
In the darkness of the forest it was somehow the heart of the Death Knell was not at all calm. He kept glancing back. His mind was filled with the question 'Is that adorable brat okay?'. The further away his steps the more agitated his heart.
"Go back alone to Mr. Almero's. There's business to be done" Death Knell said, handing the flashlight over to Mr. Almero then ran into the darkness.
"What?! Where are you going? You said after driving me safely back to the ship, then you'd take back the jewel."
"Follow that road. Soon you will also arrive at the ship. I won't be long" cried Death Knell, whose shadow had been lost in the darkness of the forest.
In the dark of the forest. With breath feels tight and sweat has poured profusely on his body, Julius was forced to rest for a while. He leaned his body that felt weak on one of the tree trunks. While adjusting his breathing, Julius tried to bandage his wounds using his handkerchief. The wound on his arm was indeed not too big but the poison had spread throughout his body. The poison would not kill Julius at all but the side effects he could still feel.
"Damn! It's a high level poison. It took me a long time to neutralize it."
Just a minute of rest, Julius suddenly arrives a guest. He lifted his head and saw the four men walking up to him and surrounded him.
"Who are you?" julius asked with his left hand hidden behind his body ready to shoot.
"We're not going to hurt you. Come back to the auction house. There's someone who wants to see you" said one of them.
"Who? Your boss? If I don't want to, how?"
"Then we had to take you by force."
"Try it if you can!"
Julius took out his gun and fired a random shot. Not expecting this because as far as they knew the boy in front of them was not seen using firearms during the fight with the girl, the four men moved to avoid bullets. Julius took this opportunity to get up and escape from the four men. There was a little chase but Julius' body was still too weak due to the poison in his body.
"Hoshis... Hoshs... This poison effect really inhibits me. If it's like this I can't avoid them at all" Julius hid behind a tree. His feet could no longer run.
"Enough play around, boy. You won't be able to escape from us."
"How can I avoid them?"
In that short time Julius tried to think of a way to escape the four men. In the darkness of a moon-lit night, Julius only remembered that he actually carried poison powder on his shirt. Without a second thought, when the four men were in the nearest position, Julius spread the poison powder towards them. As a result of inhaling the poison, the four men immediately coughed and suffered severe shortness of breath before finally falling to the ground.
"Whoof...." Julius breathed a sigh of relief as he leaned back on the tree.
"You're a boy full of surprises apparently."
Not yet able to gather energy, Julius was surprised by the presence of another man. "The pressure from this man was much greater than the four men combined. Who her? Is he their boss?" he thought while looking at the man.
"I'm sorry for my disrespect for sending these lousy people to invite you."
"They're all dead, aren't you mad at me for killing your people?"
"They do deserve it" said the man, still looking friendly.
"Why don't you just say what you want? No need to pretend anymore 'cause I hate it."
"alright. What can I do in front of a boy like you. But before I explain it, we better find a better place to talk than in the woods like this."
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"Where is the worried boy? I have searched this place but have not found it. Has he returned to the ship?" inner Death knell. He was about to return when his eyes suddenly fell on a white handkerchief stained with blood. "The blood on this handkerchief is blackened. It must belong to that adorable boy. But why would this handkerchief be here and the traces of blood droplets even lead back to the auction house? Something must have happened to him."
Death knell followed the traces of blood droplets on the dried leaves. Along the way he discovers Julius' weapons, strange daggers and powder. His belief was stronger that something had happened to Julius and it was related to the auction house. Arriving at the auction house, the Death Knell did not enter immediately. Even though it looks quiet, he still has to be vigilant. He had absolutely no idea of the number of opponents present inside. He tried to enter the auction house quietly when suddenly he was shocked by the sound behind him.
"Kick what are you here for?"
The Death Knell immediately turned around and swung its fist. "Who are you?"
"Please yourself, okay. I'm not a part of them" said the man so successfully resisted the attack of the Death Knell. "What is a girl like you doing here?"
"I... I'm here to save my friend" Death Knell said, looking for an excuse.
"Oh... Was the boy who had just been brought in earlier?" ask the man to make sure.
"Yes. So you saw him break into the auction house?"
"He went in with the man."
"A man? What does that guy want from an adorable boy?" inner Death knell.
"What do they want from a boy? Are they also involved in people trading? Looks like I'm supposed to investigate this, "inner Mr. Rodger.
"By the way, who is this master? Why are you stalking the auction house?" death Knell asked a little curiously.
"Sorry, I can't tell you, but I'll help you save your friend. You take it easy."
"It seems like this person has a secret identity. I better not act recklessly in front of him or my identity is even found out."
"I think I've seen this girl. If it wasn't wrong she was the girl in the VIP room. Wait a minute, as I recall that boy was also at the auction. Were they competing with each other at the time? I'm so confused."
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