Carol and Claire ran into each other in the common recreation room. They had been wandering Regal Rock like tourists. Claire, who was filthy rich, was awestruck by the villa. It was way more luxurious and dreamy than she imagined. Carol thought she had arrived at paradise.The two girls stared at each other speechlessly for a few moments.“I’m so glad you’re safe,” Claire said with a warm smile. However, a shade of guilt was written across her face. How could she maintain a poker face in the first place? She kissed Victor last night and almost had sex with him.Carol noticed the awkwardness but dismissed it from her mind. Her own head was filled with depressing thoughts.“Thanks,” she replied politely. “I had lost hope, but Victor rescued me. As usual. But this time, I discovered his real identity.”“So… You know?”Carol smirked bitterly. “Know what? Victor is Caesar? That he is the Chairman of Springfield Rapids Project? That he leads a mysterious superhero life, saving the world? Or
Haley and Julia had been admitted to an outer hospital after being rescued from Krull Island. However, as soon as they were discharged, they rushed to Springfield.“Where’s Victor?” Haley asked in an urgent tone.“Miss Haley…” Maverick mumbled. He was a big fan, and her sudden appearance seemed to have shaken his composure.“Mav, stop staring and answer her question,” Claire urged.“Uh… Well… He is on his way to the battlefield.”“What?” Haley exclaimed. “Even though Monolith has acquired Thanatos? Why did you let him go?”“I am Caesar’s underling, Miss Haley. I don’t tell him what to do. Besides, the enemy had an ace up their sleeve. Their super soldiers decimated the NWO team. If Caesar doesn’t step in at this juncture, we will lose the coast.”Haley and Julia frowned and settled into chairs. They exchanged curt greetings with the other girls.“What are these super soldiers?” Julia asked curiously.Maverick shrugged. “I have no idea. Just like their AM ray guns, they achieved anothe
Victor checked his phone, and a set of coordinates appeared on the map as a red bookmark. He narrowed his eyes and determined the position in his field of vision.Tap! He traversed over a hundred feet with a horizontal leap and landed in the hot sand."What is he doing?" Claire asked Maverick. Victor had just contacted Drew Archibald to bring him a weapon called Starfall. What was he up to?"Oh, he's just positioning himself at the drop site," the five-star general replied with a smirk. "You guys are up for a treat today! Expect fireworks!"The girls exchanged glances of intrigue. By fireworks, did Maverick mean literal firepower? The young man was being vague unnecessarily."What is Starfall?" Julia posed, curious about the term. "Is it a missile attack?""Starfall is one of Victor's Trinity Weapons," Haley replied, opening a beer can. She was the only other person in the room who knew the man's history."The Trinity Weapons are so dangerous that they are normally hidden far away. Th
"Awesome!" Julia exclaimed."That is unbelievable!" Claire said aloud.Carol covered her mouth in shock while Haley smiled to herself. Such raw power that could blow up massive enemy units was unprecedented. Victor could destroy an entire fleet like playing a video game!And he actually did the very same. Victor launched consecutive attacks in different directions, blowing up the LCFs in line. Explosions rocked the water's surface, causing whirlpools and spouts to erupt all over. It was as if the ocean was being churned by a monster."The enemy has given up!" Maverick declared over the radio. "The ships are retreating into deep waters!" "Not so fast," Victor said, smiling fiendishly. After all the massacre Monolith caused, he was not prepared to let them go.Starfall roared again and again. Its power beams were straight, accurate, and devastating. They landed on all thirty LCFs, no matter how far they escaped into the ocean.When the last ship fizzled out and sank, Starfall powered d
"I knew it!" Victor scoffed, heaving Starfall over his shoulder. "Monolith's first and second wave of attacks seemed too easy to handle. I know the Puppetmaster doesn't play to lose. Therefore, I expected he would send at least one of his rabid dogs to fight.""Tch tch," Raven teased, walking towards him with determined steps. "Such harsh language from such a capable man. You must be popular with the ladies!"The woman was in a full-body, skin-fitting suit made of a dark, flexible, glossy material. Even her head was entirely covered with no openings for eyes, nose, or ears. The only apertures in the suit were metal slots on the back, which Maverick figured were heat sinks."Sir, I am detecting unusual energies from Raven's suit," he warned Victor over the radio. "It's like she's wearing an autonomous machine. Please be careful!"Victor shook his head dismissively. "I just want to get this over quickly. No matter how many caricatures they send at me."The man buried Starfall in the san
Victor raised an eyebrow. "How did Monolith manage to create such an advanced nano-tech suit? Clearly, you guys killed Angela Kaufmann, who was the foremost scientific mind in this field of technology. No other scientist in the world can invent deviant weapons like these."Raven giggled in her underwater tone. "I agree with you, honey. And you are pretty accurate in your inferences about my suit. It doesn't matter how Monolith invented the suit. The fact remains that it has come into existence. The ultimate weapon that can kill the invincible, immortal, peerless man!"Without warning, the female assassin lurched forward. Victor was taken aback by her speed, which had doubled since her last attack. Her crab-like arm-sword swiped at him ruthlessly.Victor dodged the attack and took a giant leap backward. He landed at the point where he buried Starfall. He pulled out the fifteen-ton executioner sword from the sand.Raven was upon him again within seconds. Clang! Clang! His blade sparred
"But Victor appears unconscious!" Haley wailed. "If Raven reaches him in this condition, she will definitely kill him! Isn't there someone who could intervene?! Is the New World Order so helpless without Victor?"A battle cry sounded throughout the beach. Everyone turned to one of the lateral screens, which showed an individual in motion.Valerie Armstrong was racing towards the battle site carrying an AK-107. She fired off rounds in successive bursts at Raven.Rat-tat-tat-tat! As she was an expert markswoman, her bullets found the target. However, they simply bounced off the assassin's nano-tech suit. It was not only bulletproof but absolutely impenetrable to all standard weapons."I'll have to use the King's Hand!" the Five-star general said aloud."What is the King's Hand?" Julia asked Maverick. The latter pursed his lips expectantly."It's a temporary privilege handed down to all Five-star-generals. We can borrow a fraction of Caesar's strength in an all-out attack. Such a move co
"Who is Angela Kaufmann?" Julia asked curiously, looking at the petrified faces of the others."She is a dead woman," Haley replied in a low tone."Wait, what?""Not very long ago, Caesar and Kai went on a mission to save our most important research project—Swallowtail," Maverick explained. "The project was underway in a secret lab headed by Angela on a lake island. When Caesar and Kai reached the location, they found everyone dead. It was a massacre. The scientists, the agents, and Angela herself were butchered. The Puppetmaster had defiled her body and left behind a cryptic warning message for Caesar."Claire gulped anxiously. She was one of those who personally knew Angela Kaufmann. "Are you sure it was her body?"Maverick nodded with a stony expression. "Yes. DNA tests confirmed it. We incinerated her corpse shortly after.""Then how the hell is she still alive?""I have no idea!"The battlefield was silent all of a sudden. Just minutes earlier, it had been ringing with clashes, s