Chapter 3

• Irene and Chester finally breath a sigh of relief when the entire land gives it's final sign to end the 'Harvest Time.'
• It only means that they are finally safe for now.
• While Redd Wayne, who had been observing the whole started to panic. The participants are all now uplifted in the air, but he is not.
• "Why? This is not my liking! You know that! But why!" Redd Wayne cried as he knows what exactly is the next step. And it also means that he does not belong to those who will be drawn back to Earth.
• Redd Wayne tried to control his emotions. As he knows that he needed to strategize. He needed to find a way to escape this place.
• Even if the Land of Nature won't agree, he must find a way for himself. He started to look around and try to find anything he could use.
• After few minutes the dead bodies started to dropped back to the ground one after the other. They will now remain here. As only the survivor will be drawn back.
• Then an standstill happened. This will be for an hour and the purpose is simple. To give those dying a chance to stabilize themselves. If they can't survive then they could only be left behind here to die.
• Chester and some other dying ones manage to stabilize themselves with the help of some pills in their storage bags.
• But one specific fellows does not have such luxury as Jude had already taken his storage bag. Bok could only watch as his vitality started to drop as minutes pass by.
• Fear and regret could be seen in his very face. As he looks towards Jude in anger! But what could he do, he could only wait and die!
• After almost an hour, Bok's eyes finally turn all black as his body froze. Then just like the previous corpse, his body was dropped back in the ground.
• Jude, on the other hand, finally let a victorious laugh. It could be said that he was also very nervous since they were lifted up, as he failed to give Bok's final blow.
• And if Bok manage to last the hour then he might drawn back to Earth and survive. That would mean that a capable enemy will always be at his tail. Fortunately, as the hour come closer, Bok succumbed to death.
• The one hour finally came to an end and participants started to drawn back one at a time. They were like being suck up by a gigantic vaccum.
• In no time, less than a hundred were left to be drawn.
• "If only I could fly!" Redd Wayne thought as he was running out of an idea. "But wait, fly? Are this participants flying? They can't but being pulled! Then can I..."
• A crazy idea finally came to his mind as he looks towards the remaining participants. He knows that his idea could be risking another persons future so he must not choice randomly.
• Though he was also been harvesting, he had also been observing all this participants for days now and atmost had the general idea of everyone's character. Never had he thought that his observation would come handy at the moment.
• Finally, he locked his eyes on a target. He estimated their distance and focused his internal energy on his feet. Then he put a mask to cover his face.
• Redd Wayne, who was in the highest peak, decisively dived towards his target.
• ...
• Jude was having the time of life. He is laughing as he awaits the vortex to pull him back to Earth. "Come on and pull me now! Hahaha! Come on!"
• To him, his future is now guaranteed! As with this return comes with a tons of treasure. He's and Bok's harvests and loots are now in his very pocket. With this, he could already foresee his future achievements.
• And he had all the reason to think it as is, as he had heard a lot of success stories of those who survive this space before.
• Much more, most of the kingdom's current appointed leaders were among those who survive the previous 'Harvest Time.'
• More to his advantage is the treasure he had is not only a harvest of one person but that of a dozen participants.
• As Jude was daydreaming, he suddenly felt that someone is approaching his current location at high speed.
• He immediately turn around to look but a body finally approached him and locked itself to his.
• "Hey! Who... what's the big idea? Get off!" Jude immediately protested as he tries to free himself.
• But how would Redd allow such. This is his last chance. And failure would only mean that he will again become a stone with a soul for an another century.
• So he ignored Jude's protest and rather tightened his grip on the latter body.
• As the two were trying to inforce their will, the number of participants left has already dropped significantly.
• Redd panic yet again.
• "Why is this bastard not being pulled up? Did I infected him? Then thus it mean that... No! This can't be! He is still being uplifted in the ground, right? Maybe his time is yet to come... yes, yes, that should be the case!" Redd tried to console himself as he keep his gripped over the struggling Jude and watches the other participants being pulled out one after another.
• "Hey! Hey! Bastard, what exactly is your problem? Are you trying to rob me? Locking through hugging is by no means a way to rob! Get off!" Jude wiggled his body as he was totally infuriated but Redd refused to say a word much more to let go.
• Finally as the number of participants remaining drops to a single digit, Jude's body started to be pull up towards the vortex. But his momentum is not as fast as the other as Redd is being pulled along.
• The remaining participants could only overtake the two! They looked at the two 'hugging' male and could only laugh.
• When all the other participants finally reached the vortex, the vortex started to get smaller.
• Jude noticed this and his anger turned into panic, "Whoever you are, can't you see! We are being slow down! The vortex is about to close, get off me! Or else, both of us will be left behind in this damn place! Let me go! So we could both go faster!"
• Obviously, Jude is not yet aware of Redd's intention.
• Redd, on the other hand, could only calm himself so he could fully execute his plan as he had already expected the current situation. On top of holding his grip, Redd is now building all his internal and physical energy towards his legs.
• Time moves and the vortex is getting smaller and smaller. It originally covers the entire sky but now it is just the size basketball court.
• The problem is, Jude and Redd's momentum furtherly declined and they are still 10 feet towards the mouth of the vortex.
• "Just a little more! A little more!" Redd begged on his mind.
• Jude also noticed the decline on the their momentum as things finally dawn on him. "You... who? What are you? You are not supposed to leave this place, right?"
• He is not stupid! Though he does not understand how was a living human is not being pulled by the vortex, one thing is clear. This damn guy is but using him as a vessel.
• "Get off me, whatever you are!" Jude keep on protesting but he still got no response or whatsoever.
• Cause at this time, Redd is starting to focus. The lost of the momentum is quite obvious and vortex is rapidly decreasing in size.
• Much more, he is quite familiar with this vortex. Once this thing reach the size of about a dozen feet in diameter, the sunction force will stop.
• If this continues then neither him and his 'vessel' would be able to make it.