Endless Journey: Infinite Realms

Chapter 613 Why are you looking at us like that? Do you want to kill us?

Chapter 613 Why are you looking at us like that? Do you want to kill us?

After poring his eyes over the information showed on the tablet, the slightly amazed Marcus let out an exclamation of surprise, as what he found from the tablet were info that he never had expected to get.

"I expected the Returners to have some origins, but for their origins to be this unique? Wow, they sure are unique individuals..." Marcus muttered with slight awe in his voice. "Well, since they are as impressive as Leader Alex and Delia, then the origins of the Returners are bound to be impressive too..."

His hands then began to make some random gestures this time, which quickly turned off the tablet.

"Hmm... come to think of it. Leader Alex and Leader Delia are still not telling us about their origins... Will they continue hiding it from us even when they had already revealed the past of the Returners? Isn’t that unfair?" While his left hand was occupied on hiding his tablet, Marcus’ mind swiveled as he thought about his own leaders.

"I mean, I don’t really suspect Leader Alex of doing anything bad, but won’t it be better for him if he reveals even just a tiny little bit of his past to us? The same thing goes for Leader Delia too..."

At this point, the mildly curious Marcus began to giggle at himself as if he found what he thought as funny.

"Lol, why would I even think of demanding Leader Alex’s and Leader Delia’s past? With my current power, would their past even matter? Hahaha, I guess I can only know more about Leader Alex and Leader Delia once I get stronger...."

Marcus did not look like he was discouraged at all by this sudden realization of his. Instead, he seemed to be even more motivated, a reaction that is already common for someone like him.

"I guess that’s what I should do. I should just find way to strengthen myself. I am still young, and there are still around 8 months left in my stay here in this world, so I can do a lot to improve myself! Yes! As long as I persevere here, I will reach my goal!"

"Bang!" As if to validate his declaration, Marcus hastily stood up as he clapped his right hand over his chest, creating a gesture that in Marcus’ world, meant as a way to declare a promise.

"Bang!"

Marcus’s body was really not that strong, but because of the magic that he clad all over his skin, the claps that he made produced a reaction akin to that of an explosion.

"Bang bang!" Marcus repeated this clap two more times, filling the whole room with the sounds of a punched drum.

"As long as I do not reach the Fifth Stage, I will never try pestering about Leader Alex’s past! Only when I can be that strong that I will have the right to reach him!"

"Bang!" Marcus added one more clap to his promise before he stopped moving his hands.

That left Marcus with five claps in total, a number which was also considered as a lucky number in his world.

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"Okay, now that I am done here, it’s time for me to start the raid!"

Exactly 3 minutes had already passed by since Marcus starting reading the tablet, which according to his notes, is the exact time when the raid will supposedly be starting.

Leader Alex had told this fact to them yesterday, which Marcus did not dare to forget all this time.

"If Leader Alex or Leader Delia told us that the raid is cancelled, then I will not dare go outside. But since there are no messages from Leader Alex or Leader Delia that cancels the raid, then the raid will happen as intended!"

Like a man relieved that his sickness was false, Marcus appeared to be full of relief from the lack of messages frpm his leaders.

Marcus seem to be not offended that his leaders were not contacting him. Instead, their lack of words made him even more excited, a reaction that surprisingly, all of his fellow Travelers also share.

"Okay.... It’s time for me to go to the inside of the Headquarters again. After all, the teleportation formation will be set-up there....."

Without any delay on his actions, Marcus quickly left his current room as he began rushing towards his destination.

"Swoosh!"

His cloak flowed well with the wind as he flew along the sky, making him look like a man who was just shot out of a cannon.

Such look made Marcus appear silly, although the man himself did not mind that.

Well, even if Marcus knew how he looked now, he will not be worried about that, since his mind was occupied about something else.

"Ok, so from what Dis just told me right now through her telepathy, she and my other Companions are already inside the Headquarters, along with the other Travelers. They seem to be only waiting for me and me alone.... Hoho, so does that mean that I am the last person from the group to arrive? Tsk, this is a little embarrassing..."

If Marcus could just berate himself, then he could have done it, as he just realized that he is the sole reason that the current raid might be delayed.

Of course, Marcus knew that his fellow allies will not be angry at him, since delays like this are just normal. But still, Marcus felt that he must do something in order to atone for his lateness.

"Okay... since I am late, then I must double my rate of attack in the raid later! That will be the only way... that I can absolve myself from being late!"

With his body already halfway the distance towards the Headquarters, Marcus made this new declaration without any hesitation. He seemed to be even excited as he said this, as if the fact that he will be forcing himself to fight more is not a problem for him.

"Yes, doubling my rate of attack is good. If I can triple it, I will be even better. But with my current skills, I guess I can only manage to double it..."

Marcus could have mumbled more words to himself at this point, but the nearing proximity of the Headquarters made him go silent.

"Thud." The young Traveler said nothing else from that point as he landed quietly in front of the Headquarters’ tall doors. He then tested his foot after the landing, as if he was checking if they were injured.

"..."

It was only when he was done checking that Marcus gained the courage to open the door, which he knew will lead him to his new mission.

"...I hope that the continent that we will raid today will be interesting. That way, I can grasp my chance of reaching Grade 4..."

With this thought pervading in his mind, Marcus let out a smile as he opened the doors.

"Yeah, I think I should set that as my goal too. I should also find a way to reach Stage 4 after this raid..."

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A FEW SECONDS LATER.

With his speed and urgency, Marcus was able to enter the main hall of the Headquarters just on time.

The crowd of Travelers that Marcus hoped to see were still inside the hall, and they showed no signs of leaving yet.

This made Marcus relieved, making him discard the thought that his fellow allies have left him behind.

"Okay, so my allies have not yet left me, which means that they must be really waiting for me. Haha, I never knew they will be this considerate of me!" With his mind now relieved from his slight panic earlier, Marcus began to smile as he slowly approached the crowd.

Since these people had the kindness to wait for him, Marcus thought of greeting them all and giving his thanks, as he knew that all this people deserved his gratitude now.

"Hey, everyone. Thank you for-"

But before Marcus could fully articulate his gratitude, he suddenly found his words stuck on his throat, preventing him from speaking any further.

"...."

Marcus’ throat moved up and down a little as he forced himself to speak, but no matter what he did, he just could not speak.

"...."

As much as Marcus wanted to speak now, he lost any courage to even say a single word.

"...."

Why is Marcus acting like this? Well, the reason for that lies on what Marcus had just seen with his very own eyes.

"..."

A murderous-looking Alina, whose current glare was enough to make everyone feel scared, could be seen standing right at the stage overlooking the Travelers.

Her eyes were narrowed into thin slits, while her favorite katana was currently out of its sheath, with its blade pointed directly at the Travelers below her.

Her arms were also crossed at this point, with her frowning face staring at the Travelers with an undeniable hostility.

This posture of hers made Alina look like she was about to murder someone, which her extreme killing intent seem to have confirmed.

"..."

The strength of Alina’s killing intent was so great, that everyone inside the main hall found themselves sweating greatly.

All of them felt like they were close to death, something that nobody from them were able to just ignore.

How could they ignore the feeling of death, when someone as powerful as Alina was staring at them with that murderous eyes?

Even Marcus, who had faced many life-death situations before was also left shaken by Alina’s glare, and he was even frozen on his current spot, unable to move even by an inch!

"...Oh no. Why is she looking at us like that? Did we... do something wrong?" With his mental faculties also affected by the deadly-looking Alina, Marcus found himself floundering for the reason this woman was acting like this.

"From what I remember, we did not do anything wrong for the past few days. We did not commit any mistakes, and even if we did, we would have surely punished those who made the mistakes! With that kind of prudence, there should be nothing that will make Traveler Alina this angry!"

All that Marcus can do now was grind his lips in tension, as this was the only movement that he could do. Other parts of his body were still paralyzed because of Alina’s killing aura, and it seems like he could only make them move if Alina stops what she was doing.

Which of course seems impossible too, since the woman herself appeared to have all the time in the world to continue looking this angry.

"Ugh... since we have gathered here, then that means that the raid will still start. But if that is what should happen, then why are we not yet leaving?" Marcus thought miserably as he slowly resigned himself to waiting.

"Instead of leaving, we were forced to endure Traveler Alina’s anger, as if we had deserved this. Why is this happening? Is there something about the raid that made Traveler Alina angry? If that’s the case, then why is she dumping her anger on us? This does not make sense at all!"

If Alina had continued to stay silent, then poor Marcus could have spent the next few minutes thinking furiously to himself about many things, something that will just make the unfortunate man feel more fear.

Fortunately for Marcus, the murderous Alina has decided to talk 20 seconds after his arrival.