Chapter 340
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A day later, late into the night, Alec loaded himself up with stealth seals and various other arrays, then quietly slipped out of his room.
Night-time was still the best time in order for him to sneak around.
Loeri was cheering on top of Alec's head. "Yummy things!"
Alec still had no idea what Loeri's version of 'yummy things' was, but he was more than willing to find out.
There were so many people trapped on one little vessel that it felt suffocating.
Not to mention, the women were like a pack of hungry hyenas. There were some men that tried to hit on him as well.
It wasn't like he had anything against them – okay, that was a lie – Alec just didn't like humans all that much. Or, at all, really.
The only ones that he liked were those that he took under his wing. And were 'his'.
It only took one day for rumours to spread about the entire ship that he was involved with Elysia, but that hadn't deterred them any.
In fact, Alec was not hesitant to say that it might even have spurred them on a little.
Crazy bastards.
Anyway, he was digressing. He was bored enough that he was more than willing to go along with Loeri's whims.
He was going stir-crazy on this ship, seeing the same people day in and out.
He was sure that he would be able to match all their faces if they came near him now, which was more annoying than not. He never wanted to remember so many faces from the sheer annoyance they made him feel.
It was only a day, but it already rankled.
He had no idea how Elysia was still perfectly fine with it, but he didn't want to say anything in front of her, so he just kept silent.
There was only so long he could stay inside his room before people started pestering Elysia, so he had to come out as well.
Hopefully in this one month on the damn ship, some of them would retain some of their brain cells around them after seeing him day in and out.
As it was, he'd already stopped himself from killing a couple of people to warn them away.
Alec slipped down the stairs without a sound, and he didn't trip any alarms either.
He sidestepped the patrols without a problem.
Loeri, on the other hand, was rather busy.
She kept sprinkling spores around the place, and Alec was surprised when he could actually 'feel' the places she sprinkled them.
It felt something like when he Awakened something, but without the feeling of consciousness from them.
It felt like his range deepened a little in understanding when Loeri did that.
Alec prodded the little mushroom. "Just what else can you do?"
He hadn't managed to ask One about the breakdown of Loeri's skills before she disappeared with Dominique.
Loeri wriggled a little, tilting its body here and there in confusion. "Lots of things! Spreading spores, uh… tracking. Eating! And poison! Lots of poison!"
"Huh."
Well, that was interesting. It was more varied than what Fenrir and Bunbun could do, who were mostly geared towards direct combat.
Loeri's skillset was more support based, which was both useful and helpful.
…Though, he was suddenly interested in seeing a giant Loeri smash a few opponents to death.
They reached the bottom of the vessel before Alec had time to debate more on that topic.
There were five guards outside the door, and if that didn't scream 'secret!', he didn't know what did.
It was heavily guarded indeed.
But what exactly would be so heavily guarded on a passenger cruise like this, he didn't know.
Not to mention, there were many more magical signatures under there.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Alec, and he had a bad feeling.
Didn't this feel like he was tripping into a plot, of all things?
Chills ran up and down his spine at the flag he was setting up for himself.
'Damn it!' Alec swore.
But he wasn't the same person who had previously run away from the thought of a plot occurring, and his interest was already piqued. Right now, he didn't think he could let it go unless he knew what was behind the closed doors.
Once again, Alec's crippling weakness for satisfying his curiosity didn't allow him to stop and turn back before he got himself into trouble.
What had it come to, that Alec was actually going to seek out trouble rather than avoiding it?
Should he be worried?
"Loeri, can you put those guards to sleep?"
Loeri bobbed its head. "I can! I can also poison them, dissolve their brains, and put them under my control!"
Alec should have been alarmed, but this skillset was too useful for him to worry about anything. "What do you mean, 'put them under your control'?"
"Mm… like I spore them, then whoosh, they're under my control!"
Alec's brows shot up. Mind control? But to what extent?
"Is there anything they can't do while you're controlling them?"
"Nope!"
"How long does the control last?"
"Uh… forever?" Loeri said with a bit of confusion.
Huh.
That was… really useful. Almost too useful. No wonder the Thousand Poison Mushroom was a magical beast!
"Put them under your control, then."
"Okay."
Loeri shook its mushroom cap a little, and the spore spread out in an absolutely stunning multi-coloured rainbow that faded as it hit the light.
The spore travelled towards the five guards who were standing still, landing on bare skin.
One of the guards sneezed.
Another guard spoke with confusion. "Is it just me, or do you feel a bit of wind?"
"You're thinking too much, man."
Five minutes passed before the guards returned to their sleepy-eyed look.
"Loeri, make sure they don't notice us going through the doors."
"Okay!"
Alec stepped forward and studied the guards, noting that each one of them had a seal on them that would allow them to pass unhindered.
Without any trouble or stumbles, Alec copied the same seal onto his shirt, the black ink blending in with the shirt's fabric.
Alec walked forward casually, and the sealed doors opened automatically for a short amount of time before shutting closed again once Alec was through.
Outside the sealed room, the guards looked just as normal as usual, and there wasn't anything out of place.
They didn't even blink.
The guards themselves didn't even notice that they'd done anything out of the usual, Loeri's orders sliding to the back of their minds.
Alec stepped forward and found that the floor beyond this was almost completely dark.
Luckily, he had no problems with it.
He walked further up and stood by the handrails, glancing down.
All he could see were the shiny handrails and guardrails from the ship, and at first glance, it appeared like the rest of the ship made known to the public, but on a closer glance, was actually smoother and sleeker.
It seemed that this place was taken care of more than the ones that were available to the public. And wasn't that just interesting?
Beyond that, there were various rooms across the floor that had numbers and alphabets painted on them.
It reminded him of a prison cell. Or some sort of experimental facility that dealt in human experiments.
Alec's brows shot up as Loeri cheered. "Yummy things, yummy things! So many yummy things for me to eat!"
The sounds of footsteps drew nearer, and Alec's eyes sharpened.
Instantly, he jumped forward and grabbed the handrail, launching himself off the floor onto the one below.
"Loeri, spore them."
"I already did!"
He listened for longer before relaxing a little. They had yet to discover that something was wrong, which meant that his infiltration was still undiscovered.
What exactly were they keeping here? Or transporting?
People? Creatures?
Alec wandered a bit from the handrail and walked towards the cell where he could feel a magical signature that felt like –
Alec was about to peer into one cell through the bars, and his eyes widened right as he registered what he was feeling and seeing.
"Elysia!" he hissed.
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A day later, late into the night, Alec loaded himself up with stealth seals and various other arrays, then quietly slipped out of his room.
Night-time was still the best time in order for him to sneak around.
Loeri was cheering on top of Alec's head. "Yummy things!"
Alec still had no idea what Loeri's version of 'yummy things' was, but he was more than willing to find out.
There were so many people trapped on one little vessel that it felt suffocating.
Not to mention, the women were like a pack of hungry hyenas. There were some men that tried to hit on him as well.
It wasn't like he had anything against them – okay, that was a lie – Alec just didn't like humans all that much. Or, at all, really.
The only ones that he liked were those that he took under his wing. And were 'his'.
It only took one day for rumours to spread about the entire ship that he was involved with Elysia, but that hadn't deterred them any.
In fact, Alec was not hesitant to say that it might even have spurred them on a little.
Crazy bastards.
Anyway, he was digressing. He was bored enough that he was more than willing to go along with Loeri's whims.
He was going stir-crazy on this ship, seeing the same people day in and out.
He was sure that he would be able to match all their faces if they came near him now, which was more annoying than not. He never wanted to remember so many faces from the sheer annoyance they made him feel.
It was only a day, but it already rankled.
He had no idea how Elysia was still perfectly fine with it, but he didn't want to say anything in front of her, so he just kept silent.
There was only so long he could stay inside his room before people started pestering Elysia, so he had to come out as well.
Hopefully in this one month on the damn ship, some of them would retain some of their brain cells around them after seeing him day in and out.
As it was, he'd already stopped himself from killing a couple of people to warn them away.
Alec slipped down the stairs without a sound, and he didn't trip any alarms either.
He sidestepped the patrols without a problem.
Loeri, on the other hand, was rather busy.
She kept sprinkling spores around the place, and Alec was surprised when he could actually 'feel' the places she sprinkled them.
It felt something like when he Awakened something, but without the feeling of consciousness from them.
It felt like his range deepened a little in understanding when Loeri did that.
Alec prodded the little mushroom. "Just what else can you do?"
He hadn't managed to ask One about the breakdown of Loeri's skills before she disappeared with Dominique.
Loeri wriggled a little, tilting its body here and there in confusion. "Lots of things! Spreading spores, uh… tracking. Eating! And poison! Lots of poison!"
"Huh."
Well, that was interesting. It was more varied than what Fenrir and Bunbun could do, who were mostly geared towards direct combat.
Loeri's skillset was more support based, which was both useful and helpful.
…Though, he was suddenly interested in seeing a giant Loeri smash a few opponents to death.
They reached the bottom of the vessel before Alec had time to debate more on that topic.
There were five guards outside the door, and if that didn't scream 'secret!', he didn't know what did.
It was heavily guarded indeed.
But what exactly would be so heavily guarded on a passenger cruise like this, he didn't know.
Not to mention, there were many more magical signatures under there.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Alec, and he had a bad feeling.
Didn't this feel like he was tripping into a plot, of all things?
Chills ran up and down his spine at the flag he was setting up for himself.
'Damn it!' Alec swore.
But he wasn't the same person who had previously run away from the thought of a plot occurring, and his interest was already piqued. Right now, he didn't think he could let it go unless he knew what was behind the closed doors.
Once again, Alec's crippling weakness for satisfying his curiosity didn't allow him to stop and turn back before he got himself into trouble.
What had it come to, that Alec was actually going to seek out trouble rather than avoiding it?
Should he be worried?
"Loeri, can you put those guards to sleep?"
Loeri bobbed its head. "I can! I can also poison them, dissolve their brains, and put them under my control!"
Alec should have been alarmed, but this skillset was too useful for him to worry about anything. "What do you mean, 'put them under your control'?"
"Mm… like I spore them, then whoosh, they're under my control!"
Alec's brows shot up. Mind control? But to what extent?
"Is there anything they can't do while you're controlling them?"
"Nope!"
"How long does the control last?"
"Uh… forever?" Loeri said with a bit of confusion.
Huh.
That was… really useful. Almost too useful. No wonder the Thousand Poison Mushroom was a magical beast!
"Put them under your control, then."
"Okay."
Loeri shook its mushroom cap a little, and the spore spread out in an absolutely stunning multi-coloured rainbow that faded as it hit the light.
The spore travelled towards the five guards who were standing still, landing on bare skin.
One of the guards sneezed.
Another guard spoke with confusion. "Is it just me, or do you feel a bit of wind?"
"You're thinking too much, man."
Five minutes passed before the guards returned to their sleepy-eyed look.
"Loeri, make sure they don't notice us going through the doors."
"Okay!"
Alec stepped forward and studied the guards, noting that each one of them had a seal on them that would allow them to pass unhindered.
Without any trouble or stumbles, Alec copied the same seal onto his shirt, the black ink blending in with the shirt's fabric.
Alec walked forward casually, and the sealed doors opened automatically for a short amount of time before shutting closed again once Alec was through.
Outside the sealed room, the guards looked just as normal as usual, and there wasn't anything out of place.
They didn't even blink.
The guards themselves didn't even notice that they'd done anything out of the usual, Loeri's orders sliding to the back of their minds.
Alec stepped forward and found that the floor beyond this was almost completely dark.
Luckily, he had no problems with it.
He walked further up and stood by the handrails, glancing down.
All he could see were the shiny handrails and guardrails from the ship, and at first glance, it appeared like the rest of the ship made known to the public, but on a closer glance, was actually smoother and sleeker.
It seemed that this place was taken care of more than the ones that were available to the public. And wasn't that just interesting?
Beyond that, there were various rooms across the floor that had numbers and alphabets painted on them.
It reminded him of a prison cell. Or some sort of experimental facility that dealt in human experiments.
Alec's brows shot up as Loeri cheered. "Yummy things, yummy things! So many yummy things for me to eat!"
The sounds of footsteps drew nearer, and Alec's eyes sharpened.
Instantly, he jumped forward and grabbed the handrail, launching himself off the floor onto the one below.
"Loeri, spore them."
"I already did!"
He listened for longer before relaxing a little. They had yet to discover that something was wrong, which meant that his infiltration was still undiscovered.
What exactly were they keeping here? Or transporting?
People? Creatures?
Alec wandered a bit from the handrail and walked towards the cell where he could feel a magical signature that felt like –
Alec was about to peer into one cell through the bars, and his eyes widened right as he registered what he was feeling and seeing.
"Elysia!" he hissed.
A day later, late into the night, Alec loaded himself up with stealth seals and various other arrays, then quietly slipped out of his room.Night-time was still the best time in order for him to sneak around.Loeri was cheering on top of Alec's head. "Yummy things!"Alec still had no idea what Loeri's version of 'yummy things' was, but he was more than willing to find out.There were so many people trapped on one little vessel that it felt suffocating.Not to mention, the women were like a pack of hungry hyenas. There were some men that tried to hit on him as well.It wasn't like he had anything against them okay, that was a lie Alec just didn't like humans all that much. Or, at all, really.The only ones that he liked were those that he took under his wing. And were 'his'.It only took one day for rumours to spread about the entire ship that he was involved with Elysia, but that hadn't deterred them any.In fact, Alec was not hesitant to say that it might even have spurred them on a little.Crazy bastards.Anyway, he was digressing. He was bored enough that he was more than willing to go along with Loeri's whims.He was going stir-crazy on this ship, seeing the same people day in and out.He was sure that he would be able to match all their faces if they came near him now, which was more annoying than not. He never wanted to remember so many faces from the sheer annoyance they made him feel.It was only a day, but it already rankled.He had no idea how Elysia was still perfectly fine with it, but he didn't want to say anything in front of her, so he just kept silent.There was only so long he could stay inside his room before people started pestering Elysia, so he had to come out as well.Hopefully in this one month on the damn ship, some of them would retain some of their brain cells around them after seeing him day in and out.As it was, he'd already stopped himself from killing a couple of people to warn them away.Alec slipped down the stairs without a sound, and he didn't trip any alarms either.He sidestepped the patrols without a problem.Loeri, on the other hand, was rather busy.She kept sprinkling spores around the place, and Alec was surprised when he could actually 'feel' the places she sprinkled them.It felt something like when he Awakened something, but without the feeling of consciousness from them.It felt like his range deepened a little in understanding when Loeri did that.Alec prodded the little mushroom. "Just what else can you do?"He hadn't managed to ask One about the breakdown of Loeri's skills before she disappeared with Dominique.Loeri wriggled a little, tilting its body here and there in confusion. "Lots of things! Spreading spores, uh tracking. Eating! And poison! Lots of poison!""Huh."Well, that was interesting. It was more varied than what Fenrir and Bunbun could do, who were mostly geared towards direct combat.Loeri's skillset was more support based, which was both useful and helpful.Though, he was suddenly interested in seeing a giant Loeri smash a few opponents to death.They reached the bottom of the vessel before Alec had time to debate more on that topic.There were five guards outside the door, and if that didn't scream 'secret!', he didn't know what did.It was heavily guarded indeed.But what exactly would be so heavily guarded on a passenger cruise like this, he didn't know.Not to mention, there were many more magical signatures under there.Suddenly, a thought occurred to Alec, and he had a bad feeling.Didn't this feel like he was tripping into a plot, of all things?Chills ran up and down his spine at the flag he was setting up for himself.'Damn it!' Alec swore.But he wasn't the same person who had previously run away from the thought of a plot occurring, and his interest was already piqued. Right now, he didn't think he could let it go unless he knew what was behind the closed doors.Once again, Alec's crippling weakness for satisfying his curiosity didn't allow him to stop and turn back before he got himself into trouble.What had it come to, that Alec was actually going to seek out trouble rather than avoiding it?Should he be worried?"Loeri, can you put those guards to sleep?"Loeri bobbed its head. "I can! I can also poison them, dissolve their brains, and put them under my control!"Alec should have been alarmed, but this skillset was too useful for him to worry about anything. "What do you mean, 'put them under your control'?""Mm like I spore them, then whoosh, they're under my control!"Alec's brows shot up. Mind control? But to what extent?"Is there anything they can't do while you're controlling them?""Nope!""How long does the control last?""Uh forever?" Loeri said with a bit of confusion.Huh.That was really useful. Almost too useful. No wonder the Thousand Poison Mushroom was a magical beast!"Put them under your control, then.""Okay."Loeri shook its mushroom cap a little, and the spore spread out in an absolutely stunning multi-coloured rainbow that faded as it hit the light.The spore travelled towards the five guards who were standing still, landing on bare skin.One of the guards sneezed.Another guard spoke with confusion. "Is it just me, or do you feel a bit of wind?""You're thinking too much, man."Five minutes passed before the guards returned to their sleepy-eyed look."Loeri, make sure they don't notice us going through the doors.""Okay!"Alec stepped forward and studied the guards, noting that each one of them had a seal on them that would allow them to pass unhindered.Without any trouble or stumbles, Alec copied the same seal onto his shirt, the black ink blending in with the shirt's fabric.Alec walked forward casually, and the sealed doors opened automatically for a short amount of time before shutting closed again once Alec was through.Outside the sealed room, the guards looked just as normal as usual, and there wasn't anything out of place.They didn't even blink.The guards themselves didn't even notice that they'd done anything out of the usual, Loeri's orders sliding to the back of their minds.Alec stepped forward and found that the floor beyond this was almost completely dark.Luckily, he had no problems with it.He walked further up and stood by the handrails, glancing down.All he could see were the shiny handrails and guardrails from the ship, and at first glance, it appeared like the rest of the ship made known to the public, but on a closer glance, was actually smoother and sleeker.It seemed that this place was taken care of more than the ones that were available to the public. And wasn't that just interesting?Beyond that, there were various rooms across the floor that had numbers and alphabets painted on them.It reminded him of a prison cell. Or some sort of experimental facility that dealt in human experiments.Alec's brows shot up as Loeri cheered. "Yummy things, yummy things! So many yummy things for me to eat!"The sounds of footsteps drew nearer, and Alec's eyes sharpened.Instantly, he jumped forward and grabbed the handrail, launching himself off the floor onto the one below."Loeri, spore them.""I already did!"He listened for longer before relaxing a little. They had yet to discover that something was wrong, which meant that his infiltration was still undiscovered.What exactly were they keeping here? Or transporting?People? Creatures?Alec wandered a bit from the handrail and walked towards the cell where he could feel a magical signature that felt like Alec was about to peer into one cell through the bars, and his eyes widened right as he registered what he was feeling and seeing."Elysia!" he hissed.
