Chapter 202 Aftermath... Part-3.

Chapter 202 Aftermath... Part-3.

'Butterfly effect... is that the reason why Alverto attacked?... there are too few clues... I will need to think about it further...' (Rio)

Rio shook his head and walked back downstairs, leaving Jin alone on the rooftop with his bottle of wine.

After Rio left, Jin stopped drinking for a moment and glanced at Rio's retreating figure with narrowed eyes.

'This kid... how did he know that I will be sitting here drinking wine... he is a strange guy...' (Jin)

Jin brought out another bottle of wine from his space ring and opened its cap with a flick of his finger.

He gulped down the wine and thought to himself.

'Rio and others.... are kids with promising futures, they don't have a solid reason to betray humanity... the only individual who is the most suspicious is....' (Jin)

'I will have to run an investigation...' (Jin)

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On the other side.

Rio and others visited Zach's grave one more time.

They all prayed for Zach to rest in peace.

Rio glanced at the tombstone, the words written on it were.

[Zachary Hunt, the hero of Oaklum lies here...]

'So they engraved it like this... If he was still alive, he would have been jumping around in happiness being called a hero... sigh...' (Rio)

'The burden on my shoulder has increased once more.... Now, I have to kill that demon prince not only for the parents of this body... but also for your sake, Senpai...' (Rio)

'Time sure changes fast, just a few days ago he was laughing with us, and now...' (Rio)

After a few more minutes the group slowly left Zach's grave, only Riko stayed standing there in the end.

She stared at Zach's grave for a long time. She hadn't slept since yesterday and the exhaustion from the fight made her eyes bloodshot.

Zach's last few words rang out in her mind again and again.

'I wasn't able to protect anything again...' (Riko)

'I wasn't able to protect my own younger brother and now I even lost the person who resembled my brother the most....' (Riko)

Tears fell down from Riko's bloodshot eyes. She was already too mentally exhausted by all that had happened.

Alverto's sinister voice as he gouged out Zach's heart in front of her eyes, rang out in her head again and again as if reminding her of how powerless she was.

'He was killed right in front of my face... and I just stood there powerlessly... with how powerless I am.... Will I ever be able to achieve my goals.... Will I ever be able to do something for my loved ones....' (Riko)

The dark clouds in the sky started to pour down water, winds howled, and the loud sound of lightning rang out in the sky.

The rain washed away Riko's tears and the thundering sounds made her realize one thing.

"Must Kill him!.... I will kill that demon!.... I will rip its heart apart just like that! I will eat your meat and boil your eyes in my own blood!... yes! No matter where you are! I will track you down!" (Riko)

[Ding! The 'path' has been strengthened further!]

Immense hatred flashed by on Riko's face, she didn't care about anything anymore.

Her bloodshot eyes only knew one thing now and that was:

"I will kill You! Demon Prince Alverto!" (Riko)

"Zach was likely affected by 'corruption' when that demon prince gouged his heart out... that demon prince must have injected corruption inside him on purpose..." (Raji)

"There were no S-rank healers stationed at Oaklum... if Jin had arrived a bit earlier, then perhaps Zach's life could have been saved... but in the end that demon was able to calculate the timing extremely well..." (Raji)

"He knew that Riya would heal Zach in no time, that's why he used corruption... Riya is still a Peak B-ranker... it's too early for her to deal with corruption..." (Jin)

Raji nodded her head at Jin's statement. Then she glanced at Riya who was feeling depressed.

"You don't need to blame yourself, Riya... all the blame is on us SS-rankers..." (Raji)

"We were the ones who were not able to fulfill our duty of preventing a demon from entering the territory of the human race..." (Raji)

"Indeed, I was late and didn't arrive on time, that's why you don't need to blame yourself.... As an SS-ranker all injustice that happens under my watch is my sin alone..." (Jin)

Even after Jin and Raji's continuous assurance, none of the students felt relieved, none of them felt that they had escaped the guilt.

They all knew just how powerless they were in the face of that demon prince.

Zach's sudden death caused many subtle changes in the personality of all of them.

They all decided to work harder and improve their strength so that they could one day stand up to protect their loved ones with pride.

Riya who was being consoled by two SS-rankers, didn't feel happy at all right now.

This was the first time someone had lost his life under her watch, even when she tried to save that life with all her might it was useless.

'If it was Link who was infected by corruption... I would have not been able to save him...' (Riya)

The thought of not being able to save Link due to her own powerlessness was a wake-up call for Riya.

lightsΝοvεl ƈοm 'No! I can't let that happen at all costs!' (Riya)

A rare look of determination flashed in her eyes.

She clenched her fists and promised herself that she would work harder from now on. Those candies didn't seem fragrant to her anymore.

The only thing on her mind now was to improve herself.

(Riya started to mature from that day onwards...)

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Author's Notes.

Yo! It's your beloved author here! It seems that things have been set in motion, Zach's death was a trigger that caused all of them to become more alert and determined.

Question of the day.

Which power would you like to choose?

1.Mana

2.Miasma

3.Aura

4.QI

5.Others (Tell me in the comments.)

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