166 A Dream Come True!

Sabrina, in turn, stared daggers towards Pedro as if asking him 'Since when did I become your personal bodyguard?'

That said, Pedro could only force out a smile in response as if saying, 'Just ride with what I said! These NPCs are our allies, I don't want them to have even just a hint of suspicion towards us in any form.'

"T-That's reassuring, young adventurer!" Antonio said after he made a sigh. "Such a fearless young lady... Perhaps she was amongst the Royal Knight of the Fire Princess of the North?"

"Royal Knight?" Pedro frowned in response. Then, he shook his head and said, "No... She's not affiliated to any Kingdoms, nor the Fire Kingdom of the North! She's just a fellow adventurer whom I met by coincidence. I personally saw a huge potential in her, thus, I offered help in developing her abilities in exchange for her service."

This, in turn, made Antonio gazed towards Sabrina--waiting for her confirmation that what Pedro said was true. On the other hand, Pedro could only wink towards Sabrina as if he was saying, 'Just ride with my story!' 

Sabrina smirked in response as if she was not going to follow Pedro's bluff, making Pedro's heart pound faster each second. But, in the next second, she took a deep breath whilst shaking her head in response--thinking how hopeless Pedro was.

"He's right, village chief!" Sabrina said as she gazed back to Antonio and Aks--sending shivers run down their spine. 

Fortunately, Antonio and Aks were finished eating their dinner--giving them a chance to escape into safety and avoid Sabrina's presence. After showing their gratitude towards Pedro and Sabrina through a couple of bows and thanks, they went back into the Village Chief's office to rest. 

Thus, Sabrina and Pedro were left outside in the campfire. Pedro caught a glance of Sabrina, who stared back at him and was seemingly curious as to why he was staring at her.

"Is there something weird in my face?" Sabrina asked.

Pedro simply smiled towards her whilst shaking his head. This, in turn, made Sabrina frown and ask, "Then... Is there something else bothering you?"

Pedro shook his head a couple of times before he averted his gaze from Sabrina to the beautiful starry sky.

In response, Sabrina followed Pedro's gaze and look up into the sky. Upon seeing the beautiful and peaceful sky, Sabrina can't help but gasp in amazement.

"How ironic, isn't it?" Pedro asked with a smile as he stole a glance at the 'genuinely' smiling Sabrina before shifting his gaze back into the sky. 

Sabrina sighed in response and nodded her head in agreement, murmuring, "Yeah..."

In the next second, Sabrina stood and lifted her chair. She brought her chair and placed it right next to Pedro. Then, she sat comfortably by his side and watched the beautiful stars with him--with her head resting towards his shoulder. 

"A dream come true..." She murmured, making Pedro smile.

Soon, Sabrina fell asleep with a smile painted on her face, leaving Pedro the only one awake. Unfortunately, Pedro could not stand nor move much because he knew that he might wake Sabrina up.

Remembering how hard Sabrina fought earlier, he wanted her to enjoy her sleep at the least. This, in turn, gave him a chance to check Talia's report and, at the same time, remember about Arvedar--who was currently missing in action. 

"I better check her sister's report before I start to overthink things..." Pedro said to himself as he opened his player interface and checked Talia's report.

[Killer Looks (Talia): Expert Brother! My big bro, Killer Smile, asked me to personally report to you what I encountered here in the southern border of the plains. 

As instructed by big bro, I searched for the three men that you told him to help. With the help of my ant army, I was able to locate their location after just a few minutes of search. By the time we resurfaced to the ground, sire Yojiro was just seconds away from becoming a snack to the wild mountain wolves.

I was able to save him, but from the moment we found him, he was already lying by a tree and seemed like he was unconscious. He had severe injuries, but none of it seemed like it came from the attacks of the wild mountain wolves.

We are currently rushing around the shortest path into the plains and recon with the others as soon as possible. Big Bro has already contacted the Support Team and tasked them to call an NPC that specializes in healing from the ships. 

Rest assured... I estimated that we would arrive in the plains as the Sun rises. As for sire Yojiro, his pulse beats at an average rate. If not for his injuries, you might just mistake him for someone who's in deep sleep and was very tired after a day of work. 

On another note, I found two unusual corpses just a few meters away from where I found sire Yojiro's body. One was the bones of a wolf, while the other one was the bones of a human. Their head, body, arms, and legs were all separated from each other.

Most importantly, I found a gray-colored eyeball in each of their eye sockets. What was odd was that my ants did not even dare to eat it. And on top of that, the two grayish eyeballs seemed like they were a pair. In any case, I took the eyeballs with me.

Also, the human's arm gripped sire Yojiro's Katana. It seemed like the man used it to fight the wild mountain wolves. Unfortunately... I have no other evidence with me to prove that it was the two other players that were with sire Yojiro, as I was informed. 

My ant army had devoured everything with flesh because of the heat of that moment, leaving nothing but bones... hehe. Unfortunately, there were tones of bones of wolves and humans all over the place. But most of them were either split into half or had their head split from the rest of their body. 

Thus, I think that the two brutally torn apart bodies with grayish eyeball each were the corpse of the two players that had just joined our team. And based on how their bodies were brutally torn apart... I think that they tried to protect sire Yojiro, consequently costing their lives.

That's all for my report. I'll inform you and big bro, in case Sire Yojiro wakes up.

Please Note: I am doing well in holding the south border. My army is enough to fight the monsters from the mountain. You and everyone else can just focus on your own matters and leave the south border to me. :D ]

~~~~~End of Talia's Report~~~~~

"A wolf and a human..." Pedro frowned and gritted his teeth. His eyes stared bloodshot to the campfire--whose flame was becoming weaker and said, "There's only one way to find out!"

Pedro navigated through his player interface and sent a message to his Aunt. 

[Death (Pedro): Aunt Veronica, could you kindly contact the three players that had just recently signed a contract under my guild as soon as possible? It seemed like two of them died because of the war.

One of them is still alive and is still online in the game. But he is not responding to my messages since we got separated from each other. 

I have a bad feeling about this. So, I am asking directly for your help, Aunt. Thanks.]

Pedro sighed after he sent his message to his Aunt Veronica. And a few minutes later, his Aunt Veronica replied.

[Purple Jade (Aunt Veronica): I'll contact them right away, nephew! Just give me a couple of minutes to log off and contact them offline.

In case you think that they have somehow violated some conditions under their contract, inform me as soon as possible. I'll arrange a meeting with our lawyer immediately.

If you need anything else, don't hesitate to send me a message. Though you are my nephew, this is still my job. Besides... I promised your mother that I would do my best to help you in this game, especially in these crucial times.

Feel free to leave these tedious matters to me and your cousin. Just relax as much as possible and enjoy the game. This way, you would recover fast from your injury.]

His Aunt's message made him smile deep inside. That said, he did not reply immediately to his Aunt. He waited for the green line around her character's picture in the message tab of the player interface to turn into gray, indicating that she had successfully logged out of the game, before he sent his reply to the message of his aunt Veronica.

[Death (Pedro): Thanks, aunt! I appreciate it! I'll inform you if something comes up... Can't wait to see you guys offline!] 

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