When the Kingsman brothers finally got their consciousness back, they were shocked to see their old schoolmates around them as they identified Anna and Sebastian alongside the unmistakable masked dude Ravan.
" Mm? Mmmm Mmm MMMPH! " Roy desperately tried to say something but because of the dirty socks stuffed in his mouth he could only produce muffled sounds.
Keane Kingsman on the other hand just glared at Anna with blatant disgust as if trying to communicate that they would pay for these acts sooner or later.
Anna did not give him much attention though as after restraining him thoroughly and completely she slapped Keane Kingsman on the bum hard and told Max " All yours "
Max approached the restrained Kingsman brothers with cold eyes as for a moment the duo thought that he had some bad intentions towards their bodies, however, Max only gently picked them both over his shoulders and nothing more.
Anna and Max then took the two prisoners and began moving towards the designated spot of meeting where they were supposed to trade them for Asiva and Severus.
" All the best guys, come back with the full gang " Sebastian said as he wished them goodbye while Sir Jhonny just nodded in acknowledgement.
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( A few hours later, at the designated meeting spot, in a desolate forest outside Dombivli City )
" It's almost time " Anna said as she stomped hard on Roy Kingsmans chest for continuously making muffled noises that could attract a wild beast attack.
Max felt his heartbeat increase rapidly as his eyes were thirsty to catch a glimpse of Asiva after all this long time, however, there were still a few minutes left until her arrival.
" Is your dragon trustworthy? " Max whispered into Anna's ears as he did not want the Kingsman idiots to hear his conversation.
Anna nodded silently as Max hoped that her analysis was not wrong, as a large part of their counter measure depended on the strength of their dragon's.
After making a lot of mistakes in the past regarding the planning stage where Max planned from the best scenario to the worst, adding a backup layer for every plan that failed.
Max decided to change the planning approach to the worst scenario first to the best scenario.
Here Max assumed that he would always face the enemy with the worst odds possible with everything that could go wrong already having went wrong, and then make his way towards better and better circumstances.
Picking up this sort of approach, Max felt much more prepared for any unexpected situations.
For today, Max assumed that Asiva and Severus would not be in any sort of fighting shape at all, coming at the minimal 1 HP bar and could die with a slight blow of the wind.
His plan was to neutralise the two Kingsman idiots and their two guards without considering the participation of Asiva and Severus.
The way he was going to achieve this plan was through Anna's pet dragon and through his brother's frost bombs as well as some hidden traps.
After reaching tier 3 as an Archer, Anna could now set traps and create automatic arrow shooting mechanisms with which she had rigged the battlefield.
Should a fight break out, these hidden cards would help neutralise the threat of the enemy.
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( Asiva's Pov )
Asiva refused to walk like a weakling while she was going to reunite with Max.
Although her legs threatened to go limp after an hour of walking because her stamina bar was already in the red after not having properly drunk any blood in months, she still pushed through her boundaries and tried to walk as straight as she could because she did not want Max to see her pitiful state upon reunion.
" We are almost there " Severus whispered to Asiva as with his superior hearing he could already start picking up Max and Anna's voices coming from a few hundred metres away.
Asiva felt her heartbeat increase rapidly as she bit her lips and steeled her resolve, walking with dignity although she was chained, trying to muster the brightest smile she could to show Max when they reunited.
When her eyes finally laid on Max standing 100 metres away, the first thing that happened was their eyes met and although only a glance was exchanged, it conveyed every emotion possible, words that were meant to be said and words that were meant to remain unsaid were all spoken within one instance as one small tear escaped Asiva's eye.
Her lips began to quiver, as she managed a silly smile, but with the tear in her eye and the redness of her nose Max knew that Asiva was trying her best to show her best self, but was much more miserable inside.
A murderous aura erupted around Max, as the winds in the forest began roaring at a dangerous speed, Max felt like rushing over to his Asiva right this second and tearing the two man holding her captive apart, but her controlled his emotions as he glared straight into the eyes of the tier 4 vampire covered in tattoos.
The tier 4 Vampire who was two inches taller than Max and equally muscular, looked at the masked man who was glaring at him and felt chills go down his spine.
Although logically he knew that according to the system contract if the Archer was the tier 3 representative then the masked man could only be a tier2 warrior, however, the threat he felt from the tier2 warrior was unreal as he subconsciously took a step backwards.
When the two groups were separated by only 50 metres, Anna picked up her bow and shot 3 arrows that landed 5 metres ahead of the enemy as she said " Don't come any further ".
The enemy was faster, while she and Max needed the extra buffer if the tier 4 tattooed vampire suddenly decided to come at them with an attack.
" Only the hostages walk now " Anna said as the human enforcer on Asiva's side pushed both her and Severus on the shoulder, indicating that they should start walking while Max did the same to the Kingsman brothers, who had to hop like kangaroos to get back to their camp because both their legs and their hands were tied up.
As Severus and Asiva walked towards Max and Anna, Anna used two arrows to break the metal chains binding them, freeing their arms.
Although her right shoulder hurt like hell, Asiva still did her best to raise it to a height as tears rolled down her cheek as she came closer and closer to Max for a hug.
When the last few metres were left, Max decided to fuck it as he rushed towards her and wrapped her in his arms in a tight hug as their hearts rapidly beat against each other's chests.
It was one of the most surreal moments of Max's life as he felt so distressed yet so complete in this one second as if he had been reunited with his other half.
On the other hand, all of her wounds all of her pain and suffering for the last few months seemed to be dissolved to nothing as she held Max in her embrace, feeling his scaly skin and his warm breath as for the first time since she was captured she felt like everything was gonna be okay.