Chapter 323 Aftermath

Erend said that with an even expression. But that didn't make Billy believe what he said.

"Did you really fine, though?" Billy asked with a worried face.

"Yeah, man. Look at me," Erend said. "I'm here driving the car well while you all are exhausted."

Billy snorted. "Yeah. You are a Dragon after all."

Erend turned and saw that Billy had started to close his eyes again. He leaned against the window and folded his arms across his chest.

"Just tell me if you wanted to say anything," Billy said with his eyes closed.

Erend didn't say anything in return. Because Billy had also closed his eyes and he might as well have fallen asleep.

Judging by how tired Billy was, it wouldn't take him long to fall asleep in his slumber.

While everyone was asleep, Erend was driving the car in a calm, relaxing atmosphere. He didn't feel tired at all even though he hadn't rested after fighting Steve.

This Dragon's power is amazing. He even only needed a moment to recover his MP.

As his Level rises, Erend doesn't need too much time to restore MP. He didn't even need to meditate too much.

Because he was alone, his mind wandered freely in other directions.

The Time Dragons. An existence that encountered him not long ago. He said that Magic would awaken in this world and it was inevitable.

Erend sighed because he didn't know how to process it all. If indeed Magic is going to awaken, then the government and the President will surely use it to wage war.

Then, other countries will also use Magic to fight too. A battle with Magic would be worse than a battle with gunpowder. Erend shuddered at the thought.

'Wait.' But suddenly Erend thought of something good in the midst of all that bad.

'If everyone in this world can use Magic, then they can better defend themselves against the coming Great Calamity, right?'

That's right. The Great Calamity wasn't something that a normal human weapon could fight against. But if humans could use Magic, that would be another story.

'But where should I start all this?'

Humans who had discovered that they could use Magic would use it as they pleased. And considering how humans were, then they would most likely only do harm with that Magic.

Erend sighed again. He shook his head violently. Erend felt confused with everything that was in his head right now.

All of this was too much for him to bear alone. He turned to Billy who was sleeping with his mouth slightly open.

'Maybe I should just tell them all this. After all, this is unavoidable so eventually, they will experience it. So, there's nothing to lose if I tell them sooner.'

Several minutes later the effects of the Magic Potion poured on the car disappeared. Makes it seem as if a car suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the road.

Fortunately, this road is quiet because it is in a remote area. So, no one saw the sudden appearance of the car.

A few minutes later Erend was able to see a small town they passed earlier.

So he drove there and immediately looked for a cheap motel.

It's not hard to find a motel in the town of Mensfield. It was a small town in the corner of the Republic of Ascaria.

There are no tourist attractions or places that make this city attractive to many people so no one is interested in building anything in it.

That made a secret facility in a location not too far from the city a good idea.

After finding him, Erend stopped the car in front of a small motel.

"Hey, we're here," Erend said quite loudly. He deliberately makes them wake up.

However, due to exhaustion, they did not immediately wake up at the sound.

After letting out a knowing sigh, Erend called out to them once more.

Aurdis was the first to wake up. With her eyes still slightly closed and showing exhaustion, Aurdis looked around.

"Where are we?" She asked in a hoarse voice typical of people who just woke up.

"We can rest here for a while," replied Erend.

Aurdis just nodded and didn't say anything. Hearing the word 'rest' was enough to make her act.

They proceed to wake the others up. After they woke up, Aurdis and Saeldir immediately used what bit of their accumulated Magic energy to create disguises.

Aurdis and Saeldir changed their faces and appearances based on photos they saw on the internet via their cell phones. Even though they had already escaped, they still didn't want to take any risks.

After the disguise was finished, they got out of the car and into the hotel. They booked three rooms by paying directly and went to their respective rooms.

The receptionist didn't bother to ask for identification because Erend already slapped a lot of many in front of him.

Aurdis has her room. Erend was in the same room with Billy and then Saeldir and Adrien.

"What should we do now?" Saeldir said. His face still looked tired.

"You guys can just sleep for a few hours now," Adrien said to Aurdis and Saeldir. "How much longer can our clone in town last?"

"We poured more Magic energy when making them stand guard. So, they will disappear tomorrow," Saeldir answered.

Hearing that answer Erend, Adrien, and Billy nodded in relief. That means they don't need to rush.

As agreed, they rest in their respective rooms.

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The portal opens in the middle of a narrow room. Laston came out of the Portal while wincing in pain holding his chest.

He plopped down on his bed which was made of metal and the cotton of the bed was very thin. He couldn't complain too much since this was all he could get here. At least for a now.

The room had a completely different design than the room he used to have in the Elven palace.

His room used to be made of white stone carvings and looked luxurious.

The first time he enter this room, Laston thought that this room belonged to a Dwarf because it was completely made of metal.

However, this room had something he had never seen before. That is a thing with box-shaped but capable of doing a lot of things. Risk said, that thing is called a computer.

Laston uses the power of God Ozynk, God of The Web to escape from his world and ends up in this strange world.

With the help of the power of the God who controls the passage between parallel worlds, Laston can cross over to this other world. Because of his own strength at that time only barely able to sustain his life.

Everything feels strange when Laston enters this world. The buildings were filled with bright lights and made of metal. Soaring high as if it could reach the sky.

Laston had seen tall buildings many times before. But not with tall buildings filled with lights and strange writing he didn't recognize.

The inhabitants of this world are no less strange. They wear limbs and organs made of metal, making Laston ask what creatures they are.

They have a vehicle that can defy gravity. And all sorts of other things with equipment embedded in their bodies.

What he saw made Laston think that they were human-like beings who could use Magic.

But after hearing Risk's explanation for some time, he knew that everything they were able to do was due to the influence of something called 'technology' and 'gadgets'.

Risk, a young man with two metal-modified arms, is the only person willing to help him when he first arrived in this world. While everyone thinks of him as a dying freak who was injured on the side of the road.

*Knock!*

*Knock!*

*Knock!*

A knock on the door suddenly sounded. Laston let him open the door because he knew it was Risk. No one would visit him other than that man.

Risk is a man with dreadlocks pulled back in a ponytail. He is of medium height.

His arms are made of metal. There were streaks of neon blue glowing from his five fingers that joined together and formed a straight line up to her elbow.

According to what he heard from Risk's confession, both of his arms were crushed by a security robot when he was little.

"I thought you weren't back yet," Risk said. His eyes darted around the room looking for something. But he did not find it. Even so, Risk did not show disappointment on his face.

"I haven't got it yet," said Laston who was still lying down. Even though Risk didn't say anything about it, he knew that Risk's eyes were wandering around looking for something he should have brought.

"Oh," said Risk. "Did something happen?"

Laston took a deep breath before answering. "Yes. Something unexpected happened and made my plan fall apart."

Risk sat and stared at him with sparkling eyes. He had always been curious about the stories Laston gave about what happened in that other world.

"You believe about Dragon?" Laston asked.

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