Chapter 158: Chapter 158
“Please don’t leave me”, a little boy shouted. He chased after two shadowy people, but no matter how hard he tried, the two shadowy figures were uncatchable to the little boy. “Please, no!” the little boy pleaded, “Please don’t leave me alone! Mom, Dad!” the little boy screamed before he watched the two shadowy figures disappear from his eyes.
“No!”
Eru screamed as his hand reached out to the sky. “Hah, hah, hah”, sweat continuously dripped down from Eru’s face like a streaming river. Eru gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly, “Damn, that nightmare again”, Eru mumbled, he shook his head. Eru pondered for a while before heaving a sigh, “Well, no point in dwelling on it”, he said as he got up from the bed and wore his signature clothes. He gathered his belongings before proceeding to leave the room.
Upon exiting the room, Eru found himself in a middle of a hallway, with busy maid and servant going back and forth. “Oh, good morning Mr Eru; how did you feel?” greeted a familiar face to Eru. “Uh, hello, good morning. I’m good, thank you,” Eru replied. The one who greeted Eru was a servant who gave him fancy clothes yesterday evening. The servant smiled, “It’s good to hear. By the way, Mr Eru”, the servant said, “Someone from the adventurers guild looked for you earlier. He said that the guild master is looking for you”, the servant informed.
“Do you know what is it about?” Eru inquired. The servant’s head shook, “He said something about a pilgrimage or something, I can’t remember clearly. Oh, and he also said that you should see the guild master as soon as you can.” Eru nodded, “Okay, thanks”, Eru said before leaving. When Eru came out from the mansion, Eru saw Long in the garden, playing around with Damian. “Oh, brother Eru, you’re awake”, Long exclaimed when he saw Eru was coming out from the mansion. Damian’s smile brightened upon seeing Eru. He immediately ran towards Eru, giving him a hug, “Good morning, brother Eru.”
Eru rubbed Damina’s hair, “Good morning to you too, Damian”, he smiled. “Come, let’s play together, brother Eru”, Damian said, “Brother Long and I were playing tag before you came along. With three people, we could have even more fun!” Damian said excitedly. Eru smiled wryly, “I’m sorry, Damian, but I need to go soon” he crouched down. “Aw”, Damian’s shoulders dropped, disappointed. “Now, now, Damian. Mr Eru here needs to go to work” Diane approached Damian and picked him up, carrying him in her arms.
Duncan approached Eru before bowing his head, “I’m sorry for the inconvenience yesterday, Mr Eru”, he said, “I’m a failure. Because of my lack of security, you got attacked inside my home.” Eru sighed; he shook his head and patted Duncan by his shoulders, “It’s okay. You’re not the one at fault.” Duncan raised his head, “Mr Eru”, he said, his eyes sparkling. “Don’t worry, Mr Eru”, Duncan clenched his fist, “I will find out who’s the one behind this.” Eru nodded, “Thank you”, he said, “Be very careful, though, Mr Duncan”, Eru warned.
After saying goodbye to Duncan and his family, Eru headed towards the Adventurers Guild. Upon arriving there, Eru immediately took the lift and went to the guild master’s office. Eru found that the guild master’s office door was not locked. “Come in”, the guild master, Alexandro, said. Eru opened the door gently, finding that along with the guild master, there was a familiar face to Eru here. “Hello, teacher”, a white-haired, dark-skinned lady greeted Eru by bowing her head slightly.
“What are you doing here, Sydney?” Eru furrowed his eyebrows, “Aren’t you injured?” Sydney smiled, “Don’t worry, teacher. Thanks to the infirmary’s doctor medicine, my wounds are mostly healed”, she assured. Eru shrugged, “As long as you’re alright”, then he looked at Alexandro, “What is this all about?” he asked. Alexandro clasped his hands, he smiled, “Good news for you, Eru”, he said, “I have a mission for your pilgrimage.”
“Finally”, Eru exclaimed, “So what is it?” Eru asked, furrowing his eyebrows. Alexandro leaned forward, “Calm down, we need to wait for one more person to arrive”, he said. “One more person?” Eru raised his eyebrows, “Who is it?” Alexandro smirked, “You’ll know once she arrives.” Sydney frowned, “She?” Eru looked at Sydney, “By the way, why are you here?” Sydney turned her head towards Eru, “I came here for the incident from last night. Master Duncan had requested the aid from the Adventurers Guild about it”, she answered.
Alexandro’s eyes turned serious as he interjected, “Sydney here told me that you’re the one the men dressed in complete black’s attack first?” he inquired. Eru nodded, “Yes, that’s right. I believe that the six men dressed in black were targeting me specifically that night”, he explained. “Hmm”, Alexandro pondered while rubbing his goatee, “Quite curious. Now, why would you be specifically targeted?” Then Alexandro leaned into his chair, “Hmm, I had an inkling who might send assassins to you, Eru”, Alexandro speculated, “But, I can’t be certain. For now, you just had to be careful. I’ll assign someone to investigate this matter more later.”
“Fair enough”, Eru shrugged his shoulders, “Is that my assignment?” Eru asked. Alexandro smiled while shaking his head, “Nice guess, but no. I need someone more discreet for that, someone that moved with the shadows. Sadly, you’re not the one capable of that.” Eru nodded in agreement, “Phew, that’s a relief”, he sighed. “Why do you say that, Eru?” Alexandro asked. “I thought you were going to gave me an impossible task for a while there”, Eru smirked. Alexandro’s lips curled up a little, “I know, right? I’m so good at my job”, he bantered.
Not long after that, Eru, Sydney and Alexandro could hear a ding from the lift outside the guild master’s office. “Your partner is here”, Alexandro said while at the same time, the door to his office was knocked. “Can I come in?” a familiar voice could be heard from behind the door. “Of course, you can”, Alexandro waved his hand, “Please, come in.” As the door opened, Eru’s eyes widened when he saw who opened the door. “Cina?”
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Sylphid Academy
An academy that was second only to Zephyros Royal Academy in the Silvan Empire, the once prestigious place that was marvelled with beautiful and exquisite architecture made by man. The once beautiful aquamarine plus prismarine building was now wrecked, with a barrier erected around it. It had been a few hours since the attack from the monstrous creatures that were now surrounding Sylphid Academy.
“How is the barrier holding up?” an armoured woman with a long, ponytailed, blonde hair asked. A hunched back old lady wearing a black robe and a pointed, black hat looked at the blonde-haired armoured woman, “It is fine for now”, she spoke slowly, “However, if what you reported to me is true, then we would need more than the barrier to stand a chance against the horde of monstrous creatures.” The armoured woman nodded, “Don’t worry, principal Helga. I already asked for a reinforcement”, she assured.
“I hope your reinforcement came sooner before the remaining horde of monstrous creatures decided to join their friends”, the old lady said sarcastically. “You don’t place great hopes in the government, huh?” the armoured woman squinted her eyes. “Hah”, the old lady scoffed, “Of course not. Ever since that imbecile mayor of yours took office, I lost all hopes in the government instantly after that.” The armoured woman sighed, “Fair enough”, then, the armoured woman turned her back, “I’ll go check on the students and staff. I need them to be ready in case the monstrous creatures decide to attack suddenly.”
However, just as soon as the armoured woman said that to the old lady, the monstrous creatures outside the barrier became even more aggressive. They hit the barrier with all they’ve got as they let out a bestial roar towards the sky. The monstrous creatures roar devastated the area surrounding them even affected the area beyond the barrier. This caused damage to Sylphid Academy’s building and created a small quake that shook the area. The old lady frowned before clicking her tongue, “You and your tongue, commander. Look at what you’ve done. If this goes on, the barrier will break soon.”
“Me!? What do you mean watch my tongue? You’re as unreasonable as always, you old witch”, the armoured woman retorted. She sighed, “You know what? I’m not going to argue with you this time. I’ve got some job to do”, the armoured woman said before hurriedly running away from the old lady. The armoured woman gathered her soldiers that were led by the blue-haired girl, “Listened up, men!” she barked, “The monstrous creatures outside are beginning to get aggressive. If this goes on, the barrier will break and soon, the academy will get surrounded. Because of that, I decided that we should go out and meet the monstrous creatures from a single point of the barrier.”
The blue-haired girl raised her hand, “But, what about the reinforcement, commander?” The armoured woman smiled, “We don’t have time to wait for reinforcement. Either we go out there and fight, or the monstrous creatures broke through the barrier and surrounded the academy. Now, we all know what the outcome will be once we get surrounded by them, right?” The blue-haired girl gulped, then she nodded with determination. After that, the armoured woman led her squad outside the academy.
“Listened up, old hag!” the armoured woman shouted out, “Opened up a single channel of the barrier. We’ll try to hold them out until the reinforcement arrives.” The old lady on the roof frowned, “Are you sure?” The armoured woman just nodded, making the old lady sigh, “Just don’t die on me.” After that, the round barrier around Sylphid Academy opened up, creating a single channel so that the monstrous creatures could come in. “Men!” the armoured woman shouted, “Today is a good day to die. Charge!”
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