Lucrezia shook her head very slowly upon hearing that information. She wouldn’t just accept this information. More precisely, she outright denied the information that Nouel and his team were already dead. As far as she knew, Nouel was a great man and always managed to survive in any situation. He was a responsive thinker, capable of anticipating many things. Nouel was someone who could read others’ minds and always considered various possibilities. Dying in a plane explosion seemed impossible for someone like him. At least, that’s what Lucrezia believed.“No way, this can’t happen. You must be wrong, tell me you misidentified it.” Lucrezia murmured softly.“Captain, this is the only plane en route to Lycaelus, calculated from the call duration and departure time. The plane exploded from within after two minutes in the air. My conclusion is that there was a bomb inside the plane, automatically triggered when the plane reached a certain altitude.” The young man reported again, trying to
A few hours earlier.When all Wolf team members were at the airport, Nouel ordered energy shields to envelop the plane. Being cyborgs, they worked so swiftly that it took no more than five minutes, all devices were perfectly installed and ready for activation.As the ambassadors had not arrived yet, Nouel and his team, who had arrived earlier, inspected the plane to ensure everything was secure.“Captain, we’ve installed all the shields.” Vera reported, saluting with a smile.“Alright, everyone. A2, A3, I want you to install these inside the plane, adjusting to the seats and our locations.” Nouel pulled out flat discs, quite small in size, more than twenty of them all fitting in the palm of Nouel’s right hand.“What’s this?” Blaicer asked, curious, grabbing a few.Drax took one of the items Nouel showed. After observing for a few seconds, he immediately recognized what Nouel was showing them and murmured softly. “Um, from its shape, this looks like a hologram transmitter.”“Hologram t
Back to the present.Lucrezia finally understood why Nouel managed to survive. As she suspected, this man had a different mindset. Several possibilities were anticipated, leading him to unforeseen precautions.“That’s what happened, I knew his plane would be sabotaged,” Nouel concluded, elaborating on what he had done recently.“As I thought, you took precautions,” Lucrezia murmured in appreciation. Indeed, this was the Nouel she knew – someone who calculated various possibilities and made unexpected preparations.“Regardless, it’s good news that you didn’t die in that plane. Well done,” Lucrezia spoke normally and firmly, as usual.“Do you know who I am and how I work, right?”“Yes, I do.”“Then why are you still worried about me?”“Worried? Why would I worry about you?” Lucrezia asked, denying and pretending not to know, deliberately hiding her true feelings.Responding to this statement, Nouel began to tease the girl again. “Come on, Lucrezia, you don’t need to deny it.”“Deny what
After two hours since arriving in the city, Nouel submitted a report on everything that happened to Drax and Vera, while he took a break to rest his body and clear his mind. Then, a few hours later, he left his resting place, heading to a vast area filled with tombstones.Nouel visited the grave of his friend who had died a few years ago. Claiming not to be sentimental, Nouel showed that the statement was true. Currently, he didn’t say anything and didn’t display any particular expression.“I don’t know why I’m here,” Nouel spoke to himself while looking at the name on the tombstone. “But one thing’s for sure, you’re just paying a visit.”After a while, Nouel, enjoying the silent moment, received a transmission from someone. At that moment, the AI assistant informed him that the caller was Drax, and he quickly answered.“Do you need me?” Nouel asked without small talk.From the other side, Drax immediately reported to him. “Captain, I’ve successfully located the mysterious transmissio
The disturbing issue has been resolved, indeed, there was an insider causing the problem, although it wasn’t of their own accord. Learning about the problem of the cyborgs being reprogrammed by the enemy, Nouel wanted to address this issue as quickly as possible. His efforts were supported when Professor Volkov informed that the meeting schedule discussed earlier had been finalized. The meeting of the high-ranking officials or those managing the city was set to take place.The attendees included general Carter Ross, head of the special anti-terror and cyber-attack team, the direct superior of the cyborg squad captains. The captains included Nouelvaegnr Brysthiersk from Team Wolf, Lucrezia Auditoires from Team Eagle, Veilus Droigmar from Team Sabertooth, and Calvin Raymond, the head of city technology development. Also present were Ferdinand Volkov from the technology and biology division of the special forces, Mayor Alexander Mitchel, and Mervil Gustavo, the CEO of the largest company
Nouel’s apartment was quite spacious and filled with modern items, including some devices and machines that were the result of his own creations, as explained earlier in the story. While waiting for Lucrezia, Nouel took the opportunity to observe the city’s conditions and monitor criminal activities.Surprisingly, besides minor criminal activities such as theft, there was nothing interesting. Everything was already handled by local police and security officers. Indeed, according to the reports, there had been no movement from the rebels in Lycaelus City for several days since the last battle in front of NewTech Industries’ branch building in another sector.Rather than feeling relieved, Nouel became slightly worried and curious. At that moment, his analytical mind started imagining several possibilities of what the rebels might be planning.Shortly after, the doorbell rang. Nouel instructed his AI assistant to open the door. Within moments of the bell, Lucrezia stood beside Nouel. She
The journey took over forty minutes from district 12 to district 32. For your information, in the four domed cities, there is no smaller city resulting from branching off the main city. All smaller areas are separated and named as districts.This particular district appeared modern but neglected, intentionally giving off an eerie and unclean vibe created by its inhabitants. It was evident that patrols and security monitoring were infrequent, allowing the residents to act freely.Their destination was an area that seemed tough, with individuals, or more accurately, cyborgs, appearing like criminals. In this district, they seemed free to carry weapons, with some cyborgs having modified bodies, incorporating parts that functioned as firearms or sharp weapons.“Should I wear armor?” Lucrezia asked upon seeing the conditions. Clearly, she felt unsafe observing the conditions of the cyborgs in this district who seemed excessively unrestricted.“We don’t need armor, relax, they aren’t as bad
“Besides, boss, I don’t know the function of these stones. From any perspective, they don’t seem valuable at all.”In fact, Kyle had no idea what type of stones Nouel needed. For some reason, he hadn’t bothered to find out when Nouel didn’t explain anything about these stones.Nouel, not interested in small talk or explanations, posed a question to confirm. “Is this everything?”“Yes, I hired search services, even with advanced technology, these stones are no longer found on this continent. They might be on another continent far away, and those confirmed are in Antarctica—impossible locations to reach, and we don’t have suitable vehicles to cross continents.”“Really?” Nouel still seemed skeptical.Kyle nodded, then suggested, “If you want to make sure, I can show you.”“That’s troublesome, I don’t need it.” Nouel refused to do that, then he looked back at the pile of rocks. “Can your people help transport these to our vehicle?”“Of course.” Kyle immediately ordered his people to carr