147 Sudden Goodbye (1/2)

Jun stood straight showing a calm demeanor even though he was perplexed deep inside. He chose to ignore the email and focus on the current events. But his subconscious failed him as he suggested for everyone to settle their things so they could leave.

Adrian looked at him and noticed his expression. ”Is there something wrong? Did something happen?”

Jun didn't know how to answer his question. Though the email came from Evo, the information wasn't verified but still poses intriguing contents for him. Everyone appeared uninterested with their conversation as they kept themselves busy but literally everyone was eavesdropping. Any news from outside is kind of interesting during this times.

Jun took a deep breath before finally deciding to speak. ”Marianne's missing.”

”How? It's impossible for her to get lost in town...” said Adrian.

”Did she got abducted?” Sheila chimed in filled with worry. Then, pushed for more information, ”What happened?”

”I don't really know the details nor the truth, Evo just said that Marianne was missing and the last time someone saw her, she was talking with a stranger.” said Jun.

”So she really got abducted!” exclaimed Sheila. Her eyes widened in shock, then her eyebrows furrows as she thought of possible things that could happen.

Jun shook his head in denial of Sheila's claim. ”Personally, I don't think that's the case. Marianne has a lot of things that could protect her. I can't think of a reason why  she would get abducted. I'm more worried that she's trapped somewhere or in danger. Can you guys take over here? I think were done here, right? I'll go ahead and look for her.”

As Jun activated the recall process and runes enlarged itself from his body, Adrian called for him to stop. He canceled the portal recall and looked at Adrian inquiringly. ”What is it?”

Adrian stared at him stoicly and said, ”What about them? Are we going to leave them here? Unlike us who can teleport back to town, they haven't set their home portal and have to travel back by walking or transport.”

”Why are you so sure that they're going with us? They might have other plans in mind, you know? Don't forget that they don't live here and is just on a vacation. They have a place to go back to. Besides, we never helped people. We just gave them options. Its entirely up to them to decide and we shouldn't interfere with that.”

Jun chuckled before staring straight at Adrian's eyes. He seemed like an irritated beast that would jump on anyone who provokes him. He said, ”So you're deciding things on your own now?

Adrian felt goose bumps as he saw Jun's slightly frenzied eyes. He retreated a step and lowered his gaze. ”It's not that... I just felt bad for them...”

Angelica already finished giving first-aid to her father. She was listening on their conversation and knew herself that her father wanted to back home as soon as they can. Though they spent a brief time together, it could only be called taking advantage of each other. Her father was unconscious but she knew that there's no chance that they would stay here for long.

”The best that we could do is escort them above.” said Jun.

Angelica stood up at that moment and bowed towards him. ”Thank you! That would be enough.”

With that, the men took initiative on carrying Angelica's father and started walking the way they came from.

Jun scanned the unexplored corridor and has mixed feelings about not venturing into it. Angelica saw his gaze and explained the next area. Her father said that it leads to another cavern. Before the miners could mine deeper they were forced to shut down the mines. They never got the chance to explore there, but the area was a bit submerge by water and has a stone island on the middle.

Jun lost interest and followed the group.

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Once they got outside, Sheila bade her farewell with Angelica. Though the two didn't spend that much time together, fighting side-by-side can really boost someone's intimacy with people. It helps people nurture their trust and communication skills with other people.

A good thing happened just as they were about to leave. Angelica's father gained conscious and thanked everyone for saving them.

Seeing the father and daughter being genuinely thankful, Jun decided to leave some tips for them. ”Look for a vehicle. Choose one that has strong bumpers and could take some damage. Mobility and flexible too. You'll need that. You can also visit the town if you're in trouble.”

Everything that Jun came from experience after ramming a lot of things recently. Dominic appreciated his advise and nodded his head. ”We will, thank you for the reminder. If things ever returned to normal, I hope we could meet each other again so I could properly thank you.”

Jun nodded his head and started the teleportation process, followed by everyone from his group. Several seconds later, their bodies became enveloped with runes and with a bright flash, they disappeared.