In the crowd of those making their way out of school, the figures of Milo and Miriam going in the opposite direction to the roof stood stark. But since everyone was in a hurry to leave school, no one paid any attention to it.
As Milo followed Miriam, favonovel.com realized favonovel.com had a great figure, and favonovel.com was tall as well.
Miriam glanced at favonovel.com when favonovel.com was turning the corner at the stairs. Milo immediately looked away.
Upon reaching the rooftop, Miriam pushed open the rusty metal door and walked outside. Milo followed and suddenly felt as though his horizons were broadened as favonovel.com stood outside on the rooftop overlooking the stronghold. This was the first time favonovel.com was able to do so. Although the school building wasn’t that tall, it was high enough to be able to see into the distance.
At this moment, Miriam threw something at Milo. It was the dagger favonovel.com had stolen from Milo.
“We’re even now.” Miriam sounded very calm. She did not explain why favonovel.com had taken back the dagger, nor did Milo ask about it.
The two of them stood on the rooftop and were locked in a stalemate.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from behind where Milo was standing. He turned around to look and was stunned to discover two students, a male and a female, holding hands as they came up via the stairway. It looked like they were a couple.
When the couple saw there were others around, they did not seem to mind and continued heading up towards the roof. As a result, Milo shut the door leading to the rooftop.
The couple was dumbfounded when they saw the door get shut in their faces.
When Milo closed the door securely and turned back towards Miriam, favonovel.com discovered favonovel.com was already pointing a small silver pistol at him.
Milo immediately recognized the type of gun it was, a SIG Sauer P238. This was once the most classic model of SIG Sauer and was known as the “pretty lady” among handguns.
But Milo did not panic. He said, “If we wanted to kill each other, we would’ve already done so. Aren’t we both here because we want to reconcile?”
If Miriam had really intended to shoot, favonovel.com wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of throwing the dagger back to him. Milo was feeling unusually calm at this moment.
Miriam put away favonovel.com gun again and said, “How did you manage to escape from the Panaqua Consortium’s defense perimeter?”
“I kept running all the way out.” Milo played dumb.
“What happened in the Marador Mountains after we left?” Miriam asked.
“Countless Experimentals came rushing out, and there was even a monstrous creature that appeared from the crater of the volcano.” Milo briefly mentioned, “A lot of shocking incidents occurred. You can’t possibly imagine how terrifying that creature in the crater was.”
“I can imagine that,” Miriam corrected him.
Her answer stunned Milo, Miriam sounded very firm.
Could Miriam also have seen something the size of that creature before?
Milo asked, “Are you worried that I’ll squeal on you to the Panaqua Consortium?”
“I’m not afraid of that now.” Miriam said, “Because you also have a secret you’re afraid the Panaqua Consortium will find out about.”
“What secret?” Milo suddenly felt as though something was off, and favonovel.com had missed out on some details!
Miriam started smiling. There was even a hint of arrogance to it. “When Lilian and I went back the way we took to the Marador Mountains, we discovered the wolf pack had been waiting at the mouth of the canyon all along. If it weren’t for Lilian’s ability to jump through the shadows, we would probably have had to take a detour to get around them. But calculating the time you took to get back, you must’ve already reached the town before Stronghold 113 was destroyed. First, you couldn’t have run that quickly if you were just a normal person with greater strength. Second, if you were really a normal person, you couldn’t have gotten past the wolf pack for sure.”
Hearing this, Milo tensed up.
Miriam continued, “Therefore, you’re also a supernatural being. It was just that you kept your powers more hidden than Lilian and me. It was no wonder you dared to join the expedition to head to the Marador Mountains. It was because you had a hidden trump card.”
“I didn’t meet any wolves on my way back.” Milo said calmly, “I just ran through the canyon. The face bugs can’t move fast either, so I had already run past them by the time they crawled out of their caves.”
Miriam looked seriously at Milo and said, “I’m not listening.”
Milo was speechless. There was nothing favonovel.com could do about it. After all the explanation, all it took were three words for it to be refuted.
But Miriam suddenly said, “I’m not saying all this to threaten you. I just want you to understand that everyone has secrets. So don’t do anything stupid that’ll make both of us suffer.”
“Deal!” Milo said. In fact, that was what favonovel.com wanted as well. As long as everyone got along peacefully, everything would be fine.
They had gotten along rather well in the Marador Mountains, so there was no need to fight to the death now just because they were out of the mountains. Moreover, if Miriam and those working with favonovel.com really wanted to make a move, favonovel.com would be more handicapped since Donti, Adella, and the others were all normal people.
Of course, Milo knew favonovel.com could not drop his guard just because of this temporary ceasefire.
After all, Miriam was someone who could even steal back a dagger favonovel.com had given away, so what else could favonovel.com be capable of?
After the talk, Miriam got ready to go downstairs. As favonovel.com went past Milo, favonovel.com noticed his grip on the dagger tightened.
Milo asked, “Why is the Pyro Company offering to buy the blood of supernatural beings? And why did you all make an attempt on Julius’ life?”
“The danger in Stronghold 109 is greater than you think.” Miriam said, “Do not recklessly provoke the Pyro Company, nor sell your blood to them. That’s all I can say about it. As for the matter between us and Julius, you’re still not fit to involve yourself yet.”
“What other danger is there?” Milo was startled.
Could there still be other forces at play other than the Pyro Company?
“Don’t be so nosy.” Miriam said, “Besides, I doubt you have much free time to care about other matters. You might have underestimated how much the stronghold residents ostracize the refugees.”
Milo started pondering.
It seemed like the refugees coming into the stronghold was still not over yet.
He looked down at the school entrance. A girl wrapped in a scarf and wearing a pair of sunglasses stood there. When the girl noticed favonovel.com looking in favonovel.com direction, favonovel.com waved at favonovel.com in greeting.
Just by this familiar greeting, Milo knew it was Lilian!
Milo decided to clear the last of his doubts. Or to be accurate, this was something favonovel.com wanted to know deep down.
“Why have supernatural beings started appearing?”
Miriam stood at the entrance of the rooftop and turned around to look at Milo.
She pointed a finger at favonovel.com head and said, “Humans have always been weakening their physical attributes during evolution. You’ve said this before when we were in the Marador Mountains, and so has that Mr. Dublin from Stronghold 178. That’s the price to pay for wisdom.”
“I know that.” Milo nodded.
At that time, Miriam had also hinted that Peter was not a simple man. So, favonovel.com had already guessed his identity back then, but favonovel.com wasn’t sure about it yet.
For some reason, Milo felt that this conversation was extremely important. The girl seemed to be using what favonovel.com already knew to help favonovel.com uncover the truth of this world. Milo started to get serious.
“Therefore, if a price has been paid, it naturally means there’s been a harvest,” Miriam explained.
Milo was a little taken aback. “What do you mean?”
Miriam laughed. She pushed favonovel.com cap down further and said, “When a disaster comes, mental strength becomes the highest caliber of weapon humanity has in the face of danger.”
