The Last Human Returns.
Chapter 20 - America!

The Trouble Guild flew towards the United States on the third day after Stampede had occurred. They are shocked by Ethan's name appearing in the Hall of Fame. Who would have guessed Ethan would go to the 2nd Floor and finish the 2nd Floor.

Once in the skies over Texas, United States, the plane slowly began to land down. Texas is one of the areas that still survived after Gatel Collapse and Stampede.

Going down one by one, the Trouble Guild was already greeted with dozens of limos and people in formal suits. A woman with short blonde hair, walked over.

"Welcome, Trouble Guild."

Michael who has the best English skills, became a representative of Trouble. "Nice to meet you, Mrs Claire. Thank you for the welcome."

Note: From here on, Michael and Claire will speak English. I just write it in Indonesian.

Claire only replied with a small nod of greeting from Michael. He then guided the guild members. "Please get in the car. We'll take you all to the hotel."

The guy in the suit opens the limousine door. Trouble Guild went inside with two people for one car.

The car is running immediately. On the way, it was seen that Texas was not destroyed that badly. They slowly began to recover from the destruction they suffered.

The journey from the airport to the hotel takes only fifteen minutes. The Trouble Guild was actually taken to a 5 Star Hotel that took several months to make a reservation.

"""Welcome."""

Dozens of Staff lined up to welcome the arrival of the Trouble Guild. The hotel even provided a special red carpet to welcome the Trouble Guild. That over-treatment did not burden Trouble Guild members who had already experienced it and even often in the past.

Claire stopped and turned to look at the Trouble Guild. "If you all have something you need, don't hesitate to ask the waiters. We'll always provide for your needs while you're here."

"If so, we'll be troublesome for a while."

Claire bowed and left the hotel without saying anything more. The Trouble Guild also immediately went to their respective rooms. They have to maintain stamina because tomorrow, they immediately go to liberate the affected area of Stampede.

***

The next day, Trouble Guild's arrival guest was none other than, Hunter who was predicted as number 1 in strength, Gordon Canaries.

"Uncle Gordon. Long time no see~" Nina greeted Gordon with a bright smile and a relaxed tone like a nephew greeting the uncle.

Hearing that, the other guild members held back their laughter. No one ever imagined a handsome guy like Gordon being called an uncle by a high school boy.

Gordon also slightly smiled bitterly at Nina's call to him. However, he was not angry and greeted back in an informal tone. "During the time no see, Nina. The other members too."

Jun smiled slightly. "During the meeting, Gordon. Thank you for accepting our proposal."

"Don't worry about that. America is in desperate need of help. So, monsters like you guys are gonna be a big help." Gordon laughed out loud as he said it.

In the current situation, not many States want the power of another State to enter into their State. Therefore, the Trouble Guild could only go to the United States where they had a good relationship with one of the important figures in America, Gordon Canaries.

"Well, let's continue our conversation later. Now, we have to hurry to go help the front lines" said Li Mei.

Hearing that, Gordon nodded. "If so, let's go together."

"""Yes."""

Using the air track, Trouble Guild and Gordon left using a Helicopter. From the sky, it can be seen clearly how severe the damage to the United States, especially in areas close to California such as Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

"This ... is much worse than Indonesia, right?" Arya was shocked to see how severe the damage to the infrastructure was.

Gordon looked envious as Jun spoke. "Huh. Indonesia is very lucky to have you. In fact, according to the satellite imagery we captured, Indonesia had the most number of Gate when Gate Collapse had not occurred. However, in a short period of time, the Gate there was drastically reduced and fatalities were minimized."

"That's because we have an incredible Guild Master."

"really. Brother is, the best!"

Gordon smiled slightly with an envious smile. "Well, right now, if it wasn't for Ethan, the world would probably have experienced a real apocalypse, not just a massive destruction."

They all envy Ethan. However, they admired him more than they were annoyed at him. That's because they realize that the great power Ethan has, comes with equally great responsibility.

The distance from Hotel to Basecamp is, 5 KM. So, in less than 10 minutes, they had reached Basecamp where the United States Army gathered and built a defensive front line.

As soon as they got off, a Sergeant approached Gordon. He looked happy when Gordon came. "Welcome, Mr. Gordon. Will you join the Raid this time?"

Gordon nodded and pointed towards the Trouble Guild. "really. However, can you split my team with only the members I'm carrying right now?"

The sergeant looked towards the Trouble Guild and his facial expression changed. "... Are you sure, Mr Gordon? I can put you on a team with Hunter Rank B or higher."

"Huh!? We–!" Nina was angry. However, Erica immediately silenced her mouth.

The Sergeant's concerns and skepticism are understandable. The Trouble Guild members all looked very young. In addition, instead of Hunter, they look more like artists, models, or other public figures.

Gordon stared intently at the Sergeant. He exuded the aura of a person who ruled over others. "What is it right now, you're questioning my decision?"

The sergeant immediately shook his head with a pale face. "Te– Of course not, haha. Sure, I'll let you form a team with the members you bring, Mr. Gordon."

The world has changed. Hunter Rank S was much more respected than a General. So, of course just a Sergeant wouldn't go against what Gordon said.

"good. If so, we'll be leaving in 15 minutes."

"M– Understand."

Gordon looked towards the Trouble Guild members who were quite surprised at how resolute and domineering Gordon was. They completely forget that Gordon is, The Richest Man and Strongest Hunter in the World if Ethan is not included in the latter list.

"If so, let's get ready. We'll go to the point where it's approaching the Tower."

""ok.""

***

In the current 2nd Floor Arena that was still off-limits because in the repair period, Alice sat in the middle of the ruined Arena. He put Ethan's head on his lap.

"... His blood is really sweet-scented." Alice sipped her saliva, looking at Ethan's neck.

Alice had been holding him for a long time. However, the sweet scent of Ethan's blood made him lose his mind at any moment. Not only was her blood sweet-scented, it was actually rich in magic energy.

"... I'm gonna get a little bit of pay for saving your life." Alice, unable to hold herself back any longer, bites Ethan's neck and sucks his blood.

"Hmp!?" Alice's pupils widened as she felt so much pure magic energy flowing through her body. The magic energy was so great as a wave in Alice's Magic Core.

‘With this, I can speed up the forming of the physical body!’

Alice eventually absorbs too much of Ethan's blood and almost at a rate of turning him into a Vampire like herself. Luckily the contract they made, made Alice stop.