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Chapter 123 123: Everyone Has A Plan [Pt4]
Chapter 123 123: Everyone Has A Plan [Pt4]
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The kidnapper waited to see if Master Shinzou would let him go or not. The truth of the matter he had refused to believe before was flashing before his eyes now.
He was certain that this red-haired man was the leader of the guild called 'Burning Abyss' as well as the vice-commander of the guild association.
"Hmm, now that you have become my student, I feel like I can trust you more. Come, and we shall have fun with each other. Also, students should not hide anything from their teachers, right?"
The male kidnapper sighed in relief as soon as noticed that he had been let go. But that was the wrong thing for him to feel safe about because the very next second, the man had a tight grip on the kidnapper's face.
"Hey, I asked you a question. You should not hide anything away from your master, right? And that means looking your master in the face and telling him where your secret base is."
The kidnapper was suddenly terrified. He had a feeling that he would die if he looked away from the man in front of him.
'No, I will not die but I will be tortured by the owner of these golden eyes.'
But if the kidnapper opened his mouth, then he would be killed off by the people who had hired him. But if he did not, then it would be a fate worse than death.
'What should I do? God, what should I do now?'
And just when it seemed like all hopes and dreams had been lost, the kidnapper was made to look up into Master Shinzou's eyes.
"Do not worry, I can see the spell binding your tongue and will take care of it. Do not fear me because I will help you out."
Master Shinzou's eyes looked calm as he said those words. It seemed like everything would be alright if the kidnapper trusted him but it was the effect of the vow.
'But does it matter anymore? I am dead either way so I might as well take the risk and get it all off my chest.'
In the end, the kidnapper ended up revealing all his secrets and he was sent back to the inn by Shinzou.
Once that was done, Shinzou decided to make his way toward the cave where the grandmaster was right now. His phone was opened and he quickly followed the navigation app.
The rock in front of the cave looked a little weird but the instructions to bypass it were clear. All he needed to do was to pass his mana through the stone and he was done.
'Hmm, let me see. So, this is what I need to do?'
Master Shinzou was soon in the cave and he accidentally took a wrong turn. He looked at his phone's navigation app and it pointed to him being at the right location.
But despite that, he could not see anything around him but rocks.
"What the fuck is giving off this signal? It must be a phone. Did this mean Clair's brother is here as well? Is it his - I mean, Grandmaster's old phone which is making this signal?"
Master Shinzou looked around and he was suddenly surprised to see a familiar-looking phone lying on the ground. He quickly picked it up, only to realize that it belonged to Master Fushi.
He picked it up but remembered to mark this place on his map.
Now that he had the most prominent signal picked up, he was able to locate the location of his other team members.
"Grandmaster, I am back. And I have some crucial information to share with you all. I was able to drag out the location of where we need to go from the other kidnapper."
On this side, the Grandmaster already had the female kidnapper unconscious and tied up. It was everything Shinzou had expected from the grandmaster and some more.
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Master Shinzou returned at the best possible time with the best possible information. Keith was happy to see him.
"By the way, was there any message from Master Fushi? I found her phone in the cave but I did not see her. Did I miss something critical?"
Clair was the one who quickly opened her phone to check and there was a message from Master Fushi informing them that she had found the secret hide-out.
"Fuck. Had I seen this before, I would not have had to do all this."
Clair was justifiably angry it was her fault for not checking her phone. It seemed like Master Fushi had not sent the message to everyone. And it made sense as well since Clair was the only one who checked her phone regularly.
Keith quietly powered his phone off so that he would not be caught by Clair. He had just checked his phone, only to notice that he had received the message from Fushi as well.
'Let us not let Clair find out about this. It will be better for my sanity and my wallet. Mainly for my wallet.'
"Now then, what has happened had happened. Let us not think too much about it and focus on the task at hand."
Shimi tried to interfere but she backed away once she faced Clair's eyes. Clair looked ready to murder someone and Keith knew she would be cranky.
But before Keith could say anything, the cave started shaking, and they had to brace themselves.
"What is happening? Is this an earthquake? But there was no prediction for such a thing."
Shimi recalled as she fell to the ground. She quickly tried to walk but it was too difficult. The shaking was getting worse and worse.
Keith was only able to not lose his balance because he had formed shields around him that were squeezing him in place. Otherwise, he would have been the first person to fall flat on his face.
It took some time for the shaking to stop but it finally did. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief once that happened.
"Man, what was that? I do not think I have seen such a strong earthquake in my life"
Clair commented as she pushed herself to stand up. Master Shinzou was also leaning against the wall after he had been taken off guard by the quake.
"We should check it out. This shaking was unnatural and it cannot be allowed to continue. Otherwise, it will tarnish the reputation of our guilds."
Keith commented as he donned his 'Grandmaster' persona. For the first time, Keith was not afraid to go in and fight.
He had Master Shinzou and Clair on his side. Shimi and Master Fushi were also strong assets.
But most importantly, he was able to use defensive skills so he would be able to take care of it.
As their party moved deeper and deeper into the cave where Master Fushi had left their phone, they noticed something weird. It only struck Keith what was wrong once he was in front of the rock entrance.
"This cave is unnaturally bright. It is night outside, right?"
It was much more evident in the part of the cave they currently were in. No light should reach this place but it was still brightly lit.
"Yeah, that is true. I did not notice it until now. No wonder something felt off about this place."
Clair agreed as she pressed the small entrance open. She disappeared into the rock first before everyone else followed.
It opened in a grassland with tall trees and a lot of sunshine. It was too bright in this place and it was overflowing with nature.
Keith was about to comment more about this place when he heard the sound of loud footsteps heading his way.
Everyone in the party tensed as the familiar presence of the Fenrir beast headed their way. It had sensed Clair's presence and he was coming after her.
"Should we run? Or should we fight? What should we do now? Grandmaster, I will follow as you direct me to do."
Even though Master Shinzou said that he was already posed ready to fight. His mana was surging, and Keith was suddenly confident that they could win this fight.
And then it was all damped out by Clair and her worried yell.
"I do not think we will be able to win in this unfamiliar environment since Fenrir beasts are invulnerable to mana attacks. We will need to restrain it physically and then cut its head off. But be careful because it is blood is also poisonous. I studied these beasts so I know."
Usually, a kid's words would be laughed at by the adults and not taken seriously. But no one dismissed Clair's words because they knew how much she studied and took care of her research.
"So, what should we do now? Should we dig a hole and kill the beast that way?"
Shimi asked with a questioning look. But Clair looked like she had a plan.
"No, we do not need to dig a hole. I have a better idea than that."