Chapter 111 - Leave It

Leave it

The guards were ordered to kill the elder so they did not give flat eyes toward the Runners. It was sudden and unexpected. Junan might have ordered to resist however seeing number of troops appearing changed his min.

Several shot hit the elder and he fell. The first troop also got killed by the team members. They retreated seeing troops rushing toward them. The distance was enough for the team to leave earlier.

Jake kept firing while Sashi was using arrows. They were able to leave through the broken gate. The dead elder was left behind. Junan was sorry for the elder however team members should stop the king; it was bigger concern for them.

The guards did not follow behind because they were hired for the security of the mansion. Albert kept the shield active. The attacks did not work on them. It was one of the most dangerous escapes till now.

The slave led them toward the darker side of the area. For some time they were need to remain hidden before making sure that no one was chasing behind.

"Hah we thought that the things were simple. They turned out riotous. Thankfully we have democracy in the modern world else imagine our king doing such hideous things in the Empire." Orin wiped the sweat off. He was in the realistic game set in the medieval era.

Orin always comment while others were thinking about Ashmorn. Seemingly little blessed girl was going through agony of the circumstances. "And they name it Feast of King? Perhaps they have reason to it." Albert shook his shoulders.

He was quite furious at the cruel king. He wished that his spear end the life of the king to set the little Ashmorn free. But the method to reach the Orlenia palace be necessarily winding according to the tasks. They could not skip tasks else their weapons and the abilities would not work.

He was excited to get the first tear from the Flame tower. "Since the elder is killed you will lead toward someone who could guide the path toward the tower." Junan spoke grim. There were lots of things which exposed with the words of the elder.

Now they were more than clear about their destination however walking around the area of the Itaten Farm might not help and they might face the time restrictions.

The purpose of spreading the tears for the Runners was clear. The Ashmorn knew very well that they would not be able to cross gates or find them because the king was more than ever cunning.

The tear would help the gates appear in front of them so that they could enter the next lair. The slave knew two more people who happened to be guide for the flame tower. "I can bring you there. The person should be able to tell the path."

It was opening of the next day. The team members spent whole night in the Itaten Farm without resting anywhere. Now they were heading toward the bunch of buildings. The bright day could no more keep them hidden from the eyes of the natives.

Their visible appearance and the weapons were enough to attract the attention. The security men of the Duke spread in the area knowing that the Runners were also there.

Occasional confrontation with the guards and the soldier was normal. Team members took different formation in order to keep the journey safe.

They took several turns just to avoid the patrolling soldiers. Team head along with slave and Sashi they were leading in the four streets ahead. Orin and Jake were sneaking and then moving. They need to confirm the tapping of the feet did not belong to soldiers.

Until they leave Itaten farm they could not openly battle. The natives in the walkaway and the soldiers marching in the streets could easily gather huge crowd in no time as soon as they spotted arena runners.

"Wait here." Slave stopped and hid behind the corner. His eyes fell at the door where he was heading. Many soldiers were standing there. Junan sneaked to see what was happening there.

The soldiers killed the guide and brought his body out of the house. Duke ordered to kill all those who were familiar with the path. "It seemed we are late." Junan saw the dead body and understood that the guide was killed.

He was slightly disappointed because they took much care to find this native. The slave was also disappointed. The soldiers reached him before them.

Team members stopped at the back streets. Slowly the Itaten Farm was getting nasty for them. The huge area and the multifaceted living were quite troublesome. They might get lost in the Itaten Farm without someone guiding the path.

The problem was two faced. They could not simply walk around and ask the path from the natives. They were wanted and most of the natives were loyal. The huge numbers of soldiers were headache they seemed coming out of nowhere to stop them at any cost. Jake hold back his urge to speak the task window for the clue. He was not sure whether the clue could actually lead the complete path since the ask window already make it clear that they should find it or search by themselves.

The human were present only they need to reach them before the soldier could kill them. The competition was between the runners and the soldiers. Junan understood this critical point. Keeping low profile or slow progress would lead toward the nasty situation as this one.

Duke would not let them live whoever has the path of the Flame tower. He has hold on every part of the Itaten Farm. This could potentially harm the task time and their pace. Also in case they get surrounded by the soldier of the enemy then things would get problematic.

Being team head Junan could not take risk. The Itaten farm and the flame tower appeared out of nowhere in their task. Now they should defeat soldier or blast their way toward the flame tower no matter where it was hidden.