Everyone felt the wave of relief that went through everyone in the room, they all felt relieved not because the kid promised to look into it but because the organization this kid belonged to was one of the pillars of society. If that organization took over the case there would be nothing for them to worry about.
That was the last thing the boy said as he took his leave from the room, on the way out the boy took a glance at the device that was still in the room. The boy soon disappeared from the room and the people inside started discussing the boy.
"This takes away a huge boulder over my chest, at least I don't need to worry about this problem anymore." Said the captain, he was smiling while he said those words.
"Who is that kid exactly?" asked the fat man from the trade union, he was whispering to the person next to him but his whisper could be heard all over the room. he didn't want to be scolded again so he tried to whisper but to no avail.
"He is part of a very secretive organization. He, in particular, is part of the group called black raven, which is a group within the big group. His group is tasked with the task of intel gathering if he reports back that an unknown device that is capable of luring monsters is being used for attacks, I am sure that the organization would take this threat very seriously." Said the captain, he explained the confusion that the fat man had.
"Wait, I have heard of them many times I always thought they were just exaggerations. Are they more powerful than the hunter association and the military as well?" asked the fat man curiously. He couldn't believe what he heard, there were rumors that this organization was more powerful than the hunter's association and the military combined. But such claims just seemed too big for him until today.
"Yes, they are mighty and very secretive. They don't even answer to the thrones, many thrones tried to take control of the organization but everyone failed miserably, and many even lost their lives.
Nobody knows who they are and where they are, but one thing is sure every one of the members of that organization is very powerful. Their goal is to rid the world of monsters and dungeons, foster a new generation of very powerful awakeners, and discover the world's truth. Anyone trained under them becomes very powerful, and there is even a rumor that some of the current thrones are occupied by the members of the organization." Said the captain very enthusiastically, this was the first time in the entire meeting that he seemed so enthusiastic. He was having fun explaining, no one spoke a word and let him explain even though most of them knew this information.
"How does one join the organization? So many big guilds and academies advertise their recruitment camps, but I have never heard of them establishing a recruitment camp." Asked the fat man as he was confused, he had seen many organizations begging for new members but he had never seen this particular organization for such.
"That's the thing, you don't search for them, they come to you. If they see your potential, they will come to you on their own to get you into their organization. No one knows how they select members, but there is a rumor that they take them to the dungeon or someplace to test their aptitude. If they survive, they become a member, but that's just a rumor nobody has been able to verify that. Everything I said might be true and at the same time it might be false, nobody among us knows, only a member can verify, that is just how secretive the organization is." Said the captain, he explained everything he knew about the organization.
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While they were discussing the organization that the boy belonged to, the boy was getting on a private jet that had the same black raven drawn in it.
"We have an emergency on our hands, call the squad captain immediately." Said the boy as he stood in front of a screen. While he stood by a woman dressed in a maid outfit came in front of the screen and started a call with the squad leader.
"SIR!" as soon as the call connected the boy stood straight and saluted the man who appeared on the screen.
"What is the situation there, I got a message that there was a monster stampede recently in the Iron Fortress is everything under control?" asked the man, the man had a face filled with beard and scars all over his face, with one glance one could tell that the man had been through some rough times.
"Yes, sir everything is under control, but there is a huge problem. This attack wasn't a monster stampede per se, this was orchestrated by humans, the same device was used that we were tasked to find the source of.
The device has become even more lethal, in the briefing a few months ago we were told that the device can only attract monsters within a 500-meter range, but if the range was the same this many monsters shouldn't have appeared at once. From what I have heard there aren't that many monsters in a 500-meter radius around the fortress, most of them prefer living way deep in the forest now." Said the boy as he explained his concerns about the possibility of the device becoming even stronger.
"Don't jump to any conclusion just yet, I'll send a group of our researchers, we will let them decide if the device has been powered up. One thing is for sure if the news is true then that would mean that war is inevitable between us and the enemies. We need to move fast, one more thing don't discuss this matter with anyone outside of the organization, for all they know is this is the first time we have encountered it.
You should come back to the HQ immediately; you should report to me tomorrow by 8 a.m." Said the leader as he disconnected the call.
'So, after so many years of peace between humans, it is finally beginning huh? I should go dungeons hunting; I don't want to be a fodder if the war happens.' Thought the boy as he was contemplating his options.
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'No No No No...AHHHHH' suddenly Renji woke up from a very bad dream, he was dreaming about being eaten by the Jackals. Renju tried to sit upright, but just then he felt a very sharp pain that radiated throughout his body. Renji sat upright after a few minutes of struggling, when he did, he inspected his entire body.
'I should be dead how am I alive? Why is my body covered with bandages? Where am I? Did someone bring me back to the city?' there were a lot of unanswered questions that were running wildly inside of his mind right now.
Renji continued and tried to inspect the wounds he had suffered while running away, although those places were covered by bandages, when Renji ran his fingers over them, he felt no wounds. He proceeded to check all over his body but there was no wound on his body at all, it was like he wasn't injured in the first place.