There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 587

Chapter 587: Chapter 581. Inquiries

Bassena’s retelling went over the cooking time and spilled during dinner as they ate with the others at what the personnel called the ’executive table’. Perhaps because Tian Yu suddenly gushed about robots and mobile suits nostalgically, and the youngsters had no heart to stop him.

"Didn’t you say you’re just trying to take a look?" Zein narrowed his eyes. Why did it turn into a cleaning operation instead?

"Well, yeah...but Grandpa needs to take a look at the island to swap the bridge later," Bassena shrugged in defense, totally omitting the part where he was laughing happily inside the deadly rollercoaster. "It wasn’t like we could drop undetected like Joon, so we might as well cause confusion and do some cleaning," he added quickly for good measure. "Isn’t it better for us if the Fallen Star uses more of Its power to spawn more beasts by generating mass dungeons again?"

"Well..."

That was true. Since the last attempt proved to be futile, the Fallen Star would probably only summon the dungeons around the lake to generate more minions. But even if dungeons were to spawn around their camp again, they had enough manpower to handle it aside from the ones still on their way.

"And we need to test the reaction," Bassena snapped his fingers and pulled a screen connected to the watchtower’s surveillance camera that showed nothing in the canyon but rocks. "See; now we know they really aren’t chasing us past some point."

"Even though you basically annihilate the ground troops?"

"But we’re only two people," Bassena smirked. "Not really a siege battle, isn’t it?"

Although the two people were definitely almost comparable to the whole troops. But it was probably too confusing for the enemies with just two humans in the middle of a chaotic battle.

"We also deliberately avoided touching the lake," Bassena added.

"I see..." Zein nodded. The Fallen Star probably thought the outer ring of defense was easily replaceable anyway. "Did you get anything else?"

Bassena smirked and made a gun with his fingers. "We get an energy beam--pew, pew!"

"Oh! And? And?" Han Shin suddenly got excited.

"Do you even need to ask?" Bassena spread his arms. "Do we look like half-cooked squid?"

"Hey!" Zein slapped the back of the platinum head, prompting a chuckle from the rest of the table.

"Hehe...I’m sorry," Bassena grinned. It seemed like the dopamine rush from the evening adventure persisted. "Anyway, what do you think, Gramps? Haven’t got the time to ask earlier."

The attention shifted to the old man, who took his time to finish his last bite before replying. He put his chopsticks down and stroked his bearded chin solemnly, prompting the others to focus even more.

"Hmm...when I heard about it from Zein, it was hard to believe, but..." the black eyes grew deeper as he recalled the event when a shot of energy came out without warning from the island. "It really came in a split second. How did you even detect it before?"

Tian Yu looked at Zein in a mix of intrigue and amazement. Even for him, it would be hard to detect the attack if it wasn’t for his almost passive warning system that automatically detected abnormal readings in the environment. He knew now why no one could react to it in a timely manner during the desert battle.

Which made what Zein did even more incredible.

But the guide himself didn’t seem to think what he did was any special, judging from the nonchalant reply. "The Fallen Star used corrupted energy, but the root of the power is still the same cosmic energy as the one used by the shards."

The others nodded as if it was the most reasonable answer and Tian Yu looked at Zein with narrowed eyes. He chose to swallow his inquiries for now, however.

"Anyway, it means Grandpa’s shield can defend against the beam fine, right?" Han Shin asked with sparkling eyes.

Tian Yu blinked at the contagious calling--since when did he gain so many grandchildren? Not that it felt unpleasant. He cleared his throat and replied with a strange proud sensation. "Ahem--of course."

"The important thing is that Grandpa can detect it right on time," Bassena raised his index finger.

"Nice, nice," Han Shin nodded and drummed softly on the dining table. "What about the swap thingy? Is the distance okay, Grandpa?"

"Uhh...yeah..."

"Yaay!" Han Shin raised his arms in the air joyfully--perhaps because he was the one who threw the idea of using a swap on a bridge to cross the lake. "Ah, the materials for the bridge are on its way."

"Good,"

A series of satisfied and relieved exclaims could be heard around the table. They continued to talk about the plan forward while finishing their meal. At the end of the dinner, however, Tian Yu softly asked for Zein’s personal time.

"Zein, let’s have some tea," the old man asked dryly, gesturing toward the direction of his tent.

As if he knew it would happen already, Zein nodded and replied calmly. "Sure," he glanced at Bassena and waved his hand to let the esper know he would be away for a bit.

Unlike the youngsters who cared deeply about how fast they could reach the food ahead of the others, the old man preferred a place similar to his house; away from the crowd and in a higher ground. A small hill where he could see the auditorium clearly was perfect, although it took a bit more walking--perfect for digestion and a small chat.