"Why are they not back?" Sergio asked, creasing his brow.
He stared intently at the chaotic sky in panic. Their camp had joined with this new camp because of their strength and the upcoming nightmare.
Around him were his men with worried expressions. Since they realized things were getting more chaotic outside while Mullen and his friend had followed unknown people under the chaotic sky. They couldn't help but worry.
"Dad, would Mullen be ok?" A young lady stood beside Sergio with a much more worried expression on her face.
"Don't worry. I've asked around and I was assured that nothing would happen to them." Sergio said with a forceful smile.
He knew how deeply her daughter loves Mullen and if anything were to happen to him… he shook his head and stopped the strange thought.
Nasir appeared on the floor and looked at the worried people and shook his head.
"Everyone should go back to their room and relax. This is not the period to panic." He said with a light smile.
"We're not panicking but worried. The sky was getting more chaotic every second and the continuous earthquake is anything but good." A man said.
"I know. But you have to trust my word. The safest place your people could be is with the king. This shelter is not even as secure as with him. So relax." Nasir assured.
Sergio and his group looked at each other not knowing what to say. If they were to argue with their host on their first day. That would make them look bad. Sergio looked at his people and sighed for the umpteenth time.
"Fine. Please let us know when they return" He said.
"That you can rest assured. Now, the shelter is under lockdown. Please go back to your room and stay indoors."
The group nodded and dispersed slowly. Seeing the back of the group, he shook his head and left the empty room.
The conference room.
"How is the situation?" Nika turned to face Nasir.
"Everything is under control." He answered as he took his seat.
"But the danger out there is increasing every passing second." He added.
"His highness has already told us to prepare. And that we going to do?" Kira said seriously.
"Are the defense team ready?" Nika answered as she turned to look at Chloe.
"We are waiting for Chloe and her team to equip the team with the new weapon for a better fighting chance." He added.
"We're already trying our best to provide the weapons. If we had more blacksmiths, things would have been easier." Chloe said, shaking her head.
"That you don't need to worry about. When we survive this second nightmare. We will have time to plan for the future." Kira said as she stood up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"During this hour, everything must be perfect and any discrepancy wouldn't be tolerated. Everyone should secure their post seriously. If you find anything out of the blue, please don't hesitate to report it." She added.
The southern part of the city.
"Watch your back!" Justin shouted as he sent two powerful beasts flying.
Hearing Justin scream, Mullen turned his head and saw a giant cockroach. Quickly, he jumped backward, avoiding the cockroach attack by an inch.
____Mutated Sleepy Cockroach___
Race: Beast.
Circle: Second.
Ability: Induce sleep.
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Sweats dripped from Mullen's forehead. If not for Justin calling, he wouldn't have known how he died.
A cry came from the Sleepy Cockroach and Mullen blinked twice and felt drowsy.
Bang!
Screech!
The Sleepy Cockroach attack was a few inches from Mullen's head when Justin appeared beside him and cut it into two.
"Get back into the truck and leave the fight for us." He shouted not turning back before he rushed toward the group of Sleepy Cockroaches in front of him.
"Y-yes, y-yes." Mullen stuttered and rushed to get back on his feet.
He looked at the tens of cockroaches and shivered. At once, he rushed out of the battleground toward the ambulance.
Seeing Mullen out of the battleground, Justin nodded. He had been restricting his power because of him.
"Let's end this. Shall will." He muttered as he was surrounded by the Sleepy Cockroaches.
'They should be done by now.'He thought as four golden circles appeared on his head. His rings flew out of his arms and got bigger. They hummed and glowed.
The cockroaches stopped pouncing on Justin for a moment and made weird sounds. At once, the cockroaches escaped.
"What!" Justin's mouth was slightly opened.
"As if I would let you."
"Sound Annihilation"
This was the first time he would use a skill since he leveled up to a Four circle existence. His weapon moves swiftly, covering a large distance in seconds.
Everywhere the rings flew by, the sound in the air would be sucked in by an invisible force and all the cockroaches would fall and their body crumbles into pieces with any trace of liquid.
In a blink of a second, all the Mutated Sleepy Cockroaches were annihilated. Inside the ambulance, Mullen was scared silly as his heart thumped loudly.
Suddenly, the chaotic sky stopped rumbling, and everywhere was calm. The breeze ceased to blow and the earthquake stopped.
'This is not good. Not good.' Justin shouted in his mind. At once, he turned and rushed toward the distance.
"Human, where are you going?" A husky voice came from Justin's back.
Justin halted his track and took a deep breath. He knew what just happened.
'It has begun.' A deep fear gripped his heart and his lungs constricted as all his muscles tightened. His hair stood straight as his instinct was screaming of impending danger.
"We are done!" Patrick's elated voice came from the distance.
Behind him were Josh and Susan carrying different supplies. At first, he didn't notice the weird atmosphere as he continued to call out for Mullen.
"Why are you not answering me? Don't tell me you're too scared to come out." He said as he turned his head to the other side of the street.
Bang!
The bag of supplies in his hands dropped to the floor as he took a couple of steps backward. He trembled, clattering his teeth, unable to breathe.
___Bronze Horde Troop___
Race: Horde
Order: First Order.
Tier: 1st — 4th (Highest)
Troop number: 50
Ability: Suppression force formation.
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A silhouette walked past him with lightning dancing around her body. Suddenly, she halted her track and creased her brow. After a couple of seconds, she turned and looked at Patrick and Josh.
"Get into the car." She commanded.
It took the duo a couple of seconds to recover from their initial shock. Patrick picks up the bag of supplies and scurries away.
Meanwhile, Justin faced the tens of hordes with a calm expression. He inhaled and exhaled a couple of times to quench his tensed muscle.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Where are you not running?" A giant horde said with an evil smile.
"Why would I run?" Justin retorted calmly.
Hearing this, the evil smile on the giant horde's face froze. Suddenly, a fierce expression appeared on the giant horde's face as he shouted, talking in the horde's language.
Immediately, all the horde raised their weapons and dashed toward Justin. The land trembled as a creek appeared on the road.
'When I give you the signal. You move.'
Inside the car, Susan nodded and switched on the car as the two other vehicles were behind her. Everyone inside their vehicle held their breath and fixed their gaze on the approaching fight.
When the hordes were only a couple of meters from Justin. He made his move. He summoned his soul power and three golden circles appeared on his head.
Immediately, he knew something was wrong. He tried to summon all his power but failed to respond to his call.
'This can't be happening.' His heart skipped a bit but he continued on his light run.
The captain of the horde snared when he saw three golden circles on Justin's head.
"It's our time to rule the earth. Nothing can stop us. Join us for the glorious conquest of the great horde empire" The giant horde said proudly.
Bang!
The misery howl of the hordes reverberated throughout the calm street as they were thrown into the air with limbs, legs, and other body parts scattered in the sky.
However, the hordes didn't bat an eye at the death of their comrade as they rushed forward with a fierce expression.
Quickly, the hordes surrounded him but his expression didn't change as he began his massacre.
Bang!
Justin jumped back, avoiding the heavy ax of the horde captain. He glared at Justin and swung his weapon again.
"Begone." He shouted, sending out a powerful punch.
Bang!
Justin and the horde captain took a couple of steps back while a shock appeared on the captain's face. However, the hordes were lying in waiting, waiting for an opportunity.
At once, they pounced on Justin when he retreated. Seeing the incoming series of weapons with a force power. He creased and muttered some indistinct words.
An armor appeared on his body in a blink, covering every inch of his body. Instead of defending the incoming attack, he did otherwise.
"Sound Annihilation!"
"Begone!"
Boom!
Justin pukes out a chunk of blood and staggers forward before he regains his footing. All the hordes surrounding him were flying, creating a passage.
"Now!"
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