Strings Of Domination

Nash turned around slowly, his gaze flickering with a cold glint upon hearing what the guy just said.

"Say that again..."

Everyone around turned pale by Nash's serious and terrifying gaze, except the guy that just talked; he not only seemed unfazed but even appeared to be angry with deep disdain gleaming in his gaze!

"Say again what? I will say it just as many times as you wish!" spat the guy before his feet with disgust and continued, "You and your dogshit uncle are just rats that only care about themselves! If it weren't for him being here, you wouldn't even bother to come and sa-"

Swish!

"!?"

Even before the guy could have finished talking, Nash appeared before the man and with a strong hit, punched the guy powerfully in the stomach, sending his figure flying into the distance!

"Bleargh!"

Crashing into a huge boulder and turning its surface into several pieces of debris, the guy coughed up a mouthful of blood and stared at Nash with a wide-open mouth.

"You... cough... cough... You have gone insane..." muttering among painful groans and blood-filled coughs, the guy struggled to get up but found out he was incapable!

The pain in his stomach and chest was so great that he was unable to stand up! Hell, maybe a few of his rib bones were broken inside his chest too!

Every person that saw this scene breathed in a mouthful of air, while they felt their backs soak with cold sweat in the next second.

None of them were able to see what happened as everything occurred in a split second, almost as if time skipped forward a few seconds!

'...' walking slowly before the guy who still struggled to get up, Nash crouched down and glared deeply into the guy's eyes with a pair of ice-cold eyes!

"Haha... See? You are no different than that piece of shit! If you don't like the truth or the way things go, you all jump and use force on others! Pathetic, both of you!" with a grimace that was filled with hatred, the guy spit right at Nash's feet and laughed.

Nash however this time didn't turn angry but simply raised a brow as he didn't really understand why the guy said what he did; it seemed this man and his uncle had a past he didn't know about yet.

After pondering for a while, Nash stood up and looked at everyone around him. He saw that even though they seemed scared and hopeful they could survive, almost all the people that were from Section F seemed to stare at him with anger which made him feel that there seemed to be something below the surface.

Thus, he glanced at Uncle Ben for a second before shifting his gaze back at the guy, "You are right, I wouldn't have come here if my uncle would have been elsewhere while violence does not always solve things either."

The guy hearing this snorted coldly but soon watched as Nash's gaze turned sharp while he proceeded on speaking, "But there are some occasions where it's inevitable, especially when someone is trying to hinder you and many others from leaving this place. So you either shut up and follow me or you can decide to stay behind and continue mining for the rest of your life. It is your choice."

"And what about the other humans? You admitted if it weren't for your uncle, you would have left us behind too! Then will you leave them all here just like this?"

Nash shook his head and said, "I won't. I will definitely come back and save them too, but with my current strength and the responsibility on my shoulder to keep all of you protected, I can't risk it now. I hope you can at least understand this..."

The guy opened his mouth to say something but soon realized Nash was right, thus could do nothing but nod.

"You promise?"

"I don't know when or how, but I am a man of my own words. I will definitely save them." this time Nash seemed extremely serious, making the guy's and everyone else's anger and suspicion lessen by a notch right away.

After saying that, Nash extended his arm toward the guy and said, "Now let's go, we really don't have time for this circus."

The guy glanced at Nash's hand, and only after a moment of silence later did he nod and accepted Nash's help.

"I hope you do keep your words because if not..."

Nash this time just ignored the guy's light threat and after turning toward Revio he said, "Lead us to the closest Space Station."

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In this huge open field where nothing but small hills made out of the blue crystal could be seen in the distance, a massive facility was built with several futuristic space ships stationed around it.

"So this is it, huh?" asked himself Nash as he inspected the huge building in the distance.

"How do you plan to get inside there?" suddenly Uncle Ben stepped to his side, while the rest of the people were patiently waiting for Nash's next move from behind a large boulder.

After pondering for a while, Nash turned toward Revio on his side, and asked, "How can we get inside without getting caught?"

Revio hearing this sneered inwardly and wanted to reply nohow, but his voice told otherwise once he talked, "Because this is a deserted planet and only humans are here, the security is not really outstanding. Except for a few Sky Beasts, there is nothing you have to fear."

"Eh?" Nash however seemed to be shocked upon learning this and frowned, "Then what about the security system, the guards, and the guns before and inside the Rest Area?"

"Those just fake objects to intimidate humans."

"What? Really?" asked Nash, hardly believing that statement.

"Hmph... You really thought you humans, whose Legacy had been sealed and could die by a mere creature without any Rank could escape even if there were no security? Don't make me laugh!" this time Revio talked without being manipulated, and even laughed coldly at Nash's naive thinking.

"Is that so?" mumbled Nash, but if he thought about it more, Revio was right. Why would anyone waste money on high-tech security if the ones they want to imprison were just mere mortals?

Just a simple fence and a few gadgets that seemed to be extremely intimidating were enough and it seemed to be just the case!

"Now that I think about this, the Sky Beasts... what is their Rank?"

Once Revio heard the question his laugh halted and soon his chest was pushed out with pride and grinned.

"Infant Rank! Including myself, every Sky Beast here is on the Infant Rank!"

"Pft..."

Suddenly from the side, a slight chuckle could be heard, making both Revio and Nash together with Uncle Ben to glance at Erys, who seemed to struggle to hold back her laugh.

However, the moment she noticed the confused gazes on her skin, Erys took a deep breath and said, "I am sorry, I just... couldn't help myself. It was just way too funny."

"HUH? Funny? What do you mean funny? We, Sky Beasts, can rank up extremely hard even if our Legacy seems to be simple! For us to be on the Infant Rank, even if it's the bottom, it means a lot to us!" exclaimed Revio with a hint of anger, but soon his eyes narrowed while his gaze looked up and down on Erys's body.

"But considering you are from the Thousand Blood race, it doesn't mean shit to you. Hell, did you even trigger your Legacy to laugh at me, little girl? Because as far I can see from your size, you don't even look older than 14!"

'...' the moment Erys heard what Revio said, it was as though the air turned chilly, dropping several degrees in a blink!

"When I heard rumors about your race I didn't really want to believe them at first, but now I realize they were indeed true. Sky Beasts are truly the dumbest race out of all!" hissed Erys, ready to summon her sword and skin Revio alive, when Nash's abrupt voice interrupted her.

"Shut up and sit down, both of you!"

Swish!

Watching as both Revio and Erys sat down in silence, both of them staring at each other in deep hatred, Nash shook his head and turned back toward the Space Station.

After thinking for a while, he pointed at the closest spaceship to them and asked Revio, "How about that one? Do you think you can pilot it?"

Revio who stared deeply at Erys turned to look at the medium-sized space shuttle and after pondering a bit even though he didn't want to, nodded.

"It wouldn't pose a problem, yeah."

"Perfect, then...." turning around to face the humans if they were ready, Nash nodded and said, "Let's get out of here."