
In the afternoon.
Across the city, a news that appalled all the citizens instantly spread very quickly. The Crux of Shadow party wanted to stop the spread of the news, but to no avail as they were also a little late knowing it. The news was about a mysterious group attack that suddenly appeared.
In one night, they attacked four Crux outposts of Shadow and killed more than 250 people.
What shocked everyone was not the number of casualties, but who killed and who was killed. Those killed were 200 elite soldiers (level 1) and 15 special soldiers (level 2). While the kill is two teams with 11 members each team.
This certainly made the groups suppressed by the Crux of Shadow very astonished. Most of them thought that it was a bold provocation from the Spirit of Fire. But after knowing the more detailed news, they realized that it was not something the Spirit of Fire could do.
‘WHO?’
It was a question that came to everyone's mind. After experiencing a slight impasse, some of the information gatherers finally discovered a shocking truth.
The people that the Crux of Shadow sent out of the city could barely return. There are powerful groups out there that also endanger the Crux of Shadow that people consider invincible. In addition, there were also some words from the witnesses that made them somewhat afraid.
‘Sword of Sufferings. Groups coming from out of town. The Devils. King of the Underworld, Hades.’
The appearance of the group clearly caused panic among the citizens who had previously been quite calm. Those who believe in the Crux of Shadow say that the day for fighting demons has come. Those who do not believe become angry. They believed that the Crux of Shadow was causing trouble. They provoke a powerful group and will go to war.
As a result, the people who were under the food chain like them were dragged into an intergiant war!
At the Spirit of Fire headquarters, the atmosphere became even more depressed compared to before.
“How, Chairman?”
In the meeting room, many people stared at the figure of the resolute middle-aged man who was the leader of the Spirit of Fire. All this time, they had all relied on that person. But right now, the situation had actually become even more chaotic and outside of their plans.
‘Who the hell, Sword of Sufferings? Why did those crazy people come to make things even more chaotic?’
The higher-ups of the Spirit of Fire who were already struggling with the existence of the Crux of Shadow became even more of a headache. They could not complain in their hearts.
“Decision to contact Sword of Sufferings? I feel it's too reckless, Chief. I mean, we don't even know them. Whether they are good or perhaps even crazier compared to the Crux of Shadow, we have absolutely no idea.
Moreover, they were different from the Crux of Shadow who had a fixed base. Their appearance is also very closed. So, even if we want to contact the Sword of Sufferings, where can we find them?”
The daughter of the head of the Spirit of Fire who was one of the higher-ups immediately spoke up. He clearly felt dissatisfied with the useless people that could only trouble his father. Seeing the change in his father's body condition, he clearly felt worried.
“I understand your idea. The power of the Sword of Sufferings might be able to help us. But the risk is too great. In addition, our personnel are obviously too busy,” said the middle-aged man.
“I have a suitable candidate to contact Sword of Sufferings.”
Hearing that, many people immediately turned their eyes to the source of the voice. Looking towards one of the higher-ups, they looked somewhat doubtful.
“We can send a young man named Brian. He has a good ability to track. He is also very good at archery. In addition, it seems that he also easily communicates with people he just met.”
The man's explanation made the eyes of many Spirit of Fire higher-ups instantly brighten.
***
Meanwhile, at Brian and Evans' residence.
Unlike the meek Brian as always, the man currently looked solemn.
“Sword of Sufferings ..?”
Sitting in a chair while looking down, Evans replied calmly.
“It seems that the city is becoming increasingly insecure. The Spirit of Fire was getting more and more depressed as well. Do you have any other thoughts, Evans?”
Hearing Brian's question, Evans looked up and looked towards the young man with a serious expression. With a face of disbelief, he walked up to her and held onto the young man's shoulder and whispered.
“Are you thinking of leaving the Spirit of Fire and joining them? Aren't you afraid if the higher-ups find out?”
“You must know the reason why I joined Spirit of Fire, Evans.”
“Of course I know. You want revenge for your family. Still, what if they were a bunch of madmen worse off than the Crux of Shadow? Just arrived, those people instantly killed over 250 people!”
Brian looked towards his best friend with a cold expression.
“As long as I can get revenge .. I don't mind joining a bunch of lunatics, even demons!”
The two whispered in a voice that only they could hear. They are looking at each other in silence. After some time, Evans took a deep breath and said.
“Do as you please, Brian!”
After saying that, Evans immediately picked up the quiver, bow, and short sword. He went straight out of the room, leaving his best friend sitting there in silence.
‘POWER! I NEED MORE POWER!’
After exiting the room, Evans' expression became darker. His heart was burning and the flames that were burning him were growing. He recalled how his friends had died, then some other bad memories started popping up. Tortured in a dark room and feeling hopeless, betrayed by the girl he so loved, and now.
‘POWER! HAD I BEEN STRONGER, THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED!’
Clutching tightly to his chest, Evans walked out of the headquarters with an angry and pained expression.
A few hours just passed.
At midnight in the suburban area close to the forest, dozens of kilometers from the Spirit of Fire headquarters. The figure of the young man sat on a huge rock with a breath up and down. Lots of scars on his body. He held a short sword with a ruthless expression while looking at the dozens of grey hound carcasses in front of him that were piled up like a small hill.
Seeing a slight movement on one of the grey hound bodies, Evans immediately jumped down and walked up to him. When he saw the frightened eyes of the creature, he said.
“You kill to live, and I kill to survive. This is how this crazy world works. I'm not gonna apologize for this. Anyway ..”
Evans directly stabbed the creature in the eye and stabbed its brain. Black blood and a smell splashed on his face. Having a cold expression, the young man said.
“Weakness itself is sin.”
>> Connect.