Chapter 118: Counter Plan II

[Eldion Empire Capital, Inn]

Back against the wall, Kaido was relentlessly scratching his head in irritation after he headed all the events that have unfold here recently when he was gone

This action even caused the three people near him Rebecca, Zia, and Okou to flinch and back off in fear as they sensed the changing atmosphere surrounding Kaido

The ones who greatly backed away from this were Anna, Jack, and Melfina who accompanied him recently

They've learned from both Alda and Lily about Kaido's power rampage when he grew unable to control his mind and emotions

'Destruction'

That's the only word that can describe the moment Kaido become unstable

At this moment Marquez Lucio hurriedly entered the room after hearing Kaido's recovery, only to turn weak willed instantly when he was enveloped with the sudden pressure emitted by Kaido

"!!"

The moment he felt that pressure, his legs started shaking uncontrollably from it's spot

"Wa... . . What happened... . .?"

That's what he thought the moment he felt the pressure

As various emotions were sprawling around the heads of the people surrounding Kaido, the latter himself started to mule over about the stress that keeps piling up one after the other

With the goal in mind to go back to his previous world and change the world, he have to finish the task of eliminating the nuisance of this world to ensure that he won't be bothered anymore and receive the ability to cross world's from the gods

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!... . . Why is this happening?... . . All this nuisance and now this... . . It's better off if they all die!!!"

As he thought the last line that vibrated in his head, he suddenly snapped out of his daze and pondered more

"Dead?... . . No... . . What am I thinking?"

"The humans, the God's, the demons, everyone of them are pests... . ."

"No I have to finish everything here... . . As fast as I can to go back immediately in my previous world before it's all over... . ."

"Die! Kill! Die! Kill! Die! Kill! Die! Kill! Die!"

"Damn it! Stop it! DAMN IT!!!!"

As if he's struggling inside his own head, he tightly gripped his head in pain with both hands as if he's suffering from mental disorder

At that time he quickly caught sight of the cursed sword beside him which continuously pouring out it's own Mana toward him

"This damn sword... . . It's pumping up this thoughts in my head... . . It's really desperate to take over my body... . . Don't underestimate me you piece of junk!!!"

Seeing his condition only one word could describe his situation, as if he's struggling from two personalities

"Breakdown!"

Calming his head for a bit by repeating the practice of inhaling and exhaling, the atmosphere that was once grim suddenly lightened up which caused the others to notice the drastic change in the atmosphere

"Ka... . . Kaido-sama?" Called out Melfina with a shaky voice

In reply to that call Kaido looked up with his red eyes and Haggard state expression

After calming down he started to talk calmly

"I see... . . Then how did I arrive here quickly? I remembered that we travelled for like more than a week to get to the border and yet your telling me we arrived here in two days? And what happened to the citizens of the border town?" Asks Kaido as he glanced around the room

Hearing that the other side begun talking

"We teleported using a long distance Teleportation spell"

The one who answered him was none other than Anna herself who was still drenched.in sweat after feeling the grim pressure moments ago

"I didn't use that spell during our travel there since I haven't gone to that place before... . . But when we were returning urgently... . . I only need few hours of rest before regaining enough Mana to do the spell" she answered

"And one of the reason why the spell was successful was because I used a catalyst to pinpoint the exact location of the huge transfer" she added

"Catalyst?" Asked Kaido as he heard that word

"Yes!... . ." Replied Anna as she took out a broken crystal from her pocket

Seeing the object Kaido silently nodded his head as if he understood her explanation

Next the person who answered the other question of Kaido was Marquez Lucio himself

"About the people of the border town... . . They are currently under my care and with careful decision... . . Instead of making work under me in my house and territory... . . I decided to send them to the town you own kaido-dono!"

Hearing that Kaido further asked Marquez Lucio the question

"How did you... . ."

But before he could finish his words Melfina inserted in

"I showed Anna the town Kaido-sama! By giving her the correct coordinates... . . She perfectly transferred there for a second and draw a rune circle on that other side before returning here" she answered honestly

"Just when did you guys find time to do that?" Asks Kaido

"The first day you arrived... . ." Answers Melfina hurriedly

"It was done so that... . . In case of emergency we can evacuate immediately using it... . . but there's one drawback... . ." Followed up Anna with a worried expression

"And what is it?" Asks Kaido

"It can only be used once" answered Anna

After hearing that Kaido silently closed his eyes before saying

"As expected... . . There's no way such perfect escape route could be created but it is enough action for a safety net when such time comes" he contemplated

Hearing that Anna sigh I'm relief as she thought that Kaido would get angry at her doing something under his nose

"And where is the location of the rune circle?" Asks Kaido

"For safe assurance it is located beyond those trees, completely covered and hidden within nature itself" replied Anna

With that Kaido pondered for a bit before he begun to relax his tensed body

Noticing the calm atmosphere around Kaido, all of the people that are near him gawked in amazement as they clearly evaluated Kaido highly

"As expected! Being rash in this moment could lead to a fatal mistake! As expected of Kaido for staying calm, this is the aura of a true leader"

As they thought this in their mind Anna suddenly asked Kaido about something which caught his attention

"Kaido! No... . . Kaido-sama!" Called out Anna as she decided that it is only natural to serve Kaido as their leader from now on

"I need to speak with you" said Anna

As if he understands the line of thought of Anna, Kaido immediately nodded and ordered the others to leave

"Others! You may leave Anna and Jack you will stay... . . I have something to discuss"

When they heard that the others promptly obeyed him and left the room leaving the three people behind

When they exited both Rebecca and Marquez Lucio came face to face

"Father... . ."

"Rebecca! I have something to tell you... . . Can you come with me for a moment?" Asks Marquez Lucio

"!!!"

Hearing that Rebecca became alerted again but followed him otherwise for he is her father by blood after all

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Leaving them aside, the three people left in the room started their conversation

"Kaido-sama! During these days I've successfully converted the plant into the soft mask that you have discussed towards me several days ago" said Anna

"Plant?... . . Ahhh! Yes the plant we saw outside the passageway... . . We did talked about my idea on the way to the town" replied Kaido as he remembers the past memories

"Indeed and now it is finished... . . The thing is, why do you need me to do this?" Asks Anna as she pondered about the goal in Kaido's mind

With that notion Kaido replied

"Plans have changed... . . The appearance of that mysterious personality inside Hibiki is something I didn't expect... . . And to prepare for the worst I asked you to make this... . . Well I did anticipate this beforehand but I didn't expect that it would be this soon" replied Kaido

"What do you mean?" Asks Anna as she felt that she was about to learn something grave news

"The empire is already unpredictable with that thing around" said Kaido

"The hero Hibiki? You mean he's possessed?" asked Anna in a shock voice

"Yes... . . I confirmed bit with my own eyes... . . And to know their dealings and form a way to counter it we need information... . . Thus hearing about the rune circle for immediate escape really amazed me by your quick thinking" praised Kaido

"I'm honored... . . But how can we... . . Wait don't tell me!!!"

As she pondered this Anna seemed to have come to a revelation as she stared at Kaido with wide eyes

"Yes... . . And in order to do that we need an inside man, and for that job Jack will be the one to do just that"

With this answer Kaido confirmed his thoughts to Anna as if to answer most of her deductions which made her shock amazed