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Brian the Traitor

On the roof of the building a few kilometers from the main headquarters of the Crux of Shadow.

“I've brought him here, Chairman.”

Draco saluted and reported to Ark. Behind him, there was a figure of Brian who stood stiffly, seemingly not daring to move and kept staring at the back of the man who was the head of the Sword of Sufferings, Hades.

“Draco brought you here, it means you are not a member of the Crux of Shadow. So tell me, who are you? From which group? And what's your reason for being here?”

Ark asked in a flat tone. He did not turn his head or turn around at all, but still made Brian feel depressed.

Taking a deep breath, the young man immediately replied with a serious expression.

“Include, my name is Brian and I am currently affiliated with the Spirit of Fire.” group

“Isn't that a group newly investigated by Saito, Chairman?” ask Draco.

“Indeed.” Ark still looked indifferent. “As far as I know, the group is not in the downtown area at all. If you are indeed from that group, there must be a reason why you came to this place, right?”

“I was given the task of supervising the Sword of Sufferings. Since your appearance, I feel that the Sword of Sufferings directly attacked the Crux of Shadow which means that you will most likely appear around their area of power sooner or later.”

“So you said that you came to this place alone, risking yourself to do such a suicide mission? Or, you have other intentions?”

“Yes! I want to join Sword of Sufferings!”

“You want to betray the old group and join the new group easily? Do you think traitors will be accepted all over the place easily?”

After saying that, Ark turned around. A pair of ruby-like red eyes immediately stared at Brian.

Sensing that gaze, Brian clearly felt nervous and scared. However, he still dared to answer.

“The reason why I left is because the Spirit of Fire could not keep their promise. By the time I first joined, I wanted to work with them to take down the Crux of Shadow. But until now, everything has not materialized.

They told me to do a lot of work. Whether it's lurking, recruiting, searching for resources, and many other things. What I received was not even better than the rations for ordinary workers. I'm tired of doing this kind of overwork!

I kept quiet as I felt that only the Spirit of Fire had a chance to fight against the Crux of Shadow. However, all those thoughts ended since the appearance of Sword of Sufferings.”

“So, do you think, we have a higher chance of defeating Crux of Shadow, huh?” ask Ark.

“True.”

“So you want to join us for wanting revenge?”

“Ya!” assertive Brian.

“A reasonable and interesting reason, but ..”

Ark shook his head.

“You are in no way qualified to join us.”

“Why?” brian asked with a confused expression.

“First and most importantly, you are not from the same city as us. For now, the Sword of Sufferings did not want to recruit members from outside. Besides, you are too weak and do not have anything that stands out. From that alone, I cannot accept you.

Yes ... There is actually a way if you want to get into the Sword of Sufferings, which is to pass the test that I made specifically. However, the test may be too heavy because it weighs you physically and mentally. Even so, do you still want to try it?”

Sensing Ark's gaze, Brian felt as if he was being stared at by a demon. Even so, he still gritted his teeth and replied firmly.

“YA!”

“Then you will follow us to gather with the rest of the other members. There, you will tell everything you know about the city, all groups, and also places that are considered dangerous in this city including its creatures.”

After saying that, Ark immediately walked past Brian. Upon seeing Ark's hand gesture, everyone also immediately followed.

“What are you waiting for, Brian? Stop daydreaming or we'll leave you.” Draco immediately said in a dissatisfied tone.

“D-Understood!”

Brian answered nervously. The young man then followed the twelve and left from there.

***

The next day, in a suburban building.

“This is a bit troublesome, Boss. It seems your guess is right. Crux of Shadow really added up the amount of manpower. Of course you can calm down because as much as they are, it won't be a problem for me!

My team has returned with the loot you wanted.”

Leon who had just arrived with ten other members smiled. He brought quite a lot of fruits from the Crux of Shadow post. In addition, Leon's team also hunts down many zombies to get meat.

Meanwhile, Ark who was still wearing a robe and mask was busy himself. He sat down while appraising the white powder placed on the small bowl. The young man then muttered.

“Powder that is harmless to humans, but bothers the zombies. If not mistaken, this should be mixed with a little water and then applied to the end of the arrow. Shot into a zombie's eye until it pierced through its brain, to the most vulnerable part so that the creature could be disturbed from feeling pain that they should not be able to feel?

It could also be thrown towards the zombie crowd. Explosions of powder that spread like smoke would disturb the zombies. Although it did not injure them, it could be used to delay time. Am I right?”

Hearing Ark's explanation, Brian was shocked. He did not expect other than strong, it turns out that the figure of Hades is so smart. Could know one of the secret ingredients discovered by the scientist from the Spirit of Fire. They all need a lot of time to find it.

“You're right, Mr. Hades.”

At that moment, Leon saw Brian's alien figure. The man turned to Ark and asked.

“Chairman .. him?”

“Temporary members who are still in the process of testing.” Ark replied flatly.

“So so!” Leon nodded.

“You rest for a moment. After the break, we'll have lunch together. New then ..”

Ark looked towards Brian.

“You will explain all the information you know in detail. Do you understand, Brian?”

“Good, Mr. Hades!”

Brian replied with a serious expression, not daring to refuse at all. But just then a hesitant voice of Leon sounded in the room.

“Are we not waiting for Saito to return, Boss?”

“No need.”

Ark shook his head. At the time when many people were looking at him with puzzled expressions, the young man simply added.

“I have a special task given to him.”

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