Monarchy's Deployment System

They're all eating right now in front of the campfire at the center of the roof, and they're feeling awkward with each other.

"Uhm... I'm sorry again to both of you." Sergio Von Croy spoke to break the silence.

"Yeah, yeah. It's fine. I'm not the one who passed out from your blow." Liu Kai smiled at Jin Chow.

Jin Chow's eyebrows twitched as he looked at Liu Kai. "Hey, watch your mouth?" Jin Chow yelled at him. 'Since when did this innocent-looking guy become a bully?' Jin Chow thought to himself.

"Oh yeah, are you gonna do something about it?" Liu Kai was playfully mocking Jin Chow.

"Hahahaha, you're very close to each other." Sergio Von Croy cut them off, holding his belly laughing at them.

"No, we're not." Liu Kai and Jin Chow answered at the same time before they looked away at each other.

But in reality, they became close in the last few days. Thanks to the situation they are in.

"Really? You look like brothers to me." Sergio Von Croy argued, still laughing at them.

Liu Kai and Jin Chow look at each other and look again in the opposite direction.

"PWUHAHAHAHAHA! You guys are funny." Sergio Von Croy burst out laughing, smiled, and felt happy to meet humans again.

"Hahahahahaha!" The other two laughed too because of Sergio's contagious laugh, and they all laughed for a while.

"Hahahaha, so… Why did you attack us?" Jin Chow's sudden question with his young innocent face.

"Uhhh… My senses adapted to this place in almost six months of my stay here. I knew it when you entered Fang Shi. I hid myself to check and found the two of you wandering around here. I saw Jin Chow half-naked with his medallion, and I felt angry about it." Sergio Von Croy stated.

"Uh… why are you mad about it?" Jin Chow raised his eyebrow and asked.

"Because you're a stupid knight wandering half-naked." Liu Kai answered Jin Chow and laughed at him. Jin Chow rolled his eyes, helpless at Liu Kai's verbal attacks.

"Hahaha! As you can see, I'm not a Xennogian like you guys. Everyone in my squad, including me, came from Kryger. We are recruited to help Xennog control their lands. With that said, we were not allowed to go back or they won't let us go home to Kryger without gaining anything in this mission." Sergio Von Croy explained frustratedly.

"Wait, you're a Krygerian?" Liu Kai curiously asked as he looked at Sergio's face.

"Yes, my first name is Sergio. Krygerian's first name is at the start of their name. Unlike Xennogians, their first name is in the last part of their name. " Sergio answered calmly.

"Ohh, they are allowing help from other domains now?" Liu Kai asked Jin Chow to say something about it.

"Yeah, It's because of the Great Catastrophe that forced them to. The first and second squad are not from Xennog too. We're the first Squad that consists of Xennogians only." Jin Chow explained.

"What?" Liu Kai asked.

"The first squad came from Ragnor, and the second Squad came from Vexx." Jin Chow explained as he gestured.

"Ragnorians, Vexxians, and Krygerians helped, but why are the other domains not helping?" Liu Kai followed up.

"Pretty much dealing with their own problems." Sergio Von Croy said.

"But why did you stay here? Can you just go back and tell them what happened?" Liu Kai asked.

"They won't let me live if I go back from my mission without gaining anything. That's why I forced my squad to continue." Sergio Von Croy answered.

"That's not 100% true, they actually sent the third squad three months ahead of our squad, but I don't know what happened to them." Jin Chow stated.

"Yeah, that would make sense, the first squad, the Ragnorians, is also ahead of us by three months, and no one knows what happened to them. I am also expecting the next squad to be three months delayed, but I guess something bad happened to them. So we're doomed now since we're the only knights to survive." Sergio Von Croy added.

"This guy is just a Knight Apprentice, just to correct your statement." Liu Kai touched Jin Chow's head and played with his hair. Jin Chow removed his hands, annoyed at him.

"What!? They are really out of their minds to send a knight apprentice to this kind of mission!" Sergio Von Croy exclaimed.

"The Monarchy is too scared that another human territory might get conquered by other species. That's why they are sending limited people to investigate, and with their strongest people guarding the Monarchy. What a bunch of idiots." Sergio Von Croy cursed at them.

"I knew it was flawed from the beginning. That's why I would like to raise my rank to be more influential in the Monarchy." Sergio Von Croy felt his hope crashing down.

"Since when did the Monarchy become so heartless?" Liu Kai asked.

"Where are you all this time?" Sergio Von Croy asked confusingly.

"Believe me or not, but I just woke up from a powerful nap." Liu Kai answered.

"What do you mean by a powerful nap?" Sergio Von Croy asked.

"He's in a coma for the past two years and just woke up a few days ago." Jin Chow explained.

"Ohhh." That's all Sergio Von Croy said after hearing it. It didn't make sense for him, but maybe someone is gifted with a powerful skill even in a coma.

"Why did you join the mission? That's forbidden if you don't have authority." Sergio Von Croy asked.

"That's correct. We have a criminal with us right now." Jin Chow said while laughing, he finally got a chance to attack Liu Kai verbally.

"Shut up." Liu Kai hit Jin Chow on the head. "I woke up from an underground dungeon inside a forest, okay?" Liu Kai frowned. They all went silent after that.

"About this place, why are my senses dulled?" Jin Chow asked.

"I don't know the exact reason, but I think that the S-Rated Bugs around here have something to do about it. The first time that I got here, I can hardly breathe." Sergio Von Croy answered.

"But don't worry, you'll adapt after some time." Sergio Von Croy added.

"Wait, I still don't understand what's going on with the Monarchy." Liu Kai cut them off.

"The Monarchy became so strict and cruel to their people this past two years, they are training a lot of Knights and plans to eradicate all of the other races here in the Xennog." Jin Chow said.

"We are at war with the Giant Bugs, Goblins, and Dwarves, so that would make sense, but still, for them not to accept a failure can hurt survivors of the missions." Sergio Von Croy added to Jin Chow's answer.

"I see, and by the way, I almost forgot about Goblins and Dwarves. What do they look like?" Liu Kai asked.

"I haven't seen one yet but based on the reports. They are smaller than humans but more powerful." Sergio Von Croy answered.

"I thought there are slimes too." Liu Kai looked at Jin Chow and asked.

"Yes, but they are harmless, and no one knows their purpose." Jin Chow answered.

"Does anyone here have an idea where this species came from?" Liu Kai asked.

Jin Chow and Sergio Von Croy both shake their heads. "I saw bugs before in the forest, not the giants but the little ones. Did all of them not evolve?" Liu Kai asked.

"Maybe not yet? Or... I don't know." Jin Chow said.

"I see, what do you usually eat here?" Liu Kai switched his gaze to Sergio Von Croy.

"Uhhh… that…" Sergio scratched his head.