Breakers Chapter 25:
Chapter 25 - Chapter 3: Rescue #8
Caitlin wasn’t alone . Behind her, the lycanthropes were breathing harshly . Just like Caitlin, they were completely covered with the blood of the orcs .
"Uh, um, save . . . No, I came to help you . ”
It was an atmosphere where he couldn’t say that he came to save her .
‘Should I have just left?’
The Red Lightning tribe orcs were the ones in trouble due to Caitlin and her troops .
Caitlin wiped away the blood on her face with her hands and approached In-gong . Then she noticed Carack and Felicia behind him and cried out,
“Felicia unni!”
No one could deny the pure emotions in her voice .
The cry contained a mixture of worry and joy, causing Felicia to respond with an awkward expression .
“Uh, yes . Caitlin . ”
She moved her head and gazed at something else . He couldn’t be sure because he couldn’t see her facial expression, but it seemed like she was ashamed .
Caitlin laughed brightly at the sight of Felicia and turned back to In-gong .
“Amazing . This is a huge merit . ”
It was definitely a big merit . Caitlin’s sincere praise was also pleasing but this place wasn’t very ideal . Despite being reduced, the red dots on the mini-map showed that there were still enemies .
“Thank you . That . . . Noona, let’s escape quickly . Chris hyung can take care of himself . ”
The 15 year old Caitlin was strong, but Chris was close to an adult and was more powerful . Moreover, he had more troops under his command, so there shouldn’t be any problems .
Caitlin gazed in the direction where Chris was supposed to be and nodded .
"Yes, Oppa is strong . ”
She said with conviction, and after a long breath, she fixed her expression . Her expression was serious and somewhat cold again, just like the first time he saw her .
"Shutra, lead the way . We will take the rear . ”
“Understood . ”
After In-gong’s reply, he immediately started running towards the Jishuka Mountains with Carack and the orcs . Felicia’s lips tightened and she ran towards the rear with the lycanthropes instead of with In-gong . This was to secure their path of retreat by controlling the flames .
‘Isn’t she kind of sincere?’
She snapped whenever he asked her to do something, but grudgingly did it, so it was a little bit cute .
Fortunately, there was no threat on the way back . Part of it was due to Felicia controlling the flames, but the number of orcs in the base also seemed to be greatly reduced .
"Won’t we be going over the mountains at this rate?”
Once they started climbing the mountain, Felicia joined In-gong again and asked . It was a natural question for Felicia to ask since she didn’t know about the existence of the cave .
"There is a secret passage . We just need to go a little further . ”
Carack raised his hand and pointed to the middle of the mountain when he answered . Felicia frowned but didn’t ask anymore questions .
After a few minutes . Felicia entered the secret passage and admired the portal .
“Dwarf characters? The cave and portal in the Jishuka Mountains were made by dwarves?”
Her eyes shone as she asked Caitlin . Perhaps her curiosity as a magician was triggered .
Caitlin laughed and replied,
“Shutra is the one who found this cave . ”
“Shutra?”
Felicia looked at In-gong with a frown and Caitlin also stared at him .
It was enjoyable to have two beautiful women staring at him, but Felicia’s gaze was a little burdensome . In-gong shrugged and replied,
"Let’s talk after we go back . ”
"Yes, we should return . The operation is a success . ”
Naturally, it was Chris who spoke . In-gong, who was surprised by Chris’ sudden appearance, habitually zoomed in on the mini-map . Chris then laughed and hugged In-gong’s shoulders .
“Oppa . ”
"Yes, Caitlin . I’m glad to know that you’re okay . ”
Although he had the blood of orcs all over his body, he didn’t seem to care .
Chris looked at the only uncomfortable face over In-gong’s shoulder .
"It has been a while, Felicia noonim . ” (more formal version of Noona)
His voice and expression was completely different from when he talked to Caitlin and In-gong .
In-gong swallowed his saliva involuntarily as Felicia looked up . Whether it was a blessing or misfortune, Felicia maintained a calm attitude in front of Chris .
“It has been a while . ”
Felicia replied briefly and Chris gave a **** smile like he found Felicia’s reaction interesting .
In-gong intervened the two people .
"Chris hyung, what about General Vandal?”
In fact, he was quite curious about this . Depending on the result of the battle, the war itself could end .
"It will take a while, so let’s go back and talk . Also, Shutra, can you block the other side of the dwarf portal?”
In-gong stuttered at Chris’ sudden question .
"Uh, it is possible . ”
He’d read that there was such a function . It was an emergency function for when the enemy seized a portal .
The conversation flowed naturally, but there was a person who felt goosebumps . Felicia glanced at Caitlin with confusion and Caitlin smiled while replying,
“Shutra can read dwarf characters . He is also the one who figured out how to use the portal . ”
Her expression indicated that she wanted to say ‘Amazing!’ afterwards .
Felicia looked even more disturbed as she watched In-gong explain to Chris .
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“Hurry, Hyung . ”
It took more time than he thought for more than 400 troops to pass through the portal . In-gong waited until the last person was through and blocked the portal, then Seira approached .
“We have organized a place to rest . Come this way . "
They seemed to have cleaned up all the monsters and taken control of the cave .
Seira showed them to a small room decorated like the tent .
"Thank you, Seira . Please step back . ”
At Chris’ command, Seira obediently left the room . In-gong also glanced at Carack who then left .
Once there were only four people left in the room, Chris opened his mouth .
"General Vandal also won . I think Yakuzan gave up the battle once he saw the base burning . ”
Yakuzan was the leader of the Red Lightning tribe .
In-gong asked Chris,
"Did Yakuzan surrender?”
"No, they just scattered in different directions . If he gathers all the scattered Red Lightning tribe members and allies, the battle can still drag on . ”
Beyond the mountain where In-gong’s group was located, there was still Kairam who was Kaichin’s brother . If the split-up troops gathered where Kairam was, their numbers would be significant .
This time, it was Caitlin who asked,
"Oppa, is General Vandal tracking Yakuzan?”
“Perhaps . Well, it was just mere chance that he hadn’t caught Yakuzan straight away . ”
Chris had been fighting at the base of the Red Lightning tribe the whole time . Therefore, he wouldn’t have been able to see the battle between General Vandal and Yakuzan’s army but he seemed pretty convinced the enemy was cornered .
"Anyway, the Red Lightning tribe was hit hard by this operation . Yakuzan’s authority has cracked and you managed to rescue Felicia noonim . . . No matter what anyone else says, the one with the highest achievements in this mission is you, Shutra . ”
Chris tapped In-gong’s shoulders while Caitlin stared at him with shining eyes .
In-gong worried about how to answer for a moment before finally laughing .
"Thank you, it is also thanks to both of you . ”
He didn’t know if it was due to the atmosphere, but the temperature of the room seemed quite warm .
As always, Chris laughed and knocked against In-gong’s shoulder before his expression changed . His cold gaze was directed at Felicia, not In-gong .
"Okay, now it is Noonim’s turn . ”
Felicia frowned while Caitlin stared into her eyes .
Chris asked with a smile,
“Why did you come here?”
“Don’t you already know?”
"I want to hear it . "
Chris was smiling but his eyes were completely different . In-gong swallowed his saliva .
‘Yes, this is the real Chris . ’
The beast, the beast - a predator hunting his prey .
Felicia bit her lip and sighed . She shrugged slightly and said,
"I heard news of the battle while studying relics nearby . I came to help but went down the wrong path and ran into them . Do you need any further explanation?”
Her words were just as expected . Perhaps, Chris also knew he wouldn’t hear anything else .
‘Is it just a quarrel? Or does he want to kill her?’
Either option wasn’t good for his mentality . Moreover, the person was Felicia, not Zephyr .
He would prefer drawing her to his side, rather than hurting her feelings .
“Hey, isn’t it time to get some rest? Isn’t everybody tired?”
In-gong interrupted naturally and Chris nodded .
"Yes, that’s right . Noonim can have this room . People will soon arrive with things to allow you to wash up . ”
“Bah . ”
Felicia snorted but didn’t express any dissatisfaction . No, it seemed like she wanted to wash up as quickly as possible .
"Then we will leave . Have a good night’s sleep, Noona . ”
In-gong hastily said goodbye to Felicia and tried to leave the room with Chris and Caitlin . It was at that moment . . .
“Excuse me . ”
“Huh?”
He turned back at the call and saw Felicia who was looking away . She looked down and said in a very small voice,
"I want to thank all three of you . I'm alive thanks to you . "
“Eh?”
Chris turned back . Caitlin blinked and smiled brightly while In-gong also laughed .
Felicia squinted at all three of them before turning away .
"I don't know, I'm going to rest . Leave now!”
Her back didn’t show anything, but he could see her embarrassment from how red her ears turned .
In-gong refrained from laughing and followed Chris and Caitlin out .
"She is still cute . She is fine even when making a mistake . ”
Chris said with a laugh as soon as they left the room . Caitlin smiled again and turned to In-gong .
"It is a good thing . Thank you, Shutra . It is all thanks to you . ”
Their actions towards Felicia seemed to tell a story .
What was the relationship between Chris, Caitlin and Felicia?
'It seems pretty good just looking at Caitlin and Felicia . . . Is the problem with Chris?’
He didn’t have an answer right now . Instead of worrying about it, In-gong scratched his cheek and responded to Caitlin .
“It is the result of fighting together . All the merits are ours . ”
It might have seemed like flattery, but Caitlin nodded instead of laughing .
Chris placed an arm over In-gong’s shoulder .
"Come, let’s wash and take a break before going to sleep . Tomorrow is likely to be quite busy . ”
Chris glanced at In-gong . It was a gaze that seemed to be testing In-gong .
‘He isn’t talking about Yakuzan . ’
If they were taking care of Yakuzan, there would be no reason to travel back through the portal .
Then there was only one reason remaining .
“Are you talking about Kairam?”
"Yes, what reason do we have for allowing them to join Yakuzan?”
Kaichin’s older brother, Kairam - it was his troops that were beyond the mountains and they were likely unaware of what had happened to the Red Lightning tribe’s base .
The reason they weren’t attacking now was because the soldiers were exhausted from today’s fight .
"I am looking forward to your actions, Shutra . ”
Chris tapped In-gong before going his own way and it was the same for Caitlin .
In-gong was left alone with Carack .
"Prince’s room is over there . I will prepare a bath . ”
Carack was always the same . In-gong couldn’t help laughing .
"What is it?”
“No, it’s just . I am strangely relieved . ”
In-gong replied and started stretching . It had been a hard day .
He had gained a level, built up his merits and learnt magic .
‘I also found a new alliance candidate . ’
In-gong glanced at the room Felicia was in and nodded . Then, he followed Carack’s footsteps .