Bab 27: 27 - Calm Down

While Alex might be the type to ignore most things, he wouldn't in the most important situations. Ever since those three had approached him. He had already started thinking about who could have sent them… and the answer was painfully obvious: The Celestial Family.

Alex wasn't sure when or how, but there wasn't the slightest doubt in his mind. He knew they had been sent here to either kill or make them fail, and the first option was much more likely.

Everyone in the meeting room started realizing something was wrong with Darius and his two friends.

"Sent here to kill them?"

"Who are they? Are they killers?"

"Are they planning on killing everyone here?"

Everyone started speaking louder and louder. It reached a point where Lucian had to put both his hands to cover his ears. The noise was simply too loud.

"Shut up!" Alex shouted.

Everyone had been panicking and closed their mouths instantly.

"I don't want to waste any more time here. So, I will do something extremely simple. I will kill those three, and we can move on."

Most couldn't believe what they had just heard. However, Alex had a strong point. There was no point in keeping them around for longer.

'Is Alex an impostor?' Lucian thought, seeing those actions.

He couldn't be sure since everything he had just said was very similar to what he would normally say. But if he was, it was one of the first times Lucian would have to congratulate him on being smart.

"Kill him? But we have no idea if he's even an impostor…" Someone uttered, defending him.

Alex just glared at the man who spoke up, and that man closed his mouth. The pressure coming from Alex was too much to endure, and everyone in this room knew Alex was very strong.

Darius realized the situation that he was in. However, he didn't seem to be panicking at all. He even had a smile on his face as all of this was getting revealed.

'They really are good, huh? I didn't think they would have noticed right away... I guess that angel didn't lie…' Darius thought as he looked at Alex, Ava, and Lucian.

While all this was happening, Lucian felt a slight pull on his shirt. It seemed Ava had something to say.

"Are they bad people? Do they want to hurt us?"

Lucian looked at her eyes and noticed they weren't like usual. While they hadn't exactly become hollow, they were on the verge of doing so. Lucian almost already knew what would happen if he answered "yes"... However, he wasn't sure if he wanted those in this room to see her true powers.

If they did, there were good chances she would become the target of the future votes. Right now, Alex was in such a situation… and Lucian had no idea how he would get out of it.

'Showing too much strength will simply make people fear you and want to get rid of you. This is a trial where you need to act in the shadows… without anyone knowing what you truly do.'

Having this thought, Lucian's answer was made.

"It's complicated, Ava… just don't do anything you might regret."

Lucian slowly walked forward in Alex's direction as he uttered those words. He needed to do something before this went too far.

'If Alex shows he can kill people so easily, he will be the next one out…'

Lucian knew Alex could kill everyone here and reach the second floor. However, he hoped that he wouldn't do that since, well… that would mean the end of his life.

"Alex," Lucian whispered. "Calm down, there's no point in doing it here. Look at how everyone is looking at you… you're the one who became a monster here, not him."

Alex came out of his trance and observed those inside the meeting room.

Lucian was right. They all looked at him with fear, wondering what he would be doing next. As hard as it was for Alex to admit it… Lucian was right. Killing them right now wasn't a good idea. If they killed them after this whole thing…everyone would be suspecting them.

Alex said nothing as he slowly moved away from them, calming down.

"Oh… you don't want to kill me anymore?" Darius uttered as he smiled. "What do you say we make peace?"

Darius extended his hand forward, showing that he wanted to shake hands.

Alex gritted his teeth. There was no way that he would be doing such a thing. He simply turned around and tried walking out of the room. However, right as he did so… the timer, which almost everyone had forgotten, started making strange noises.

*Beep!*

Everyone looked at their timer and noticed only five seconds left until it reached zero.

'Ah, shit… This is going to be complicated,' Lucian thought.

He already knew about the two people who would be on the verge of getting eliminated. It would either be Alex or Darius. No one else had done anything weird. Only those two had really caused some problems.

'Let's just hope nothing bad happens. Alex just needs to keep calm, and I'll take care of the rest…'

However, Lucian couldn't control Alex. So, who knew what would happen if he acted out of line? Also, Lucian was interested in seeing how the meeting would go… How will it function?

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[Teleportation to the meeting table…]

Lucian's vision became blurry, and when he opened them again. He was in the exact spot as earlier. Alex and Ava were seated on the opposite side of the table, just like earlier.

He tried standing up, but he couldn't. He was stuck in his seat… he tried summoning his weapon but couldn't. It seemed only words would be allowed in those meetings.

[Please vote for the member who will get expelled from the spaceship. If there is a draw, both will stay on the spaceship.]

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