chapter 30

after I get out of the base in full armor so I don't disintegrate from a puddle I see a familiar sight of the base outside like the dream I had, as I see the leftover acid starting o sink into the ground and not seen again as I walk around the now dark base just silently taking it in the sight as even if this somehow is another dream I'm going to look around and have a nice time till the sun rises or get mulled as I look up at the sky full of stars as I walk around the base

as my my legs covered in metal step onto the ground I could hear the steps of yet another spider patrol as I decide to get up the wall, as the moon shines onto the base allowing me to avoid falling, and when reaching the the highest wall platform, helping to make a view

as I watch the spiders move away I soon hear something nearby I decide to look over to it out of curiosity, probably more spiders as I walk over to it however it sounding less like moving and more like, a conversation as I build my guard a bit as I slow a bit to get closer to the talking until I see one of the seven

they are on one of the watchtowers of the base practically perched talking to some device probably with others back at the moving city, their wings closed as I could barely see him even with the moon light shining as I lean forward a bit as I enter the nearest watchtower to him as continue looking over to him

"Are you sure it's a good idea for me to be here?"

the question hits me strangely as I mindlessly start listening closer. Though I still I couldn't hear nothing but mumbling, but when I lean even further

"I gue-"

as I fell onto the single chair in the room as in front of my sudden change from confusion to instant dread as a cracking noise from the chair was sounded as i scramble off of it, only to see shadow looking directly over to my direction as they get off the watch tower and start going right to me as I try my best to rush down from the tower I was in to the ground so I could have a chance of getting away, only for him to get up into the air as just as i was reaching the lower wall platform they grab me by the neck smashing me into the metal wall to where I could feel my breath shortening and my nose bleeding as my bones creak in agony from the sheer force a was slammed

as I soon feel the glare from as I can feel them adding pressure to my neck as their whispy face nears my ear as I could almost hear them growling

" you, saw, nothing, right?"

without being able to shake my head, I speak through my short breath just so he doesn't use his palpable killing intent

" y- e-s"

as they let off my throat a moment, letting me take a breath until they they grab it again

" I hear anything of what I think you heard about you, will, die"

as I couldn't help but almost pass out right here and then as he let's go of my neck then smashing my face into the metal wall yet again as all I could tell is that it only gained a negligible dent before my mind goes black As I'm out cold onto the ground

when I woke up again for the morning I stretched as usual as I thought it was another of those dreams I usually get as I was about to get off the bed aswell, however I noticed I still have my armor on me, when I remember taking it off, not to even the mention my body still has a good amount of pian just from that stretch so while others are getting up and starting to head off to do some missions, I stayed behind inspecting my armor as I start seeing that it's fairly damaged as if slammed, making me realize, last night was reality as I sat there on the bed I was using as reality continues to sink in that I was a incorrect sentence from death, as the armor for the neck is very crushed to where it slightly crushes it

so I start to get up as ent walks up to me as I try my best to get my growing nerves in check and the pain off my mind so I don't say anything or reveal anything to anyone but Jerry as I look over to him

"h-ey Ent, what do you want?"

" I don't know you seem like you had a rough time somehow, your armor looks wrecked, and are you ok you seem to be a bit hurt yourself? also, you sure you should have that helmet on still? with how it's crushed, id worry about your neck having air go through it. "

right , I kinda just slump staying still desperately trying not to look like I'm hiding anything as I take off my helmet, showing my face as I struggle keeping the natural expression

" Ah, yeah, I got out last night and just fell off! of, the watchtower!"

" I guess that explains the damage, but how then have you not died then? I know the armor is good, but is that good? like, those towers are pretty darn high. "

" Ah, who knows, I was most likely likely to have hit the soft spot of dirt."

ent just looks up and down at me with a look of suspicion as they lean on one of the pillars with a sigh

" Sure, you can always ask Cook at the ground to help, I'm sure something about repairing or from your armors damage would work as a way to replace it for the points needed."

"As long as it wasn't doubled, I would be fine then,"

as ent sighs

" That is a stupid thought to have. Either way, good luck, then I'll get on to my mission,"

" Alright then, though, don't mind me asking. What's your mission?"

" eh, just gonna start with some others for a mission at the second wall to do a storage place and transport for the stuff, to help make future projects easier,"

" Huh, nice to now. Going up and down won't be such an issue then,"

" Nice to hear how you believe the roof will still be worked on when the storage is finished."

ent says with some sarcasm

" Even you know why I say so, either way, good luck, Ent!"

as he nods and then heads off letting me off to breathe hoping he didn't get suspicious, then again, the only one I'm certain would is Cody, as I get out of base hoping that no acid remains to drop on my exposed head as I go through the passage which I see people working on it, including the muscle couples "disciple?" At this point, I don't even bother with the name as I head up to the line and get to Cook, who has a similar reaction to my armors state

" don't, even bother saying why I'm not interested, if you aren't dead yet you probably just messed up at something, and no, this is a replacement job, not a repair one"

"Oh, then I'll just take it off, and you can use my points to repair it."

"Just do it at the side so you don't delay the line alright then?"

" No worries on it,"

as while Cook does the usual clerk work I deal with taking off my armor and placing it on his counter, which he proceeds to then move them off the counter, into an empty crate as he get s two food crates sliding one to me while they give the other to the one in line as I wave him off as he looks over to me then back to the line as I walk off ready to just, wait, I didn't get the mission yet

" he looked over my way to see if I would have remembered before it was too late, welp, let's hope the line ain't too bad again."

so after a short rinse and repeat of the line that seemed to have gotten longer the short time I was at front, i see Cook now looking a tad big more smug at me as I just sigh

"I'll take another home making a mission as I'll join along with Brownie,"

as I walk away not saying another word as I head right off toward where the first few homes have been built to start looking for Brownie's group as I start walking around the base as I go around the place only to see that she is still at the roof project as I just decide to pick a spot

so I just start moving material to a spot beside the previous house I was a part of building, moving materials and beginning to form the frame till I see two others show up looking as out of nowhere as I was

" Hey Collin and Anna, looks like you also got the mission. Don't worry, Brownie is currently working on the roof, though, but she didn't tell you?"

" Ah, it's just, we got excited to build a home, so"

" we wanted to pick a spot!"

" Well, if you two are so impatient mind joining me on this production of this place?"

as well we started to work

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he is one lucky devil, isn't he, I try and find him slip about tomorrow, and he goes quiet, but the thing was

as I continue playing my persona of Ent as I work on the storage area with some others like I said

" There wasn't even a hint of suspicion in those eyes,"

" in who's eyes? what making you say that out of nowhere?"

said by Carol, the women of the so-called "muscle duo," that the target calls them generally as she places more of the beams

" Ah, it's nothing. Just remembering something. How is your husband doing, by the way?"

" Ah, it's simple he is still working on the outer wall as usual,"

as I nod and sigh to myself

with no suspicion in his eyes and clearly on how the eyes don't appear looking at strangers, the most he got is probably just the end, lucky for him I guess, though I will remember to pick more private places after the rain

as I continue working along with the group in cover on the storage area