OLD-WORLD EXTRA

Chapter 197: An Expected Betrayal

Chapter 197: An Expected Betrayal



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"Flash Step."

Emir carried both Lyra and Emma as they disappeared from behind cover and reappeared right next to Alex's convoy.

They both got off him and soon got to work.

Lyra's usage of her Shadow Veil ability hid them from their enemies.

So they easily got around to every cruiser, planting bombs underneath each one.

Just as Emir planted the last one, the sound of gunfire around them quietened down.

They grouped up once again, and Emir carried them on each hand.

[Disable their shields.]

A few moments went by, and then came Lyra's reply:

[....Done.]

[Trigger the bombs just after I chant.]

[Uhn.]

"WE DID IT, SIR! HE'S DEAD! THEY'RE ALL DEAD."

Emir heard someone scream from far away, most definitely talking about their holographic bodies.

"....ORAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

"OOORRRAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

"OOORRRAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

"OOORRRAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

And their roars of victory followed, echoing all around the trio.

"Let's give them some bad news, shall we?" Emma said while ramming her head against Emir's side.

He chuckled and chanted:

"Flash Step."

They landed at the rock formation once again, nearing a massive pillar of stone that stretched to the sky.

A loud boom resounded behind them, but they cared not for it.

Emir threw Emma away while delicately placing Lyra on the ground.

Emma gazed at him with annoyance and sounded a "Humph!"

The duo ignored her and looked back at Jack, who was nearing a screaming soldier. Whoosh!

The bladed end of his staff cut through the man's head, severing it from his shoulders.

His head plopped on the ground, upside down...

It was quite a comical sight.

Both Emir and Lyra chuckled at such a scene.

Jake and Emma looked at it with disgust, however, as they were not yet used to the act of directly killing another.

The now-composed team then walked closer to Emir until they stood directly behind him.

Same as how the holograms once looked.

They watched as the survivors got out of the wreckage, one by one.

Out of the many cruisers before them.

"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"

"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

Even after seeing their Warden's fall, his two victims didn't stop their charge.

They were expecting a fight.

Blood for blood.

But he only raised his right hand, showed a piece sign, and said:

"Bubye."

Emir disappeared from where he was and materialized deeper in the rock formation, joining

his friends in their game of hide and seek.

He climbed up and perched himself atop a stone pillar, watching as their angered adversaries joined formations of three cohorts.

The two survivors of the last group he killed joined the last cohort, making them a total of

eight Celestials.

[We've got a lot on our hands~.] Emir sneered while looking to his left.

He saw the outline of his three companions, hidden behind walls, only due to their shared

neural channel.

Lyra was alone in the middle, while Emma and Jake remained together further to his left.

[Emir, will you go for the eight?]

[Yep. Lyra, you deal with the six; Emma and Jake will deal with the last; they look to be the

weakest.]

[We can hear you, you know?] Emma commented with a giggle.

'Oh yeah, it's an open channel.'

Emir let out a chuckle and said:

[...It's true, though, and I can bet that you'll struggle more than me and Lyra.]

And as always, Emma took that as a challenge:

[We'll see about that.]

But unusually, Jake, someone who always shut down Emma's wildness, joined in on the bet.

[If we incapacitate our targets first, what do we win?]

Emir shook his head.

[My dear friend, the fact that you said 'incapacitate' already means that you lost.]

[True-.] Lyra giggled slyly from the side.

[Just tell me!] Jake pressed on.

[Let's see.... Well, I can buy you guys E10 suits if we live through this and IF my plan succeeds.]

Jake telepathically scoffed.

[You'll be benefiting from this in the long run, but I'm not about to say no to a gear upgrade!]

[Me neither!] Emma added excitedly.

[Good. If you guys want that, then make sure to survive, yeah?]

[UNDERSTOOD BOSS!] They replied in unison.

[Approach your targets after Emir's signal.] Lyra ordered as she set herself in position.

As did the others, hiding away, waiting for the moment to strike.