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Curt has a complex expression under his mask upon hearing the words from Jenny Mae, he feels like she has discovered his secret. With his silence, Jenny Mae feels a bit awkward. So she just stood there waiting for his response.
"Umm… Excuse me? Ahem… ahem… What… what do you mean?" Curt cleared his throat as his voice suddenly went high pitched for that unexpected question.
Suddenly, the expression of Jenny Mae turned serious as she seems to be familiar with that voice.
But then she seems to think otherwise as she has already confirmed about him a while ago.
"I said… I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I… I know you know him. But… But I hope that you will not meddle with my affairs." Jenny Mae said as her expression changes.
She then seriously looks at that ordinary mask, then turn around and leave.
Curt did not expect to hear that warning and the change in her temperament at that time. But as far as he knew her, this is her real attitude. She is a strong-willed and very stubborn girl who is very independent and doesn't like to show her weakness.
Unlike the kind and gentle woman in his other memory, the current Curt loves this woman with all his heart. That's why even after feeling her coldness and aloofness towards him, he still likes her for who she is.
As he watches her walking away from him, he could not help but looks at her beautiful figure from behind. Her fit combat suit, and the gears she carries made her look like a female warrior with a heroic vibe.
Curt forces himself to compose himself and get back to his task. So, he quickly threw the stone glyphs he made on those raised platforms. Those stone glyphs would make those platforms sturdier than they look. After spending around 5 minutes in the gate, he suddenly called for a ride towards the frontlines.
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Hundreds of thousands of beasts of different sizes rampage in the thick forest as they move towards the direction of the eastern gate of the city.
Many figures are currently standing above the tree branches while watching the chaos that is happening on the horizon. Only a few are standing above the treetops as they are able to use their ability to make themselves light enough.
One of these figures is the masked man.
"This number is enormous. I wonder where they came from?" a thin male asked as he squatted while using a binocular.
"I think these are all the beasts in the Colombo mountain area. May the heavens above help us." another esper said.
"Sigh… If only I have time to recover my power to full, I could conjure a tornado to sweep over this area and send these pesky creatures away." Melissa said with a frown.
"We have no time for that. The explosives are already set, we could just…" before Vipercrown could finish his words, he was suddenly silenced by the voices on the radio.
Each of those people above the trees looks at each other with a grave expression.
'We are under attack! I repeat we are under attack. The bombs, the bombs are being… are being disabled… the enemy… they… they are waiting for us.'
The line was suddenly silent.
Curt looks at the areas where the bombs were supposed to be set, and then at the distance of the monsters coming their way.
"Fifteen minutes at most…" he muttered.
Then he did not say anything as his figure suddenly jumps up and began scaling from tree to tree like he was flying.
"Hey… what are you doing?" Melissa suddenly asked on the radio.
"Don't worry about me, just stick to the plan and follow the orders from the higher-ups," Curt said as he soon reached the first point.
From his vantage point, he could see five dead soldiers and around twenty armed men wearing black combat suits.
Although Curt is not related to those soldiers, yet it pained him to see them dying just like this because they are willing to go out of this place to protect the city. He did not waste any time and without warning, Curt takes out some silver needles and began throwing them towards those people below.
After disabling them, he immediately jumps down and grabs the bombs. He then set it as fast as he could, according to the instruction given by the person on the other line.
When he was about to leave, he walked towards one of the armed men.
"I will let you experience being devoured by the very beasts that your organization worships…"
The eyes of the person went wide in alarm, but he is already unable to move no matter how hard he tries.
Curt did the same thing until he reaches the last point. When reaching up to this point, he could already feel the ground trembling and the armed men are already not in the area.
"Damn, it was too late…" Curt said as he just saw the dead soldiers on the ground.
He then shifted his gaze to some people whom he suddenly noticed running away from the area. With his sharp hearing, he could hear their frantic footsteps as they retreated around 100 meters already.
Curt did not waste any time and just threw out around twenty fire talismans which flew in a wide range and sticks on the trees.
Then his figure dashed towards that group of people. Among the group, he noticed a familiar figure. It was the man whom he thought was killed in the restaurant and then he accidentally met in the forest natural array. Although he wore the same uniform as the armed men, Curt could still sense his presence and his familiar vibe.
He knew that the person could not be stopped by mere needles, so he needs to get down and fight him. As he follows the group, Curt began sending the needles to those armed men without esper power.
While escaping the area, Ale'Bo suddenly noticed the more than twenty people following him suddenly stopping. He wanted to know the reason, but he didn't have time for it. He could already feel the ground shaking and knew that the horde is near their place.
His goal now is to reach the hideout and take shelter in that location while those beasts attack the city. As he thinks of the downfall of another city, his heart could not contain the excitement and the thrill he could get from that.
For some unknown reason, he truly wanted to destroy the city and the people inside of it. It's kind of like blind fate that he needed to follow. Just like him, every member of MPMA has this kind of mindset and it makes them excited.
Swoosh!!!
He suddenly heard a sound and unconsciously shifted his gaze to his side. There he saw the man running beside him suddenly stopped as his body stiffens and then fall to the ground in a sorry manner.
Ale'Bo suddenly stopped as he watches that person tumbles on the ground. Then he immediately saw that out of the twenty of them, he is the only one left able to move.
This made his heart suddenly jump in fear.
"Who! Who are you? Come out!" Ale'Bo shouted as he began compressing water in his right hand.
If he spotted that person, he would immediately throw that compressed water which is faster but is like a sniper bullet. This kind of compressed water is really powerful. The more compressed it is, the more powerful it would be.
"Run… run now… the enemy… the enemy is very dangerous…" the man who just feel just lie on the ground but is still able to talk.
This warning from his fallen companion made Ale'Bo realized that what his companion said is true. This is because the group did not feel any killing intent while escaping and that's the reason why they are unable to detect the attack.
But Ale'Bo knew that if he turns around now, he would surely be attacked from behind. He feels like he is being watched by a deadly viper ready to strike him anytime he exposes his weakness. Raising his vigilance to the limit, Ale'Bo slowly backs away from the area while watching the trees.
Suddenly, a rustling tree interrupted his concentration and as if seeing a figure, he suddenly released the compressed water bullet.
Roar!!!
A loud beast roar was immediately after being hit by his compressed water bullet.
Then suddenly a huge snake with a gash on its head glared at Ale'Bo. Upon seeing the beast, Ale'Bo immediately takes out something from his bag and puts it in his eye.
"Level… level 20… level 20 beast… How… This is bad…" he said as he suddenly turns around and quickly runs away.
But as soon as his figure moved, a long green tail suddenly blocks his path.
This made Ale'Bo's face turned pale white in fear. Though their group looks like they worship the beasts, Ale'Bo is different. He was not brainwashed, unlike those low-level fanatics. He can feel the thrill and pretends that he follows the orders, but if his life is on the line he would not shout, 'Hail all monsters… or something…' instead, he would fight and would try to survive.
In this desperate time, Ale'Bo didn't have a choice but to fight. So he began to once again compress water and began throwing them towards the huge snake.
Roar!!! Roar!!!
Loud roar could be heard from the snake as it was hit by those deadly water bullets. In anger, it suddenly pounces towards Ale'Bo. It intends to kill the powerful human and consumes his power. It knew that if it could eat this powerful human, its strength would also improve.
Seeing the large head rushing towards him, Ale'Bo immediately jumps to the side trying to dodge the large head.
Bam!!!
The ground broke and debris flew all over the place. Ale'Bo's figure was sent flying towards a tree even though he was able to dodge that crushing strike.
The snake seems to be disoriented and began shaking its head. Then its eyes glowed as it looks in Ale'Bo's direction.
Suddenly, Ale'Bo felt something hitting the back of his neck and he suddenly feels his body stiffen.
When his eyes met the sharp and cold stare of the giant snake, Ale'Bo could not help but cursed in himself with a depressed heart.
"Who dares… Damn it… I'm dead…"