Volume 2 Chapter 6
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The eyes of Jenny Mae suddenly went wide in disbelief upon seeing that a powerful lightning energy ball is coming directly towards Curt who is prone on the ground at the side of the dead giant. She did not know what happened, but she saw the one who cast the lightning energy ball and the target is a giant who has quickly dodge the attack.
If one would consider the situation one could say that this is totally an accident. However, she could not help but feel that it is a deliberate attack towards Curt.
The reason for this is because of the eyes of Alan Kane. It has complicated emotions and one of those emotions is clear jealousy.
She should be happy at this time because she discovers that her senior also liked her. Not as a simple friend but more than that. However, the target of that jealousy is someone she also has already approved in her heart.
Though at first, Curt is someone she just wanted to get some experience at in terms of controlling her feelings because he would not take advantage of her due to his timid personality. But after he has awakened his esper power, she feels that he suddenly became a bit different.
"Watch out!" she could not help but blurt out.
Curt who noticed her shout accidentally pulled the trigger on the rifle.
He noticed then noticed the lightning ball, but it was already too late to dodge. So he subconsciously used some energy in his core to enhance his reflexes.
As someone who has a memory of a powerful fighter, this action was subconscious. This made his movement a little faster than normal and his reflexes a bit quicker.
Bang!!! Boom!!!
A loud explosion was heard, one coming from a short rifle and the other one is a projectile that hits a dead giant's corpse.
"No… No…" Jenny Mae subconsciously runs towards Curt's direction but was blocked by a giant.
In anger, she suddenly stretched her arms and two long tongues of flame burst forth from her arms and incinerate the giant.
But it was not that effective as the giant was not hurt at all and the skin that was burning slowly heals itself. Yet, at this time the group suddenly noticed something.
And that is, the group of giants suddenly seems to have become brainless creatures. Every time they are hit by the power of the espers, they would suddenly run away and retreat. Unlike before which they would fight toe to toe with their enemy. This time, they all acted like scared creatures.
Plus the healing abilities of the giants became slower and it is now possible to hurt them badly.
"They are becoming weaker! Everyone, attack them with all you've got!" shouted Leader as she suddenly sent forth a few powerful and sharp wind blades with icy particles towards a giant.
The battle was too intense but all the giants soon collapse one by one to the ground and died.
Then Jenny Mae runs frantically towards Curt's location but was once again stopped. This time it is Alan standing in her way.
"Jenny, I'm glad you're okay…" Alan said with a gentle smile on his face.
Jenny Mae also gave him a perfunctory smile, then shifted her gaze towards the direction of Curt once again and wanted to take a step forward, but was stopped by Alan once again.
"Wait… where are you going? Can we talk for a bit?"
"What? Why? Do you know that you've hit a person because of your miss fire?" Jenny Mae suddenly said with an angry tone.
Her voice was a bit loud, so it attracted the attention of some of the people near them.
Seeing the gazes around them, Alan suddenly grabbed Jenny Mae's arm. But she was a bit faster and with an annoyed expression, she shifted her to the side and walked towards Curt with a worried look.
But before she could reach where Curt is, she immediately saw him sitting on the side of the road.
Their eyes met and she suddenly showed a relieved smile on her face. She truly thought that Curt was hurt that's why she was too worried.
When Curt saw her expression, he felt happy.
"So she is also worried for me… This is nice. I have to take this to the next level…" Curt thought as he did not leave his eyes on her.
Suddenly, a young man appears behind Jenny Mae and when that young man saw that Curt was unharmed he showed a surprised look on his face.
The young man suddenly noticed the thick arm of the giant which was burnt thoroughly and understood what had happened. A flash of disappointment appears in his eyes but was unnoticed by anyone except for Curt who is looking at him.
Meanwhile, Jenny Mae also noticed Curt looking at Alan who is behind her.
"Jenny…" Alan said as he stretches his hand to hold hers.
This action of Alan made Curt's eyes turned hostile. And this did not escape Jenny Mae's sight. She knew what kind of gaze was it. It was a gaze of jealousy.
But she was a bit shocked when she felt her hand being held by someone. She wanted to withdraw her hand but Alan did not let her go.
"I like you…" Alan suddenly confessed.
Curt and those who are watching them were stunned. Right now, due to the dried blood covering part of her body and face, it seems to be not the right time to confess. However, who would have expected that Alan would be brave enough to do so.
Jenny Mae's face suddenly flushed as she did not expect to hear the confession of her senior towards her, but she suddenly recovered and looks at Curt who has already stood up.
She knew that Curt would not sit idly by and has to stop the two from fighting.
So she forcefully yanked her hand from Alan's hands and then move towards Curt.
"Don't misunderstand anything… He… He is my… He is my senior in school." Jenny Mae explained.
However, Curt could feel that she is showing a bit of reluctance and this made him feel disappointed towards her.
But before he could say anything, the phone of Jenny Mae suddenly rang.
She did not hesitate and grab it from her pocket. Seeing that the caller ID is one of her friends, Kathy Dee, she immediately picks it up.
"Hello, Kathy…" but before she could continue speaking, she suddenly heard some noise in the background.
"Jenny! Our school… our school is being attacked by multiple armed men… they are wearing some special suits that render our esper power ineffective against them." Kathy said with a panicked voice.
"Stay where you are and don't come to school! It's dangerous here!" Kathy added.
Jenny Mae was touched by her friend's words of concern, but she is also worried about them.
So she immediately decided to go to Esper College and help her friends.
She shifted her gaze to Alan who has a worried look on his face.
"Jenny… you… you shouldn't go. It's very dangerous… let the other mercenary team take care of it." Alan advised.
But Jenny did not want to abandon her two best friends.
Beep! Beep!
Suddenly, she heard a motorcycle's horn and turns her sight towards the direction of the sound.
Her eyes suddenly went wide in astonishment as she saw Curt already sitting on a black big bike.
She didn't know where he got the bike but she didn't care. Right now, in her eyes, Curt looks more handsome and her heart flutters looking at his smiling face.
"Let's go!" Curt gestured for her to hop on the back seat.
She did not hesitate and hopped on the back seat while grabbing Curt's waist. They didn't have time to look for a helmet so, Curt just squeezed the throttle, and the bike speeds forwards.
Seeing the two leaving, Leader showed approval in her eyes. Although she wanted to tell Jenny Mae to go, yet the guy who was with her has already made his move. While Alan Kane showed an annoyed expression he was not able to stop her, but he clenches his fist and promised himself to get Jenny Mae no matter what.
As the two left the area, they quickly went pass through congested traffic. Because of the multiple attacks by the radical MPMA at the city, the traffic became a mess as people tried to escape from multiple locations where the trouble is happening. But it seems futile as thick smokes are rising all over the city, and it is chaotic everywhere.
However, that is not the main concern of Curt and Jenny Mae at this time. They have to get to Esper College as fast as they could, the longer it takes the more dangerous the situation in that place would be.
As the big bike speeds up, Jenny Mae's anxiety also increases. This is because they could already see and hear rapid gunshots and a truck blocking the main highway going to Esper College.
"Damn it! Those people are getting out of hand!" said Jenny Mae in anger.
Suddenly, she noticed Curt shifting his rifle to his left hand and then lifted it to the front. Then within a few seconds, he suddenly shot a single bullet.
Bang!
Up ahead, at the top of the truck, a man is currently mounting a heavy machine gun port. The man is shooting all over the place and has already destroyed a couple of vehicles on the road.
However, that man's head suddenly bursts with blood and gray matter scattering all over the place.
Those behind him were all astonished but reacted as they shifted their gaze all over the place. Their companion was shooting the machine gun almost non-stop. So they didn't know where the source of the gunshot that killed their companion came from.
"Damn it! There is a sniper!" shouted one of the armed men, but before the others could react, they heard three more shots, this time it is a rapid shot.
Then the three men standing behind the truck have their brains blasted in the air.
After shooting, Curt relaxed his grip on the rifle and resumed his speed until they reached the side of the truck that is blocking the main road.
Jenny Mae was silent and was still in shock after seeing the action of Curt.
Suddenly, she saw him smiling at her. Then before she could recover, Curt suddenly drew closer and her lips met his.