Chapter 561: [ Dawn Organization ]

“What are you…?!”

Si Mulan stared aghast by their sudden reaction.

“Ye Wushuang…”

Liu Muxiao smiled bitterly but tears came out from the edge of her eyes. She took out her phone but it has a bit different from Si Mulan’s. She showed it to her, making her see the mark behind the metallic cover;

“We are members of the upper echelon of the [Akatsuki]… the original form before you met him.” She muttered. “And he is… my lover!”

“That bastard mutt…”

Alkrasha cursed but it wasn’t due to anger but excitement and joy. Her strange compound eyes unexpectedly shed tears as she clenched her fists. “I will surely punish him for suddenly leaving me behind!”

“My Allen… I can finally meet him again! Finally…! Thank god…!”

Layla burrowed her face on her two hands as she weeps.

Xue Ling who was retaining her silence due to losing the initiative from Layla and the rest and just stayed composed all this time, felt her eyes tearing up. Although she was calm and indifferent, she was actually as desperate as the others—after all, she finally recovered, most of her memories after Allen left.

Though bits and pieces, with the help of a magical item, all came to her. Ye Wushuang… or should it be, Allen Bando, the love they shared together was one she couldn’t, no, she doesn’t want to forget no matter how many lifetimes passed by…

It’s just, it’s too sad that the one who Allen loved was the other ‘her’, not her, and the memories of cries and laughs were not really hers but those of the other ‘her’…

But she didn’t want to give up because of this. This time, she was now ‘herself’ and she can create their new memories they would share together in the next coming years—but then, Allen disappeared. She panicked and felt distressed but not now… he was finally at arm’s length!

“Miss Mulan… can I borrow your phone?”

Layla asked with a trembling voice.

“P, phone?” Si Mulan looks down on the terminal in her hand and after hesitating for a moment, she bit her lips and give it. “Although I’m not sure, I don’t think anyone can use it other than me…”

“It’s fine…” Layla smiled softly, her cheeks flushed. “I’m also a member, after all,”

[ Ciaosu~ unrecognized voice and fingerprint… Lady Mulan’s account has been automatically locked. ]

“Excuse me, but I want to log in… Account Layla Bando,”

Layla muttered, anxious. After all, although she was a member, the phone in her hand was quite new and seemed to be a bit advanced than hers. Who knows if her data was still within.

[ Utilizing… checking data of Layla Bando…]

“… …”

Alkrasha, Liu Muxiao, Xue Ling, Li Tian, Li Lian and the rest of the guards that protect Layla and the others, walked over, staring anxiously at the phone.

*Ding!

Finally, it ended…!

[ Congratulations! Layla Bando, Classified: Administrator Class--Class B member of the Dawn Organization, logged in. Fingerprints and Voice Imprint, magic and aura print, confirmed… ]

[ Please choose your support avatar! ]

Layla’s face bloomed.

Indeed! Allen put their data as well!

That's right, no matter what, he would never forget about us!

I should have known!

“What the heck is with this childish feature?” Liu Muxiao muttered with a wry smile. After seeing the long list of available avatars, Reborn, Pok*mon, Digi*on, and other characters… she couldn’t help but laugh in amusement.

“That’s right. Though they are cute, what’s with this elaborate phone?”

The other finally relaxed and started chatting and giggling at each other in amusement.

Without hesitation, Layla chooses Allen’s avatar. A chibi with silver hair and red eyes. He was wearing a black parka with that usual smirk. Indeed, this confirmed it!

Allen is really the Ye Wushuang, Si Mulan was talking about!

Layla wanted to cry again but she held it.

[ … Find a treasure, defeat a powerful monster, save your comrades life… you will obtain points within the Organization with such actions. And depending on the number of points, we will decide the rank among you members.

Rank E is the lowest member while Rank A is the highest.

As of now, only one person had such ranking... ]

After the chibi Allen’s small introduction, Layla immediately opened the phone’s interface.

Many icons and features can be seen, making the other crowd awed by its generosity as well as complexity.

Items, Skills, Weapons, even pets, and slaves can be found…

As long as one has enough contribution, you would surely acquire whatever you wanted.

Layla was impressed… no, far more than impressed.

It had become magnificent in just a short time...!

When did the organization become so extravagant...?

“Are these the things he had found till now? They seemed to be even more powerful than what I had seen before…!”

“No, look at the mark… its Allen’s mark signature,”

An icon with an image of a red cloud with the mark of lightning in between can be seen floating beside some of the items and weapons.

“Most of these items and weapons is Allen’s works…!”

“Wow, did he perhaps advance again? It’s a hundred times better than the ones he had last made, you know! And it just over a year and a half had passed… he is still a monster, huh,” Celty mumbled with a wry smile.

“Of course, it’s him we are talking about,” Liu Muxiao muttered bitterly.

“Chibi-Allen, can you connect us to Allen?” Layla asked softly.

However, chibi-Allen made a sigh and responded, [ I apologize lady Layla but due to some disturbance in both the Radio and Hyperspace communications. Direct communication with different parties is still unavailable at the moment. But you can leave a message if you want…]

Layla glance at the others. Then, Xue Ling suddenly raised her hand and suggested, “Why don’t we keep it a secret for now and surprise him? I think that would be a good idea!”

Xue Ling’s suggestion caused the other's eyes to light up. Well, since they know that Allen was just around the corner, their tension and anxiety had finally calmed down causing their original playful and light characters to resurface again.

“Xue Ling said right! I want to see what that bastard is doing right now! Neglecting us like this!”

Celty said righteously. “Does he thought he can throw us away like that?!”

“That’s right! How dare him?!”

“Then, I guess we are all in agreement?” Liu Muxiao grinned.

“But, is Allen here in the Trial as well?”

“Obviously! He’s here, right?” Layla asked.

[ Affirmative. Guild Master is within the Trial Ground. ]

And it answered.

“Excellent!” Layla smiled happily.

Her depression and stress disappeared in thin air and was now replaced by joy and excitement that was hard to conceal.

“Ano…” Si Mulan called out with a complicated expression.

“So you are a member as well, right? How about them?” Alkrasha stepped forward and asked. She pointed her fingers towards Bu Fanyi and Qin Han’s direction, causing the two to be startled.

“They…are not,” Si Mulan smiled bitterly as she shook her head.

“I see…”

“But I intended to join!”

However, as Bu Fanyi raised her hand like a good student and declared.

All eyes immediately gathered towards her.

“I intended to join the Dawn… I am confident with my abilities…”

“Ho?”Alkrasha and Liu Muxiao looked at her. “But having just merely abilities doesn’t account for anything…”

“Eh? Then, what should I do…?”

“Let’s see about that…” Liu Muxiao shrugged nonchalantly, leaving Bu Fanyi bewildered. “Even still, if I’m not mistaken, Allen should be in the Celestial Realm… does that mean, all of you are from the Celestial World?”

“… That’s right,” Si Mulan nodded after being asked.

So they are not from the same realm…?

But how are they able to enter the Despair Grieving Mountain…?

Does it mean it has other entrances as well…?

Si Mulan pondered for a bit. Trial Takers… she had recalled what Layla had asked them before.

What does Trial Takers mean…?

What is this Despair Grieving Mountain…?

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“Woosh!”

Seven horned bears screamed as they fell on the ground.

Thud!

A blue magic item dropped from the monster’s corpse. Liu Muxiao and the others were excited.

They each picked up whatever they found. It wasn’t yet identified, so they didn’t know the properties of the item.

However, it was at this time when Layla noticed something.

Si Mulan and her group glanced around carefully, maintaining full alert while their group was doing that. What made Layla feel strange was that she felt that Si Mulan and the others couldn’t see the items that dropped from the monsters. This was because the group looked at them strangely as if they were a mime artist.

This is…?

It wasn’t just Layla but also the others as well.

“Could it be that they can’t see the items that drop from monsters?”

Xue Ling asked Liu Muxiao quietly.

“So that means…In this world, we are the only one who can obtain items from killing monsters?”

“But why? Aren’t they trial takers as well…?”

“No that seems to be a mistake,” This time, Layla concluded. “From what they said, they should have entered in an illegal way. Thus, they are surely not proper trial takers…”

“So that’s the reason why they are unable to see and gather drop items…”

“Well, not a problem though…”

The group continued tempering themselves within the Forest. And sometimes when they met land-type demonic beasts, Layla and the others will stay their hands and leave it to Si Mulan and her group to deal with, only helping in moments of crises.

Soon after, a few days passed by. Unlike Layla who was still as leisurely as possible, Si Mulan and her group bodies were all covered with dirt stains that they accumulated from fighting in the terrain. However, the aura they exuded underwent some transformation, especially the look in their eyes, which was many times sharper than before. Needless to say, their combat abilities had risen by another notch.

It’s not like Layla and the others were much stronger than Si Mulan’s group, instead, they are completely inferior in terms of technology, items, and weapons. It even reaches to the point that Qin Han and even Bu Fanyi was feeling envious about Layla’s magical items that numbered dozens.

Magical Items and weapons, treating them as if they were normal expendables, Qin Han’s group has a passing thought of stealing them if not for the guard dogs, especially the Fox sisters as well as Alkrasha whose power far exceeds them!

For some unknown reason, the moment they did something awful, they were certain they would be killed without mercy.

Dawn Organization!

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