Cecelia and Vienna weren't idiots.
They had long taken a chance to surround the Alsa, Franklin and Georgia.
So, as soon as Alsa turned around Cecelia intercepted her.
" I can't let you leave, Major General, " Cecelia grinned, while crossing her hands over her majestic breasts.
" You know me? " Alsa asked cautiously. While, glaring at this woman's perfect physique.
Player's all women naturally had perfect figures, while women like her had to exercise daily.
" Before I was subdued by my Master, I was a Team Captain in Military. I can at least recognize emblems of my superiors, " Cecelia smiled, pointing at Alsa's shoulder.
" So, you are a deserter... But, there is still a chance. Take a step back now. When we lift this curse on you, I'll personally reinstate you in your post, " Alsa replied.
" Dream on bitch! You want to kill my Master!?Haha. Do you even have ability to?! What a joke! Also, This is not a curse. This is blessing of my Master and he is the only one I care about. "
" You have gone insane, " Alsa readied herself for the fight, while making sure Aurora in her arms wouldn't be harmed.
" Insane?! Yes I have. But, Major General, you will be the same. Your rank will mean nothing when you will be held down and brainwashed by Master! " Cecelia laughed.
Alsa now didn't waste her words, because she had a feeling that these women were just trying to buy time for something.
She snapped her finger, as the ring on her finger morphed into a globular shield around her.
" A fancy artifact? " Cecelia had also moved her form by now.
But, her gauntlet covered fist was completely neutralised by the weird shield, that broke as easily as water frame, but completely neutralised her attack.
Alsa sighed with regret and fought back.
This was one time Stage 4 artifact, that allowed its user to get an invisible shield that will block any attack below Stage 5 once.
Important thing was it will regenerate every 5 seconds for 1 hour!
The two exchanged tens of thousands of blows in those next 5 seconds.
Alsa had already counted the time, and just as time was over, she sneakily used another artifact.
Cecelia was shocked as two Alsas holding two Auroras appeared in front of her and both looked exactly same!
She was confused for a moment before she kicked the closer one.
The shield had regenerated by now, and her attack was neutralized completely.
At the same time, other Alsa took run and ran away rapidly. Other one near her, also started escaping.
Cecelia didn't waste her time and followed the closer one, but when she caught up, she only found a fake puppet that disappeared on touching.
Looking back, she understood that she was Played!
" Bitchh!!!! " Cecelia roared , before following the direction in which the other one had escaped.
She threw out her mana like radar in all directions and luckily found a rapidly escaping figure at one end.
Without wasting a moment, she threw out a long range attack which Alsa dodged hurriedly.
" Damn it! " Cecelia was already annoyed.
So, she inwardly apologized to Aurora and started targeting her.
Sure enough, Alsa had to slow down now and Cecelia caught up.
" Where are you going to run now dumb bitch! " She cursed while slapping Alsa.
But, at this moment Alsa didn't move, she just looked at Cecelia with smug smile before dissolving into nothingness.
This was also a fake!
Cecelia who saw this was stunned.
She turned around and started spreading her mana in all directions.
But, she now found nothing...
A cold fear flashed over her body, as she roared, " Nooooo!!!! "
She was scammed and then mocked.
But, what made her terrified was that Aurora was Alex's stepmother.
If something happened to her... Biggest blame will be hers because she let Alsa escape.
It wasn't long before, two figures also tracked her.
The young girl in white leotard was clearly anxious when she saw Cecelia running around like headless chicken, " Cecelia, where is my mom? "
" T-That... She must be here... I-I followed her... I-If we look togethe- "
Slap!
Cecelia couldn't continue her frightened blabbering as Alina slapped her, " Stupid woman. Did you loose her!? "
" I-I... I-m sorry..." Cecelia was already stressed from last night's situation, she completely broke down when Alina blamed her.
Alina became even more furious when she saw Cecelia crying.
She raised her hand to slap the woman again, only to be stopped by Vienna.
" What the fuck do you want slut? " Alina shouted.
Vienna frowned, " Mistress, it's not Department Head's fault. Even if you and I were in her place, the ending would have been same. These people cleverly planned everything. Just remember how that man and woman escaped? We couldn't stop them as well. This was all premediated. What we need to do now is to find their location as soon as possible. "
Hearing Vienna speak up for her, Cecelia looked at her gratefully and gathered her bearing again.
Alina calmed down slightly now.
She sighed deeply and shook off the hand holding her wrist, " You got quite a lot into you, to teach me stuff. I'll deal with you later. For now let's keep searching, while waiting for brother... "
Meanwhile, back at Melbourne Alex haphazardly brainwashed all women in 9 family mansions.
He had long noticed Franklin, Georgia and Alsa's stage 4 auras, seeing them making some move later, he had already escalated his actions, giving poor women from these families no chance to resist his might.
The Game Hide and Seek ended, and he was finally able to leave.
He sighed, thinking Franklin and others really found a precise moment to kidnap Aurora.
Because of The Game, he was stuck in there and couldn't leave before he won.
Without wasting any time, he disappeared from Melbourne and appeared where
Alina, Cecelia and Vienna were.
The three women were about to leave in three different directions, but when they saw Alex they all stopped.
" Brother! "
" Master! " ×2
Alina directly jumped into Alex's arms and started sobbing, " Bro... They took mom. "
" Calm down. I'm here, " Alex softly replied and patted Alina's ass, before looking at two mature women, who also wanted to hug him.
" Come, " Alex said and pulled them in his arms.
The two women were overjoyed and relaxed completely, when they felt Alex's hands on their butts.
Next moment, they felt their own mana leaving their control, but believing in Alex they subdued their instinctual caution and obediently let him do whatever he wanted.
Alex closed his eyes, while he controlled three women's mana reserve and spread out a thin layer of mana in all directions.
" Found them! "
After a moment he opened his eyes again, and suddenly all three of them disappeared from that place.
Appearing at the place hundreds of kilometers away.
Alex didn't hide his appearance, so as soon as he came to the place, uncountable tactical missiles were launched at him.
But, he just snorted and waved his hand casually destroying them.
The flames burned and the military barrack there was filled with explosions.
The few mechas that survived, jumped out but were easily dispatched by Vienna and Cecelia who were eager to showcase their worth.
Georgia and Franklin had just reached the place, when they saw Alex, and three women from before already there, they were stunned.
" How did they reach here before us?! " Georgia exclaimed.
Alex also saw them.
He ordered, " Cecelia, Vienna Handle them. I'm going in. "
" Yes Master! " × 2
Franklin and Georgia were still confused when two bloodthirsty auras locked onto them.
The two women were weaker than before due to mana loss, but at this moment since the one they loved was nearby, their strength output was 120%.
The destructive battle once again started.
Meanwhile Alex directly destroyed the ground, unlocking the underground fortified shelter.
It wasn't hard for him to find a familiar beautiful woman already waiting for him while clutching a terrified woman's throat.
" Mom! " Alina shouted, while holding Alex's hand.
She was relieved to see her mother unharmed.
" ... A-Alina? A-Alex?... Is that really you... Am I dreaming? "
" No mom. Brother and I came to save you! " Alina replied back excitedly, as she glared at Alsa.
" You came here, far faster than we expected, " Alsa sighed, while rubbing Aurora's neck.
Aurora tensed up.
" You slut! let our mom go! Or we will make you regret it! " Alina snorted and got ready to fight.
Aurora had woken up by now, and had been very shocked to see herself in some military facility.
Now seeing her two children before her heart was filled with joy. But, then she remembered their situation.
" Officer... My children are innocent... They have never done any crime... If we have done anything wrong. Just punish me... " Aurora pleaded.
Hearing the woman's caring voice, Alex's heart involuntarily softened.
This was the woman which was both hated and loved by original Alex....
" Let her go Alsa, " Alex ordered patiently.
Alsa was stunned as she heard the familiar tone in this Player's voice.
She couldn't help but feel that she had known him for a long time, but she couldn't understand why she felt that.
Suddenly a shocking thought went through her mind remembering certain someone, but she quickly suppressed it and looked at the charming white haired boy.
" Don't make a move or I'll snap her head, " Alsa threatened warily.
After hearing this Player's voice, her heart was filled with tremors.
She knew, this was also a part of her instinct which believed him to be a strong threat.
Before him, she didn't even dared to snap her eyelids for a moment.
Seeing him suddenly take a step forward, Alsa instinctively took a step back.
Feeling the cold sweat on her back, she hurriedly spoke, " Stop! You need to see someone! "
" See someone? " Alex cocked his head to side in surprise.
But, just then he saw another person coming out from behind Alsa.
Previously he had perceived multiple people protected by Alsa, but he had thought they were just random people.
But, now as his eyes met one of them he understood that this was the trap.
His lips now couldn't help but curl into a mocking smirk, as he saw a transparent screen appearing before his eyes.
[ You are Challenged by the Player : Rain ]
[ Participation is mandatory ]
[ The Game has been randomly Chosen ]
[ THE BEST OF 3 BATTLE ROYALE ]
" So, this is how you want to play huh... " Alex laughed, as his form disappeared.
* * * *
Georgia had always been a smartest kid around since as long as she could remember.
She had photographic memory.
Everything, she could learn at a glance.
She was perfect in every sense.
Academics, sports, music... No one could beat her.
Her father always praised her.
Her mother was proud of her.
Her siblings were jealous of her.
People envied her.
She had come to understand that she was better than everyone.
But, that was until her sixteenth birthday. When her father announced her as his heir and the upcoming head of Wales Family.
That very night, he was assassinated...
His death was followed by her mother's sickness that made her bed ridden in coma forever.
Her older brother became the new family head.
Everything that was supposed to be hers was taken away.
Her glory, her power, her belonging was stolen.
Young Georgia was furious.
So, she waited..
She kept a smile on her face...
She became a good younger sister, by helping her brother...
She became a filial daughter, by always visiting her mother with flowers...
And finally after 5 years of non stop scheming, she got a chance and managed to poison her brother to death.
No one suspected her...
She cried on her brother's grave for hours.
Her act was flawless, everyone only saw a heartbroken sister grieving her brother's unfortunate death.
Next day, her second brother became family head.
She killed him next month with her own hands.
This time no one stood in her path, as she became new family head.
But, now she didn't stop.
She had already gone crazy in pursuit of what she thought belonged to her.
Using her wits she rapidly consolidated her power by eliminating others who could threaten her in family.
But, that fear of having everything taken away still gnawed at her heart, so she murdered her younger brother next.
Then continued with every last person who could claim her seat after her death.
At that point everyone knew who was behind this...
But, in those years she had already brought the declining Wales family to the peak of its glory.
Her alliance with Royal Family further strengthened her hold.
Her life was going smoothly... Way too smoothly...
But, her thirst for power was way too strong. She couldn't sit still knowing that there were people who could take away her everything with just one word.
And just then, she came across a text, on her private number which she had never shared with anyone...
[ Do you thirst for more? Do you wish there was no one above you? ]
Georgia was stunned.
The text was simple.
But, how did someone know the deepest desire in her heart?
She ignored the text, but then another came.
[ I can let you stand amongst the strongest in the World ]
She tried to block the number, but it didn't work.
[ I can make you one of the rulers of this World ]
The texts didn't stop even when Georgia changed numbers.
Even when she tried to trace back the texts, she couldn't find anything.
She understood that she was just a frog at the bottom of the well.
The one behind these texts was definitely someone influential.
Finally after many tries, she replied in irritation, " What do you want? "
[ I knew you would reply jpg*smiling ]
" What do you want? "
[ Let's meet ]
" Where? "
[ I will come find you when time comes. Wait for me jpg*byebye jpg*excited]
After series of way too friendly replies. The texts finally stopped.
Until few days later in late night, she got another text.
[ Come to the terrace of your office building. I'm there. Waiting ~ jpg*mischievous ]
Georgia had already been curious about this person's identity.
So, she quickly took an elevator to the terrace.
Late at night, none was up there.
" There's no one here, " She texted back in irritation, thinking this was a prank.
[ Look up jpg*smile ]
Georgia annoyingly looked up, only to see mesmerizing golden wings that covered her entire eye span.
The holy aura emanated from them and the every flutter in them calmed her racing heart.
As they pulled closer she finally saw, a breathtakingly beautiful woman with Greek Godess like appearance, two golden wings flapping behind her.
For a moment, Georgia even had an urge to kneel down and worship this angelic creature.
" Y-You... You texted me? " Georgia incredulously asked.
" Who else, " The woman spoke with a smile, as she landed before her.
" Hello Georgia Wales. It's nice to see you again, " The woman spoke, as she hugged Georgia.
" H-Hello... Eek. What the hell are you doing, " Georgia was still shocked, but suddenly she felt the woman's hands inappropriately touching her breasts.
She pushed the woman away while blushing, and in motion she couldn't help but feel opposite party's soft parts which were clearly smaller than hers.
" Hehe. You're still the same, " The woman sighed in regret.
" What nonsense are you spouting? Do I even know you?... But, you look familiar.. "
" Really!? Are you also remembering your memories?! "
" Shut up... You're too close for my comfort... Wait. I have seen you in broadcast! You're the Princess of Helios! " Georgia incredulously spoke.
" Sigh. I almost forgot how famous I am at this point in time, " The woman sighed again.
She then straightened her back and moved back, the golden wings behind her closed together as she gave a most respectful bow from her country to Georgia.
" I'm Odessa IV Helios. The daughter Leonidas III Helios, " She solemnly introduced.
Georgia was surprised and hurriedly helped Odessa up.
" Ah! You are Princess?! You don't need to bow! " Georgia looked around to make sure no one else was there.
Helios was a powerful country in Central plains, it's only Princess bowing to a random family head from a Western country will directly destroy her whole career.
" My friend. You don't need to worry. Let's talk over wine! This princess will accompany you to booze! "
" I don't drink. "
" What!? You goddamn drunkard you stopped drinking?.... "
" I have never drunk... "
" That's good. It's time for revenge for all those times! "
"... "
That was how Georgia made first friend of her life.
" I got a prophecy by Gods! They sent me back to save the World! And as my best friend from future You Georgia has to help me save the World! "
That was how Georgia found out about the World's end...
Next, Helios' Princess Odessa and she together made an organization.
" ' Play Cards '? Such a lame name? We should call our organization Valhalla! " Odessa shook her head.
" What are you? 5 years old who read that in some webnovel? "
" Sigh. Whatever you say goes... "
So, that was how Play Cards was created, and as per Odessa's suggestions.
The strongest fighters of humanity were selected to join in.
But, as time passed more and more regressors started appearing.
Georgia who was still half sceptical, had to finally agree that World was about to end.
So, she made preparations to survive.
Stocking food.
Finding artifacts.
Creating fortifications.
Contacting other strong warriors of humanity in future.
She spent her whole wealth.
Only for future to completely change by the appearance of Players.
Still they hurriedly contacted all organization members and solidified their position.
[ I found it! The World Dungeon! I will be off radar for a while. You are new leader of our organization ]
Odessa disappeared for a period.
[ That place is harsh. We lost many warriors... But, I found a clue about Empress Agnes... ]
[ I'll be gone again... ]
[ I found a weird monster in there... ]
Georgia only got intermittent news from other side, while she controlled the whole organization.
[ I found it! The Doomsday Tower! It's as tough as in last life, but, I know how to solve these stupid puzzles. I'm already at 50th floor, its reward will let me reach Stage 5! ]
That was the last message Georgia got, before she sent Franklin to Melbourne.
He was a loyal man who unfortunately died early in last timeline, but this time she seduced him... or was she was seduced by his charm?
She didn't know. But, what mattered was that he was useful.
Sure enough her trust wasn't misplaced and Franklin brought back A Stage 4 token to her!
And that brought them now to the current situation...
Georgia opened her eyes, as white light disappeared.
They were now in a white space, which felt endless.
She looked to the side and sighed in relief to see Franklin there.
Just him being there with his handsome appearance, made her comfortable.
He also looked at her, " Are you okay? "
" Yes. where are we? " Georgia asked.
" We need to ask him... " Another voice said from side, it was Alsa.
The Player Rain who was pointed at replied fearfully, " This place looks like tutorial area... We must be in 'The Game'. "
" But, why the hell are we here too?! " Franklin said loudly.
Player Rain shrank back, " I-I don't know... It says Best of 3 Battle ROYALE..."
Georgia was also worried, " So, we really got pulled into this. But, Weren't we supposed to send multiple Players against that Alex. Till he dies... We aren't even related to the Player. "
Alsa also frowned, " That was the plan. I don't know why we're also here. "
Just then another laughing voice said, " Haha. Dumb idiots. You're all into 'The Game' now. How does it feel like to fall into the trap you dug for me. "