After morning arrived and everyone woke up from sleep to start their day. Nicholas and the rest in the hut remained asleep in their beds despite the noise outside.
Until suddenly Joseph entered upon them while shouting "Wake up you fools you have been summoned!"
Everyone rose from their beds and looked toward him with tired faces.
Joseph continued his speech while panting quickly "Get up you have been summoned you must go immediately."
Jesse replied to him in a tired voice "Calm down a little why all this tension?"
Joseph replied to him while breathing rapidly "Stop asking questions and move quickly." Expressions of surprise appeared on Jesse's face as Joseph exited the hut for the rest to follow him directly.
After several minutes of running they arrived at the village center, they opened the door forcefully and sweat was pouring from their faces abundantly.
To notice a person standing in front of the map hanging on the wall.
Jesse sighed saying in an exhausted tone "What happened? (sigh) What is the emergency?"
The man from afar replied to him in a calm tone "There is no emergency."
Nicholas raised his eyebrow in surprise "Then why—"
Before he finished his words Joseph burst into laughter, placing his hand on his mouth in a desperate attempt to suppress the laugh.
Everyone looked toward him after realizing what had just happened to them.
Nicholas clenched his fist nervously, for a vein to stand out in the middle of his forehead.
He began running trying to catch Joseph, but the latter managed to escape before it was too late.
Jesse lay on a chair with fatigue while fanning his face to cool it.
Jesse scrutinized the standing man, to find that he had turned toward them. He was a bit taller than Joseph, wearing wide black pants and a shirt of the same color with a strange symbol in its middle and wearing an orange mask with black glasses, and a good muscular build.
Jesse realized immediately that he was the same person Joseph spoke about in the previous mission "Marcus."
Marcus spoke in a sharp tone "Everyone sit."
All those present sat on the chairs waiting for the mission from him.
Nicholas's eyes were rigid from anger, while watching Joseph, who was still trying to suppress his laughter.
Ethan was fidgeting with his fingers.
While Jesse was watching him like a father watching his son.
After several seconds of silence Marcus spoke saying "Since this is our first meeting let me summarize the situation and introduce myself, my name is Marcus Spinoza, and there is no need for you to introduce yourselves for I already know you."
Jesse replied to his words saying "Good I will not have to introduce myself."
Marcus continued his speech "Alright in short there is a plague that appeared some time ago in the village it has not spread much yet since we controlled the situation and isolated all the infected in a place by themselves and therefore I and 3 of you will go to Willowood Village to fetch a cure for this plague."
After that Marcus directed his gazes toward the door then said calmly "Late as usual."
Everyone turned their faces toward the door to find Mira standing in front of the door. Then she said in an annoyed tone "I come whenever I want you idiot."
Marcus replied to her "Alright let us just start quickly."
Marcus and Mira began walking toward each other then stopped the moment they approached one another.
Then the two raised their fists in the air and said at the same time "Rock paper scissors."
Mira chose scissors while Marcus chose paper.
A big smile appeared on her face then she pointed toward Jesse saying in a cheerful tone "I will take Jesse."
Jesse was surprised then said in a questioning tone "What do you mean?"
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Marcus took a deep breath then said while pointing at Nicholas "Alright I will take this one."
Jesse and Jenny kept looking toward them in surprise waiting for them to explain what they were doing. Mira said while pointing toward Joseph "I will choose Joseph and you can take the rest."
Marcus began walking until he exited outside the hut then said in a loud voice "Come whoever I chose let him follow me."
Nicholas and Ethan and Jenny began following him while Joseph and Jesse remained in the place.
After Marcus and the rest moved away Jesse directed his gazes toward Mira and said to her in surprise "Can you explain what is happening?"
Mira placed her hand on her head and said in an annoyed tone "You ask too many questions. Simply those whom Marcus chose will go with him to Willowood Village to fetch the medicine while we have to take care of the village affairs until his return."
Joseph placed his hand on Jesse's shoulder and said in a sarcastic tone "Hehehehe do not believe her my friend whenever Marcus leaves the village she only plays around."
Mira began laughing while placing her hand on her mouth then said in a happy tone "Hehehehe you speak as if you do not enjoy with me every time this happens." A light smile appeared on Joseph's face then he said "You are right about that." Mira said while exiting the hut "Alright let us get out of here we have the whole day for fun."
(With Marcus and the rest)
Marcus continued walking until he stopped in front of the village gate. He advanced toward the guard and gave him a card with strange symbols written on it. The guard took a look at it then opened the door.
After Marcus retrieved his card and exited the village with the rest everyone noticed two giant carts full of mushrooms and wheat and some other things in front of them.
Marcus turned toward them then said in a sharp tone "Alright start carrying those carts."
Expressions of anger appeared on Nicholas's face then he said "What! You said we would go to fetch the cure from that village why will we take all those things with us?"
The latter replied to him in a calm tone "Did that idiot Joseph not teach you anything useful? Do you really think they will give us the medicine for free? Of course we will give them something in exchange for that medicine and these carts are the exchange."
Nicholas replied to him "Even with that how can we carry all this thing alone?"
Marcus took a deep breath then headed toward Nicholas. He placed his hands on his shoulders and made him stand straight.
Nicholas kept looking toward him in surprise and said to him "What are you doing yo—"
And before he finished his words Marcus raised his fist quickly and struck him with his finger on his head.
Nicholas placed his hand on his head from the pain and said to him in a tone full of anger "You a#$# why did you do this?" After several seconds Nicholas was surprised by a strange feeling.
"What is this sudden energy I feel?! I feel that I have become much lighter and more energetic and all the pain I was feeling has vanished."
Marcus headed toward Ethan and Jenny and did the same thing to them.
Expressions of amazement controlled Ethan's features.
While Jenny remained shocked by this sudden energy she felt.
Marcus took a deep breath and said to them "Alright now you have no excuse not to work come go carry the carts time is pressing us."
Then he began walking forward while everyone kept looking toward him in surprise for a period of time.
Nicholas grabbed the first cart alone while Ethan and Jenny cooperated to drag the second cart.
The carts were heavy but because of all that energy they had they managed to drag them easily while following Marcus.
After several hours of walking under the scorching sun rays, expressions of fatigue began appearing on their faces.
They stopped in front of one of the green forests.
The same forest they went to the previous time.
Nicholas left the cart then began walking toward Marcus then said to him in a worried tone "We must avoid this forest it is not safe we almost died twice when we entered this place."
Marcus turned his head toward Nicholas then replied to him with indifference "No need to worry I know this place well and how to deal with the situations here."
He turned toward Jenny and Ethan and said to them in a slightly loud voice "Put that cart there we will rest a little."
After that everyone sat under the dense trees of the forest taking shelter from the sun rays.
Marcus went toward one of the carts taking out a small bag from it.
After returning to them he opened the bag and took out 3 pieces of bread. He distributed them to them to eat them while he remained sitting in his place.
After they ate the bread Nicholas stood up then began walking toward one of the trees to relax a little until suddenly a feeling of fatigue and pain began controlling his body.
And in one moment he fell on the ground unconscious.
Expressions of fear and tension appeared on Jenny's face then she ran toward Nicholas to check on him but before she reached him she felt fatigue as well and some pain in her hands and stomach.
She began breathing hysterically then said in a muffled voice "What is..."
And before she finished her words she fell as well on the ground unconscious.
Expressions of shock controlled Ethan's face upon seeing that.
He stood up quickly then headed toward them to check on them. He sat on the ground then began checking on them with a worried face.
He remained in his place for several seconds until the feelings of worry began disappearing and feelings of relief appeared upon noticing that they were still breathing.
Ethan turned behind to find Marcus sitting on one of the trees while looking toward him calmly.
Silence prevailed over the place for Ethan to begin feeling discomfort at being alone with Marcus.
After several seconds Marcus cut the rope of silence saying in an impressed voice "This is amazing all of them fell except you I thought you would follow them as well after a few seconds but you have not been affected until now."
Features of annoyance and anger appeared in Ethan's features upon realizing that Marcus was the one who did that.
He pointed with his finger toward Nicholas and Jenny while looking toward Marcus with angry eyes.
Marcus understood immediately that Ethan was asking about what he did to them so he said to him "Oh do you want to know what I did to them?"
Ethan shook his head with yes so he replied to him "I do not know maybe they are infected or maybe they are dying and about to die." (The expressions of anger increased on Ethan's face) Marcus continued his speech in a sharp tone "Even if they died because of me what will you do anyway?"
Ethan clenched his fist strongly and began approaching him.
The latter did not move from his place, continuing to watch him coldly.
And before Ethan reached him, he fell on the ground losing consciousness.
(The End)