Things are going at a rapid pace. The campaigns are also going at a chaotic pace.
But there are three people that are feeling like they are stuck in the still waters of the deep ocean.
They are none other than the trio.
Philip, Jack, and Watt.
After that stupid decision, they made it by themselves without talking to Sam and just thinking that they are good enough to deal with that transcendent intruder and almost got themselves killed, Sam didn't talk to them.
He didn't scold them, hit them, or even warn them. He just stayed silent.
Even in the Capital city, they couldn't eat together, drink together and Sam didn't involve them in any plans.
He just went on with Raunak and the ten people Raunak brought into the game and made all the plans together.
One month passed since their arrival at the city and they are not even allowed to follow Sam to the town where he set up the brewery and meet with him.
When they went there, they are blocked by the same beasts they played with and spent time together with. The most violent reaction came from the ape and they couldn't even understand why.
What they don't know is Sam left the Ape in charge and made a clause that if the trio entered the brewery and disturbed him, he would take him off as in charge and place Yanwu in that position, which managed to trigger him enough, that he is ready to bash the trio in their faces.
Now, the trio is stuck in a dead-end for a long time. They couldn't meet him and even if they managed to achieve that, he would just give them the ultimate move, the cold shoulder.
They didn't expect Sam to be this cold. Whenever Sam did this to others and even threatening the people who disturbed him with a single look, they felt so proud, because the single man who makes thousands tremble with a glance is their close friend and they can even joke around with him normally.
They make fun of him, they play with his beast companions, and they were involved in all his projects without even asking.
To be frank, in the desolate planet, Sam is the most powerful man and it would be an exaggeration to say that. But they can do all those things with him without a second thought.
But now that they are being treated in the same way as those young scions that tried to befriend Sam so much, they couldn't help but feel lost and helpless.
There are many instances where they started a brawl between themselves as they pushed blame on each other.
But they calmed as quickly as they can before anyone is fatally injured.
At this moment, the trio planned something today.
Early morning, before dawn, they just barged into the factory and stole a large amount of wine.
The ape went crazy and chased them around and this commotion is enough to let the rest of the beasts alert and start chasing them.
The hoverboards allowed them to flee and the beasts are also not ready to attack them seriously. If they did, they would have been done for. They actually counted on such a reaction before they executed the plan.
Sam came out of his room and looked at them coldly.
He gestured the beasts to calm down and went after them himself. They escaped the brewery from the back entrance and entered the forest. Sam followed them on harbinger at a relaxed pace. He can catch up to them any time he wants. His board is the fastest of all. On top of that, Philip and Jack's boards are not exactly focused on speed.
But Sam allowed them to show their tricks and played along.
After moving a bit deeper into the forest, they finally halted and Sam spoke.
"Give the barrel back."
Philip took out the barrel and placed it on the ground before stepping back.
Sam took the barrel and put it back in the storage.
He prepared to leave after that and turned around. But Jack already blocked his way on that side. All three of them are surrounding him on the boards.
"Are you sure you guys want to do this?"
Sam asked as he looked at all three of them.
"We couldn't find any other way."
"Your wish. But don't regret it later."
As soon as he spoke, Harbinger zoomed forward towards Jack, and Sam's body turned metallic and his arms which he placed in front turned into large metal spikes.
He didn't even put any more energy into the attack. Just pure brute force.
Jack was unprepared for this and blocked the attack with his sword, but he couldn't take the impact. He used the board under his feet to glide backward and negate the force that pushed him.
Sam didn't pursue him and moved to the side where Philip is standing.
Philip is already preparing an attack after Sam moved, his body turned metallic and it is turned into red hot condition. He almost looked like a lump of molten metal.
He threw a punch towards Sam and Sam did the same. Both fists are about to collide, and Sam suddenly felt a movement behind him. It is Watt. He is on his alert and he threw a bunch of cards with the strings attached to it towards Sam.
Sam couldn't dodge it in time due to his clash with Philip and both the fists collided at the same time as the cards impaled into Sam's hands.
Sam didn't even flinch and was about to remove the cards and move backward with the harbinger, but he was once again surprised. Philip's hand turned into molten metal and enveloped Sam's hand holding him in place and Watt is throwing card after card to tie him up.
Jack who recovered prepared his sword and is ready to make his move. The trio couldn't help but smiling as this is the first time they managed to subdue Sam using their tricks.
Sam exhaled a breath and smirked. He opened his mouth and cold water splashed out of it pouring all over Philip's body covering the surroundings in hot steam.
The water is as cold as eyes. Sam used this opportunity to pull the cards out of his arms and decrease the altitude by reducing the thrust. Jack's sword which was supposed to be taking Sam down was now aimed at Philip.
Jack also realized that something is wrong and managed to stop the attack, but the backlash made his palm bleed.
The trio was stumped for a second and the steam that is around them is obstructing their vision. They had to rely on the spiritual sense. But Sam didn't have to. He actually moved the steam to his advantage and all of a sudden the trio lost their breathing for a second.
Watt who is the wind element user in the trio tried his best to contend with Sam to clear the steam. But Sam also has a water element and his control is obviously better, so he can easily resist Watt's efforts.
But it wouldn't last long, the water would precipitate easily.
Sam also didn't count on it. He tried his best to make them feel lost of breath and feel helpless.
After the thickness of the steam reduced, Sam let go and all three of them tried their best to take the breath in.
Sam made his move without waiting for them.
The trio tried to move away, they felt embarrassed and stupid at the same time. They could have escaped and moved out of the steam, but they didn't get that idea when their breath is lost. Their instincts are acting dumbly and their first instinct is to fight for the breath, not clear themselves from the problem.
Now that they are breathing again, but still, their reaction time is a bit slower as their body is troubled with the lack of oxygen, their instincts are still being numb and their first reaction to move away.
Sam took out his reaper sword and attacked. But this time, he didn't attack them directly. His target was the hoverboards. He separated the board from their legs by knocking them out.
All three of them fell face-first into the ground and felt helpless.
Sam hovered over them and spoke.
"One small trick and you guys are done. I could have killed at least three times in this interval. When you are fighting with a familiar you have to think differently than you usually do.
But how would you learn that; all you did is fight for me and train with me, that you are so confident that you could dance with me for a few minutes?
That is why the experience is so important."
The three of them sat on the ground with gloomy expressions. They didn't even dare to look at Sam.
Sam shook his head and said.
"One more chance. I will give you one more chance. If you manage to defeat me in the next fight, I would let you do what you want. But if you cannot you have to go on your own journey."
All three of them exchanged glances and nodded at each other.
This is their last chance.
