Chapter 100 - Playing With Girls While Your Friends Suffer

"Does that mean we can escape from here?" His voice was full of excitement. He was okay with being hung upside down so that he could take responsibility for what he had done but he wasn't fond of his current predicament.

The ointment those guys gave him on his stomach produced a terrible ache that if not for his strong will, he probably fainted already.

Or force his way out so as to scratch his stomach to the point he wanted to tear apart his belly.

"It would be quite hard. The illusion is only a small radius. If we wanted to escape, we had to gather all the guards in one place and put them into an illusion at the same time. That way, none can report about what happened here," Narukami explained.

Ryu nodded as he pondered, "So what are you going to do first? We're kind of special guests here, I doubt they're going to lower their guards."

"Don't worry, I already have everything in mind," said Narukami calmly.

Seeing how he was, Ryu was confident Narukami's plan was going to work. Finally, he could free himself from this torturous feeling! He was overjoyed.

"You really can do anything, huh?" Ryu said with a smile.

"I can't do anything, I just do what I'm supposed to do."

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Fallen Nightless was a dark organization that had been causing chaos and bloodbath behind the scene. They were, without a doubt, comparable to the Nazis but the difference here was that they act ever so silently.

Their victims probably had reached thirty million people.

Not once did they destroy a small country, towns, and villages that the world didn't bat an eye at.

The reason was simple: destroying these towns and villages was an act of 'salvation' from them. Those dead people should be grateful instead, they did not have to worry about anything.

Free from mortal problems, sleeping in peace for eternity.

Chaos never stopped, that was just how things were. Once it started, it would be like a chain reaction, a domino effect, whatever you called it.

"I'll f*cking kills you all! You trick my country, kill all of the people in it, and even do hideous acts to the children!

"All of you are the lowest trash of society and I'm the one who is going to clean you up!" A girl snapped as she stared daggers at the members of Fallen Nightless.

Their expression was that of mocking. They knew this girl couldn't do any of that.

"What are you going to do about it? We've captured you. Don't worry, we'll be gentle to you.

"You see, a girl with lustrous energy such as you are precious to us. You'll experience true nirvana sooner or later." One of the members licked his lips.

The girl said disgustingly, "You guys truly are the lowest scumbags."

"Alright! Bring her to the prison, we can't waste any more time!" The person who licked his lips ordered excitedly, he couldn't wait for her broken expression in bed!

As the members guide her to the prison, Asahi who was able to blend in with them without being discovered asked her through spiritual transmission, "What's your name?"

She frowned as she was alarmed.

"Don't worry, I don't have ill intentions towards you. I infiltrated this HQ with my friend, maybe we can help each other."

"Why should we? You can betray me anytime."

"You think I'm the person who could do that?"

"You are. I don't know you and you don't know me. We're strangers with no trust in one another," she said as she emphasized the word 'strangers'.

After a short pause, Asahi decided to use another approach, "I'm here to save my childhood friend and before I succeed, no, we succeed. We'll help you, how does that sound?"

Just as she opened her mouth and said something, Asabi quickly added, "I can help you escape the prison. Believe me, it's worse than you can imagine."

Asahi got his memories back when he explored the HQ. He was familiar with this place as if it was his home.

And the prison, well he remembered he was once held captive there and being tortured. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember anything why he was in Fallen Nightless HQ in the first place.

This made him restless more than anything and a bit afraid. Fear of the unknown was the greatest kind of fear and experiencing something he didn't remember about was included in that category.

She shortly pondered and nodded. She underestimated Fallen Nightless HQ and blinded by her revenge, she entered it without much preparation.

Hence the captivation.

After talking with her, these were the things Asahi grasped.

Her name was Diana, she was the last survivor of her country. Although small, it was prosperous and developed slowly. But Fallen Nightless came without a warning, killing people left and right in the name of justice, an act of salvation.

She survived as she was away for her study. When she learned her country had been destroyed in one night, she was shocked and infuriated.

What made her mad the most was that none of the other countries did anything about it! The media went silent as though nothing had happened!

To seek vengeance, she accidentally encountered the existence of Anomaly, the five major Organizations, and Sorcerers.

Without hesitation, she became one and it had been a few years since that. She was now at Level 7.

"Are you a member of one of the five major organizations?"

"Yes but then I left. My movements are limited there as I couldn't get my revenge. I could but that only happens once I get the High Deacon position and Level 9.

"With my capability, it requires twenty to thirty years. Probably I'm not going to reach it before my lifespan runs out."

High Deacon was the third-highest position in any major organization. They took responsibility for a whole division and led an elite team of fifteen.

This position was pursued by many Sorcerers. The rewards were handsome and the risks weren't that much as they only sit at their office and do paperwork, most of the time that was.

Unlike Narukami, Diana was an ordinary person. Advancing to Level 9 was like a path filled with spikes. It was long and hard.

"I understand. This reminds me, mind I know what's your element? Mine is light."

"Light?" She raised her eyebrows in surprise. Not many people had that element, for it was weak in the early stage and the potions for advancing to the next Level were hard to find.

"It's Cryo."

An element to control ice, Asahi thought to himself as he wondered how this power could be useful in this current situation when suddenly.

"Asahi, can you hear me? Wait, who's the girl beside you? We've been captured yet you play with a girl? The audacity!" Ryu said as he pretended to be enraged.

"No! It's not what it looks like! Wait, you've been captured?" Asahi was stunned. He thought with Narukami on his side, things would be for the better but this outcome was beyond his expectation.

He couldn't help but feel nervous.

If there was an opponent who can catch Narukami, then wouldn't that mean escaping here was close to impossible?

"Yeah, I was able to contact you after Narukami gave me a little of his spiritual energy. That aside, where are you? We need your help to escape from here."

"Wouldn't that be impossible?" Asahi expressed his doubts as he imagined someone stronger than Narukami was somewhere in the HQ.

"Why?" Ryu was confused and he then let out an enlightenment interjection.

"Oh, so that's what you worry about. Don't worry, we get into a trap. That's how they capture us.

"Even if we get captured by someone on Narukami's level. You think the HQ would be on its foot?"

His words do make sense. A battle between two experts could cause huge devastation to their surroundings. Man-made buildings or nature could be destroyed within seconds, lives easily lost.

"I see. I'm on my way to you guys. I have a reliable ally that controls ice." Asahi informed Ryu.

"Can she be trusted?" Ryu asked skeptically.

"Yes, she was here because she wanted to seek vengeance for her country. I say we should help her and in the process help my childhood friend."

After he said that, there was no response from Ryu for thirty seconds straight. This made Asahi anxious.

He was aware that Diana was a stranger and he trusted her almost instantly but different from his friends.

He didn't know Ryu and Narukami for long. It wasn't that he didn't trust them, Narukami saved his life, after all, it was because of humans' natural reaction.

Finally, Ryu said, "Narukami said it was fine. The more, the merrier."

Asahi silently heaved a sigh of relief and contented.

"Right, Ryu. I've been meaning to ask this but why do you sound like you're not at all tortured? Are you really in prison?"

Ryu's voice was carefree! It was as though he was in school or something.

"Although I feel like I want to open my belly with my nails, I'm fine. Why do I sound like this? I found no purpose in being dispirited and in despair.. It's the same as falling into the enemy's hands."