Arg blinked a couple of times.
"Hey! Don't move! Else you might start bleeding again," A feminine voice from his right yelled in concern.
Arg lay down, listening to the voice.
'So... it was all just a dream!' He thought, but he was proven wrong when the new person's face appeared over his own.
"Wha~ What the?" He yelled in surprise. It was a different-looking being which looked like a human.
"Boss! He woke up!" She yelled, looking at his torso.
"Wait! Who are you guys?! And~ What are you guys?!" He yelled in surprise.
"Uh? What a stupid question to ask. We are the Normandy Squad! Although we are relatively new to adventuring and slaying monsters. The galaxial council let us fight in the Archon-Flax realms! That is where we found you unconscious!" She said.
"What were you doing in that place? It's quite dangerous. Without being ranked at least S-ranked, you wouldn't even have been allowed inside." A gruff voice said from the side.
"Huh? S-ranked? What the heck are you guys even talking about?!"
"Hmm? You don't?"
"Yeah... Last thing I remember before ending up there was... monsters coming out of the sky and the ground... A lot of people died..." Arg replied with a frown.
"And you ended up here?" The gruff voice asked.
"Yeah~ Something... sucked me in when I was running away from the monsters. And I ended up in a desert... Ugh! What the hell?! This is so messed up!" Arg said, panicking a bit.
"And And~How are you guys even talking to me? You guys are supposed to be aliens... Not supposed to know my language!" Arg yelled in confusion.
"Umh, we use a universal translator which lets us translate all known languages which are in the database," The feminine one replied.
"Oh..." Arg gave out a sigh of relief.
"Well. It looks like you don't know anything about this universe. We plan on staying on this planet for a few more days to train. What do you plan on doing meanwhile?" The gruff voice asked.
"Umh... I guess I will stay with you guys. I can help you navigate the area. I stayed here for many months."
They nodded in agreement.
"Can I learn? Ya know, I want to know more about this place and stuff. I am new to this," Arg requested.
"Sure, just rest for now, I will bring in a learning device for you," The feminine alien voiced out.
"Umh, can I know your names and who you guys are?" Arg asked.
"Oh! I am Vynra! I am from planet Ezare!" She greeted. Vynra is a race which resembles the jellyfish from Earth, but is different. For one, her skin looked... tougher. And she had looked a bit human.
The other guy looked like a human, but with dog ears and a cat tail. He looked a bit gruff and serious.
"I am Kurel. I am the head of the team. I am from the Runda planet," The gruff dog/human hybrid replied.
"I am Arg, and I am from Earth," Arg replied.
"Well, we don't know where it is... And by what you explained, you were probably sucked in by a wormhole. It's something that occurs very rarely; the last one large enough to draw in something your size happened millions of years ago, thanks to a black hole collapsing due to a battle between high-class warriors." Kurel said, making Arg frown.
"Don't worry, Arg! Since your planet is in our database, it's probably still there! Maybe one day you could return there!" Vynra replied with a smile.
Arg nodded, receiving some hope at finally meeting his family.
"Well, by your description, your world was invaded by the monsters. Your planet most likely survived, but it's highly likely that most of the planet's population didn't survive."
"Kurel! Shut up..." Vynra said, kicking Kurel's toes.
"Yo, how is that guy doing?" An ape-like being asked, coming inside the room.
"He is doing well. His injuries are healing at a remarkable speed," Vynra voiced out in surprise.
"Hmm... well, we need to get him new clothes. He has clothes resembling a primate," The ape said with a smirk.
"Well, I had no access to buying clothes... I had no choice," Arg said with a small grunt, getting up slowly so as not to hurt himself.
"Rimbo, as you are quite worried about his lack of wardrobe, he will be using your clothes for the time being. We will get his own clothes after we leave this planet," Kurel said, making the ape frown.
"Alright," Rimbo replied with a frown.
Vynra just shook her head in disappointment.
"Well, just rest for a while, we will be exploring for a bit," Kurel said, looking at Arg.
Arg nodded and started to sleep.
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After 12 hours...
"Ron, go check on that Arg guy," Kurel said, looking at a tablet.
Ron grunted with annoyance.
beep beep beep
"Hmm? Kurel? Why did you call so soon?" A gruff, old voice asked.
"Salute to the High Luminar, Shinosu. We came across an interesting finding. We found someone... He is a unique blend of the Ruthians, Walkards, and Sulvant races. He says a wormhole had sucked him in from his home planet and had ejected him into the AF-129329 planet. He says he had been surviving on this planet for many months. From his pulse readings, I can confirm that he wasn't lying,"
The person on the interface he was talking to resembled an old fox. He seemed to be contemplating what Kurel said.
"Hmm… This means he must be strong… What are your plans with him?" The High Luminar asked.
"The planet we plan on exploring is about grade 2 in threat… The team and I decided to move forward with grade 1 planets if he proves himself capable of carrying his own weight. If he had been on this planet for this long, then he must be quite familiar with the surroundings. He will prove quite valuable in exploring this planet, saving us precious time," Kurel replied in a firm tone.
"Good. You may proceed with your travel. Do make sure to keep an eye on him… If he is as strong as we think he is, he might prove himself to be a valuable asset to our defences," Shinosu said in a wise tone.
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"Ahh! At last! I am wearing real clothes!" Arg said with a relieved smile.
"Your vitals are pretty good now. We will be leaving to explore this planet for a while. You are healthy enough to explore with us," Ron said.
Ron was a semi-silicon-based life form... He was covered with silicon crystals, which help absorb damage.
"Hmhm, I just need to do some warm-ups," Arg replied, stretching a bit.