In the next 10 days, there weren't any unprecedented events so life for Luke and the girls were quite hectic. They had breakfast gone to the kitchen to help, next they were observing hunters in action then was lunch and again hunt time. Lastly, they had some bonding in the space and training inside virtual reality with Amelia again and again.
She finally was able to be comfortable with Luke. Lily, and Diana. 10th day Their vessels were already stabilized and there were no issues with eating high-energy food but Luke want to eat something with all of the hunters after the tournament.
- Today is the last day before the tournament are you sure you want to do this?
- Yeah they really have to get humbled or they will rush into the fight without any reconnaissance of the terrain and just die in real-world war.
- Yeah I kinda support Luke on this as we need true hunters, not some hunter-like weaklings.
- Because we created a safe place for them to get stronger, the overall quality of fighters is lower than those from in the first run.
- On the contrary, our numbers are high.
- Yeah after all we are only ten days into the apocalypse, we didn't have this high number in the next ten years if we wouldn't save all those hot-blooded young people.
- Well we lived in times when young people couldn't find themselves in reality. Especially young men as they were demonized by society.
- But we have to thank my father for this as the rain corporation wanted to equalize as much as they could without destroying any side involved. Masculinity isn't demonized in this city too much.
- Well again this.
- Cause it's true those who advocate for the oppressed side always will get bigger support and men of today are the ones oppressed not women or gay or black by everybody. It's those feminazis that are for free speech but when someone that has a different ideology is charged with speaking their mind then it's OK to ban someone and don't allow him to talk. If it isn't the opposite of free speech then I don't know what is.
- Yeah yeah don't go too far in it.
- Yeah you just don't like to hear true like those who were anti-Bandriev Baite twenty years ago. He got the hearts of many people that didn't want to be toxic or other shit. Regretfully, the man, that saved many good young men from the total spiral of hate and self-destruction killed himself in the cell where he was held for one year without any evidence of guilt.
- Okay enough with this bullshit Luke, let's focus on what we have before our sight.
- Every fucking time, they just can't stand the truth.- Murmured Luke
While Luke was talking Blue sky a hundred meters from the main gate become purplish blue and the shade was constantly deepening.
- Fuck Void Rift.
- SOLDIERS LISTEN TO MY ANNOUNCEMENT. This time we are in face of real danger. This purple sky is an indicator of Void Rift, Eneryg from this will make a zombie 10 times stronger than they already are, you can think that it's not an issue as you can fight hundreds of od zombies now, but what if you will give to fight sam amount but those zombies will be faster and harder to kill. Would you think the same?
- Also don't think that I will help you this time as ME and the girls will have to go and kill whatever will go through this rift and believe me this fight will be more dangerous than what you will have to fight, as all enemies going through this gate will be at least as strong as you all will be on level 20.
- And this will be the weakest of all. Would you like to ask why we don't just hide inside barriers?
- Well it's because it uses mana. Every attack is decreasing the time that we have in safe heaven, We should have more than 4 days left. If those upgraded zombies attack we are finished in 10h, but those things that will go through can finish this barrier in one attack. So we need you to bait those zombies out of our way as we can't divide our attention for even a second or we can be gone forever. Even so, we have to do it as we all will die if we don't do anything as the defending war puts us in a bad spot entirely. Do you want to run from your death? Of curse you want, no one wants to die even if it's a so-called hero's death. it's meaningless but remember one thing we are in a world where we can die any second.
- You are saying that if we are going to die anyway that it is better to die fighting?
- Yes, I am.
- Perhaps you forgot this already as we had a literal kindergarten built for you and you didn't have to face any deaths or true pains like slowly dying from hunger and trying to save your loved ones that's why most people took weapons in their hands to survive or protect. I'm not saying that your motives for becoming soldiers are bad but they are significantly weaker than those people that didn't have the pressure to choose what to do like you did.
- Yeah If you die all you did is meaningless but does that mean that your life is meaningless? Does that mean that there is no point in us being born?
- I will tell you this there is always a point for us to live but we are the ones that are giving our lives value.
- But if we are the ones that are giving life values then we can run.
- But could you live with yourself? Live to your full potential? I don't think so, could you live with the guilt that you didn't follow your fellow hunters to death? That you were the one that lived but without any work in it?
- I DON'T THINK SO!! That's why we all go fight or we die trying and those who fall will forever live in our memory. And I refuse to say that their deaths will be meaningless as they will save uncountable lives. And as we go to possible death we have to trust those who will come to fight after us to do the same for us because my HUNTERS do not buckle or yield when faced with the cruelty of this world Those who follow me to battle push forward and never give their blood without paying the price to anyone for free if they are outnumbered 10 to 1 they say they like the ods as this fight is finally on equal ground.
- So my HUNTERS what would you say are we fighting or are we running away? If we are fighting then scream.
- WROOAR!!!!
More than 300k people screamed at the same time and it gave them the strength and courage they needed
- Good. The weakest Hunters will kill those caged zombies. Except the first 3 strongest will kill the 3 strongest caged zombies.
- Why SIR?
- Because we are the one body and we are as strong as our weakest link. But we will also need some carries that will carry you all and the 3 strongest hunters will do this job. Anything more soldier?
- NO SIR!
- Good now eat and rest as much as possible we are moving in 20 minutes.
- Girls we should also eat something before. Amelia, I know that you would like to help but for now, you should...
- I know what I should do but I want to fight!!
- That's the Amelia I remember. Take it.
Luke gave her her specialized Hunter set with the best manatite ring, and also gave her potions and all rest of her's gear from the future. The most important is the weapon that she called the burial blade it had two stances one-handed sword or scythe= that's why she got the nickname god of death in the future.
- Am I witnessing the rebirth of the go-do death?
- Hello Luke!!
- Am?
-Yeah I'm dead and this is part of my soul that has most of my experience with those years with burial blade. I see that you finally found a good successor for my legacy, that's good. Part of my soul and resentment will make this weapon more deadly, also my heir will get some of my stats so don't worry just send him to the battlefield.
- Amelie.
In Luke's eyes, there were tears.
- Don't blame yourself for my death or anyone, I Love you dearly and I'm ready to die for it. Thank you for being by my side even as a friend for all those years. I LOVE YOU no matter alive or dead!
-WAaaaaah
Luke cried uncontrollably for 2 minutes with Amelie in his arms. It broke Lily's and Diana's hearts to see him like that. He Didn't even cry at Amelie's funeral. Some even marked him after this as heartless and as a puppet master and not care for his people. But after this, he was always first in line to kill those who killed his loved one. There is a saying that you should never touch Dragon's reverse scale as you won't be able to withstand Dragon's wrath. Luke alone killed more enemies than one million soldiers combined and it wasn't by a small number difference.
- Luke please I'm alive and better than ever.
Even after saying this Luke didn't let her go, He just moved his head and grabbed her chin to lift it and plant a kiss on her lips. She was astonished obviously but her dream finally was granted and she greedily started to suck on his lips. Their tounges intertwined and danced together. After a few minutes of kissing, they finally parted with a thread of saliva still connecting each other.
- Sorry we will be out of time if we don't do anything.
- I know so what's the plan am I going with you or fighting zombies?
- For now either we are going to subspace to eat and get you to a higher level.