After saying those words, Isla cut off the line without hesitation. She didn't want to hear anything else that person was about to spout as it was only the sa stuff she had heard again and again for years now.
Looking at her device's screen slowly darkening and then turning off, she bit her lower lip till it drew blood. The frustration she was feeling at that mont was simply unimaginable.
"You're never getting what you want… Never…" She muttered to herself as she threw the device on the bed and turned around. "Even if it ant I have to throw my life away for it… I will drag you to hell with ."
As much as this developnt wrecked her head, Isla didn't lose sight of what she needed to do. No matter what happens in the future, she wasn't going to compromise for anyone or anything. She must reach that goal or everything will simply collapse on her head quickly.
This was her life's purpose and her task… No place for failure.
***
Arthur arrived at the hotel and quickly walked into the room, looking around him to make sure nobody was watching him. Since his last trip to the Divine Tower, his senses had expanded quite a lot which made him capable of covering bigger areas with far more precision.
He knew that he was still far from detecting every single individual but he was already becoming quite the tough target to ambush as he was able to sense far smaller details with a higher success rate.
'Nobody seems to be close by. At least not close enough to be dangerous.' He thought to himself as he walked into the room.
"Arthur!"
"There he is!"
"We have been waiting, man!"
Inside, Arthur found the two dwarves, Sora, Herculia, Emmy, and Danny waiting with sour looks on their faces.
"Sorry, I ca as soon as I saw the news," Arthur said as he patted the two kids. "Where is Isla?"
"She didn't arrive yet," Emmy replied. "We have been waiting for a while.
Arthur nodded his head and didn't ask any further. He assud that Isla was simply getting prepared to log in. Instead, he looked at Finlay and Serko.
"You two. Prepare yourselves, we are going to leave the hotel." He said calmly.
"What? Now?" Serko asked.
"Yeah, this place isn't safe anymore. We will move to the new place where the headquarters is going to be built. It should be safer since the piece of land is far away from unwanted eyes."
"... Understood."
The two dwarves didn't waste ti as they quickly walked into the room to prepare. Sora followed them inside to also get ready.
"Man, to think it took almost a week for these players to arrive. We have really done sothing impossible." Herculia said. "They cannot compare to us."
"I wouldn't say that's really enough to say they are way weaker than us. They could've simply taken their sweet ti finding the best path to the capital. Don't forget that we basically went in blindly but with so luck and a lot of good decisions, we were able to make it out intact." Danny replied. "I don't think these new players are simple and we will see that soon."
At that mont, they all heard the door to the hotel open as Isla walked in.
"..."
For so reason, just a single look at her face made everyone go silent at the sa ti. After all, they could see it as clear as day… A look of a very sour mood. Even Isla's usually calm aura was now far more perturbed than before.
"I'm sorry for making you wait. I had sothing to deal with," Isla said as she approached the sofa and sat down.
"... Is everything ok, Isla?" Emmy asked worriedly. She had rarely seen Isla in such a state before.
"I'm fine. It's just… a very annoying problem has happened." She said. "Lanter had arrived at the city."
"... What?! That guy?" Danny frowned.
The entire atmosphere shifted when they heard that na from Isla. Lanter, the na of a demon everyone feared. They knew how much of a disaster he was whenever he showed up out of nowhere.
"Lanter? This guy again?" Arthur rolled his eyes. "He is a very creepy person, I tell you. He has been after this entire ti and now he's at the capital… Great."
"That bastard! I have been itching to punch him for so many years now." Herculia clenched his fists. "He is definitely planning sothing."
"..." Isla slowly closed her eyes as she thought for a few monts. Her mind went through countless possibilities before she opened them again, feeling a little clearer.
"It is fine. Even if he is now far closer than I anticipated. He still has no influence on the capital yet. He will have to establish connections and build his presence. We will use that to our advantage. We have taken huge steps ahead of everyone else and we can't lose that. The headquarters need to be built as soon as possible."
Even if that was her intention from the start, Isla understood the importance of their new guild more than ever. If they can quickly create this new entity in the capital, Lanter and the others will find a hard ti rivaling them.
This was a single opportunity with a very limited ti span. But, Isla was going to make sure it worked.
'We might need to sacrifice so things. But, we must finish before Lanter can do anything palpable.'
"We are ready!"
At that mont, the three children ca out of the room with bags on their shoulders filled with all their belongings.
"Good. There is no ti to waste. Let's go. The construction material should've arrived today." Isla said. "Here, put these hoods on your heads to cover your faces. We can't let anyone see you."
After putting on the coats and hoods, Isla made sure the kids were completely hidden with no chance of their hoods being pulled by the wind.
After that, she looked at her group. " and Danny will take Sora with us. Arthur will take Finlay, and Herculia and Emmy will take Serko and we will move there from separate directions so as not to catch anyone's attention."
"Understood."
After that, Isla pinpointed the location on the map for everyone so they didn't get lost. Because the group were friends in the ga, they had the sa features as the Bluelink and could easily send each other locations through the ssaging feature.
With that, one by one, the group walked out of the room and vanished sowhere. The last ones were Arthur and Finlay who made sure to stay for as long as possible to not make it suspicious.
"Are you ready, Finlay?"
"Mmm!"
"Haha, good boy!" Tapping his friend on the head, Arthur took a look outside and made sure everything was clear before he let Finlay walk out.
The two quickly left the hotel and found themselves in the busy streets. Finlay naturally got closer to Arthur as he felt the presence of so many humans around him. The natural fear he had from these creatures ca back to him.
"Don't worry, I'm here. Nobody will know who you are." Arthur said.
"..." The boy looked at Arthur through the hood before he nodded his head.
"Now, let's go."
Crossing the street, the two headed into the city center. The location of their piece of land was on the other side of the of the region so it was a rather long trip on foot.
'Nobody seems to be looking at us so far… Good.' Arthur thought to himself.
"Let's hurry a little, Finlay," Arthur said.
***
anwhile, at the sa ti, a little farther away, Isla and Danny took a sharp left turn and moved to a different section of the city. Sora walked right in between them, making sure her head was low and she was completely silent.
She tried to keep her composure under the fear of being surrounded by so many people.
"We will move up till the end of this street and then take a sharp right," Isla said. "The others should arrive around the sa ti as us."
"Got it," Danny replied as he kept an eye on one side of the street while Isla kept an eye on the other side.
The situation seed calm so far. No one was chasing them and certainly no one was staring at them.
However, as they were walking, the trio passed close to a certain person. The mont they walked past him, he suddenly halted as if he froze. He stood like that for a few seconds before his head slowly turned around and looked at the trio with wide eyes. Then, his eyes shifted to sothing under his shirt.
"... It can't be…" He muttered as he tapped his chest. "Is it?"
A//N: Don't forget to give the book so golden tickets for good luck! :3
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