Agatha The Legendary Guild Master

"We are near the mountains," the giant finally said something good at last. I turned around and found the giant rocky walls standing erect at the boundary of the forest.

A sharp slope appeared, one that I never noticed before, ahead of us. "Go there and stop at the edge of it," I said before trying to test something out.

If these strange wasps would keep following me then I would never lead them back to my city, never!

The giant jumped the remaining distance in a few minutes before stopping in hesitation. "Shouldn't we retreat further?" he said.

"Not yet," I kept watching those far away little dark dots fighting over the pearls I threw. They were fighting in the air, on the ground, and even on trees. Extreme damage happened to a large stretch of woods at that place, revealing more of the ground while more trees kept falling.

"They are retreating," I saw them finish that brutal fight and turned around to leave. They never stopped to see me or search for my obvious giant that would be spotted miles upon miles away. "That's weird."

"That's lucky," the giant said, "it's our luck for them to drop us off."

"It's not luck that kept them away," I couldn't help but mutter while glancing around before asking, "can you hear that humming sound coming from these mountains?"

"I can for sure."

"I mean you hear an echo of noises or the real sounds?" I asked, as the two implied two greater meanings for me.

"Well… as you said it now I can tell I only can hear an echo," he said and his words made my resolve firmer.

"There is a way to survive this," I said, "or to be frank to delay their invasion."

"What is it?" he asked, "fire? Can we set the woods on fire?"

"No, fire won't attack their hives underground," I shook my head.

"What if we used oil to flood the forest and soak deeply into these nasty hives?" he tried to think, and I had to admit he had some sort of imagination that could rival mine.

"From where could we get all such amounts of oil," I said before turning around, "while we have a better alternative."

"Like what?" he asked in daze and I simply said it.

"Turning this entire forest into a mountainous place."

"Damn! You don't plan to make me bring my family and sleep here!" he hurriedly shouted in a scare that wasn't any less than mine.

"No, I want you to control mountains," I said before waving around with both hands, "turning everything into small rocks and keeping throwing them everywhere. Like deserts crawling over green lands, you'll allow mountains to spread over the forest."

"That… can be done," he hesitated, "but it would take time."

"We have to do that," I said before firmly adding, "and a group of giants is much faster than just one."

"You don't mean… you'll awaken my family and friends?!!" he shouted and this time he seemed pretty excited about this.

"I have no other alternative, do I?" I helplessly shrugged, "if I left them to fester more then I would sign the death certificate of my city and dreams. I have to be daring and be ready to pay the price needed to survive…" I paused before viciously adding, "and I intend to survive everything you throw in my face damn bastard!"

"Then let's go now," he enthusiastically said, "let's awake as much as we can."

"Slow down big boy," I laughed, "we need first to go back and alarm the city."

"For what?" he seemed puzzled.

"Your plan of course," I laughed while hearing his curses, blaming himself for speaking up faster than me, "after all your plan is considered good if we manage to find ourselves good sources of oil."

"You can't find such an enormous amount of oil," he tried to persuade me against this, "let's go and awaken my family and friends, they are much more reliable than this oil thing."

"If I learnt anything from this life then it's better to have more plans in your pocket," I evilly smiled before adding, "especially if there is such a sinister system spying on your moves and counting against everything you make."

"Ding Dong! I have no hand in this," the system suddenly spoke up, "Ding Dong! This is just the mere act of nature. How could I possibly be blamed for it?"

"I like to blame you for everything," I laughed before hitting my leg over the giant's shoulder, "go, don't waste time or else we'll be late to awaken your family and friends."

"I'll take you there in no time," the giant turned around and started running at a speed that was no lower than the high one he just used to run away.

"Ding Dong! I know of this species of insects," the system suddenly said, "Ding Dong! They are run over by the queen system. Each hive is controlled by a separate queen that resembles your vampire lady."

The system was suddenly and suspiciously generous to share such information with me. "And?" I calmly asked while waiting for his bomb next thing.

And he didn't disappoint my expectations.

"Ding Dong! I can act as a middle man out of my kind heart and start negotiating with them. However they love specific things in the world, one of which special ores that would be formed in the shape of exoskeletons, plus many papers as well."

My eyes shone as I understood the hidden aim of that sinister system. "You are after my mechas and books?" I angrily asked in a very calm tone that looked so intimidating even to my giant. The giant trembled faintly when he heard my words, yet I totally ignored him.

"Ding Dong! And your precious pearls as well," the system didn't try to cover up his scheme or dirtiness as he said it clearly.

"Go f*ck yourself," that was the instant answer I gave to him without a single moment of hesitation.

"Ding Dong! I have to warn you, these insects are very bloody, and they can breed at a fast pace that you don't even imagine. Ditching this generous offer of mine will come with severe consequences."

"Screw yourself then," I simply said, "I won't give up what I worked so hard to get."

"Ding Dong! Life isn't fair!"

"It's you who aren't!"

"Ding Dong! I won't take your words for granted for now," he strangely said, "Ding Dong! I'll give you one week to realize how foolish you are and then we can talk again."

That bastard! What did he plan in addition to these insects? I didn't know the answer but it was obvious, these insects that I coincidentally stumbled upon were just the tip of the iceberg.

More bad things were drawing closer to me and it seemed they needed one week to be ready to attack my city.

"Let it be a bloody war then," I clenched my fists before suddenly asking, "you are my system, why don't you give me quests?"

"Ding Dong! This…" he seemed quite shocked with my sudden words.

"You follow the rules of this world, and as the rules state you should give me an endless stream of quests. You stopped doing so for a long time already, and I'm expecting compensation from you.

"Ding Dong! Or what?" he shamelessly asked, and I had an evil smile over my face.

"Or I will speak to the will of the world here, complaining about you," I said before adding, "you once said I got this chance and being observed like others by the will of the world. I bet you are just its agent, a mere butler who really has no power. Give me my rights or else I would take them forcibly in another way, in a more painful way."

"…"

And my sinister system just got speechless and didn't dare to speak again for long minutes.