Chương 46: Ambush (2)
Hoooo…
There might be something wrong with me the longer I think about it. I could've just done my deed and hunted a few kobolds just enough to fit inside the representative team, but here I am risking my life by using an oversized ugly lizard to demolish a whole building while I was inside.
Anyways, with this, we're probably just waiting for someone to take care of the Kroligator, which was stuck at the bottom of the debris. It would probably manage to escape through its acid, but that would take ages. Around five hours would be my guess.
" What the hell?! Why did it suddenly collapse? "
I could hear some commotion at the front of the building. They were currently rushing to hunt the remaining kobolds that couldn't catch the Kroligator's pheromones release.
There were only a few of them left, so a bunch of people was fighting for them, as a massive amount of eliminations reverb through the fighting between everyone.
I don't need to do anything now, so I'm just waiting until the Kroligator dies. I should probably look for Mister Froil or Mister Gerald.
to try and see if I could run off or get eliminated without losing any points or any other consequences. As I'm sure with those kills, I'm either number one or two on the leaderboard.
With that in mind, I immediately stood up after a while of resting. I must find a good hiding spot that no one would find. Something like the highest floor in one of those skyscrapers would be fine. No one would go in and no one would disturb me.
It was the perfect place for waiting in this battleground, and it was something that I should go to if I want a smooth sailing ride to class 1A.
" So it was you… " As I stood up looking for the best tower, I suddenly hear a deep voice coming from behind me.
?!
I couldn't help but flinch from the abruptness of the voice.
How did I not notice him when he was only a few inches away from me?
Shit, did I get found by Jian and the others? I thought panicking that they managed to ambush me.
I stepped back and flipped my body, trying to guard against an attack or whatever was coming.
" Did I scare you? " He says with a small laugh.
As he does so, I finally managed to figure out who it was. It was no other than mister Gerald, the assistant teacher that came with us from the portal.
" So you were the one who turned this entire thing upside down… " He looks at me as he points at the collapsed building which was the mall earlier.
" Killing a nigh impossible amount of kobold in one move, all while only being a cadet. You are really unpredictable, aren't you? " He says with yet again a soft laugh causing me to feel incredibly unnerved by him.
He seems incredibly calm, yet it feels like he is angry. You are really unpredictable he says…
" So this is the extent of Artifacts… It isn't a rare occasion for a powerless fool to suddenly awaken their powers. But a Wanderer who gains an ability and is also level-headed and good enough to somehow do all of this is quite unique if I would say. Or suspicious if you would call it… "
… I couldn't say anything. Hell, I couldn't even think of anything. Does he know about me? About how I became a part of this world?
" Anyways, you should head to the northernmost tower, Sir Froil is currently staying there. I'm sure an entire Lair and everything inside it would be enough to push you in the first place even if someone, somehow kills that Kroligator. " He turns his back towards me and started walking away.
… Something feels off.
Though his body language was fine and calm, it feels like he was acting…
I don't know, I might've lost my touch or I'm too cautious, but he felt weird.
Anyways, I couldn't stay there any longer so I decided to head off. He told me that Sir Froil was at the northernmost tower. I could go there right now, but I don't trust his words.
I don't know the consequences of getting eliminated so if that guy was another corrupt assistant teacher who got paid by Jian and the others.
I waited for a few seconds until he was out of my sight before I decide to move. As I do so I suddenly make a shocking discovery as Mister Gerald's I.D. fly through the sudden burst of wind.
Gerald Mein...
I stare at the name written on the card with his red hair and fierce face plastered on top of the said name. A face that resembles a child of the Mein guild, and a surname belonging only to the guild leader and his family.
Was this the reason? I couldn't help but question all of Rena's choices.
Then all of this was clearly something that was against her own decision. And she did it to protect everyone.
I don't know... I can't be sure yet when all I had were theories and suspicions.
As Gerald vanishes from my sight, I immediately started to head towards the tower that I chose. I couldn't go to where Gerald wanted me to after realizing who he was. From all of the stories, Rena told me, her family was clearly something made out of evil politicians. I couldn't bear to trust any of them when a daughter of that family, doesn't even do so.
With that I carefully entered the tower trying to see if there were any others hiding with me, all while checking if the building would collapse on me.
Mr. Froil isn't showing up too despite having vision all over the place with the magic applied on us, so I'm sure he doesn't care that I have no way of losing. Or he's currently busy handling some other matters.
" Don't move a muscle... " As I enter a narrow doorway, I suddenly feel an incredible amount of heat as the dark room suddenly got filled with a blinding glare of red.
Shit... how did this happen twice.
But unlike earlier, I knew exactly who this person was. A girl who had the ability to manipulate flame.
" Let's not do this Rena... You know I could easily turn this around. " I say causing the flare to diminish and a soft yet incredibly sad sigh follows after.
I turned around and sure enough, saw Rena who had an extremely exhausted expression on her face.
" Want to talk? " I say as I come to realize what her situation was.
" I... I'm sorry. I ca- I can't " She stutters and starts to walk past me outside of the room.
" I hate you you know. "
" Wha- " She flinched and turned her head back trying to look and take in what I just said.
" This... " She could only eat back her words as she couldn't muster up anything to counter my words. She just looked incredibly down like she was ready to cry at that moment. Like she was ready to explain her scenario, but yet she doesn't want to pull me into her problems.
" I hate it when those who I treat as friends betray me, but I also hate those who I treat as friends yet they don't ask for help when they desperately need them. "
" So do I just have to keep on watching and see how my friends fall one by one while I have all of the ability to help them? "
" I... " Her look of sadness suddenly turned complex and confused. Wondering if she was doing the wrong thing all along.
" Sigh... listen. I'm not going to force you to say sorry to everyone or explain your situation to the rest of the team. I'm also not here to talk about my past. So how about this... What if a great wanderer of the Rena's helps you out? " I say with a smile.
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