Death Mage with an SS-Rank Talent-Chapter 171

Far Away from the Dusk Academy...

"What do they expect to find here?" one of the men cursed, "There is nothing but dry land, and I’m getting tired of all this journey under the sun".

"We know, but do any of us dare to question the leader?" a woman spoke.

She is one of the two women who came along on his expedition of ten.

At first, when she heard that she would be a part of the expedition team of ten, in which there were only two women in the expedition, she was excited.

It was not easy to get spots in important matters in a male-centric society. Many would dismiss her intellect or prowess unless she proved herself, just because she lacked certain parts of the body and had different organs.

Only later did she come to know that she was not selected because of her intellect, but because of her organs. The two women were sent along to take care of the needs of others in all ways, including sexual ways.

She felt disgust about the matter, but there was nothing she could do after the order was given. The top expects them to give their lives for the cause, and if she pulls back just because of sex, then there is no way that they would take her seriously in the future.

So, she did what she had to do, though disgusted about it. By division, she has to please four men, sometimes they exchange when she has to please the other four, while the one who served them would serve the ones she used to serve.

This was something no person could accept, and she intended to make sure to make all these idiots suffer once she got her chance, but as days went by, the group didn’t find anything, which frustrated her to no end.

For the men, there was free sex. They could use the two women to express their frustrations and which made it worse for her. Not just her, but also the other one. The second one was a bit dimwit, but that doesn’t mean she likes to be used as a sex toy by the organization.

Though they wanted to pull away, they were weaker than the men, and also, they were only two while the others were eight in number. So, they had no choice but to face the indignities for now.

The place they were sent was a desert filled with nothing but dry land and sand winds smashing them every once in a while.

They sent her to find an anomaly that appeared in these lands. One of the Divinators has seen that the anomaly can be used to improve their organisation’s power. So, while they were sent here, the organisation was causing various distractions elsewhere.

The group was searching for this anomaly for over a month but found nothing.

"Maybe the divinators were wrong and there is....Aaarrgh", the man screamed as he was swallowed by the sand.

"Sam", another shouted as he tried to pull the man, but soon all the members were embraced by the sand.

They tried everything they could to get out of the mire, but they are not strong enough to escape and were quickly consumed by the sand. With nothing they can do, they hoped for a quick death.

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"Where am I?" one of the men spoke, sensing that he was not dead but was in a dark place.

"Othur, is that you?" a voice camefrom the darkness.

"Sam, is that you?" Othur replied.

"Where are we?" more voices came from around.

Sam light a match stick to see clearly. From the small light he could see that everyone is alive and are present here.

"Look here", one of them shouted pointing to the walls.

The others lit lights to see what the man was pointing to. There are symbols sculpted on the walls. These symbols appeared ancient and alien, not known by any of them.

"We found it...we found it", the team started to shout in joy.

Though they were not given any particulars, and the details remained narrow, the team was sure that they were looking for this place.

"Quick, connect with the leader...", one of them was speaking when other cut him off.

"Don’t, we should check it out first. We need to make that this was what the leader assigned us to find", one of the men spoke.

Though the words spoken say Verification, but the try meaning was beyond that.

They had to go through a harsh voyage in order to find this place. When they relay this onformation to theie leader, he would hog all the credit, while they would be given mere scraps.

It was something that happens everywhere and they are not accepting the same now. They had to go through harsh times in the past month, but once the information was relayed, everything belongs to their leader and the organization.

They couldn’t accept that, and the words resonated with many, though a few wanted to relay the information, as that would be best way to show loyalty to the organization and for quick growth, but many knew those were lies.

Just like in alliance, where they say talent is appreciated, but connections are important to grow, the cults and organizations that stand against alliance are no different. The top ones promote their blood before even thinking of giving chance to others.

The members were sure that this place should hold great treasures required for the oragnization and if they get their hands on them, though they might become enemies of the cults, they would be strong enough.

Although that sounded nice, being hunted both by the alliance and the cults would be a nightmare for them, but that not something they are thinking at the moment. They are thinking whether they need to share the information or distribute among themselves.

"Hmm, what he said is right. We need to verify whether we found the real deal or not. If we relay wrong information, we would be held responsible, but if there are gains, we are the ones who get the least amount. So, let’s check out the place", another said.

"We would be in a lot of trouble from the leader. He specifically said not to check it out, only find the place", one retorted, clearly afraid because of their leader.

"How about this? We vote and see what to do?" one proposed.

The others nodded and a vote took place.

While four wanted to relay the info, six voted to check the place out, including the two women, whose votes came only into conisderation when the votes were tied.

This angered the two and they wanted to loot as much as possible from the place. They can find a place to stay alive and improve themselves. Once they reach the pinnacle, nothing could touch them, not even the top leaders of the alliance, as a fight between the pinnacle would only lead to heavy destruction around, and can easily eradicate all traces of cities.

With the votes in favour of checking the place, they all delved into the interior to see why the cult was interested in this place.