Blood for Power 2: A LitRPG Adventure by Scott W. James

Author:Scott W. James [James, Scott W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timeless Wind Publishing
Published: 2024-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29

QUESTIONING THE ROAD PARTIALLY TAKEN

I cursed and kicked a nearby empty crate. It exploded into fragments. Sometimes I forgot how much stronger I’d become. The others watched me but said nothing. They waited for me to calm down, but I found it difficult.

I had him. Jason was right there. I could’ve ended this stupid race. Being taken away like that at the last moment was basically cheating. The golden boy who’d been handed a fleet of ships gets personally saved by the Officiator and for what? To prolong some distant god’s entertainment?

My crewmates were still staring, waiting for me to explain what had happened. I took a breath and then gave them a brief summary. None of them were happy to hear it. Sebastian’s face was a pulpy mess and Elise looked half-drowned in her torn clothes. Only Daisy looked the same as before, though a flicker of rage passed over her face when she heard the news.

Before there was time to ask about the next step, the Officiator gave an announcement to the entire floor.

[I know some of you may be disappointed with this outcome, but this is only the beginning. There are still several days left on the quest and I felt that it would be a shame to end things too early. That being said, this is the last time I’ll interfere directly on this floor. Those who were cheated out of victory will be compensated and those who lost will receive a penalty. The losers have been temporarily grounded for an undisclosed amount of time to give the winning side a head start.]

The Officiator is just doing that to continue his stupid race idea. Not to mention he only said he’d stop interfering directly. I wonder how much indirect interference we’ll have to put up with.

“What happened during the fight?” Daisy asked me. “I sensed you and Jason disappear into a shadow, but it felt different from my own abilities.”

I waved her question off. “We’ll have time to talk more later. Right now, we need to get moving. There’s no way of knowing how long our head start will last. Pete!” I called out.

The man popped his head up from below deck like an animal peering out of the hole. He looked around for signs of danger first before fully re-emerging.

I told him we had to do whatever it takes to get the ship moving. Pete nodded and began handing out orders, though he hesitated when he saw the state of our injured party members. Elise knew what to do. She chugged a health potion and then forced another into Sebastian’s hands. One stern look from her convinced him to drink it without complaint.

We then all rushed to follow Pete’s instructions. It helped that Elise had been on ships before and didn’t need the basics explained to her. Meanwhile, the rest of us barely knew the difference between starboard and portside. Pete was patient though, and eventually we were able to raise the anchor, hoist the sails, and get going.

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