The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Chapter 93: Karkas

Rikka fired some shots from her big gun. Zeus started charging his sword. 

"Elena! Your turn!" Rikka yelled. 

"On it"

Elena closed her eyes and raised her sword. A powerful gust of wind circulated around the sword...no, not only the sword, but it's circulating around Elena. The air color changed to red and the next moment the wind vanished. 

Elena opened her eyes and said, "Anytime now, Rikka"

"Okay!" 

Rikka fired some shots from her small gun. Meanwhile, Zeus also fired a thunderbolt.

Elena pointed her sword at Zeus, and a powerful wave of red wind was launched from her sword. Elena's attack shattered Zeus's thunderbolt. 

Rikka's shots exploded at Zeus's head, while Elena's attack also hit Zeus. 

My girlfriend is too powerful!

"Now, Das!"

"Attack him while he is stunned"

"Yeah"

My sprinter skill is still activated. I will use my sword skill and then Excalibur---

Crack~~ Crack~~

Zeus's body shattered into pieces.

"I haven't done anything yet!"

"Yes, you didn't"

[He did it]

There was someone standing near the corner of the cliff.

"Thanks for stunning him. It really helped me"

Who the hell is that guy?

"Karkas. You should stop this" Ricky said.

Karkas?

[He is the top 10th player]

"What did I do?"

"We are the ones who stunned him, and you attacked him!" Rikka yelled.

"He always uses his cheap tricks" Biana quipped. 

"So, what? Anything wrong with that?

This bastard!

"That is cheating"

"Don't forget that this is all player battle"

"...."

"All the players are allowed to attack"

"But we stunned him!"

"Give me a break. It's not like I broke any rules here"

"You are right, but--"

"You are just frustrated because you didn't get the prize, right?"

"Hey You!" I yelled.

"Ha? Who are you? Never seen you around"

"You better watch out because if I see your ugly mug again, I will smash it"

"Are you looking for a fight?"

"What if I am?" 

Elena and Rikka did their best to stun the boss, and he just...it's like he used them.

"Das, stop it" Elena stopped me.

[He is not wrong. He hasn't broken any rules]

I know that! But still...it pisses me off.

I hate it. When someone uses you for their own good...I hate it.

"It's okay, Das. We will try again next week"

"Bye bye. Thanks again" Karkas said as he logged out.

I will smash his mug when I see him next time.

We were teleported to the login point again.

"This sword is incredible!" Elena said, hugging her sword.

"Hug me too"

"Yes, yes. Don't be jealous"

She hugged me.

"Ahem" 

"Don't forget that you are still in the game and other players are looking at you" Rikka quipped.

"Save your flirting for when you are alone" Ricky added.

"Shut up!"

"If it wasn't for this sword, I wouldn't have broken Zeus's thunderbolt" 

"As expected of the sword crafted from zkrxlv" Rikka said.

"I love you, Das!"

"Love me more"

"There they go again. Well, we are logging out"

"Bye"

They logged out.

"Das Ryle"

"Xerah"

I forgot that she was here with us.

"I want to discuss something with you"

"Is it about..."

"No, but it is indeed related to that"

"I see"

"Elena. Can I borrow him tomorrow during lunch break?"

"You can"

"Thank you. Well then, see you tomorrow"

"Ye...ah"

What now?!

I haven't thought about miss Serah's confession yet.

How should I reply?

"Das" Elena said, holding my hand.

"Elena"

"It's okay"

"Wha..."

"Follow your heart"

"....."

Is she telling me to accept miss Serah's confession? 

"Whatever you choose. I will support you"

"....."

"What's wrong?"

"...."

"Are you afraid that I might leave you or stop loving you"

I nodded.

"Don't worry about it. My love for you will never end"

"Elena"

"Ahem"

I looked back to see Robna and Biana staring at us.

"You two were here too?!"

"We didn't hear anything" Robna said.

"But we got some nice information. We can use it against you" Biana quipped.

"You better--"

They both logged out.

I really hate those two!

"Let's log out, Das"

"Yeah"

"Bye Lily"

[Bye Elena]

"Take care, Lily. We will be back tomorrow"

[You too, Das]

"Bye"

[Bye]

After logging out, I went out again.

I practiced jumping and running.

When I was lying on some building, I heard the car noises.

I peeked from the edge to check.

There was one car, and a van parked in front of the...

"It's the bank"

Some masked guys came out of the car and the van and started climbing on the top of the bank.

"Robbers?"

Robbery is the most common crime.

They climbed on the top of the bank, made a hole, and jumped inside the building.

Why didn't the alarm go off?

"Are the sensors not working?"

There are cameras too. Are they idiots or what?

They will get caught...wait, could it be that they jammed the sensors and cameras? 

Well, I have nothing to do with this.

"I will go home"

A few decades ago, banks were shut.

Everything has shifted online. There was no physical money in the world.

A lot of people were scammed over online transactions, account hacks, fake transactions. 

After the protest, they started banks again because online scams and crimes increased, but the number of banks is limited. So, there might be a chance...

Even if there is a 0.1% chance that Elena's parent's or miss Serah's money are in this bank...

"I have to stop them"

There was one man sitting in the car.

I knocked on the window. He opened the window and said, "Who are you?" 

I jabbed him in the neck, and he passed out.

When I opened the car door he fell down.

Did I hit him too hard?

"Is he dead?"

I don't give a shit about that.

I will push the car and throw it inside the bank.

"And the sensors will automatically go off"

The bank will do an emergency lockdown. They will be trapped inside and when the police arrive, they will capture them. 

I turned the car in the bank's direction.

I put my hands behind the car

"Don't let me down"

I pushed the car with all my strength.

After the little push, the car broke the bank's glass and went inside at full speed.

Beep~~ Beep~~

As expected, a thick metal layer covered the entire bank.

"Even the hole will be covered"

Sigh~~

I should go before the police come here.

I was running my way home and suddenly--

Boom~~ Bang~~

"An explosion?"

"It came from the opposite side of the bank"

I climbed a building to check properly.

There was a building on fire. The fire was so intense that I could feel the heat.

"Even though I am far away"

I should go home.

I was jumping buildings, and I was about to reach home when I noticed a car coming at my way from the opposite direction.

I crouched down...huh?

"That's mom's car" and my mom was driving it.

There was another car right behind...dad?

Where are they going in the late night?

"And, why are they going separately?"

I checked which direction the car was going and it was...to the building which was on fire.

Why are they going... 

Gasp~~

"Mom's NGO"