BXBX NOVEL Chapter 262: Power Boost
[Amerisa - Unity Street.]
[Michael\'s Home.]
"You should rest Erika! You have been moving around the 15th and 16th cities for two days straight, you aren\'t going back there again!!"
Maria quickly stood up, stopping her sister who was about to leave the house.
"What do you expect me to do? Stay here and watch some movies when Michael\'s whereabouts is unknown?!" Erika asked with a slight frown.
"I know you are worried, we are--"
"--What are you doing Tom!! That\'s not where Jerry is hiding!!"
The two turned their heads to Mira, and Sofia, who were on the sofa watching Tom and Jerry.
"Hahaha!!" She laughed out loud, seeing Jerry pranking Tom.
Erika: "....?????"
"What are you doing, Mira? Michael has been missing for four days now! And you\'re here watching cartoon!" Maria asked, with a frown on her face. Her attention was now focused on Mira.
"Huh?" Mira turned her head to the two.
"How many times have I told you guys? Brother is fine... He\'s somewhere getting stronger, I don\'t know why you guys are so worried."
"Mira is right." Drakon, in his human appearance, walked out from the kitchen, with roasted meat in hand.
"I can feel him getting stronger from our bond."
"Really?" Erika turned her head to him: "Are you sure he\'s OK?" She asked again, her voice filled with urgency.
"Yeah." Drakon nodded, and sat down on the sofa beside Mira. "I started feeling his increase in strength yesterday till now... He\'s still increasing."
Erika sighed in relief, while Maria glared at Drakon:
"Why didn\'t you tell us this Yesterday?!! Jennifer, Tyson, Rahond and even the Supreme Brigade are all looking for him!!"
"Really? Well... You didn\'t ask me yesterday." Drakon said in a flat tone, eating his meat with his hand.
"..."
Maria was speechless.
Erika walked past her, and sat down on the other sofa... Then observed Mira:
"Why aren\'t you worried about him, Mira? Do you also have a bond with him?" She asked in a low voice.
Mira turned her hand to the disheveled Lady beside her, dark circles were under her eyes which appeared from lack of sleep, Even her could see Erika was weak at the moment; and wasn\'t at her best.
\'Is this love? This is suffering.\' Mira thought to herself, searched for the best reply and said.
"Brother will never do anything that\'ll risk his life, and four days ago you said brother went to close a gate, he also instructed none of us should follow... All I know is, there is a reason for that... So be patient, he\'ll be back... And please, ask the others to stop looking for him... My brother is OK."
She emphasized the word "OK"
Erika thought about her words, and heaved a sigh:
"You have a point." She relaxed on the sofa, turning her head to the movie Mira was watching.
In less than two minutes, she fell asleep on the sofa.
"Were you telling the truth about Michael getting stronger?"
Maria whispered to Drakon, who sighed, and placed the empty plate on the center table.
"No... I also can\'t sense him, it\'s like; Michael vanished from this realm."
"Huh? Then why did you lie?" Maria was shocked.
"Because of her, Michael won\'t be happy seeing her in this state... So I had to lie... At least she\'ll have some hope."
Maria was silent, then turned her head to Mira: "Did you also lied?"
"Nope, Why would I lie?" She turned her head to Maria, dark lines appearing on her face.
"Forget it... I\'ll just call the rest and tell them the news... Although it\'s untrue, it\'s Hope."
Drakon nodded, while Mira turned her head back to her movie, a small smile on her face.
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[20th City]
[Lockwood.]
[Hideout.]
"You are awake?" Sunny was surprised, seeing Mika sitting on the couch in their small building.
Mika turned her head to him, tried to smile, but it didn\'t reach her eyes.
"When are we getting out from this curse place?" She asked in a low voice. "And who were those screaming all night long?" She added with a shiver.
Sunny heaved a sigh, he walked up to her, and sat down.
"You know, this city once had a population of hundred of thousands of people... But now... Only a handful of few tens of hundreds are left... That\'s why the city seems empty."
"So the screams?"
"Yeah, Those were screams of the ones getting slaughtered last night... Those things always hunt every three days in a week... But last night was caused by us." He relaxed on the couch.
"So you are saying those things went ahead and killed some people after losing us?"
"Those things as you called then are known as Dead soldiers, only the elite can change to those things, and after that... They\'ll need fresh blood to turn back to humans."
"How long have you guys been here?" She asked again.
"More than a week now... OK, why did you guys come here?" Sunny asked, observing Mika\'s expression.
"Rebecca is their first elder, and her real strength is that of a Grandmaster 5-stars."
"Are you sure about this?" Sunny sat up, staring at her in shock.
Mika nodded, not saying anything.
"What about Damon, Yan and the rest? Are they with her?"
"I don\'t know, And I think... No, I know Damon is dead."
Sunny thought for a moment, and tap on his bracelet: "AI, search Damon Makion."
< Searching...>
< Error.>
< Reasons: The Person might not have opened a VRG account, or he/she is dead.>
"He\'s dead." Sunny sighed. "So Rebecca was behind all these."
"What about Yan, QingLi and their kings?" Mika asked with some hope.
Sunny nodded, and asked AI... He frowned slightly;
Seeing his frown, Mika asked: "What is it? Are they also dead?"
"No, they are alive... But..."
The frown on his face deepen.
"But what?"
Mika asked, the suspense was killing her.
"Why did Yan followed you guys?" Instead of answering, Sunny asked:
"To get stronger, that\'s what Rebecca told us, we\'ll have the power of a Grandmaster." She answered.
"They are alive, but... Yan is now an Elite Medal holder, while the rest are all Diamond medal holders... In one night, they gained such strength!!"
"What? How is that possible?!!" Mika exclaimed in shock.