Chapter 227: Maya
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"This is not looking good."
The Tier 5 zombie waved its hand, sending a spherical shock wave toward them.
The dragon horse did its best to avoid these spheres, but its speed suffered a little bit. It wouldn't take too long for the rest of the zombies to catch up to them.
Maya frowned while looking at the front. "We can't go that way. There is a base of cannibals there."
Avalon's expression changed when Maya mentioned cannibals. He asked, "Why can't we go there? I mean, if it's the cannibals, we can bring these zombies to them, causing massive destruction."
"I know that, but as much as I want to do it, it's better if we wait for another time."
"Even though those cannibals will prey on more humans because of your action?"
"Yes. If we go there right now, we might get captured by the cannibals. In addition, there is a chance that others will be affected by them or even get attacked. I don't think the teacher will have a problem, but it will be different for Haruka and Oliver. You can call me a coward or whatever, but rather than throwing our lives away and endangering others, I believe that it's better to plan ahead. I'm talking because I can sense the danger coming from there." Maya's expression turned serious, looking at the horizon.
"Alright." Avalon nodded as they changed direction, which also made the zombies getthem even closer.
Maya summoned her exoskeleton and shot a lot of missiles toward them.
*Boom!*
*Boom!*
*Boom!*
The small missiles were actually intercepted by the Tier 5 zombie, rendering it useless.
"If you ever have the power, will you eradicate those cannibals?"
"Of course. This world is already in a mess thanks to these zombies, so it's better if there is no other threat."
"Even if they are only kids or babies?"
"Yes."
"You're very ruthless, aren't you?" Avalon asked, his opinion about Maya decreased drastically.
"If that's the case, then I don't mind being labeled as a ruthless person. Even if I don't kill them, the moment they are known to have cannibal parents, their fate will become tragic. In that case, I don't want to spare anyone and let that blood smear only be on my hands."
Avalon fell silent for a moment, making Maya curious. "Why the hell are you asking me all this question when we're still in this situation?" Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire
"Nothing. I'm just thinking that our views are different." Avalon shook his head with a grim expression.
"That's not like you, Avalon. You are more like a serious person who focuses on the battle first before talking about this." Maya became a bit suspicious.
Unfortunately for them, the horse suddenly turned around and released another breath, causing a massive shock wave that pushed them back.
"It seems that I have talked too much," said Avalon while looking at the zombies that were about to reach them.
"Yes." Maya became a bit more serious, knowing that they had to find a way to defeat these zombies.
However, they still didn't know how to defeat a Tier 4 zombie, let alone a Tier 5 zombie.
Maya couldn't help but ask herself, 'What is the magical thing from my ability? If you think about it, then yes, the superpowers are kinda magical. But mine is just an enhanced instinct.
'When I think about it, is there any magical aspect that I haven't explored with this ability of mine? Now that I think about it, Teacher said that a certain someone wondered where my sense of danger came from. Gene mutations? Was my power as simple as gene mutation?
'There might be something else… And what is that? Do I really sense the danger?'
Maya couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows, using this precious time to think about her power.
"Horse! Go to the right and loop around them. We should be able to outrun them this time." Maya pointed her finger to the right, specifically in the direction where the zombies were the slowest.
The horse acknowledged the order and tried to do it. The horse thought that Maya was just trying her best and preparing for the attack.
But to their surprise, the zombies actually had trouble maneuvering in that area, causing them to slow down. Even the Tier 5 zombie had no choice but to stop for a second, confused about what these zombies were doing.
"!!!" The horse felt something was off. Maya ordered it as if it were a normal thing to do. Even Avalon didn't say anything as if he had gotten used to it.
The horse turned its head around, staring at Maya.
"Ehm? What?" Maya was startled that the horse was staring at her.
*Ngieeh!* The horse gently shook its head, gesturing to her to take command of the group, specifically regarding the direction to go next.
Maya had a hard time understanding the horse and said, "Well, we can continue this way. The movement of the zombies on the right was a bit sluggish, so we could outrun them with a sudden turn."
*Ngieehh!* The horse shook its head as if trying to tell her something.
The horse had no other way to communicate with her, but it seemed to be trying to tell her something.
"What are you talking about?" Maya was confused. She was wondering why the horse would talk to her. They had nothing in common and this was actually the first time they met, so there was nothing to talk about.
"Oh, wait. If you can understand my words, nod your head if they're related to me."
The horse nodded.
Maya got an idea after this. She asked the second question. "Is it related to the teacher?"
The horse nodded again.
"Is it related to my order earlier?"
After the third nod, Maya suddenly picked up something. Her order shouldn't be related to Theo in any way. But if the horse claimed that it was related to Theo, then it must be something fundamental. What could actually connect her, Theo, and her order?
When she thought about it, there was only one possible reason. "Are you talking about my ability?"
To her surprise, the dragon horse acknowledged it.
"My ability? Did the horse actually find a clue about Teacher Theo's words regarding my ability? No, no. Let's think about it from the beginning… from my order, or should I say why I actually gave that order…
"Wait… is my ability actually not as simple as I think? Why did I ask the horse to turn to the right? Was it because I knew they were sluggish?" Maya fell silent for a moment. "That might not be the only reason. How did I know they were sluggish when I didn't know that much about the battlefield… I just felt it was the right thing to do… Wait? Felt?"
Maya widened her eyes. She felt that turning to the right was the correct action. She thought, 'It wasn't based on calculations?'
"Instinct… Magical… Prediction…" Maya couldn't help but ask, "Avalon. If you have to think about magical abilities that instinct or prediction can have, what do you think they will be?"
"Huh?" Avalon tilted his head in confusion. "I'm not sure about the instinct, but in my world, if you have the ability to predict things, you are a prophet."
"Prophet?!" Maya dropped her jaw to the ground as if she had understood Theo's words. "Wait. That might be it… Prophet, prediction, clairvoyance. Don't tell me, my true superpower is clairvoyance? But I feel like my instinct is still involved in it… So, is it Instinctual Clairvoyance?"