Melavan was among the few that noticed the light, as he was already observing his surroundings and also Joshua, who was running on the field. At the moment, Joshua was moving like the wind. Avoiding the biting mouths and kicks thrown by the horses that changed, Joshua appeared to be searching for something all over the field. He momentarily halted to gaze around, and not finding the thing he was interested in, he moved again, sometimes saving soldiers and killing off the beasts that came in his way.

  ?In this time, Joshua encountered a beast that was like a bee, but had the ability to spurt out a liquid that was like glue. If it was stepped on or stained on the body, the liquid would not come off from it. After battling and killing it, all thanks to his rather remarkable speed, Melavan saw Joshua grab hold of the beast and swirl it around like a bucket of water. And the direction he aimed it at was those changed horse beasts.

  Once struck by the liquid that turned to glue, the horses instantly lost their remarkable speed ability, giving soldiers that were battling against them a chance to fight back and end the battle.

  ?After seeing this, Melavan came to a decision and made his way toward Joshua through the field.

  ?"Kid, this battle is a pointless one. We need to find the Safe Stone Zone,"

  ?said Melavan as he approached closer to Joshua.

  ?"Do you believe the thing this light shows?"

  Joshua questioned, turning to face Melavan .

  ?"Are you not?" Melavan questioned, and in silence, a moment passed.

  ?"Alright, let's find it. But are we just going to go alone? What about your companions and captain?" asked Joshua, as he gazed at the other soldiers and the Death Galloper a bit of a distance away from them.

  "Obviously, I won't leave without them, so that's why I need your assistance, kid. Our captain doesn't seem to be in his right mind, and I am not confident enough to persuade him alone. For this, let us both go and persuade him to find the safe zone."

  ?"I see that. Alright, I agree." The conversation between them was rather short, as both already understood the situation well and the things they had to do. After reaching an agreement, they both rushed toward where Sedric was battling.

  ?Sedric was battling just like a beast against the incoming enemies. He roared and growled like a beast and moved like a beast. His sharp claws dug in and scratched against the beasts' hard skin and managed to leave marks that were deep enough to cause blood to flow out.

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  ?In the heat of this battle, he was in his own world where only his instinct and thrill for battle existed. When both Joshua and Melavan arrived, the first thing that was noticeable to them was the intense smell of blood that spread through the air and the reddish surroundings around Sedric, as the whole world was painted in red for him.

  ?His own body was in red and his eyes were bloodshot; the already bushy eyebrows made him look like an inhuman being with reddish eyes.

  ?His gaze landed on them as they arrived.

  ?"Sir, it's getting dangerous in here. We have to find the Safe Stone Zone." Is what Melavan said, but Sedric acted as if he had cursed him out. With a roaring voice, Sedric jumped at Melavan with swinging hands. Melavan was more precise in movement than before, but to him, the way Sedric moved was unorthodox, and Melavan wasn't prepared for him jumping and striking at him.

  ?Before a fatal injury, Melavan was pulled back by Joshua as he stepped forward. His blade met Sedric's lethal hands, and they scraped like metal against each other.

  "Death Galloper, you are a leader; act like one now," Joshua phrased toward Sedric.

  ?"Don't you tell me what to do, you low-born! I'm from the Ottoman Empire and you are a dog of it! Where do you think you're getting the guts for that? I will skin you alive if you try to tell me what to do!" Sedric exclaimed; his eyes were bloodshot, and the expression on his face was as if he was holding back an anger that burned in him for a hundred years.

  ?But Joshua was unfazed by his words. He chuckled, and a light laugh escaped from his mouth.

  ?"It's funny to me listening to something like that from you. Aren't you the one who, just a while ago, told me to join your forces, to rejoice and redeem value and worth in the Ottoman Empire's land? But now you're telling me something else. Are you the same Death Galloper, or are you someone else now? Have you lost yourself in this changing world?"

  ?His words were not harsh, but to Sedric, they were like poison.

  ?"Shut up!" he exclaimed.

  ?"I am who I am! I'm the Death Galloper! I'm... Sedric Almon!" At the end of his words, there was a sudden clarity in his eyes, as if awakening from a sleep.

  ?Blinking his eyes, wiping them, and turning his head, he looked around and saw his soldiers in battle; then he turned to look at Melavan and Joshua.

  ?"I see now. What was written in that class text seems to be affecting me. I apologize for the way I behaved. But right now, we should focus on finding the Safe Stone Zone. Since what's written in the class text is already proven, I believe the text about finding the Safe Stone Zone to be safe should also be the truth. Let's find where it is," said Sedric in calm words, and hearing him, both Joshua and Melavan put down their weapons.

  ?"It's said to appear in a nearby populated area," Melavan informed.

  ?"It should be a village or something like that; maybe a tribe."

  ?"There was a village nearby to this area, sir. Maybe that is where the Safe Stone Zone is at." Both Melavan and Sedric discussed with each other, and Joshua stayed silent for the time without interference.

  ?"Since it's the only clue we have, let's go there. Lead the way. My head is currently in a mess and I can't remember much about this stuff." After his words, Melavan was given the lead in the group. And Sedric's voice once again resounded through the field, bringing everyone's attention to him.