877 Ruthless 1 (2/2)
”Healing abilities?”
”You managed to heal your deadly wounds in one afternoon. Do you know if you can use this ability on others?” asked Anda honestly with a sincere expression on his face.
”My healing abilities can be used to backup and support other people. However, the effects will not be as strong as when they are used on me,” nodded Garen. His nameless Willpower did have healing effects on other people. However, it could only restore their physical wounds and did not seem to have any effects on the restoration of their Willpower. This Willpower was mainly used to heal Mechs instead. However, it would probably not have any healing effects on Mechs than belonged to levels that were lower than the Inherited Level.
”I guessed so too,” Anda nodded and smiled. ”Our unit is coincidentally lacking a support member, so we'll leave this to you.”
”Don't tell me you don't have medicine or things like that?”
”Of course we do. However, the distance of our quest is too great and our expenses for medicine will be too burdensome as well,” answered Anda. ”Have you heard of the Mingchuan Snowy Mountain?”
”Mingchuan Snowy Mountain? The large snowy mountains on the border of the radiation belt? You're not afraid of going there despite the hordes of mutated beasts?” asked Garen. He had seen some information about that place once. His upgraded Intelligence gave him a photographic memory that greatly surpassed the abilities of regular people. Although the information had been vague, he still had some impressions of it.
”The traces of the radiation belts that were left behind on the Mother Planet are everywhere. Although they are dangerous, the risks and rewards are acceptable. Naturally, our main plan was to accept the quest because we would gain Quest Points no matter where we went while obtaining certain things that we were looking for. Unless you decide to join us, we cannot simply leak any more information.”
Garen quietened down for a moment and began to consider his gains and losses.
”Can you give me a hint about what this is about?”
”Of course I can. It has to do with the Mech materials that both you and I desire,” nodded Anda. ”Moreover, they are materials for the main parts such as the frame systems.”
”I'll need to return and consider this for some time,” Naturally, Garen would not agree so easily when he did not know anything about this quest.
”Let's exchange contact details. If you don't contact me personally after ten days, I'll assume that you've declined,” Anda tapped his watch against Garen's to exchange their contact details. ”I'll leave first then.”
”Alright, thank you for providing this information,” Garen thanked him sincerely. The other man had actually given him a lot of information. Although he did not know if it was truly reliable, at least he had a rough idea now.
”Fila is just part of a neutral party. There are three main parties in the Inner Courtyard and you can check the others as long as you don't interfere with these three. Go back and investigate them properly,” Anda waved without turning around and entered one of the battlegrounds in front immediately.
Garen watched him leave the area and enter the battleground before he turned around and walked in the other direction. He wanted to go to the library now as he could probably find more information there.
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”Clint…”
”Clint… Clint…”
”Wake up now… Wake up…”
A voice that was calling out his name echoed beside Clint's ear continuously. It seemed as if it was drifting over from an extremely far place and was somewhat fuzzy and unclear.
Clint woke up from his deep slumber slowly.
It seemed as if he had fallen asleep on a huge bed. The room was pitch black and the silhouette of a man could be seen sitting beside the bed while smoking.
”Awake?” the man's voice was very hoarse as if his throat had suffered serious injuries. The sound of leaking air could be heard when he spoke.
”Where am I?” Clint tried to raise his body while he was still dazed but soon realized that his entire body was stiff and completely immobile. ”Where's Lon? Lon…”
”Are you talking about that girl? She's sleeping next door,” said the man before taking another puff of his cigarette.
”You… Were you the one who saved us?” asked Clint carefully. He realized suddenly that his body was completely naked! He became frightened immediately.
”Yeah. I happened to be carrying out a vendetta against that shop when I saw both of you being taken away. I decided to save you just because I was there,” when the man stood up, the lines of his taut muscles could be seen vaguely.
”I would have ignored you if you hadn't looked like someone I knew. Hurry up and get out of here once you've rested. I'm going to leave now too.”
The man walked out of the door while he was still speaking. Once the room door was opened, blinding golden sunlight cascaded inside and illuminated the entire room at once.
Clint could feel that his eyesight was somewhat blurry. He could only squint his eyes shut while the man walked out and disappeared on the other side. Red Moon's voice began to echo in his mind again.
”How was it? Did you get any rest?”
”Lord Red Moon!” Clint could not stop the tears that were brimming in his eyes which had almost overflown. It seemed as though he had found his birth mother suddenly.
”Don't cry, don't cry. I used your Willpower to hypnotize that man for a while before he agreed to save both of you. Isn't everything all right now?” it was rare for Red Moon to speak gently like this.
”But… But…” this was the first time Clint had cried so pitifully.
”Don't worry, Lon is fine. That man wasn't interested in her at all. He didn't even touch the clothes on her back,” consoled Red Moon.
”But… My backside really hurts…” Clint began to cry loudly.
”…”
Red Moon was unaware of what had happened because he had used too much strength. He was unaware of the frightening things that Clint had undergone after he fainted again. After looking at the expression of inconsolable grief on Clint's face, he vowed not to ask about his experiences during these dark moments of his life ever again.