Nightmare Mythos

Chapter 122: Weren’t Supposed To Happen

"Are you for real?"

The year that Cesar been gone in the Earth's time seemed to bring good results from the survivors of the ones he let himself free. It's not like he felt bragging about but it was an achievement itself.

Now, those people have become a powerhouse on their own. Not only that, their skills appeared to have been sharpened, heightened, and apparent.

The others who were merely soldiers before they entered the Mansion have become something new. Because of that, some of them who weren't a Squad Leader such as Chin now hold a significant influence on their peers and have been promoted ever since.

They are doing well right now.

Aside from them, Jeremiah has been on a break ever since his leg got chopped off from the injuries he received from the Keeper. However, a prosthetic leg where he could exert movement as he did before was given to him. Because of that, he wasn't really out of the job.

Klaus, Leah, and Amar have become one big group and has promoted to a Major Rank in the Army Rankings. After all, three of them didn't belonged to the Nightmare Corps. However, they weren't just slacking off and continued training. They continued to be deployed through various sites and have been able to achieve success thrice with their influence there.

Aside from the rest of the Army men, the Nightmare Corps that entered the Mansion which amounted to almost a hundred, only a handful came back.

Vin, for sure. Maine, Sean, and Alms as well. Surprisingly enough, Witz, the blind dude, came back to them even though he really didn't see him throughout the time when they were battling the Keeper of the Void.

But he was the one who attacked the Keeper of the Void through Vin's shattered reality when they were in the Float Period, the guy who brought down the ability called Sky Piercer.

Cesar didn't know that he was that powerful before but he firmly believed that he was one of the best there was when coming to that Library.

He might've been fighting the Librarian but Cesar didn't hear a single thing about Witz fighting together with Alms and the rest who were on the other side of the time.

The last thing Arnold knew was that he was out of the Library after surviving it.

However, the rest that wasn't mentioned didn't survive from the Library or just have been swallowed whole by the Void.

Hence, most soldiers from the Army had survived the ordeal but it couldn't be said to be good at all as at the same time, they were also the largest casualty among the rest of the category that went inside.

There was The Corps, The Army, and lastly, the students of the Resisting Academy.

"You got to be kidding me…"

Arnold shook his head, "No, I'm not kidding. Jacqueline, Nike, Reyna, and Quentin graduated together just last month with the other fourth years as well. And not only one has been the Academy's Top but these four were. They are now called the Four Horsemen, you know? After all, in the history of the Academy, only this year has been announced that they are Four Academy's Top,"

Hearing them having a title on their own which sounded slightly cringe, Cesar almost couldn't contain his laugh but he still managed to keep it controlled.

Who knows if they are really that important figure now? He might use them as connections to get some leeway from others.

It was such a fantastic idea.

Arnold continued explaining their situation.

The group broke up after returning to the City of Wheels when Cesar continued to be trapped in the Mansion, from Arnold's words. It seems they weren't on speaking terms and continued training while undergoing different expeditions with different groups. Experience tales with ???

However, the results were expected of them. They pulled it off with flying colors but the highest achievement on their list of feats in their academy records was still their expedition in the City of Wheels.

That's right.

Their mission, even though it deviated and was far from accomplished if they followed the given instructions since no survivors had been brought out dead or alive, has been branded as successful.

It has been widely recognized by the Academy, The Administrators, and even the Army.

All because the mission was deemed impossible from the start. The difficulty given to them, albeit high, isn't high enough to put students in the academy right in that very place.

It has been widely spread that it was a miracle they were alive.

That's where the problem starts.

Because their mission wasn't supposed to be that in the first place.

After careful investigation from Arnold and some of the Administrators, it has been found their given paper has been sabotaged by someone's machinations.

They found out who had done it.

However, they were a little bit too late as this particular person had already been corrupted. They had to take this figure out from their own house because the city would be affected if they weren't taken care of.

By the looks of it, someone intended Cesar's group to go to the City of Wheel's situation.

The purpose of it still remained unknown but it seemed it has been achieved to some point of degree.

Now, Arnold was keeping close tabs on everyone who might know this information, as well as the Administrators, since it could only mean someone got under their gazes without being able to find out.

This was a very important news to Cesar.

'What the hell? So I wasn't supposed to go through that hell if not for someone's schemes? Not again, why am I always getting played on and on? Fucking irritating,'

Seeing the piece of news that is classified for him, his group, and very important figures, Arnold became observant of the guards and tried to peer through their reactions. Unfortunately and fortunately, no one has reacted to it negatively or excitedly.

Then he gazed at Cesar and finally came back right into the topic, "Cesar, I know that this sounded early but you knew what I was talking about when someone is just doing schemes under our noses, right? It means this opponent is strong. Now, what will you do about it?"

Cesar who exactly knew what he was talking about, nodded and replied, "When am I getting back to the Academy?"