"Riz, how long did you want me to give you this piggyback ride, it going to make my back hurt?" he is sweating from carrying her on his back and those sweat can be seen since his cloth is very thin. Due to the heat, he did not want to wear cloth that has too many layers but his sweat make this thin cloth became as if he wasn't wearing anything in the first place at all. It make things more worst as Riz's body was touching him in this situation. It causes a fraction each time they move and it let him feel her body heat and figure.
"Just until I feel wanted to get down…" she said as she put her head on his shoulder.
This make him excited and nervous as she can feel her breath on his nape. He always have a feeling toward Riz. He never have a courage to said it to her since he afraid that she might hate him after he confessed his feeling. So he keep his feeling inside his Pandora box so that one day when it was the right time he will tell her the true. He sure was busy thinking his feeling that he decided to switch his focus on making sure, he held her tightly so she was comfortable on his back.
Meanwhile, Riz who seems to became a potato sack on his back were feels fatigued from fighting with the monster before. She did regret for not dealing it sooner and because of it she has a little bit of scratch on her head and there was on her body as well. She actually was strong but if the fight end early she felt there were no spice on her work so she usually let other beat her first then she deal with it.
The smell became more pungent as it seem the tick blood have came out from the wall of the mine. Queen put riz down gently as both of them walk near the dead end of the road. They start examining the surroundings to ensure that there were paths that lead somewhere. The water there was soaked with blood.
"This place gives me a creep, the longer we stay here Riz! Are you sure there was something here that was worth investigating?" he still searching while complaining about his feeling.
A weird stone was in front of him and Queen just stomped on it which cause Riz who still searching shocked by the loud stomping sound coming from her behind. Riz can see that Queen with his unchanged face just keep stomping the innocent rock until it broke. Then he let out a smirk and a sound of satisfaction from stomping it. 'What is he even proud of it?', She knew he was the kind of person who love to do weird things. So, she also joins his rampaging stomping.
The stone crushed and seem to reveal a hidden button that was been concealed by the shape of the rock. They were lucky to find it while stomping it.
The both of them stop at the same time, they both look at each other. "Well, at least you found a button " she pointed at the stone he had crushed into a million pieces. She swipe the pieces that was still there and press it as a sound of a passage being opened. It reminds her of a game where one needs to unlock to get to the final boss. The passage went through the floor, the water which was there was drained out and let the secret passage been seen by them.
They went into the secret passage that lead them to some kind of facilities with a lot of lab material. Riz walk slowly behind Queen who is whistling,it seem the sight like someone evil nest to be honest, the long just as they were checking the surroundings Riz eye went to a certain item that can be seen on top of the table. Now she is certain this is the right place, the thing that she found is the mark of the same symbol each of the corpses has. There is also a sustain that looks like a purple liquid same as the monster's secretion and the same type of flower and tree that was growth from the corpse.
Queen who had been on alert sense there were something not right with this place, He then walks a bit further than her. He then heard a whispering sound and mumbling came all over the place. He turn around and look her, he seem to be the only person that heard the noise it whisper 'TURN BACK…TURN BACK' The more he tries to ignore the sound, the louder the sound is. He try to make those sound disappeared as it became more ringing in his head.
A sudden hand held his shoulder and that make him back to right state of mind.
"Queen…hey..what happen? " He saw Riz already in front of him by the time the sound was no where to be heard. He look at her eyes as their gaze meet. He smile to let her reinsure that he was alright and wasn't in harm. On his sight, he saw a rattled sound and from out of nowhere a slithering creature like centipede was behind Riz. He push her away and take out his bow and shoot it that instant. The centipede creature fall down an stumble to the ground as it let out it last shirk.
"Well, congratulation on you guys managing to get here, I welcome you…" the voice echoes as it seems like the person who said it have been expected to meet the both of them. Riz put her hand at Queen to hold up his bow from attack. She just looks at their surrounding to figure out where the person is hiding.
"IM RIGHT HERE" a man with long hair and black hair came down from the wall. He reminded Riz of Night who seem to be enjoyed slithering his snake body all over the place. The man just walk with his human leg and wasn't even fall at all. Then he stand Infront of them with a big of grin state he was happy to see them.
"Who are you?" She said while giving a signal to Queen to get ready his bow if the person act violently toward them.
"You don't know me…but it has been a while Risana" He tilt his head to show that he was interested in her.
"HOW?" she doesn't let the shock from giving her away of her expression of shock to him. That was for sure her real name, but how he knows it? In Illusia, All of the citizens need to use the nickname that they pick. Only people from the same family or their spouse know their real name. It is a sign that they married and trusted to give their name to their loved ones. If they know the other person's real name it must be their mate (Husband or Wife).
"There many things 'HE' wants you to remember but for now better said good luck." The person's movement was similar as a ghost. She was sure that he was right in front of her eye but why?. He walk slowly and then he push a red button that was nearby him. Neither of them didn't see what was coming and a loud noise of a cage opening, red light painted the scene as it blinked on and off. The sound of a siren stating 'WARNING SUBJECT 330 HAS BEEN RELEASED' was been repeated.
"DAMN! THAT SOUND LIKE TROUBLE!" Queen get ready his bow and was aiming toward that man. But he was no longer there. That man who was standing there a while ago now, no longer can been seen.It seems he has escaped while all this commotion was happening.
What they can see was, another giant centipede with a lot of flowers overgrowth from it seems secreted poisonous venom from its mouth. It seems he has escaped while all this commotion was happening.
'SCRHGHHHHHHH….'
"GET BEHIND ME!!"
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"Well this is not good" Hikkun who were gather some sample of the monster corpse that was defeated by Riz. "Well for starter it good to know Riz was fine... but there seem to be a smell of other person with her?" He mumble those word which it seem Lilith the only person heard that.
Seven who seem to be playing was poke the monster corpse with his gun, while Eight was looking at the other corpse of the human that was already not alive lies all over the place. He seem to be in his thought of what Lilith have told both of them about the case and decided to stay alert if there were another attack.
Lilith stand next to him and begin to see what a horrified creature it was. She felt guilty of leaving Riz alone fighting all this monster. Hikkun look at her and give a pat on her shoulder, he smiled and walk past her.
Seem, there going to be another party that going to join Riz fight soon....