"That's the most powerful Forcebearer in the Organisation? He doesn't look that strong," Zelo stated, eyeing the screen. Noticing the sceptical looks of the others, he raised his hands. "What?"

"You're a Forcebearer yourself; you should know not to judge by appearance," Seokmin reprimanded and Zelo's cheeks flushed a soft pink.

"I just imagined him to be more... bulky. Just from the way everyone is talking about him like he's some sort of monster."

Smiling at his defensive tone, Jisoo patted his shoulder. "I also thought he'd look more intimidating but just seeing him like that, he doesn't seem all that bad."

Jooheon snorted. "Yeah, let's hope you can keep that impression instead of actually meeting him. But I think we'll have to face him anyway because right now I can't think of any other way to get out of this house."

Hansol crossed his arms, a disbelieving expression on his face. "Are you seriously saying that this massive basement has only one exit? Even the smaller hide-outs have at least two or three for emergencies."

"Then go ahead and search for it. There's six floors underground with at least forty rooms each, most of them locked," Wonwoo said coldly and the Warrior fell silent at once.

"Uhm... excuse me, but what about Chaerin?" Minzy dared to ask and half-hid behind Zelo when the attention turned to her. Her reaction visibly pleased the young Warrior, who tried to hide his smug grin while puffing out his chest.

"Well, we were planning to open the cells and release the people but now I don't think that's a good idea," Mingyu responded, his expression pensive. "We would be trapped together with them and most are not exactly friendly. And we don't have time to go through all cells and only release the innocent ones; right now it's only Seunghyun but there might be more guards coming." At his words, Minzy's face fell and Seokmin sent her a sad look.

"Lee Chaerin? The daughter of Lee Sungwook? I know which cell she's in; I brought her food before," Kihyun interjected and blushed when Minzy's hopeful gaze fell on him - I.M was considerably less amused than the rest of his group.

"Let's just leave, we can't open the long term cells anyway," he grumbled, crossing his arms in protest.

"I have the keys," Wonwoo stated matter-of-factly, completely unimpressed by the Warrior's glare.

"Okay, then Minzy, Wonwoo and Kihyun are going to pick up the girl. But that won't help us get past Seunghyun," Shownu said, earning himself raised brows. Not only I.M but also Zelo looked less than happy with the instruction but before they could start an argument, Jisoo spoke, his eyes directed at Mingyu.

"Can't we use your illusions again? Like earlier with the guards?"

The Warrior bit his lip in thought, eyebrows scrunched together. "I could try, but I would have to trick the people at the cameras at the same time as him, which is really hard..."

"I'll take care of the cameras and the door, no worries," Jooheon piped up with a wide grin, arm slung around Minhyuk's neck.

The tall Warrior glanced at him questioningly before a similar grin stretched over his face. "Oh right, I forgot. Good, that's taken care of then. Zelo, can you do your noise cancel thing again? It's easier for me when I don't have to worry about outside sounds."

"Sure!" The younger gave him a thumbs up and Jisoo couldn't refrain from ruffling his hair, much to his chagrin.

Shownu grinned. "Okay, let's give this a try."

"Oh god, we're all gonna die."

"Stop being dramatic, Hyungwon. You're not helping," Wonho muttered through clenched teeth while he watched Jooheon use the screen at the door to the kitchen.

"And it's worth a try if Wonwoo can get rid of our bonds afterwards," Minhyuk added and Hyungwon stared him down.

"I'd rather stay alive and bonded than be dead and free, thank you very much."

"Nobody's going to die. Stop talking, you're distracting Jooheon," Shownu ordered and his group quieted down immediately. Just like he had suggested, Kihyun (and therefore I.M as well), Minzy and Wonwoo had left to get Chaerin, while the rest had made their way back towards the entrance of the basement - albeit a bit reluctantly on Zelo's part.

Jisoo curiously peered over Jooheon's shoulder and was surprised to find a picture of the kitchen on the screen, instead of the scanner Mingyu had used to get in earlier. "Is it supposed to show the outside?" he couldn't help but ask, but the Forcebearer didn't seem to mind the disruption.

"Yeah, it's one of its functions but it's hidden behind all sorts of passwords and security codes. I'm a Technopath, though, so those can't stop me."

"A what?" Jun placed his chin on Jisoo's shoulder to take a look as well, arms snaking around the Wielder's waist.

"He controls electronics," Mingyu explained and casually pulled the Warrior back by his shirt, causing Jisoo to stumble slightly. "I've actually never seen it in action before. It's much less impressive than I thought."

"Gee, thanks , not like your ability looks all that impressive either," Jooheon said sulkily, causing Mingyu to grin at his words and the glare from Jun he had received. "Seunghyun is still in front of the door, so we gotta be careful. If he notices us, it's over." He turned back from the screen which was showing the regular options again and rubbed his hands. "I'll get the cameras in the kitchen to replay the last 15 minutes; we should leave as soon as the others are back. Are you guys ready?"

"Yup, I've been blocking our noises since we arrived here," Zelo confirmed, but Mingyu shook his head, brows furrowed.

Everyone got into position, Mingyu and Jooheon at the front of the group, closely followed by Zelo.

Jisoo shuffled nervously on his designated spot behind Shownu, near the back, and the Forcebearer turned around at the sound, smiling at the sight of his tense face. "Do you like pets?"

The Wielder couldn't help but stare for a moment at the seemingly random question before he nodded. "Uh... s-sure?" His eyes widened when the bulky male in front of him began to shrink and he took a wary step back when fur started to sprout on the body, that was slowly vanishing inside the clothes. Soon nothing was left but his shirt, pants and shoes, but then a small, white head with large ears poked out of one of the sleeves.

The rabbit scampered closer and nudged Jisoo's leg, who watched it with astonishment. He jumped when Minhyuk's voice sounded behind him. "He likes to get his ears petted. They're really soft; try it."

With slight hesitation, Jisoo kneeled down and carefully touched Shownu's head, marvelling at the silkiness of his fur while Minh