As the central government needs a few days to organize the speeches, Sam doesn’t have to work for those set days. His only job is to locate the final location they’ll be staying when they give the speeches so now, he’s just chilling. And also, the rest of the Corp needs to get to their destination first; our team as a whole is chilling for the time being.

At the station, the team that’d kill the Calamity is waiting for the morning train to Zone 5’s Kabul station.

“Smile a little, mates. We’re going to die only once. Besides, you’ll die alongside your peers. What’d be a greater death than that? I always wonder why we are only the 16 A-non. And almost all of us are from Zone 4. Except Li, Al and Sam but they are still the bloodline of ours. What do you think, Zoe?” says Clair, the Spotless Anomaly.

“Eh? Al is not from here? But there must be a reason why she is in this mess. When I first got to know the Corp, she was a well-known figure among the ranks. From her influence on the real-estate business to her beauty, she was quite the prominence. And she has psychopathy unlike any of us. She’s cruel, calculated and merciless – just like Cecile, Li and Bea here. That might be the reason she and the others are in this. We are the exceptions they deemed inadequate but our potential was too great to pass down to the trash. Yet only we 16 are the ones who prevailed and used our immense potential. The rest are the ones we need to protect and make equal. Well then, the train seems to be coming so we better get moving. Our party is 4 on paper but we’re much more than that. My 4 elites, you and Bea’s whole squadron and Eve’s 2 bests are with us and if they weren’t here, we’d be killed by them when we arrive on site. So, shall we? Let’s make this world a place for us all; equally viewed and treated – let’s make our own utopia” says Zoe, the Ominous Anomaly.

On the other side of the city, the team that’ll kill the Plague is waiting for their flight to San Francisco.

“So, Cons, who won the drink off?” asks Thomas, the Dreaming Anomaly.

“I won, of course. That kid doesn’t know to give up and went on for 38 rounds. Not to mention it was double distilled vodka, my head didn’t come out of the bowl for the next day” says Constantine, the Grim Anomaly.

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“Stop bluffing before you make your name as of a liar. Li didn’t give up on the 39th round – you did. He even emptied the bottle after you passed out, a whole 4 rounds worth of alcohol” says Mathew, the Lithe Anomaly.

There are a lot of contention among the members of the corporation. For instance, the title of who’s the best drinker, fastest runner and the best in hand-to-hand. Current holder of the best drinker is me with the record of 54 shots without buffer and the fastest runner is Eve with the record of 2 kilometres run in under 12 minutes. Most of the women don’t participate in hand-to-hand combat but the current holder of the best in hand-to-hand is Cecile.

“*sneeze* It’s really cold here, isn’t it?” says Cecile in a train cart travelling through Siberia. Along with her are the most experienced personnel of the Corp: Peter the Chariot of Hell, Gabriel the Hollow Angel and Alex the Unforgiving.

“Want some tea?” asks Peter.

As the railway that was built by the Soviets is still in mainstream use, the trains that run on them also didn’t change much. Most Russian trains have some sort of heating system and so they can boil water and cook meals.

“I’d also like one. And also, I have this, want some?” says Alex as he reaches for his duffle bag. Inside the bag are cubes of sugar made from beetroot along with some dried mutton.

“I also have this. But you guys have to lighten my back. I’m the only one carrying weapons and ammo. Those in Europe don’t have calibre higher than .50 so it’ll be hard to penetrate the alloy the horsemen use” says Gabi as she pulls her briefcase with various pastries.

*sip* “3 days to St. Petersburg, yes? What are we going to do now?” asks Cecil.

“I don’t know about you but I will shut my eyes for a bit. If I don’t wake up on the next stop, buy me some piroshky” says Alex.

“I’m going to just play some games. If you need me, I’ll be on the top bunk” says Gabi, pulling out a laptop.

“Do you have anime on that?” Cici asks Pete.

“What kinds do you like, mate? I have almost every prominent movie on here” says Peter, smiling a little.

“Let’s see. Do you have Spice and Wolf?”

“The 2024 remake or the 2006 original?”

“2024 remake. I know Brother William used to really like that series. I even saw in his room a poster with a note at the corner. “San” was it was on the note. Man, I was young back then. Weren’t you as well, Pete?” says Cici.

“Cassandra was it, the one who he loved and gave birth to a monster?” says Pete.

A bit confused, Cici: “What? San didn’t marry Brother William. It was someone from Finland. That’s why Li isn’t a pure blood”