“Instead of dying for them, we should live with them,” Zerenette said, her voice dangerously low and determined.With her gaze remaining forward, she shouted to her team, “Attack! Now!”“Attack! Now!”Zerenette’s team may not be enough to outnumber the enemies that kept on coming, but their skills and weapons they brought were already on par.Especially with Pierce, who was moving dangerously fast and precisely, using his gun to shoot the enemies in the head.Missing a shot wasn’t in Pierce’s vocabulary.Even if he didn’t work in the field for a long time since he focused on the strategies, Pierce’s skills didn&rsqu

Pierce shook his head.“It’s only the case if it’s the blue energy,” he admitted. “Scientists from the Devoran Corporation had modified it. They thought they got it right, not knowing that modifying could have other effects.”With her brows furrowing, Zerenette asked, “What do you mean?”“The more they try to control the energy, the more uncontrollable it would be. It may not be now, but soon. Everything will explode all at once before they even know it.”Zerenette’s jaw fell, then her expression darkened, filled with a sudden realization as something came to her mind.“And only the man who possesses that natural energy could control it, right?”“Right. But it could still be risky, especially if that person didn’t know how to control his own energy at first,” he mumbled. “Like Zero.”She blinked in surprise. “Y-You know?”To her shock, Pierce only winked at her, as if saying that he knew more than she could expect.“A good strategist should know everything, and you should take this in

“And the reason we couldn’t hear you earlier was that you’ve been able to blend with it…” Nick added, his voice serious. “But if that’s really the case, it means the energy was protecting you from something…”Ray asked, his tone laced with curiosity, “The question is, what could it be?”Some of them debated, but no one could give a valid answer as they weren’t exactly sure what was happening, either.And while they were talking, Oliver pondered carefully, his right hand caressing his chin.Then, as he kept on thinking about the things that happened earlier, the more that it made sense to his mind.Their infiltration, the enemies missing, the other employees that seemed like they were leaving the facility, the bombs, the sudden attack on the Lakovia Mansion…“The blue energy that welcomed us as soon as we got here…” he muttered, his expression darkening as his realization was becoming solid. “We thought it was just a coincidence, something we overlooked because we’re used to its prese

For a while, Pierce studied Oliver’s entire appearance and expression. His eyes were narrowed while looking at him.“You’re right with one thing, Zerenette. His power was dependent on his emotions, but he shouldn’t control them. He needs to let it go,” he added, his gaze unwavering. “Just like what he was doing now.”Melissa was just listening, heavily panicking. She had seen before how that power almost destroyed Oliver.The Legion had also lost him three years ago, and Melissa even had a hard time finding him and taking him back to where he belonged.Now, it feels like a repeat of the past. A failed mission. Everyone was gone. Oliver was losing it.“We don’t know what mi

It was already late in the evening, and the entire Legion was silent again.Everyone was already asleep. Even Reynald and Zerenette, who still looked worried despite being unconscious, were now having their rest.Only one person stayed awake despite the chaos.Oliver.He was just looking out the window, staring at the buildings outside Legion.“We planned everything, even more carefully than we did on the Card Elite,” he muttered, the pain evident in his voice. “Where did everything go wrong?”They thought they had won. That they managed to corner Nicholas after all the evil things he was planning against Colossia.But it turns out Nicholas deceived them, letting them think they were at an advantage even though it was the exact opposite.“Shit,” he mumbled, heaving a sigh.To his shock, someone sat beside him.“Can’t sleep?”Oliver looked to his side. It was Charlie. He even wiped his eyes, and it was evident on his face that he was still sleepy.However, seeing Oliver blame himself a