The old bosses, along with Chris, Harold and Oliver, gathered around a large table, looking at a map with marks. There was only a single laboratory left, out of about thirty of them.“So that place is negative as well. Which leaves us with only one more base.”The young soldier pointed to the only remaining target in their chart.“That’s a bummer.”Marco groaned, his face wrinkled, scratching his head in frustration upon realizing where the last area was.The others also ended up in silence, suddenly feeling down.“That zone is basically impenetrable. Not even my shadow spies can get in there. Not to mention they have an army of power users who are all above B class.”Finny heaved a sigh, shaking his head from the hopelessness of their situation. Of all the places they wanted to avoid, they ended up with having to deal with the worst and most frightening of them all.“Plus, they have that guy there.”Selena murmured, embracing herself. The thought of that person caused every fiber of
“You know, sir, the matriarch will not like this.”Those were Arnold’s words the minute they stepped out of the portal.Everything outside remained unchanged, continuing to become more devastating.They could barely take a step out of that rundown building, because the powerful gust of wind was too strong.“I know, but I don’t agree with this plan.”Oliver says, signaling them to hold for now.Even within that run down complex, they can still feel the force of the whirlwinds, trying to pull suck them into its grasp.They ended up holed up in the room. From the top of that structure, they could see a good view of all the destruction that was happening outside.Cars were getting dragged from the streets, trash and debris flying all over the place, buildings crumbling from all the quakes.There was hardly anyone within that city, since everyone was hiding in their bunk, stuck in some evacuee camps or fighting for their lives staying where they were.“Then why didn’t you just tell them th
Raynald and Harold were both in front of the table, inside the newly built war office, mapping out and discussing tactics and probable actions they could take when Chris came in. Both were keen to pause what they were doing, seeing that the man was frowning while looking around the room.“Is there a problem, matriarch?”Raynald asks, observing how the guy sighed, furrowing upon determining that there were only them there.“Has anyone seen Oliver? I wanted to upgrade his armor and his weaponry, but he wasn’t in his spot.”The fellow shows some pieces to them. Shoulder falling in utter frustration at not finding the youngster.“I gave him some time off, since he’s been overworking himself lately. Though he could be exploring a part of the sanctuary again.”The sergeant informs, remembering his orders to the young soldier yesterday.“Yeah, I think I saw him with Arnold and Bryce this morning.”Harold adds, recollecting that he’d seen the group running around the hall before he got to th
“Everybody, please kindly form a straight line.” A male voice announces to everyone that was on the vehicle. In minutes, several men began getting in to assist the people to alight. Mix within the civilians was Oliver’s group, looking all dirty and messed up like the rest. As they marched into the camp, all four huddled to one another, keeping their sights on the surroundings to make certain that nobody has noticed them. “What do we do now?” Arnold mumbled as they were nearing the hangar. The place got turned into an evacuee center and was already being filled to the brim. Also, there were more soldiers paroling there than anywhere else, having a few more standing guard. “Stay close and follow my lead.” Oliver says after seeing the crates nearby. Though feeling that tension gradually taking over them, they remained astute and stern. Once in a while, they’d slow down, slowly separating themselves from the line. The minute they sense the chance, they did not waste any time
All of them remained stiffened, unable to speak or make any kind of unnecessary move, fearing that their cover might get blown.The only thing they could do was throw each other meaningful gazes, warning each other not to carry out any sudden moves.“You know, I have heard so many stories about you.”The man continued to babble, walking right in front of them as they headed towards the building in the middle. It was the primary base, which they were positive where officials were staying.The guy remained by their side, chattering with a smile on his face as he escorted them there.“Same here.”Was all Oliver could say, keeping his tone cheery throughout their chat.There was this certain pressure enveloping all of them at that time, which was the reason they couldn’t decline the man’s offer for help.“Is it true that you can smell aura? Thus the name sniffer.”He states, turning around to face them.That drove all the youth to gulp in unison, feeling that sudden blast of force slam ri
Yellow scorching beams rained down on them, piercing through the ground, leaving deep, smoking holes. The continues barrage chipped away on Oliver’s shields, as it drove him to summon several of them to create a shell like defense.All they could do during that time was to take cover and accept the full force of each of those attacks.“Come now, sniffer. I am sure that isn’t all you’ve got.”Carl hollered, grinning with delight at each bombardment that he’d send their way. It elated him, seeing how sturdy those conjured defense was.After a few moments, he stops, noticing the silence and lack of movement from the dome like shell that stood there.He narrowed his gaze to get a peek, forcing his power to sense and confirm they were still there. He hissed, charging at it with a compressed energy in his fist to give it a good blow.His blood raced, watching the thing instantly fall down, disintegrating upon contact, revealing that nobody was hiding behind it.“Tricky little bastards.”He
“Oliver, are you all right?”All three of the youngster rush to his side, helping him to sit, as he was still trying to catch his breath.He could not believe his luck that he’d survive that, since he didn’t think that the military would mobilize their men that quickly.The soldiers that were there were all fully equipped and at the ready, there were even tanks and heavy machineries moving around. They had mobilized everything, which made all of them curious.“Yeah, it wasn’t that bad. The sergeant packs a harder punch than that guy.”He tried to laugh it off, but ended up coughing from the sting and twisting of his nerves. His muscles were cramping from receiving the man’s beating head on.It was taking a while for his natural healing to work, cause he had used up much of his energy reinforcing his armor.He was so happy that his efforts paid, seeing as he was alive and still breathing.Arnold leans on his shoulder, pretending to weep, together with the two others the minute they saw
Both officials ended in a staring match, as Oliver’s father would not back down. Yet, it seems the fellow had a score to settle with the man, as he grinned, already having a comeback for that excuse.“He’s a soldier, is he not? Surely he was trained to endure something like this.”Everyone turned quiet, as the two officials continued glaring at each other, leaving the youngster to turn to look at his friends.The tension brewing up between the men was so thin that none dared to intervene, fearing that they might get pulled into the conflict. It felt as if at any given moment, a fight would break. Even their personal guards were on edge, ready to take on the other group out of grudge.“That will be not be a problem, sir.”Oliver intervened before anything else happened, lifting his head up high, assuming the same form as the soldiers.That received a frown from his dad, a grin from the other official, and a shocked expression from his friends at the sudden change.Since it had already