*Thud*
*Thud*
*Thud*
Every step that Rocky took after they crossed the threshold for the boundary of the outer palace was measured.
The plan that Rocky had in mind, required for him to retreat past this point in times of emergency and hence every step that he took since was measured and calculated.
'71..72...73..74' Rocky kept counting his footsteps continuously, as he knew that the maximum radius which he could cover was at about 320 steps.
Anything more than 320 steps and the speed of a chasing tier4 warrior might prove to be sufficient to take him down and hence Rocky was apprehensive about every step that he took towards the inner prison.
"We are here–" Sophia said eventually when Rocky was at 143 steps, as she stopped before a large metal door that seemed like the physical barrier between the tunnel and the inner prison.
'Erin... do your thing' Rocky communicated with nothing but his eyes, as he gestured for Erin to work his magic on the gates, while he distracted Sophia.
"Umm Sophia–" Rocky said out loud, prompting Sophia to turn towards him, as at this point even Sophia started to have beads of nervousness form over her forehead as she felt anxious right before the final step of her plan.
"Yes Rocky?" She asked, giving him a fake smile as she tried to hide her nervousness.
"You haven't told me what exactly you're going to say once we are inside.
I mean, let's rehearse your final game-plan once so that it appears more natural" Rocky suggested, as Sophia let out an audible sigh of relief.
"Oh–" she said, barely containing her smile, as she decided to indulge Rocky one last time and act convincingly for him.
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Removing the luminescent spell, Erin walked through the pitch black prison door first, followed by Buhara whom Rocky had to kick by the butt to enter, with he himself following closely behind and Sophia being the last to enter.
As soon as they entered the dark room within the underground prison and the door locked behind them, Rocky switched from his normal eyes to his aura eyes, as he saw at least 200 tier4 and about 20 tier5 fighters waiting in ambush, just 50 meters from their current location.
Although Rocky had already spotted them, he pretended like he was none the wiser about their presence, as it seemed like their plan involved Rocky and his crew walking a few more meters into the prison before they attacked, probably because they anticipated Rocky to come in with a few hundred fighters and not just a measly crew of three men.
*Swoosh*
Lighting up a small hand torch, Sophia illuminated the area around them, as she took the lead in walking and gestured for the rest of them to follow.
"We are almost there... the prison entrance is but fif....fif...huh?"
*Crash*
Suddenly, as Sophia tried to walk, she felt strength leaving her body as her vision doubled and her grip over the hand torch weakened.
'No! No! I'm so close.... So close..... the pre-determined ambush location is just a few dozen meters ahead' Sophia thought, as she tried to brave through the wave of weakness that she was feeling, however, failed miserably, as she fell straight into Rocky's strong arms.
"Rocky...." She murmured, looking deep into his black eyes, however, instead of a caring or loving expression, the expression that she found in his eyes at this moment was one of pure malice and ruthlessness, as looking into it, she felt genuine goosebumps run down her spine.
"Rocky?" She said, her tone changing significantly, as she realized that something was wrong.
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/// A/N - Bonus chapter for hitting the PS target, good job everyone! ///