty minutes later...This was exactly how much time had passed ever since Arran and Brianna started their operation to confront the alliance while searching for the tokens he needed to advance to the next round.In these thirty minutes, Arran's location had been broadcasted to all the participants two more times but despite that nobody had managed to capture him instead Arran had been very slippery like an eel as he evaded the pursuit of his enemies while also taking the time to knock some of them out of commission.During this time, Arran had come across a number of close shaves where he was almost caught and defeated but with the help of Brianna and the various preparations in the form of different formations and traps that Arran had set up in the beginning, he was able to get out of danger where at times he would instead of being captured and eliminated, Arran would instead eliminate his opponents.It was like Arran was playing a game of tag with th
There was a flash of blue lightning followed by the loud clap of thunder that resounded in the enclosed space of the tunnel... deafening the ears of all within ear's reach.Apart from the thunder and lightning, there were also the sounds of an explosion and the screams of people that formed a symphony of pain and suffering in the tunnels.The dust finally settled and from it appeared Arran who was covered in dirt and sand and he held his sword in front of him.Arran was had just straightened his posture from adopting an attacking pose and all around him were the unconscious bodies of a few participants who were members of the alliance of defeated participants.Directly in front of Arran was a single member of the alliance who had his leg pierced by Arran's sword with blood flowing in a steady stream from the blade of the sword, down to the tip until finally, it dropped onto the ground below.This participant was the only conscious person among the
Hearing Brianna's urgent message, Arran frowned as he digested the implication of what he had just heard.After thinking for a moment, Arran simply sighed in resignation.Arran thought to himself, 'Indeed, what is meant to happen will definitely happen! Although I expected to be found sooner or later, I never thought that it would be this soon. I had thought that I would still have a bit of time to cause some chaos and reduce the combat strength of the alliance. Now that I'm already found out, I guess there is no need to stall any longer. I should end this now while I'm still ahead.'With these thoughts in his mind, Arran quickly raised his Holowatch and contacted Brianna who immediately picked up the call.From the other end of the Holowatch, Arran could make out Brianna's word coming out in a hurry as she didn't let him speak before she started asking."Hello Arran, can you hear me? Thank god you finally contacted me.""Where are you right