22. Looking for Dragon

Damn it!

Damn it!

Damn it!

" That bastard, Zeus!! How dare he? How damned!!" Dragon's furious roar shakes the men to their cores. They arrived in this rural, hidden valley not long ago after being chased by a group of special force soldiers.

Their big group of men now halves, with many of them fallen in the chasing war. A bunch of injured men now being treated by their group doctors. " Hey, we should leave them here! Such useless bunch!" One of the veterans spitted. His face darkened when some of the injured groaning in pain. "Useless!"

" Just how many of us left alive? Including those still fits and healthy." Another man standing not far away asked. One of the doctors wipes his sweat and felt troubled over the current situation. " Not that many. Around 37 left. Adding the heavily injured ones, we still left with 43 men." The doctor looks at the three of heavily injured men on the ground." And, these three, we can't wait for them to healed. The worst case scenario, the Boss will ordering for..." The doctor did not finish his words, just showing a gesture of cutting neck.

Many of them shows nothing on their faces. This kind of situation was nothing new to them. Since Dragon taking over the group, his group only for bunch of desperados. Only the weak left behind or killed.

In their group, the law of the jungle is their code belief. Their strength was that dictates survival for the fittest. And, nobody wants to become cannon fodders to the others.

" How the Boss?" The veteran saw a thin man walked out from their leader's tent. The man shakes his head, saying none. " His injured hand was nothing serious. He said, for those heavily injured must be left." The thin man made the same gesture of the doctor. They nods and face the three men laying on the ground.

" Sorry, brothers." The veteran lift up his assault rifle, pointing at their head. In no times, deafening sounds of rifle shoots was heard in the silent valley.

Dragon sat in the tent, taking deep breath of a cigarette. His eyes remains cold and chilly. The decision was an absolute best outcome. He needs the men to be his meat shields, not to be burden. Although the doctors are the weakest among them, their skills was a must in the group. Nobody wants to dies. Including him.

While he contemplating over, another man in camouflage shirt comes in. " Boss, all settled. We need to continue our journey as soon as possible before night."

" Call for assembly." Dragon dropped the cigarette and steps on it. The man left the tent.

" We will leave in 30 minutes. Try to lessens our stuffs, leaving only for drinking and medications. As for food, we will hunts on our way." Dragon's grumpy tone traveling into their ears.

" We will arrived in two days at most. We will cross the sea to another island and takes shelter from another group of rebels. Their Boss was my old acquaintance. We will stay low for time being."

" Yes, Boss." They dispersed, ready for another journey.

Dragon spitted. His chest runs up and down, holding back his temper. He lost many of the men! Only 44 of them was left in the group. The once infamous underground mafia group fell from the altar, becoming a big, fat meat for others to ravage.

Everything started two years ago. The thought of how his main base was blasted to smiters, Dragon's heart chilled and his eyes blazed with a thick rage.

He thought after provoking the hornet nest will buy him some times to prepare, but, that bastard Zeus gunning for digging big pits left and right, cutting off all his escape paths.

" Hmph! At least I got what I wanted." Dragon sneered. Looking at the wooden box placed on the ground with satisfaction, the pain from losing many men lessened. He squatted, pushing the wooden box open.

His eyes glistening with greed and cruelty. Although many people eyeing what that man's nephew created, Dragon's real target always this bluish liquid. Rows of bottles with the liquids glistening under his eyes. With this thing in his hands, the world shall trembles under his feet.

The liquid was put under codename 'Sea's Tear'. Like its name, this liquid was said had traces of mermaid's tear. Twenty years ago, the world was shaking with a finding of mermaid's cave under the Maldives sea. They found a big egg at the innermost cave. What surprise them the most was they detected a trace of life in the egg.

At first, they thought this big egg was prehistoric sea creature. After countless of experiments and researches, two years later, the egg actually hatch and a small creature resemble mermaid was born. Too bad for them, the little mermaid died after half a year of experiments. The only thing the little mermaid left was few drops of tears as its body turned into a thick puddle of sea bubbles.

They regrets it as they should wait for the little mermaid reach adulthood. The human greed surpassed everything, and their thoughtless action killed the invaluable experiment material. With this few drops of tears, they successfully develop this liquid with regenerate effect for humanity.

The Tear of Immortality.

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Meanwhile, Layla and Adrian sat on the boulder, hugging each other. After some times of calming down, Layla push the man away. Her face turns chilly.

" Do you have any news regarding Dragon's nest?" She asked. Her tone getting firmer and stern. Adrian had nothing to hide, only nods.

" Yeah. My special group trailing after them at this time. Their Dragon Snake Gang's old base was destroyed by Dragon after he killed Basaltic previously. Now, he was like a headless chicken in the jungle."

" However, we presumed that their final destination should be an isolated island. If I'm not wrong, he already contacted the leader of rebels army of country Y, Brenna. That woman was his old acquaintance."

" Brenna... she's our old enemy in the past. That woman was deadly and cruel, and most of her army consist of women."

" Brenna? That female pirate? Oh gosh! She still alive?!" Viper gasped in mock surprise. Her eager eyes was shining with anticipation of facing that deadly woman. Layla scoffed. " I can't believe you let down your guard, gaining her a chance to escape. What utter failure!"

Years ago, Brenna and Viper was like water and oil. They will find any chances to fights each other. Many lands on the Earth had evidences of their fights. Especially at abandoned territory of country G.

" Hey, hey, hey! I let her be as I don't want to lose a worthy opponent." Viper snapped back, hissing displeasure.

" You battle maniac..." Layla murmured.

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