94: Second Mission (Part 2)

Second Mission (Part 2)

After sending the message, he and Evan came out with a serious expression, telling them not to talk about it.

They walked to the infirmary, where Evan Young then began healing the soldiers. In the meantime, Kai focused his attention on the general and her assistant.

They didn't talk about anything strange worth suspicion, so Kai was unsure which one of them was the terrorist. However, if the highest in command were the terrorist, this base would be screwed. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough information to prove that she wasn't the terrorist.

Kai scratched his head, trying to come up with a feasible plan, but to no avail.

Seeing how serious he looked, Michelle came to him and gently patted his head. She smiled, "Don't overthink it. Rather than thinking about uncertain things, look around you and think of the certain ones."

Kai's body shook a bit before looking at Michelle with an empty stare. One second… two seconds… five seconds, he suddenly grabbed her hands, thinking she was the answer. "I found the solution to my problem."

"Eh?" Michelle blinked a few times, confused. "What do you mean?"

He suddenly walked to her and pushed her to the wall before slamming his hand on the wall. He suddenly moved his hand right beside her cheek, making other people think they were doing something inappropriate.

"Ehm… Kai, I'm happy, but I think we need to consider the time and place first," Michelle reminded with a low voice. Even so, she didn't push him away.

Hearing Michelle's voice, Ayaka turned her head and was shocked to see Kai doing something inappropriate.

However, Kai knew that this room was full of cameras and other surveillance means. Afraid of them finding out, he did this. He simply whispered, "Get inside my shadow and go to Evan'. Remember, trust no one. Follow me, I'll lead you to a place without surveillance."

Kai then held her hand and dragged her somewhere. Looking at this, Ayaka didn't know what to do. She looked left and right to seek help from Tasha, but to her surprise, Tasha ignored them despite having seen it. She knew Kai wouldn't do something like that in a place like this, so the only reason he would do something like that was that he was planning something.

"Ehm… Sister Tasha, they…" Ayaka kept glancing at the place where they exited.

"Don't bother with them. Haiz, this is why I need to educate my brother," Tasha replied with a very unusual answer, confusing Ayaka. To her, it looked like Tasha was disappointed in Kai, but from what she had seen, it was impossible for Tasha to feel that way. Because of this, Ayaka thought of another possibility.

Meanwhile, Kai and Michelle went right under the stairs where there was no surveillance.

Creating a Sound Insulation Room, Kai quickly said, "We don't have time. Enter my shadow and go to Evan's shadow. Don't trust anyone and only appear at the last second."

Michelle didn't say anything and nodded. She clasped her hands, making a small magic circle underneath her feet. "Shadow Walk."

She then went into Kai's shadow, looking as though she just took an elevator down. After that, Kai released his Sound Insulation Room and sighed.

After around twenty minutes, Kai then came out of that place and walked back toward the infirmary.

He had predicted that they would make a move very soon. Because in their respective rooms, the general and her assistant were looking at the footage. They never thought there was someone who would do such a thing to the famous Michelle Graham.

Because of that, they observed Kai more carefully, trying to search for more information from this guy. With this, they would think Michelle had gone away when they were busy observing Kai Carter.

Kai didn't do anything other than watch from the side as soon as he arrived at the infirmary. Of course, Tasha played along by scolding him for what he did.

After around two hours, Kai saw Evan's face becoming pale. He walked toward him and tapped his shoulder. "Are you alright?"

Evan turned his head, never expecting that Kai would talk to him. However, without anyone noticing, Kai's and Evan's shadows were connected because of this action. At this time, Michelle used her Shadow Walk to move from Kai's shadow to Evan's shadow.

Tasha had expected this when she saw Kai approaching Evan, so she kept staring at his shadow. The moment she saw their shadow bulge a bit, she knew Michelle was there. She didn't know Kai's plan, but she trusted him.

Evan didn't feel a single thing when Michelle entered his shadow, so he only replied, "Yes. I am just a bit exhausted after continuously using my magic. There are only a hundred soldiers left, so I should be able to finish in thirty minutes."

"Is that so?" Kai nodded. "I'll wait then."

Evan then started tending people's wounds again.

He already saw Evan's ability and could only say he was impressed. For people with shallow wounds, Evan simply covered it with a bubble of water, closing the injuries without any trace.

A few of them had deep wounds, needing the hospital's assistance, but just like before, the bubble started healing them.

If Kai had to describe his power, his power was like the water tank in the story. The big water bubble was like the cylinder containing the healing water.

He even wanted to invite him because of his power since if they were injured, Evan could heal them.

They continued to wait until he finished. Surprisingly, the moment he finished, the general came inside the room. "Good work."

Kai and the others immediately turned their heads to look at her. Because of Michelle's disappearance, she needed to step up their plan.

She looked at Evan and the others, saying, "Good work for all of you. This is the key to your rooms."

What made the situation weird was the keys. There were only two keys. The first key was for Evan while the other key was in Kai's hand.

This was weird because normally, rooms are separated based on gender. Kai became more suspicious of her.

"Since you are a group, I think there should be no problem in sleeping together." The general explained her reasoning.

She clearly wanted to separate them. She thought that since Michelle disappeared, it seemed that she only needed to be wary of Michelle and not the others. As long as she separated them from Evan, they would be able to launch their plan tonight.

Seeing this, Kai accepted the key gratefully. "Thank you, General."

"It's nothing. You completed your mission for today, so you deserve a rest. You can rest until further notice," The general nodded to all of them. "Your room is in the third barrack."

Kai and the others nodded, walking away from the infirmary.

Kai and Evan exchanged looks, thinking the same. 'The general is suspicious.'

Luckily, they were in the same barrack despite having a considerable distance from each other's room. To avoid any suspicion, Kai didn't go to Evan's room and left the two ladies in the room alone.

They bid goodbye to Evan before entering their room. Kai immediately observed their surroundings, searching for surveillance devices. Ayaka and Tasha also helped him with that.

After around half an hour, they didn't find a single observation device in their room. Inside the room, there were two bunk beds for four of them and a single desk together with a wardrobe.

"I didn't find anything." Kai shook his head.

Ayaka and Tasha nodded, not finding anything either. Tasha finally asked, "So, is Michelle inside Evan Young's shadow?"

"Shadow?" Ayaka was confused for a bit before she remembered Michelle's element. "Ah."

"She didn't tell you about this ability because she doesn't really want to use it…" Kai replied.

"Because she just wants to get inside your shadow, right? She is just a stalker." Tasha snorted.

"Well, it's really an uncomfortable technique since basically, she fuses with one's shadow, which means she experiences what the real body experienced. Experiencing something that shouldn't be done or watching something that shouldn't be seen." Kai shook his head helplessly. "This is something necessary, so I'll do something for her after the mission."

"You're certainly right. Like experiencing a man relieving himself… this is why she doesn't want to stay inside other people's shadow." Tasha rolled her eyes.

"Ahaha…" Ayaka couldn't say anything.

"Anyway, when the night comes, we'll start heading to Santarem," Kai said to Tasha before turning to Ayaka. "As for you, if you hear a loud noise or anything alarming, go to Evan Young's room and protect him."

Both of them nodded.

Kai then fell on his bed, trying to figure out their situation again. Even with his extraordinary hearing, he couldn't find anything suspicious.

In the end, night came and it was the time for Kai and Tasha to go. He looked at Ayaka and handed her a paper containing the two people's identities that he got from Evan. "This is the data of the general and her assistant. Don't trust anyone or at least fake your trust and never let your guard down. From my observation, these two are on opposite sides. Unless you're sure about which side they're on, consider them both terrorists."

"I…" Ayaka was doubting if she could do it alone from here, considering how Michelle was in Evan's shadow.

"Don't worry. If there's anything wrong, Michelle will help you." Kai nodded as he fixed his clothes, ready to go out. "Besides, we won't be gone for too long."

Tasha also prepared herself.1

"Then… good luck." They then left with Tasha's teleportation.

At the same time, be it Ayaka, Evan, the general, or even the assistant, all of them had a serious expression, knowing it was the time to begin.

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