Apocalypse After

To Get Back Together

Behind his mask, Alexander immediately raised an eyebrow with an expression full of astonishment. He had no idea that he would meet someone in a place like this.

“Yona?”

Hearing Alexander call out his name, Yona immediately let out a cold snort. At first, he thought that the man had forgotten about him. But when he found out that Alexander still knew him, the woman immediately felt increasingly dissatisfied.

“I think you have forgotten me because life has been so comfortable all this time,” Yona said in a dissatisfied tone.

Alexander was completely unaware that his interlocutor was angry. After all, as she remembered, Yona was the type of cold woman who always spoke in such a manner.

“It's good to see you safe. It has been quite a while since we met, you also came to Shelter 1?” ask Alexander.

“???”

Yona stunned. He wanted to get angry and curse, but Alexander's so relaxed reaction left him perplexed. Really made him unsure how to respond to it. It was only after a while that he realized something was wrong.

“Of course I survived! Besides, didn't I already say that our main headquarters (Nine Gates) is in Shelter 1? You forget something important like that?” yona said with an astonished expression behind her mask.

“Hmmm ... Maybe you've said it?” alexander was not sure.

In this time, Alexander had experienced many things. Either fight with Jacob to the point of being severely injured, hide to recuperate, fight with the Abyssal Basilisk, train hard to control his abilities, and also face many things after reaching Shelter 1.

Arguably, Alexander was so focused that he forgot some of the small details that were removed by his head. Even his encounter with Grey Jackal was not on the agenda, but it happened by chance because he heard news about the person.

“Is something wrong?” Alexander tilted his head.

“Of course! You forgot what I said before! I told you, if you come to Shelter 1, you should see me. I have also given you an emblem to be able to find me easily. Have you forgotten it?” Yona was angry.

“...”

Alexander was conscious. When the memory of the emblem appeared in his mind, the man seemed to realize that he had gone a longer way when he could find a shorter way. But he immediately shook his head.

Alexander could have amassed the power of the Nine Gates, but the organization was extremely mysterious, not even many people had heard of the name in Shelter 1. That meant, he still had to hide in the shadows. It also had a meaning ..he and his colleagues would continue to be in surveillance, as well as having to rely on the Nine Gates. A situation he really doesn't want.

Alexander took a long breath. Although it had a faster advantage, such a way was the way he wanted to avoid. After all, being more independent, more hidden, and having more freedom .. isn't that fragrant?

“Thank you for your invitation, Yona. I do everything my own way. As you can see, I'm fine here.” Alexander shrugged his shoulders while smiling lightly. “Thank you for trying to help me.”

“Very good!” yona exclaimed with a dissatisfied expression.

The woman actually wanted to help Alexander, but her help seemed to have gone unneeded. It could even be seen that Alexander's situation was now better than his own. The man progressed too fast, making him wonder if he who was considered a genius was still slow.

Only, what Yona was more important to was not a matter of their speed. He only felt dissatisfied that his friend had come to Shelter 1 but had not visited him. Yes ... the reason is that simple.

Alexander took a long breath. He looked up at the sky then said, “It seems like your group's identity is unusual, so it's not safe to appear like this, right? I have to go to work. How about we talk another time.”

“...” Yona.

“I'll buy you a drink instead,” Alexander added.

Hearing that remark, Yona really wanted to pull out her weapon and hit the man's head hard. But what Alexander said was true, so he could only give up.

“Good. I'll see you tonight.”

After saying that, Yona's figure disappeared quickly. It only left white feathers hovering around the place.

***

A few hours earlier, in the temporary residence of Melissa and the representative of Shelter 11.

“You really dare to defy the rules and act as you please, Octavius Rubruzen!”

Annie shouted with a pouting expression. Although it was not the cold face as shown when speaking to Alexander, but everyone rarely saw such an angry Annie. So they were all surprised.

“Do you, the Rubruzen Family think that you are invincible and can defy the rules at will? How dare you ignore the rules!” added Annie.

Not far from them, it looked as if Claude was sitting while leaning on the cold. His face looked pale from the loss of a lot of blood. Worse, the man's left hand had actually been cut right on his shoulder. It was wrapped in bandages, but could barely stop the bleeding.

Meanwhile, Melissa sat down near Claude as she continued to cry. The woman continued to blame herself, but Claude kept comforting her and said that everything was fine.

On the previous night, Claude fought with five level 2 people. People who are on the same level as themselves. Having trained hard and had quite good talent, he managed to hold them back. But the situation completely changes when Praz, Octavius' right-hand man appears. Claude was suppressed by a level 3 hunter and was eventually defeated.

Failing to win the fight, Praz cut off his hand. But Claude knew the man had to.

Octavius forces Praz to kill Claude, but is rejected. The man then asked Praz to cut off Claude's right hand as well as his ‘little sister’, but also refused. However, as it continued to be forced and diancamm eventually Praz cut off Claude's left hand.

Although painful, but the physical pain that Claude felt was no worse than the inner pain when thinking about and worrying about Melissa.

So when seeing Melissa return safely, it even made it through everything in its entirety ... Claude was truly relieved and felt that his sacrifice was not in vain at all.

“Do not think I do not know what you are trying to do, Octavius! As a woman, I can say that what you're doing is really disgusting. You are not at all worthy of the name Rubruzen, who is one of the great and noble families!” melissa said with a pouting expression.

“Me-“

SLASHY!

“AARRGHH!”

Unable to finish his words, one of Octavius' hands suddenly fell to the floor. The man then fell to his knees while holding onto his shoulder with an expression of pain. Even his face was distorted and looked worse than before.

Just then, everyone looked towards Mei who had been silent. With just a brief cue, the woman easily cut off Octavius' arm. No one even reacted because his movements were really very fast.

The people who were there instantly felt their backs wet with cold sweat. They did not expect that the beautiful and quiet servant actually acted so decisively. At that very moment, they realized that the woman was not just a beautiful-looking servant ..

Mei was also an extremely powerful level 4 hunter figure and was considered to be Annie's own shadow!

“Master Octavius is not entirely wrong. Since I cut off Claude's hand, it should have been me-“

“Shut!” Annie interrupted Praz's speech. He looked at Octavius who was wailing and continued. “Your hand is neatly cut. If you find a good doctor, it is not impossible that your hands are sewn back together. Although it takes a long time to recover, but you will not lose completely.”

Annie then glanced at Praz and said, “Bring him back. Think of this as a lesson.”

“D-Understood!” praz said nervously.

After that, Praz and the other Octavius subordinates left the house. Carrying the wounded Octavius and his hands, then leaving as fast as they could.

After the men left, Annie immediately looked towards Melissa and Claude with regretful expressions on her face.

“Sorry because I'm late. I ... I really didn't know such a thing would happen,” he said with his head bowed.

“This is not your fault at all, Miss Annie.” Claude said softly. “I'm so grateful that you've come. Thank ye. Thank you so much for helping us get through this predicament.”

Hearing Claude's sincere words, Annie felt a little embarrassed. He took a deep breath and spoke.

“Is your hand still there? If there is, would you like to try to reconnect it?” ask Annie.

“Indeed it still exists, but I don't know if it can still be connected. If it is troublesome, then there is no need to bother doing it,” Claude replied.

“Please help Claude!” melissa said with a sincere expression. She even knelt down in front of Annie and threw away her pride as the daughter of the Shelter 11 leader.

“You don't have to argue. I will definitely do what I can. You can get up, Melissa. It's not your fault at all. I had absolutely no idea that many envoys were being held here. Even though the castle was closed, it should have been well taken care of.

As an apology, I will take care of all the documents you need. After all, this is not just my problem or yours, but for the entire Blood Cross.”

Annie assured with a firm and sincere expression on her face.

“This is for our common good!”

>> Connect.