Rocky stood waiting for Karna to show up and all the while there were a thousand different thoughts that ran through his head, with not one being remotely positive.
At this moment, everything in his surroundings irked Rocky.
The chatter of the Elites irked him.
The sound of footsteps irked him.
Even the thought of Buhara irked him, as he felt like his friend had failed to secure Sophia or alert the others about a kidnapper trying to steal her, when it mattered the most.
Rocky was in a bad state of mind, and his fury was visible through his red eyes, which sent goosebumps down Karna's spine as he stared into them.
"What's wrong Rocky? Is Riva okay?" Karna asked cautiously, however, even his question irked Rocky who grit his teeth loudly in response.
*Crunch*
"Is Riva okay? Hahahaha—"
Laughing hysterically, Rocky made a mockery of Karna's concern, garnering attention from all the other Elite soldiers standing nearby.
"Is she not okay? Does she need medics?" Karna asked, still confused about why Rocky was laughing so hysterically, as he had no idea about Riva's situation as of yet.
"No guildmaster Karna, my sister is NOT okay, she is NOT okay, because the fucking Olympians have her hooked on some neurotic drug that turns her into a mental patient on the verge of losing her life whenever she doesn't get a shot of the drug, every 24 hours.
Currently we only have 2 vials of that drug that saves her from complete mental breakdown, giving us less than 48 hours to think of a way to get out of this mess, or else I'll have to surrender myself to the Olympians, to try and gain more medicine for my sister to survive.
SO NO guild master, my sister is NOT okay, BECAUSE WE WERE TOO FUCKING LATE TO SAVE HER.
I WAS A TIER 0 WEAKLING when she was kidnapped.... But you weren't!
YOU..... HAD THE STRENGTH TO SAVE HER IN TIME.
"Here–"
"Please save my sister, Guild Master. Please don't make me stand face to face with the man who did this to my sister and beg forced to beg him to spare her life–" Rocky pleaded with both his hands clapped into a namaste, as Karna felt his heart sink watching the Champion Of Gemini pleading him in such a pitiful way.
"Don't worry.... I'll do my best" Karna said, rushing off to find his best apothecary as he genuinely prayed that the Elites would be able to replicate this formula somehow, as if they failed, then this war would genuinely be for nothing.
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( Meanwhile, Cassius, A.K.A the hooded man )
Cassius returned to floor 65 with both Sophia and Perseus over his shoulders as he handed over the two kids to his half-brother Escanor.
"Here... I deliver to you, your incompetent kids.... Just as promised" Cassius said, as Sophia squirmed in fear looking at her father's visage, while Perseus, who was still out cold, snored on the floor, drooling.
"As expected.... In the end I could only trust you brother.
My kids are utter disappointments" Escanor said coldly, as he turned to look Sophia in the eye, with the most evil smile on his face.
"Well, with this our past debt has been settled, so you can't call on me for help again for free brother.
Also, a word of advice from my end.....
Have some mercy on them and kill them in private.
If you present them to the council, the hounds will skim them alive" Cassius said, before leaving the room as Escanor snorted at his advice.
"Mercy?..... Mercy is for the weak..... and there is no place for weakness in Olympus.
These trash deserve no mercy...." Escanor said, as his words made Sophia tremble in fear, as she wet herself most shamefully, causing the air within the room to smell like ammonia.
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/// A/N - Bonus chapter for hitting the GT Target, good job everyone! ///