The kid pointed out the wall behind us, telling that there was sothing more than that panel. As I walked near the stone wall, cracks greeted my eyes.
And that only ant one thing. People could actually open this wall and a secret room waited for us on the other side.
I used my fist from strength and punched the wall out of its misery. As the panel crumbled into a million pieces, a sigure of a woman addressed my eyes. She rested on the ground, unconscious and embracing herself like a fetus. Beside her were the tables and chairs decorated like an office.
My feet rushed towards the girl and imdiately gave my assistance. Upon inspecting the woman, the girl didn't have any visible wounds on her skin. Fortunately, this woman didn't suffer from anything besides the emotional trauma she experiences.
But that experience would sweep away, since we finally found her alive, together with Friar.
"Hey, are you okay? And are you Katya, Friar's wife?" I asked the woman, as I helped stand.
The woman heard my voice as she lifted her face to et my eyes. "Yes."
As soon as the woman replied, she t my gaze and grasped my hand. She stood from the ground and accepted my offer, which made my job easier for now. When we exited the room, Friar and Robin raced towards . The two of them had their eyes sparkling with joy, with their mouths gazing upwards.
Friar rushed towards and embraced Katya around my hands. I maintained my posture and refused to let the woman go from my arms. But despite my clasp, I slowly gave Katya to Friar and nodded at his fore.
"Katya! Katya, are you alright?! God, look at you! Who did this! Who did this to you so I could him...or her a ton of smacking!" Friar roared, while stomping his feet.
But his half awakened wife weakly shook her head and replied, "No….Asimov...and I….saw this coming."
'Saw this coming?' I wanted to ask, but I left the questions later.
Interrogating Katya was not the dumbest thing I would do for our situation. Giving her so ti off and cool air would benefit the entire team.
"But your outfit….It gives it away….And it confuses …..at the sa ti," Katya continued, as she held back her shuckle.
Friar's cheek turned red as soon as he heard Katya's voice. But despite his embarrassnt, Friar laughed it out like a man and took Katya from my hands.
"She's all yours. Just make sure to keep an eye out for her and the rest of the people, okay?" I said, while heading towards the exit. "Your job is to protect these people from those soldiers and Clent. The rest of you should head for the exit while I look for the obelisks and Warner Asimov."
"I've been aning to ask this, Wolf. Why are you helping us when you're the player killer of this ga? I've seen you murder innocent players before and killed hundreds of those soldiers. Is this just a facade to make up for your mistakes? Or is it because you grew tired from killing the players?" Robin asked, as soon as I gave Katya to Friar.
"Maybe. But I killed those soldiers because they tried killing ….They tried killing a player who did nothing inside the death ga. All those people did is to accuse for sothing that I haven't done yet. I don't usually kill people. But when I do, I only kill them if they want to kill first without any reason. And the perfect example for that is Clent. That mad man wants dead because I am one of the few who could stop him," I replied.
When Robin heard my words, he gave a nod and answered, "Fine. We will help you. I know you're just a kid down there. And I believe you're not the Fenrir that everyone thinks of. Besides, you saved our lives…. my brother's wife. If he's thankful for you, I have no choice but to express the sa gratitude as him.'
"Do what you want. I don't care, actually. You're free to help or kill . But I have a sister to protect. So I can't afford dying inside this ga."
After our exchange, I went in front of the crowd and gathered their attention. All of them widened their eyes as soon as they saw my figure. The crowd's widened eyes told everything about their expression about seeing at their fore. So of the thankful ga developers before moved backwards upon witnessing my face.
"Asimov and the rest of us know who you are!" a person yelled, as he shakingly pointed his fore finger at . "You're Fenrir, the player killer in this ga! W-Why the hell are you here!"
When the people heard my na, everyone exchanged looks and slowly walked away. The mass eventually bumped at the wall behind their back as they continued marching backwards, afraid of eting .
I wanted to tell the pack that everything would be alright. But since the people knew my identity, they feared for my actions before and not the mont I saved them a while back.
But before the crowd could even mock my presence, Friar and Robin stood beside . They all stared at the people as they wrapped their arms around my nape as if I was one of their close friends. Those two brothers flashed a smile as they waved their hands at the dozen people watching at our figures.
"Do you think this man would harm you when he was the one who saved our asses? This man took out the soldiers and risked his life to save all of you, even though he has sothing important to take care of? I don't know, like completing the ga?" Friar shouted, as he glared at the people's faces. "If you're afraid of Fenrir….Wolf, you should fear us too! Because I am pledging my friendship to this man….Because he saved my wife's life. I am thankful for what he did. And you should also be the sa! If it wasn't for him, you wouldn't be alive right now!"
"Your outfit is….a bit weird. But what my brother said is right! You all probably know who we are, since we're popular players of this ga. We're part of the Eastern Adventurer's Guild. And we value our people more than ever since the day we built that organization," Robin continued, while rubbing his hands. "I want to make this short. If you want to trust us, you are free to do so. But if you think Clent would give you a better chance to live, you're free to leave this group right now. Fenrir isn't the man you've thought he is. Fenrir saved your lives. That thought is enough to give you evidence about our situation."
Those two speeches coming from two popular figures made the crowd lend their ears. All the people listened to everything they said and considered their options. The crowd ceased marching backwards and eventually ca walking towards my fore. So of them still refused to follow the group, but didn't have any chance to choose the latter.
The only hope these players had was to believe in . But as soon as trouble would face us, I assud these people would be the first one to run away.
As soon as the party of players accepted as their leader, I guided them towards the exit. But my ears suddenly caught sothing on the right wall, which made slide backwards.
My instinct saved my life as the walls on my east shattered into a million pieces. As the clouds settled, Clent's face greeted our eyes. He grinned at us, while equipped with a gun and a sword in his hands.
"Missed ?" Clent uttered, as he looked around. "That was fast….You found the rebels who disliked my work of art. I told the guards to torture them and leave them to rot. But, oh well. I guess I have to do this myself then."
Upon saying those words, Clent aid his gun at the first guy he saw. The unfortunate man was with the crowd, who was also a ga developer of this ga. The two brothers and I didn't react on ti as the bullet flew through the barrel. As soon as the shell hit the guy, that player evaporated into particles.
"One down, one hundred more to go," Clent mumbled to himself, as he flashed a smile.
While that happened, there were soldiers catching up from Clent's behind. All those soldiers also had their guns wrapped around their hands, ready to fire if they arrived at our place. The people inside panicked when the man's dusty image ca into their sights, which made them run in circles.
"GATHER EVERYONE AND FOLLOW MY LEAD!" I shouted.
Those four obelisks and Warner Asimov would wait for later….
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