《Song of Rapture》Chapter 5: A Little Bit of NaOH wouldn't Hurt
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6 pair of eyes stare at one man, a man they call Holmes. He was a tall 180cm skinny man, with dark brown skin his face spotted a grown beard with his hair short cut barely from being called bald. With his eyes shaking nervously, the sight of the man he called his friend above the pool of blood leave him with a turmoil heart.
Many things run down in his head, thinking what sort of situation would cause this incidence to his friend. He was an observant man, with his sharp and keen eye he spotted the a fabric wrap around his shoulder, with a dark reddish stain spotted seeping out from below. From his deduction, Han suffer a massive blood loss with a large open wound. Han’s face was getting a bit paler than usual.
Shock would be the next to worry about if his wound was not treated properly. With a sense of urgency, he ask of them what happen just now. Mui who was the most level headed right now explain to him, although it was a correct description of what happen at least Holmes more or less knows whats the gist of it.
He then proposes a suggestion to help the unconscious Han.
‘we should bring him to the clinical skill laboratory room pronto, Han is in grave danger’ said Holmes. His voice carries a sense of urgency and a feeling of responsibility to his close friend.
But the reply that he got from them totally blew him away, unexpected by the sudden answer by these people.
‘Holmes, we cant go out. Monsters are outside this very door’ said Mui with her voice sounded depress and feeble. With no weight carry by her feminine voice.
Holmes even after blewn away by their answer still didn’t give up, he knows since he saw the horde of monsters coming in to this very building. But he had to find a way, a way to save his friend. With his hand scratching his beard like what he usual does, his brain start working searching around for any answers.
Like his name called upon by others, ‘Holmes’ was not his real name. his real name was Fin Kammal but the nickname ‘Holmes’ was given just by the fact that he was obsess with the fictional character of a great world renown detective, Sherlock Holmes. Adapting to his beloved novel character, his mind was also a perceptive.
Ideas over ideas keep coursing through his brain. Counting the numbers of monsters outside, its characteristics and the layout of the building, he then came up with an idea to reach the clinical lab room.
‘guys, I’ve got a plan. it’s a two part plan, we need to have two parties, one will go procure the utensils and material for Han while the other party will distract the monsters, this way we have a better chance of getting the materials’ explain Holmes to the staring eyes.
‘its suicide…’ a downhearted Suba spoke her hearts out with her voice in a low tone.
‘we wouldn’t if we don’t try, remember those who don’t try will never succeed’ said Holmes with a resolute voice.
Suba stay silent, inside her depress mind she curse at Holmes for being too naïve. That’s what happen to them just now, they are too naïve. Naïve of the current predicament they are facing, they world was not the usual sugary happy world anymore as it was already turn into the strong prey on the weak kind of world. even with all the resentment in her heart, she stay silent.
‘guys why are you still staying silent, Han is desperately in need of help we don’t have time waiting around like this’ Holmes courage soar with the bad condition of his friend.
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Mui who watch Holmes, then thought of someone.
‘we need to find Raine…’ her soft spoken words was barely audible but the six silent people definitely heard her, the man called Raine was their only hope. The man they scorn just awhile ago, and now they wanted to find him to seek for his assistance. But their heart felt guilty, guilty of treating the friend of theirs like that.
‘Raine.. what do you mean find him?’ ask the curious Holmes.
‘we don’t know where he is, he’s the only chance we got on saving Han’ said Mui with her eyes show a glint of hope. No wanting to waste anymore time she ran down the corridor looking inside each and every seminar room hoping to find the lazy Raien to be sleeping on the carpet floor.
Holmes who was truly confuse right now start to ask himself, why they seek Raine who he knows as nothing more as an average guy whose the one who bestow him the titular name ‘Holmes’ where else he call Raine as ‘Lupin’ a character name that was a villain in Holmes novel, he and Raine share a bickering concept when always meeting each other but in a playful way. Other than that he does not anything else about him whether he has any redeeming features or talent. He ask of them why.
‘you people, can someone explain to me why Mui is searching Raine right now?’ ask Holmes. But he was reply with an utter silence, these people isnt mentally well right now. The experience just now have taken a hold of them.
Mui on the other hand already barge in every room but it was hopeless, they was no sign of Raine. her sudden emergence into populated seminar room beside hers, cause the students to be confuse as well as fear but Mui only show her face just for awhile as she has something in need to do, a more important task.
With the last door open, she was greeted with an empty classroom.
‘damn it Raine, where did you go’ curse Mui as she stare down the door heading toward the outer corridor. She felt she was in need to venture out there but she was afraid. She cant do anything if she went out there. The result was apparent after seeing how Han ended up.
Returning to the scene with her morale down, Holmes saw her and once again propose his plan which compromise of two parties. But again he was shot down by total silence, then Jalani stands up looking at Holmes, he said.
‘lets try’ said Jalani simply
‘yes’ said Holmes, he was in better mood after one of the leading man agree with his plan. then Mui also bellow her voice out.
‘I will to’ said her confidently, she didn’t want to do nothing she would rather try than just giving up.
Doen at the side stare at Han’s face, immense guilt start pouring when he look at him, he cant help but let his heart face again the danger from outer side.
‘I will go, im responsible for this’ said Doen willingly while standing upright facing Han’s body.
‘then lets do this, I will distract the monsters away by making noises while the three of you go the clinical skill lab room when the coast is clear’ said Holmes. But his plan was quickly shot down by Jalani intervention.
‘no I don’t think that’s wise, Doen your skill is need of this plan success. With your voice it could easily attract the whole horde of monsters, Mui you will stay here and guard the door getting the equipments need agility and speed. Seal the door if you heard the incoming monsters. This plan would surely had risk of its own, Me and Holmes will go procure the equipments’ explain Jalani to their new plan which far more stable than Holmes.
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Holmes felt incline to retort to Jalani meddling but he heard Doen ‘skill’ caught him off guard. Wanting to ask for explanation, Jalani already walk to him showing a reflection of his face. he was confused and taken aback by Jalani behavior.
‘Jalani, whats wrong?’ ask Holmes
‘I know you want answer about what I said of Doen’s skill, now see your reflection and press on the blue cube beside your ear’ he said in a monotone kind of beat.
‘what are talking about I…’ trying to laugh on Jalani’s ridiculous comment, his eye glance a bit on to his reflection and notice the small blue cube beside his ear, he turn bewildered and immediately watch Jalani with a surprised look.
‘touch the blue cube on the mirror and see for yourself, tell me about your status and skills I need to carefully assess your abilities in this plan’ answer Jalani with a clear cut voice.
Holmes comply to his instructions and his eye turns wide;
Status WindowNameKamal “Holmes” AshburnLevel1Titles-Health Point110/110Stamina Point110/110Strength5Vitality6Agility8Dexterity6Intelligence23Attack2.5Defense0noneStatus Point0
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Taekwon StanceBeginner10%Bonus increase +10 in health point and stamina point if raise level by one.
Kicking increase attack power by x1.5
Able to execute kick related skill much more easily, current kick skill:
-Ap Chagi
-Yeop Chagi
Holmes was bewildered looking at this description of his new found abilities, beside the taekwon stance, he also has another skill which was akin to Mas but a normal identify skill which was called rather interesting name, “Identify Holmes Style”. After telling about his condition to Jalani, the always almost close eyes of Jalani open wide hearing how he has two different skills. Luck was surely bestowing him with all kind of benefit, Jalani cant help but felt envy a bit. He already know Holmes practice the martial art taekwondo from before but didn’t though it could manifest into a skill. Even Mirana who once said practice taekwondo don’t have any skill related to it.
For now the important thing was the success of the plan, if all goes well no one life would be taken on this day.
With everything set up and ready, Doen walk through the door leading to the narrow pathway while Jalani, Mui and Holmes wait by the door waiting for Doen’s shout to attract the monsters. Doen carefully walk pass the dog’s corpses, he didn’t mind the smell as he was preoccupied of having this crazy deed, but this crazy deed was necessary for him to save Han, the friend that he drag to danger.
Passing the narrow pathway he reach the center of the side corridor area. Taking a deep breath he calm himself, he only had one shot to do this as the time he could released his shout was only once left. Then he shout!
‘Couture Thum!’
A high pitch shout reverbs the corridor area reaching the staircase area which house most of the 1st floor monsters. With their keen sense of hearing they ran toward the source of the voice. Barking sound rang out as like a whole unit move away in unison toward Doen’s location.
Doen hearing the barking noise and multiple sound of movement ran back through the narrow pathway and lock away the door to the outside. He cannot wait a second longer with the intense fear still gripping his heart.
With all the monsters gone based on the sight seen from the small window of the door barely able to see, Jalani and Holmes went out the door quietly. After the door close they hastily dash forward going toward the clinical skill lab room. as they ran both of them didn’t notice the heaps of corpse in front of the laboratory room opposite of their direction. Their sight and mind was only focus on one thing, to save Han!
With their long strides and fast legs, in a matter of a few seconds they arrive in front of the clinical skill lab room safely. Luckily they didn’t encounter any monsters. Walking toward the room, Holmes was too excited and he immediately grab the door handle but Jalani think otherwise, like he had a sixth sense,he immediately stop Holmes from opening as he had a hunch that inside this room house a terrible danger. They didn’t bother looking at the window and this was their mistake. But Jalani turns to be a careful person after the first experience.
Looking through the window he saw the hyena beast with a patch flowery garden behind its back. he was nervous after seeing this, with no set of skill like identify he didn’t dare open the door. He turn to Holmes as of him to use identify on it.
Holmes who looks through the window turns surprised this was the first time he saw a huge beast like this and clearly with bizarre features. But he snaps off from his amazement and use identify on it.
‘Identify’
Monster Status WindowNameAzaleaback HyenaLevel24Health Point2130/2130Mana Point??/??Attack?Defense?[/tr
[tr]Magic attack?Magic defense?Resistant to?Weak to?Immune to?CategoryMammal plantA species of Hyena which grows flowers on their back, the color of the flower represent the strength of its power. With its huge body and predatory like features such as its fangs and claws, this show how it was a strong carnivore but contrary to that, it rely on the flowers on its back to provide nutrient from sunlight as how plants gain energy but in the wake of no sunlight, its stomach regain its features of breaking down food especially animal meat.
Holmes special!! : its weakness lie on its strength
After witnessing its status, Holmes told of Jalani of what they are and both of them turn silent while looking down at the floor. Anyone can tell by the looks of it, their plan was a failure. Holmes who just felt the hope of saving Han’s life cant help but taken aback as his words was mere words, in front of an adversity he cant pass it and just remain useless.
Then he remember some quote he read from a book. The saying goes;
“for one to live another must take its place”
Out of sheer will and the heart of gold, Holmes confidently with his eyes show no hesitancy open the door. Jalani who was beside him was utterly shocked by the rashness of Holmes. He didn’t know how deluded Holmes was to his justice. As the door creaks open, Jalani immediately drag him by his neck with a force that shows how infuriated he was for Holmes reckless and stupid action.
“damn it, you fucking shithead!” curse Jalani to Holmes as he drag Holmes skinny body back to the seminar room area. But luck wasnt as bright as before the world had change. As they reach the end of the corridor junction, the door behind them was forcefully open with a big bang. Like a car crashing through the door, the entrance of the door immediately turn into rubbles. With the dust cloud shrouded the entrance of the clinical skill lab, a snarl was heard inside the dense dust cloud.
The Azaleaback hyena tighten its four leg muscles and dash forward picking up the scent from the trespasser which unveil themselves infront of this mighty and proud predator. With the hyena deprave from sunlight the source of its energy, its predatory instinct take ahold and it rush toward the two man.
Both of them saw with their very own eyes the killing intent exuding from the hyena on their back. Jalani release his hand from Holmes and make a run for it for his life. Holmes who was late for a few seconds realized he was in deep danger. The hyena makes haste.
With the hyena give chase, the distance between them shorten just in the blink of an eye. but thankfully Jalani and Holmes reach the door first and quickly stack the desk chair to block the door their face shows they were frantic. Even the onlookers start to panic seeing how disorganized both of them are. Mui don’t want to meddle into their affairs but quickly return to the classroom while dragging Han’s body with all her might, Mas and Naina help her drag Han. While Suba and Doen already back leaving the two frantic man behind.
The hyena outside ram the door and both Jalani and Holmes was flung into the air by the sheer force of the hyena. The door broke open and countless desk chairs lay around the floor in a tattered state. Holmes who was now starting to regret his action, ran back to his classroom while Jalani within his heart already knows the outcome of this encounter. He knows once this beast devour it will move on devour the rest of his friends. He could stare at the incoming death as this khaki color hyena approach him.
Then something hit the head of the predator, falling to the floor breaking into pieces. From the remnant of it, it was a glass flask. The hyena felt its pride was being challenge and it turn away from Jalani to its back. at the back Raine who was holding on to pipes on his hand glare at the hyena, while cursing to it non-stop.
‘you f***ing bitch, how dare you c*******ing mot********* dare to disturb my sleep, you are courting death!’ said Raine with his eyes showing intense pressure. While in his heart;
“LOLLL didn’t think I could say that without being embarrassed, I always want to say that phrase ‘courting death’ huh~ and I at least manage to say it, ouh wuxia novel inspiration although saying that phrase sounds ridiculous at least I manage to say it aloud” snicker Raine within his playful heart. Raine was an avid reader of novel especially the wuxia genre and almost anything in wuxia novel this phrase will always pop-out. for him this sentence was kind of hilarious as just by the sound can make him laugh.
Jalani who saw Raine carelessly spout out words of mockery, felt dumbfounded. For him, it was suicide for Raine to infuriate this monstrous force. He could only stare in disbelief with him being unable to help him.
The hyena walk forward staring down at Raine and pounce forward to the puny human in front of it. Raine on the other hand quickly dodge it to the side falling to his side barely being able to dodge the monstrous attack of the hyena.
“shit that was fast, this hyena is fu**ing strong, no wonder my instinct told me not to bother it back then” said Raine within him.
The hyena manage to dent the door of the clinical skill lab room, with cracks starts appearing on the wall. Shaking its head wanting to get rid of the dizziness that it felt, the hyena makes pursuit of Raine.
Raine on the other hand was already on his feet running to the end of the corridor with his heart felt heavy a bit.
“cheh, why am I diving myself in danger just for the sake of those people… meh I think I still thought of them as my friend then, you are still to soft Raine still too soft”
While still running for his life, he was still thinking of a plan to defeat the monster hyena before it get its teeth embedded into him. with all the possible solution he was running out of time. Although he power up a bit after a few gang fight, he was still below the requirement require to defeat this beast. Even his health point right now barely able to sustain his life right now. With the inadequate sleep he was still feeling a bit sluggish.
But his condition didn’t hamper him from fighting for his friends but it burn him with motivation to defeat this monster for the sake of his friends. Raine take a sharp turn and turns back the other way using the split corridor. The hyena with its speed surprassing Raine catch up to him at the sharp corner. Its claw quickly makes its way to Raine’s neck.
Raine in that split moment dodge it by pure luck as his footing slip a bit while running. That slip up was a life saver for him, he could only let out a relief sigh. He would have died just now if that attack landed on his body.
Raine still thinking about a way to defeat this creature thought of something, the flower on its back is a plant, thus the one main thing weakness for a plant is none other than fire!
But to make fire all of sudden was a bit hard to do as he no lighter or any necessary items. But he didn’t give up, he got only one chance in doing this and the spot where he will battle it out with this Azaleaback Hyena was none other than the lab storage room area.
He knows he could find something there, opening the dented door he enters it while his eye catch the incoming hyena which was franticly running toward its prey. Raine on the other hand, quickly search in the storage room for anything of use. While he search the door to the lab bang open with a loud thumping sound. The door fall to the ground and the hyena enters.
Its nose sniff the air searching for Raine’s scent and it follow through toward the cramped and narrow storage area. With its huge body, its movement immediately turn slower much more slower compare to before. Crack start appearing on the wall, but the hyena still pursue its prey. Looking at the back of Raine offguard, the hyena tries to leap but it cant but it was too narrow and it can only push forward step by step.
‘ah ha found it!’ Raine grins as he found what he needs. Turning around he saw the pitiful state of the stuck of hyena which was barely able to move. Its jaw was constantly snapping at him trying to take a bite at Raine delicious body.
‘sorry there ugly looking hyena, I don’t think you are gonna get a bite out of anything’ said Raine with a confident look and his face looking excited.
Without waiting for one more second, Raine flung the things on his hidden hand. Three flask of fill fluid crash straight to the hyena’s body. as it breaks, the hyena body was bath by the liquid. the hyena felt humiliated and enrage by the petty human attempt. With its intense feeling of a predator it slash his claws to Raine but Raine easily dodge it due to the cramp space that limit the movement of the hyena.
As the liquid seaps into the body of the hyena, a sense dread shroud the hyena. All over its body an itching burning sensation overwhelm it. the fluid it came in contact with was like rat burrowing into its body but in a more sinister way as the culprit was not seeable. The beast with no wisdom has no idea what was happening to it. but Raine on the hand knows.
‘’gotcha”
With the hyena irritated by the pain that it was feeling, Raine took this chance and deliver his blow of steel pipe into the hyena’s body. he hit the hyena at a different bunch of angle trying to hit it as many as he can. Although it was not effective, bit by bit the damage was accumulating. Enrage by the puny human who was hitting it with its feeble blow the hyena monster cant help but howl in anger.
It turns violent and ignore the burning sensation of its body, it step forward and moves it paw slashing the human in front with all it got. Raine seems trouble by the hyena last stand energy. But this didn’t bother him much as of right now the hyena was dancing in the palm of his hand.
He retreat and retrieve more fluid filled flask. As soon as he gets it he fling it to the hyena showering it with the fluid inside the flask. The dangerous and hazardous fluid called sodium hydroxide. A chemical that was corrosive in nature and was known to men to cause the even a drop of it was able to make a hole in a man.
Raine did not stop throwing the flask, with the way he was going in a matter of seconds, the sodium hydroxide stock would be empty. Flinging the last flask, Raine was now satisfied, the appearance of the hyena was exceedingly pitiful. The concentrated chemical that accumulates as each time Raine flings it start to show its devastating effects.
All over its body, patches of redness that show the inside of the hyena, some patch can even show deeper exposing the bones. The flower at its back has already lost its beauty and shape, wither by the hazardous effect of the sodium hydroxide
Raine didn’t wait long and charge forward to the acid soak hyena. His arm swings like a madman, hurling the steel pipe on his hand, bludgeoning the hell out of the hyena. The hyena could watch as it was being attack without resistance, the acid was slowly seeping into its body going deeper and deeper damaging the hyena body as time pass.
With its pride being step on, it never felt humiliated going against someone who was this weak. Vessel start to turn prominent on the surface of the hyena’s body showing how furious it was toward Raine. with its muscle start bulging and tense, the cracks of the wall start to break and pieces of cemented brick fall to the floor. With the space of the pathway getting larger, the hyena was free from its restriction.
Like it was released from its prison, it regain its full power. Raine turn alarm by the sudden plot twist, he didn’t though that the hyena would be released from its confinement. The hyena pounce toward Raine with its intention surfacing in its action that want to shred Raine limb to limb.
Raine didn’t want to take any more chances and fled to the other narrow pathway, the hyena was in pursuit and get stuck again due to the space hindering it to move like it wants to. But that doesn’t halt it from pressing on toward Raine. it moves it bulging legs and press on dragging its body cracking the wall of the storage room area.
Raine seeing this was amazed by the power that the hyena demonstrates. But that didn’t hinder him one bit from hitting the hell out of the hyena. With random swings, the hyena’s bite could not intercept Raine randomness. With a few bottle left on his hand, he once more flung and swing his hand. The flask all crash with the beast body breaking and releasing the acid.
The acid once more makes the hyena wring in pain as the amount build up making the hyena suffer much more pain than intended. Raine didn’t idle and make haste with his steel pipe striking once more to the hyena.
The bout last longer than expected almost more than 45 minutes, sweats was pouring out of his forehead and all over his body. The amount was astonishing as it shows how strenuous does this fight had done to him and the hyena.
While the hyena on the other hand its future was looking quite bleak. Holes of flesh appear in its body than runs deep into its bone, blood oozes from those wounds but only in trickling amount as the acid corrodes everything that it touch. Even one of its eyes was left into bits of white pieces with a gap of hole on its face.
This hyena truly suffer and even with that it still stay strong fighting toe to toe with Raine. its tenacity was overwhelming. But both of them at their last strand of strength. Gripping his steel pipe Raine muster all his strength so he could live through this for one thing he don’t want die.
‘oraaaaaaa’ shouted Raine with all his might.
It was linear and a direct attack which everyone can know the trajectory and the intended target making it more believable to be blocked by the monster Hyena. But the hyena stand still, not moving even an inch with no intention of even blocking it with its jaw. Raine pipe hit square at the head of the hyena, Raine whose vision start to get blurry notice the eyes of the hyena, a dead like state.
Now he knows the hyena was dead before he land his attack. the abnormal thing was just a few minute after that then the hyena dead body drop down to the floor with its huge body mostly block the space of the pathway.
Raine drop to the floor with no energy left within his tired body. but he still push on his body to move as the thing in front of him was a delightful thing that he never though he could see within his sight. Just beside the corpse lay a few miscellaneous things. There was two red test tubes which must be a health potion that he got as from before while the next thing was what he dream of.
A sleeveless armor which was made from the hyena hide. With its greyish look and rather simplistic design, Raine would die if he could see this armor full name, “Azalea Leather armor” on the back of this armor carve a beautiful picture of a single blooming azalea corresponding to its name. he would grovel to someone who has any idea if he could learn the identify skill, if he can he would have learn a lot about his bountiful loot right now.
But no matter as long as he gain something that was a kind to a clothing he was already grateful. Taking off his white labcoat, he was so excited that he disregard the tiredness and injuries on his body. he quickly wear it and feel the magnificence of wearing an armor. He felt his strength raise a bit and feeling secure by envelop by this leather armor.
He then wore back the lab coat not wanting to reveal it anyone as it would be better to keep it as a secret. Raine retrieve the red test tube and kept it in the inner side of the labcoat. Using the steel pipe as a support, he went back to the laboratory room and pick up a box which he “borrow” from the lab as he fill it with the cubes he gain.
With the surrounding area turns to a bad shape he has no other choice but to return back the seminar area. Before going out to the corridor, there was a punch out hole on the wall as the door clearly lay on the floor due to the strength of that beast. He went out to the corridor with his eyes staying vigilant.
With no monster presence around he walk back to seminar room dragging his feet. But before he could move on, his eye caught something flickering it was none other than cubes from the fallen victim of his bludgeoning.
“ah I forgot about them” said Raine within him.
He pick up all the loot and while scavenging around the corpses he flip one of the badger and underneath it his eyes turns bright once more. Another haul to his non-existent luck, who would have thought that underneath the corpse of the rune badger another equipment has reveal itself. By the appearance itself, it was an arm guard but only a single one not a pair like it should be, the interesting thing was the arm guard cover the whole arm up to the shoulder so he could use it along with the sleeveless jacket.
It was simple armguard made out of badger leather, the only peculiar thing was rune marks can be seen on the surface although it was fade if one concentrate on their vision they could see the runic marking. Not wanting to waste any of these to go he collect it all with a grin on his face. with all the things that he did the good fortune that he gain was 15 cubes of bronze DobermanLV8, 8 cubes of rune badger, a leather armguard, two red test tubes and one leather armor.
A big haul indeed for this unfortunate young man who went through many things in these two full days. Without knowing it, the outside had already turn dark and the moon already set on the horizon. With all the battle that he face it make sense that he can lost the sense of time.
He enter the seminar area through the open hole made by that damn beast, now the others would be put to risk to the outside danger but on second thought Raine thought how did the Hyena be provoke and fled to this seminar area? Did someone went to the clinical skill? but his pondering only last a few seconds for him right now the main thing was to go to sleep first he was dead tired and dead hungry.
For a while now his stomach was grumbling but with all the foods in the cafeteria below while there are some snacks sold in the foyer going out now would be suicidal. He went in to an empty seminar room and quickly fall to sleep. For the last two days he exert his body to fullest cannot be compare to his lazy days of 23 years of living.
While he slept the others worried. In the classroom, a solemn atmosphere took ahold of the whole class. The situation that they gone through make them realized how weak they are. Some feeling guilt and some feeling the hopelessness of this situation. In their eyes right now, their friend was on the brink of death.
Han was still unconscious with a big injury like that it make sense. Jalani already mention to them about how Raine catch the hyena attention making sure they are not attack and die by the jaws of that beast. Listening to that guilt crept on everyone minds, mostly to Holmes. The cause of this thing escalating was the notion of him being able to outsmart the hyena but in that fail as he knows the moment he open that door he had brought misfortune to the whole people who live in this campus.
Jalani was silent as he felt that if he trust Raine a bit more none of this would happen. But the milk have already turn sour, there was nothing they could do as it already happen. Jalani was still skeptical in believing that Raine could beat that hyena. As it was a lot more stronger compare to those dogs. That fact he knows just by the appearance and power that it holds.
The girls were grieve stricken as the traumatic incident was to much for them to handle. But Mui on the other hand was still strong believing that Raine was still out there and he could find a way to save Han. She knows she need to find Raine and tell him about the current situation and that would bring good fortune to Han who was still fighting for his life.
But Mui still felt fear of going out there, who knows what danger lurk outside beside the hyena. So she was still hesitant to go out as she also treasures her life.
Time passes by with Raine sleeping and the others still unable to shut their eyes without feeling discomfort. The moon descend and the sun came again. It was their third day, living in this hell hole. The remaining survivor that was known was only at the seminar room area, beside that no one else have been seen alive.
With the sun already went up, the atmosphere of the room was still solemn not one of them look eager to brace this new world but rather despondent. Their appearance look ragged as they all already ignore their appearance. Then the door open, everyone eyes look at it with nervous feeling welling up in their stomach. The urge to run was high as if any monster came out, they would surely face their death.
Then Raine step in the room, they all breath a sigh of relief. While some look at him with expectant look as he already thwart the might of a strong monster. but the first thing that came out of Raine mouth was;
‘What happen to Han!!’ shout Raine with his utmost, he quickly rush to Han side looking at him with a worried look. Although he felt a little bit of resentment toward all of them, but seeing them in this condition made his heart weep a bit moreover Han was the most closest out of all of them here. Looking at the shoulder injury and his pale appearance, Raine knows Han was in need of help.
But even for him, to help an injured man like this need a considerable amount of knowledge and expertise and he has none of that. Looking for an explanation from everyone, he eyes up to everyone except someone already came close to him;
‘Raine, let me explain’ said Mui with her voice contains a hint of sadness within it.
After a brief explanation from Mui, he get the gist of it. with rage burning in his heart he lash out to those he consider his friends.
‘you damn idiots!! Why the hell do you guys try to fight something without knowing your own capabilities!! If not for some of your meager abilities Han would have die!! And you Holmes! I expect more from you why the hell you open that door knowing that something dangerous was inside there!! I cant believe it you elite students would be this stupid not realizing of what you are doing’ lash Raine toward all of them inside this room, his anger reach a boiling point. He didn’t get mad at them because he hate them but contrary he felt mad because they endanger their life.
All of them turn silent and pondering on what Raine said, they hate to admit it but what Raine said was right. They are the cream of the crop, the most outstanding but against a situation like this they turn docile and turn and idiot who don’t know what is what.
Mui already tell Raine how Holmes has the identifying skill which she know of after teaching him how to use his abilities. He yearn for such skill but that didn’t matter right know, the important thing was to get Han to be healthy again.
Raine was thinking with all his brain capacity reaching maximum, then he thought of wanting to know what sort of skills does this people has that way if one of them have a reliable skill it would have bring a lot of life to Han pale complexion.
And the first one he ask was Mui herself the one infront of him;
‘Mui whats your skill tell me how is it use for’ ask Raine with a stern voice showing how serious he was
‘mine is called Mind of Brilliance, it function as…’ explain Mui
Raine eyes turn immediately bright, he would have not thought that he could find a good skill already. Based on the explanation of Mui, the bright side of having this skill was gaining skill through learning and reading books or literature. With that thought in mind, an idea came to him. Mui would be the one saving Han and the way of doing it was to gain access to the library.
And not any library, a library fill with books and text regarding medicine as a whole. Yes this whole campus is an institution of bringing bright young mind into qualified doctor. A medical university!
Mui would be the one to save Han!
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