Each mission had an ending, positive or negative, depending on fate.
Adam had already been in critical situations twice, but now it was ti, he could rest and take a deep breath.
"We won, right?" Adam muttered, looking at the breathless body of the Queen.
"Yeah, we definitely did. The mission was flawlessly accomplished." Oren patted him on the shoulder encouragingly.
Adam smiled.
He didn't show it, but he was genuinely thrilled with his latest attack, rather their teamwork that made it possible.
It wasn't just him and Oren, if they were the only ones involved in the mission, they wouldn't have been able to operate so smoothly and efficiently. Silvana and Zola had contributed greatly to their victory, even though they were many kiloters away.
This was exactly how he had envisioned Phantom's work. It may not have been as deadly and epic as the battle against Pri Stone Goliath, but no one needed to be on the verge of death all the ti.
"By the way, take the Queen's genes." Oren waved his hand, "In return, I'll take three more Winged Golden Searchers."
"Are you sure?" Adam asked, puzzled.
"Of course." Oren shrugged, "After all, you hit the final strike. What's more, if you turn them into neutral genes, the exchange will be more than fair."
Then, Silvana's voice echoed in Adam's ear.
'Queen of the Golden Searchers is a Green Threat Level, Reb Book. So you'll get a bit more genes than usual, but not as many as for Pri Type. It's a slightly different level.' Silvana explained.
"I see..." Adam nodded thoughtfully before summoning Revolve.
[Queen of the Golden Searchers Gene x3 - has been placed in your Vault!]
'Hmm, interesting. It seems hunting rarer and stronger monsters is really a good way to get stronger as fast as possible. However... I don't want to fight soone like Pri Stone Goliath again, that was frightening.' Adam internally pondered while gathering the genes of the other monsters.
The mission was complete and more, for they hadn't just obtained a Golden Egg, they had destroyed an entire Nest. They wouldn't get any extra reward from the mission departnt for this, but it opened up another opportunity for them to collect a veritable mountain of materials.
For over two hours, Felix and Verna collected wings, blades, and horns of the Golden Searchers as well as the usual eggs. The truck was filled to the limit, and only one untouched object was left in the entire Nest - Golden Egg.
"I hope the king won't wake up because of our touch?" Adam scratched the back of his head.
Oren shook his head.
"Only the Queen can awaken the King, to so extent, that's the limitation of all Golden Searchers, for their King is actually incredibly powerful."
"By the way... I can't understand sothing. I'm addressing all of you, Silvana, you and Zola." Adam said seriously.
"Sure. We're all listening to you."
They spoke at the sa ti.
"This may seem logical to you, but I've only recently beco a Phantom, and the variety of monsters confuses . For example, there's the Golden Searcher, but there's the Winged Golden Searcher, whose threat level is higher. In theory, either of them could be Pri Type, right?" Adam asked with a wave of his hand.
Oren nodded.
"Yeah, the chances are slim, but there are Pri versions of them living in so Nest."
"Then, there are rarer monsters like the Queen and the Four-Legged Living Spring. In most of the cases they are noted in the Red Book, am I confusing anything?"
Oren nodded again.
"That is correct, however, the King of the Golden Searchers is also in the Red Book and is a rare subspecies of the species. Golden Searchers have a long hierarchy, so their King is a Blue Threat Level monster. Well, you already know that." Oren shrugged.
Adam touched his chin.
"In that case... In theory, there could be a Pri King dwelling in so Nest, couldn't there?" Adam suggested.
Oren's face contorted as if he had heard a death sentence.
"Is sothing wrong?" Adam was puzzled.
"Nah, it's fine. I was just imagining how horrible it would be. It's possible, because although Kings are rare, there aren't too few of them in general, just have to look for them. Obviously, so of them are weaker, and so are stronger. I think Silvana can explain it better than I can." Oren waved his hand, heading towards Golden Egg.
'Oren is correct.' Silvana said calmly, 'It's just that the odds are incredibly slim. You'd rather win at the casino than face the Pri King, though you wouldn't have ti to even think about it. Pri King would kill you in a second. To give you an example - only four Pri Kings have been docunted in the last ten years. We barely have a few photos.'
"I see... Well, now I'm starting to get a better understanding of how things work around here."
Crackle.
Oren, wrapping both hands around the Golden Egg, lifted it up, heading for the exit. The egg was the size of a man and heavy enough, that normal humans would have to team up to lift it.
When they left the Nest, the sun had already passed the zenith line, about to sink below the horizon in a few hours and give way to the lonely moon.
"Good job! Now we can go ho!" Oren exclaid happily, tying Golden Egg to the top of the truck. Very tight and possibly rough, still Golden Egg wouldn't get hurt even if it got hit by a missile.
"Can we go back?" Felix asked with a tired look.
"I guess so!" Oren smiled widely.
Then, his face beca more serious, as well as Adam's.
'North of you, a few kiloters away, one group of Phantoms was caught in an ambush. From the looks of it, they're not doing well.' Silvana quickly inford Adam, as did Zola to Oren.
Felix understood everything from the looks on their faces.
"Shit... Do we really have to rescue soone again?"
"No."
Adam coldly replied.
"But... Adam, they need our help!" Oren exclaid in a confused manner.
Adam nodded with a deep gaze.
"I know, just as well that I'm not going to risk any more of my n. Felix and Verna survived last ti by a miracle, and so did I. We're tired and exhausted, we won't be of much use, and if we die, leave morality behind, it will be a huge loss to the Citadel."
Oren wanted to say sothing, but the words just stuck in his throat. Sohow, he felt he couldn't condemn Adam for such a decision.
"Let's go back ho. I want to see my family, like all of you." Adam waved his hand, heading toward the truck.
Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.
At the sa mont, a hundred ters away from them, space distorted as if a huge invisible object had appeared, causing everything around it to warp.
The transparent sphere trembled slightly, gradually increasing its montum, emitting a strange sound as if the universe was about to escape sowhere.
Adam stared at the sphere as if srized, while the others quickly walked into Truck.
"Why is he standing...?" Oren muttered in confusion, then he got a shocked expression.
"Fuck! Adam! Hurry up and run away!" Oren exclaid, rushing out of the truck.
Whooooooooooooooosh.
Suddenly, with a loud shuddering sound like a thousand disks at the roll of thunder, the sphere shrank, completely disappearing, just like Adam.
"Agh...?"
Adam's eyes went wide.
Then he stopped hearing Silvana's voice for the first ti in days, finding himself, all alone. Only the freezing wind and massive flakes of snow surrounded him, preparing him for a brutal blizzard.
"Where am I...?"
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