Chapter 4: CH 004: The group of masked men
Two of them were brandished with guns, while the others wielded swords and various arms. "Down! Everyone, on your knees," one of the gunmen barked, and the group complied, including Gunther.
Their weapons were tossed to the side but it wasn't too far from where they knelt. Among the two gunmen, one had stood close to Gunther, suspecting that he might be the leader of the group.
While the other gunman who was the leader of the masked men, started walking around, looking at the faces of each member.
"Tell me, where is the mother crystal?" The leader spitefully demanded, hoping for an answer.
Yet no one said a thing, causing the masked gunman to get furious. He then approached a member of the group closest to him.
"You, where is the mother crystal?" He snarled, referring to Chris who had spoken about the mother crystal's disappearance.
"What mother crystal?" Chris asked. "We don't have it." His voice was strong and firm, and what he had said was the truth as well.
"Do you think I'm a fool? I saw you standing by the crater where the crystal is supposed to be, which means you must have taken it. So, where did you hide it?" The man sneered, his anger about to give in.
Chris repeated, "I already told you, we don't have any crystal. When we got here it has already been taken. So why don't you go somewhere else and find who took it."
Enraged, the man struck Chris across the face with his gun. "If you won't tell me, then I'll just force it out of you, starting from the weakest member in your group."
He scanned the group, seeking the weakest link. His gaze landed on Simbi, the only female in the group. He sneered, assuming she would be the easiest to break. And had started approaching her.