Alday stared directly at Jun's eyes not blinking even once. Mirachu stood frozen beside him not knowing what to do. She was planning to slowly influence the people to think that Jun was an evil person. At that ti, she could easily sway the populace to help her impeach Jun from his position.
But now that Alday decided to confront Jun directly, she has no control to whatever the outco would be. She anxiously looked around and even saw so of the people frowning at the situation.
Though Jun wasn't actively helping the people beco stronger, his actions of clearing dium to large groups of carriers was actually benefitting weaker individuals to safely level up. Though he wasn't active with the community, his overall actions helped the people and they were appreciative of it.
Seeing that their benefactor was being asked to co down from his position, this group of people were unhappy and voiced their complaints. Unfortunately, no one besides them rose up to live the mont. And it was for a simple reason.
Most of the people here in the plaza were mbers of the Frontier. Since Marichu planned to expose Jun after receiving the tip from Henry, she organized most of the available mbers to co and help her execute her plan. The guards that were blocking the path was only a fraction of the Frontier's mber gathered here. It could even be said that besides the weak group of supporter, Jun only had his group while being surrounded by a potential enemy. If things really went awry, a lot of casualties would occur.
Upon hearing Alday's request, Jun smiled and said. "Okay. Is that all? I'm in a hurry, so if there's nothing else I'm leaving."
"That's all, thank you." Alday replied and slightly bowed.
Jun looked at him, then nodded his head. He turned around and started walking. Those Frontier guards hesitated whether to let him go, but Jun just brushed past them. He only exerted enough force to push them aside, then ignored them.
Seeing Jun's attitude about the matter, Adrian and Nik cald down. They both started walking followed by their group mbers.
"Are we letting them go?" Marichu whispered to Alday, which made the man glare at her.
Alday furiously said, "Let them go? You! Do you even know who you're dealing with! We're the one let off easily. Do you believe he could have killed all of you?" Alday cald himself since they were still in public. He glared once more and said softly, "This is not the end of this. We'll talk about this at the eting later."
Marichu lowered her head and knew that she ssed up. The next ti she would do it flawlessly and would try her best not to be caught. She stared at Jun's back on the distance and cursed him a few tis in her head. To be honest, she doesn't even understand what Alday ant when he said that they were let off easily. She doesn't believe that Jun could have killed them all since there's so many of them.
There's many reasons why Alday was respectful and fearful of Jun. Alday and his group were rescued and brought to safety. He felt eternally gratitude towards Jun for having a second chance for him and his wife. On the course of bringing them back were they encountered evolved carriers, that's the only ti when he saw how strong Jun was and where he learned how to fight evolved carriers. He wasn't scared because Jun was strong. He was troubled because Jun was fearless in the face of danger. As if... as if he was born for this world.
"Marianne, can you hear ? Are you lost? That's impossible, right? You've already lived here for a few years, so that's impossible to happen. Can you say sothing? At least a clue? Are you angry? I promise I'll spend more ti with you... so, can you speak to please?"
Jun stopped running as he catches his breath. He had already run four tis around the western and eastern residential area. If she was held hostage, they would have to be sowhere around, since they would be out of the cleared zones if they went out further.
Jun's chest heaved up and down while he held his knees. This is the only ti he took a break after running around causing the accumulated fatigue to force him down. He exhaled and inhaled a few more tis before talking on the wireless earphone.
"Can you hear now? I think the reception's good here." Jun stepped a few tis to the side, thinking that a few steps might make him lucky, but to his disappointnt, no reply ca.
"Co back, it's already dark, and it's dangerous to be outside."
When Jun heard a female voice co from the wireless earphone, he beca excited only to be dismayed. It was Sheila who asked him to go back.
"That's why I need to find her."
Jun crumpled the piece of paper he was holding and threw it to the side. It fell sowhere on the roadside and rolled a few tis.
The mall's living room gathered all of the mbers of the group. Nik and his squad stayed on the first floor to stand guard while Evo was drinking liquor alone in his office.
Everyone could hear Jun's yell through their wireless earphones and couldn't help but feel pity for him. Sheila was about to reply but Adrian shook his head.
When Jun ca back, he imdiately called Tatang Robin to ask whether he saw Marianne on the security cara. After a while, Tatang Robin said that the last ti she saw Marianne was when she went to their room and left the mall. When Jun ran to his room, he found a note placed on top of the bed.
Don't look for , it said. Marianne wasn't missing like what Evo said. She left.
Jun didn't believe it even though he knew and recognized that it was Marianne's handwriting. He felt sullen and empty all of a sudden. When he lost his family and beca alone, he thought that it would be the last ti that his heart would ache. But apparently, it wasn't.
Though he doesn't know why she suddenly left, he knew for a fact that there was a reason behind it. But still, he grieved. His heart ached and couldn't accept it. He gained sothing and lost it once again. And like the other tis, he wasn't able to do anything.
The people in the living room didn't know what to do. Jun shared the letter with them and, just like him, couldn't believe it. They helped him for a few hours until it beca really dark that the stars aren't enough as a source of light. Though Marianne only joined them for a short ti, everyone already beca family with her. And for whatever reason she left, she would still be their family.
Sheila was troubled for not being able to do anything when soone suddenly spoke.
It was from Adrian.
He stood up and looked at everyone. "Should we look for a few more hours? We probably can't sleep anyway. Let's bring so flashlights and snacks."
Everyone voiced their agreents and headed out together.
Jun arrived back near the plaza. It was already his 6th ti running around, and he himself knew that she's not here. It's just that he's scared of stopping, even though it was the thing she wanted.
At this mont, he felt his legs go soft and he stumbled down. He was running at full speed and went almost everywhere, on every corner of the residential areas. Although the western and eastern residential areas were small and are only 1km from end to end, that was asured when asuring a straight line.
But the residential areas weren't straight lines!
Jun took turns, climbed slopes, and even ran full speed downhill. He circled the whole town six tis at full speed while talking incessantly on the wireless earphone! It's no wonder he flopped down.
As he lay on the road, he saw the clouds drifting in the sky, slowly blocking the starry sky. Jun chuckled softly. He felt like even the heavens were denying him a vision of sothing beautiful.
The cold feeling of the asphalt road seeped to his back. He could also feel his sweat mixing itself with the dust accumulated by the road. He wanted to stand up and continue running but his legs weren't cooperating.
With no other choice, he forced himself to take a seat. "One, two, three! Huupp. Ah~"
"Are you okay?"
Jun beca startled and quickly looked around. A scantilly dressed woman was worriedly looking at him from the sidewalk.
"I'm fine." Jun curtly replied.
Since Jun was lying down earlier, the woman didn't see his face when she approached him. Now that she saw his face clearly, thanks to the nurous sources of light over at the plaza, she imdiately backed off not wanting to have anything to do with Jun.
Although Jun only briefly saw her face, he was imdiately reminded of that weird lady who sneaked behind him last ti. Jun felt worried for himself.
Is she a stalker?
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