The sight of another set of oncoming winged-beasts stabs Jeric’s flimsy patience like an ice pick. He can’t focus on counterattacking while gripping the steering wheel, so he stomps on the brakes, opens the door, hops out of his flashy car, and does again his merciless trick.

    “What’s the deal with those giant… mosquitoes? They sure love being impaled. Do they even have brains?” Jeric fearlessly gapes at the teeming creatures for several seconds, and then makes a grimace the moment his gaze lands on the lifeless beasts with their green blood gushing down the interlocking concrete stakes. With a cold-blooded smirk, he undoes his powers, leaving his victims splattering onto the ground. He then scans the vast grassy field like a consummate detective. “This place is strange. Why are there circles all around? And… what is that? A table? And… is that an electric fan right there? What happened here? Well, I think I heard something striking the ground while I was driving…. But those creatures can’t be the ones hurling those things… so where did they come from? This is so weird it’s amusing. Wait…. I think I see people…. Right. Right there….” Jeric checks his watch and lets out a smile of relief. “She’s really tough. Nice one!” He’s about to hop into his car again, but another set of squealing beasts rush toward him. “Oh, come on! Give me a break! Can anybody tell me why they’re so attracted to me? Seriously, am I that handsome?”

    Meanwhile, everybody already has the idea that somebody is coming, judging from the beasts’ behavior and raining of random things despite the fact that that everyone stays inside the safe zones.

    “I’m sure it’s Jeric,” Joriz says. “It must be him.”

    “I think so…. The traitor has finally come,” Aeron mumbles. “But I wish he were dead already.”

“I can’t be wrong. It’s Jeric! Somebody has to stop him!” Shaira says anxiously while eyeing at the oncoming car. “He will surely run into those yellow circles again and get us all killed before he even shows his annoying face.” Shaira’s point is accurate. The high concentration of yellow circles extends in all directions up to fifty meters from their location. And Jeric’s car is about to enter the nightmare zone. “We need to stop him! That stupid idiot!”

    “Then stop him if you can!” Cristina says, offended by Shaira’s words. “If it rains all of a sudden, just use your flying carpet again…. The one you used to move Vincent and Joshua near Kriz. Oh, you haven’t turned my shirt into normal yet, by the way. When do you plan on giving it back to me?”

    Shiara glances at Kriz who has just healed Joshua. Also inside the circle with Kriz is Vincent who’s lying on the ground, groaning in pain, and losing so much blood. She then looks at Cristina in the eye. “What’s your problem?”

    “I...