Chapter 23
Ethan POV
I did say that he must be cautious and kill zombies with no hesitations but.. is it really alright for me to let him be?
He isn't a walking disaster like what I think he is… right?
Lying to myself, I had no idea that it would came to this. We were eating breakfast just a while ago… but… why are we here killing this monsters?
“They are much improved than what I think they would be…”
The undead this time is much of a troublemaker. They have weapons with them. Stronger than the normal zombies we fought.
There was something strange tho…
“I already finished this side”
Well… to tell the truth, being with Kael is much more easier. He can easily wipe those monsters away. It makes me not use much harto at all. I saved up to 450 hard to till now.
“Yes, let's go there and gather up supplies”
Saving harto is not easy at all. But… what is not easy is the fact that me leveling up is almost impossible.
I need to kill monsters too. Maybe I let Kael kill tons… I also need to gather enough points to raise my level.
“This place is almost empty. Maybe someone came here already… the shelves got nothing useful at all”
“Enemies”
He mumbled which makes me be allarmed.
Did he just say enemies? It means that it is more than one. Maybe I can take this chance to level up. I completely forgot about it while we have much enemies to kill. Hah… how funny
“Let me handle this”
“But—”
“It will be fine. I am strong too, you know”
It is not that I am bragging but I am not a frail mosquito to be worried off. I can handle this thing. Not a problem at al—l
“what the holy mother… refrigerator”
I gulp
Not having the chance to step outside, I can already sense the rumbling grounds. Just what the hell was that?
Stepping back, I grab Kael. We must run. We must go before they catch us up!
The wind hets stronger and stronger than what it was. Even the sky who was completely bright started to for shadows making the sunlight hide behind clouds.
This creature… what the hell is that…
To walk on a pile of weapons… giving an auta that would make you lie dead in an instance…
It was my first time seeing it up close. Is it because I was not there when Saypher killed one of the four heavenly terrors?
Now that I realized this, it do makes sense… Axe Magnus. Despite of him being thrown to guard the west, he may be the weakest among the four, but his strength is something that one should not belittles. He is someone that can manipulate weapons to do his deeds. All weapons created by him can heed his command.
Worst of all.. Those who use his weapons will be his puppet. There was no exemption to that…
For a person like me… he is not someone we can handle. Let alone Kael who is not yet strong enough to even defeat the Queen of the ice fortress.
“Stay back.. He is not someone you can handle Kael”
“Strong… enemy”
Look, even he recognizes Axe Magnus as an enemy worth to be feared.
“Yes, let's get out of here first”
I said wanting to leave as soon as possible. But strangely, the wind seems to get calm. What happened? This is odd…
“Enemies are coming…”
Kael mumbled again as the chimes on the door frame started to be heard. The moment I look at the door, I know for sure that I would not like what I would be seeing.
“Ethan, just as I thought… you are here”
That voice, there is no doubt…
“Saypher”
I mumbled his name but was surprised when I saw a sulking person behind him. Isn't it Migo? Why does he look so irritated?
“Migo you are there too—”
An arrow suddenly came flying to my direction. But still, it wasn't aiming me at all. Luckily, I didn't more or else… maybe it would really hit me of so.
Smiling at them, I had no idea why they are here. Didn't they head towards the next event? After the twin lion Magnus, they should be on their way to the west then to the east… this is the east… did they head to the west already?
Wait.. By the way, what happened to Axe Magnus? He was there a while ago when there was air aggressively forming… what…
Peeking at where they came from, what I saw is just a bunch of scattered weapons.. Cursed weapons… if I may say.
“You do not need to worry about that Brother Ethan, Saypher already killed him in an instant. Wushu!”
It was Kheina… but… even if she seems to be smiling, something was odd.
About to ask what it is about, she now her head at me as if she was asking for forgiveness. Did she do something bad?
“Yes?“
”Sorry…. I apologize for what I did… I know that I am at fault but I don't want brother Ethan to be scared at me… I don't want you to look at me like I am a monster…“
Clenching the tip of her clothe, she seems worried
”What are you talking about? There is nothing wrong in what you did. Don't mind it“
As a child, I was surprised about what she did. Did she regret killing the sister of the woman who helped us? But… I do get her point. She did that to protect herself. There is nothing wrong in wanting to survive…
And for her to be worried about me seeing them as monsters… didn't they already seems to be one? With that kind of powers.. I doubt whether they are still human. But.. They are characters in what I was playing… well… that doesn't make them less of a human tho.
”by the way, I've been wanting to ask this since we came here. Who is this kid?“
”Ah you mean Kael?“
Well, he is the kid who would save you when you see the queen of the ice fortress. Sacrificing himself just to save you, you will break the venue of the cold palace and eventually kill the queen of the ice fortress. With that, your journey in here would end. You will then go to the next chapter of the game.
”Ah, he is the kid I saw in the room I stayed at. I can't possibly leave him be so I just travel with him“
”Are you really going to pick up every brat you see?“
”Huh?“
”Never mind that. Let us head to the west“
West? But didn't they already get there?
”Why west?“
”We have to kill the master of that side. I already killed the master of the south and east, now the only one left is the west and south“
”I saw an easiest way to the north but it is in the side of west. Walking to those path would save us days“
No… this is not happening. I thought they already killed the west…
The plan must be done. The event must go on the flow… if they break it… something is possibly bound to happen…
”Are we going with them?“
Kael asked me but the truth is I had no idea about what I should do. This is bad… why did they head in the east first… is it the reason why he killed Axe Magnus, the weapon master, in such an easy way?
Each day, these people level up, and to catch up with them… so do their enemies. This is bad…
The master of the west is not as easy as it seems. He is the electronic master. All mechanisms are on his hand. If it was me… I would kill him first. But due to the distance, the Lion Magnus is the easiest enemy…
”Hurry, before the sun gets down. We must move“
”This is bad…“
”What is it?“
”Brother Ethan, don't tell me you are scared“
Yes I am…
”Do not worry, I am already in level 20. Migo is level 19 and Saypher reached 30. He killed large enemies after all. We will protect you“
I should be a shed of myself. They reach those levels already while I am only at level 13 and been stuck in this after I let Kael kill all the enemies…
”I may not be as good as you three, at least I learn how to survive. That is enough“
”Brother Ethan, you sounds like an old man. Should we call you grandpa now?“
These kids.. They still have the opportunity to smile and joke while they have no idea what is the one waiting for us in the west.
Hah… it seems like I can do nothing about it at all… might as well make my guard up…
Stepping at the ground of the west, we can already feel this eerie vibe. There is no doubt… this place is no longer safe for one to stay.
And there, as we walk, crows started to fly up in the air.
