Hmm!

A sudden pain assaulted Mack's head as he rubbed the back of his head in pain. His eyelashes twitched as he opened his eyes slowly.

'Where am I' He thought as his eyes wandered through the empty room.

The room was full of broken glasses and other unnecessary things. The wall had various cracks, spreading throughout the room. From the corner of his eyes, he saw his teammates and it dawned on him what happened.

'They've captured us!' His heart skipped a beat. For a couple of seconds, he couldn't believe he was a hostage. Since the beginning of the apocalypse, this was the first time he would find himself in such a situation. Besides, when he joined the Genesis camp, he never thought a day would come when he would be held as a hostage. Alas..

He took a deep breath to calm conflicted emotions and arranged his thoughts. 'I never believed their leader was that strong and that made our equipment useless against them.' He sighed and shook his head. 'I guess the weapons are not omnipotent after all.'

'But wait?! Why did they capture us?' He mused as he tried to think of a reason why they were to be kept alive. Suddenly, he looked at his teammates and noticed their armor and weapon had long disappeared.

'Don't tell them they want our armor.' Thinking of this, a bittersweet smile appeared on his face. 'At least the weapon keeps us alive in another way..'

Creak!

The sound of heavy footsteps echoed from the other side of the room and those who were still unconscious woke up and widened their eyes. They saw Mack and opened their mouths to call him when the only door in the room opened slowly.

A bald stoic man entered with an evil grin on his face. He looked at the people chained to the ground and chuckled. "You guys are truly lucky to be alive. But I hope you cooperate with the commander." He said in a hoarse voice.

Listening to this, the expression of the Genesis soldier didn't change. Since they decided to join the army, they'd long mentally prepared for their death. Besides, they knew they wouldn't be in vain as they had fate in their king. With the thought of their king, a slight smile crept up on their faces.

"Why are you smiling."The bald man wondered. 'Are they nuts!' This was the first time he saw hostages smiling when they could be killed at any moment.

"We're looking at your pathetic life." A young man said with pride. "How do you think he would die?" He asked his teammates.

"Perhaps, he would be cut into various parts." Another voice responded calmly.

"Right! Right."

Watching this, the bald man was furious and move in a large stride, appearing in front of the young man.

Bang!

Ah!

Blood gushed out from the mouth and nose of the young man and he lost consciousness. Even though he was unconscious, there was still a trace of a smile on his face. Seeing this, the bald man was astounded. 'What type of crazy person is this?!'

"I don't have time for your nonsense. When you all lose your usefulness. Let's see how you beg for your pathetic lives." With that, he snorted and left the group.

"You're the leader of this team, right?" He pointed at Mack.

"What if I am?" Mack responded calmly.

"Then follow me." He grabbed the chain bounding his hand together and dragged him out of the room.

Seeing this, the Genesis soldiers were furious and gnashed their teeth. Don't worry, your days are numbered.historical

"How long do you think the ark would know of our disappearance?" A girl lady asked.

"If they hadn't known by now. They would soon know and send out a rescue team." With that, the group relaxes and closes their eyes.

In another part of the building, a group of people with savage expressions were discussing in a hushed voice. At the center of the group was a large wooden table and on top of the table were all sorts of armor and weapons.

"These weapons are all strange. I have studied them but couldn't find anything special about them except frl om the exceptional forging skill and the weird drawing on them." A man said in awe.

The commander held a sword and looked at it one more time before he dropped it. 'No matter how they forge it or where they find it. As long as we can lay our hands on each other, I don't care.'

Creak!

The door opened and the bald man dragged Mack inside the room. With the appearance of the bald man, everyone inside the room turned their head and looked at Mack.

"Commander, he's the leader." He threw Mack forcefully to the foot of the table.

Hmm!

A slight groan escaped from Mack's mouth but his expression never changed. He raised his head and looked at the group of savage people inside the room calmly.

"You know why you're still alive and if you want to keep your life. You should tell us how you get these weapons." The commander said calmly.

When Mack heard this, a light smile crept onto his face before he busted into a hysterical laugh. Seeing this, the men were puzzled but kept quiet as they waited for him to stop his laughter.

"Is there anything funny?" A fat man asked.

"Yes." Mack nodded as he wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes from laughing too much. He took a deep breath to stop himself from laughing.

"Although you're strong, I give that to you. But you're too weak to think you can fight the Genesis Ark. I presume you don't know what you're up against. Do you?" He said calmly.

When the men heard this, they were furious and wanted to give him the beating of his life but the commander raised his hand. At once, the men retract their attack but continue to glare at him.

"Continue."

"If some of you have a bit of common sense, you should have long realized that for a first-circle existence to be equipped with such armor. What do you think of the powerful ones?"

The room was quiet for a moment before another person said in annoyance. "Perhaps you don't have a second circle existence."

"You stupid than I imagine." He ridicules without care. "I can't even count how many seconds we had on the ark. Moreover, there is a third circle. Not one or two. So you should know what you're facing."

Huh!

The men sucked in a cold breath and looked at their commander. He was the only one in the Third Circle among them and if what he was saying was true. They are gone.

"You're bluffing." A woman said.

"What would I gain if I bluff? Currently, I'm at your mercy, thus I don't have any reason to bluff."

"You want something from us, right? If you don't, you won't be telling us all this." The commander said calmly.

When the men heard this, they looked at their commander before they looked at Mack. 'Did he really need something from us?' They thought. But they couldn't understand what he could probably need from them.

"Right." Mack nodded.

"Tell us."