157 Future Plans (1/2)
Day 5 – 10:38 PM – Parking Area, Queens Row Elementary School, Queens Row Area A, Bacoor City, Cavite
Mark looked at the two's surprised expressions with a little pint of confusion.
”Rather than being surprised that I have this ability, you two seem to be surprised that I told you about this.”
Hearing that, the surprise in the two women's expressions receded and Odelina showed a bit of embarrassment on her face.
”Master, with what I just saw earlier, I don't know if I should react to something like this anymore. I'm more surprised that you told us this. I'm sure that Master is a person who keeps things to yourself.”
Odelina replied which also made Mei nod in agreement. But Mei's expression soon turned serious as she realized something.
”Then, Gege, the way you woke up earlier…”
Mei remembered what happened when he woke up this afternoon.
Mark nodded before Mei could even finish her sentence.
”I'm telling you two this since now since we are going to encounter danger before we arrive at Bay City.”
”Danger?”
Mei asked.
”Yes, danger. In the worst scenario, we'll all die. Me, the two of you, all the members of our group, even the soldiers and the refugees.”
Mark decided to be straightforward which made the eyes of the two widen.
”Why? How? Is it the wave of infected Master and young miss talked about?”
Odelina asked in a hurry. She was not worried about herself but she was worried about her children.
”It's not too clear but it's likely that we'll encounter a Mutated Infected more powerful and way stronger compared to the ones we encountered so far. In my dream, there's only one infected so it's surely not related to the wave.”
Mark shook his head.
The two women were shocked. Just how strong was that infected to be able to wipe out everyone including the armed soldiers alone?
”Then, if Gege had a premonition about it, we can avoid the disaster right?”
Mei voiced her concern.
”That's right but we can't deviate too much or we'll encounter even worse danger than this one. You know. People with this kind of ability don't always live too long. There are many reasons but one is that because they tried to bend the future and suffered the consequences. It's like knowing that there is danger this way so you turned the other way and encountered even worse danger that what you predicted.”
Mark looked at the two with a more serious expression.
”As we agreed with Captain Dela Rosa, I will choose the way to lead all of us to Bay City. In this case, I will deliberately lead us to encounter that infected. That way, we can predict where it will appear exactly and prepare some measures. If I did not do this, considering that all the roads that connect this place going to Bay City, all of it was at the same direction. Meaning, in any of these routes, it is likely that we will encounter that infected. So it is better to directly follow the route in my premonition and anticipate where the infected will appear.”
He saw the two gulped with nervousness.
”I already prepared some arrangements with Captain Dela Rosa in order to prepare for the encounter. I didn't tell him why I needed him to prepare those things though.”
”Master, is that what you talked about with him before treating his son?”
Odelina suddenly remembered. When the squad captain was bringing them to the room where his son was detained, Mark told him several things and handed a torn notebook page containing a list of things.
”That's right.”
Mark admitted.
”What I wanted to tell you two now is that in case that the things I prepared didn't work, I'll go and lure that infected away.”
”WHAT!?”
Mei and Odelina exclaimed as they almost stood up in shock.
”Calm down you two. Gale and Iola are sleeping.”
Mark hushed the two.
”But Gege. If it just needed to be lured away, then, anyone could suffice right?”
Mei started to calm down and asked.
Odelina on the other hand started to weigh the circumstances.
”No one else can do it but Master.”
Mei also realized what was going on.
”Gege, that infected is coming after you?”
Mark nodded.
”I don't know why but does the two of you remember? The infected, particularly the mutated ones, seem to target me whenever they see me. Sometimes, they didn't even see me but will move towards my direction.”
The two did not respond but the realization was apparent in their eyes.
”I'll tell you two but it doesn't only happen to me.”
The ears of the two perked up.
”By the way it looked like. The infected are able to distinguish Espers.”
Mark turned to Mei.
”Remember why Captain Dela Rosa and his squad are stuck here?”
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Odelina looked at Mei as she was not there at the meeting for the escort proposal. She knew about the mission and rewards they were going to receive afterwards as Mark also elaborated it to them before but it was the first time she heard about the story behind it.
”That Unknown should be a powerful Mutated Infected that attacked them because they had an Esper with them.”
Mark said which made Odelina come into another realization.