27 Chapter 27- Broken Bead

In Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, many soldiers, and tourist could be seen loitering around the park. Inside of a house tent, a red-haired woman with white skin, green eyes dressed in secretary outfit look at the black haired man reading the document in his desk.

"Hah!" The man sighed, he throws the document aside putting his foot in the table with lazy expression.

Looking at how he behaves like a delinquent, the red-haired woman look at him with a cold expression as she said. "Sir, can you behave properly, the master gave you this task. So why don't you take this seriously, the master told me to assist you in any way."

"If I knew that you are a lazy pig, I already put you into prison earlier so that our operation will smoothly go."

"Damn, when will I return to headquarters, how could they give me a sadist like you. Ho, I miss Marie-chan, I wonder when she will come." The man said with aggrieve expression.

"By the way, did the camera we installed on them working?"

"There's still no result after looking at the hidden camera we installed from their clothes."

"We also receive a report that Miss Marie already arrive at the islands."

The man eyes brightened as he stood up to his seat and took a small mirror on his clothes as he fixed his hair. Looking at himself, the man let out a satisfied smile. "Damn, how can you be so handsome!"

The red-haired woman looks at the black haired man with disgust while the latter ignored her snort as he focuses on looking at himself.

"Carlo! Bastard, what is this!" Looking at the documents and paper around the room, she exploded with anger as her face turned red

Hearing that roar, the black-haired man looks at the woman in front of him as he shouted. "Marie-chan!" And throws himself toward Marie wanted to hug her to his embrace.

When he was about to reach Marie, a figure appeared in front of him, seeing the figure Carlo was startled. Before he can react, a foot reaches his face hitting his nose that made him fly towards the nearby table.

Looking at the broken table, Jack looks at Marie and asked."Who's this?"

Marie felt warm inside because she knew that her nephew already opens his heart to her. "Just a minor figure."

"Young master, Miss Marie."

"Oh, it's Joy, how are you? Did this scum bully you?" Marie asked in a gentle tone.

"Young Master, how could you be this ruthless you broke my nose." Carlo stood up from the broken table as he covered his bloody nose with his hand.

"Sorry, well I thought you are gonna assault my big sis, so I kick you instinctively." Jack looked at him with an expressionless face, he regarded Marie as someone important to him, so seeing an unfamiliar man leaping at his big sis made him displease.

Carlo awkwardly scratches his cheek, but he laughs it off. "Well, I apologize for my behavior young master, I didn't know you also came."

He then glared at Joy. 'Why didn't you tell me, young master also came? And Furthermore, how can he know martial arts and a strong one at that."

Joy ignored him, but she also thought it was strange because she knew that Jack was an only an ordinary child, so seeing him kick a person to fly was quite shocking.

She knew him since birth because Master and his wife saved her in the past, so she offered herself to become their subordinate to repay them. She also monitors Jack every day to know his habit, because after completing this mission she was preparing to request to be assigned as his bodyguard.

"I am hungry, so we eat first before we explore the cave." Marie looks at them as she left with Jack.

After eating, Jack, Marie, Joy, and Carlo traveled to the nearby mountain. Looking at the tourist around this place, Jack wondered what was in this place.

Joy notice his gaze as she explained. "The cave we are about to explore is near Puerto Princesa Underground River. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 and voted as a New 7 Wonders of Nature in 2012. It also became a Ramsar Wetland Site in 2012."

Joy continued. "So many tourists came to explore that cave, it was also one of the listed places we are about to explore to search for treasure like herb and ancient thing. But after discovering that lake, we will likely get disappointed as many tourists and people already explored it, so the herb were likely destroyed and the things we want to acquire already belong to someone else."

As they talk, the four of them already arrived, looking at the cave Marie and Jack felt nothing.

"When we came, we also thought this cave is only ordinary, but after the 1st team got inside our connection with them had been cut off."

So we dispatch the 2nd team, but we also lost contact with them. The higher-ups decided to send Miss Marie because they thought that you will get a good result about this case."

When they got deeper inside the cave, they felt nothing but silence. Looking at the dark cave, Marie, Joy, Jack, and Carlo were about to reach the end of the cave.

Marie search all around the cave but found nothing only rocks, so she looks at Joy and Carlo who also shook their head. Jack felt strange energy so he aimed his flashlight ahead and saw a small bead with the size of a ping pong ball.

Broken Bead- Unknown

Using identify, Jack shook his head as he thought that this bead was just a Broken Bead. So to make sure, he tried to scan it with his Psychic Force but after the Psychic Force touch it, the Broken Bead flew at the speed of light and entered Jack's forehead.

Jack wanted to block the bead, but its speed was beyond his level, Acedia was also helpless. After the Broken Bead entered his forehead, he felt his soul trembled as pain assaulted his consciousness. The pain made him want to shout, but after looking at Marie, he resisted the pain.

Using his Psychic Force to resist the bead, strange energy devoured his PF emptying his reserve when his PF was about to reach 0. The Broken Bead merge with him as blue diamond shape mark appeared on his forehead.

Jack couldn't hold the pain as he fainted, Marie, Joy, and Carlo face change as they hurriedly go to Jack's side.

After they confirm his safety, Marie brought Jack outside the cave and told the two to go back first. She brought Jack to their tent and lie him on a bed, she looks at his nephew before leaving the room with worry.

Lying in bed, Jack's Diamond Mark on his forehead glowed with blue light then it returns to normal without anyone realizing.