Apocalypse After

Rescue Mission

A few hours just passed.

Upon opening her eyes, Aurora immediately saw the vast starry night sky. Such a sight left him stunned and feeling puzzled. Just then, he suddenly felt cold.

Only then did Aurora realize that she was wearing nothing under the thick cloak that covered her entire body. Such a sudden occurrence made him feel confused and panicked. The woman then felt angry and embarrassed.

‘Alexander! This must be Alexander!’

While thinking that, Aurora immediately looked around. At the time of seeing the figure of Alexander who was sitting a few meters away from him. The young man seemed to feel his gaze, so turned his head while asking, “Awoke?”

“Um .. Yes.”

Aurora is complicated. At first, the woman thought of scolding Alexander. However, the anger was instantly dissipated when he heard his voice. That makes him feel uncomfortable. It was as if his brain and body were out of sync, even slightly unfurled.

Aurora was about to get up, but immediately stopped when she remembered she was wearing nothing behind the cloak that covered her. While gripping the ‘blanket’, he was getting confused.

A moment later, the woman suddenly felt something different in her body. With wide eyes, he looked at Alexander with an expression of disbelief.

“Alexander ... you ..”

“You almost died of poisoning. That's the only way. Thank goodness you were lucky enough. Can survive despite passing a few twists and turns,” said Alexander with a relaxed expression on his face.

Seeing the relieved expression on Alexander's face, Aurora felt somewhat embarrassed. Fortunately, he did not know what the young man was thinking. If he had known it, the woman would have scolded and cursed Alexander.

At the moment of seeing Aurora well, Alexander heaved a sigh of relief.

‘Luckily he survived. After helping out a lot and investing with such a rare miracle root, it would be a pity if he were to die.’

After that, Alexander took the Aurora backpack and placed it near the woman. Looking at the bewildered Aurora, he immediately said in a flat tone.

“You wear it yourself. Too many and layered, so just do it yourself.”

Hearing that, Aurora was stunned in place. His face became increasingly red with embarrassment and anger. He was ashamed that Alexander helped him to take care of his wounds and clean his body. However the woman was also angry when she saw the expression full of unwillingness on the young man's face.

‘What does that expression mean? Reluctant? Feel my body look bad and unworthy?’

The possibilities make Aurora even more uncomfortable. He really wanted to curse out loud, but could not do so.

In the end, only two words were spoken from his lips.

“Thank you.”

Alexander's movement stopped for a moment. The young man stared at Aurora deeply, before finally nodding lightly.

Not wanting to think things through, Alexander immediately went to pack some of the hard-earned loot he had brought up to the surface. Eight perfectly matched spider legs were made into a dagger, two horns, and a poison sac.

Is dealing with women interesting? The answer was of course interesting, and as a man, Alexander also found it interesting. However ...

Dealing with various rare materials to create weapons and potions made him even more interested!

 

Next morning.

Alexander stared at Aurora who had been acting strangely since last night. The young man frowned while asking.

“Do you feel uncomfortable? Is something wrong?”

Hearing Alexander's question so suddenly, Aurora gasped. He looked towards the young man. After a while, the woman finally shook her head.

“Nothing. Absolutely no problem.”

“Are you sure?”

Alexander immediately approached Aurora and tried to unmask her. At that moment, the woman jumped back. Even going too far because I want to

avoid it.

“If you don't want to talk about it, I won't force you. But I have to remind you. Adapt to your body immediately. The strength, speed, and endurance of your body increased tremendously.

In addition, you also have to start learning and mastering the various abilities that you have gained. It would be a waste if we obtained the extraordinary abilities of mutated creatures, but could not use them.”

Alexander's words made Aurora feel at ease. The woman was a little confused. He felt comfortable because the young man did not want to force himself to confess, or because of the attention given. Maybe because of both.

“I understand. I will soon master it,” Aurora replied.

“Good. If nothing else, then we will continue the journey.” Alexander nodded lightly.

Looking at Alexander's figure from the side, Aurora felt a little uncomfortable. He clearly saw with his own eyes how the young man fought all out with the black spider. However, he ended up getting the miracle root.

“Alexander!” call Aurora.

“En? What's up?” Alexander looked.

“If ... If we don't find another mutated creature, what are we going to do next?” ask Aurora.

The woman knew how rare such a creature was. If you let go, do not know when the opportunity will come. Maybe in an instant, or maybe it won't appear until the end of his life.

“Three days!” Alexander stretched out three fingers. “If we can't find the creature I want in three days, then we'll be back.”

“I'd rather delay a few years than regret taking the wrong root miracle. As for the root miracle you absorbed ... don't think too much about it. Understand?” alexander said with a gentle smile.

Of course he didn't want Aurora to keep calling him because it would make him think. However, it seems that the woman had a different thought. He felt Alexander say that to comfort him.

Having a gentle smile behind her mask, the woman nodded lightly.

“Thank you.”

After that, they began to continue their journey.

It's just, the journey was so bland. They found nothing useful. Instead, they several times avoided danger.

A few hours later, Alexander suddenly made a gesture to Aurora to alert the woman. The young man pulled his sword out, then pointed in a certain direction.

Looking at the direction that Alexander was pointing at, Aurora's expression instantly turned very serious. It was even colder and looked dangerous compared to before.

“Human footprints? How can there be human footprints in a place like this?” murmured Aurora with an expression full of surprise and disbelief.

“Of course there is another Hunter.” Alexander replied flatly. “The problem is, we do not know where the hunters came from and have a trace of hostility with us or not. When viewed from its place, it should still be a hunter from Shelter 13. However, I don't know if they're enemies or our comrades.”

“...”

Seeing the serious expression on Alexander's face, Aurora continued to nod. He then asked, “What will we do now?”

“The reason we came is to look for miracle root. So it is better to avoid them and take a detour.” Alexander made the decision without a hint of hesitation.

“Good.”

After that, Alexander and Aurora chose a detour. They avoided where the other party's people might be while searching for other creatures and avoided various monsters that only caused them trouble.

It's just that, whether out of luck or unable to dodge fate, Alexander and Aurora end up still meeting other hunters.

On the other hand, there appeared to be thirteen people consisting of three level 2 hunters and ten level 1 hunters. Seeing the composition of the enemy made Alexander sigh in relief in his heart. During the battle, even if it did not win, the young man was still quite confident in escaping.

Even so, Alexander felt that such a thing did not need to be done because ...

From the clothes they were wearing, he knew that the other people here were the guards from Shelter 13. Blood Cross members who are doing their duty.

“Wait!”

A middle-aged man who was most likely the head of the team instantly gave his subordinates orders not to be careless. He then asked Alexander and Aurora.

One of them was a level 2 hunter, and the other had strength that seemed too faint that he could not tell.

Alexander immediately opened his hood and showed his face to the people of the guard force. Having a friendly smile on his face, he said.

“My name is Alexander. They call me the White Flash. Maybe you've heard of it?

This is my partner, Aurora. We came here to explore. Hope lucky enough to get a good harvest.”

Hearing Alexander's remark, the man's serious expression became even more slack. Only a moment later did he stare at the two with wide eyes.

“Are you two not that famous rookie duo? How ... how can it already be at level 2?” ask the middle-aged man.

“Hey, isn't this a little embarrassing?” Alexander had an embarrassed expression. “We were both quite lucky. Maybe I was lucky enough to follow Aurora. He managed to reach level 2 lately and I have already taken 8 potions. Not far from level 2.”

“...”

Seeing the dumbfounded expressions of those people, Alexander continued.

“The reason why we came is to look for a suitable miracle root for Aurora. We originally picked some suitable ones, but were lucky enough to find a dying level 2 creature after fighting with a level 3 creature.

Oye! I'm even dumbfounded. Didn't expect him to be so lucky! Really makes me jealous.

Of course, I'm not too envious because he definitely helped me get the second root miracle.”

Alexander said in a surprised and amazed tone. His last sentence was a bit slow, but it was still heard by the three level 2 people on the other side. Makes the corners of their lips twitch great. It was simply unexpected that there was such a relaxed and cheerful hunter.

Seeing them all silent, Alexander again asked.

“Then, what do the guards do in a place like this?”

Hearing Alexander's question, the middle-aged man's expression became solemn.

“We are on a rescue mission. Did you guys see another group with Miss Mari in it?”

“Nona Let?” murmured Alexander with a serious expression. Recalling what he had heard before, the young man made sure. “Beautiful woman with beautiful body full of indentations? The daughter of one of the higher-ups?”

“Ya!” The middle-aged man was excited. “Where did you see it?”

Hearing that, Alexander shook his head.

“I didn't see it. I'm just making sure I've heard that name from my friend.”

Alexander's words made the people feel doused with cold water. They were all stunned in their respective places without being able to say anything.

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