The Gizmo- The Heroes Quest

Chapter 20- Wh..Who am I?

I keep staring at Ashley, startled.

"Ashlee, are you alright?" She asks.

Why is she calling me by her own name? I immediately draw out my profile info from the settings. The girl's name was Ashlee with an 'e' in it, and her character, was a ninja.

A ninja? The only thing I knew about ninja was that they look like masked assassins who knew martial arts. I looked so different from what I had imagined.

Never mind about my appearance. The biggest question was why am I here in another body? Why am I with Ashley? And where are the others?

Suddenly, two drones pop out in the air. Ashley grabs my hand and immediately sprints into a building. We run deep inside, until the drones couldn't spot us. After we were safe inside, she leaves me.

Ashley looks at me, worriedly as she asks once again, "Ashlee, Are you really alright? You can drop out of the quest, if you aren't feeling well."

Quest? We were in the middle of a quest?! I immediately open the active quests window. Yup, it was a quest. All the more, it was the final quest to clear the whole city! "City clear quest- 10 dimensional bombs placed within the entire city. Disarm to clear city, Noah. Time limit- 14 hours (8bombs left countdown-10hours)"

Dimension bombs?! That would annihilate the whole city! And if don't disarm them, this would be the end of our lives!

Suddenly, I hear footsteps. "Metal footsteps... Two bots towards the next right", I murmer. The current body I was in, not only could recognize distant sounds, but also could detect and differentiate various intensities. It was more like a super human quirk, where I can see and hear anything and everything, just by enhancing my senses. With my experience in physical combat, I guess I can take them down.

I warn Ashley and dash forward. I equip my kunai and get ready for the intercept. Two bots appear, just like I had anticipated. They were equipped with stunner guns. I immediately duck, as the one in the front fires. I jump on the bot, with my right foot landing straight on its face, throwing it off the ground. Then, I throw my kunai at the other bot. It blocks the kunai with its gun. Fortunately, it breaks the gun. With the gun now destroyed, I have the upper hand.

Suddenly, the bot throws a hand grenade. Oh no! At this position right now, I can't make it in time! Ashley suddenly appears behind the bot, as she slices it into two. I jump at the grenade, catching and immediately throwing it far away.

"Thanks for the assist" I say, gasping for breath. Strangely, I felt way more tired than I had expected. This body felt, delicate and new. With such an unnurtured body, I cannot afford to waste my stamina anymore.

I hear a 'beep' sound. Ashley removes a radar. I search for mine, and equip it as well. The radar was to detect the presence of a dimension bomb within 500 metres of range. And the 'beep', was to warn when there's one nearby. And the current one, was right above us?!! No wonder, there were drones as well as bots guarding it.

Ashley walks few inches and turns towards the staircase on her left. "The bomb must be upstairs. Let's go!"

I immediately grab Ashley's arm stopping her. The bomb maybe right above us, but there may be tons of traps, waiting for us, especially at the staircase. There's also the chance of undefeatable bots waiting for us. If we barge in without a plan, it could kill both of us.

I tell it out to Ashlee, as she agrees with it. To confirm about the traps, I throw a shruikan along the staircase. Unsprisingly, a twing sound is heard, followed by a hand grenade rolling down the stairs, as it explodes in front of us.