Chapter 7

• Redd Wayne finally pulled himself out from a hole as big as a rat hole.
• He is bloody as hell. His clothes were torn. Wounds could be seen all over his body. And he was totally drained and exhausted.
• But that's all. As those wounds are all but skin level.
• He dropped his body on the ground as tears of joy starts to fall from his eyes. He was about to celebrate this long been delayed success but...
• "No! Please..."
• "That's mine! How dare..."
• "Damn bandits! How could you..."
• "I'm the young master of the..."
• "Stop! Or else..."
• Several cries enters Redd's ear. Some were begging, some are threatening and some are cursing.
• He twist his body to see what's going. Only to see one of human's worst character. Opportunistic!
• Hundreds of masked man are now rushing towards the depressed survivors and snatching the latters storage bags.
• Redd can't help but panic a little as he gripped the storage bags hanging on his body.
• But such reaction only lasted in a moment. He immediately composed himself and pulled a bunch of healing pills from his storage bag. Then look around to observe and find a way out to such situation.
• He and all the survivors are now being attacted. Fortunately for him, since his exit has no momentum at all, he is now at the edge of the crowd.
• He first though is turn around and escape but it was unapplicable.
• The vortex has not totally dissipated yet and it may take sometime for it to totally gone in the wind.
• Those at the front were those who were pulled first by the vortex's suction force as they were also been spit out with full force.
• Initially, they did mind such. Even when they hit the ground real hard, no one complained. Rather they are proud.
• But now that trouble arrives and they were the first subject, they can't help but curse in their hearts for being unfortunate.
• Yet, Redd was unassured. He could clearly see the bandits' movements. The latters are professional on such field. They keep themselves on their objective and no more.
• And that is to hit, snatched and go next!
• If such continues, then even if their are more or less five hundred people on the survivor's side, snatching all the latters' storage bag will be done in a minute.
• "No!" The Harvest Time survivors, who were not yet reached by the bandits, thoughts as they prepare for a desperate fight.
• How could they allow their earning to be snatched without a fight? That is definitely a no-no!
• Much more, they are highly expectant that even though they are not aware as to why the emperial army has not come to fitch them yet, the latter well be here in a minute or two.
• They just need to hold on until then.
• So they decided bring all there remaining strength and resist. Forming an unlikely teams among themselves.
• As for Redd, he did not rushly join hands with the others. He was very wary about betrayal, the situation when someone think he had someone at his back but in really those people whom he were expecting for help are actually but using him as their fall guy.
• Such character is very unlikely to the old Redd, but this is also they very reason as to why he was locked for a century.
• He spread his eyes and look for someone he think he could trust and worthy of being his teammates.
• Finally, his attention landed on a duo of a man and a woman. Both were young and their looks are quite similar with each other.
• They are the Quinn siblings that Bok and Jude targeted earlier.
• Redd is quite familiar with this two. From his 'viewdeck' in the Land of Nature, he long known who's who in this group of youngsters.
• And he could tell that this siblings are distant but loyal. They are the type that can't be easily get close with.
• But once they treat someone as their friend then that someone could be said to really got himself a real friend.
• ...
• "Brother, you are not fully recovered yet! Let me take the lead." Irene shouted and was about to move forward.
• This two had been trained by their family to work as one, giving birth to a deadly combination intended to face a head on confrontation.
• One will take the lead and the other to support. The lead will take the front and face the initial impact of any attack. While the support will be at the back waiting for any unblocked attack or attacker to face.
• Sounds simple and bias towards the head if the support is has full view on what is ahead. Much more, the support does not know as to when will the lead missed to blocked an attack.
• If the support missed his task then the both will be at their weakest defense. Meaning, big trouble.
• Such happened to Chester and Irene in their last at the Land of Nature. Irene, the support, missed and caused Chester's severe injury.
• "No!" Chester declined and stop his sister from advancing.
• "But brother, we..."
• "I said no! And it means no!" Chester stopped Irene's opposition as he said in commanding tone.
• It is not that Chester being stubborn but he knows that Irene is still best in being support. Same to him, he is best in being the lead.
• In such situation, being at their best position is also the best option. That, despite the fact that he is indeed yet to recover half of his strenght.
• "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
• The group of Generation of Fate upfront the siblings finally succumbed to their defeat.
• The bandits attack this time are no longer as easy as they were earlier. They were somehow got irritated by this youngsters resistance so they brutally beated this later victims.
• Seeing this, Irene knows one thing. They're next!
• She no longer argued with her brother. She stepback and prepare for battle.
• "I warn you, we are..." Chester tried to intimidate the approaching bandits by declaring his family's status but the latter did not even give him time to finish his words.
• Five among the dozen of bandits rushed forward with weapons all pointing at their target.
• Three swordsman, one holding a long iron stick and the last one have an spear.
• The siblings also pulled their weapons. Chester have a sword on each hands while Irene have knives.
• "Clang!"