Chapter 834 To Nokisi Point (2)
"Sorry for the call." Erik scratched his head nervously. That call meant he had little time to find and kill Shade.
"No worries," Fischer said. The old man offered a reassuring smile.
Erik looked at the man in the eyes, determination flickering in his gaze.
In the month Erik had been in New Alexandria, he and Fischer had forged an unexpected bond, and Erik felt sad about leaving him and the others.
Despite his past beliefs, they were good people.
"I need to leave now," Erik said, his tone weighted with urgency. "My men are going to move soon, and I have little time left."
Fischer nodded, his expression reflecting both gratitude and a hint of sadness.
"If you ever need something, don't hesitate to contact us. Words can't express how grateful we are for your help."
Erik's smile widened, a glint of appreciation gleaming in his eyes. "I will." Then Erik turned to leave, his footsteps echoing down the corridor.
With that, he and June left the apartment where Fischer and the others made their war room. As they stepped onto the bustling streets, Erik's mind buzzed. They were going to have a long travel ahead.
"Are we heading to the breach?" June asked.
"Yeah. We can't use the usual exit. You'll transform into a Galewing, and we'll fly until we're clear or we reach the Eldraith mountain range. Then switch to something swift but on foot," Erik said, his eyes scanning the surroundings for any signs of danger.
"Got any ideas?" e."
The two then boarded the train bound for the northern district. It took them a while, but eventually they arrived at the wheat field.
While traversing the sprawling camps of golden, and heading to the breach, Erik contemplated this potentially last visit to New Alexandria.
Strangely, a melancholic feeling washed over him, fate playing its enigmatic hand.
Upon realizing that the chaotic situation in Frant resulted from the actions of the Blackguards, something within Erik shifted.
He made a firm decision to let go of all the negativity that had plagued him, opting instead to forgive.
The devastating losses suffered during the parasites and Heniate attacks in New Alexandria further solidified his resolve.
To hold on to grudges seemed futile and only threatened to overshadow his life with bitterness.
Thus, Erik chose the path of forgiveness, recognizing that harboring resentment toward a nation and a city, ruined by conflict and ruled by a tyrant, would serve no purpose in moving forward.
As Erik and June reached the barrier's breach, they stood before the gateway that would mark the beginning of their journey outside the city limits.
In a matter of moments, June underwent a swift transformation, morphing into the majestic form of a Galewing, signaling his readiness to embark on a flight.
Erik mounted June, his grip firm. The clone flapped his wings and soon they were in the sky. They soared, leaving the familiar skyline of New Alexandria behind.
As they traversed the open expanse, Erik's keen eyes spotted many Thaids below.
June mirrored Erik's unease, though his confusion added an extra layer of apprehension to his demeanor.
He didn't know what was happening, but based on Erik's reaction, his master knew.
Uncertainty clouded his features, his eyes darting anxiously.
"What is happening, Master?" June asked, his voice tinged with concern.
Erik turned to June, his eyes serious. "Keep your head low and hide as much as you can. They are fighting."
"Who?" June's brows furrowed in confusion.
"Them," Erik gestured towards the direction of the commotion.
As Erik and June hunkered down, the scene unfolding above them was nothing short of mythical.
The air was filled with the tumultuous sounds of the battle, the powerful whoosh of wings, and the clashing of talons that sounded like swords in combat.
A colossal bird, with cerulean feathers shimmering like a piece of the sky itself, moved with an elegance that belied its immense size.
Its wings cut through the air with such force that it created gusts of wind, sending leaves swirling around Erik and June, who felt the rush of air brush against their faces.
Both of them had never seen a Thaid so massive, or better, they never saw it with their bare eyes.
The bird was fighting another massive creature, but this time, the fiend wasn't an avian terror. No, it was another kind of creature from the nightmares.
A massive wyvern, enveloped in flames that danced along its black scales, while emitting a smell of brimstone and ash that was slowly enveloping the fresh scent of the surrounding forest.
The heat from the wyvern's fiery presence could be felt even from their hiding position, and the wind fluttering around the colossal bird it was facing was only spreading it.
The sounds of their battle were earth-shattering; the bird's cries piercing the sky like thunderclaps, while the wyvern's roars reverberated through the trees.
Each time the creatures collided, it was accompanied by a cacophony that echoed throughout the forest.
Erik and June watched, spellbound, as the bird pecked viciously at the wyvern, its beak striking with the precision and force of a spear.
The wyvern, in turn, snapped at the bird with its massive jaws, aiming for a lethal grip on its neck, its teeth gleaming dangerously in the sunlight.
The aerial combatants circled and dived, but it looked like they were in a stalemate.
"What the hell are those?!" June asked.
A jolt of recognition shot through Erik as he took his time to look at the bird. The wyvern, Erik had seen a few, but the bird, he saw it only one time, through the lens of his biological supercomputer system when he decrypted the White Desert's plane's black box.
"I've already seen the bird!" Erik said.
"Where?! Where would you possibly have seen this thing?"
In a certain sense, it wasn't hard. That thing was gigantic. The real question was how it was possible to fail seeing it. But that wasn't what June was asking to his master.
"The cargo plane. The black box. That thing is the bird that attacked the plane flying over the White Desert!"
June's eyes narrowed, and he searched through the memories he inherited from Erik to understand what was happening. Not that it would help them in this situation.
"What do we do, master?!" June asked as the deafening sound of battle was going.
"Keep your head down and don't let these things see you!"