Martin

john ran forward and after some minute he net with gra and Jones "you really can't keep a low profile " gra shook his head while smiling helplessly "we better leave if we don't want to end as corpse " "where are we going " "i don't really know I just remember the message martin left saying follow the light even in the night " none of them could understand the meaning they could only leave the village because the guards were still following them like their tail turning the village upside down

the trio left the village from the south and their Calvert started back moving under the hot sun and sand was not an easy feet very soon the night fell the cold winds made them to shiver it was like they were wiped each time the wind blow "we aren't mad people where are we going we won't just move in the desert without a destination " Jones couldn't take it anymore and protested "what do we know just a stupid meaningless phrase follow the light even in the night common guys this doesn't mean anything " john was silently listening he stopped and half knelt before taking some water in his bag when he raised his face to drink while looking at the moon a bulb lighted in his head "yes the light in the night the moon light in the night we should follow the moon " he finally understood the seemingly meaningless phrase do you " look it never changes position " "that still doesn't give us an exact location " "would you shut up " gra who was always calm finally exploded his face had already stiffen from anger he could not take Jones anymore only then did Jones calm himself "you two should keep your energy we still have a long road " john said as he stood up and walked in front

they walked for hours again their legs swaying from fatigue coupled with the low temperature they barely maintained their selves "i didn't think walking in the desert would be so difficult " john suddenly exclaimed

he had to admit that he wandered how those village situated in this area made to handle this temperature changes

while moving they saw a huge building before them it was a lion who had its mouth opened and was in a seated position the building was made entirely of sand colour bricks the lion had two huge crystal as eyes the lion was extremely huge and could be spotted from afar without problem the lion looked majestical and imposing looking at it gave an indiscriptive feeling the lion gave the feeling that it was living it was so life like making people wandered if they would be eaten alive if they dared to place a foot in its mouth it expression was intriguing as if warning people from intruding the lion was really gigantic it was the most magnificent and huge building he saw since he enters the game under the lion several vehicles , helicopter and other construction machine the zone was crooked with guards they had erected a tower and was almost complete only some more meters and it would reached the level of the dragon mouth and where trying to use it to enter the lion mouth the work had stooped and only guards were making their rounds they had extended the perimeter to several kilometers the guards wee dress exactly like those who attacked them on their first day in the desert only that they held huge sabers in their hands . there was poles erected with lighter to watch over the whole site . some brick house were also constructed near

" " gra suddenly gestured the trio to lay down in a sleeping position and look forward before them if they stated standing the guards would have spotted them "do you think Martin is somewhere there " "i don't think I am sure " all his question were about to be answered "we would have to plan accordingly before proceeding to liberate martin " if they attacked without plan it would be the same thing as attacking a group of lions with a knife "the plan is simple me and gra we go down give them a good beating find Martin and come back here " Jones looked at him speechless "am I transparent why am l not included " "your are wounded you would slow us down " john wanted to allow him out of this for his safety he has wasn't completely healed he took two bullet during the last encounter "are you trying to put me aside don't you feel that I would be more in danger here alone and wounded than with you what if the guards find me i will be done for good "

" " actually he was right from a certain perspective he would be more in danger here than with them especially that he was still wounded even thou it didn't completely affected his combat ability it affected it partially

with nothing left to say john could only accept silently "but you would follow gra let's meet in the pyramid " he said then the aragna robe appeared on his and he disappeared with the shadow Jones could only look at gra praying he wouldn't also runaway he didn't really like teaming with gra because the mab was too silent and never spoke nor joked he was very difficult to interact with having a normal conversation with him seemed impossible "what are we still waiting for "

gra just stood up and started going down discretely "bastard " Jones cursed under his breath "you better watch your mouth if not, it may not be the enemy that would end your life " Jones could only shut his mouth and follow silently

john was already exploring the site in conceal and hide state so he could move freely without anybody detecting his presence moving near another door he knocked the guard unconscious he enters the room still nothing apart from some experimental equipment he explored more than half the site but he didn't any trace of Martin

with no other solution he decided to enter the pyramid but when he moved near the pyramid he was accidentally spotted by a pole of light revealing his presence with no more reason to hide "do as if you didn't see me " he starred rushing to the erected tower the guard by shocked by his sudden appearance only when started running did they react and gave chase while shooting

when gra and Jones heard the commotion and saw from where it came he understood that john was heading to the pyramid and without further ado he rushed out of his hiding for the pyramid "really " "why can't he keep a low profile seriously does he really have to kick a fuss every where he goes " Jones exclaimed while following

john on his side rushed forward chased by what could be mini army bullets raining behind him with the shield of gia covering him behind then a double jump forward before landing on the erected tower using the gloves he went up speedily just like a spider moving on it web before the guards could blink he was already high on top of the tower he waved at them under they could only curse at him while looking powerless using another double jump he completed the distance and landed on the open mouth of the lion the ground was very sturdy the lion crows were broken especially the upper one the lion mouth interior looked somber it looked extremely sinister and frightening calm he swallow a gulp and entered after activating [the hunter ] skill

after entering he saw that he was in a long corridor at the end stairs going downward he didn't immediately move through and first carefully inspected the corridor it had Many strange marking four triangles arrange in a star order with symbols inside blood was littering the whole corridor but there was no body he moved along the corridor he crunched down to inspect the blood "its till fresh " he stood up and took a step click.... he jumped forward then a metallic sharp nidle raised from the ground before retracting the it was on the left side of the wall another sharp extended rushing straight for him he just had time to step back the middle pass an inch away from his face if hr hadn't reacted in time he did nor want to imagine the consequence then the niddle retracted again he roll forward and another sharp niddle decendeed from the ceiling directly on the spot he was previously this gave him cold sweat he took a deep sip of air then he started moving forward using the unique foot steps of the [fencing flora steps ] combined with [evading ] avoiding the all the niddles that came from the walls either left or right , ceiling or floor in a chain reaction after avoiding all the niddles he reached the other end of the corridor only did he heave a sight of relief he quickly regain his bearing

then ran down the stairs he arrived at the entrance of a huge hall . the hall floor was completely recovered of dense purple gas he could not see the floor under the hall the purple gas gave him a strange dangerous feeling so he didn't step in the hall immediately he took a small gravel and threw it in the hall he did not listen to the stone hitting the floor because it instantly dissolved upon contact with the stone he frown hard "why does this type of place had so much trap what exactly is it hiding " at the same time he was anticipating the reward and also worrying of the more imminent danger he was looking for a way to pass thought the hall without walking at that moment he though it would had been a good thing if he had wings but reality was cruel at that moment he thought of his gloves then he ran and made a double jump forward extending his palms on the ceiling and hung there without falling he began moving his hand forward "i can't fly but I can walk on ceiling " he chuckled when he raised his head to take a look at the ceiling he saw a huge circular symbols with many similar but smaller symbols in it in the middle words written in a ancient language that he could partially understand it where in fact not a phrase but a count down and it indicate thirty minutes remaining he didn't know what would happen after thirty minute but it was surely nothing good so he accelerated his pace

after some effort he finally landed at the other end of the hall our of reach of the purple gas he left the hall without looking back

finally he could smile after so much hardship he found him before him a group of five armed thugs just like those out side at the front the mysterious man and another old man by his side bound by chains and he was in a sorry state with some brews and blood over his body it could be seen that he was given a good beating when john took a look at the mysterious man the first thing that came to mind was the fire figure who almost killed him they where all gazing at the huge two side sand colour door in front of them in the middle four holes exactly the shape and size of the talisman he had the door gave a different mysterious felling . he had already conceal his presence using the [aragna robe ] and was hidden using the [zed camouflage ] he silently approached from behind while taking his [twin killer ] dagger with anyone noticing his target the mysterious man when he was approaching while everybody was still gazing at the door unaware of the danger that was approaching

"we can't open the door without the talismans " he said fiercely to the mysterious man who was in deep though "we should leave this place after the count down there would be no more chance we have to leave " the mysterious man was exasperated by him and held him by the neck lifting him from the floor "find a way to open this door other wise not only you would suffer " martin froze he perfectly understood what it means he did all what he did just to avoid her been harm if he endure all this torture it was for her his most loved and cherished daughter