NABC Chapter 38: The second mission.
Chapter 38: The second mission.
Chapter 38 - The second mission.The following night arrived, and it was time to head out in
Around the fire, the three slaves sat in silence, while the six animals continued to leap and play here and there.
'Looks like that's all we're getting tonight,' The Captain Ray Kang sighed.
He didn't particularly care about the curse.
He knew he was indirectly responsible for it,
and besides, he was confident in his ability to endure its effects—with the strength of someone at the first rank.
"Loose."
He sent the command mentally to the team members.
Swoosh!
Twenty sharp arrows shot out swiftly toward the animals, hitting every one of them.
The three slaves sighed in sorrow—they hadn't been hit by the arrows this time either.
But there was no need to worry. Surely, their turn would come eventually. All they had to do was wait and endure.
The six adorable white sheep turned into pale white smoke and vanished into the air.
"Looks like I got one essence tonight," Mei Li sensed herself and realized she had hit one of the sheep.
Wei Li looked at her, his expression complicated.
He hadn't obtained any essence on either night.
That was perfectly normal—some didn't gather a single essence all month.
But this time it was different.
Their work partner, someone of the same level as them, had been cursed. Yet instead of being punished, she had been promoted.
Whatever misfortune they suffered now would be linked to her—she would be the root of it.
Of course, if anything positive were to happen, they'd credit themselves and take pride in being the reason.
But that made sense.
Because the effects of the curse and sin will give you water when you're dying of thirst in the desert—
But that water is poisonous.
It saves you from thirst by hydrating your body just enough to keep you alive...
Long enough for you to writhe in pain as the poison shreds your insides for as long as possible.
An unopenable parachute.
A landmine under a trampoline.
A punctured condom.
Poison in honey.
That's the nature of the curse.
"I hit one," Mei Lan sensed herself and found she'd obtained one essence.
To her, that was a good thing—
It meant a chance to move forward in life.
Why not?
Mei Li got one essence, and Mei Lan got one too.
The other four were split among four other people.
Those who had gotten nothing—like Wei Li—wore bitter expressions.
Especially when they saw that Mei Lan had obtained essence.
"Why is it us who suffer from your curse, while you're unaffected?"
That was the question on everyone's mind.
And the more Mei Lan did, the more their anger grew.
As expected, Kogan hadn't gotten anything.
"Well done," Ray Kang praised.
He hadn't landed a killing blow either,
But he'd still earn contribution points—because he was the captain.
And in the end, they hadn't returned empty-handed.
Even if it was just six essences... it was still essence.