There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 621

Chapter 621: Side Story 1. The Twilight Zone - 3

"So you’re finally leaving?"

Ron tilted his head at the couple visiting the Borderland, emphasizing the word ’finally’. Everyone had left the former Deathzone starting a week ago, but Zein and Bassena seemed like they had no intention of doing so. Of the original operation members, they were the very last to leave the place. He even started to make a bet with Agni on how long those two would stay inside.

Unfortunately, both of them--who bet never and a month--lost.

"We have a lot to take care of up there, especially if we plan on staying here in the future," Bassena shrugged, prompting Agni to click his tongue.

If you’re going to stay there in the future, why leave at all?

Ignorance of the bet being made behind their back, Zein pointed at them with his chin. "Speaking of staying, what about you guys?"

"We? The government’s slave?" Agni smirked sarcastically. "Obviously, we have to wait until they decide what to do with this useless Borderland."

With no more Deathzone to be watched, the Borderland Unit became no more than a barrack for jobless workers tied by contracts with nothing to do. Agni had to work hard keeping them inside the confines of the Borderland’s wall until the decision was made--especially because a handful of them were criminals.

Knowing how their government worked, however, he knew it could take a long time. Their only hope was for Radia to push things quickly.

But Bassena brought in a bitter horizon.

"They will probably move the border to the sea," the esper muttered.

It was a realistic outcome. Just like in the Southern Kingdom, there was a limit to the safe zone the Great Tree could maintain. Especially because, unlike the Southern Kingdom, the divine beacon spawned on the continent, not the island. Sooner or later, some monsters from the beyond would cross over, and dungeons could still appear on the far end. If the Eastern Federation wanted to do business by the sea, keeping the water safe was paramount.

Naturally, when the time came for them to create the sea border unit, the first choice would fall to the current Borderland Unit’s member.

"They can do whatever they want, but our contract ends with this unit," Ron scoffed and crossed his arms. From those hardened eyes, they knew this man would not compromise on this.

Not after pushing Zein to the green zone and fighting in the reclamation project.

Zein tilted his head. "What if it’s not?"

"I’ll use my reward point for that," the scout said with disdain.

"Or we can just run," Agni shrugged. "Sometimes my cigarette fell into strange places; who knows if it’s going to fall into the cabinet one day."

Bassena laughed in response, but Zein could tell that the berserker was serious. He would probably light himself on fire to burn all contracts and personnel lists, saying that it was a drunken mistake and bid goodbye before any assessor could say ’but’.

He looked at the scout, who looked rather proud of his husband, and asked them. "What are you going to do after you’re free?"

Agni raised his brow and pointed to himself. "Me? Haven’t you heard that I’m just a luggage carrier?"

"Heh--might as well. You probably know nothing about the outside world after rotting here for tens of years."

"Like you’re one to talk."

"No, that’s why I always let him do all the planning," Zein pointed at Bassena with his thumb, smirking.

Ron chuckled and stroked his chin in contemplation. "Well, we ought to renew our passports first..."

"Ooh, adventuring abroad?" Agni clapped his hands. It was apparent that he really didn’t think anything about their next step, leaving everything in Ron’s hands.

The scout sighed and shook his head. "I don’t think someone like you can stay still without going inside a dungeon at all, so let’s just go to ones abroad as a change of scenery."

"Mister Khan, even the one in Eastern Federation would be a change of scenery," Agni smirked.

"That’s true, but let’s just change it completely--go big, big!"

"Well, I’m just a luggage carrier anyway."