On a sunny evening,
A flock of crows were roaming in circles on the coludless sky while looking at something in the middle of the jungle .
Their loud cawing reached the outer region of the jungle which is frequented by human travelers.
In the outer region of the jungle, On the muddy dirt path an ox-cart pulled by an large ox was travelling at a steady pase with slight bumps on the dirt path.
The ox-cart was quite the ordinary mode of travel at that time , lacking any lavish decoration and made entirely of ordinary material , it doesn't have any distinct advantage but in the rural area it has the dominant position.
The cart driver, a tall young man with a slim build in his 20s looked at the flock of crows with a scrutinizing gaze.
He was dressed in black clothes, a black mask covering his facial features.
He looked at the unusual behaviour of the crows in the sky.
Sensing something amiss he tighten the ropes around the oxen and commanded in a cold voice.
" D1 , D2 Go Investigate ".
" Roger that, commander"
With a light thump two burly muscular men each 6 feet tall dressed entirely in black clothes similar to the young man jumped out of the seemingly ordinary ox cart. Both of them carried a large black sword hanging from their waist and a large backpack in their back.
After getting on the ground, they first looked at their surrounding and then with high speed started running towards the location where the crows were circling.
In a few seconds their silhouette disappeared from view.
The young man looking ahead at the road ahead seemingly thinking of something.
After a moment he furrowed his brow and questioned in a helpless voice.
" Old Dean , Are you really not going to reconsider? "
" If they found out , they would really chew me out whole raw "
As a heavy silence fell upon the cart .
A dark skined middle-aged uncle in his 60s looked around the cart nervously as if trying to hide something. He was 6 feet tall ,with a robust and masculine physique he looked very intimidating.
His short brown hair , ice blue eyes along with a scar on his face made him look as scary as a P.T. teacher.
While scratching his forehead he answered.
" It is decided.
Their request for me was to visit and settle in the valcan valley for a couple of years."
" As per their wish I am going to the valcan valley but why would they eat you ?"
The young man let out a short breath and with a smile on his lips , retorted.
" Uncle You(Uncle U)... Don't say the same nonsense to me again and again"
" You clearly know what I am asking about ."
" Are you really planing to escape during the journey under my watch ? "
Uncle You gave a awkward laugh and licked his dry lips.
"Rexy , my child. Look around me"
Gesturing to the left he exclaimed.
" A 7 feet tall humanoid giant men along with two 6 feet tall men entirely covered in black dresses is seated their. Each of them carrying a large black sword on hand along with many hidden weapons on their bodies is seated there."
Gesturing to the right he shouted.
" Two men from the same origin are seated there.
They are also dressed entirely in black clothes with a black mask covering their faces. On the back of their clothes,there is a symbol of a majestic white tiger and W.D.T. s.D written in bold character."
Gesturing to his back he exclaimed,
"Three more people from the same group are stationed there."
" All of them are highly trained soilders from the DARK TIGER unit and have reached the sprit rank."
Uncle U stared at Rex with bulging eyes.
" Under their watchful eyes , Can I escape? "
Rex watched him with a stoic face and retorted.
" Uncle U , Aren't you also in the sprit rank and at a much higher realm than them."
" Also most of them are your good friends."
Uncle U feeling himself at a disadvantage closed his mouth.
Hearing no reply Rex shifted his gaze to the outside.
The scenary in the countryside is a lot different from the cities and towns .
Even the roads are made of dirts . Almost everywhere you see is greenery and a quiet surroundings .
You can see wild animals roaming around the area because it is very close to the Algera mountain range .
As the ox cart traverse beside a small lake .
Rex saw a small fawn (a little deer ) drinking water from the lake with his his mother beside a large heard of deer.
As he was observing the little creature with reddish - brown coat covered in white spots .
D1 and D2 returned to the cart.
After getting inside the cart ,
D1 stated .
" Commander around 2 km from here we found a dead body discarded in the middle of no where"
Rex nodded with an indifferent face.
" Apperance and Identity of the deasesed"
D2 replied.
" A male , around 30 years old with a dark skin tone .
His had a muscular physique, estimated height of 6.2 with a completely disfigured face."
" From his physical traits and clothing we deduced that he is a member of the Aolka Tribe from Alge region ."
"Scaning from the MD-2 , it shows that he was a martial artist of the sprit rank 9th order"
" Cause of death is uncertain as we didn't go near the body but looks at his injuries we suspect his death was caused due to the severance of his trachea "
" The air around the body was unusual and after checking we found traces of B7 florite ( a kind of blood poison)"
Rex furrowed his brow and fell into deep contemplation.
"The situation here is more complicated then expected"
" Send a word to the Hq and ask for back up"
Back in the cart who was listening quietly and wanted Rex to be distracted from his escape plan brighten his eyes .
With an eyebrow raised , he mumbled in a voice that everybody could hear him.
" From what I remember the Aolka Tribe is a large tribe of around 100,000 people native to the Alge region. They lives in the jungle and relied on hunting as their primary source of livelihood along with resources gathered from the jungle but they consider some animals divine envoys. They love the jungle more than their life as their and their families life depend on it "
" It has been 40 years , when the kingdom claimed the Agus region containing the Algera mountain range upto now and it has seen Two massive uprisings "
"Recently, there is news that the Aolka people are very dissatisfied with the new government policies.
In some areas they have gotten violent with the government officials . "
" In such a special circumstances, special attention is needed and specially when the old king of the Kingdom , KING LUOIS BLACKSPEAR passed away some days ago "
Uncle U looked at Rex with an intense faze.
" You should personally look at the case at hand "
" And don't worry about the task that they gave to you . "
Uncle U puffedup his chest and thumped it hard.
" Since you are busy . I would reluctantly took the liberty of completing the task alone "
"Don't worry about me . I am old but still can do my task but what you are doing is more important than me "
Listening to the Old man spouting nonsense non-stop.
Rax let out a slight chuckle and retorted.
"Old man I thought you didn't want to talk . RIGHT! "
" You should---- ...."
Uncle U swallowed the next words in his mouth with a speechless look and started looking around the cart aimlessly.
Rex refocused his attention from uncle U to D1 and ordered in a cold tone.
" Report the case to the Ras city police "
Uncle U questioned unhappily.
"Why don't you solve the case ? You are also a government official"
Rex took a deep breath and looked at uncle U with a sharp gaze.
" We are from the military i.e. the ministry of WAR not from the ministry of public security "
"So what ? Didn't the army take part in suppressing and capturing criminals. When I was in the army , Inhave personally slained a lot of criminals "
D1 listening nearby informed uncle U
"Mr. U , Recently , there had been a change in regulation.
Now , ministry of WAR is responsible for external thread and ministry of public security responsible for internal thread.
Both can't overstep their authorities unless requested or the central authority (court ) gave them the permission"
Uncle U looked disgruntled but kept quiet after that .
With the farce over the group decided to rest upon a clearing and continue their journey after eating their lunch.