Chapter 193: Next Hunt? (3)
"It's good, Leader. We should just follow your lineups."
Aiden had heard Ava's approval of his words earlier, and he could feel more casualness in her voice. However, she still liked to call him Leader, which he was not going to say anything about. If she liked to call him Leader, he had no problem with it, even when their relationship was confirmed.
Other than that, he also noticed some emotions on her face while she was making her decision. He didn't know what she was thinking that was causing her a little trouble in her mind. However, since she hadn't said anything to him herself, he would give her time so she could sort things out herself.
However, if he noticed any unusualness in her behavior later, he was going to directly call her out and ask what was causing her problem. But for now, he was not going to do anything, as it was better if she got over it herself.
He gave her a nod of approval and told her in a calm voice to give him the names of the extra people who were going to join him for the hunt, as there were going to be two extras who were going to fight on the front lines.
After hearing his question, she didn't think much and gave him two more names of the people who were going to join him. She was confident about joining herself; however, she still remained at her post, as it was important for her to watch over everything and keep things under control.
Hopefully, in the future, she will get the opportunity to fight. Until then, she would get used to her new strength, which was why she was even more excited for their upcoming training.
She called out the people who were going to join this hunt as Isla and two previous ladies, along with two new ones who now stood in front of him.
Aiden, seeing the fire burning in their eyes, ready to kill, didn't have any problem with her decision. So, he told Ava to go back and take her position and also told her that after a minute, she had to open the gate. Before that, he was going to explain a few things to them.
While walking toward the gates, he reminded them of a few things.
The first and most important thing was that they should be careful of their nails and bites. He knew they had become much stronger than before, but that didn't mean they should be reckless, as one little wound could potentially turn them into zombies. He didn't want to kill anyone on his own team due to their recklessness.
Which was why he reminded them seriously to be careful about this.
Secondly, he told them about the pairing thing he had discussed with Ava. He could see a little reluctance on their faces, as they wanted to fight. However, in the end, they didn't say anything and accepted his decision.
He also told them at the end that if they did satisfactorily enough, then from tomorrow onward, they were going to fight alone. This made their expressions light up, as even while feeling like they could do anything due to the cores they had absorbed, fighting with too much caution didn't sit right with them.
They were used to risking their lives and fighting while getting some injuries. So, the time they had spent with their cautious leader felt too relaxing to them, given how careful he was about everything.
They knew he was doing this for their own safety, which made them feel warm inside their hearts. However, their habits of years didn't go away just like that, so their urge to fight until they couldn't fight anymore was always there.
All of them cared about their own lives. They were not going to lose recklessly after getting out of the hellhole they had lived in earlier. Now, seeing these magical things made them want to live even more and see many things. But these simple fighting tasks were not something they had to worry so much about.
Knowing he was allowing them to fight alone from tomorrow if he found them good enough, they were excited to show they were capable and do even more than that. Every time they saw their leader fighting on the front, just like their general, it stirred something in them.
In both cases, they felt a little hurt, as they wanted to be the ones to take the front line, not their leader, who was supposed to give them orders.
"Nothing has changed even now, then."
All of them had failed to replace the general's front-line fighting position on their mission, which was quite important to them. But now, they didn't think they had the chance. However, seeing their new leader doing the same thing, they were determined to take his place and be the ones to fight on the front. .net
"I will be the one to take his position."
Their previous flames of rivalry had ignited once again for being number one, as whoever replaced their strongest leader and fought on the front instead of him would be number one in their hearts, and every one of them knew that.
Even Ava was no exception to this. However, she would be content if any of her teammates took his position, knowing that the one on the front would always be in the most dangerous position.
Aiden didn't say anything when he saw their little look of reluctance when he said they were going to fight in the team. Other than Isla, who looked quite happy, the others had the same expression.
He was not going to change, even if it was like that, as he liked to be as careful as possible while fighting. However, he noticed that after a few seconds, for some unknown reason, all of them had a motivated expression on their faces, telling him they were ready to kill.
"Let's go!"
Now, without wasting any more time, he told them to quickly take their own positions while he walked toward the front of the gate to take his own position, knowing the gates should be opening any time soon.