Chapter 41

'What now?" Gunner asked to himself after he had run for maybe two minutes right now after Ibiza let go of him earlier.



He was huffing and catching his breath as he continued to run. It was because he was already used to running and knew how to deliver his stamina without tiring easily. But for the time being, he is considering where he will hide and cure himself.



He looked at his leg and it was still bleeding and it looked sticky, yet the edges of the wound were already dry. And then he realized how many days he had slept.



'Where?" he murmured as he stopped in his tracks and turned his head from left to right. He is having a hard time thinking about which route he will choose. This time he was not familiar with the place and he only learned that there were no rooms in the section he was running.



'Where the hell am I right now?" he uttered as he wiped the sweat that was forming on his forehead. His lips and tongue were dry and he badly needed to drink. He is parched and famished.



He examined himself and noticed that the pants that he was once wearing were now ripped and had gone too short. His shirt and jacket were smudged with blood. His phone was still there slung around his neck, which made him even more surprised because Ibiza didn't even bother taking it away from him.



He took a left route as he ran on errands, saving as much energy as he could. He wasn't sure about his chosen path, but he must trust his guts to take himself on the left wing.



As he ran, he also checked his phone and looked directly at the percentage of the battery and he almost cursed when he saw how much percentage it had left.



'Ten percent of the battery and it's already red," he uttered and cursed under his breath as he again took the left route and still there were no rooms to be found, which kept him so stressed.



The building is definitely massive because it has so many floors but the paths are tight and just two people can fit in each way, yet there were no rooms, only a way.



'What kind of building is this?" he said as he examined his phone and tapped the video folder and looked at what he had recorded from the very beginning.



There is a latest footage. Surely, he was the one who recorded it and it lasted for at least fifteen minutes and as much as he wanted to take a look at it, he dismissed that thought because of the left percentage of the phone and in any minute he surely knew that it would be going to shut down.



And, he also thought that with that percentage, maybe he could still use it later for an emergency, so better save it. He turned off his phone and put it in the pocket of his jacket. He had to get back to his brother's room and get the power bank that he had fully charged and had it hidden somewhere that only he knew.



He focused on running and giving it a fast pace and thinking that this route had no place to hide, surely Ibiza could catch him right away. And then, when running for a minute, he saw a wooden stairs which he believes that he is currently in the underground area.

He was almost close in the stairs and can almost reach the handrail of the staircase but he froze when he felt something cold at the back of his neck. And he slowly turn his head to his back and went pale.

Ibiza was almost an inch in his face and they were staring into each other. Ibiza was widely smiling at him and closes his eyes. Slowly Ibiza grip his hand and his nails dug into his flesh which makes him squirm in pain and in a second Gunner found he was tossed in the air and his body meets the hard wall. He felt dizzy as he coughs blood out of his mouth. His visions are getting blurry but he wanted to fight it. He must fight or else this is how it ends.

'Found you," he said and claps his hands like a child and there was joy in his eyes. 'You know I admire your stamina and how your instincts works even though you are just a human and from my calculations you should be as weak as of now yet you still managed to get this far. You have the potential of being the perfect soldier and with that I am willing to engaged and help you with it and what comes with that is we won't kill you anymore and maybe you could even save your brother," he said and even though Gunner hearing is not that clear he can read his lips and that is also one of his skills.

'What a bargain aye?" Ibiza commented lifted his right hand showing his palm and he places his other hand in his waist.

Gunner massages the temples in his forehead hoping it would help him from getting dizzy. His back was aching in pain but it surprises him that it was far from what he is expecting. The pain was bearable and as he examined himself there no bruises or anything in his parts that was dislocated. He was expecting something bruises or blood but there was nothing. He looked at the wall and it did crash in a large amount of cement that you see a lot of cracks. And from that impact gunner couldn't help but to be surprised on how on earth did that happened.

Ibiza chuckled which caused Gunner to look at him questioningly because he can feel something from his aura that is unexplainable like he had something in his mind that he couldn't read.

Ibiza tilted his head like he was amused seeing Gunner in deep curiosity.

'Well you seem so clueless on what is happening to you my dear child. I just show you an example of what power would it like to be one of us. And also by adding in details about our play is that if I will ever catch you I can do what I like. Tossed you here and there, punch, kick, sabotage you whatever that it pleases me to see but one thing is for sure you and that is you will be able to survive all of those shit," he said as he waves his hands as he explains. 'You will not have any bruises, aches or anything that will bring you pain and maybe as to you can see the skin in your leg is already stitch without you even knowing," he added which cause Gunner immediately look at his legs with wide eyes and surprise.

'B-but how?" he stuttered and his mind was flowing him with a lot of questions that he cannot even answer.

Gunner was sure that Ibiza wasn't following him and he was all alone running in that place. No one was with him and he was accurate with that a hundred percent sure. Is he right in thinking that he shouldn't be afraid of Ibiza? Or all along he was playing his mind. Or he was just pretending to be like that from the first place so that he can think like that.

'You have a lot of questions running in your mind now huh my dear child. Don't penetrate yourself now and let me explain it to you," he said as he leaned against the wall while his eyes were locked into him.



'You were too preoccupied of your thoughts about our play hide and seek that you forgot to think of will I be following the rules of staying there and just wait until you get out of this place. I just followed you that's all and of course it is understandable that in your condition you are weak so your instincts may be gone to failure. You are just a human and you need to have some energy to regain your normal stability. I supposed that's true, yes… yes," he said and nodding his head as if agreeing what he just said. 'You know what is wrong with you? Is that if you are given a task you are too focused in that tasked and already forgetting what is around you. You are too fast in trusting people around you. You didn't even have a second thought if I will ever follow what I have agreed in our terms of play. You know why? Because that is too boring and boring makes me sleepy," he continued and still Gunner couldn't get it.

And why on earth is Ibiza explaining all of it to him? What would he get? Aren't they enemies? But whatever it is and he doesn't care at all he needs to get out of this area as soon as possible. He needs to get his brother and think of a way to escape.

'Thinking of a plan of escaping here is useless because you will never going to make it. Think about bargaining with then maybe all of your sacrifices will bloom even just a small progress, aye? Compromise with me and you will get what you want and I will get what I want," he said and Gunner slowly get up from his feet and dust away the ashes that was in his shirt and looked at Ibiza like summoning to fight.



'No," he shortly answered because he knows that gambling with him especially an enemy will not do him good and it will become worsen that he will ever imagine and expected.

Ibiza laughs and raises an eyebrow. "I know what your response will be, and I am not expecting positive feedback from you." But, my dear child, I will not accept no for an answer. Because what is in your skin are tiny micro germs that are slowly crawling now in your blood vessel and in your interstitial fluid," he said, prompting Gunner to look at his leg again and was about to touch it when Ibiza continues. "If you're thinking about peeling it away, it's too late." He said and bead of sweat were starting to form in Gunner's forehead and dripping to the floor.

He is starting to feel hot and having an unexplainable feeling.

'What is happening?" he muttered under his breath as now he felt a little bit dizzy and as he touches his nose it was bleeding… again.

'That's natural don't be scared. And then you will fall asleep just… right… now," he said and with that last word Gunner slowly feel down from his feet which Ibiza immediately catches him with no difficulties.

Ibiza laughed at his situation right now and saving the foolish boy. He doesn't know why on earth he is doing it but he just feels something to that child that he couldn't explain.

But he will not be distracted by that and he will focus on what task that is given to him however that Dr. Vega is still not home he can do anything that he likes and he wanted.



Ibiza rose from his feet as he carried Gunner in his arms and walked to where they had been in the first place. Ibiza had already calculated the hours of when Gunner would be awakened. He estimated for about maybe five hours and after that he would soon go to the library room where he saw those files that he didn't even bother looking at and had no care at all. He needs to see those again and he hopes that they are still there intact.



And did he suddenly have an interest in those papers? Was it because he saw the picture of the twins in there and he had to make sure that it was indeed them. Dr. Vega had locked that library room and it was already years since no one had entered that room.

'Who are you?" he said as he looked at Gunner who is now sound asleep.



He didn't have to worry that much and he was sure that Gunner wasn't going to die. He made sure of that.



He will maybe give a drip of dextrose into him so he will gain some energy and maybe give him food and drink also.



'What the hell am I?" he cursed under his breath, seeing that they were already near to the room.



'I shall soon meet the two of you."