Chapter 240 We are the Newcomers!
Even though the black-haired fairy was extremely irritating, and Alex would really love to kill this fairy with fire, the Symbolists and Alex"s team did not do anything to her, as they listened to what she said.
After all, they were in an unknown place, and trying to p.i.s.s off someone who was in charge of the place is obviously a bad move.
Since the Symbolists and Alex"s team does not dare to attack the black-haired fairy yet, they decided to wait for the other factions to arrive.
While they were waiting, Alex decided to place a mask on his face.
He was not sure why, but he had the gut feeling that hiding his face behind a mask right now seems to be a good thing to do.
Once he had placed a mask on his face, Alex joined the others on their waiting game, with their bodies tense and prepared for any kinds of sneak attacks.
"…"
A few minutes of waiting later, and they heard the unmistakable sounds of a portal being opened.
Everyone looked at the left portion of the room, and there they saw a yellow portal appearing out of nowhere.
As this yellow portal expanded in size, swathes of robed people came in, all wearing robes that were lined with gold.
These people all had arrogant expressions on their faces, and this arrogance seems to have increased when they saw the Symbolists.
Some of the newcomers sneered at the Symbolists openly, as if they were looking at some kind of dirt.
Obviously, the Symbolists responded in kind, as they glared back at the newcomers.
"So I guess these additional people are from the Celestial Faction." Alex muttered to himself as he observed the newcomers.
From what Alex can see, there were around 1,000 Celestials, and the aura that they were letting out was just as strong as the aura let out by the Symbolists.
Included in these Celestials was the Queen h.o.a.rder, who seemed to be intent on averting her gaze away from Alex.
"…" Alex could not help but smirk at this, as he knew that he"s going to get some juicy scoop from this woman later.
After looking at this woman, Alex let his eyes wander more, as he knew that there should be something more in this group.
Alex saw what he was looking for when he had turned his neck 45 degrees to the left.
"Haha, so there you are." Alex thought as he stared at a group of people that were wearing some kind of unique clothes. "You must be the Travelers who allied with the Celestials."
Now that Alex can see it, this Traveler team, who was most obviously the one who tried to attack him months ago, definitely looked like they had some capabilities.
There were 3 people in this Traveler Team, comprised of one boy, one teenaged girl, and one 25-28 year-old woman.
The boy looked extremely innocent for his age, with his pure eyes and naïve face enough to make anyone feel protective for him. He was also hugging a teddy bear, which was a little out of place in Alex"s opinion.
As for the teenaged girl, she had a dirty blonde hair cut until her shoulder, along with a pretty face which had the "p.i.s.sed-off" expression basically stuck on it.
As Alex stared at this teen"s face, he could not help but grimace as he thought that this girl definitely is a brat.
As for the oldest member, the 25-28 year-old woman, she had a mask hiding her face, and it seemed to have some kind of special capabilities, as even Alex using his powers did not manage to see what was behind the mask.
It was only her face was hidden, as the kimono that this woman was wearing had perfectly displayed her mature and womanly curves, which was paired with her white hair that had reached her waist.
"…" Even without seeing her face, Alex was already sure that this woman was definitely a beauty. He just does not dare to comment on it as he was afraid of p.i.s.sing Alina off.
With his face behind his own mask, Alex"s incredulous expression was hidden as he gave a calculating gaze at the enemy Traveler Team.
"!!!"
To Alex"s sudden surprise, he suddenly saw the masked kimono woman looking at their direction, more specifically, at Alex"s direction.
"…" The masked woman seemed to have smiled as she stared at Alex, making Alex feel somewhat irritated and wary of this woman.
As for the other two people, they seemed to have not noticed Alex, as they were busy on their own things.
"…" With the woman"s gaze stuck on him, Alex felt some kind of weird feeling inside him, compelling him to look at her directly.
This resulted in Alex and the masked woman staring at each other wordlessly.
Their staredown could have gone on for much longer if it were not for the appearance of the green portal.
With the appearance of this portal was the arrival of the Devourers, which gave Alex the opening that he needed to break his gaze away from the masked woman.
"What the h.e.l.l was that?" Alex thought to himself numbly as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Did that woman just do something to me?"
Before Alex could dwell on this thoughts, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his ankles, and when he looked where it came from, he saw that it came from a foot, which coincidentally, belongs to Alina.
"Did you enjoy all that staring with that woman? Hmph, if you really are good at gazing, then use it to stare at our enemies" weaknesses!" Alina hissed at Alex as she let out a huff. "Hmph, maybe you will enjoy it more compared to what you just did now!"
"…"Alex was not sure on how to reply on that, as even he has no idea on what had just happened.
Alex would have loved to mull on this matter more, but his inner brain workings were forced to ignore this issue for a moment as he looked at the third newcomers.
Unlike the Symbolists and the Celestials, the Devourers did not have their own signature dress.
All of them had their own a.s.sorted set of clothes, and from the way that they wore it, it seemed like they had no idea about fas.h.i.+on.
Well, even if they tried, fas.h.i.+on will not really work with them, as all of them had the appearance of intimidating beings.
It was actually quite a miracle that they can look decent now, although Alex had the inkling that as the days pa.s.s by, their current decent look will also disappear.
As Alex looked at these Devourers, he could not help but see that both the Symbolists and the Celestials were looking at the Devourers with derisive smiles on their faces, as if they were seeing some animals that they could not wait to crush.
Alex could even hear some insults being whispered by the Symbolists and the Celestials alike, with all of their insults focused on the Devourers alone.
"…"
The Devourers who heard these whispers looked genuinely upset and enraged, with some of them even trying to attack other two factions.
It was a good thing that nothing untowards happened, as the raging Devourers were stopped from making a move by a single Devourer, whose presence was extremely imposing, even in a room filled with 3,000+ people.
Even with just one look, Alex was already sure that this imposing Devourer was someone that was similar to Nero and Queen h.o.a.rder.
Just by looking at his aura, there"s no doubt this Devourer was the leader of the Devourer"s expedition team!
Heck, just look at this Devourer"s body! Even Alex can be swallowed whole by it!
Fortunately for everyone, this Devourer seems to be sincere on not attacking, as he could be seen not making a move after he stopped his allies.
But even with the direction set by this Devourer, someone from the Devourer Faction still did something.
"Okay, the Three Factions are here already. Can we all start now?" The one who uttered this sentence was someone who did not look like a Devourer at all. "I am tired of all these waiting games already!"
After hearing this voice, Alex started to look at this speaker intently, and to none of his surprise, he saw that the one who spoke was no doubt a part of another Traveler Team.
The speaker was a lanky guy who was wearing some kind of hazard suit.
His eyes were protected by some kind of safety goggles, while his hand held switches with varying appearances.
Beside this lanky guy was an extremely beautiful blond woman that was wearing a martial-arts suit that hugged her body perfectly.
Right now, this woman"s eyes were closed as she leaned on the nearby wall, as she seemed to be focused on something.
Her body was perfectly still, making her look extremely serene and pious.
Behind this woman was a little girl, who was seemingly trying to hide on the woman"s back.
With the way that the little girl had placed her body behind the martial arts woman, Alex was not able to see her appearance, although right now Alex had no interest to see her face.
After all, Alex"s attention was more focused on the martial arts woman and the lanky guy.
As he stared at the martial arts woman, who still had her eyes closed, Alex"s thoughts started to wander as he remembered that these two people were the ones that were related the bombing incident back at the City of Marshes.
"Hmm… These two definitely are dangerous." Alex thought to himself as he averted his gaze away from the two. "I should watch out for them later. As for that kimono woman, I"m sure that she is up to something too. I better be wary of her movements…"
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n.o.body inside the arena replied to the question asked by the lanky guy, although his words had triggered something to the atmosphere inside the arena.
With the Three Factions all inside one place, the tension in the air started to become palpable, as each member of the Faction stared at each other loftily, as if they were challenging themselves to make a move.
This tension just continued to rise, but before it could reach its breaking point, the black-haired fairy hurriedly stepped in to defuse the situation.
"Hmph, just like what I expected. When puny hoomans were all clumped together, they would all try fighting each other. How barbaric." The black-haired fairy said as she shook her head. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, why did I even sign up for this?"
"Instead of just complaining, why don"t you just start talking?" The lanky guy, who was still standing beside his companion, said as he glared at the black fairy. "From what I can see, you are the one that is related to what is happening here."
"We have been transported into an arena, not towards a moon." The kimono woman interjected as she started to talk too. "This kind of event is extremely suspicious, and I know that you are the one that is related to this. After all, you are the only being here that is clearly not part of our groups."
"d.a.m.n, these guys are sharp." Alex thought to himself as he looked at the two. "These guys… must be the Travelers themselves! Just like what I expected, my opponents this time are all shrewd like me!"
"…If you think I will be impressed with your boasting words, then you clearly have chosen the wrong person." The black fairy said as she shook her head. "Hmph, even if you try to placate me, none of you can hope to impress me. I, Kuro, will never be swayed by pathetic hoomans like you!"
"…We never even thought of placating you, you little sh*t." Alex thought to himself sullenly as he glared at Kuro. "Instead of boasting, why don"t you just tell us what is happening here?"
"…."
Everyone else inside the room must have been thinking the same thing as Alex, as all of them are now staring at Kuro intently, waiting for her to start talking.
Kuro, who was the recipient of these gazes, had her face twitching as she realized what these "hoomans" were thinking.
Kuro looked visibly frustrated for a second, before her face smoothed out into a smug smile.
Her wings flapped rapidly as she approached everyone, who were still all staring at her.
As she slowly approached everyone, Kuro"s smug smile widened as she uttered,
"Hoomans, you want to know why you are all here? Heh, it"s just simple. You are all here because you are required to conquer the moons! Now go out there and do that!"
"Huh?"