"You know, I am sick of these continuous meetings," Hailey banged the table and stood up. Her eyes blazed fire as she looked straight at Ray.
"Well, if you are so tired of these meetings then I have a very good solution for your predicament," Ray replied calmly.
"And that is?" Hailey asked back, skeptical of Ray's reaction to her outburst.
"That is to move your feet and get out of here. Someone else will take your place willingly," He replied.
"You…" He fury blazed as she looked at Ray in anger.
"Well, if not then you got to be calm about this. I called this meeting for our own good and nothing else," He said and then turned to others as he added, "I have made a plan to clear the path to portal room,"
"huh?," As he spoke, the room erupted into countless murmurs. Some couldn't believe what he said while a few simply nodded. They discussed with each other and came to a consensus as the room finally quieted down.
"So here is the plan," Ray said and laid out the Academy map on the table. Picking up a marker, he marked the infirmary and the portal room. Then, he highlighted the routes that went from the infirmary to the portal room.
"So we have three routes that go from the infirmary to the portal room. Of the three, two are interlinked with other routes and open up to the boys and girls dormitory respectively. Therefore, what remains is the last route,"
"It goes straight to the portal room and has no paths connecting to it. Also, that route is partially cleared too as I cleared the outer route myself when I went out to gather supplies this time," He said.
Ray had explained his plan in a nutshell and now it was time for everyone present to put some thought to his plan and see if they are up for it.
"Well, I see no problem to the plan. So count me in," Sirius said. His expression was calm, there was even a slight smirk on his face as he invited everyone to challenge him.
Sirius clearly supported Ray and he did so in every meeting. This pissed off quite a few members who didn't support Ray. They wanted Sirius on their side, not because of his support but the fact that he was one of the strongest people present would help them a lot.
But Sirius begged to differ. He stuck to Ray like a brother and supported him in every matter.
"I also see no problem with the plan. The sooner we get out of here, the better," Nia raised her voice and spoke. The way she spoke made everyone know of her authority and that she was still present.
"Another one on his side," Hailey thought with a frown on her face. She looked towards Nia and sighed. She couldn't do anything. The heir of Jhonson's family supported Ray and there was nothing she could to change it.
"Count me in too," It was Kashish who spoke. She has recently joined the table of leaders but looking at her, she seemed to be unfazed by it. She acted totally natural, as if she had been attending such meetings ever since young.
Ray nodded at her behavior. She acted naturally and in a very experienced way. This was what Ray liked about her and one of the many reasons Ray chose her and allowed her to be a team leader.
Slowly, many hands were raised as a vast majority agreed with Ray. The neutral ones were very happy with Ray's decision and didn't hesitate to take a side and even some of those who opposed Ray in earlier meetings sided with him this time.
They had seen him fight and lead others and the impact caused by him was greater than most of them combined. So they all naturally leaned towards him and when he proposed the plan to leave the infirmary, they all agreed. After all, who wanted to stay cooped up in this place when they could leave this place.
"Okay then. Since most have agreed with my plan, we shall proceed with it and work together to leave this place once and for all," Ray declared with a smile.
He was very happy with how the meeting was going and didn't try to hide his happiness. Pointing at the map once again, he put up some stones on the entrance and spoke, "These are the monsters. The big stones represent the trolls above the Mortal Realm and the small stones represent the trolls in the Mortal Realm. As you all can see, the deeper we go, the stronger the trolls we have to face and according to what I have calculated, the area around the portal room is flooded with trolls all above the Magical Realm," Ray spoke.
His words caused everyone to go silent. As the silence reigned, Sirius stood up yet again and spoke, "I don't care. The stronger they are, the better I will fight. To gain something, we need to sacrifice something,"
Also, as he spoke; his aura sky rocketed. The area around him got a bit darker as he released some his aura. This was the effect his mysterious bloodline.
"No issues with me too. The trolls would serve as a fuel for my blade to shine even brighter and illuminate the path up ahead," Said Nia zealously. She had always been like that and it allowed her to advance forward and get stronger.
"I have a few reservations about it," James stood up and spoke. He had not been on Ray's side fully and her statement showed it.
"Yes, please ask what you need to," Ray allowed him to speak. He didn't want to be on the bad side of the situation. Also, Ray was confident in his plan and was sure of his capabilities to defend his plan.
"I am worried about the casualties. With there being so many trolls and with most of them being strong enough to finish most of us single handedly, I fear the worst. What if the teams are killed and killed till most of us are wiped out," Said James with worry present over his face.
"I agree with James. What if your plan doesn't work. I don't care if you die along with your teammates but if you take down our strongest fighters along with you, what would be left of us here. As the situation is worsening, it won't be long before the trolls overwhelm us," Said Hailey. Her body language differed from before as she spoke in a mature way. Not only that but her voice was different, it had a different sort of allure to it as it captured the minds of many people.
"Ding….Ding…" Two dull metallic voices sounded in the room as most of the people present snapped to reality. Their eyes gained their luster as they turned back to reality.
The head nurse snapped towards Hailey and glared at her angrily, "I appreciate your try but I dare you try such a cheap trick once more and you will see my wrath. I hate mind tricks and technique that affect one's thinking by using allure," Said the head nurse. Her voice was filled with anger and it made Hailey shiver.
Being on the receiving end of a Celestial's anger, Hailey couldn't best it easily. Her body shivered from fear as she saw her life flash by in front of her eyes. Gulping with much difficulty, she apologized, "I am sorry. I promise not to do this ever again,"
After that, she just kept her head down in embarrassment and fear. She had been exposed in front of everyone and this caused her to drop all her plans and stay silent.
Seeing his companion turn silent, James ditch the topic and covered up for himself as he spoke, "Though, I do agree with you. We have to get out of this place and for that, I guess else do need to take some risks," Saying that, he went silent.
Ray simply nodded. Internally, he was every happy over Hailey's failure but he had to keep his emotions in check. Ray looked at others and asked, "Any more opinions? Or shall we move forward and discuss the plan,"
Seeing everyone remain silent, Ray nodded and spoke, "I take that as an affirmation to move forward and discuss the plan further,"
"So we will go with four teams in total. One assault team, one tank team, one team will be there to watch our backs and one team would be at standby to replace if any team needs rest or is injured," Said Ray and moved forward to explain more of the plan.
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