The Soul System in the Apocalypse
Chapter 362: Family Reunion

Chapter 362: Family Reunion

Cynthia had gotten a bad feeling ever since the time that Alicia rushed away. She understood that right now, with the military deciding to attack, the territory was definitely going to face a lot of trouble.

It was just that she did not have anything that she could do in order to help her daughter in this situation. It might look like Alicia possessed a lot of backup considering that there are a lot of people present within the territory that supported her, but that was just on the surface.

In the dark, those people that pretended to care about her were actually scheming against her. They would do anything that they could as long as they got a chance, to make sure that they eliminated her.

Cynthia had been observing everything all this while. It was just that just like Alicia, she had already noticed that it was impossible to be able to deal with those people at this point. After all, if they dealt with them, it was going to cause a lot of internal strife.

The military was definitely going to take a chance like that. And if they were attacked from both the inside and outside, Trista territory was definitely going to fall under the military’s control.

It was a good thing that those people within the territory that were against Alicia were not on the same side as the military. Otherwise, Trista territory would have been taken over by the military long ago.

It had been several hours since Alicia had left. But still, there was no news from her about what was going on outside. Even though she was a distance away, just looking outside through the window, she could see that several explosions were occurring outside of the territory.

The explosions that had been occurring ever since Alicia had been sleeping, and several hours later had just continued. That implied that the battle out there was not simple, and it might be something related to an all-out attack from the military.

It was just a moment ago that suddenly, Cynthia got that bad feeling. The intensity of the bad feeling that she was getting had suddenly increased. The only reason why she had not gone out to look for Alicia was simply because she understood that she could be utilized as a hostage by Alicia’s enemies.

She was not weak herself. She was already a level 7 silver rank metal mage. It was quite a special profession that she got because it was not easy to be able to find a person that possessed the same element as her.

After waiting for a long while, Cynthia could no longer hold it in anymore. She decided that she was going out to look for Alicia. She understood all too well that even if she went out, as long as she was not capable of dealing with someone, then she would be useless. But nevertheless, as a mother, how was she going to leave her daughter out there just like that?

But she had just taken a few steps when suddenly she was forced to stop. At this moment, her eyes were fixated on the two figures that had suddenly appeared at the entrance of the floor.

Two young men. This was definitely the first time that she had seen them. But still, she could feel that the two of them were extremely familiar to them, especially that muscular young man.

At this moment, looking at the features of that young man, she could tell that he was definitely someone that she knew about.

Without even noticing it, tears suddenly began streaming down her cheeks. At the same time, her heartbeat intensified. She did not say anything, but just continued to stare at the young man in front of her.

Adam who had just arrived on this floor where he had been informed that his parents were located looked at the lady in front of him silently. It had been 10 years, more than 10 years since the last time that he saw her.

Although he had seen her several times in his dreams, but her image kept on fading as time went by. But now that he had seen her, that image was clear in his mind.

It was only after he had seen her that he finally realized just how much he had missed her. His mother. The one that dotted on him so much, that he had already formed a form of dependence on her at a young age.

It was due to this dependence on her that he had suffered a lot during the time that he had been kidnapped. Had it not been for the fact that Henry was present and he was completely familiar with Henry, he would have definitely gotten a mental breakdown just like many people within that facility.

He didn’t know how he had arrived in front of her, but the moment that he did so, he immediately fell into her embrace.

Cynthia on the other hand wrapped her arms around her son. She had been extremely worried about this son of hers that had disappeared several years ago. And now magically, just as she was worried about his sister, he appeared.

Henry watched everything from a distance. This was the time for Adam’s reunion. So, he did not want to interrupt anything. He completely stayed there, waiting for the two of them to part first before he asked for information about his family.

Just as Adam and Cynthia were relishing on the feeling of the reunion, one of the doors present in the floor they were in suddenly opened. Then, a middle aged man stepped out.

This middle-aged man possessed blonde hair that had been trimmed short, green eyes, and he was currently wearing an armor, as if he was ready for battle.

There was complete worry on his face as he looked around. But he could not help but be a little surprised when he found that Cynthia and Adam were hugging each other. He was momentarily speechless as he did not know what to say at this point.

Still, he stepped forward and approached the duo. When he reached there, he observed the young man whose face he could see. Those familiar features. Although it had been a while, there was no way that he was going to be able to forget about his own son.

It might be true that Adam had taken the majority of the features from his mother, but still, Adam’s mother was still his wife. Additionally, the facial features that Adam possessed majorly matched those of his.

Without saying anything, he brought the two of them into his embrace. And just like that, a family that had separated from each other for over a decade was finally reunited. It was just that there was just one person that was not present, Alicia.

After about 5 minutes, the family reunion finally ended. Tears could be seen glistening in the eyes of the two men, while Cynthia could not control the tears that were still falling from her cheeks as she held Adam’s cheeks.

"Mom, dad, I’m home. It has been a while, but I’m still home." Adam stated in a choking voice.

"It is good to see you back home son. We thought that we lost you completely." Adam’s father Luke, said as he looked at his son. He was happy that his son had finally come back. He believed that with both his son and daughter, it would not be difficult for them to have a good life as a family.

Cynthia on the other hand did not say anything. Instead, she held Adam’s hands as she looked at him. At this point, she would have already been sobbing happily had it not been for the fact that she understood that now was definitely not the time for them to be crying.

Adam understood everything clearly. After all, even he himself was happy about the reunion. But still, that did not mean that he had forgotten about his sister who had been taken away by the zombies. So, after a while, he looked at Henry who was standing a distance away and said, "Henry is here too."

It was only after Adam had said those words that finally the couple focused on the young man who was standing a distance away. They had actually forgotten about his existence after seeing the son that they had lost for 10 years over.

Cynthia had a complicated expression on her face as she looked at Henry. Nevertheless, she opened her arms wide and said, "Come here Henry. Stop standing there as if you are a stranger. You are part of our family. So come over here and let me hug you."

Henry hesitated for a moment but still, he went ahead and allowed Cynthia to hug him. At least feeling the family feeling that he had gotten during the time that he had been visiting Adam’s house when they were young, he was finally reminded that he had finally come back home.

Although maybe changes had already occurred in this place and it no longer looked like it was during the time that they were young, but still, home was home. Home was the place where their family was located.

After Cynthia released him, Henry went ahead and greeted Luke. Luke on the other hand did not just want a simple greeting, but instead, he went ahead and gave Henry a bear hug.

"I know. You don’t need to say anything. You want to see your family, right? Don’t worry. They are also here. They should be in that room there." Luke said to Henry without even giving him a chance of speaking after releasing him from the bear hug.