"I-I…”"Don't you think someone of your age should actively make contributions? Hesitate any longer and I will end you," a woman by the name of Lavender Thornton said angrily. Alain broke down into a blubbering heap.Helen gestured to the other men and said, "It's getting late. You should get to War Legate Draco. Tell him we’ve gone to kill Sylvester.""Scram!" Lavender yelled. "Y-Yes, ma'am!"Overwhelmed by fear, Harald and the others ran down Cloudton's street and soon disappeared."Are you sure you want to let them go, Helen? What if they go to Sylvester instead?""Don't worry, they wouldn't dare do such a thing. They won’t have any chance to do such a thing anyway. My guess is that Adrian already has his men ready to nab them. Now then, take us to Sylvester, old man."Alain stood up and took a deep breath. "I can take you all to him, but you may not like how I do it. I'll have to tell them you're gifts for his entertainment. That's the only way you will get near him. I w
Harald and the other men were terrified.Wasting no more time on them, Adrian said, "Cynthia, I'm heading to Cloudton. Keep an eye on things here and head to the city when I tell you to.""Yes, sir.”Adrian then looked at Rozi, who nodded at him. They did not need words to communicate. He then embarked toward Cloudton.***At that moment, Alain was bringing Helen’s group along Cloudton's street. The entire place was silent with not a soul about. Judging by the bloodstains, an intense battle had recently taken place. Looking at the empty streets, Helen asked, "Didn't you say there are many people in Cloudton? Where are they?"She thought those inside the city would be able to defend others, seeing as how they had cleared up the monsters in the area. This place should be somewhat safer than others, but she saw no signs of anyone. Alain sighed. "Sylvester locked them all up in an attempt to force them to submit to him. Those who refuse him are starved. He's afraid that someone m
"Sylvester." The man was fooling around with the woman in his arms when Alain walked in and called out to him excitedly. Sylvester looked at Alain and frowned. "What is it? Didn't I ask you to stand watch at the city entrance? What are you doing back here?"Alain chuckled. "I've got a huge present for you, and I'm sure you'll love it."Sylvester was rather taken aback. He had been yearning for women after the reset, yet was unable to find a decent one. The only one he regarded as pretty was in Barry's territory."What present? If you trick me, I'll riddle your head with bullet holes."Alain smiled. "Feast your eyes on this. Come on in!" He clapped, and Helen and her sisters entered.Sylvester was so shocked to see these gorgeous women that he sprang to his feet. "Th-They're beautiful! They’re perfect!" Sylvester could hardly believe what he was seeing. More than ten exquisitely beautiful women had walked into the main lobby, filling the entire place with their scent. He took a
Sylvester felt like time had stopped as countless images flashed through his mind. He was then pulled back to reality, staring at Helen in shock. Alain was shocked too, never expecting these women to kill without any hesitation. It was as though taking a human's life was no different than killing an ant for them. "Aaah!" The woman who had been in Sylvester’s arms shrieked and trembled. Sylvester was still staring at Helen in a daze, bleeding out from his neck. He could no longer feel the pain. "Y-You…" Helen smiled. "Time for you to pay for everything you've done.""I-I…""Here's another one for the road," Helen said with a smile. Slice! With another slash, Sylvester’s body collapsed as his soul left the world.Helen pulled her hair back and looked at Alain with a smile. "Do you believe us now?"Alain retreated in shock after seeing what these women were capable of.Helen paid him no mind as she said, "Susan, tell the others they're free to enter the city now. In the m
They were on high alert after a recent battle against Sylvester. Seeing their reaction, Adrian said, "Calm down. I'm not one of Sylvester's. Where's Barry? I'd like to see him. Could you take me to him, please?"The four guards exchanged looks. "You want to see Barry?" one of them asked. Adrian nodded. "That's right. Will you take me to him?" “Where did you come from? Why would you want to see Barry? Are you here to assassinate him?" "I don’t have any weapons on me, so how am I supposed to assassinate him? Also, why should I risk my life for someone like Sylvester?" Adrian knew they suspected Sylvester had sent him. One of the guards waved, sending two of them to frisk Adrian.Realizing Adrian was telling the truth, the leader of the four said, "Fine, I’ll take you to him, but don’t try anything stupid. I'll shoot you down if I find you're up to something." He looked at the other three and said, "Continue to patrol the area. I'll take him to Barry.” He gestured at Adrian. “
Barry lowered his head and stared at his hands. "A little over a week ago, I was on vacation in my hometown when it happened. Monsters started appearing everywhere. I was at the supermarket with my parents that day for groceries when the monsters stormed in. I couldn't save them, and that's also when I lost my arm."Barry was from Cloudton and that his mother's greatest hope was to see him put on Wyvern Peak’s battlesuit as a hero. Barry's mother had been ill and he had chosen to serve Adrian for her sake.Adrian asked, "Your parents were killed by the monsters?"Barry nodded. "Yes, I saw them being dragged away. I couldn't save them. I..." He broke down in tears once again.Adrian took a deep breath and said, "Wipe your tears. Be strong. Everything already happened, so you can’t escape reality. Instead, you should face it bravely. Now isn't the time to cry.”Barry wiped away his tears. "The situation was dire at the time, so I formed a group of my own and grabbed some weapons fro
Barry also had three former soldiers of Wyvern Peak on his side. They were why Sylvester had failed to take out Barry's group.There were over eight thousand three hundred people throughout Cloudton—three thousand if the women, elderly, and children were excluded. These people formed a rather powerful group. At the very least, they were of great use during a siege. ***A little while later, Adrian got the gist of the situation in Cloudton. Meanwhile, Rozi brought their group of survivors into the city while Helen and the others freed Sylverster's prisoners.Two hours later, everyone from the east and west sides of the city gathered at the city square. Adrian led Barry, Helen, and the others onto the stage, and the crowd silently watched him. The youngsters in the crowd were stunned when they recognized the man standing on the stage. "Over there… Isn't that War Legate Draco from Wyvern Peak?""It’s really him!""He's here!" Many had seen Adrian before, so they were no strange
Adrian gritted his teeth as he spat out that last sentence.Everyone looked up toward the sky. Did this Destroyer actually exist? Everything that had happened so far seemed unreal, and the crowd was still confused as to why any of this was happening. What went through their minds now that they were being told everything was caused by the Destroyer? "What should we do now, sir? Is there still hope for us?" someone asked in a trembling voice.The others nodded at his question, quietly waiting for Adrian to reply. "All I can say is that we still have a chance if we work together. Also, there's a chance for the people who vanished during the reset to return.""They can come back?" someone excitedly asked. "Yes, they might. However, the ones who died by other means will not come back. Life is very important, so we should all strive to survive. Only by working together will we have a chance at defeating the Destroyer and rebuilding our home."Adrian's voice echoed throughout the sq