Chapter 779 Counting Members

Chapter 779 Counting Members

lightsnοvεl Kary imagined the worst momentarily until she faintly heard some coughing through the ringing of her ears.

'They probably can't hear me... Let's hope the Raijū are gone...'

She waited for the ringing to calm down before calling out to her team again. And this time, there were answers.

"I'm okay!" *Cough cough*

This voice came from near her, and she saw Jack getting out from behind a shattered tree, which he had most likely been hiding behind until the attack vaporized it.

He was covered with pieces of blown-out wood of various sizes, and his face had a few cuts on it as well.

Other replies came soon after, coming from around the valley, and Kary mentally counted them.

She got to seven, including herself, and her heart froze.

"Where are Cory, Alex and Violette?! Has anyone seen them?!"

The dust was settling back in the valley, and Kary finally saw the aftermath of the two Raijū's attacks. And it was terrifying.

In a straight line toward where Cory had been standing, nothing remained. What little grass had been there amidst the overturned dirt was gone.

The dirt itself had calcified, and the rock under it was exposed.

Only a single circle, no larger than a few feet wide, was left intact, and in its center, the crumpled body of Cory.

"Cory!" Kary screamed in panic.

She ran toward him, as much as her exhausted body allowed her, and dropped to his side.

Leaning close to him, she could hear breathing and exhaled in relief.

The others reached her, and she nodded her head.

"He's ok. Just unconscious. He must have used a powerful protection spell to keep himself safe and drained all his mana."The birth of this content finds its genesis in Nøv€lß¡n★

She felt a part of the tension release around her as the others sighed in relief.

Their worst fear was to lose someone on this mission, after all.

"Now, where are Alex and Violette? I'm sure they are safe somewhere. Have you seen them?" she asked, her heart feeling lighter.

But then she noticed Jack's dark gaze as he looked upward past her. Margarett was also looking there before looking at Kary, her eyes heavy with empathy.

"Enough!" Jack scolded.

"If you are right, then there is still a chance that he is alive. Now stop tormenting her and get to searching!"

"Tch!"

David gave up on convincing them and figured showing them a corpse would be better. He hated to think about it, as he had grown to appreciate Alexander, but life was never fair.

Kary spat at David's feet before spinning on her heels and climbing out of the crater.

The others were still taking a breather in the valley, and no one could blame them.

As she reached the valley's top, she noticed the storm had shifted further north, and the lightning was still intense.

'They're still alive... I hope we didn't lose people in vain...'

But the moment she thought this, lightning flashed in the distance, thunder rumbling, followed by an ungodly screech that pulled at their chest, like something was rending their souls from their bodies.

"What in the name of god made that sound?" Jack asked, turning to David.

He was the most knowledgeable about monsters, so he should know.

"I... I have no idea..." David dropped, holding his chest.

He'd never heard such a screech. And he wasn't even sure he wanted to find out what it was.

The trio kept looking for a few minutes, constantly going further from the crater and plateau as they started going uphill a bit.

"Violette!" Kary suddenly screamed.

She ran forward, throwing herself to her knees, and picked up the little girl, whose hair was singed but otherwise unharmed. She looked like she had passed out and was slowly waking up.

"Where's Alex?" Kary asked, hope reigniting in her heart.

The girl's eyelids fluttered for a moment before tears filled them.

"Alex..."

Kary looked at her, her eyes turning back to panic.

"Where is he? Was he with you?"

"He's *Sob* Alex's... he's gone..." Violette said, starting to cry.