Life didn't get easier, even in another world-Chapter 401 What next

401 What next

"Ugh..." Kairen leaned on his brother and raised his body to sit up. He felt exhausted and drained. Just sitting up was overwhelming to him. He leaned his head against Aaron's chest and took deep breaths, doing his best not to close his eyes. Various memories surfaced in his mind, making Kairen dizzy.

He saw little Reyn learning how to read and write, stealthily reading Mister Roy's notes and books despite not understanding them, helping Roy in gradually building the structure, and growing up beside the said man.

The good thing was that the memories didn't drag him into unconsciousness this time. They bore a weight on his mind but it was fine as long as he didn't faint. "I'll take care of them... one by one..." He mumbled under his lips. 'Should I start now, or shall I wait until I've recovered a little bit? My body is fine, I haven't used too much energy, but the problem is the memories. I might faint again if I use my power...' Would it be too late if he started taking care of the gates one by one after he rested a little bit? He had only managed to stop the emergence of the monsters for a short while so he didn't have much time to waste. Even if he rested and then started to work, he would only be able to take care of a few of the gates before all the remaining ones burst at the same time. 'What should I do? What should I do?'

Brrrr brrrrr

Rinngg Ringgg

The ringing of a phone brought Kairen back from his thoughts. Aaron's phone and his phone were ringing at the same time. They looked at the numbers, one was from team leader Dains while the other caller was the commander. After hesitating a bit, Kairen answered the commander's call. -What the actual hell is going on?

Kairen looked up at the gates still floating in the sky. "They are gates, a massive collection of universal powers that have condensed together and create monsters stronger than normal. The monsters will burst out at once and attack anything they see."

-....

Kairen could hear countless voices from the other side of the phone. People were shouting, alarms were ringing, and various conversations were going on. It seemed that the headquarters was in a mess. -How should we stop them?

"...."

Kairen wanted to tell him that there was no way to stop them all at once, but he held himself back after a thought crossed his mind. He highly doubted that he'd be allowed to do this, but he had to at least try asking. "Can you guys take care of a flood of mid-rank to low-rank monsters appearing all over the country?"

-....If given enough time, we'll manage somehow. Tell us what we need to do. The commander surely knew that in this world, no one had more knowledge about universal powers and strange phenomena that appeared because of them. That was why he contacted Kairen first when the gates appeared and asked him for his help because there was no one else who could give him the slightest clues. "Let me borrow the artifacts."

"What?"

-Pardon?

Aaron and the commander responded at the same time. Karien didn't mind them and kept explaining. "I can put off those gates' activation and weaken them. I can even eliminate them if given enough time, but we don't have the time right now. Even if I eliminate a few of them, the rest will remain. I don't have the power to take them all down at the same time. Even if the gates above this city are removed, the monsters of the other areas will soon flood in and destroy this land."

"..."

-....

From outside the window, people's panicked shouts could be heard. Emergency alarms rang out all around the city and citizens were being evacuated to safe shelters. Agents and hunters were scouting the areas and preparing for a battler. But how long could they last? Were the shelters safe enough to protect the innocent? Kairen doubted that deeply. "But I can do something to delay their burst and also weaken them. Instead of eliminating a few of them, I'll weaken all of them equally, so that they won't pose that high of a threat anymore. That's why I need those artifacts. I have to use their power to buff my own. I need them, and if you didn't allow me to use those artifacts, you'll be the one who'll have to deal with the consequences of restricting me later."

No one said a word for a brief second. -How can I be sure that letting you use those artifacts won't pose any dangers to your surroundings?

"Will the danger I pose to my surroundings be greater than the threat that those gates bring to this world? You can try and not trust me, wait, and see what'll fall upon this land. I've seen it, and so has my brother. If it wasn't for me stopping the flood, this city could've gotten destroyed till now. You should've seen that already."

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-....

There was no way that the commander hadn't received the news regarding what Kairen has done. He was standing on the balcony and a lot of light was surrounding him, so his presence and actions were quite obvious.

-Alright... The man finally gave an affirmative answer. -Come over to the headquarters now. I won't allow those things to leave this place, nor can let you leave my sight. "Haha!"

Kairen chuckled before ending the call. He stared at the phone for a second before looking up at his brother. Aaron was clearly displeased but he wasn't saying anything nor did he try to stop Kairen. The fact made Kairen feel more at ease. "Uhm... Can you help me up?"

His body was still exhausted and weak so he needed some help. While leaning on Aaron to get up, Kairen mumbled something to his brother. "I might pass out again afterward, maybe for a long while, so... Don't get panicked and just wait. I'll be fine."

"...." Aaron didn't look into Kairen's eyes when he nodded his head. "Okay."