Chapter 82 - The Hidden Condition (1) (1/2)

'What a show... Their small scheme is pretty impressive befitting the future residents of Ortus.'

Jeremy, who stood silently behind the crowd of people, thought to himself in impression after seeing such a spectacle...

Then as if he had just realized something, Jeremy thought joltingly,

'Wait... where is the bastard, Bad Mouther?'

Having thought so after not seeing the man within the crowd of people, Jeremy hurriedly turned his head to look around the tutorial chamber...

'He is not here...'

'Not there either...'

Even after looking here and there but still not found even the man's shadow, Jeremy eventually turned to look at the 'mound' of corpses.

'Or... he is being buried under the heap of corpses?'

At last, Jeremy turned his head towards the last place he didn't look at a moment ago, the ward where people used as a recuperating place,

Sure enough...

'There he is...'

Jeremy thought to himself after seeing the man he was looking for, Benjamin, lying unconscious there with William and three other badly injured people.

'Hmm... He is unconscious?'

While Jeremy thought that, his eyes widened in puzzlement a bit...

The man, Benjamin, was actually the one who had let open a hole in the formation, subsequently causing Jeremy to be stabbed at the side by an imp in his past life.

How could he not seek revenge after going back in time?

That was a matter of course, after all...

But who would have thought the man was already at his death door?

'What happened?'

Jeremy thought in bafflement...

Meanwhile...

When Mitchell saw that 'everyone else' had agreed and given their mutual approval towards his idea of letting the elderlies and kids fight at the backline, he decided to conclude the meeting for the time being,

”So, it has been decided then. For now, we will end our meeting here; everyone, please disperse and do your assigned duties. If there is any issue, please come and contact Eddie or me. If there is an urgent update regarding other matters, I will call you guys again for a meeting. Alright, rest well.”

Upon saying so, Mitchell nodded his head at the people in front of him as a sign of farewell.

Afterward, everyone started scattering out to different areas within the tutorial chambers to do their own jobs and duties.

Suddenly...

”Aargh!! Ghost!!”

Someone screamed with a high-pitched voice upon seeing a black-cloaked man...

Well, the timing of the scream was just right for Jeremy's Stealth's five minutes duration to run out at this time.

As a result, many pairs of eyes shifted to the source of the loud noise, only to see that it was instead Jeremy, not a ghost or anything else.

As of why everyone in the gathering didn't notice Jermey earlier was simple...

It was due to Jeremy's [Stealth] skill had lowered his presence to a meager degree, causing everyone at the gathering place unaware of his arrival and all.

Regarding the Stealth skill's effects, the skill didn't make Jeremy become invisible or become a black shadow or something out of the ordinary as such. It only lowered his presence down a notch or two, causing other people to feel like he was just the air, that's all.

Concurrently, upon seeing that it was not a ghost but Jeremy, the person who had screamed earlier, hurriedly apologized before walking away from the scene in embarrassment.

When those scattering people saw Jeremy, at first, they got a bit startled, not knowing when he had appeared or arrived here.

Afterward, they dismissed their fleeting thoughts as if it was nothing important and started dispersing to do their own things.

Regarding their reactions when those people saw Jeremy, some nodded their heads slightly, some nodded with reverence-filled eyes, some said words of greetings and gratitude, and some ignored him like always.

After greeting those good manners people back with a slight nod and ignoring those who ignored him, Jeremy walked towards Mitchell besides Eddie and Joshua.

”Oh, you are here...” Mitchell opened his mouth first.

”Hello...” Eddie greeted solemnly with a hint of vigilance within his eyes.

”...” Joshua remained silent.

”Yep.” Jeremy only responded casually towards the three.

After the greetings part was done, Mitchell opened his mouth to say the words of formality right after,

”I've heard about your help earlier; you have saved many lives already with your timely appearance. So, I would like to express my utmost thanks to you.”

”It's nothing. I just do what I can do. Don't bother yourself with such a formality.”