"Too bad them. Sasha, please take care of them" Each member of Sofia's group was a powerful and very talented first-order existence. However, when third-order steps into the battle, in front of such a mighty powerhouse their powers were useless. Not everyone was Isaac. Not everyone can defeat a third-order while still being a first-order. To a third order, the first and second orders were like sheep in front of a lion.
"Kill them." Sofia was still ignorant about her opponent's true powers. The group that was being led by Sofia mistakenly assumed that everyone in front of them was a first-order as Zeno and others were suppressing their auras.
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"Master, should I kill everyone?" Sasha asked while stepping forward. While Sofia and her subordinates felt very confused seeing the trio looking so relaxed.
"Except their leader, you can kill everyone."
"Understood." Just as Sofia and her subordinates charged forward to attack Sasha, she quickly chanted a spell before her opponents could react.
Spheres of Inferno!
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Booom!
Bang!
Sofia froze as fear took over her eyes seeing all 8 of her subordinates fall to the ground. When she looked forward, she widened her eyes in fear when a sphere fist-size that was made up of fire was fired at her.
Bang!
Ahhh!
The attack immediately broke Sofia's leg and made her fall to the ground. She rolled around while holding her left leg, screaming in pain.
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"You looked so proud a minute ago. Now, look at you. Hugging the earth and waiting for your death to come." Sasha would have done the same thing to Isaac if he wasn't such an irregular existence. Sasha slowly came up to Sofia and then landed on her chest, breaking several of her bones in the process.
Bang!
Ahhhh!
"Stop screaming, otherwise I will break your other leg." Hearing Sasha's cold and threatening words, Sofia immediately shut her mouth.
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"She is quite fierce isn't she?"
"I wouldn't deny your words, Master. I think she is venting out her anger."
"Yeah, she has been holding her anger for a while now."
"By the way, should we stop her? I mean, we will need that girl alive for information."
"Wait a little longer. Let Sasha have her fun. I am sure she won't end up killing Sofia." Isaac and Zeno were watching the torturing show where Sasha was beating Sofia while holding back most of her strength as she doesn't want to end up killing Sofia.
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"Now tell me, where is your base?" Sasha asked as the base of the Principality of the People faction was hidden. Even Lord Greadsorn couldn't locate the base till now.
Bang!
"I will answer anything. Just spare me." After being beaten by Sasha, Sofia now looked like someone completely different. Sofia's entire face has been changed with bruises. There were multiple broken bones and injuries on her body. Her character had changed. She now begged Sasha to stop. The arrogant and confident Aura around her was no longer there.
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"The main base of the faction is located at the south edge of the main city. When the apocalypse broke out, we managed to clear all the zombies in that area and also keep the zombies out after our leader made an agreement with a second-order zombie leader."
From Sofia's words, it was clear that there was someone like Itham even in the main city. Unlike humans, zombies mostly functioned by their instincts. Low-level zombies wouldn't hesitate to follow a stronger zombie. The strongest among the zombies get to be the leader while others work and serve the leader.
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'So this is how the Principality of the People faction was able to grow this fast. Since they have an area without zombies, they can focus on other things. Without zombies, the faction is safer compared to the other factions. No wonder, more and more people are willing to join their faction.' In this apocalypse world, normal human seeks out one thing the most and that thing is a safe shelter without having to worry about zombies. The Principality of the People faction is able to focus on other things. So they are able to provide the people with houses to live in, foods to fill their stomachs and protection from the zombies. Why people wouldn't join the faction in this chaotic world where danger roams everywhere?
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Everything was finally making sense. It's not just the ideal of the faction that was attracting the people. Being able to fulfill all the basic needs of the people in this apocalypse was attracting more and more people.
"How many second-order evolvers does your faction has?"
"Above [100+], I heard most was Peak first-order existence before the apocalypse started and they managed to complete the requirements to evolve their classes. While I received some help from my seniors in becoming a second-order."
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"What is your faction is currently trying to accomplish?"
"We were sent in his direction to look for survivors and also kill people from other factions."
"How many groups are there?"
"Not sure. The strength of each group is measured by the levels of evolvers. Since I was a second-order, my group is relatively smaller compared to other groups."
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Sasha kept asking different questions about the Principality of the People faction. After about 10 minutes, Sasha was done asking questions.
"What are we going to do now?" Zeno asked while looking at the dead body of Sofia who had just been killed by Sasha. Once Sofia lost her value, there was no need for Sofia to live anymore. The thought of letting Sofia go never came to their minds. As doing that would be equal to revealing their locations to the enemy.
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"If the Principality of the people faction was a small faction like ours, then I would have dealt with this problem alone. But the power and influence that the faction holds are very necessary if we want to successfully complete the mission and take the city under our control." After a minute of silence, Isaac revealed his plan to take over the city.
"But young master, this plan is dangerous and the chances of failure are very high." Zeno felt taking such a risk was not worth it.
"Zeno, you think too much. Don't forget Sasha hear is a witch. The plan will go smoothly." Isaac ended his words with a sly smile.
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1 km above the ground, sitting in the sky, Lusha smiled knowing what Isaac's spell was. "Things will be getting more and more interesting."
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While Isaac, Zeno, and Sasha were in the main city and planning to do something big, Aleesia the princess of the Greadsorn family, the unwanted daughter and existence of the Greadsorn household, now was moving to the north part of the slum.
Aleesia has taken the responsibility of going to the north and rescuing all the survivors and also eliminating any faction that may have formed in that area.
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As much as Aleesia wanted to go with Isaac, she realized that she was the weakest in the whole group. Even Isaac, who was still a Peak first-order was stronger than her. Being a woman who was born in a noble household and had the blood of the Greadsorn family running through her veins, Aleesia was very proud, especially of her strength.
Before the apocalypse reaching Gold-rank, before the age of 30 was considered the work of a genius. But the apocalypse and the evolution system have broken the boundaries of the old world. With the help of the evolution system, many second-order beings have appeared.
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Aleesia went from being someone whose strength was greatly respected to being someone who had to struggle to even protect her life in front of strong enemies. Aleesia hated weakness more than anything. Just the thought of being useless boiled her blood and made her hate herself.
"This is why I choose to come to the north." Aleesia believed that she would encounter many strong zombies and humans in her path. She decided to come alone as this would finally allow her to reach the Peak limit of Second-order and take her major step toward becoming a third-order existence.
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While moving at her full speed, many thoughts came to her mind. While it was true that she was helping Isaac in taking over the city, Aleesia was also doing this for her own motive.
"I only have agreed to help him till he deals with the monster outbreak. As for what will happen after that, I will leave that up to fate."
"Help! Someone, please help me." Aleesia stopped hearing the scream of a woman. Without a second thought, she dashed towards the source of the sound. While moving she also activated one of her newly learned skills.
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Frost Dance!
A special type of move that can only be used by the Frost Sorceress. When this skill was used, Aleesia's speed increased. [20+] agility was added to her speed. Unfortunately, this also meant that she would consume [3+] mana per second. Unlike Isaac who had over [200+] mana, Aleesia's Mana was limited.