59 The Raid Space, A Drastic Change! (1/2)
The battle in Hell's Swamp soon ended as the previous disorder had come to rest. Now, only the chirping of nightly creatures and gentle wind rustling the shrubs was clear to the ears, as the light of the stars and hanging moon bathed the world below it with their radiant hues.
At this moment, the team which had only recently ended a fierce battle was resting. They sat around an artificial bonfire that burned at the center of a camping platform that floated on the moor's lake.
Looking closely, one would see that this fire had come from an open slot on this metallic structure. Above this flame was a grill with the parts of a familiar-looking creature. A long tail, jaw, tenderloin, and even ribs were shimmering above the flames; the meat turned into a luscious color of brown as the fat dripped down into the fires, wafting a wondrous scent about the air.
With a loud sniffing sound, a blond-haired fat man took a deep whiff as he licked his lips while stirring the fire as and sung, ”Barbeque yay! Barbeque all the way! Even if I'm sad, give me barbeque, and I'm okaaaay!”
Breya and Layla looked at Fatty Joe with a hint of surprise on their faces. They didn't know he liked to sing at such times.
Breya teased, ”Well, I didn't think you could sing; must be the only good gift of yours comparable to your cooking. No wonder your so... fat.”
Fatty Joe smirked at this and slapped his belly as he replied, ”A good man knows how to eat, I am his better, I can eat, cook, sing, and I know how to make money. Most times, I wonder, why am I such a perfect man? Sigh... Breya, don't worry, if someday you're lonely and hungry, you can be sure that'll be able to feed you right.”
Breya's arm slightly trembled at this as she looked at Fatty Joe with a new look, her large eyes narrowed as they intensely gazed at the fatback as if she wanted to see through his soul. She was no shy girl; as such, this look was no different from the kind that a seasoned predator would give its prey; it's a good thing the target of such sights, however, focused on cooking.
Layla, who noticed Breya's look, couldn't help but think to herself, ”I'm afraid that this fellow has provoked the wrong type of female... I fear for his future.”
She had moments like these, but she was less of an impulse type and knew how to control her own emotions to a certain extent, or so she believed.
At this time, a slight rumbling sound was heard as Emilia could be seen rubbing her flat belly as she asked, ”Brother, is it ready yet? I'm hungry...”
Fatty Joe hearing her turned and replied with a smile, ”Emmy, you need to be a little patient for perfection cannot be rushed. Also, this time I'll be taking the tenderloin, you can have the ribs...”
As Emilia heard his words, her face changed as she looked at him thoughtfully and asked in an icy tone, ”What was that?”
Fatty Joe had only now realized his mistake in his tone; he trembled as and replied, ”Eh? Ah, my cute little Emmy, I was a bit confused just now, what I meant to say was that the tenderloin is for my adorable little sister.”
Emilia wrinkled her nose and snorted as she replied, ”Hmph!”
It seemed that now she'd grown a bit more comfortable around others, she wasn't wary of her little sister temper being discovered.
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Both Layla and Breya looked at Emilia in surprise, Breya seemed to have found a kindred spirit while Layla stared at Fatty Joe with a pitiful look as she thought, ”With two tyrants, his future will be one of many hurdles.”
As Layla thought this, a whooshing sound was heard as both Evan and Rick had only now appeared. They had wanted to help them in the battle earlier but decided that it would have been best to let them finish it on their own.
Evan looked at Emilia with a hint of surprise on his face, as he showed a similar look of pity to Fatty Joe, but as for Rick, his face seemed to be one of fascination.
”So cute...” Rick thought to himself as it seemed that he liked this type of Emilia even more.
Breya was the first to notice their arrival, she gave Evan a look and nodded with a smile as if saying mission complete.
Fatty Joe and the others soon after noticed their arrival, as the first one to speak was Layla, who asked, ”Evan, where did you and Rick go?”
Emilia also looked over with a curious look on her face, Evan smiled and replied, ”There was far more mutated swamp life that we'd initially thought, we had to venture deeper in the swamps to prevent them.”
”Oh, I see,” Layla replied, she didn't know how strong they were but only knew that they were far more capable than the rest of them.
Evan looked at everyone before he spoke again, ”Still, although I was a bit preoccupied, I noticed most of what was happening here. You guys did great, that mutant was only one step away from achieving Level 1. I can tell that you guys are now ready for the rift, if you defeat enough monsters of that standard or a bit weaker, you'll be able to awaken. The classes you'll gain shall also depend on the difficultly of the quests you receive from the rift you are challenging.”
Everyone remained silent as they knew Evan was informing them of crucial information, as Fatty Joe listened, he asked, ”Evan, what kind of rift is this one? Is it possible to provide a class for so many of us?”
Rick was also a bit puzzled; he knows that the most a rift could give were one class per person who challenge and defeated it alone. Breya also had a similar line of thought as she looked at Evan curiously.