Ten looks at the technical marvel that is this secure door. The security features and sheer ingenuity have him appreciate the door.
“This is one good-looking door. I’m pretty sure no thief could get in there.”
Then takes a step to the side and places his hand on the wall.
“Yup, no way to get through that door.”
Ten closes his eyes and starts chanting a mathematical code. The code he is chanting lasts a few moments longer than usual. But then he opens his eyes and the wall he was touching starts glowing. The glow is restricted in the form of a big door. The door of light starts going inwards into the wall then turns left towards the side of the security door and pushes in further. After several meters of going straight it once again turns left. The light dissipates once it reaches the end of the concrete it was moving in and so a tunnel was created that bypassed the security door.
“Yup, amazing door if I ever saw one, I should take a picture to show Demo.”
Ten walks into the tunnel he created and finds himself in a pathway behind the security door. The door is to the left, and to the right, there is a light at the end of the pathway where Ten can hear a lot of hustle and bustle. Ten slowly walks into the hallway and towards the light. He sneaks close enough to see into the big room and hides behind a big rock. And there he sees Strils.
Strils is carrying bags of MYOS vials and placing them into a large container. The container is linked to a spaceship-like vehicle. It seems that Strils is planning on moving the evidence. Ten stands up to get a closer look and see if there is anything he can do.
“TEN, GET DOWN!”
Mia warns Ten, and he immediately responds by ducking back down.
“What? Did he see me?”
“No, there are several unknown lifeforms in the back and it seemed like one of them was staring right at you.”
“Unknown lifeforms?”
“They have human-like features but their biosignature is completely different.”
“Could they be Palindra?”
“No, these seem to be human-like in their features and biosignature.”
“You really think they saw me?”
“Since they aren’t attacking or making any noise or warning Strils, it seems I was wrong. Take a peek at that direction again.”
Ten slowly gets up and looks in the direction that Mia felt their presence. Ten can now also see several figures standing in the shadows but their eyes have an eerie purple glow. And it indeed feels like one of them is staring directly at Ten looking him in the eyes. Ten immediately moves back behind the rock to hide.
“It looked right at me.”
“Yet it isn’t warning Strils. Perhaps they are hostages.”
“Or they are crazy sentinels who are waiting to see if I’m alone or with an army. Or perhaps they already informed Strils and he is waiting for me to let my guard down. Or …”
“TEN!”
Ten stops his rambling and looks at his hand.
“My bad.”
“We have to stop Strils before he can get away.”
“I have an idea.”
While Ten works out his idea, Bilicus is standing in a room looking at the screens. He is a bit confused because Braverte who broke into the abandoned lab is just standing there. The people who are at the lab don’t dare approach him. So Braverte is just standing there alone with his head down. Bilicus senses that something is wrong. And then he hears a sudden loud voice from outside of the building he is in.
“BILICUS!”
It’s Braverte’s voice but that is impossible how can he be at two places at the same time? Plus there is no way that Braverte would know this new hideout. How did he find them? Bilicus goes towards the window and looks down and there stand Braverte and Pulmo. Braverte looks directly at the window where Bilicus is and smiles. Braverte raises his hand with his palm up and with two fingers gestures for Bilicus to come down.
Bilicus doesn’t understand what’s happening looks back at the screen and there he sees the Braverte that was in the lab disintegrate into a pile of rubble and blood. This infuriates Bilicus because he can’t believe that he was tricked by a damn clone. He clenches his fist in anger.
“Braverte!….”
Pulmo looks around to see if any of Bilicus’ henchmen are coming out. Or if some of the students who are following his orders appear.
“Today it ends.”
Braverte nods and notices the door of the building they are in front of opening. Out of the building walk the third and fourth strongest students. Pulmo walks towards them while Braverte stays in place. Braverte looks back up to the window and sees that Bilicus is no longer there. Plus the fact that two of the strongest students came out, means that he is probably not coming out. Which means Braverte will just have to go in.
Pulmo and the two strongest meet each other halfway and once they are close enough to be within striking distance they all stop. Pulmo looks at them with a somber look on her face.
“Cherish your life.”
The 3rd strongest student named Teraw calmly responds as well.
“We do, and we know how strong you are. But our task is to delay you, not defeat you. So we hope you will respect that and not make this a fight to the death.”
Braverte starts walking towards the building as well, he looks at the three of them as he walks past them. He makes sure to glance at Pulmo’s eyes and demeanor to see if she needs any help dealing with the two students. Pulmo looks at him with eyes filled with calm confidence and nods at him.
Braverte nods back and keeps walking. The two strongest students know that if they were to try and stop Braverte from entering they wouldn’t last long. Teraw the 3rd strongest has heard rumors on her home planet about Bravere and his strength. So she can only imagine what kind of monster he would keep under his wing. The 4th strongest student named Tearh sees no use in fighting unnecessary battles so letting Braverte go is the most logical conclusion.
Pulmo now knows that these two have been sent to delay her. She could fight and overpower them but would hurt students in the process of doing so. There is only one reasonable solution.
“5 minutes.”
The 3rd strongest Teraw immediately understood what Pulmo meant. She will wait here for 5 minutes, which means that the two students will have done their job and no one will have been hurt in the process.
Both Teraw and Tearh do a fist-hand salute and bow and in unison answer.
“Thank you.”
Braverte goes into the building.
Chapter 55 Fin
