As Veer stood with a twisted dagger on his neck, Rain and Aurora walked out of the bushes. Their eyes narrowed at the man from Seeker Academy, and even he flinched under their stares.
Veer revealed a smile and said, "Now now, we all want to conquer this Labyrinth and get some benefits, so why not work together?"
Another voice sounded, hoarse and commanding, from another man who began walking towards Veer.
"David, let them off. They have Aurora, and we would need her help."
Hearing that, David pulled his dagger and went back to stand a short distance away. His companions also kept some distance, but it was clear from their body language that they were ready to strike.
Their leader, who had spoken before, took off his mask, revealing a handsome and gruff face. He smiled at them and said, "My name is Jonathan, and I’m from Seeker Academy, as you can already guess."
Veer also began introduction, "I’m Veer, she’s Rain, and you already know her."
"Ah! Who would have thought we would get to work together with someone like you and Miss Aurora," Jonathan spoke politely. "How about we talk somewhere else? As you know, this forest isn’t safe."
Aurora looked at Jonathan last and said, "There is a cave a little to the North, so we can go and rest there. It also wouldn’t delay our journey."
"So you’re also going to the Tomb?" Jonathan asked, his eyes flashing with a strange glint.
"I don’t think you’ve been to this island, so how do you know that?" Aurora asked, raising an eyebrow.
Jonathan licked his lips and said, "We have our means, and I hope Miss Aurora doesn’t try to probe into our secrets. But of course, if you’re willing to help us then we would also share everything we know about the Tomb."
"We’ll be glad to work with you," Aurora also showed the perfect professional smile she had done for years. It was fake, but it worked every time as she had spent considerable time practicing it.
Jonathan beamed in joy, as he said, "Good! Then let’s go. We’ll talk about details in the cave you mentioned. Also, I’ll take some time to explain everything to my teammates, as they aren’t used to working with strangers."
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"Sure!"
"Then, please lead the way!"
Aurora nodded, and her group of three began to walk in front while the other eight followed them from a short distance. It was enough for them to talk without others listening to them.
Still, Veer needed a confirmation, so he asked, ’Hey, do they have anyone who can hear us?’
[No.]
’Good!’
Turning towards Rain, Veer asked, "What do you think?"
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"They’re fake and have intentions to kill us," Rain replied without a second thought. "I’ve seen those looks before, and I’m sure of it. They have plans to kill us. Not to mention that Jonathan guy was looking at Aur...Miss Aurora with weird lustful eyes."
"You can just call me by my name," Aurora said before turning towards Veer. "So, what do you say?"
"We’re killing them," Veer grinned. "There is no way I’m letting them live. We just need to find the right time to bury them."
"Yeah, I’m more interested in how they got to know about the tombs though," Aurora furrowed her brows and said. "I have a feeling that they have a Seer or something."
"Most likely yes, so they probably already know we’re going to kill them," Veer smiled. "Now, it’s just about who can use the others first. That’s all."
"We’ll have to be careful of them though," Aurora said. "I don’t like Seers."
Rain kept her head down, as she played with her dagger. She didn’t understand half of the things her friends were discussing, but she didn’t care about all that. She would just follow their plans, as that’s what she was good at.
While Veer was planning with Aurora, the Seeker Academy students were also planning on their own.
Jonathan turned towards one of the women and asked, "Are you sure, Ragen?"
"Yes, they are planning to use us to get to the Tomb," the woman said, only her large bosom making her distinctive from others. "And they’re very powerful."
She clutched her head and said, "We will all die by their hands."
"Leader, this is too problematic," David said. "Why are we just going in their trap?"
"Didn’t you hear what Ragen said? They are powerful," Jonathan was still very calm. "Even if Aurora was alone, I doubt we could have done anything to her. She alone took down fifteen of our brothers and sisters last year. She is at rank twenty-one on Bounty List for a reason."
"What? Really?" David shivered, as he looked at Veer’s group. No wonder he had felt fear from them earlier.
There was an unofficial Bounty list in the Seeker Academy which rewarded greatly. But it also contained powerful individuals who had harmed Seeker Academy in one way or another. To reach so high in rankings at such a young age, he didn’t need to know more about her lethality.
"Because of one incident, she wants all of us dead, so there is no way she would let us walk away," Jonathan shook his head. "We can’t even run away because she’s a Marksman and a deadly one at that. Not to mention she has help this time."
"They’re powerful," Ragen again muttered, as she clutched her head.
"Listen, everyone, we need to get to the tomb at all cost, so we will use the Tombs to kill them off," Jonathan grinned. "Nobody escapes our clutches."
David opened his mouth to ask but realized something, as he muttered, "I see. So that’s why you revealed that we have a Seer."
"They can already guess it, so there is no point in hiding it," Jonathan said. "It’s better to use that to our advantage instead."
"We believe you, Boss."
Jonathan grinned, hearing his companions, and said, "Don’t worry! The Seeker Academy has always gotten what we want, and this time won’t be any different."
The two groups knew each other’s intentions, yet they were working together, ready to backstab each other.