Daemon yelled aloud, "Why did you do that? He fought for you and died. You could've said a few words of appreciation to him, not kill him as granting punishment." He gnashed his teeth in anger and rage.Daemon would have killed Fred in the most gruesome way. He never would have thought of it even in his wildest dreams. However, Fred’s life was for Tejasv to take or forgive. He didn't want to forsake such a man like Fred and let him live, but he stood there clenching his fists and bleeding them in a rage.Tejasv understood Daemon’s inner turmoil and shook his head. He regarded Daemon highly for not killing Fred in a frenzy of enmity. Although Tejasv tried to hold his own bitterness back, the actions of Fred seemed outrageous to him also.Tejasv placed his hand on Daemon’s shoulder to appease his anger and alleviate his inner turmoil of losing someone that way. Those who shed blood together, even if they had opposite sides, formed bonds with each other. Bonds are greater than blood relat
Tejasv saw two silhouettes standing a few meters away beside some thick trees. He remembers their familiar figures and those faces scorned with animosity towards him. Those two didn't belong to the same group, nor did they belong to any friendly team.Tejasv squinted his eyes and confirmed them to be Nina of team Fred and the other was someone he never thought to be still alive in this dungeon. It was one of the thug team, whose name Tejasv never knew.Meeting these two startled Tejasv even more since thugs should be dead by now, but one of them stood before him tall and high with a wild smirk. While Tejasv now understood what he missed all this time, it was Nina of team Fred.All this time, while Fred arranged for the duel and other conversations with him, Tejasv thought he left something out of his sight and couldn't remember it. Now he remembered that it was the last member of Fred's team, Nina, who he saw entering the dungeon.Tejasv thought inwardly, "so she was the one I left to
Nina, in her rage, sneered and glared at Tejasv and Daemon. Her priority target was firstly Daemon. From the look in her eyes, she would certainly carve her knives on her waist into Daemon’s throat, the same way she thinks Daemon slit Rickey’s throat.Her blood-thirsty eyes were obviously asking for the blood of her enemies. Tejasv inferred her intentions and felt the killing intent leak through her eyes. She grunted and grumbled while grinding her teeth.Nina gnashed her teeth as she unsheathed her long knife from her waist. Just as she stepped forward in a rage, Fred yelled aloud, halting her steps. He said, "Wait, Nina! We have to take our time killing these two drained men. We may play slowly; they’re not very ferocious now that Rickey injured one of them. Tejasv, I don't know how he fights since he held himself back in Northern Square. We have to be patient."Nina exclaimed and stammered, "Wh-what? Do you want us to wait to kill these bastards? I have to kill them now to appease t
After Nina’s statement, Fred chuckled and revealed his master plan to Tejasv, "You may be bewildered by my alliance with Ben and certainly how these two reached here. First part first. I never expected you both to strike me here. You perfectly planned our encounters in this place. Did you read my tracks or was it a skill? Well, it doesn't matter now and I’ll have Nina ask you everything while she tortures you."Fred had an ominous grin on his face, gradually speaking in his haughty, proud tone. He would not hesitate to ask Tejasv and Daemon about other team members. He would try all sorts of precarious and sinister ways to fulfill his desirable outcome.He resumed after a pause, "Now about how I met Ben? How did I ambush Sally and trick them? Everything here happened due to my skills..haha. I know, I know! Tejasv must have already brooded over such things. He's a master of plans on his own. I applaud him for that. However, how to use skills already has a great impact on things.First o
Fred frowned his brow and resumed his conversation with Nina, "I know you’re hurt from their death, but we should stay calm right now in front of the enemies. These people are more cunning than we can expect. Let's deal with them and find out the rest of their team."Fred chastised Tejasv and Daemon for diverting Nina's rage away from themselves and toward their adversaries. His priority was survival, whether it be through killing his enemies or shielding himself with his astute words.Tejasv saw through his speech with his keen senses. He knew what would happen if Nina turned her anger on Tejasv and Daemon. Although she had enough rage already built up in her head, it would be different if that rage was directed toward a single person.According to human nature, an enraged person would display outrageous strength to kill the reason for that rage. Tejasv realized that fact and knew the outcome would be dangerous if Nina snapped in her head.Nina scowled at Fred and grunted. She replied
Tejasv resumed tilting his head at Nina while grinning at Fred, "My deep condolences for your two losses, no wait! Three losses I guess. Rickey also died for you, Fred. Did you tell Nina how Rickey and Daemon fought a death battle on your behalf and should I evaluate how someone else slit his throat at the end to save his ass?"Tejasv smiled and stared at Nina and Fred repeatedly to point out what he meant through these remarks. He couldn't reveal the facts however tiny doubts could turn the tides in his favor. If he said out loud that Fred was responsible for everything, not him, then Nina wouldn't have believed anything but lashed herself at Tejasv. It wasn't just Fred who knew mind games; Tejasv knew these things just like the others. He introduced slight doubts in Nina's head that would gradually seep deep into her feelings, resulting in his favor and maybe even helping him to escape from this predicament.At first, Nina couldn't understand the direction where Tejasv pointed, but
Tejasv realized with a few clues around in the conversation that Nina had a thing for Rickey that wasn't challenging for someone to figure out, yet Fred couldn't notice that since he tried to control his subordinates with his schemes, and these little feelings never concerned him.Fred used his strategy and schemes to move his team members around as he pleased, so he had no idea how they felt, or more accurately, he didn't care how their feelings crept for each other or someone else. Unfortunately, because of this reason, Fred was flustered by Nina's rage since he didn't know and his attention never shifted to that side of Nina's behavior.Nina appeared to be enraged over the deaths of her teammates, but she had a slight bias towards Rickey and had nothing to do with anyone else. Nina didn't care whether Dale or Curtis died or was injured; her anger only belonged to the untimely death of her one-sided beloved Rickey.Tejasv identified her ire towards this direction, and he smirked sinc
Tejasv and Daemon stood in a defensive stance since Nina declared herself the enemy of everyone present there. She glanced at Ben to ask whether he would be with Nina or if he liked to be with others.She believed herself to be the one who invited Ben into the team, but her belief was destroyed when Ben raised his maul against her. The maul wasn't much bigger than an ordinary hammer, but it had a spiked edge on the other side of the flat surface.Nina’s eyes widen watching Ben against her and siding with Fred since they both passed glances with each other. She couldn't believe that someone who never met another unfamiliar person would side with each other. However Tejasv already had an inkling of a hidden alliance between Fred and Ben, but how and where they formed that alliance, Tejasv didn't know.Even so, the most bewildered one was Nina, since she believed Ben to be on her team. She glanced at Fred with her intimidating vibe. She glared at him but couldn't build up the courage to a