Ryukalin Clan
Bang!
Patrick threw a fist right at Kevinâs face. He looked at the latter coldly. "Have you regained your sense back? If not for me finding you so quickly, youâll surely charge towards Lima School without thinking."
"I need to go there!" Kevin raised his voice. For the first time in his life, he didnât care about the training he received about maintaining his calm. He was too anxious about what would happen to Kanae to care about them all. His mind was completely filled about her as he knew that he might not be able to save her anymore.
"Jason is making his speech in the governorâs hall. Theyâre gathering soldiers to surround the place," Patrick replied. "Once itâs morning, weâll attack the place."
Kevinâs face changed slightly. Could he wait until morning? He looked at Patrick in front of him as he spat out slowly. "Itâll be too late."
"Even if itâs late, there are chances for you to survive and save her in the morning rather than now. Do you think your ragged condition will allow you to save her instantly?"
Patrick saw that Kevin had started to calm down and returned back to his cold and indifferent face. He sighed internally. Even though Kevin had always showed strong front, he just hid everything inside his heart. It was hard for him to guess what this man was thinking from the subtle expression in his face.
However, just now, he had completely let his expression off.
It took a few seconds for Kevin to regain back his usual expression. Even though the chilly air still lingered around him, it was calm on the surface. Patrick knew that Kevin was angry and just temporarily suppressing his feelings to not do what his heart wanted.
"Iâll gather the men to attack," Kevin said as he calmed down. "Those soldiers are not enough to hold them off."
"Fine. Go and calm yourself down!"
Kevin turned around as he tried to compose himself. He knew far better than anyone what kind of place the Lima School was. Anyone who got inside because he has a special condition or body would never be able to get out alive anymore. Death was the only way out.
The thought that Kanae might die haunted him too much. After all, he knew that the chance for her to survive was very minimal.
Gathering his thoughts again, he slammed the door to his workroom and started to make a call to gather the men from Black Street. There were numerous monsters that he had to face there. If he just charged inside and they released the monsters, the entire city would be in chaos.
He couldnât be selfish.
"Has Boss calmed down?" Neo asked from the side.
Patrick nodded his head. "Heâs truly a brat. Heâs not patient enough when itâs regarding someone he loves."
"A brat?"
Neo felt that it was funny to hear someone called Kevin as a brat. Knowing how that young man could perfectly hide his feelings all these times and always thought of the matter of the clan first, the word âbratâ was totally unsuitable. It was the complete opposite from what people would describe Kevin.
Mature would be far better.
Patrick smirked. "Of course, the two of you are also brats. You should know better that youâre still a kid."
"..." Neo wished to throw a punch to this elderâs face. If not because he knew very well that his end wouldnât be good if he attacked Patrick, he would surely challenge this man into a fight.
"People in love will become more reckless for the one they loved," Mike smiled wryly. He knew that he would surely do the same thing if the one they took was his girlfriend.
"I donât want him to experience the same pain with me," Patrick said calmly. "Itâs already enough that Iâm regretting my action of acting rashly when I heard about what happened to my girlfriend. I canât let him repeat the same action with me."
The other two nodded their heads. They faintly recalled the past, where Kanae would charge head on to the barrage of bullets just to protect Kevin. At that time, they didnât even know that it was her, but now it made sense.
She wanted him to be safe. He wanted her to be safe.
They just wanted to protect each other with all they got.
"Will you participate in the battle, Elder Patrick?" Neo asked.
Patrick snorted. "Do you think Iâm that heartless? They take my daughter, so Iâll surely pay them tenfold for that! If even a strand of hair from her is lost, Iâll destroy the place until itâs flat with the ground."
The other two were trembling because of the killing intent that Patrick leaked from his speech. They knew that Patrick was terribly angry and mad, but he had learned from the experience in the past that not every reckless action would turn out well. There will be other consequences that might happen because of their action.
Mike nodded his head. "Iâll surely follow Boss wherever he goes! Even if I have to go through fire and ice, Iâll never let him go."
"Thatâs true," Neo replied. "I havenât had my revenge on the government. Tomorrow, Iâm going to make them pay for everything that they have done."
Inside the room, Kevin could hear their conversation clearly. His eyes flickered for a bit as he picked up his phone to make another call. Even though he wanted to charge directly to Lima School, he knew that he would regret his decision.
Did he want to release those monsters into the city just to save one person?
No matter how much he cared for Kanae, he could never sacrifice the lives of numerous people just for an attempt to save her. From the moment he caused the death of a lot of people just because of his position, he knew that he didnât want to repeat it again.
He couldnât do it by himself. In order to defeat Ferdinand thoroughly, he needed help from others. Making another call, he made sure that those powerful people from Black Street appeared tomorrow. The number of people who could charge inside safely was extremely limited. Besides, one of the most important things was making sure that they didnât attack the citizens.
"Hello, Kevin, why are you calling me?" the voice of a young girl sounded in the phone.
"Alice, howâs the condition of Tommy and your father?"
"Theyâre still wounded very hard," Alice replied with a sad tone. "Is there anything important that you want them to do?"
"Itâs nothing..."
"Wait! Is it about Lima School? Are you going to launch a raid to that place?"
Kevin didnât want to involve Alice in this matter because this girl was extremely soft. It wouldnât do her any good to come in contact with those monsters and saw the ugly truth of the awakened.
"Thatâs not for you to participate."
"What are you talking about? I canât possibly let my best friend die, can I? Let me participate, Iâll go there."
"Alice..."
"Kevin, I insist," Alice replied strongly. "Kanae has helped me numerous times in the past. If thereâs something I can help, Iâm more than willing to help out."
Kevin knew that these two had an awkward relationship because of him. As he couldnât get close with Kanae because of his position, it was Alice who had to step forward. Even though so, the two of them remained close friends even after they knew the truth.
Alice truly wanted to help out because she cared about Kanaeâs wellbeing very much. She was very much enraged when she listened to the news report regarding Kanaeâs abduction.
"Kevin, please?"
"You should take care of yourself. Iâm sure that Kanae will never want to see you hurt."
"I know," Alice smiled. "Iâm partially a doctor and poison expert, so Iâm sure that I can help out a bit."
"Fine, you can come to Lima School tomorrow morning."
"Alright, I get it."
As Kevin closed the phone, he thought about Kanae again. There were a lot of people who cared about her wellbeing. He was not the only one, but he was the one who wanted more than just her safety. He wanted her entirely.
"Iâll never let them off," He muttered to himself. His eyes gleamed dangerously. âKanae, stay safe, Iâll come for you.â