Teaming Up With System 225

Hero Helping... Again? (4)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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For the next couple of months, Grey was stuck in the basement. Honestly, he was just guessing about the time, it could have been longer, it could have been shorter than that. It did feel like forever though. He made his guesses based on when children were dragged out of the room...

Unfortunately, though, six children died due to the torture. This left only six kids, him included.

He also didn't hear anything from the Gods or System 225 again. Yet, each time he thought he was going to die, he felt like his body would have a burst of energy and willpower to keep moving forward. It was probably with the help of the Gods.

Luckily, Vincent was still alive. Vincent seemed to have a really strong will to live, so that was good.

He really missed having System 225 around... Moreover, he couldn't even see God System... He wanted to get out of the basement as soon as possible but he didn't have the strength to get out of this place with 5 other people. Also, who knew how big the estate was, how many people were there, etc...

He thought about exploring the place on his own but there was a large magic seal on the door leading out of the basement. No matter what he did, he couldn't unlock it. He almost activated the alarm system on the seal at one point, so he decided to stop trying to open it...

This body was just too weak. He had the techniques, but not enough magical energy to do what he needed to do...

How the hell was he supposed to get out of this place? Wait to be rescued? How obnoxious, this S-ranked world sucked...

Grey almost wanted to sigh as he was picked up by his collar and dragged out of the room. Vincent was looking at him with eyes of worry, but he could only silently mouth to Vincent that he would be okay.

It was nothing new to be dragged out by his collar, but this time, he could hear the voices of the Gods echoing in his mind.

'Almost there!'

'Keep fighting, Grey. Don't give up just yet!'

'This is the last time. Sorry, they were so late.'

'Don't worry, System 225 will arrive as soon as you get rescued. You did well...'

Finally, finally, he could hear the Gods and they told him good news. It was a relief...

"Aren't you looking a bit more spirited?" The masked man brought Grey up to his eye level. "You seem to have a bit more life in your eyes this time. Is this hope?"

Grey didn't say anything, just glanced at the wall next to him.

"Well, that's none of my business. Maybe today is the day you will die. That would be unfortunate, but I do enjoy watching the life leaving people's eyes."

Grey almost rolled his eyes. He was tired of hearing this person talk. If he wasn't so weak and malnourished, he would have killed this man himself. Still, he didn't know who else was in the place, so he couldn't do anything too rash. There were too many innocent and weak children in this basement... He also didn't have a lot of stamina so if there were a lot of people, he could get himself killed prematurely.

"Let's get started, shall we? I wonder if I can get you to scream and squirm this time. You haven't been doing that lately... It's a bit upsetting."

What a pervert... Grey almost mumbled out loud.

The masked man once again chained him to the wall. This time though, he didn't say much, just shoved a bottle into his mouth. If Grey was a moment too late, he could have lost all of his front teeth from the force. He almost choked, but that was better than losing his poor teeth.