Chapter 318 The Tense Aftermath

Chapter 318 The Tense Aftermath

"I was watching you... Rey."

Alicia's breaths were heavy, her chest rising up and down every second as she looked at the boy she was talking to.

He was also equally tired—no, perhaps even more so.

"You just kept hacking and hacking. You didn't even show a hint of fear at all."

Of course, this was a quality she admired in Rey—the assertive nature he had underneath the seemingly plain appearance and personality he usually showed.

It was thanks to watching him constantly attack, despite the exhaustion he must have been feeling, that she was able to keep going despite feeling extremely drained.

She couldn't let up—not after seeing what Rey was doing.

And so, despite feeling lightheaded, tired, or downright sick, she kept her attacks. As a result, they were eventually able to defeat the Monster.

"T-thank you, Alicia. I just... had to do it!" This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

"Weren't you scared at all? I mean... you were so close to the thing."

"I... I wasn't scared." Rey said as he smiled at her.

"I knew we would win."

Alicia's face instantly morphed into that of surprise. She didn't think anyone could say such words given the situation.

All their options seemed to have vanished, and even their guardians were eviscerated. If it hadn't been for certain conditions, and the aid of Adonis' leadership, they would have all perished.

"You do realize that we could have easily been killed if we made the slightest mistake, right?"

"But we didn't." Rey responded, his smile growing even broader.

"I believe Sir Ralyks must have been very confident in our capabilities... enough to believe we could take down that thing."

Alicia's eyes widened even more upon hearing that name.

"So he... he actually...!"

Thanks to the intensity of the situation, she never really had the time or opportunity to process the bigger picture of things. But now... she was beginning to unravel everything.

"Are you saying he knew such a Monster was waiting for us here?" She blurted out, her voice so loud that it attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

The moment she asked this, everyone began to stare at each other in realization.

"H-hold on... Sir Ralyks knew?"

"He intentionally sent us down here despite knowing all that? That's so messed up, man!"

"We nearly died, you know?"

Before any more could be said about the matter, Rey spoke up with the loudest possible voice he could make.

"Let's not blame Sir Ralyks. I'm sure he trusted in our abilities and knew we would come out victorious."

Many people shot Rey mixed reactions, but someone in particular quickly gave a response as soon as the former defended the actions of their supposed guardian.

Rey smiled internally as he took in the ambiance of the entire plane that surrounded him.

'Looks like everything worked according to plan.'

He cast a slight glance at Belle's sleeping state, heaving a sigh of relief upon seeing her gentle face.

'She was leaking out so much bloodlust when Justin and the others were badmouthing Ralyks. What has Ater done to her...?'

Rey had to put her under [Sleep], or things would have been bad. Best case scenario, she would end up embarrassing or even exposing herself for who she was.

However...

'Worst case scenario, she would have injured or nearly killed someone.'

Rey didn't think these two were mutually exclusive. Thankfully, he was able to prevent either.

'I'm happy they can all see the benefits of this entire thing. They were able to fight an extremely powerful opponent that they had no chance of beating without working together.'

Rey didn't take pleasure in seeing people suffer—especially if they were his classmates.

However, it needed to be done.

'Our real enemies are the Dragons, not mere Monsters. This way, they can at least know what to expect from the real world.'

As Rey's thoughts flowed, they were interrupted by Alicia's voice.

"Sorry you were just silenced like that. It wasn't right."

Rey shrugged as soon as he heard Alicia say that. She was even making a sad face, which sort of pricked him a little.

'I don't even feel bad about it.' He couldn't tell her that, though.

"It's fine. I'm used to it."

"That doesn't make it fair. Look at how their expressions changed once Adonis said pretty much the same thing."

Rey offered a wry smile.

'She really is cute, caring about me like that...'

In a way, that made Rey feel even more guilty for lying and keeping so many secrets from her.

'This has gotten more complicated.'

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