Chapter 244: Mayhem (1/2)
”Hey,” Arthur shook Amelia's hand with a blank expression. ”You can't live without enemies, no matter what it is that you do.” He said with amusement. The last time that he has seen Amelia, she was asleep after crying over his death.
Of course, he attributed her tears over the loss of her strengthening. Yet, he didn't hate her for thinking about her future. They had a deal, not a one-sided charity.
”We need to go,” Alice said to the others. ”The monsters are getting closer to the walls. The teams are leaving already.”
The three of them nodded and followed after her. As they went through the gates of the forest, they saw the mayhem that was taking place outside.
Monsters attacked in waves as the students fought against them. Magic and abilities flew everywhere as the earth was turned upside down due to the strength of these superhumans.
”Let's be quick!” Alice shouted out. ”Start hunting the weaker ones and scan their cores!”
”We don't have time to scan every core we kill.” Amelia
”Then let only one person do it!” Sebastien suggested while glancing at Arthur. Alice and Amelia hesitated and followed after him to look at Arthur.
”That's fine by me.” Arthur shrugged. ”I just need to find Jonah quick, can I?”
”To do what, ask him to protect you?” Sebastian sneered.
”Make it quick, we'll be waiting for you,” Alice said and left with the other two. Arthur sighed and called Jonah.
”Hey Jonah, are you busy?”
”I'm still making plans with my team. I'm in a spot since I'm the leader. What's up, Alexie?”
”Meet me a distance away from the gate, I'll need your ability,” Arthur said before he hung up.
Ten minutes later, he was standing atop a tree, using his detection ability. If his team wanted him to be a porter for them, then they can have his copy do the job.
As for him, he'll be investigating the reason behind this. He had seen Jaran use some kind of symbols to initiate this reaction. The question was why and how.
He went back toward the place where he saw Jaran, standing on top of the tree. Unluckily to him, a team was down there hunting at the moment.
Unluckier to him, the team was led by Arlo. Another member of that team was the person he was talking to earlier, Ellen. The fact that these two were together made Arthur feel ominous dread.
As he had feared, Arlo was being harsh toward Ellen. He pushed her to fight against monsters she couldn't handle and only saved her when things looked bad.
”How did you get accepted into Jerano if you can't handle this?” One of the teammates, which Arthur has seen in Arlo's gang, berated Ellen.
Ellen seemed to be exhausted but didn't reply at his remark. Arthur knew why Arlo had her team up with him, it was because he had seen her talk to Arthur earlier.
It was a low move to go after his friends, but Arthur couldn't help her now. She'd have to get through this on her own. However, it shouldn't last for long.
'Ruki,' He called out.
'Yes, my lord.'
'Do you need anything, master?' Lilo answered too. Arthur sighed inwardly, recognizing the jealousy in Lilo's voice.
'Lilo, you know I can't reveal you.'
'Hehe, Master is ignorant. Elusive Dragons are called Elusive for a reason. We have numerous abilities that keep us away from being seen. Let me prove it.'
'Fine, Ruki, stay still. Lilo, go out there and send some monster this way. I want them out of here.'
'Aye, Master!' With a cheerful reply, Lilo disappeared from his sea of consciousness. Even though he couldn't see him, Arthur could feel it traveling away without being seen.
'Same as your mother, Lilo. You're good at hiding.' Arthur had a thick smile on his face for reasons he couldn't explain. The Dragon Mark was the only explanation he had right now for these feelings, making him consider Lilo the same as kin.