The auditorium inside the Ghoul Graveyard site was bustling with activity. A lot of Tomb Riders were moving about forming groups under their desired leaders. Each party could only supply the maximum unit of 50 riders.
When the team forming ended, the group that had the most riders was the one headed by Armoured Hero. Many people chose to ride under his banner because they felt like they would have a longer time of surviving inside the Ghoul Graveyard since he was known as the valiant hero who had rescued many.
Cool Zephyr had the second-largest group which was comprised mostly of elite females. They thought they would have a better chance to show their worth if they rode with her. Then there was Water Lily, many chose her due to her calm vibe and beautiful mind that had overcome impossible situations in the past by depending on formidable strategies.
The Dragon Slaughterer’s group was a powerful build-up of aggressive attackers. The same could be said for Mad Cobra and Ghost Rider. Only fearless individuals made up these groups.
To sum up the numbers, there were 229 Tomb Riders in total including the leaders. Armoured Hero = 50. Cool Zephyr = 43. Water Lily = 40. Dragon Slaughterer = 32. Mad Cobra = 30. Ghost Rider = 28.
Looking at the auditorium from a bird’s eye perspective, there were six organized groups of Tomb Riders in a horizontal formation leading backwards. Angelina was among Armoured Hero’s group. She based her decision to ride with him due to their first encounter. While she was busy focusing ahead, someone accidentally bumped into her rear.
“Huh?” As she tried to get a better view of the person who bumped her posterior, she fortuitously stepped on somebody else’s foot then heard their uncouth voice uttering:
“What the hell lady! Don’t you see that you’re stepping on my damn foot? Huh? It’s you!”
“You?” Angelina was taken by the rear when she recognized the unruly presence beside her. “What are you doing here?”
“What? Mysterious slut!” Unruly Ban was also flabbergasted by Angelina’s appearance. “How come you are here? You can’t possibly be taking part in the expedition. Did you sneak in here?”
Angelina acted as if Unruly Ban was a fart in the wind and retorted: “Why should I explain myself to you? Are you my daddy?”
“Tsk! If I was your daddy I would spank your smelly ass until it kindles for not showing me respect.”
To avoid Unruly Ban’s chatter, Angelina slipped over to the side away from his mouthpiece. However, he insisted on following behind her.
“Hey, bulky woman don’t you dare try to evade me!” Unruly Ban forced his way through the crowd and caught up with Angelina. “Fhmhmh, so you gave up on running away, eh?” He grabbed onto her arm then spun her around.
“Touch me again if you want to die!” Angelina flashed her arm out of Unruly Ban’s grasp then gave him her deadly glare. “I dare you to try it.”
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Unruly Ban felt threatened by her gaze and backed off. “Alright freak, I won’t touch your slutty arm again. But I’m dying to know how you were allowed to participate in this expedition.” As he asked this, Unruly Ban thought to himself: ‘This mysterious bitch must have exposed her bulky merchandise hidden underneath her panties to some rich old dude. My intuition is never wrong, how else could she gain access to such an exclusive event when she’s not even a pro yet.’
Angelina didn’t reply to Unruly Ban’s question. Instead, she asked him a question of her own. “What about you? Did you rely on your brother’s connection to get here?”
“So what if I did? You think I’m not ready for this?” Unruly Ban continued glaring at Angelina as he spoke. “If a cheating bastard like you can make it here then I certainly can. Just wait and you’ll see. I’ll show you how stronger I am when compared to these elite bastards.”
“Hm.” Angelina thought about Unruly Ban’s situation and asked: “If you came here with your brother then why aren’t you riding under his banner? What are you doing in Armoured Hero’s camp?”
“That’s ah…” Unruly Ban portrayed a moment of fickleness before he continued to answer Angelina’s enquiry. “I’m not riding with that cocky bastard because I don’t want to be underneath his thumb. I Unruly Ban am not Meliodas’s lackey!”
Angelina chuckled. “Well, seeing as how we will be riding underneath the same banner, you better not start anything funny with me or I might just have to cut you down in front of your brother.”
“Tsk, not before I press you flat underneath my motor.”
“We’ll see who comes out on top.”
The organiser saw to it that every group leader was informed of the specifics pertaining to the upcoming expedition. Such as their arrival destination, terrain formation, extraction locale, etc. After the briefing had ended, each group was directed to separate rooms where they would get accustomed to the necessary requirements of undertaking a Ghoul Graveyard expedition.
When Armoured Hero’s group had finically settled in a spot, a Gear Instructor came in with a wide shelf of fundamental equipment. Angelina recognized the Gear Instructor, it was the same old dude whose life she had threatened in the administrative office.
Dr Sherlock explained the properties and uses of all the items he had on the shelf before passing them out. Everyone received a Weapons Cube with a maximum of 10 Soul Insignias that they could customize to their liking. Angelina regretted that she had paid an astronomical amount to purchase a Weapons Cube earlier. Had she known she would receive a Weapons Cube for free she wouldn’t have spent all that currency.
“Well, what’s done is done.” Other than a Weapons Cube, Angelina along with the other Tomb Riders were given a Medic Cube, Victuals Cube and a Gear Cube.
A Medic Cube had state of the art healing capabilities that could regenerate a person’s severed limbs even cure most immedicable deceases. This was possible because of the core ghoul quality it was made from. Victuals Cube was a storage unit for preserving dried foods, cooked foods and water. This would provide substances for the Tomb Riders on their long journey. As for the Gear Cube’s functionality, it was a storage unit for spare parts used to repair a broken Motors Cube.
Dr Sherlock made his explanation quite thorough to the thick-headed Tomb Riders, he even showed multiple demonstrations of the gears’ usage so that they wouldn’t forget.
Armoured Hero was a meticulous knight who didn’t run headlong into battle without a winning strategy. To get accustomed to his team’s riding prowess, he asked each of the fifty Tomb Riders under his banner to engage their motors. Finished doing so, he took them into a simulated Ghoul arena where he observed how skilled there were in battle.
Armoured Hero was pleased by most of the riders’ results except he was disappointed with Angelina. She didn’t take part in the group drill at all, even Unruly Ban who was often disobedient participated but she did not. Because of her stand-offish demeanour, she became the target of hate by the other elite Tomb Riders.