Nova thought of what to give them as a gift. But he didn't know their specialty.
'Then let's do this. It will be risky but this is better than some random choice.'
Nova closed his eyes and his body shined brightly. He opened his hands. Indigo colors were gathering on his hands. ' If I remember correctly, Sunday is the holiday for children that go to school. Then, I should use this time. Still, before going to school, they might be frightened by me and split on themself. Then let's give this and start with this…. Hmm….'
After deciding, three wolffia flowers that are smaller than 1 millimeter condensed and appeared on his hands. Then he waved his hands and flowers flew towards different directions. It was like they knew where to go.
'All I can do is this for now. Well, they don't need much help now anyway. Now, next is Gibson…'
Complicated thoughts appeared in Nova's mind because he felt what Gibson was doing. Gibson didn't attacky to him when he ranked up. Instead he went and destroyed the runes to help him escape. He felt fortunate to know him and at the same time guilty feelings came to his heart. Knowing his friend's situation and even in this situation, trying to help him while his supposed friend who is Nova was insulting and blaming him. Rage is gone while embarrassing feelings and regrets are left behind.
While Nova was trying to control his emotions, Gibson appeared in front of him. There was an award silence again. This time Gibson started to speak first.while pointing the south side:
" I solved the runes on this side. My men reported that they needed 1 hour to fix transportation runes. Your upgrade lasted around 30 minutes while our talk about reminiscing the past lasted around 10 minutes. So you don't have much time…"
"Gibson…"
"And I am sorry. To Helen, to you, To all of things. To running and to keeping things secret from you. I, I know this will not change what happened… I regretted this. I know that I am not qualified to say anything when I run away because I am a coward but I want to help you! At least, I want to make some change in this life. Even, even if this could be so small that can't be noticed, I want to help."
"Gibson, I am also sorry to say these things. I know for a factory you are not the fault but this order is the faulty one…"
" Nova! Your words were right! Anyway, You don't have much time. You need to go before the hunter group comes. Be alive and say your words then. Now you need to run, run for your life!"
" Gibson.. Okay, then since you are here, please look after kids well so they won't be like us in the future. And take care."
Nova darted towards the south and disappeared from Gibson's sight.
" Take care, Nova…"
At this time, wolffia flowers came near the children and closed their faces. Then they went in their left eyes from their eyelids and disappeared in the children 's eyes.
Gibson looked at the sky from a while then he took some branches from near and stabbed them to himself on his thighs and his arms. These branches were from Nova's and they had still paralyzing poison on them. So Gibson started to prepare for a pretended battle. When he felt that he didn't have left much strength, he used all his strength and punched himself on his chin. Then he fell to the ground like a rock and fainted.
After half an hour five people dressed in green came to his side. One of them said:
" Check him." One of them who is a draft shined blue color and then said:
" Alive. Paralyzed and fainted from a strong blow to his chin. Condition is exhausted. No deep wound."
"Cure him and make him wake up. We need info."
Draft guy's blue color changed to arms that resemble worms and these arms went forward then touched Gibson. There were small teeth on the head of arms and they bit Gibson from different places. They sucked and took the poison out from his body.
When Gibson started to wake up, he saw these worms like arms all over his body and panicked but he was weak and couldn't move any. When he felt what these are doing, he realized that they are not wild creatures but someone's magic power. Then he tried to move his head and looked around. He saw gfive people that clothed green. One of them was a woman while one of the men was a draft. Other three men looked very young. While he was trying to identify them, one of them talked:
" We are the thirteenth hunter team. We were ordered to kill a fugitive and retrieve the stolen documents. Where is he? What's happened? How is his condition?"
' just as I expected. Now time to show my brilliant acting skill.'