Chapter 178 - Leaving (1/2)
Time froze. The commanders turned away and faced each other. The soldiers turned towards each other. Leona and Smith faced each other.
”You can speak the human language?” Smith asks Blitz softly, his voice warm and assuring as Blitz rubs her head onto his chest, replying meekly ”Yes father.”
”Take note, don't call the woman standing next to me 'mother' next time alright?” Smith adds on, gaining the disapproval of Leona as she says ”What do you mean by that?”
Smith smiles awkwardly, but before he can even come up with a proper reply, Blitz answers ”It'll be fine, my eyes possess the ability to see those who intend to harm me and those who are the closest to me. From what I know, the one that glows with a blue aura is my father while the person that glows with a pink aura is my mother.”
”Mother!”
After a long story meant to be mentioned in the future was over, Leona's cheeks were blushing again as she stands next to Smith, her arms interlocking with his as Blitz rests on his shoulders.
Regaining his composure, Smith tells everyone ”Let's go through the door, that should lead us to the exit.”
The soldiers and commands follow closely behind him, closing up any gaps in between as they hurry to leave this place, they weren't sure if their generals were laying in wait for them, but they know that for every second they spend here, it'll be another moment of torture.
Passing through that door after Adagio regained his consciousness, he sees the path to another foresight level, one that allows him to create illusions and use them against others.
”You're the first group to have ever found the correct door within the time frame of one month, most of the people who participated will end up going insane usually or they'll just get transferred out of this place against their will.” A soldier clad in black armor appears from the wall, passing through it like a ghost as its fully covered helmet besides the few black gashes for breathing.
”Who are you and what are you doing here?” Smith asks, the others standing behind him ready to make a move if the need arises.
”You don't have to worry, I'm not your enemy. I'm the 109th guard assigned to protect this place and if you guys didn't pass as well, then I would have perished to the existence of time after a thousand years just like the others before me.” The guard states, its voice cold and devoid of emotions.
”It doesn't matter, just cut to the chase and let us know how to leave this place!” Before Smith can even speak, Blaze impatiently questions the guard to give the directions, only to realize that his body was levitating in the air, contained in a spherical blue barrier with a spiral pattern.
”Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking.” The guard says again monotonously, ignoring Blaze as he continued to finish what he had to say.
”As reward for being the first group of people to have passed the trails within this castle by plucking up your courage to explore the unknown, I have been entrusted to all of you and will be your loyal servant from today onwards, a servant at the Demigod second realm. My growth potential may have been sealed and unless one of you manages to step into the fourth transformation Demigod realm, the seal will remain in place until the day all of you vanish, as I follow my masters.” The guard explains everything in one breath, his voice never changing as his sword remains sheathed to the side.
”Very well, you'll follow me from today onwards as my personal guard.” Smith tells the soldier, the commanders understanding that Smith was a person of wisdom, not one that engages in brawls just because he has combat strength. If necessary, being able to devise a decisive strategy might be dependent on that tiny fraction of assurance that brings about the concept more quickly.