"It's my vision, right?" Panther slowly said, in a tone that was burdened with self-blaming and regret.
"I saved your life, say thanks then, William didn't act humble or kindly with Panther, looked at him in a serious way, "What I passed through would have happened to you, instead you wouldn't have made it."
"This… Thanks to that," Panther lowered his head for the first time ever in decades, and he did that for a youngster, one who wasn't on par with his level of power in the eyes of everyone.
"It's not worth it," William sighed, looked around, seeing the old faces who he used to see in the city for years, saw the new faces of the new members of his guild, "I wanted to say everything is over and we are going to live our lives happily ever after, but that's not true. We still need to do something else, something very dangerous without doubt."
"What do you mean? Tell us everything!" Sloth's attitude and vibe changed, as he released his spirit power in caution. He and others saw what William went through, and if he said things weren't over, then they had to expect the worst.
"It's not here, the danger is out there, at the place your vision showed and specified for you…" He motioned towards Panther, before stating what he could tell them.
He kept any part related to spirits off their knowledge. He just told them this was the act of the monster he tried to hunt a few years ago and failed, the same monster who brought down the capital.
William didn't mind throwing the blame for what happened in the capital on that monster, didn't even mind blaming it for anything bad happening all over the world.
"So… You are saying this vision was something that monster did to entrap you and us?!!!" Panther already thought about such a possibility, but never truly hoped for it to be true.
"And you want us to follow that trap and fall into it? This is madness!!" Sloth shouted in disagreement, "Even if that bastard is the one who did all this to my home, to my friends and people, I can't throw my life away and fall into such a trap, no way!"
"You have to listen to me," William knew they were all speaking logic, but it wasn't enough. He knew more, and couldn't tell them any, "I have a plan, and that's not all. I'm going, either by you on my side, which is what I personally prefer, or alone!"
"I won't let you leave alone," in his embrace, Anjie's weak and shaky voice came, but everyone could hear the statement clearly.
"Anjie…"
"Don't say anymore," she slowly raised her head and looked at her mentor, "if my man is going to face such dangers, then I'll stick by his side, either win and survive or fall down together!"
Her words carried tons of firm belief and determination, ones that made Sloth realise there was coming back from this. She decided on that path, and he had to follow her as her mentor and guardian.
"As the one who started all this, I'm going to follow," Panther suddenly said, attracting everyone's attention from the city.
"Panther… You can't…"
"It's my decision," he stopped his long-term friends from adding more or trying to dissuade him. He already decided to make something up for William, to repay for what he did to him, "and I'm going to kill the one who caused all this to me and others."
"Then we are coming!" many of his friends said, while others simply nodded.
"Guys… You know this may be a one-way trip…"
"Don't say anymore, we won't leave you alone," his friends made up their minds as well. But not everyone decided to follow.
"Sorry Panther, but in such a situation, it's better for me to return."
"I will pray for your success and safe return!"
"Kick his as* for me, for all of us, got it?"
Few left the guild while no one said anything to belittle them. The ones that remained behind made up around one hundred, one hundred of high-end masters.
It was a sizable force indeed, but William was sure that monster was well prepared to face more than that.
"We also want to go," Just before William would speak with the big shots, the ones who joined the guild recently suddenly pushed someone up front to speak for them.
"You don't need to come, it's a stage you shouldn't step on for now…" William was appreciating their kind intentions, but this was truly a place not suitable for them.
"We won't let our guild master go there alone," but it felt what they witnessed with William during the past hours left a deep touch on them, "We will accompany you, to the bitter end of the glorifying win!"
"Hmm… Why don't we do it this way then?" William could already spot the root of this, as they were here and watched everything he went through and did, "We have ten days before going there. Why not take your time and think about it then?"
He gave them a gentle way out from here. He wouldn't say no to any help right now, but if it meant for them to die for sure, then it was better not to follow him.
"Let them come," but before any would say anything, Anjie raised her head and slowly caressed his face, "You are going to risk your life, and they won't? They aren't babies, they are Fox guild masters, your masters. Let them come, do what they can, and hopefully, we'll celebrate this win at the end together."
"..." In front of such eyes, in front of such words, William couldn't say anything back.
"Fine, welcome on board," William resigned to her and their wishes, "prepare well, get anything you can from the city. We'll leave in ten days," he then turned to Panther and others,
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