Chapter 328 - 320. Voluntary Pawn
"So this is the place," Jock swept his gaze at the slightly messy estate as his subordinate worked on ’cleaning’ the intruders. Zein had called him to take the two living captives and reunite them with the other Celestia espers back in Mallarc’s dungeon.
"Ah, right; it’s your first time here, isn’t it?" Zein followed the bodyguard’s gaze.
Jock looked at the house and the lake that he was sure would be much more beautiful if it wasn’t for all the nicks and gashes. Right now though, with the half-done building, the trash yard, and partially felled trees, the place looked more like somewhere people would hide a body than having a vacation.
But the secluded nature of the place truly fitted Zein’s personality, and he could see the guide spending time here just getting away from the chaotic metropolis.
As for the security...
He looked at the house. "So there’s a bunker there?"
"Yeah, it’s how we can hide the others without being caught by detection," Zein explained. The bunker was designed with that in mind in the first place, not only for protection against attack, but also detection from enemies. "There are two tunnels leading outside; one beneath the helipad, and one to a shed in the forest."
"That’s neat," Jock nodded. It was also very Zein-like to be this cautious. At least, a protective bunker should be more secure than barriers.
"If only we had this kind of thing back then..." Senan let out a regretful sigh.
Zein couldn’t help but agree. If this house had been equipped with an impenetrable hidden bunker, they could have hidden Lucia here, at least until they could search for help.
"There’s nothing to do about it," Bassena slung his arms around Zein’s shoulder. "The technology to build that efficiently did not exist until like...twenty years ago."