Chapter 149: Blemish Of Time (Part 2) Ii (1/2)

I had expected for them to be asphyxiated but that did not happen.

There were about over 50 armed men outside the entrance.

I wasn't sure how many had already entered.

My phone rang, jolting me out of my thoughts and onto the ground.

I heard gunshots from the other line.

”What's going on?” Dahai shouted.

”No idea! The door's been bombed and over 50 armed soldiers are charging in now,” I reported.

”I see the soldiers you're talking about. They're plundering every room and leaving no man alive. They're about to reach me,” Dahai responded.

”They're not wearing any masks. Are they from the government or people from the real Blemish of Time?” I asked.

”Can you see their uniform? You should be able to see more clearly. Describe any logo you see!” Dahai ordered.

The commotion woke a portion of the villagers up and they came over with their flashlights to a.s.sess the situation.

Some ignorant villagers tried to speak and were immediately shot by the armed men.

The armed men approached the village and from the looks of it, I figured that they were going to take the whole village down.

I stood up and withdrew slightly, trying to catch a glimpse of their clothes.

There was a blood-red cross symbol on their uniforms.

”They have a red cross on their uniforms. What does it mean?” I asked over the phone.

”Remember the masks we wore at work? A green circle meant that things were alright and a red circle was a warning sign. A red cross probably means that they are the self-defense forces from Blemish of Time. They're the exterminators we were afraid of.”

”There really are exterminators?” I asked in awe.

”Of course. I'm hiding something from you,” Dahai confessed.

”What is it?” I asked anxiously.

”Have you heard of the story of the immortality spring?” he asked.

”Drink the springwater and gain eternal life? Why are you talking about this now?” I questioned, confused.

”There had been such a legend running during the Age of Sail. People believed that this spring was in the Biminis...” Dahai started.

”Enough, why are you telling me this now?”

”Don't you find it weird? You never met the real higher ups when you were working in Blemish of Time, did you?”

”What are you saying?”

”This story was shared with me by my leader when he was drunk once. He did not give me the details, though,” Dahai explained.

”Immortality spring? Blemish of Time? The poisonous gra.s.s? You think they're connected?” I asked thoughtfully.

”I'm just speculating. This gra.s.s probably originated from the spring, absorbing the anti-aging minerals within the spring. A long period of contact is needed to ensure the effectiveness of the gra.s.s. These armed men are probably guards of the higher ups and can kill wantonly without putting masks on,” Dahai continued.

”So these people are really immortal?” I blurted out.

”I'm just guessing that they're keeping a team of immortal armed forces. It sounds like something Blemish of Time would do, and they're here to eliminate us.”

”So immortality is legitimate?” I clarified.

”Just a conjecture, but I think the higher-ups have the ability to leave Blemish of Time and live forever. Blemish of Time was just a tool for them to earn money, just as how our own version earns us profits. Of course, we are unable to reach their level and are earning much less.”

”How are things on your side?” I asked.