Chapter 193: The mission starts
"What is on your back?"
Althea stared incredulously at the big bag Hex carried with him. She wasn’t alone. Hex’s turtle-like appearance drew loads of attention.
Some people smirked, some looked confused, while the majority seemed curious.
"The mission might take a lot of time to be completed. I wish to be prepared as much as possible," Hex replied. He didn’t mind the attention. In fact, he reveled in it. He looked straight at people staring at him, flashing proud smiles at them. No one knew how to respond, so they just smiled weakly in response and averted their eyes, unwilling to look at him again.
"Stop doing that," Althea playfully smacked Hex’s arm. During all this time together, their relationship reached a level of understanding at which words weren’t required.
They hadn’t discussed their respective missions with each other. They didn’t wish to burden each other with worries. Hex knew that Althea would realize the danger in his mission and would either try to team up or feel guilty about not being able to abandon her team. Conversely, he would rather trust Althea and her team than know her mission and try to look out for her.
"Will they open the gate to let us through?" Hex asked softly, gazing at the massive gates in front of him. The inner gates divided the districts from each other. To enter the central area, they would need to go through it. Every participant and soldier at the Knight stage was gathered around the camp, waiting to start their mission.
"I think," Althea said with a pensive look. "But I don’t think it’s wise to do so."
"When are the higher-ups ever wise?" Hex sniggered. He agreed with Althea. With so little information about the other districts, opening the gate could prove disastrous.