Everyone scrambled to contribute as Adrian and the others headed toward Rivik Village. The road to the village was narrow. Coupled with the darkness, it was difficult for the trailer to travel at full speed. They were now racing against time—against the Grim Reaper.With Gold Haven’s perimeter walls being swiftly reinforced, Adrian focused on getting to the school as quickly as he could. Along the way to the village, he saw monsters rushing toward Gold Haven. The monsters seemed to be swarming toward the city as though they were under orders. This went against their mental capabilities. "Sir, the monsters are moving toward Gold Haven. Don't you think it's strange they know to go there when they’re just mindless monsters?” Padraig asked as he watched the monsters.Adrian sighed. "They're being controlled. The Creator sent them an order to destroy Gold Haven.""What? He's controlling them?" Padraig asked in shock. Adrian nodded. "He has exhausted much of his powers by resetting th
"The most important thing is to keep yourself safe. All right, we don’t have much time. Get in." Adrian got back into the trailer after giving his orders. "Yes, sir.”After everyone got back in, Padraig clenched his jaw and stared at the school while starting the engine. "Hold on, everyone. This is going to be a bumpy ride."As its engine revved, the trailer charged down the hill toward the school. The sound attracted the monsters' attention, and some of them began running toward the trailer. Padraig tensed up as they broke through the school's main gates. He killed the engine after sending a few monsters in the gym flying. Padraig yelled, "Get out and form a perimeter! We have to defend the trailer from those monsters! Elayne, I need you to stay here!"Everyone quickly got out, and Adrian rushed toward the storeroom. A gorilla monster swung its giant ax at Adrian. In return, he stabbed Dragonbane through the monster’s heart. He continued to dash toward the storeroom as the othe
Meanwhile, six twelve-year-old students huddled inside the storeroom. Their consciousness was fading. They would not be alive for much longer.The gunshots woke up one of the girls wearing a ponytail. Her name was Tori Queens, and she was one of the older kids set to enter middle school the following year.When Tori heard the gunshots, she said, "Guys, wake up. Something's happening outside."The students woke up and weakly looked at their surroundings, only to find they were still inside the dark storeroom. Over the past two days, they had been waiting for Elayne to save them, but she was nowhere to be seen. "What is it?""Is something happening?""I think I hear gunshots outside." They became excited when they confirmed that it was indeed gunshots. Dustin Faust, a slightly chubby boy, cried, "Those are the sounds of guns! And they’re coming from inside the gym! Ms. Elayne found someone to save us!" "We're saved!"The children held each other and cried. Their faces were
"Sir!"Tori and the others yelled as they ran toward Adrian."Kids, do you see that trailer? Run to it as fast as you can. Go, now!" Adrian said. The grim reaper-looking monster entered the storeroom with its eerie-looking scythe. The children were severely frightened. They looked toward the trailer as Tori asked, "What about you, sir?""Don't worry about me. Just go!" The children cried in shock as they ran toward the trailer. Adrian said through the communicator, "Padraig, the children are on their way. Send out two men to receive them.""Yes, sir." "I want you all to leave this place the moment the children are in the trailer. Find a safe place. I'll be right behind you."Padraig looked toward the storeroom and saw the grim reaper monster. It looked like a boss from video games, and it had its sights locked on Adrian.Padraig took a deep breath and said, "Koby, Zane, go pick up the children. I'll cover you guys.""Roger!”Two young men ran toward the children, firi
Vroom!!! The trailer's engines roared. The vehicle slammed into several monsters as it sped off. More monsters headed their way, and Elayne's hands trembled as she controlled the steering wheel. Padraig and the others were on their stomach on top of the trailer, firing their guns at the monsters relentlessly. The trailer was stained red with monsters’ blood."Look for the path where the monster numbers in the least and step on it!" Padraig yelled. Even though overwhelmed with fear, Elayne could continue driving and ram into the monsters thanks to her survival instincts. The monsters were crushed beneath the tires as the trailer sped out of the encirclement. "What about Sir Draco?!" someone yelled. "Don't worry about him. I'm sure he has a plan in mind. We need to focus on saving ourselves. Fire!"Rat-ta-ta-ta!!! More and more monsters swarmed toward the trailer. Padraig and the group were in a dangerous situation. Suddenly, their trailer was forced to a halt. Elayne floored
Padraig, not stopping to think who the woman was, yelled, "Quick! We're ditching the trailer!" He pulled the trailer door open and continued, "Elayne, get your students and jump over to the top of that truck."Without any time to think, Elayne led the children out of the trailer and did their best to jump over. However, one of the children, Dustin, was a little too heavy and fell over the side. A sledgehammer instantly swung toward him."Aaah!"Dustin screamed in horror, but a woman immediately dashed out of the front passenger seat and kicked away the sledgehammer. She then held Dustin in her arms and somersaulted to the top of the truck.Padraig and the others fired their weapons, killing the nearby monsters. When everyone was gathered at the top, he yelled, "Let's get out of here!" Everyone jumped to the top of the truck and lay low."Hold on!" The woman got back into the driver’s seat and said, "We’re out!" The truck revved and rammed the monsters over as it sped out of th
As everyone studied each other, Helen smiled and said, "We're the ones who saved you, my friend, so you first. Who are you people and what are you guys doing here?"Padraig decided not to refuse any further and said, "There were six children trapped inside the school, so we came here with the legate to save them. We weren’t expecting to go up against that many monsters.""The legate? Which one?" Helen grew excited when she heard this. The other women went wide-eyed as well, eagerly waiting for Padraig to answer. "War Legate Draco. We've been following him since the chaos started. Sir Draco's trying to gather more forces, but right now, he's trapped in that school."Padraig felt helpless for not being able to assist Adrian. If they were to return to the school, there was a high chance they would sacrifice their lives before they could even save him. Helen and the other women jumped in joy when they heard Adrian's name."It's him, Helen!""He's alive! He's really alive!" "Ha
“Susan, fetch me the wireless radio enhancer, please," Helen said. "Sure thing."A beautiful woman of about twenty-two grabbed her backpack and took out some equipment before jumping off the top of the truck. Her name was Susan Heart, the youngest among the women, but the most tech-savvy one with excellent hacking skills. Susan quickly set up the wireless enhancer and adjusted the frequency. "Done. Try contacting him. You should get a response.""Okay.” Padraig picked up his communicator. "Sir Draco, Sir Draco. This is Padraig. Do you read me?"Meanwhile, the monster kicked Adrian into a wall, causing the entire school to shake. Not only was the monster ridiculously strong, but it also had impressive speed. Adrian was unable to find any weakness even after fighting it for a while.That was when he heard Padraig's voice. "I read you, Padraig. What's your status? Did you manage to get out?"The women jumped for joy when they heard Adrian's voice."He's alive!”Adrian could h