"She is insane! Who the heck starts training this extreme? I haven't even warm up yet!"
Albur complained while Covie healed his bruises and Mysty helping him relax his hardened muscles.
"Rhea is sure an interesting woman, looks like we still need time to understand her."
"Why won't you wake me up yesterday and ask me to heal you?"
"Its already 12 midnight, I don't wanna wake you that time, I don't wanna get scolded by your master."
Mysty pressed Albur's left shoulder and finally made all of his hardened muscle loose.
"Thanks."
Then, Johnson stepped into the room, holding a few nutrient capsules.
"Breakfast anyone?"
"I don't think we can consider that breakfast. "
Johnson placed them on the table near them. And sat down on a chair.
"Where have you and Rhea gone last night?" He asked.
"She said she wants to train me, because in the crew I'm the most undertrained one....." murmured Albur.
"How did she train you?" Asked Mysty.
"She gave me a pipe and want me to fight her. And she said I have a poor grip."
Johnson took a sip of water.
"That is true, I seen your rifle being knocked away by the generals dozens of times."
"Oh man, not you too, John."
"He's telling the truth though." Said Havoc.
Albur took a nutrient capsule and swallowed it.
"But I agree with you that that cyborg is not a very good person."
"You better not get into an arguement with her again." Said Mysty.
Johnson rolled his eyes, and walked out of the room, only to bump into something. He find himself face to face against Rhea.
"Ahem."
Johnson gulped
"Xxxx..."
"Swear words huh?:
"What.....is the word D.A.R.N a swear word?"
Rhea cleared her throat, making Johnson nervous again.
"I'm here to return you the pistol....."
Rhea handed over the digital world pistol to Johnson, he silently took and thanked her, before walking away while sweating. Rhea looked at him with her eyes squinted, and scoffed.
Rhea looked into the room. Albur, Mysty and Covie immediately froze. She scoffed and walked away.
"But Covie, be honest with me, what words did you programmed the gun to censor?" Johnson suddenly returned.
"...uh....Damn, darn, dang, crap.....what else? Oh yeah, the extreme ones."
Johnson sighed.
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Covie kept the moon hut and put it into the resource box. The crew stood in the middle of the city.
"Let's continue our journey to the nearest core."
Rhea followed the direction of the energy detector. The crew followed her.
Throughout the walk, virus lifeforms lurk around, but they mostly come in individuals so they all ignore the crew while hissing at them.
The crew took a path that lead to a stadium in Xectar City. Which is currently where the first core resides.
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But little did the crew know, all of their actions and words were all being observed. In the tumor, far far away from the crew's location. There is a tall pillar made out of the AC-23 virus. On top of the pillar, is a broken old tent. Inside the tent, in an office desk, Cluster Goberton is sitting on his chair, looking at the gem on his staff which is sighting the actions of the crew.
Then, there's a knock on the door. Cluster used his staff and opened the door. It was Wilton, he entered the room while holding a blueprint. He walked to the desk and placed the blueprint on it.
"I enslaved a couple of glitches to start building the weapon. The rest was being turned into the virus hybrids and chasing down every survivor and the crew in the tumor."
Cluster took a look at the blueprint, and chuckled.
"Splendid,"
"But to be honest, the fuel for the weapon is absolutely nuts. How the heck do you came up with those crazy ideas?"
"Get used to it, I don't want you to throw up."
"Fine. By the way, I really want to ask, we already have enough power to directly kill the whole crew, why don't you kill them first? They will be a threat later."
"Oh, Wilton.....you have no idea. Breaking someone mentally, in the slowest way, is much more painful than directly killing them."
"The crew is no joke, they are very strong."
"All I can say is...for now..."
Cluster looked at the chess set next to him, he used his staff and pushed a black pawn forwards.
".....all according to plan."
"Well then."
"I have sent couple of minions to work, you don't need to worry."
"You're an interesting person. I wonder how have I not heard about you in my past."
"This is indeed the first time me and my crew had stopped here, in this.....Xectar City place."
"Make sense for a circus."
Cluster stood up and stretched his limbs. He gripped onto his staff and incinerated the blueprint.
"I'm going out for a stroll, and look for some 'entertainment purpose only' clowns."
"It's really odd working with you, you are so relaxed."
"Well, the show must go on. If you don't perform, how are you gonna get cheers and applause?"
"More like screams of fear and running sounds that create applause like things."
Cluster zapped Wilton with his staff, Wilton flinched slightly.
"Hey! Watch it! I might die!"
Cluster chuckled and walked out of the room.
"Your departure, my pleasure...."
Wilton sighed and shook his head.
Cluster walked to the couch in the middle of the tent. There, the tragedy mask figure and the cloaked figure is sitting there, figuring out something.
Shy Mask, the tragedy mask figure. Is the janitor of the Deadly Circus. He had been in the circus for 7 years. He is known to be the member in the circus that did the least crimes.
Juggler Juggernaut, the cloaked figure. Known to be with Cluster since he started the circus. Known to be a master swordsman that possess incredible skill in swords. Although he isn't a Juggernaut, but he is terrible as one.
"Have you found her?" Asked Cluster.
Juggler put down the tracking device.
"Found nothing but some random virus lifeforms roaming the city and some unique ones."
"What a 2 star performance." Cluster used his staff to control the device and make it float to him.
"She had been very sneaky, and she doesn't move too much. Motion trigger sensors doesn't work." Explained Shy.
"Don't give excuses for your underperfomance, I need her as soon as possible. "
Cluster put down the device after shocking it. Then, he looked around, and found something is missing.
"Where is Scar? "
"He left, but I don't understand what he is talking about."
"He must be itching to stalk again."
Cluster sighed,
And left the tent.