"Yeah, I think that would be the best option for now. We should wait until we hear the siren goes off. Think about that, we ran this far into the forest but we hardly encountered a single monster on our way here. Do you think it's a monster attack that's happening inside the city?" said one of the men, there have been many years since the siren rang, and although there have been many attacks involving monsters, if the scale were small, they wouldn't have rung the bell. if there had been a huge-scale monster stampede happening, they wouldn't have survived till now.
"Then, do you think that this attack is the work of humans? If that's the case we will be killed even before we reach inside the slum." Said one of the men as he trembled in fear.
"Maybe, just think about it if what I am saying is indeed true, that would mean that we might not be allowed inside of the slums. Let's wait a few hours and see what happens, I am not saying to spend the entire night inside the forest anyway. So, what's the problem, right?" said the man trying to get everyone to agree with his proposition.
After hearing the explanation, all of the men who were in the group agreed to stay happily. There was just one person who was very unhappy about the turn of events, Renji if they stayed there was no way he would be able to leave, but he didn't want to wait at all. After hearing the sound of sirens ringing, all he could think about was his family's safety.
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While Renji waited with bated breath, a few hours ago there was something else happening inside the city.
"If you fucking kids lied about this, I will kill you myself. If the officers investigated and they found nothing, I would have to face their wrath. So, you better not be lying." Said a man who was leading two children inside the beautiful city of Ironfang. The man was wearing a soldier's uniform, it seemed like the man was a guard who patrolled the outposts. The city inside the walls was very huge, at the same time it was very beautiful compared to the slims outside.
The children were too busy checking out the city and the bikes that ran inside the city so they seemed to have paid no attention to whatever the guard told them. It seemed like this was their first time seeing these beautiful skyscrapers, although this used to be a very active warzone in the past this city seemed unaffected by the wars.
No one would believe it if they saw the city, that used. to be a warzone a few years back. The city seemed to have thrived even in harsh conditions. This was all possible due to large guilds and academies, most of which had set up forward operating bases inside the city. It was they who took responsibility for keeping the city safe from monsters and humans. This was a hub for all monster-related activity, if one wanted to sell monsters that they caught, they would get the best price for their catch here. You can find anything related to monster dungeons right here in the city itself.
"HEY!" the guard shouted angrily as nobody was paying attention to him.
"Ye…..yes sir what I told you is true, I swear I haven't said any lie." Said Dickson fearfully. Yes, they were both the ones who saw Renji stealing meat.
"Alright let's hurry up then." Said the guard without asking any further questions.
Soon, they were standing outside of a somewhat small skyscraper, although it was huge compared to other buildings inside the city it was comparatively the smallest. They walked inside the building and went straight to the 4th floor of the building. Soon they were inside an office.
"Yes, why is it you wanted to see me?" said the man while sitting comfortably on his chair. According to the nameplate that was on his desk it seemed his name was Troy Smith.
"Sir, I have found the location of a new awakener, so I brought the news straight to you as I have heard you reward people very generously." Said the guard while rubbing his hands, he also had a very sly smile on his face as well.
"Oh, is that true? Kids is one of you awakened or are the both of you awakened?" asked the man indifferently while looking at the kids.
"N….no!" said Dickson, it seemed both of them were shivering as they were afraid of the man in front of them. He could hardly speak as it seemed 'no' was the only word he could mutter.
"Sir, from what they told me it seems they aren't awakened but they know a friend whose sister is." Said the guard while fubbing off the sweat on his forehead.
"Alright, I'll send some people to investigate with you, but if they find out what you told was false. They will surely reward you very generously." Said the man with a solemn face.
"Okay sir," said the guard with a trembling voice, the guard was terrified after hearing the warning. He started praying that the intel was true. The kids didn't say to him that they only saw another kid stealing meat, they said that they had seen everyone celebrating after finding out the child was awakened. If the kids had told him the truth, he would have died of a heart attack right this instant.
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While all of that was going on Renji, who was still inside the bunker was getting impatient. He had started to bite his nails out of nervousness.
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"Hey, did anyone else hear that? What was that sound just now?" suddenly a man from the group stood up in panic. Staying in such a place had already made them all paranoid, but when they heard a slight sound one of them already started to panic.
"HUSH…Shut the fuck up bitch, don't make any sound let me hear." Whispered the man who had suggested to stay here in the first place. He was already up on his feet, he already had a stick in his hand.
"SIGH…..It's probably the wind." Said the man as he couldn't hear anything else even after a minute. He was just about to sit down, just when he heard the blood-curdling sound of a man's scream coming from their right. The scream didn't come far away from their location.
"Tim just went towards that direction to take a piss, didn't he?" asked the man with a shaky voice. He was the only one who was somewhat calm throughout the situation, but after hearing such a blood-curdling scream even he was shaken.
"Le….Let's run!" said the man without waiting for a response, as he already knew the answer. A man had gone in that direction a few minutes ago, from the sound of the scream they were sure that he was the same man.
Without wasting any more time they turned around to run in the opposite direction. They tried to run but their feet were stuck in the same location, no one dared to move.
"Wh….wh….what the hell is that thing." Mumbled a man as he saw 2 pairs of blood-red eyes right in front of them. The figure was a few feet back from them so they couldn't figure out what that was.