Chapter 68 - Missing

Missing

"What is it?" Ahram asked. He looked around to spot the young boy. "We need to call other team members. I want to do fireworks and it is not possible when they are scattered." Jake spoke and only then Ahram found his location. 

He slowly walked toward him. "Sure I will call them all." Ahram shouted the names of them all. None of them voiced from the same spot. It means they were not in pairs or working together. "Why everyone is scattered? These ogres are playing with us. Let's kill them all with the grenades. Follow my voice." Ahram spoke his plan. 

Junan pulled out the last thorn and answered, "Sure we need some fireworks. Here it is dark." He called Orin and they both staggered toward the expected spot. They constantly called out to make sure that they did not miss their direction. 

Albert groaned because ogre caught him in the dark. He was surrounded and battling bluntly. He spoke out loud that he was currently busy. Junan thought to move in his direction and see the sly ogres. 

Sashi and Clark were saving each other by keeping away the ogres. These were near another trap. Because of dull surrounding they were unable to make it. The ogres forced them and they fell in the trap. 

This trap was like tunnel. They were no more on the surface where others were calling them to gather at single spot. Junan finally reached near Albert. He voiced to make sure that his weapon should not fell on his team member. 

They both worked to get rid the group of ogres. Orin was near waiting for them to clean the mess of ogres. He wanted to take part however Junan stopped him from doing so. 

He perhaps offended Junan this time. Orin was helpless to regain his initial face. The team head was getting annoyed. He initially did not mind nonetheless it was more than once that he reminded him to read the book of detection. 

The curiosity should have forced him however he was slacking till now. Junan did not like it. Now here he did another blunder. He could tell that Junan suffered because of thorns and he added in his plight. 

He was standing silently and listening other two working in collaboration. It was bit difficult because the ogres were changing positions taking advantage from the darkness. 

The sly ogres many time made the situation where Albert was ready to attack and there was team head in front. Fortunately before attack they shout their location then attack, they were also using keen senses still the ogres were working harder. 

Junan attacked and shouted. In the answer Albert voiced his location only to make Junan worry. They were right in front of each other weapons ready to attack. 

The ogres flickered their eyes then move aside. They were playing hide and seek with already blinded team members. "Hell off these ogres else I will get mad seriously." Junan shouted clearly annoyed. 

Orin voiced to get answer from Sashi and Clark. It had been some time that they did not called. There was no answer in return. Orin called again. There was complete silence in return. Junan also heard Orin. 

This brought another round of worry. Both were missing. "Orin call Ahram and reach there. We will join soon. First of all make the fireworks and see what is this ground and the place." Junan ordered Orin. 

Orin voiced and left. He called Jake and Ahram to get the direction. They gave response. Slowly Orin covered the distance while killing one or two ogres in the way. 

The ogres were keeping eyes at their new tactics. They wanted to know what these team members wanted to do. Jake was also worried because two team members did not call back.

Albert and Junan finally got rid the last ogre. They walked back to reach the rest of team members. The clouds in the sky were still the same. There was not sliver of change in the surrounding only that two team members were missing. 

"Where are they?" Junan asked the first question. No one was aware so there was silence in the answer of his question. "They are missing but I did not hear anything strange. They did not call for help." Albert spoke. 

"Shall we fire grenade to see our surrounding?" Ahram asked the team head. Junan shook his head, "First of all call them more than once then follow with grenade. If they are not answering that means they are not here." Junan spoke. 

Orin and Albert called them many times. They did not get answer in return. Now they were sure that both were in trouble. Jake fired grenade. There was bust of light along with the blast. 

The light let them see the surrounding. They were horrified that they had been here quite some time. There were dried out leave on the uneven ground. There was blood splattered on many places. 

At some unusual turns there were ground holes. Now they were clear that both fell in one of the hole. The light ended leaving them again in the dark. Now it was problem how they should see all the ground holes. They were clueless where could be both team members. 

"This increased our burden. We cannot split up and search them." Junan sighed. Lucky or unlucky both fell in the right ground hole. There was straight path toward the first seal. The first seal was large hall that was built for the slaves. Since most of the slaves were dead now, the ogres secured the first part of the recent shredded skin. 

This was half of the skin and they were worried that the team should not reach there. "We can walk forward, stand near the ground hole and call them. May be they answer if they were there." Albert gave suggestion. There was no other method currently. Junan agreed. Though it would waste much time but without two team members they were not ready to plan anything further.