Moments later, there was a slight rumble and the ground under Cale’s feet began to shake, creating a small commotion that was barely noticeable, especially with all the chaos happening inside the chamber.Because he was close, Cale naturally noticed the wall hiding the secret passage begin lifting, creating an opening for the boss and his two guards to quickly slip inside as they prepared to flee the scene.After the boss entered, the wall began to descend once more in order to seal the entrance to the secret passage. Both the opening and closing of the secret passage had happened quickly, without giving Cale much time to react. Yet Cale waited for the very last moment—just before the wall would descend completely, thereby cutting off the secret passage forever—before he finally acted.Taking advantage of the small gap that could barely fit him, Cale slid under the descending wall and entered the passage. Yet in that very moment, the lights in the chamber turned back on, much to Cale’

“My associate who tasked me with setting up this trap for you is a member of a secret government organization named Hive. I would tell you her name, but I doubt it would do you any good. As for what kind of organization Hive is, it is…”As the boss was talking, about to explain what Hive was, he was suddenly interrupted by Cale, who said, “Stop. You don’t need to tell me about Hive. I already know enough about the organization itself. What I need is information about its leaders, like this associate of yours. Tell me about her.”Looking at Cale with scrutiny, the boss said with some surprise, “Really? I’m surprised that a kid like you could find out anything about Hive at all. No wonder you could also trace my involvement with them and which forced you to come here.”“As for who my associate is, let me give you some advice — not that you’ll need it with you being captured and all — but if you ever get a chance to confront my associate, then don’t. No matter what, do not ever let that

Cale was caught off guard by the sudden turn of events and, before he could even react in time, he felt himself being dragged by the collar from behind by the cannon-wielding guard, who reacted swiftly to the boss’s orders and began a hasty retreat back into the tunnel.But they had only just turned around to escape when a blazing beam of potential laser light shot from inside the forest and landed on the face of the hill above the tunnel’s mouth.Boom!An explosion took place, shaking the surface of the hill and causing parts of the hill to collapse down on the tunnel’s entrance, effectively blocking their path of retreat. Completely cut off, Cale and his group could only stop and turn around to face their ambushers in the dark.Everything was happening so quickly that Cale wasn’t given proper time to prepare himself. By the time he knew it, he found himself surrounded by a host of highly trained operatives who looked like they were prepared to take on an entire beast tide by themsel

What!How?In the moment Trevor revealed himself, both Cale and the boss had widely different reactions. While the boss was wracked with confusion and doubting what he was seeing, Cale actually came to a realization as he watched Trevor transform from one person back to himself.“So that’s how it is…”All this while, before everything had gotten to this point, there had been one thing that had always been at the back of Cale’s mind… What’s happened to Trevor?The way things had gone with Trevor back at the underground chamber had left much unresolved, without any answers to the questions that had arisen in his mind.Why had only Trevor been the one to arrive?Why was he so confident to challenge an entire ground full of armed assailants?Not to disparage Trevor, but he didn’t look like the kind who was good in a fight, and this was from a psychological standpoint because when one looked at Trevor he came off as an ordinary person who hadn’t awakened at all.It wasn’t in the same way a

“What is it this time again?” Cale cursed as he ran for cover, small pieces of earthen debris falling around him as he dodged to avoid falling into any of the cracks opening below him. “Why can’t things just work out for once so that a guy can carry out his plans in peace? If any more things keep popping out of the woodwork, I don’t know when this night will end.” While running, Cale looked back to see what was happening and if anybody was chasing him. So far, apart from killing the boss of the fight club, capturing Cale still remained the highest priority for Hive, which is why they hadn’t attacked as soon as their ambush was discovered, because he was sandwiched in the middle of the boss and his group. The Hive operatives had to get closer first before taking the others out so that Cale wouldn’t be put at risk. That was beside the point now, because now that this unexpected occurrence had happened, Cale decided not to wait to see what would happen and immediately bolted. In r