Chapter 311: Final Decision. (1/2)

*A few minutes earlier*

Back on the floor below, when Ozul walked past them, everyone quietly watched him without daring to stop him.

”Did something happen?” Haley asked, feeling something odd about Ozul's behavior.

Oliver and Irvin, unsurprisingly, were unconcerned. It was his regular manner of doing things to them.

Raven and Blaze were both a little apprehensive. If Haley had a feeling something wasn't quite right because of her women's intuition, they were the ones who knew Ozul the best. They could tell something was bothering him from the time he had told them to halt their mission.

”I don't know what's wrong, but he isn't happy...” muttered Raven. She was the most concerned about what was troubling him.

Beside her, Blaze and Haley nodded their heads.

”Summarize the details over the past months. He might want to make a big move again,” Raven informed before she moved towards the meeting hall.

Except for Blaze, everyone started moving instinctively. Haley suddenly paused and grinned after she had moved out. Just now, she had received the impression that it was instead Ozul who had given the order as everyone followed them without question.

The time granted by Old Gu was coming to an end, and it was only a matter of time until the serenity that had existed for so long would be shattered in utter turmoil.

No doubt Ozul had his own plans about the future events. Whatever it was, Raven was ready to support him in whatever way she could.

.. .

The next day, every member of the Three-Eyed Strangers was running around in a hurry.

Suddenly everyone had received days worth of work to do in a couple of hours. Still, no one uttered a word of complaint since everyone thought that the matter directly concerned the leader who had returned yesterday.

What they didn't know was that the amount of work they had right now was only a fraction of what they would have to handle in the near future.

The sheets on the large bed on the topmost floor of the tower, in a darkened room with no light, shifted abruptly.

The room's door opened and closed a few seconds later, and two streaks of shadows walked out.

On the floor below, everyone was too busy to notice their presence.

Only when one of the seats on the meeting table was abruptly occupied did a round of gasps followed before everyone paused.

Just when people had started getting accustomed to Ozul's quiet demeanor, it had suddenly began to resemble the strange black cat that had been seen around him. If his presence could be noticed with just a bit of attentiveness, it was impossible to expect the arrival of Jinx.

For these reasons and the fact that she was only seen following behind Ozul, Jinx had become quite popular among the members of the Three-Eyed Strangers.

Haley's eyes sharpened, following which everyone dispersed and acted as if they didn't notice his presence.

Except for Raven and Blaze, everyone at the table sat back down and paused their previous activity. The two members were forced to switch seats from beside Ozul as the duo approached him.

Everyone was now waiting for him to make a statement.

Ozul was planning to just sit there and listen to their discussion for now, but seeing that everyone was waiting for him, he sighed and spoke, ”Bring me something to write.”

”Write-?” Oliver muttered in surprise. But just when he was about to ask further, several cold glares were thrown his way, forcing him to shut his mouth with awkward expressions.

He had forgotten for a moment that questioning casual orders from Ozul was practically a taboo.

In the blink of an eye, there was a pen and papers placed in front of him.

Even though Ozul was never taught to write, he picked up the pen as if he had been writing for decades.

As he put the needle on the paper and moved the pen, no ink came out of it.

”Hm?” Ozul tried again but not a speck of mark was left on the paper. It was only then that he looked towards his right, staring at Raven with a blank face. Only she could see the hints of questioning in his eyes.

It was always her who dispelled his doubts about trivial matters like this.

Meanwhile, everyone patiently waited. No one dared to make any bold assumptions.