Chapter 406 - Trapped 2

"F.U.C.K!"

Gabriel saw his sister being dragged back into the horde of monsters and nearly lost it.

"ROOOOAAARRR!!!" Mao saw this as well and he stopped trying to hold the entrance open. He quickly enlarged himself and tried plowing through the horde of monsters in front of him but the same black tendrils which had dragged away his master wrapped themselves around his large body and stopped him in place.

Mao tried to struggle but it was to no avail and he too was dragged into the horde of roaring monsters, quickly disappearing behind it just as his master, Angelia.

Gabriel cursed inwardly when he saw the entrance closing even faster since Mao was no longer helping the soldiers keeping it open. He quickly put strength into his arm and tossed Kira over in the direction of the entrance.

He was just about to turn around and rush after his little sister, but the black tendrils that had dragged away his sister were soon upon him as well. Before Gabriel could even do anything, the tendril swiftly wrapped themselves around his body and he too was pulled back into the horde of monsters.

Kira, who was thrown earlier, quickly got up and saw his captain being dragged back into the horde of monsters. He stood there frozen but he quickly snapped out of it when Ian and Medel roared at him to start running.

Just before he was able to reach the entrance, the black tendrils that had dragged away Angelia and Gabriel quickly reached him.

"N-No! Tyra—"

Kira's voice was cut short as he too was quickly pulled back into the ruins.

"Motherfu—"

"Medel, we have to release the doors! Those black things are heading our way!" Ian urgently yelled.

Medel felt helpless in this situation. On one hand, he wanted to rush back into the ruins to try and save his teammates and captain, but he knew that he'd only be throwing his life away if he did that.

"Dammit!"

"No no no no, my brother—!" Tyra had just gotten up from the ground after she had been thrown earlier by Gabriel. When she looked up just now, she only saw the despairing scene of her brother, friend, and her captain being dragged back into the ruins by the black tendrils.

Seeing that the entrance to the ruins was still opened, she wanted to rush back in and try to rescue them. Ian quickly noticed Medel and Tyra's intentions so he quickly took action.

"I'm sorry, Tyra, Medel!" Ian yelled. He quickly released his hold on the slowly closing entrance and pulled back Medel, as well as all of the NWR's soldiers that were trying to hold the entrance open.

The entrance slammed close just before the black tendrils were able to reach them. A tendril had been able to slip through but was quickly cut off right when the entrance had closed shut.

*****

"That's what happened, sir..." Ian said as he finished his report.

"..."

Cecil's face was scary after he listened to the report and the recount of events from Ian. Medel and Tyra were still at the ruins' location, trying to figure out ways to open the ruins once again, but after it was closed off the first time, nothing they did could open the door.

"N-no, my babies... th-they were..."

"Mother-in-law!" Lucia quickly rushed forward and held up Anastasia who was about to fall.

She too was present when Ian had finished retelling the events that happened in the ruins a few days prior. When Anastasia heard that her baby girl and her son had been pulled into the ruins with their condition being unknown, she nearly collapsed after feeling powerless at the news.

Cecil wasn't the only one listening to the report. He, his 2 wives, his mother, and his two mothers-in-law were also present at the moment since they just happened to be there when Ian came bringing back urgent news.

Anastasia quickly turned to Cecil and said, "C-Cel, honey, please, you have to go and... ah, but, Seri...she's..."

"Don't worry about me, mother. I'll let darling go. After all, my sister-in-law and brother-in-law have gone missing and are in danger," Serilla said with a slight frown. Right now, she was more worried about her husband's siblings than her own needs.

"...Are you okay with that, Seri?" Cecil asked.

"Yeah, but please make sure you safely come back home with them, okay?"

"Don't worry. I'll make this rescue operation quick," Cecil promised. He did a quick check of things and knew that they were still alive.

He turned towards Ian who had his head down after finishing his report and said, "Let me confirm something, those bastards from the NWR did something inside the ruins which most likely caused this?"

Ian quickly looked up and said, "T-there's no definite proof of why it happened, but from the confession of the soldiers we saved, the worms that attacked us and the odd occurrence that happened just as we stepped onto the second floor happened when the NWR's second exploration team had dug up an orb that was infused with a large concentration of mana."

"And where is this orb?" Cecil asked, his tone was piercing and cold.

Ian flinched and hastily replied, "I-it's back at the Special Forces' forward base, even though we snatched it from them within the ruins, the NWR's scientists demanded that—"

"Demanded?"

"...y-yes, they wanted us to return the orb which was rightfully theirs since their soldiers were the ones who first discovered it."

"...Looks like some greedy animals need a little warning..." Cecil said in his breath.

He was very furious right now. The report had come in 3 days after his brother, sister, and disciple had disappeared.

There was no way for him to receive a report on the same day that his siblings and disciple had gone missing since Ian had to rush back to the kingdom and personally report the matter. He didn't have a MID like Gabriel and Angelia so he couldn't just give his master a call to report their situation.

"We're departing right now, get ready, Ian."

"Y-yes, sir!"

Cecil walked to his mother and quickly reassured her, "Mom, don't worry, I'll get them back to you safe and sound. Please take care of Lulu and Seri while I'm away."

"...Please be careful..."

"Yes."

"Hey, I'm coming with you!" Lucia quickly said.

Cecil quickly refuted her and said, "You stay here, Lulu."

"Huh? Why?!"

"Continue your training with mother Anna, you're at a critical point in your training and you shouldn't be disrupted. Don't worry. This won't take long, okay?"

"...But..."

"Lulu, a good wife should listen to her husband," Anna quickly spoke up.

Anna could see from his slight actions and she knew that her son-in-law had a reason for leaving her daughter behind and opted to go alone.

Lucia gave her mother a look and turned back towards Cecil. She released a sigh and said, "Fine... but make it quick, okay? The baby's delivery date is close and you're not allowed to miss it! Also, you better not cause too much of a ruckus when you get there. The important thing is to rescue Gabriel and Angie, everything else can wait until after they've been safely secured!"

Cecil nodded at her words. He then walked over to Serilla and hugged her.

"Seri, you gonna be alright?"

"...Mhm, just make sure you be quick, okay? Our child might be born soon and I don't want you to miss it!"

"Don't worry, give me a week or two and I'll be back!"

"Okay~"

The others in the room quickly made their exit except for Lucia when they saw the couple entering their lovely world together.

"I have to go now. The quicker I get there, the faster I can get this done," Cecil said.

"Alright, take care, darling," Serilla said before giving Cecil a tight hug and kissing him passionately.

"Hehehe~ me too~" Lucia said as she hugged her from behind.

"Mhm, come here, then."

*****

Cecil took one last look behind him and waved back at his family. He was fully geared up and ready to go with his newly improved adamantium gunsword strapped to his waist. He turned to Ian and asked, "You ready?"

"Yes, Master, we can go any time," Ian replied. He was ready as well and was already on his monster mount. He was just about to ask whether he should go fetch a mount for his master but was interrupted by Cecil calling out to someone.

"Silv, come! We're going out."

All of a sudden, a short kid, who had similar facial features as Cecil, materialized just next to him. The boy with long silver hair eyed his master and he gave him a toothy grin before asking, "Hehe, adventure time?"

"No, we're going to rescue my brother, sister, and my young disciple... Also, we're going to discipline some greedy animals..."

"Heh."

Silver's body began glowing and he transformed into his majestic, white Fenrir form. The large wolf roared out, announcing his mighty presence. Cecil leaped on top of his back and motioned for Ian to get on as well.

"Let's go."

At his words, Silver kicked off from the ground and soared straight into the air. Clouds began gathering at his feet and he ran through the air. They quickly disappeared into the sky, heading straight towards the ancient ruins where Angelia, Gabriel, and Kira were trapped in.