48 Lori (1/2)
Back to the Spiral Dome.
Before the explosion; Kyros and the thirty plus people inside the Sphere of Carapace previously safeguard themselves inside this defensive sphere.
While waiting inside, suddenly a voice rang behind his back. ”... Umm, Mister? Can you please tell me why are you doing this?” The person who spoke was no other than the silver wolf-kin freed from the cage.
Because of the turnout event, those captives were mentally unstable, for that reason when they already accepted their fate as a sacrifice they already lost their hope to survive in such a place. Nor can even trust a person who claimed to set them free after this event.
Staring at the wolf-kin, Kyros inwardly praised inside the wolf-kin who first recovered a fragment of his sanity.
”I have come to rescue you guys.” He said while looking at them with a warm gaze. ”You don't have to worry, if I honestly wanted to harm you guys, I wouldn't go into such a length using an expensive one time use magical array just to save all of you.”
Listening to his words, the silver wolf-kin replied in caution. ”... You wouldn't go back to your words, won't you?” He said while trying to recollect inside his chaotic the events after he was chained inside this gloomy chamber.
”... I don't know why you're doing this, but I guess we have no other choice but to put our trust in you.” Saying that, the wolf-kin grabbed the hands of the two children who were trembling on his side.
”Gill, you have to stay strong to defend your younger sister; Meg, as his big brother, isn't your job to protect your sister?” The silver wolf said to the two young beast-kin who have the same origin as him.
Hearing the middle-aged man's voice, Gill nodded as he said. ”Mm, I understood uncle Lori.” Staring at her trembling sister, Gill held her tightly to his embrace.
After comforting his kin, Lori faced Kyros once more. ”... Mister, can I know your name? If my action a while ago may seem to be rude, please accept my humble apology.” Lori said whilst lowering his head beneath the shoulder level.
Kyros who was observing the scene unfolded nodded upon seeing that Lori gradually recover his rationality. ”Mm, don't worry about it. You can call me Kyros.”
Hearing his words, Lori who bowed his head, raised it to see the facial feature of their savior, up close. Then he saw an old fellow who had silvery-white long hair that reached upon his shoulder with his purple eyes, that illuminated inside this gloomy chamber.
”Nice to meet you, Mr. Kyros, I am called Lori, a silver wolf-kin.” Saying that, Lori extended his left hand in a form of greetings.
”Mm, Lori, what a nice name.” Kyros moved his right hand in a grabbing motion and shook Lori's extended left hand.
Then someone voiced out in surprise. ”... Kyros, purple eyes, silvery-white hair that Kyros?” The person who shouted was a person from the human race.
However, before Kyros could respond. He suddenly felt an enormous energy that was approaching them with an unimaginable momentum.
Seeing his stern expression, the man who shouted in excitement abruptly halted his voice.
Then a moment later. Kyros said gravely. ”If you want to live! Don't leave the defensive formation!” Saying that, Kyros gripped the spherical magical array tightly while supplying it with his mana.
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A surge of a turbulent wave of energy erupted with a pillar of wicked aura, abruptly flooding the encompassing spiral dome as the vicious aura drilled its way to the surface.
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Above the ground.
Gellis and his party member who decisively went inside the ruins. With the aid of the scent removal powder. He and his party members eventually reached their designated destination that they got from Komogoblin.
”It should be here, right?” Toa said in bewilderment while he scanned their surroundings.
”... Yes, if that Goblin word was true, we should have reached the right spot.” Saying that, Gellis crossed his arm as he thought the last description of the Goblin said. ”There should be a black tome with a weird characteristic around here somewhere.”
”You guys scattered around and searched for that black tom—” But before he could finish his word. An enormous dark and vicious pillar erupted from the ground as it shrouded heaven with black and silvery light.
Gellis and his party who were staring at the pillar of darkness couldn't hide the shock from their face.