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Veer was truly surprised to see the big man here. He smiled and was going to call him but then stopped. Rock was already carrying that boulder, so it was best not to disturb him...

"Hey, Mountain Man, we have brought some of your kins along."

Brando shouted, as he took a step back. It was clear even he didn't want to get close to Rock.

Hearing his shout, Rock turned around and his flat expression vanished, turning into that of pure joy. It was the first time Veer had seen that look, so he was quite surprised.

With a heavy thump that shook the earth, Rock dropped the boulder and took Veer in his arms. His laugh echoed in the tunnel, confusing other Aethrym workers as he said, "Haha, welcome back Boss. I didn't think we will meet so soon."

"Thanks, but can you please release me?" Veer muttered, trying his best to get out of his hold, but it seemed impossible. Rock was just too strong physically.

Hearing him, Rock pulled away as he smiled at Veer and said, "You don't know how happy I am to see you here, Boss. These jelly-belly beings speak so annoyingly, and I can't even understand them."

"See? I knew you would know him," Brando puffed his chest, as he waited for some compliment but none came.

Only Sando snickered beside him and said, "We will go and notify the chief about you and your companion. He'll be happy knowing that there's finally someone who can understand us. Meanwhile, you can ask the Mountain guy to show you around."

Veer nodded and said, "Thanks a lot. We will definitely thank your chief and repay."

"Don't worry about it."

Saying that, the two bid their farewell and walked back in the direction they came from. Seeing that they were alone, Aurora came forward and whispered to Rock, "Can we trust them?"

"Huh? Weren't you against Boss or something?" Rock was confused, even more so when he saw how close the two seemed.

Still, it wasn't his matter to probe in, so he simply shrugged and answered, "You can trust them. It's been a while since I came here or more like was teleported here. We had a fight in start but we came to an agreement, probably. I don't know the details."

"How do you not know the details of an agreement you did?" Veer was speechless, and so was Aurora. She wondered what kind of people Veer had trained...

Rock scratched his bald head and replied, "I really don't know, Boss. I just beat some of them, then someone with a big head came and said something. I don't know what he said, but I guessed he was trying to make peace so I also agreed."
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To say he was shocked would be an understatement. Veer just looked at his subordinate, dumbfounded. Blinking, he asked, "You mean, you are living with another race whom you can't even communicate with? And you also have the peace agreement?"

"Yeah, pretty much. I also help out in these minor works and they give me food. That's all good for me until I find a way back. Fortunately, now that you're here, you can do it."

Veer opened his mouth and closed it, as he really had nothing to say. He was just impressed by how simple Rock was and how good he was at survival, even if in weird ways.

On the other hand, Aurora noted something from his words and asked, "You mean, there is no way out of this?"

"Not that I know. I also couldn't ask them," Rock suddenly stopped, as he slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot. Boss Elara is also here, though her condition..."

He couldn't even complete his sentence before Veer gripped his shoulders tightly and asked, his eyes burning in excitement, "She's also here! Where is she? Why didn't you tell this earlier, you dumbhead?"

"Uh, I forgot," Rock then looked past his shoulder and said, "I'll take you to her, though."

"Thanks, let's not waste any time."

Veer was too excited, so he quickly turned Rock around and began to force him to lead the way. His smile was brilliant, and it was something that made Aurora smile too.

However, she also felt a strange feeling gripping her heart as she thought, 'Would you have loved me the same if I had abandoned everything for you?'

She wondered, as she had always done. Sadly, there was no remedy for past and regrets. She could only work for her future and she would do it.

'I will make you mine, Veer. There is no way I'm doing the same mistake again,' Aurora smiled and followed the two of them.

Because of Rock's huge body structure, they had to walk behind him while the Aethryms had to stick themselves to the walls. They looked really terrified when Rock passed by them, making Aurora really curious as to what happened here.

After passing through some more tunnels, Rock suddenly stopped and looked around. Scratching his head, he muttered, "Which way was it again?"

"Rock!"

Rock flinched, as he heard a cold, chilling voice behind him. He gulped, wondering when he had begun to fear someone. This was so unlike him, but Veer...

"If you don't remember her location correctly this time..."

Rock shivered, as he quickly nodded his bald head and said, stuttering, "I-I just remembered. I'll let you get to her right away."

They changed paths and this time Rock paid close attention to the details so he wouldn't get lost again. Meanwhile, Aurora, who was walking behind them, thought, 'What did he do to make such a man fear him? Hmm, I'll need to understand you once again, V.'

Fortunately, this time Rock didn't blunder and took the two of them to the right destination. They stepped inside of a hall carved with some paintings, which had a single stone to light up the whole hall.

In the centre of the hall, a giant skull of a monster rested and atop it, a beautiful young woman with a detached look on her face was sitting.

Her eyelids twitched slightly, as she sensed something and her eyes, which were distant, seemed to have gathered some clarity.

Elara was as beautiful as ever.