Chapter 77: Intruder

"Rex, are you serious? Going to the Faraday University to provoke Kevin is not the smartest thing to do", Rosie said worriedly, although Rex is strong she doesn't know exactly how he compares to Kevin.

Hearing this, Rex answered coldly, "He provokes me first by coming here, he even hit on you while knowing your status. There is a limit on how much I can tolerate people"

Adhara also joins in from the side, "Rex is right, although Ochyra University is new we are no pushovers"

Rosie was speechless, Adhara and Rex are on the same page that makes it harder to convince them.

After trying for a while, Rosie eventually gives up and lets Rex go to Faraday University.

Rex went to his room to pack his things, he looks down in thought, 'I must be more appealing to Ochyra University, Platchi's family is a high-rank family and it will be hard to deal with them'

He is worrying more about the Platchi's rather than Kevin.

Kevin is not an impossible person to beat but the Platchi's, on the other hand, is impossible to beat in his current state, they house a rank seven powerhouse that is way stronger than Rex.

The gap between them is like a drop of water and the sea, it's incomparable.

He went to take his bag and start to pack, while doing this he's still deep in thought.

'The principle is out of the option, we're not exactly on the good side because of the tournament before. That left us with the vice principals', He wanted to find some kind of backing to help him against the Platchi's.

He can't ask help from the SCO because they wanted to lay low right now, UWO or the FAA will bring too many consequences and he didn't necessarily know anyone from there.

The university is all he can count on for now.

The Platchi family is feared by many because it is one of the highest-ranking family, in addition to Duncan being the president of the Black Tiger guild, Lucas' brother, Keith is one of the candidates to enter the UWO council, and rumor also said they're doing shady stuff like a black market to support Lucas' brother in joining the council.

Because of that, the Platchi family becomes one of the highest-ranking.

Their family comfortably sits on the 25th of the highest-ranking family in Ratmawati City.

Rex is planning about this seriously, he can't take this as a joke anymore because Duncan is getting closer to him the longer he sits still.

'The first suspect he'll probably think will be Rosie, the fact that she doesn't want to marry Lucas makes her the main culprit. But Hera told me that Adhara and I are also on his list, so it will not be long before he figured it out', Rex thought as he sits on his chair thinking.

Then suddenly, he remembers the Vice-Principal that wears a military uniform.

'I'll try and get his help', He walks to the bathroom to take a quick bath, all of that thinking makes his head hurt.

~

On the entrance of Ratmawati City,

The entrance is crowded as usual, there are many people left and right.

Huge trucks come and go through the entrance,

Because Ratmawati City is one of the eight biggest cities under the Elpida Alliance, they are also tasked to gives supply to the smaller cities around them which makes the entrace the busiest place on the city.

Representatives from smaller cities regularly went to Ratmawati City to get their supply, the supply may consist of elemental stones, equipment, spell books, materials, and many more.

The guards guarding the entrance are split into two groups, one wearing military uniform while the other is wearing FAA uniform.

Federal Agency of Awakened is an organization tasked to maintain peace around the cities, they also takes missions if the cities are harassed by Supernatural or even under attack.

FAA can be called the police of Awakened, they are the law in Elpida Alliance.

The entrance of Ratmawati City is so big that the humans looks very tiny beside it, one hundred truck can go in and out at the same time through the entrance.

This entrance is not the only place to go out of Ratmawati City but it is the only place for people from smaller cities to enter Ratmawati City.

One can imagine how big it is for one hundred huge trucks to fit through at the same time.

To enter Ratmawati City, there are procedures they need to follow.

First, they need to show their identity card, then they must do a human scan, getting their trucks checked, and lastly show their pass permission before the guards let them in.

It is quite a strict law and it is never got breached by Supernatural or even humans.

The guards from the FAA usually guards inside the entrance keeping watch from the inside while the military guards usually guard the outside, they also are the one to perform all of the procedure.

"Whew! It will be noon before we manage to get inside, this place is crowded as usual", an old man said, he's driving a truck wearing a farmer hat.

The teen beside him then replied, "Old man! there are so many trucks! and look at the entrance! It's so big and sturdy!"

The teen eyes lit up in amazement, he looks at his surrounding excitedly.

Looking at this, the old man laughs while hitting the teen's head lightly, "Boy, if you manage to become an Awakened, your life will instantly change! delicious food, huge mansions, or even beauties will all come to you so work hard!"

Hearing this, the teen nodded his head repeatedly. His eyes flashed with determination, it is his big dream to become an Awakened and live in Ratmawati City.

Their trucks move forward as the trucks in the front move, they are currently queuing.

"Boy, we're almost there. Take the identity card on the back", the old man ordered the boy.

The boy nodded his head and went to the truck's back, he gets out of the truck and went to the back before entering the truck's trunk.

Entering the trunk, the boy turns on the flashlight on his phone because it is dimly lit.

He went to the bag on the corner, he opened the bag and start to search for the identity card.

While he was searching, unknown to him there is something on his back watching him.

He felt something staring at him, he turns to his back and saw a faceless figure on his back which makes him dropped the bag in fright.

The faceless figure tilts its head a little while facing the boy.

It doesn't have any eyes, nose, ears, or even mouth!

On closer inspection, the faceless figure is only covered with grey muscle tissue with no skin, its face is black in color with no features, its body is quite huge, and it wears a combat pant, shoes, and a reddish-brown robe that exposes its chests.

Looking at the figure, the teen is so shocked that it can't utter a single word.

His scream got stuck on his throat as if there's something holding it back, he tries to scream but no sound came out of his mouth.

As he was panicking, the faceless figure's hand went blur before returning back to normal.

He was confused as to what is happening to him but suddenly, he felt a sting on his neck.

He tries to hold his neck but to his surprise, his head is slipping from his neck!

All of his dreams and determination flash in his eyes, he doesn't want to die but god told him otherwise.

Out of all the trucks out there, the Supernatural in front of him chooses this truck.

He can only curse his luck for the very bad situation he's in, he becomes the first person that met a Supernatural at Ratmawati City's entrance.

The teen's head falls to the ground, he can clearly see the faceless figure slowly turns its body into his.

In a blink of an eye, It becomes perfectly identical to him!

The faceless figure that already becomes the teen, his hand then turns into liquid before devouring the teen's corpse.

It then clears its throat, "Ekhm, Old man! I found it!"

"Come back here hurry! It's almost our turn!", the old man shouted from the front, unknown to him the teen that he will meet is no longer the teen he knew.

The teen gets back to the front with two identity cards in hand, "Here", he said giving the cards to the old man.

After the old man got the card, a military guard walks to them, "Identity Card?"

"This is mine, and this is my nephew's", the old man said while giving the identity cards.

The military guard looks at the identity card for a brief moment before looking at the old man and the teen.

After comparing the two, he then waves his hand signaling the two can proceed.

The truck moves forward before stopping at the human scanning part, they need to get out of the truck and get scanned before proceeding.

"Boy, let's go down. We need to get scanned", the old man said.

Hearing this, the teen then asked, "Why do we have to get scanned?"

The old man chuckles lightly, "Well it is a procedure to spot a Supernatural trying to sneak in, although it never happens before we still have to obey the procedure"

The teen frowned, he paused for a brief moment before saying, "Old man, I need to pee! Please excuse me", he said before leaving the truck.

"Hey stop!! Just pee after we get in!!", the old man shouted but got ignored.

The old man frowned, "What's wrong with him? he never asks for permission before, he usually just run off to god know where. Huh, at least he became a decent kid", the old man thought as a smile bloom on his face.

The teen looks around the crowded place, the place is crowded with people so it's hard to see the surroundings.

After searching for a while, he found an entrance that is only used by the guard to went in and out.

The entrance is guarded by a military guard.

He then approaches the guard innocently.

The guard who is keeping an eye for any sudden threat was surprised when he saw a teen coming towards him, "Stop! You cannot enter here", the guard said.

"I'm trying to find...", the teen mumbles lowly.

"What? Speak louder I can't hear you", the guard said, he then sighs before he approaches the teen.

The guard was annoyed but he also pities the teen, "What is it? Are you lost?"

Just as the guard got near the teen, the teen suddenly raises his head and stares at the guard, his eyes flash with dark energy.

The dark energy immediately penetrates the guard's head and swallows the guard's consciousness.

In a blink of an eye, the guard becomes hypnotized under the teen's control, "Let me in and forget about everything that happened five minutes ago"

The guard steps to the side letting the teen in before going back to his usual position.

Not long after, he snapped out of the hypnosis, "What the heck happen? did I fell asleep?", he thought while scratching his head.

The teen successfully got inside Ratmawati City, it became the first Supernatural to step inside Ratmawati City.

He went to a nearby alley to avoid crowded people but suddenly,

"HEY YOU!! STOP!", a shout was heard from his back.

The teen looks to his back and saw two guards wearing FAA uniform, from the looks of it they're at least early rank four in power.

Looking at the FAA guard, the teen smiles brutally, 'A better vessel'