"And?! What the hell do you want?!" Edir irritably growled, glaring at her intently, "Money? Artifacts?"
Kayla bit her pinky finger with a sly smile on her face.
"Hah, you think I'm incapable of making money on my own? Furthermore, I don't need artifacts right now. I want to get something that money usually can't buy."
Adam asked:
"What's that? You can get almost anything in the S-Zone. What exactly do you want from the two of us?"
Kayla paused for a moment before pointing to her bare feet.
"I want you two K1-Phantoms to give me a foot massage!" Kayla exclaimed vigorously.
"Fucking fetishist! This is the first time I've ever seen you!" Edir exclaimed, with great grimace, "Don't even expect me to do that, nor from Adam!"
Kayla looked away, clearly not expecting Edir to back out so quickly.
"Pfffft, then find another idiot who agrees to fight with you against K2-Phantom."
"I don't mind." Adam said confidently.
"Agh...?" Kayla turned sharply and Edir's eyes went wide.
Adam cast a glance at Kayla's feet.
"I have no desire to stay in prison for one extra minute. Moreover, I have an important appointment in three days, so there's no way I can afford to lose another week. If massaging your feet equals freedom, that's the best deal."
Kayla and Edir looked at Adam puzzled, they had not at all expected him to be so serious about such a seemingly mocking request.
Adam continued, "What's more, I can't say I'd be disgusted. You obviously take care of your feet, they're as smooth as jade scraped by the best sculptor."
Then, Adam lowered himself, but before his hands could touch Kayla's feet, she pulled her legs away with a face as red as a tomato.
"Is something wrong?" Adam raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Idiot... I lost all desire after that. Did you really have to say those things with such a serious face?" Kayla muttered, glancing away.
Then, she waved her hand nonchalantly.
"Fine, I'll join you. If I can get out of here tomorrow, it'll be worth it. Saves me five days of my life."
Adam and Edir glanced over, nodded, and smiled.
They may not have expected it to happen this way, but most importantly - they managed to accomplish the goal.
"Alright, I hope you didn't just throw sodas at us for no reason. You have the right abilities, don't you?" Edir smirked.
Kayla lifted her chin arrogantly.
"Sure. I said I'd help you, so I'll do my part. If I were you, I'd be worried about you being able to keep up with me. I only work with the best."
Edir wanted to say something, but Adam stopped him with a raised hand.
"Wait. First, I want to learn about Prago's abilities and weaknesses, then what each of us is capable of in detail, we'll prepare a plan, get some rest, and challenge him to a fight tomorrow." Adam suggested.
"In the end, you managed to get here in just three days." Prago said in a menacing tone, "Impressive. Not surprising, though, given your track record in Dead Lands."
Adam stepped forward, releasing his aura.
"Oh, so you finally found out about me. Took you longer than I thought it would."
"You're acting too arrogant for a K1-Phantom!" Prago exclaimed, releasing his azure aura.
Adam's aura was quickly torn apart, struggling to withstand the pressure that was soon to tear him from the inside out.
But... He wasn't alone this time.
Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.
Edir and Kayla instantly released their auras, green and blue ones. They headed forward like spheres, pushing away Prago's creepy aura and allowing Adam's aura to recover.
Then, the three auras - white, green, and blue collided with Prago's azure aura.
Adam, Edir, and Kayla, even with the three of them, didn't have enough strength to suppress Prago and try to wound him that way, but they accomplished the incredible - they were able to stop Prago's aura.
"Well, well... Looks like we're in for something interesting." One of the prisoners muttered wide-eyed.
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The reason for the prisoner's surprise was quite simple. The fact that they were able to stop Prago's aura meant that their auras were roughly equal in strength.
Sure, it didn't mean that Adam, Edir, and Kayla were equal in pure power to Prago - only a fight could show that. However, they could no longer fear Prago's aura, at least not until they got to the point of using The Will.
Adam smirked. Now, he had a real confidence in winning, not just a desire to do it.
However, there was still more to come - the clash of auras was just a prelude before the actual fight.
"You. You're going to lose today, and I'm warning you. We won't just walk out of here, you won't be able to get back on your feet for a while after our fight. A lot of people have died in the time you've taken from the Phantoms here. You and your ego are the only ones to blame." Adam said menacingly with a hard stare.
Prago frowned but said nothing, he just held his hand up as if expecting something.
At the same moment, a passage opened in the ceiling as a drone with a massive black case flew up to Prago.
Adam, Edir, and Kayla were alert. They shouldn't have forgotten that they weren't just fighting a K2-Phantom, but a K2-Phantom with a Nexus, while they were deprived of that privilege!
Crackle.
Prago opened the case, revealing a long halberd with a black hilt and a dark blue blade with two short spikes on the side.
Whooooooooosh.
Prago swung the halberd, causing air currents and leaving a long cut on the ground.
"Come on. Attack. All of you together. It wouldn't be the first time I've tamed arrogant children like you. Especially you." Prago pointed his halberd at Adam, "There's something wrong with your story. It'll be interesting to find out by beating you up."
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I'm sorry for the delay. There's another big chapter coming up in a few hours.
I hope you're enjoying it.