Chapter 8. Cry from the heart

Frontier are a majestic and impregnable city of fortress. This powerful stronghold of mankind was built on the very border between the world of people and the territory of monsters.

Once his powerful walls protected ordinary citizens from attacks, but now the whole city was lying in ruins, being completely devastated. From the protective walls there were only fragments scattered on the ground, like the dead bodies of the townspeople.

The buildings blazed in the fire, draining the air and eclipsing the red sky with gray smoke. The last corner of human civilization, a defender city, now has become a ghost city.

- I do not believe…

Zass collapsed.

- Which monster is capable of this?

Alexander did not believe his eyes.

The team only recently drove up to the city. Everyone was horrified by what they saw.

Patrick wanted to immediately run and check the children's shelter in which he grew up. But Walter stopped him.

- Master, the Mother Superior and my younger ones remained in the city, I have to save them!

With tearful eyes and trembling in his voice, Patrick screamed.

- Wake up! They did not leave anyone alive.

Patrick fell to his knees and howled in pain.

- heartless bastards.

Conrad could not restrain his rage.

- I suppose this is the end.

Wesley approached men. Her gaze was empty.

Samira, who is in the pickup, squeezed. She received a strong psychological injury in the past battle, when she felt her death as never before. And now, seeing what the monsters have done with the city, she completely lost her mind.

Aisha sat next to her. She tried to reassure Samira, but she could not hold back the trembling of her body.

Toby, Sayran, Mizuki, Adalard, Keoni, Alexander, Mason and Glave stood in a stupor. They did not want to accept reality.

- I'll kill them! I'll destroy them! I'll erase them!

Conrad took out a sword. His body was enveloped in powerful energy, which raised a strong wind. He went to the city center.

- Wait.

- Wait!

At the same time, Walter and Aisha said, who jumped out of the pickup at the same moment, as Conrad's powerful energy.

Walter wanted to say something, but seeing how the frightened Aisha went to Konrad, decided to remain silent.

- Do not use it ...

The woman pulled Konrad by the belt.

- I don't want to lose you.

Tears from her eyes fell on the land soaked in ash.

Samira, hearing Aisha's words, imagined how Conrad, the strongest man, dies at the hands of monsters. This finally finished her. The girl began a hysterical laughter. She contracted stronger and began to itch so much that fresh blood flowed from her skin.

Keoni and Mason, having heard the abnormal laughter of Samira, immediately ran up to the pickup and tried to bring the girl to her feelings.

Adalard put his hand on an empty shoulder, and then went to the pickup.

The rest looked at Conrad, waiting for instructions.

- I will not die.

Conrad tried to calm Aisha.

[Water Way: Detection]

The woman used the equipment and scanned the condition of Conrad.

- Liar…

Aisha pressed to the back of a man.

- Aaaaaaa!

Walter made a fighting cry. He could no longer restrain himself and screamed violently:

- What is the matter with you!? We will all die sooner or later, you should not pretend that you have never thought about it!

- Walter ...

Adalard stopped and looked at his friend with pity.

- Today, our families and relatives were killed by creatures, which should be dead for a long time. I am sure they are here, waiting for us to come to them. They want to see our suffering, enjoy our despair!

Walter's voice sounded fierce. The others listened silently.

 - But hell with them! Now I will go there and kill all the freaks that are involved in what happened! And even if I am destined to die today, I will take them with me!

Walter turned around and confidently went to the city. He began to collect the energy of fire around his body, thus preparing for the battle.

- I'll... I'll tear them to pieces ... I'll burn them!

Patrick tightly squeezed his trident. His eyes wet from tears were crowded with rage. He got up from his knees and went after the Walter.

- My dear ones, I will come soon ...

Zass wiped the mean tears. He remembered his wife and daughter. I remembered my father and mother. All those moments when they were all together.

Smiling gently in the end, Zassa rose and joined the Walter.

- For our families!

Mizuki took pistols and began to concentrate energy in bullets.

- For our loved ones!

Glave took out a scythe from behind.

- For our house!

Toby armed himself with a spear.

- For the fallen comrades!

Alexander exposed the pair swords.

All of them followed the Walter. They all understood that they would die today. But their eyes burned with pure rage.

- I have to go.

Conrad stood still, he wanted to properly say goodbye to Aisha.

- I know.

The girl's voice was very deaf.

- I promised that I do not use that technique until only Zero remains...

Conrad guiltily lowered his head.

Aisha pressed him stronger to him.

- Sorry... that I will not keep my promise.

The girl could no longer restrain herself, she began to sob loudly.

- Sorry that I have to leave you alone.

Aisha could not answer anything, now different emotions raged inside her. She hated, cursed, afraid and loved.

- Sorry to leave our child.

- Come back...

The girl's hands unclenched, letting go of a man.

- You have to return! You'll can return!

Her whole body trembled. She stood on her feet with all her strength.

Conrad did not look back. He was afraid that if he did this, he could not leave, and then only death would definitely wait.

- Keoni, Mason, Adalard, take a look at Aisha and Samira.

Aisha fell without strength in her legs. Mason ran to the woman to help her.

- We will protect them, be sure.

Confidence sounded in Mason's voice. He was filled with determination to correct the mistake made in battle with the third.

- Sayran, help the Walter and the rest.

- But how are you?

- We cannot be sure that your poison will act on Zero, but there will be no problems with numbered problems. I will provide you with a chance to stick a dagger into Zero's back, but for now, take care of them.

- As you order.

Sayran did not doubt the words of Conrad.

[Wind Way: Swepot]

Having taken out his daggers, he dissolved with air streams.

- Do not turn around.

These words of Conrad were intended for Aisha.

The energy around the warrior became denser. Then it began to squeeze in his hands to the extent, until it turned into very small, but very dense particle. Conrad swallowed it.

[Transformation]

This technique, which was possessed only by monsters. She built them to the top of the food chain, making ideal predators. None of the people could use it. More precisely, everyone who tried, died in the process.

The energy of all fighters was divided into two types: external and internal. External energy scooped up from the surrounding space, it made it possible to embody different techniques. Its number was limited only by the external environment and conductivity of the user's body.

Internal energy allowed soldiers to enhance their bodies from the inside. But its number was limited from birth.

The essence of technique [Transformation] used by monsters was that they absorbed external energy into their body and transformed it into the internal one. This process was accompanied by constant destruction of the body and organs.

But the numbered had unusually strong regeneration, which only intensified under the influence of [Transformation]. That is why they could calmly use this technique and receive all its positive effects, ignoring the negative ones.

Conrad regeneration was a little better than the other fighters of the «Alpha» rank, but it was still much inferior to the regeneration of the numbered ones.

The eaten particle began to break up inside Conrad. His body was full of energy. Vienna on his body swelled and flooded with light white color. The warrior's muscles stretched out and strengthened. Blood flowed slowly from his eyes, mouth, ears and nose.

- I love you.

This was the last that Konrad said Aisha. In a split second, he disappeared.

Chapter end