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8:34am at the heal hospital
A car stopped in front of the hospital. A man in black cloths with white coat and black knee boats wearing transparent glasses holding bucket of flowers and fruits with both of his hand with his long strides stepping forward he entered inside the hospital.
The people inside the hospital were staring at the man entering with buckets in his hand to the elevator door. He pushed the elevator button to the 9th floor. The man looked at his watch and sighed. Soon the elevator stooped with a sound the doors opened
Ting'
He walked out at the 9th floor and met a man in white apron.
"Doctor Roy!' he called to the man
Roy looked at the man who called him with a little surprise in his eyes then he said to him
"You look different today"
"What?" The man asked
Roy didn't answer but led him to vip room entered with him. Inside the VIP a women was sitting eating grapes. When the door open the women looked up and saw Roy then she turned her gaze behind him then she smiled and said
"Ash!"
Ash looked at his mother who was calling him to come inside. He walked in and put the flowers on the vase and put the fresh fruits on the table.
"How are you mom?" Ash asked sitting on the chair.
"I am very healthy" she said then she looked at ash's cloths then she added "was it today that you are going out in the forest to pass the finale exam?"
"Yes I want to go quickly and finish it so I can have more time with my sister before going to college" ash said
"Best of luck my son" his mother said patting ash cheeks then she kissed his forehead " you will surely pass I know right!"
"Yes " ash chuckled "I hope when I come back I will get to see my sister"
"We'll be waiting for you ash your sister also want to see you" she said while patting her belly.
"I know " ash said then he stood "I will go now take care mom"
"You too sweaty" she said waving her hand.
Ash went out of the room. Roy was standing on the door side waiting for him to come out .
"Take care of my mom and my little sister" ash said while putting his hands in his pocket.
"It's my job as doctor don't worry and" Roy stopped then he looked around and added "I got news about the second wave apocalypse"
"That's why I am here so tell me what is it ?"
Ash asked
"Listen I can't say it here" Roy said then he lead ash to a empty room. He turned and closed the door and spoke "listen" he looked too serious when he said that.
Ash looked as he was all attentive then he heard Roy telling him something that shocked him.
He asked to confirm " are you sure?"
Roy nodded his head then ash asked him "so getting golden egg grade -S will be quit hard?"
" Yes" Roy answered "I still need others things to be done so I will be leaving now" he said then he left .
"What the hell!" Ash massaged his temples then walked out of hospital.
' I need to confirm it by myself' he thought before driving to the forest .
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10:06am
In the forest a car leading to the deep in forest on a rocky and stoney road by four people at the back seat were two military soldier in their military clothes were looking at the map of black forest and in rear seat a girl named lily with dark blue hair with two pair of yellow eyes was driving with ash sitting beside her. He was looking at the outside of car window glass while hearing to what lily was talking about forest monster that randomly appear out of nowhere.
"... Then we will take the long route to save energy from hunting monster all day long" said lily
"But senior if we take that route we will have to stay at the black forest for a whole week!" Said the green haired man sitting on back seat his name was billy . Lily's junior.
"Yes !senior the poison fog in the black forest is too dangerous for us to stay long!" Said other orange haired man his name was Tyler. He was also lily's junior.
"The poison fog is not the problem but the monster you should be worried about" said lily.
"If it takes a week by long route then we should take the short route I can't stay here for long" ash said while looking at the map.
"There is no easy short rout and the one is dangerously filled with s class monsters." She said to ash
"There is no other way?" Ash asked
"Why do you...." She stopped as she recalled something then she added " Is it because of aunt?"
"What?" Ash asked not understanding what she mean by saying because of his mother what? Because of her? Ash thought while waiting for lily to give answer
"I mean aunt is pregnant right? So you want to quickly return" she said then she hummed " you can't wait to see your sister huh!"
"Yes I was the last to know her exist so don't want to be the last person to see her face too!" Ash said
"Then why did you come?" She asked then she added "anyway we are not going to look for golden egg"
"Yes but I want to check something" ash said then he circled his finger on the map pointing on a certain place.
"We still don't know what's the black forest hiding so deep in the mountains " she said while turning the wheel to the other direction then she continued "it's too risky we should return after taking an A class spiritual plant."
Ash didn't answer her he just stared at the map then he said "we should go through this route "
"No it is dangerous path and restricted area" she rejected his idea saying " the three layer of fog poison covering the routes is most dangerous!"
"It's less time consuming route" he said
"Still it's too dangerous we can't breathe there then how will we go through these three layer of poisonous fog" she explained the problem but ash didn't answer her but kept silent then she heard him saying " it's okey I have prepared special gas mask that can purify the poison gas "
Lily suddenly hit the breaks and turned toward ash "you can't be serious that place is deadly dangerous and when did you prepare those kind of gas mask? "
Ash was startled by sudden break and shouted "why did you hit the breaks so suddenly !?"
"That's not what I am asking did you already made up your mind to go there ?" She looked at ash with serious face.
"..."
Ash did not speak up but gave a look that he was serious.
Behind them two man who were also startled due to sudden inertia bummed on the front seats and looked at them conversing then billy interrupted.
" if we take that route then chances of facing monster will be probably zero and we can finish our travel in just 2 days but.."
Tyler continued what billy wanted to finish "if one accidentally inhale the Poisonous gas then they will die on spot and that's the reason why monster don't appear there so often"
Lily heard what her junior said but ash didn't gave her any reaction .
"You don't have to follow if it's dangerous" ash finally said something and got out of the car.
Ash put on new shoes he took out from his space box and took off his white coat and wore black jacket and removed glasses and wore new glasses that had little different look then the one he was wearing before.
Lily got out of the car and saw ash preparing to leave alone
" You are not thinking of going alone are you?" She asked walking toward him
"..." Ash did not answer just took three gas mask and threw in her direction.
Lily quickly caught the three gas's mask and looked at ash wearing the gas mask himself and then turned toward her "you all stay here and look for an A class spiritual plant until I come back" he said
"What! Are you really going alone what about I..... also follow...you?" Before she could finish her last words ash disappeared in the forest.
'okey now I have to look for spiritual plant for him' lily thought then she sighed
Billy and Tyler looked at each other thinking the same
'he just disappeared'
Then billy scratched his head and said "sometimes I wonder is master zan really just a beta?"
"It's not just you everyone has same thought" Tyler put his hand around billy's shoulder and nodded his head.
Lily looked at them talking then looked in the forest again where ash disappeared then she walked towards billy and Tyler and handed them gas mask.
"We will enter the first layer of poison gas " she said while wearing her mask and added "there might be some C or D level monster so be careful we need to find an A class spiritual plant before he comes back"
"Yes senior!"
They both replied and wore there mask and entered the thick forest.
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A car stopped at front of Smith mansion and a young boy got off the car.
"Okey I am finally home" said the young boy
"Second Young master Liam welcome home" said the butler Brody.
A women also got off the car and took out luggage from the car. Butler Brody helped " I will take the luggage inside Anna you take master Liam inside"
"Yes dad!" Said Anna going with Liam inside the mansion.
"Brother! I am home!" Liam said while running towards ash's room but there was no one inside the room. He turned back walked down the stairs and saw uncle Brody walking in with his luggage
"Where is my brother?" He asked then he quickly changed his question " is he at hospital with mom now?"
"No young master he is out of the city" butler answered while giving the luggage to the servant also giving him some instructions then he looked at Liam and continued with his question.
"Young master Ash went out to do his final test to enter college"
"So when will he return?"
"I am not sure but young master ash said he will be returning back quickly"
Liam quickly run down the stairs "then let's go to the hospital I want to see mom"
"Okey young master! I already knew you will ask to go hospital so I already have prepared a car for you" said butler Brody.
"Yeh let's go meet my sister" Liam happily followed the butler to the car and went to hospital.
At the hospital Liam was caring lots of flowers that he bought on the way with butler and entered the hospital room where his mother was sitting on the bed side. Maybe due to caring Large bucket of flowers he didn't notice other people in the room and quickly run toward his mother.
"Surprise!" Liam said while showing his face from flowers with a big smile.
His mother was first a little surprise to see him here but turn happy to see his face.
"Liam!" She said while hugging his son
"Mom did I surprised you?" He asked while snuggling
"Yes I was surprised but" she turned to see his face clearly and pinched his cheeks with her hands and asked "why are you back? Didn't you go to high school? Don't they have some strict rules?"
"Yes but I am exception" Liam said giggling
"Huh? Exception?" She was confused
"Don't forget your son got top position during high school entrance exam!" Liam said proudly
"Yes but then what?" She asked not understanding what that meant with his leave to come back home.
"Top students can be granted leave if they maintain there top positions and I was the only one taking the first top position during the whole high school entrance exam so they gave me one month leave before the start of semister and if I continue to so then I can visit home during the vacation too!" Liam said excitedly
"Wow really but then you have to take study seriously" she was overjoyed
"Don't worry mom! I will study hard" Liam said with confidence
"Am I hearing things or did little li said he was going to study?" Said a voice from the other side of bed
Liam didn't know that there were other people in the room he looked at the other side of bed and noticed a women wearing long red skirt with white shirt that had long sleeves wearing a red hat over her head her light pink hair were tied in a bun style and her lips were painted with red lipstick while her nails were polished with red color she looked at Liam with her light Orange eyes with a curved up lips smile .
Liam quickly opened his mouth with excitement
"Grandma!"
....To be continued