"I wouldn't say I tanked the attack," Apollo muttered while coughing blood. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
He tried to hide he was in a vision and collect information at the same time.
"Where is that guy?" Apollo asked, trying not to give himself away. "He used such a powerful attack to damage me. It must've weakened him. We can use this chance to—"
"It was me."
Neo cut off Apollo's words and placed his sword at his neck.
"I was the one who attacked you."
"…!?"
His confusion was clear to Neo.
"So this is a vision."
Instead of beheading Apollo, he sheathed his sword.
Apollo was shocked when Neo realized they were in Apollo's vision.
It proved Neo always knew his trait.
"Why are you attacking me!? Why?" Apollo shouted, aghast.
"Because you wanted me to stop from saving the Child of Mana—"
Neo suddenly stopped speaking.
He raised his head and looked at the sky.
The noise of thunderclaps echoed faintly.
It grew in volume with each passing second.
Giant condensed bolts of golden lightning crackled in between the dark clouds.
An unfathomable pressure exploded in the sky.
The clouds parted, revealing a man clad in golden lightning.
"You—"
Zeus glared at Neo, and Neo unleashed his own pressure in return.
"How dare you betray the Association!?"
He descended from the sky at breakneck speed and—
Apollo woke up from the vision, breathing heavily.
He clutched his chest.
"Neo betrayed the Association?"
He recalled Zeus' words and the wrath behind them.
Zeus had been out for blood.
"No, Neo isn't the type of person to betray others."
Apollo had spent over a month with Neo.
He had seen Neo's kindness and compassion.
Neo had been prepared to fight him, Athena, and Emma to protect his friends.
"There is no way a person like that will betray us."
Apollo repeated the words as if to convince himself.
But.
The vision could not be wrong.
He scrambled around, searching for his device.
"I need to warn the Association of Neo's betrayal…."
He entered the number.
However, his finger refused to press the dial button.
"Dammit!"
He opened the message app and started to type.
[Apollo (sender): Neo wants to save Child of Mana at all costs. Convince him properly or he might try to save the Child of Mana alone.]
[(Message delivered to Emma)]
[(Message delivered to Ares)]
[(Message delivered to Gaia)]
"Should I send it to Zeus too?" Apollo thought and shook his head. "Forget it. It would just complicate things unnecessarily."
The message he sent contained vital information, but it didn't explicitly state Neo's betrayal.
Apollo had been informed about the Child of Mana being in Typhaon's captivity.
Coupled with the fact Neo talked about the Child of Mana and they were present in a forest—probably Savage Expanse—Apollo could easily figure out Neo's goal.
After sending the message, Apollo stood up and left the tent.
"I can't reach Association Headquarters, but I should be able to reach the Savage Expanse if I move now.
"If Neo's goal is Typhaon, he will definitely come to Savage Expanse. I have to stop him from reaching Typhaon."
Apollo respected Neo.
However, he was prepared to fight Neo if Neo chose the wrong path.
Despite having the firm conviction, Apollo clenched his fists.
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