“What are you guys ready for?” Alex requested maintaining a poker face.

“So Gabriel had emotions for Rebecca all this whereas and also you did not inform me, I assumed we had been buddies” Lynx shook his head.

“They lastly confessed their emotions, I assumed Gabriel would by no means be open about it, it is a bit shocking,” Max mentioned.

“Huh! You knew about it!!!’ Lynx shouted.

“In the actual world, not right here, it was a very long time in the past,” Max mentioned.

“It hasn’t been that lengthy since we met Rebecca, let’s maintain transferring we’re going to lose them at this price,” Alex mentioned as he noticed Gabriel and Rebecca forward.

‘I actually thought I heard my title, I assume I heard unsuitable’ Melissa mumbled as she adopted them.

…

The group was now finished with their buying and now they had been heading for the gate, carriages are employed near the gate and it was nonetheless morning so they might discover somebody heading for Zenith Metropolis.

The group made certain to replenish on meals and water simply in case, they purchased bread, meat, roasted potatoes, some veggies to eat with the meat, and one thing known as crunchy clusters, a sort of biscuit that none of them had ever seen in the actual world but it surely was scrumptious and low cost.

“They’re 10 carriages right here, perhaps we must always purchase a carriage and journey by ourselves” Melissa spoke as they stopped.

“Yeah I like your thought, so we will get misplaced and by no means discover our manner again proper!!” Alex sneered.

“We’ve maps, we’ll positively discover our manner again,” Max mentioned.

“We will solely view locations we’ve got visited earlier than, so we do not truly know which approach to Zenith Metropolis and we won’t depend on trial and error to achieve there,” Alex mentioned.

“We must always have purchased a map,” Rebecca mentioned.

“Let’s simply go together with the carriage accessible, and we must always correctly go together with an open carriage so we’ll be capable of monitor our environment and be careful for bandits,” Gabriel mentioned.

“He is proper, and I do hope we come throughout them, I will open holes of their skulls” Lynx snorted.

“Earlier than opening holes in skulls, hand over your share of the cash, we have to pay for the trip,” Alex mentioned.

“We have not even approached the rider or requested how a lot the trip price? you’re nonetheless indignant that you just did not obtain any share of the cash for the hunt” Lynx mentioned.

“I am not indignant, we already traveled as soon as so I understand how a lot it prices” Alex spoke.

“It is perhaps completely different, I do not know should you guys observed however since we got here right here for actual, the value of things went up, the value of the whole lot went up,” Max mentioned.

“Then let’s discuss to the rider,” Gabriel mentioned and so they walked in the direction of the primary carriage.

“Are you guys going someplace?” the rider spoke earlier than they may communicate to him, he was a younger man most likely in his late twenties.

“Sure, we’re going to Zenith Metropolis” Gabriel replied.

“Zenith Metropolis…all of you?” the person requested.

“Sure”

“Ohh, I can take you guys there, however you realize it will price lots proper, you guys are six, and lately beast assaults have been extra frequent,” the person mentioned.

“We’re all warriors so you do not must be afraid, and she or he’s an S-rank adventurer,” Max mentioned as he pointed at Melissa.

“What!! she’s an S-rank adventurer, what the heck are you speaking about, do not assume mendacity to me will make the trip cheaper” the person blurted.

“Do not hearken to him, he is simply joking, how a lot for the trip?” Melissa requested.

“For the six of you, I am going to take 3,000 cash every, and moreover I am additionally a seasoned warrior so that you guys can be protected in my fingers,” the person mentioned.

“We’ll take the trip, can we go away instantly?” Alex requested.

“Positive climb on let’s head out,” the person mentioned and the group climbed in a single after the opposite, the carriage was an open carriage however the house was sufficient to suit ten individuals and two horses had been required to maneuver the carriage.

“Are you guys prepared?”

“Sure”I feel it’s best to check out

“Okay right here we go” the person muttered as his horses started to maneuver, they moved slowly at first as a result of they had been within the metropolis.

“Max do not go telling everybody that I am an S-rank adventurer” Melissa whispered in his ears.

“I did not imply to, I am sorry”

“I am not indignant at you, it is simply that the majority S-rank are proud and normally like to point out off which makes individuals afraid of them, I do not need individuals to think about me like that, particularly now that that is our lives”

“Ohh, okay” Max whispered.

The horses started to maneuver at full velocity and very quickly they had been already within the forest path the place they had been ambushed final time.

Alex knew from final time that to get to Zenith Metropolis, they must go by means of a small village after which a mountain earlier than getting there however final time they by no means made it there so he did not know what the surroundings seemed like however the rider most likely knew.

Alex opened his map and was watching it for a number of seconds, the darkness masking the map of their location was slowly fading away, from the map they weren’t transferring very quick however in actuality, the horses had been operating at full velocity.

The horses had been operating continuous for a couple of minutes now and very quickly they had been again on the spot they final bear in mind.

“I feel it is round this place that we had been attacked, Alex was going to make use of his cash to enroll a bunch of NPCs in a magic academy and we had been attacked,” Lynx mentioned.

“It is my cash, not yours, and moreover I do not assume it is right here, it is nonetheless a bit additional away from right here,” Alex mentioned.

“Let’s be looking out, simply in case” Gabriel spoke.

“Looking out for what, I assumed you mentioned you had been warriors, are you guys scared in spite of everything?” the person chuckled.

“We aren’t fearful of beasts, we’re simply being cautious so what occurred final time will not repeat itself,” Max mentioned.

“Rebecca, you’re actually calm, you notice we is perhaps attacked once more proper?” Alex requested her.

“I am calm as a result of there is not any one round to assault us, I am unable to even sense a single heartbeat within the forest,” Rebecca mentioned.

“Heartbeat, wait you mentioned one thing about that once you discovered the goblins,” Max mentioned.

“I can sense the heartbeat of people or beast, although I am unable to inform the distinction but however I am going to work on that,” Rebecca mentioned.

“You do not have to be exhausting on your self, you probably did nice studying it” Gabriel spoke.

“That is essentially the most amusing half, I did not be taught it, I simply knew I used to be capable of do and I did, although I do not know the way” Rebecca replied.

“Then individuals cannot sneak behind you, you already know they’re coming,” Max mentioned.

“Sure, however for some motive I am unable to hear Alex’s heartbeat”

“Clearly you possibly can’t, I am an murderer, sneaking from behind is what I do, hehehe”

“Do not be so smug about it Alex, since we’ve got nothing to fret about, we must always benefit from the trip” Gabriel mentioned.

“What if the bandits have somebody like Alex who is sweet at sneaking in, it simply pop in my head for a sec,” Lynx mentioned.

“Even when they do, Rebecca would be capable of hear the remainder of their heartbeat, one murderer cannot beat all seven of us,” Max mentioned.

“I feel they will, in the event that they play their card proper however they will not be capable of defeat Melissa” Alex muttered.

“How would one murderer defeat us?” Max requested.

“Uhmmm guys, I feel some issues are transferring within the forest, and they’re fairly quick” Rebecca spoke as she stood up.

“Are you certain?” Alex requested.

“Sure, there’s one thing within the forest and they’re quick, I can sense as much as 20 heartbeats,” Rebecca mentioned.

“It is nothing to be frightened about, once you guys mentioned you had been warriors I actually did not however she’s a mage proper, to have the ability to sense residing beings from distant?” the rider requested.

“So you realize what they’re?” Lynx requested instantly.

“Sure, they’re monkeys, they’re normally discovered across the space of the forest and they’re innocent except you disturb them first, and even should you do all they do is throw issues at you, however some may need harmful objects” the rider defined.