Chapter 112: CHAPTER 112 – Anna wants to tag along.
"Noctura, you ready to test your new powers?"
Alex asked as he patted Noctura on her head.
'Yes, I am ready!!'
Noctura replied mentally while waging her tail as Alex patted her.
"How old is she?" Anna Gorg asked as she came to stand beside Alex.
"She is three months old," Alex replied without even looking at Anna.
Anna didn't mind though, she could tell what kind of guy Alex was, so she didn't mind at all.
She had seen the world more than she could wish for, so reading people was not hard for her, and although she could not get a read on Alex, she could still guess his type from his behavior and demeanor.
Anna knew that Alex was the type of person who could care less about anyone and everyone, but that is until he likes them or dislikes them.
It's fine if that kind of guy likes you as they would be the best support you can think of, but you would not want to get in the bad books of these types of guys.
Anna just wanted to get into his good books as she knew that he was the strongest here.
She didn't have an inspection skill, not like she could use it on Alex if she had one, but she could still tell that Alex was stronger than Alice and Ann, just call it her experience speaking.
"I see, they sure grow fast..." Anna spoke, but getting no response from Alex she just sighed.
"Should we enter the gate then?" Just then Alice, who was standing ahead of them spoke.
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They were already standing in front of the gate, ready to enter anytime.
Anna was also with them as she decided to join them on this raid.
When they arrived at the airport of the Green Country, Anna and some other executives of the Association were there to welcome them.
Alex, Alice, and Ann were quite famous and the news of them helping out Green Country was all around as well, after all, Anna did say she was going to spread the word.
There were many people cheering Alex, Alice, and Ann's names, and yes, only three of them decided to go for the raid, excluding Noctura, who was hidden from the eyes of everyone.
This did raise some doubt in low-ranking members of the association, but Anna could feel Alex, Alice, and Ann's mana pressure, so she knew that they were not just three S-rank raiders.
The one that shocked her most was Alex for a justified reason.
Alice and Ann's mana pressure just like any other raider was spread around randomly, but she could feel Alex's mana pressure on every part of her body with the same force.
Alex's mana pressure was not low, no way, it was just that his mana pressure was balanced.
Alice, Alex, and Ann didn't want to waste time, so they asked to be led directly to the gate.
It was then that Anna spoke that she wanted to tag along.
But when as if she already knew that they were going to deny her request, she continued.
"My old bones still have some fight left in them, so you don't have to worry about me becoming a burden for you guys, let me tag along," That's what she said.
Alice hesitated since they wanted to let Noctura clear the gate and if they let Anna tag along then they wouldn't be able to keep Noctura's existence hidden.
Anna and they were not exactly friends, they were just on good terms, and nowadays even friends are hard to trust.
"It's fine, let her tag along, in the worst case, we will have one more enemy to kill."
Alex spoke as he saw Alice hesitating.
Alice and Ann just nodded their heads since what he said was true.
Why did they even hesitate in the first place?
They were not weak anymore; they were one of the strongest if not the strongest on Gaia.
But that was not all as the one they were worried about was Noctura, and who was she?
She was Alex's cute little pup, the one he loved dearly.
Did they even need to think about what would happen to someone who did something that could harm her?
His words, however, were not taken kindly by the people from the Association.
There were still some people from the Association with them, so when they heard Alex literally threatening Anna, they wanted to punch Alex in the face, but...
"It's fine," Anna raised her hand stopping her subordinate from doing something stupid.
Then she turned to look at Alex, Alice, and Ann and spoke with a sincere expression.
"As I said before, I will say it again, I have no intention of being your enemy, so you don't need to worry about me doing something that will harm your interest," Anna made the sincerest face she could as she really meant it.
Anna was an SS-ranker, and she was strong, but even if she along with the whole Association fought against Alex and Alice, not even including the other, Anna knew that her Association would be the one to get slaughtered.
She was an SS-ranker, so she knew the difference between an S-ranker and an SS-ranker, and she knew better than to provoke a guild that had three SS-ranked raiders.
"Good for you," Alex spoke without even looking at Anna, for him, it didn't matter whether Anna was going to be a friend or an enemy, he never cared about her in the first place.
"You guys can go back," Anna saw that the matter of her joining them in the raid was settled so she spoke to the subordinates who were following her.
"But-" One of the guys tried to protest but his words were cut short.
"Are you guys going against my word now?" Anna spoke with the same gentle smile as always, but her subordinates knew better than to push Anna's buttons.
"No, Ma'am!"
The guy shouted as he straightened his back.
"Good, do back now," Anna said as she waved her hands.
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(Present)
"Yes, let's go," Alex replied to Alice's question, and then they walked into the gate.
Noctura was walking ahead with Alex right behind her and the others were walking a step behind Alex.
As they passed through the gate, they started looking around.
Noctura ran forward and jumped into the bushes to activate her skill.
But as she jumped towards the bushes, she felt the air around her hardening, stopping her midair.
Noctura didn't struggle as she knew who did that, she just turned towards Alex just like the others did.
'Master?' She asked mentally.
Alex didn't reply he simply conjured a small pebble with mana and threw it at the bushes that Noctura was about to jump into.
It didn't take them long to understand why Alex stopped Noctura...
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