Chapter 37
The men in armor-like uniforms inspected the bus with a triangular machine that was more than two meters tall. It scanned the bus with blue rays of light before an opening was created within the lines like barrier which the bus drove through.
After driving through the opening they had arrived in front of a long and wide bridge.
The forest and the first border were behind them while in front of them was the large bridge which had a body of water underneath it.
There was a spatial ring on the bridge which the bus drove into.
Since the incident passed, Gustav had been listening to music and looking through the window to check the environment.
Zooooom!
The bus entered into the spatial ring and arrived on a road in the middle of plain fields.
There was nothing to be seen on both sides for miles.
Ahead a huge sign could be seen.
»Welcome to Atrihea City!«
It was floating in mid-air ahead. Some blue-like flames were responsible for suspending it in mid-air.
They could finally see the big city up ahead.
From what they could see, the structures were similar to that of Plankton city.
They passed through the city checkpoints after some procedures and were now driving through the city.
Gustav was surprised that, unlike Plankton city, there was no border preventing mixed-breeds from coming in.
Which had him wondering how they prevented mixed-breeds from coming in because, since they arrived in the city, not a single one could be spotted.
If they weren’t using a border to block mixed-breeds shouldn’t the city be full of them?
Another thing was he couldn’t see the teleportation circles that existed in Plankton City here.
There were structures on the roads constructed for easy movement of pedestrians.
There were several differences between Plankton City and Atrihea city. Atrihea city seemed less advanced in technology.
Some of the things he could see as they traveled across the road were floating structures.
There was a particular building they passed through that was actually floating across the surface of the ground.
He suspected that this was a normal thing around here and he wasn’t wrong.
Plankton city specialized in spatial constructions and some other things while Atrihea specialized in flights and space crafts.
According to their history, they could make anything fly including, a house.
A house could be turned into a jet.
Something could be seen in the skies, positioned in the middle of the city.
They had no idea what it was due to its distance from the ground but they noticed that it looked like a spaceship.
After the bus traveled for some minutes, turning left and right repeatedly, they could see a three hundred-story building that was looking extremely luxurious.
The glass panes of the building were so smooth and shiny that it could be mistaken for a body of clean water.
This particular area was bustling with activity.
People moved to and fro across the area.
People in luxurious outfits could be seen streaming into the vicinity.
In front of the vicinity which was barricaded, a sign could be seen that said, Atrihea lodgings and resorts!
After the bus received clearance, it was allowed to drive in.
What appeared in their line of sight once they arrived inside was a neat and beautiful environment.
There were small houses located in several parts and a water body that was similar to a beach positioned on the west.
The bus dropped the students in the parking lot and the teachers asked everyone to follow them after they got down.
- More Discovery
- More Discovery
- More Discovery
The other busses also arrived and everyone got down and followed the teachers and principal.
The people within the environment stared at the hundreds of students with a look of astonishment.
They gave off a particular kind of lively vibe with the red outfit they were clad in.
From their young faces, they could already tell that these were students.
The students walked towards the large three hundred-story building up ahead.
Once they got to the front a man and young lady clad in business outfits came out of the building to receive them.
"Ah, Mr. Erwin welcome to Atrihea city," The man walked towards Echelon Academy principal who was a bald man.
They shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.
The man also greeted the rest of the teachers and waved to the students before they walked into the building.
The interiors were very beautiful and neat looking.
The ground floor was designed to look like they were in a garden of different types of flowers. These were actually projections coming from the walls and floors. It wasn’t actually a garden.
A feminine statue made of ice block could be seen in the middle.
It was oozing so much coldness from the looks of things but the environment was warm.
Beautiful ladies in pink robes could be seen moving about the place. They were workers here.
The environment gave off a soothing vibe.
The students were lodged in at the reception area before they were taken to the two hundred and thirty-fourth floor.
Male and female students were not allowed to stay together so the floor was divided into two.
The first half was given to boys and the second half were given to girls.
Five students would occupy a single room.
The rooms were shared and Gustav happened to be in room C along with four other male students of course.
Gustav was given the key to the room and the four followed behind him. Two of them with unwilling faces while the other two weren’t bothered.
-"Why did the principal give this trash the key?" One of them couldn’t just help but voice out with dissatisfaction.
"Idiots will always complain over every single thing," Gustav muttered with an unbothered expression.
The student who spoke earlier was a boy with dark green hair. When he heard Gustav say that, his face twisted in annoyance but before he could retort, the other student beside him tapped him and gave him an eye signal.
He decided to keep quiet after receiving the signal.
They got to their room which was big and luxurious enough to contain even ten people if they wanted.
Five beds were placed in five separate spots.
Two on the left and three on the right.
The walls were practically screens as they displayed different kinds of digital images.
The room had a balcony up ahead that was very wide.
Gustav picked the bed closest to the door which happened to be on the left side and brought out his luggage from his storage device.
He placed his bag on the bed and turned around to leave the room.
The students have been told to head to the multipurpose hall two hours from now.
According to their principal, other school students would also be there and Atrihea city high school principal would be addressing everyone.
It was still around am. Gustav wanted to familiarize himself with the environment for the next two hours.
It was his first time visiting another city after all. If he had a guide, he was would even leave the hotel to see other places but he didn’t so he still had to stay within the vicinity.
There were different places within the hotel.
One of the places Gustav visited first was the mountain forest side which was said to contain exotic and rare animals.
Gustav wanted to use this as a form of research since it was hard to see normal animals nowadays.
Almost all the lifeforms on earth had mutated.
The combination of Slarkovs and humans was also a kind of mutation.
He wasn’t the only one moving around the vicinity during this time, some other students decided to check out the environment too.
The forest area was a kind of highland located on the east side of the hotel environs.
Gustav went together with a group because according to the protocols of the place moving alone around there wasn’t allowed.
Almost two hours later Gustav was returning to his room on the two hundred and thirty-fourth floor.
"Hmm, elephants, tigers, baboons, chimpanzees, squirrel... So more creatures existed outside of mixed-breeds," Gustav muttered softly with a contemplative look as he stood within the elevator.
He had seen different kinds of creatures today and he was surprised to find out that, more normal animals existed. He thought every creature besides humans, Slarkovs, mixed-bloods, birds, and a few other normal animals that he had seen before, would be mixed-breeds.
One couldn’t find these animals in Plankton City. That was the reason for his surprise.
He got out of the elevator and walked to his room. Room C was the twenty-third room on the left side within the corridor.
Gustav arrived before his room and used the facial recognition registered there, after their entry earlier, to gain access.
He walked into the room which was noisy earlier but quieted down upon his arrival.
"Hmm?" He stared at his bed and noticed someone lying on it.
"Where’s my luggage?" Gustav asked with a cool gaze.
The person lying on his bed was the same student who was dissatisfied with the principal giving Gustav the key.
The boy with the green hair was named Whali.
"Why don’t you look over there?" Whali pointed at the balcony area.
Gustav followed his line of sight and noticed his rectangular luggage sitting there.
"And why are you on my bed?" Gustav asked another question.
"Haha, because this bed is mine now!" Whali voiced out with a burst of light laughter.
The rest of the students were also in their beds. The bed beside the one Gustav picked was occupied by Whali’s friend while the two on the right were occupied by the other two.
The only other bed available was the one closest to the balcony.
"Oh, I see," Gustav said with a smirk and turned around.
He moved to the door and used the key to lock it so no one would be able to leave even if they tried to use facial recognition.
Click!
The clicking of the door was heard.
Gustav turned around after he finished locking the door.
"Why are you locking the door?" Whali asked.
- Senseless Beating
- Senseless Beating
- Senseless Beating
"Why are you locking the door?" Whali asked with a look of suspicion.
Gustav didn’t reply to him. After he locked the door, he turned around and started walking towards Whali.
"Why are you folding your sleeves?" Whali asked another question.
"So I won’t get blood on them," Gustav answered while walking towards Whali and folding both his sleeves.
Whali was still looking confused but before he could think any further, Gustav had arrived in front of him.
"Hey trash, if you think..." Before he could complete his sentence Gustav swung his fist towards Whali’s left cheek.
Bang!
The force of the punch sent Whali body’s towards the side.
Bam!
His face slammed into the wall and blood started trickling down his forehead.
Gustav didn’t even wait for a second more before sending another punch towards his face.
Bang!
The fist slammed into his left cheek again, sending him crashing towards the wall once again.
Bam!
The right side of his face slammed into the wall causing him to tilt towards the left side after contact was made.
Bang! Bam! Bang! Bam! Bang! Bam! Bang!
It became like a game of tennis as Gustav kept punching Whali’s face towards the wall causing the same action to repeat itself numerous times.
The other boys in the room had their mouths wide open in shock as they watched Whali continuously receiving numerous punches.
They couldn’t fathom what was happening right now.
’Isn’t he said to be trash? Why is Whali receiving such a beating and not fighting back?’ They had such questions running through their minds as they stared at the unbelievable scene.
Currently, Whali’s left cheek was very swollen and red like a huge boil while the right side of his face had blood trickling down. There was a huge swell on his forehead and eye.
Even with all this Gustav didn’t stop.
He kept punching Whali’s face causing his head to slam onto the wall then bounce back to him before receiving another.
"If you’re not beaten up, you won’t receive sense!" Gustav voiced out as his fist kept swinging out like lightning.
It wasn’t that Whali didn’t want to fight back, instead, he couldn’t.
He hadn’t even been allowed to complete a thought since Gustav’s fist started raining upon his face.
He was helpless and defenseless like a chicken before Gustav.
"You bastard trash what are you doing to Whali?" Whali’s friend who occupied the bed in front lunged towards Gustav.
His arm turned into a blade and he stabbed it forward at Gustav.
Gustav who was still punching Whali suddenly swerved to the side dodging the blade smoothly.
While Whali’s friend was still moving across the air Gustav swung his palm towards his cheek.
Pah!
A hot slap reverberated across the place as the boy slammed his forehead onto the floor after receiving the heavy slap from Gustav.
Bang!
Immediately Whali’s friend’s head hit the floor Gustav swung his foot at his face.
Bam!
His foot slammed into the boy’s face, catapulting him towards the wall.
Gustav stretched out his leg and slammed the boy’s face into the wall again with his foot.
Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam!
He stomped on his face repeatedly before placing his foot down.
The boy had already passed out from the intense and multiple kicks.
Gustav turned around to face Whali who was currently laying on the ground.
He grabbed onto Whali’s head with his right hand and lifted him again.
Whali eyes were still rotating due to the Intense punching session he received earlier so he hadn’t come back to his senses.
Pah!
Gustav gave him another slap to the face.
"Kiaarhh!" He screamed out as his swollen cheek busted with blood splattering across the place.
"For placing your stinking body on my bed, I should at least break a few bones don’t you think?" Gustav voiced out as he grabbed Whali’s left arm.
Whali who was still screaming in pain, tried yanking his hand back but it was of no use. He couldn’t contend with Gustav in terms of strength.
Gustav clenched tightly onto Whali’s wrist and twisted it.
Krryykk!
A loud sound of bones breaking could be heard as Whali’s right arm was twisted anticlockwise.
"Kiiarrrhhh!" He screamed out again.
Gustav grabbed his fingers, "We’re not done yet," He muttered with a smirk.
Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!
The sounds of bone popping reverberated across the room.
Whali’s fingers had been broken. They were bent completely to the back.
"Erm, Gustav!" One of the boys on the other bed called out with a look of fright.
"Hmm? What is it?" Gustav asked with an intense glare, "Do you intend to partake in his suffering?" He asked.
The boy had his mouth wide open and all the words that he wanted to say initially, got stuck in his throat.