Chapter 105: The Wasteland Display Event Part Five

Chapter 105: The Wasteland Display Event Part Five



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'It looks similar to that necklace,' Alister thought, referring to the Overlord's heirloom. Both items had a similar silver lizard-like design, this one curled around to form the ring with a small pink gem in its maw.

'Must have been crafted by the same artisan or something. I'll ask Terra later if it becomes important,' he thought.

With a deep breath, Alister slipped the Ring of Focus onto his finger. The moment the ring touched his skin, a cool sensation spread through his body, followed by a strange sense of clarity. It was as if a veil had been lifted from his mind, leaving it unusually clear and focused.

His eyes drifted towards the others again, and he noticed a small change in the way he saw them. Each of them seemed to stand out more, their presence more defined. It was as if he were seeing them for the first time.

'It feels... different, but nothing has changed yet, so I guess I'm supposed to designate the memory I want to forget, like the system said.'

He closed his eyes, focusing on the memory he wanted to suppress-the shadowy figure, the uneasy feeling of dread. He concentrated on pushing them away, deeper and deeper into the recesses of his mind.

The ring warmed up slightly around his finger, responding to his will.

It was as if a part of his consciousness had been gently extracted, leaving a void where thoughts and memories once were.

As the weight of the unknown began to lift, the shadowy figure, the recurring nightmares, the nagging feeling of something missing all of it seemed to fade into the background of his mind.

For the first time in what felt like days, Alister felt calm. His mind was clear.

It felt like an unknown weight had suddenly been lifted from his shoulders, so much so that he involuntarily closed his eyes, allowing sleep to overtake him.

As he drifted off to sleep, a small smile crept onto his lips. Maybe, just maybe, this was the beginning of the end of his troubles.

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"Aria, give us a scan. What are we dealing with?"

Aria's holographic display displayed a series of data as she spoke, "Looks like a horde of Warped Behemoths. They're fast, strong, but nothing we haven't handled before."

Kael nodded. "Good. Rex, you're up. Keep them contained. Mira, cover his flanks. Kai, be ready

to clean up any stragglers. Jin, pick off the leaders. I'll engage the main force and support as

needed."

Rex grinned, his muscles bulging as he stomped forward, slamming his hands into the ground. The earth responded to his will, with massive steel barriers erupting from the ground, forming a makeshift fortress to funnel the monsters into a kill zone. "Let's see them

get through this!"

Mira dashed alongside Rex, her glaive spinning as it whistled in the air. As the first monsters charged, she ended them with swift strikes as she swung her weapon in a wide arc, her glaive

cutting through flesh and bone easily.

"Come on, you ugly brutes! Let's see what you've got!"

Blood spraying all over her tech suit.

Kai was already making his move, his body vanishing in and out of sight as he teleported between the monsters, his daggers flashing in the dim light.

He swung his daggers in a vertical arc, slicing through tendons and arteries with speed, causing the creatures to collapse before they even realized he was there.

"Too slow," he said as he disappeared in a blink, reappearing to take down another target.

Jin's voice came through the comms.

"Leader at two o'clock, 800 meters out. Taking the shot." A soft hiss echoed as his sniper rifle fired, the bullet soaring through the air before striking the Warped Behemoth leader right between the eyes. The creature stumbled, its movements halted as it collapsed in a massive

boom.

"Target down."

Kael charged into the fray, his sword blazing as he struck down any monster that broke through the team's defenses.

His movements were smooth and well controlled, each strike perfectly timed to maximize

damage.

"Keep the pressure up. Don't let them regroup!"

Rex maintained the barriers, keeping the monsters contained while Mira moved around him,

her glaive carving through the horde.

Kai continued to teleport across the battlefield, picking off any creatures that attempted to

flank the team.

He grinned as he pulled a particularly stubborn monster towards him, slicing its throat before

teleporting away to avoid its collapsing body.

"Another one bites the dust."

Jin's rifle cracked again, another Warped Behemoth leader falling to the ground with a bullet

through its skull.

"Clear on my end. Moving to the next target."