Chapter 155 Who wants to die?
Even if it was a hassle, Dilan had to catch up on some sleep after he received all the necessary reports to be up to date.
He had been awake way too long and had not even eaten much for the last two days.
The tasks at hand were stockpiling but that was not the worst as Dilan was not sure about a solution to some of these tasks.
Too many uncertain factors made things far more difficult than expected.
The mysterious Sun temple in the Shikan plains and the unknown happenings in the mountainside behind the hospital was already frustrating enough as each danger prevented him from starting research about the other dangers.
But as if that was not enough the outskirts of Rian were once again filled with dangers as hundreds of monsters had chosen to remain within the city.
Even with all the trouble, Dilan had to sleep a few hours before he ate his fill by gobbling down several plates of food in the morning.
It was only 8 am when he was ready to work once again as he was full of energy.
‘I really needed these few hours of sleep!’
Dilan had noticed that he didn’t need much sleep or rest anymore. At least, it was much less than before, when he had been overly exhausted after a few fights.-.
He attributed this to the advantages of advancing to Tier-1, and that mana kept him energized.
In the end, the actual reason didn’t really matter to Dilan because he was more focused on other things.
“The Ascenders, who were with us, have completed their ascension to Tier-1, right?”
He spoke to Kathrine, who was sitting around a table with the others. Dilan had already been prepared to go out, hunt several Silver Tier-1 monsters, and provide Old Jeff with all the resources he required to forge the modified Serpentine Blade.
“Yes, all of them have advanced to Tier-1 with Rare occupations. So you don’t need to worry about the Krendel’s Underground Valley. We will keep it in mind to mine enough materials so that Old Jeff can focus on forging!”
Kathrine understood what Dilan wanted to know which was why she answered straightforwardly. He had other things to do, so it was good to know that Kathrine and others were able to take charge of some tasks.
Williams, Xenia, Sven, and the others looked at him with a reassuring smile.
They were not confident about solving all the issues that had emerged all of a sudden. These troublesome issues were too much for even Williams to handle.
He was not confident in defeating an existence, whose strength rivaled the peak of Tier-1. Meanwhile, Dilan had defeated the cruel Death Beatles gang single-handedly and returned home without a scratch!
It was only fortunate that Dilan was there, giving all of them the reassurance that everything would be fine.
After all, they were certain that he would give his best to make sure that all of them would survive.
They were also sure that he wouldn’t give up until the Grim Reaper himself would reap his life.
The mere thought of death reaping Dilan’s life made most leaders under him smile weirdly.
This behavior was mostly owed to Dilan’s odd survivability because even death might not be able to end him for good!
“In four days, I want all towers to be cleared. Leave a few low-leveled zombies for newcomers behind so that we will get our hands on more abilities. I want everyone to work hard, even the laziest survivors.”
Dilan’s expressions and words were overflowing with seriousness when he spoke. He couldn’t care less about the lazy survivors, however, the circumstances demanded everyone to give their utmost so that the entire group would survive the chaos that was about to descend.
That being said, Dilan took a deep breath as he readied himself mentally to enter the new dangers of Rian’s outskirts.
“I’ll be back tonight. Nobody is allowed to die, understood?”
Everyone nodded at Dilan’s order. They smiled gently at his words, only to hear his faint mumbling when he left the cafeteria,
“Having others by my side might not be that bad…”
A faint smile appeared on Dilan’s lips as he turned to the entrance of the hospital. The leaders of the sub-units had been looking at Dilan and were thus able to see his smile.
Oddly enough, Oliver grasped his chest, and clenched his hand into a fist, while squeezing the clothes he was holding in the other.
Ailee could only look at Dilan’s retreating figure with a weird expression, not sure what to think about what she had just heard.
On the other hand, Yvonne appeared next to Kathrine with a similar, complex expression as her sister.
“Why am I feeling so sad right now?” Kathrine’s voice reached those around her without her realizing that she had spoken out loud.
But the others could only nod their heads as they felt a similar emotion.
Dilan’s voice had been filled with doubt, confusion, and a distinct sensation of pain when he had been mumbling to himself.
His eyes had also been filled with loneliness and uncertainty that only someone, who had been abandoned or severely mistreated could understand.
Yet, even if most of the Sub-Unit leaders were not able to understand Dilan’s gaze and the emotions in his voice, their subconscious reacted accordingly.
“To be as strong as Dilan, he must have faced a lot in his past…even death may not be scary anymore…”
Of course, that was bullshit.
Maybe Dilan had appeared to be unbothered by death before the Primordial Ascension occurred.
However, deep within his conscience, Dilan had never wanted to die, otherwise, he would have ended his life just like his sister’s mother did all those years ago.
She had been unable to endure all the pain and suffering she had to go through just to stay alive.
Meanwhile, Dilan had accepted every single beating without voicing out a single complaint. He had never thought about killing himself either, and it was just his mind that made him think as if it was not important whether he was alive or not.
But that was different right now.
He wanted to be alive and fight for his own freedom.
With the necessary means to achieve everything he wanted to do, the only thing that mattered in the New World of Milarn was strength!
The strong ruled over the weak, and the weak could only accept their fate or attempt to become stronger as well.
That mindset allowed Dilan to become much stronger, and powerful enough to lead a small group of humans. However, his current strength was far from enough, which was why Dilan had left the hospital to do two things at the same time.
First, he was ready to set his life on the line to procure a total of 10 Silver Tier-1 Essence crystals…and second, Dilan was ready to save the remaining survivors, who had been able to survive 16 long days filled with struggle, pain and death lurking around them!
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