Chapter 144

In a white void, somewhere in the vast expanse of space, four people met.

“So you too. Huh? I didn’t think they would send four high-ranking shielders. I thought this guy was just another chosen. Why do we need to be so many?”

The person that spoke was a man with blue hair and wearing a white shirt and black trousers. He was named Gareth. He had a long lance hung across his back and his blue, reptilian eyes stared intensely at the three others in the room with him.

On his right was a woman with purple hair and closed eyes whose name was Tia. She had on a long white gown and carried a big sword in front of her like it was her baby. But the most prominent feature about her was the two horns sprouting on either side of her head. They were sharp and pointed backward and downwards. She was the next person to speak up.

“I don’t think you’re one to question the authority of the Celestial. If they want us to go there then it means it would require all four of us to take care of this. I suggest you just do your job. I need to get back to my guild as quickly as possible”

Gareth scoffed. So what if her guild didn’t have her for a while? It wasn’t like they would just fall off the face of the Temple because one of their fighters went missing. She should stop being so pompous and try a little humility before she loses that head of hers.

The woman, Tia, opened her eyes a little and looked at Gareth with red orbs. For some reason, she could tell that Gareth was looking down on her. Perhaps he wanted a fight? She would gladly give him one to bring him back down to the ground.

“That’s enough, two of you. You’re acting like you just entered the tower yesterday.”

The new person that spoke was a burly man wearing red, armless, leather armor and black slacks. He had a large shield draped on his back and spoke with a deep timbering voice. On his head were two horns as well, but rather than tilting backward, they tilted forward and downwards. This man was Ervan. And the moment he spoke the other two kept quiet because he was obviously the strongest of the four.

The last man with them was a sly man that looked at everybody around him with a disgusted sneer. He didn’t even want to be here. If not for the fact that he was called as well, then he would have never agreed to move around with all these goodie-two-shoes. What a waste of potential status points. They should all just let him kill them so he can take one or two of their skills for himself. He was sure that he would put it to better use!

But all of his fears and doubts were laid to rest in the afternoon of the day one week after his last jump. His system came to life and a sudden skill activated.

[Danger Sense] has been activated.

Han rose a brow. Well, would you look at that? He turned away from the papers he was reading in his office and looked outside his window to see the dark city in front of him. Except, there was one problem. It was currently one in the afternoon. It shouldn’t be dark at all!

Han stood up and he opened his window before looking up into the sky.

Oh, Han thought, so that’s what it is.

...

The entire sky above City C looked like the eye of a storm. Lightening streaked across the entire sky and a swirling mass of dark clouds made the citizens of the city look up in fear.

“What is that!? It looks like something evil!”

“It’s the end time! Can’t you people see that we’ve finally been called to the heavens – Urk!”

Slam!!

Someone hit that idiot with a heavy glass bottle and the man fell to the ground!

“Stop saying nonsense, you idiot!”

“It looks like a storm but it’s too fast! What kind of storm starts like this!?”