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The Soul System in the Apocalypse-Chapter 42: Dilemma
Chapter 42: Dilemma
"That was a real apocalyptic creature. So, you have to work hard because the creatures that we are going to face after this are going to be just as strong as the one that we have managed to kill." Henry replied as he turned his attention towards the area that the fireball had exploded.
At that place, a huge crater had been formed. All the trees in the surroundings had either been broken or uprooted. And in the middle of the crater, there was the burnt body of the two-headed wolf that had been burnt.
Henry couldn’t believe the resilience of the monsters body. He was sure that if this was any other wild animal that they had been facing previously, it will have been burnt into a crisp.
On the other hand, the body of the two-headed wolf, although it had several severe burns on it, one could see that there were several pieces of flesh that had yet to be burnt completely.
During the fight, he had not decided to use the wolf that he possessed. Since he didn’t know about the full capabilities of the storm wolf, and whether it would be healed after it was injured, he decided to keep it out of battle.
But of course, that was simply because he was not desperate. If the situation asked for it, he would have definitely commanded the storm wolf to come and attack as well.
"Let’s start collecting the gains from the battle." Henry stated before he began pulling the remains of the monsters that had been in the surroundings, where the fight had taken place.
Adam didn’t say a word, and began doing the same thing. Although he didn’t know where all these monsters were going to, he knew that the moment that Henry collected their bodies, there was going to be something good later.
In the group that was led by Olivia, there was a single casualty, bringing the total to six. As for the 7 youths that servived previously, they had been reduced to five, having a casualty of two.
This in itself could be considered good, as the number of casualties that they had suffered this time was way lower as compared to during the previous wave.
The youths had already gotten used to the fact that Henry would always collect the bodies of the monsters. But as they began collecting the bodies of the monsters, they suddenly realized that the ladies were also doing the same.
At first, they thought that the ladies were helping them. But in the next moment, they realized that the ladies were actually taking the bodies of the monsters towards another side. It was obvious that they were collecting them for themselves.
Henry’s expression turned ugly. He couldn’t believe that, not only was the leader of these ladies ungrateful, but they were actually taking what was considered important to him.
Olivia and Sarah on the other hand had already been catching up on what had happened during the time that they had not been together, and during the time that they had been both in the same facility.
The facility was a big one, and as a result, it had been divided into several departments. It was difficult for people from different departments to interact. This was the reason as to why even though both Olivia and Sarah had been here during the past 3 months, they had never met each other.
Just as the two of them were chatting with each other, Sarah suddenly noticed that the six ladies that had been brought by Olivia were actually collecting the bodies of the monsters.
Of course, the five youths had already gone to confront them. From the way that things seemed, it was obvious that a fight might erupt at any moment.
"Eh, Olivia, do you have any use for the bodies?" Sarah asked.
Olivia nodded her head. Then she went ahead to explain, "I don’t know if you have noticed that in the bodies of these monsters, there are some beads present in it. I am not sure why, but I have a feeling that they will be important in the future."
Sarah nodded her head, as she had already noticed that there were beads that were present in the heads of the monsters that they killed. She had of course none of this because she had been following Henry as he continued taking them out of the heads of the monsters.
But all the same, till this moment, she didn’t even know about the use of the beads. She had wanted to ask Henry about it, but she did not have the courage. She had asked Adam about it, but Adam of course had no clue about it.
But now that Olivia had mentioned it again, she couldn’t help but get curious about it. But, she was forced to throw those thoughts out of her mind because she witnessed that the two groups were about to start fighting.
If the two sides began fighting each other, she wasn’t sure about which side she was supposed to be in. On one side, there was a person that had saved her life, and had enabled her to get to the level where she is.
On the other hand, there was a lady whom she considered a sister. They had been together for 2 years, and the bond that they shared was deep.
"Do you perhaps think that you can give the bodies to Henry after you have taken the beads inside?" Sarah asked. This was all that she could do to make sure that the two sides didn’t got into a fight.
Although she knew that Henry was also collecting the beads present in the heads of the monsters, he was also collecting the bodies of the monsters. And for that reason, she thought that, even if he lost just a few beads, it could not be considered a big loss.
The moment that Sarah mentioned Henry, Olivia’s expression shifted. Anger appeared in her eyes, as she gazed towards Henry who was just coincidentally looking towards her.
At this moment, she had already begun remembering the same way Henry was holding her in his arms. That was a moment that she didn’t want to remember, but there was no way that she could prevent it.
She had always wanted to be in control, not wanting to be beneath anyone. And since she had gotten a chance, she wanted to rise to the top.
When she looked at Henry, she was reminded of the moment that she was completely vulnerable. There was nothing that she could do as she stayed in his arms.
"Humph! I need those bodies as well. Additionally, why should I give them to him, when it was my sisters that killed them?" Olivia snorted as she replied in a dissatisfied voice.
Although it was true that she didn’t have any use for the monsters’ bodies, since Henry wanted them, then there was no way that she was going to give him.
"Eh..." Sarah was left in an awkward position. She didn’t even know how to convince Olivia, to prevent the two sides from clashing.
As for the matter of trying to convince Henry to give up on the bodies, that was already thrown out of the window. She had already been with Henry for several hours. And for that reason, she had understood that Henry was a decisive person.
In the end, she could only remain silent as there was nothing that she could do in this situation. She only hoped that the two sides did not engage into a fight.
When she saw Sarah’s expression, Olivia glared at Henry. At the same time, she thought to herself that, Henry must have done something to Sarah to make her change this way.
Otherwise, how was she supposed to abandon the friendship that they had shared for 2 years, for someone that they had only met on this day? Even though she knew that Henry had saved Sarah, she believed that Sarah could also repay that debt in another way. There was no need for her to become his subordinate.
Henry on the other hand had already instructed the group of five to stop arguing with the ladies. Instead, he told them to focus on collecting the bodies.
Of course, Henry had his bottom line. He knew that the ladies had also worked hard during the killing of the monsters, and as a result, there was no way that he was going to deny them from taking the bodies, even though he was sure that they were not going to use them.
But still, he had a bottom line. As long as the ladies took the least share of the monsters, then he wasn’t going to complain. After all, the amount of monsters that he, the wolf, Adam, and Sarah had killed was definitely far higher as compared to what Olivia and the group had killed.
"Henry, is there something going on between the two of you?" At this moment, Adam dropped a body of a bear on the ground, as he questioned Henry.
"What do you mean by there is something going on between the two of us?" Henry asked in displeasure.
"You know that you are supposed to marry my sister. And now, not only did you protect that girl using your own body, but you have also decided to agree to let her have the bodies of the monsters. I can understand that they have also killed some of them. But still, without us, they definitely wouldn’t have survived." Adam stated as he looked at Henry suspiciously.
Henry: "...."