Chapter 167 - (167) Meeting Felix (1/2)
The night passed quickly and without incident. Both parties were up and stretching before the darkness of the night was broken.
”Geez, it's like four in the morning. Why do we have to do this so early?” Harris complained.
”Quit yer complaining,” Hulk responded. ”Geth's book said the Orcs have lousy eyesight. It'll be better to catch the ones outside the Dungeon when the sun starts glaring.”
”You guys, be careful. Remember not to rush things, even if you're doing well,” Geth reminded them.
”Yeah, yeah. You're the ones who should be careful. Don't let those mutts give ya a hard time,” Hulk waved over his shoulder as his party followed him into the woods.
Geth didn't buff them before they left. He'd been worried that they would get too reliant on it, causing them to make mistakes when it wore off.
”Do you think they'll be okay?” Peter questioned.
”They'll be fine,” Geth assured him. ”Hulk's a wise man. And they may not look it, but the two brothers are dependable when things get serious.”
'He's here,' Albus informed him.
Geth glanced at the Grimoire and found that one of his Detect Runes had sent an alert. He looked at the brush in the eastern direction.
The others noticed his stare and turned to look as well. The brush started to shake.
The leaves that were rustling gently at first soon began to shake violently. A loud howl sounded from somewhere close by.
”Shit!”
Everyone's hands quickly moved to their weapons. Blaze and Geth were the only two who remained calm.
Geth spoke loudly, ”Quit trying to scare everyone and get out here!”
The rustling stopped. After a brief moment of silence, laughter could be heard from the other side of the bushes.
”Aww, man! You should have seen the looks on everyone's faces!”
The leaves rustled again, and a man pushed his way into the clearing. He was a tall, lanky, dark-skinned man with black hair and a clean face.
He was wearing a bright purple robe with a yellow hat and golden staff. Most of his accessories and equipment had a similar color scheme.
”It's been a while, Geth! How are you?”
Geth looked over the other man, ”We've been doing well, happy to see that you're safe.”
The two men met each other and shook hands. He waved the rest of the party over.
”Everyone, I'd like you to meet one of my friends...” Geth paused when he was about to say the man's name.
”I go by Felix! I... uh... kind of took the naming a little lightly,” He scratched the back of his head and showed a goofy grin.
Geth laughed, ”I see that you still aren't taking things seriously. What if Filthy here had sent an arrow your way?”
”I would have been fine,” Felix argued. ”Besides, it was worth it.”
”Nice to see you, Felix!” Zolis walked up and punched him in the arm. ”That's for playing games!”
”Oww! What the hell, girl!”