Ch. 2651..2660
Chapter 2651 They Had To
After learning what was going on, he sent his men out right away to buy all the materials.
Those materials wouldn’t do much good to Erudia at that moment, but it was still extremely precious.
Lab of Gods could definitely use them.
Buying a heap of materials at the lowest price and using those same materials to create weapons against Erudia.
It was almost too good to be true.
That was definitely something the citizens of Erudia weren’t expecting.
They didn’t think that Lab of Gods would be that cruel.
“Ah, I think it’s better if we keep them instead of selling them. What if we need to use those materials in the future?”
Drew seemed troubled at the time.
He didn’t want to sell those materials anymore. It was fine for them to keep the materials at hand, even if they had stopped the construction.
The damage was already done, and selling those materials at a lower price wouldn’t actually help that much.
Hence, he thought it was better to just keep them at hand.
“Yeah, let’s not sell them.”
Drew’s eyes shone with determination.
“What’s the point of keeping them? We have no use for them right now, so they’re nothing but scrap metal. Moreover, we have to make up for the loss that the entire country has incurred. We should sell every single ounce of material we have with us to make up for that loss as best as we can.”
“He’s right. Why are we keeping them? Please don’t tell me you’re still thinking about building those shelters.”
Naturally, the others were against Drew’s decision.
“I just think that it’s a waste. It’s true that the price they offered is pretty decent, but we’re still incurring a huge loss.”
Drew was exasperated because there was nothing they could do to turn things around.
Nicholas sighed and commented, “How I wish Crown King never told us anything about this. We won’t suffer any loss if that were the case.”
Chandler chimed in, “Yeah, we could’ve dealt with the threat those Warmachines pose at the last minute, even if he never told us anything. We’ll incur a loss, but it won’t nearly be as grave as this one.”
Craig grinned bitterly and shared, “I actually had my men crunch the numbers. The ratio of the loss we’re suffering now to the loss we would have incurred if we knew nothing was thirty thousand to one.
“In other words, we are losing thirty thousand times the money we would’ve lost if we were unaware of the situation.”
Everyone else looked surprised.
Even Drew was taken aback.
Thinking back, however, it made sense. It would’ve been an effortless task to deal with the Warmachines, and the country wouldn’t suffer much loss.
In fact, the medical cost they would incur to treat the wounded as well as the other overall costs would’ve been negligible.
They could’ve been ambushed, and their loss would still be inconsequential.
Those Warmachines weren’t that powerful, after all, and Erudia had the power to destroy them quickly.
That was why the difference in the loss they incurred was that great.
Drew didn’t feel right to keep protesting after he heard the difference in loss.
In a way, he had no choice but to agree to sell everything.
When Divine Brigadier learned about what was happening, he hurried over to stop the transaction.
He knew so much more than the others and thought that selling everything was not a good option.
Erudia will be in a heap of trouble if those materials ended up in the hands of those with malicious intentions.
“You can’t sell them! Let’s keep them for now. The buyer will just take advantage of the situation and pay less anyway. Besides, have you looked into who the buyers are? What if they turn out to be our enemy?”
Divine Brigadier tried his best to convince the others to change their minds by analyzing the situation.
“You’re right. It’s a smart thing to think of the future.
“However, the current loss we have endured is too much. It’s one-sixth of the National Treasury! Our economy has taken a tremendous hit, and we have to tend to that matter right away to minimize the loss. You understand what I’m talking about, right?” said Craig. “Here’s a summary of the data. You should take a look at it.”
Divine Brigadier and the others scanned the documents they were handed.
Everybody looked surprised when they saw it.
They weren’t expecting something quite like that.
“We have no choice and have to make up for that loss as quickly as possible. You understand, right?”
Chandler and the others looked troubled.
“Yeah, I understand that your hands are tied.”
Divine Brigadier sighed deeply after reading all that.
He stopped trying to convince anyone to do anything.
“The buyer will be here soon. We’ll sell everything to him and make up for some of the loss we incurred.”
Chapter 2652 Digital God
No one could stop that transaction from happening.
Divine Brigadier actually understood the difficult position they were in.
He wouldn’t know exactly how they felt since he wasn’t directly involved, but he could empathize.
A few hours later.
The men Mr. X sent over had arrived.
They paid the money that Erudia needed to replenish the National Treasury and bought the materials.
That got Craig and the others to sigh a breath of relief.
They finally made up for most of their loss.
Those materials were useless to them at that moment, so it was fine to let them go.
Hence, they secured everything nicely and shipped them out quickly.
Gary felt a little depressed when he saw the transportation team leaving the place.
Divine Brigadier, on the other hand, was biting down. He looked as though he had something to say, but he ended up keeping his words to himself.
Zephyr, who was working in the Intelligence Unit, suddenly suggested, “Should we send some men to spy on those buyers and figure out where they’re taking the materials to?”
Divine Brigadier and the others nodded in agreement. “Yeah, let’s do that, just to be safe.
“If the buyer turns out to be Erudia’s enemy, then things will be terrible. We can’t sell them the materials, even if it means we’ll have to incur a huge loss.”
The heads of Dragonites nodded. “Alright. Let’s see… Zephyr, send some of your men over to spy on the buyers and figure out where they’re from.”
Craig turned around to talk to the others after that. “Okay, everything is done now. Let’s never talk about this again.”
In the end, everyone left.
The issue finally came to an end.
It didn’t take long before Zephyr’s men returned and reported their findings.
Those men didn’t leave Erudia’s territory. Instead, they delivered the materials to a few different locations within the border.
Every single bit of those materials was unloaded within the country.
That meant that the end users would be Erudians!
Everyone calmed down after learning that.
In the end, the materials would be used for the good of the country.
It no longer matter how those materials would be used.
“So our citizens are the ones helping us out? That’s amazing!”
Craig and the others smiled when they learned what was going on.
What they didn’t know was that Lab of Gods would be the ones using the materials in the end.
Those materials never left Erudia because Lab of Gods’ headquarters was within the borders!
That was something Craig and the others never anticipated because Levi was the only one who knew that Lab of Gods was operating within the country!
That was why the materials didn’t need to be exported.
Unfortunately, that also inadvertently tricked everyone.
No one thought to further investigate the matter.
If everything had been exported, it would’ve been a completely different story.
Who would’ve thought that their enemy was right under their noses and was using their materials to destroy them?
Time flashed past quickly.
Twelve hours were gone in a blink of an eye.
The Lab of Gods had already started preparing for their assaults.
Their first step was to check the Leviathans, which were scattered all around the world. They had to figure out how long it’d take those killers to travel over.
Once they figured everything out, they would solve the next puzzle.
They predicted that Gods from Restricted Area 76 would join in and fight the war once Erudia fell into chaos.
Hence, Lab of Gods had to analyze the situation down to the smallest detail.
They would have to run simulations and learn exactly what would happen. How many Erudian weapons would they destroy? How many casualties would there be? Everything had to be crystal clear.
Lastly, and most importantly, Lab of Gods needed to figure out when they could attack.
In other words, they needed to figure out the exact moment when the war between Erudia and Gods in Restricted Area 76 was at its worst. Both sides had to have suffered a great loss before Lab of Gods attacked.
Everything had to be precise.
At that moment, Lab of Gods was still in the planning phase.
Lab of Gods didn’t just have experts like Dr. Erebus who specialized in microbiology and the study of bloodlines.
They also had a technology expert known as Digital God.
He was the one who was responsible for running the simulations and analyzing the situation.
It only took him a few hours to run the simulation to perfection and learn everything.
Chapter 2653 Estimated Time
Everything from the overall damage to the number of people who died to the exact way each building in Erudia would fall…
Naturally, Digital God’s strength didn’t just lie in his intelligence. The technology he developed also contributed to all that findings.
He had figured out everything about Erudia and its strength.
Naturally, he also provided Lab of Gods with information regarding the combat prowess of Gods in Restricted Area 76. Matters regarding the Sacred Organization and Maya Industries were well within his grasp as well.
Every detail was made available, and Digital God input all the data into the simulation to show everyone a prediction of the war.
“We will commence operation at six o’clock in the morning! “Five hours later, Gods of Restricted Area 76 will join the battle, and both sides will suffer heavy casualties in eight hours. “That will basically cripple half of Erudia.
“When that happens, we will reveal ourselves. “Our army will fight from within and from outside of the country. “Since Erudia has a knack of being stubborn and fighting until their very last breath, my prediction is that it will take us between seventeen to twenty-three hours to conquer the country.”
Digital God had done all the calculations perfectly and had determined the time and day that Erudia would fall.
Everyone was excited to hear that.
The day they had been praying for was finally there.
“Calm down! Don’t count your chicken before they hatch. Share Digital God’s findings and analysis with everyone. Then, have our men prep all the weapons. Go! Everyone is to start preparing now,” ordered Mr. X.
Moments later, everything was done.
The renowned Dr. Erebus would take part in that war as well. He would be leading the army to kill Gods of Restricted Area 76.
In a way, he was the nemesis of everyone in Restricted Area 76.
Dr. Erebus had analyzed Gods’ bloodline and knew all about their weaknesses.
Those warriors had no shot at winning the war against Dr. Erebus.
“Is everything ready? All that’s left is for us to wait for the right moment.”
Lab of Gods was ready and was waiting for the next dawn.
Unfortunately, time seemed to trickle by.
It might actually be right to say that each moment felt like a decade.
Even someone as powerful as Mr. X was so nervous that he was sweating.
That was understandable since it was a matter of great importance.
Jester King suddenly thought of something and suggested, “Mr. X, should we get in touch with one of the Gods in Restricted Area 76? We can tell him to prepare beforehand, and that will make it so much easier to destroy Erudia when the time comes.”
“No, we can’t afford to let them figure anything out. Everything has to be an ambush, and it’s best if they don’t even know that we exist. Their awareness would not benefit us at all.
“Besides, the information we gathered has shown that they are already prepared,” replied Mr. X.
“Okay, understood.”
Lucifer showed up panting at that moment. “I just checked all the power stations. The Leviathans are ready to go. All that’s left is for us to initiate the operation.”
They didn’t have much time left.
Black Hawk, who had been imprisoned, was sweating nervously at that moment.
He knew the exact time the assault would take place, but he had no way of sharing that information with anyone.
There were only about seven or eight hours left before the invasion began, and he felt hopeless.
Even if Levi leaves his solitary training at this exact moment, it will be too late. He won’t have enough time to do anything to turn the situation around.
To make matters worse, Black Hawk knew that Levi hadn’t left solitary training yet because the latter would’ve already noticed that something was off. He’d be looking for me right now, but he’s obviously not around.
“Zarain will have to face a threat bigger than anything the country had ever dealt with before. Once Lab of Gods occupies Erudia, it will grow into an organization that is powerful beyond imagination.”
On the other side…
Death Fiend hadn’t heard anything from Black Hawk, so the former mistook that as a sign that everything was fine.
Levi had ordered Death Fiend to deal with everything in accordance with the information Black Hawk provided.
If Black Hawk isn’t sending any messages, then that must mean that everything is fine.
Death Fiend thought he still had time.
I should have about ten days or so to prepare, and that is more than enough.
His subordinates were still monitoring major power stations in Zarain at that time.
One of them suddenly rushed in to report, “Something huge happened!”
Chapter 2655 Lab Of Gods Is Here
Erudia was still celebrating and was demanding to keep the party going for days.
Its citizens refused to go home until the sun had already risen.
Some even went as far as renting a yacht and throwing a party on the ocean.
The more ridiculous ones were shouting at the ocean. “Oy, don’t you guys have Warmachines? Come at us then! Do you still have them lying around? Use them to attack us. I dare ya.”
“Hah, what a bunch of losers. I will kill you the next time I see you around.”
“Pfft, weaklings like those are not worthy of us wasting our time to build Shelter.”
Many were arrogant, and most disregarded the threat coming at them.
That being said, their behavior was normal for citizens of a country that had just won a war.
That, unfortunately, was Erudia’s mistake.
Almost everyone was at ease and partying to celebrate that win.
Regular citizens, soldiers, fighting experts… Everybody was partying.
As for the defensive perimeter…
Well, that was nonexistence.
The entire world assumed that the Warmachines had been annihilated.
Erudia, in particular, believed that lie in its entirety.
They had crushed those machines with their own hands, so they were convinced that was the end of those Warmachines.
Levi could say a million more words to warn them, and that still wouldn’t be enough. They would still believe in what they saw with their own eyes.
At that point, there was no point in sharing any news with them.
Everyone had already decided that what they saw was the truth.
It was as the old wives’ tale suggested. A person would only truly believe in what they saw with their own eyes.
“We’ve been here for yet another day, but nothing ever happens.
“I think we should reassign half of the team to another department and revert to our regular safety protocol.”
At Dragonites’ training base.
Everyone sighed a breath of relief once more.
They were the decision-makers, so naturally, they had to stay on guard.
Hence, their men were still monitoring the situation.
The first day, which was also the best time to attack, had come and gone, but nothing had happened.
The second day was behind them as well, and there was still nothing. That convinced them that Erudia was safe.
They didn’t think that anything grave would happen, and it was not as though they could or would force disaster to befall them.
That was simply not possible.
“Alright, I think it’s over now, so I’m heading home to take a nap.”
Craig and the others left to catch some sleep.
It had been a while since they took a break, and sleeping was definitely not a luxury they could afford at the time.
Now that the danger had passed, they could finally relax.
Lab of Gods was absolutely delighted with the situation at that time.
Everyone has their guard down, and it’s freaking perfect!
Late at night.
Leviathan, which had been hidden underneath the power stations in Zarain, stirred.
Dr. Erebus gave them the right dosage at the right time, and they would wake up the minute the drug wore off.
Everything was slowly coming around.
It was almost time to attack.
The monsters were undeniably stirring, but the energy and electromagnetic fluctuations they exuded were concealed because of their proximity to the power stations.
The only ones who could have noticed something being off were the employees tasked with maintaining the power stations. Unfortunately, Black Hawk’s instructions were already imposed.
That meant that the employees would ignore anything they noticed.
No one wanted to risk reporting anything to anyone.
Lab of Gods was happy with that.
Aside from Zarain, no other country had any shot at discovering something.
Zarain, unfortunately, had been asked to turn a blind eye to it, so…
“It’s confirmed. Everything related to Leviathan is ready, and there are no surprises.”
The systems keeping Leviathan locked had already been placed.
When the time was right, all the systems would release the locks simultaneously.
The instructions were also pre-installed into the program, and every Leviathan was ordered to attack Erudia mercilessly.
In a way, everything was ready. All that was left was for the perfect time to fall upon them.
Time trickled by one second after the other.
It was three in the morning soon after.
Three hours left before the invasion began.
The members of Lab of Gods were so nervous that they were sweating profusely.
Even Mr. X had drenched his shirt at that moment.
He was simply too nervous.
At that moment, he was thinking back and wondering if there was anything he neglected or missed. He also tried to come up with some possible solutions to further strengthen the plan.
Time was ticking.
Three hours went by soon after.
“Everything is in place.”
“There is no error found.”
“Attack!”
Mr. X had given the order.
Lab of Gods was finally there to make its moves.
Chapter 2656 A Sea Of Blood
At the headquarters of Lab of Gods, Dr. Erebus pressed the button.
Over a hundred devices hidden under the power stations of Zarain were simultaneously activated.
The Leviathans were already awake and in their best condition at that moment and were released.
As per their instructions, every single one of them traveled to one location, Erudia.
The terrifying bit about Leviathan was that it could dive deep into the ocean.
That travel route helped to conceal the terrifying energy and electromagnetic fluctuations they exuded.
Under those circumstances, the Leviathans were practically invisible.
They would be long gone by the time any radar detected a change in energy level or electromagnetism.
In fact, the Leviathan might already have invaded Erudia when the radar finally picked something up.
Those radars would basically be useless by then.
Everything seemed peaceful on the surface of the oceans, but underneath, a disaster was coming to Erudia.
Countless Warmachines were speeding over.
A disaster was right around the corner.
The Leviathans that were closest to Erudia were at Keerea, Raysonia, and a few other neighboring countries. There were seventeen power stations with the same devices hidden near them. Those devices were activated as well.
The Leviathans within were all released, and they were making their way to Erudia.
Their starting point was too close to Erudia.
The Leviathan located closest to Erudia could reach the country in thirteen minutes.
Yet, the shorefront and the ocean were calm. Not even a ripple was seen.
Countless yachts were anchored there, but the music was no longer playing.
The parties had concluded because everyone was either drunk or asleep.
There, on the floor, was a bunch of youngsters laying there.
The pungent smell of alcohol spread out to the open sea.
Those youngsters wanted to celebrate the victory, so they gathered to party.
Over ten yachts were gathered and connected to one another.
Most were still snoring away on the deck, but some were still drinking from the bottle they had with them.
They were howling at the sea as though they were challenging Poseidon.
“Come at me, then. Isn’t the threat supposed to be ridiculous? Come on, kill me!”
“Levi Garrison said that the weapons would be so powerful that it’s impossible to destroy. Show me then!”
“Pfft, and they say a disaster is imminent. Hah! I’d like to see what that’s supposed to look like…”
Everyone was high on alcohol and too drunk to do anything.
Some even tossed their bottles into the ocean as though they were protesting the peace.
Boom!
Just then, a terrifying explosion went off under the sea and a powerful ripple spread out.
It was as though an underwater volcano had gone off.
Terrifying ripples and energy kept spreading out from under the sea and swept across everything.
Any underwater living creature perished instantly as soon as it came in contact with that horrible wave. Those being turned into nothing but a mist of blood.
That horror spread out across the entire ocean.
Boom!
Boom!
It didn’t take long before those terrifying fluctuations made it to the surface of the ocean.
Bubbles formed from under the ocean, and it was as though it was boiling.
Soon, the entire ocean became tainted with red.
The bloody corpse of the underwater living creatures had turned the beautiful ocean into a shade of red.
It was as though an ocean from Hell had somehow replaced the one on earth.
The pungent smell of blood filled the air and polluted everything.
“Huh?”
The drunkards on the yachts blinked while still holding onto their bottles. They rubbed their eyes a little and squinted to look at the ocean.
“Huh? What’s going on? Why are there bubbles in the middle of the ocean?”
“I-Is the ocean red? Am I drunk? How did the entire ocean turn red?”
“Oh, what is that smell? It’s horrible!”
Many were already confused about the situation and started asking questions.
“What do you mean when you say that the ocean is red? Are you freaking drunk?”
“Are you trying to get out of drinking more? I can’t believe you’d lie about seeing bubbles in the middle of the ocean.”
“Drink up, buddy!”
A few more drunkards, who were in worse condition, had turned their attention over and forced their friends to drink even more.
What they didn’t know was that behind them, a head that looked like a tiny hill was slowly creeping up from under the ocean. That enormous being was staring right at them.
Chapter 2657 Irregularities
Boom! An enormous head showed up from the ocean.
Its mouth reeked of the scent of blood and had sharp teeth growing all over. Scales as hard as steel covered its entire face.
The men standing right in front of it were stupefied.
At that moment, it wouldn’t matter how drunk they were because they would still sober right up.
Clang!
Clang!
The drunkards dropped all of their bottles.
Fear shone on everybody’s faces, and they were so terrified that they couldn’t even speak.
Their entire body trembled, and some even peed themselves right then and there.
It was at that moment that everyone learned that Levi was right.
The disaster had struck them.
The threat is really here!
The Warmachine before their eyes were definitely much stronger than the ones they saw and killed earlier.
Those previous Warmachines were no match against the creatures in front of them.
“What’s wrong? What is up with you guys?”
A few drunkards had their backs to the monsters, and they were sobering up a little when they saw fear on their comrades’ faces.
“T-T-Th..”
Those comrades pointed at the Leviathan lurking behind, but they were too scared to form coherent words.
“What? Is there something behind us?”
The drunkards instantly turned around.
Clang!
Some were so scared that they fainted at the sight of the Warmachine.
“Oh, my gosh!”
Every drunkard had sobered up at that moment.
It was simply too terrifying.
Those men looked even more terrified than their comrades.
“Is… Is this for real?”
They would never have believed it. A moment ago, they were taunting arrogantly and demanding that their enemy show them an actual threat.
Who would’ve thought that their wish would actually come true?
Levi Garrison was right. This is definitely a disaster! The creatures we had slain earlier were just ruses.
It was too late to regret being arrogant.
At that moment, their minds were so blank that they couldn’t even share the news or warn anyone anymore.
Boom!
The entire yacht started trembling at the very next second, and it was overturned.
One by one, the passed-out drunkards started coming around, but it was too late to do anything.
The yacht had been overturned and had sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
Boom!
One yacht down.
Then another one.
Over ten yachts sank as screams filled the air.
It didn’t take long before everything turned quiet.
The other ships in the ocean sank soon after.
Everything was destroyed in no time.
It seemed that those youngsters were too ignorant and brazen. They could’ve celebrated the country’s victory at home.
However, they chose to come all the way to the ocean to party.
They were obviously opposing Levi and trying to mock him.
That was why they traveled to the ocean. They were frustrated with Levi and were venting out their frustration by taunting him. Their action, in effect, was screaming, “See that, Levi Garrison? There is no f*cking disaster. Everything you said was wrong!”
They never thought that the disaster would actually strike.
Levi was actually right!
They regretted not listening then, but there was nothing they could do about it anymore.
They chose to ignore his warning, and as a result, they paid the price.
Now that all the ships in the oceans were destroyed, the Leviathans officially began their invasion of Erudia.
They dove right back under the sea and headed for Erudia’s shoreline.
One minute later, they entered Erudia’s territory.
The country had loosened its security, and half of its equipment and employees were reassigned.
Despite that, there were still over a hundred stations operating nonstop.
They would be alerted if anything weird were to happen.
Inside a station located near Erudia’s shoreline.
“Huh? Is something off?”
The employees working at the station saw that there were massive energy and electromagnetic fluctuations.
“Oh no, something is…”
Unfortunately, mysterious men suddenly showed up behind the employees.
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
Eight arrows zipped over, and the employees fell.
As such, the news about the discovery was never shared.
Chapter 2658 The Only One
The submarine monitoring station 98 was having a problem.
Station 96 and station 97 seemed to be having the same issue as well.
They all ended the same way, failing to send any signal before getting destroyed.
Even though they were able to detect something wrong firsthand, it was meaningless.
Nonetheless, someone seemed to appear inside the monitoring station and kill all the staff.
Not a soul was spared.
The same scene happened throughout all the monitoring stations used for the sea.
One after another, the staff collapsed to the floor, dead.
With that, the signal from the monitoring stations was cut off, and the headquarters at Erudia could not get any information.
Over a hundred stations lost contact simultaneously.
It was a deed from Lab of Gods.
In truth, they had sent their subordinates to spy on all monitoring stations a long time ago, getting ready to destroy all of them once the mission took off.
As such, all monitoring stations failed to function.
Those monitoring stations were supposed to exist in secret.
It was supposed to be impossible for Lab of Gods and Zarain to locate all of them.
It would be a miracle for anyone to successfully find even a quarter of them.
However, during the false attack last time, Erudia had exposed all its deployments, including firepower configuration, monitoring configuration, transportation configuration, and medical configuration.
As such, Erudia became an open book in front of Lab of Gods.
All their secrets became transparent in the eyes of the enemies.
It seemed to be Erudia’s complete victory last time, but in fact, they had lost their vital advantage.
They had sacrificed their most significant advantage over a small fuss created by the enemy.
Lab of Gods also knew the monitoring station could detect anomalies. If Erudia found out about it in a short time, they would build their defense barrier in the blink of an eye.
After all, Erudia had displayed to the world their terrifying speed in the last battle.
Without a doubt, it would cause massive troubles to Lab of Gods’ plan.
Hence, Lab of Gods planted their subordinates inside all the monitoring stations.
If something went against their plan, they would act immediately and destroy everything in the monitoring stations.
As such, over a hundred stations lost their functions.
The next moment, countless Leviathans began invading Erudia’s sea.
The other Leviathans scattered around the world also reacted fast and headed toward Erudia at full speed.
In fact, the monitoring stations from the other countries would be able to detect an anomaly.
However, Digital God, the biggest brain of Lab of Gods had long prepared for that.
He had already hacked into all satellite systems a long time ago.
Right then, he started sending unusual signals.
His only purpose was to shift the attention of all countries to space.
As expected, almost all the other countries were occupied with finding out the problem in space and did not have time to monitor the sea.
In addition, the frequency jammers set up by Digital God in all the seas were activated.
They would interfere significantly with the monitoring stations.
With that, no country would be able to detect the Leviathans in the sea, let alone Erudia.
The only country that could detect it was Zarain.
However, Zarain had chosen to stay out of anything as long as it did not involve them.
They would not take any action no matter what.
At the moment, around three thousand Leviathans were rushing toward Erudia.
Meanwhile, those Leviathans nearby had already gathered at Erudia’s coastal area.
They were about to arrive at Erudia’s coastline.
Lab of Gods was satisfied with the development.
Mr. X was so delighted that he even decided to release Black Hawk.
“All right, Black Hawk. You are a free man now! You have fulfilled your value! You can have anything you want! But of course, that comes after we defeat Erudia!”
Mr. X displayed a satisfied smile.
Black Hawk took a deep breath.
Chapter 2659 The Intel From Dragonites
We’re doomed this time!
Zarain was about to face the strongest enemy ever.
The threat was even bigger than Erudia.
Even though Black Hawk was released now, it was already too late.
It would be useless even if he informed Erudia.
Erudia might not even take his words seriously.
Either way, there seemed not to be enough time.
Mr. X always made sure he calculated everything.
That was the scariest thing about him.
Plus, he did not let Black Hawk go back alone. Instead, he had his men escort the latter back to Zarain.
It looked like he would only let the latter go free completely after the mission ended.
Hence, Black Hawk would not be able to do anything.
However, there was still hope for the few trusted subordinates of Black Hawk.
As they could not reach him for two days already, they might take some action.
Indeed, after Black Hawk was locked up, his subordinates immediately noticed that something was wrong.
Black Hawk was not a saint, and neither was his trusted subordinates.
They tried to link the place and time that Black Hawk disappeared.
They finally realized Lab of Gods was indeed the one who captured Black Hawk.
It looks like Lab of Gods is going to attack earlier than expected.
Those subordinates were aware of the relationship between Black Hawk, Lab of Gods, and Levi.
From the point of view of Zarain, of course, they hoped that Erudia and Lab of Gods would turn against each other.
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, they immediately went to Sacred Organization to see Death Fiend.
“Something bad is going to happen! Black Hawk was captured! We can’t find him, and we can’t find any clue at all!”
“Based on our judgment, Lab of Gods has hidden the real Warmachines beneath the power stations during the last chaos. Obviously, it was merely a distraction! First, they intended to find out about the various deployments of Erudia! Secondly, they wanted to hide those Warmachines! In short, they managed to kill two birds with one stone. Even though Black Hawk disappeared, his influence still exists around Zarain. Lab of Gods is behind all this!”
Upon hearing that, Death Fiend and the rest jumped up from their seats in startle.
No wonder my men did not discover any problem at the power stations in Zarain. The enemies are already hidden there. Besides, I didn’t receive any news from Black Hawk because he has been captured!
“But just yesterday, my men still discover someone wandering around the power stations. I thought they were still trying to find a way to hide Warmachines!”
Tempestus opened his mouth.
He found it hard to believe that everything happened without a trace.
How is this possible?
The rest shot him a glare. “Maybe they were there to make sure Warmachines are well hidden!”
Notos weighed in, “That’s right! It was the final confirmation before the attack! Indeed there were suspicious figures appearing around all the power stations yesterday!”
“Yes, they were checking to make sure everything was fine!”
Black Hawk’s trusted subordinate uttered, “Please keep an eye on this! It might start anytime. Or maybe it has already started!”
“We just got the news. They discovered a lot of shield jammers in the sea around Zarain!”
“Not only that, there is something strange happening in space. All the countries are looking into it. However, it is most probably a distraction from Lab of Gods!”
Death Fiend and the others panicked after finding out about those situations.
“Gather all forces now, and inform Maya Industries. Ask them to support Erudia now! Hurry!”
“Call Dragonites intelligence department now!”
Soon, Death Fiend got in touch with Zephyr and told the latter about the current situation.
Zephyr shook his head. “That’s impossible!”
Yet, the next second, his intelligence department received a piece of bad news.
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“Something terrible happened! It’s bad!”
A few men rushed to the scene.
“What?”
Zephyr’s face fell upon hearing that.
Death Fiend heard that too.
Since the news had come this far, it meant the actual situation was certainly worse than expected.
Boom!
Zephyr’s heart fell with a thud.
“What’s going on?”
He had no mood to talk to Death Fiend anymore as he immediately questioned those subordinates.
“Our monitoring station in Erudia sea suddenly lost contact. We have no idea what happened! All of them lost contact!”
The intelligence department reported.
“Huh? When did this happened?”
Zephyr questioned anxiously.
“Around five minutes ago!”
Someone responded.
Another man immediately interrupted, “No, we discovered it five minutes ago. It should happen earlier than this. I estimate around eight minutes!”
“Eight minutes? That’s bad!”
Zephyr came to his senses.
With Death Fiend on the phone, he knew the crisis was real.
“Death Fiend, I got it! Something bad is happening! I will contact all the key forces now!”
Zephyr was left out of options.
He immediately rushed toward others’ base.
“Get up! Something terrible happened!”
Fortunately, Craig and the other leaders temporarily lived in the same place.
Everyone immediately woke up after Zephyr ran to their place, shouting desperately.
“Why? What’s going on?”
“What are you doing here early in the morning? I could finally sleep well after two months and you have ruined it!”
They were utterly displeased.
Some of them could not wrap their heads around it.
Zephyr had always been calm, but he looked like a mad person now.
“It’s bad! All our monitoring stations in the sea lost their function! And Death Fiend called me to inform me that something bad was about to happen. We are running out of time! Activate the highest level of alert now! Set up defense barriers on the coastline! Get all our best troops out! Hurry! Oh gosh, Crown King was right about this!”
Beyond panicked, Zephyr asked Craig and the others to respond right away.
“Is this for real?”
Even though Craig and the rest did not make a move firsthand, they immediately came to the headquarters ‘ command room.
“Please connect Eastford’s observation post for me!”
Besides those monitoring stations, the observation posts were the last hope at Erudia’s coastline.
“I am Craig of Dragonites. Is there something wrong with your monitoring area?” Craig questioned.
“There’s nothing wrong here. I’ve just checked just now!”
“Same here!”
“Here too…”
All the other observation posts at the coastline came in with the same response.
None of them noticed anything strange.
“All right!”
Upon hearing that, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
If what Zephyr said was true, the coastline’s defense might have already fallen.
However, it turned out to be fine.
“But… something terrible is really happening… I’ve got the intel…”
Zephyr stomped his feet in anxiousness.
Something’s definitely happening.
“Mr. Thorne, do you mean the monitoring stations?”
Zephyr nodded responsively. “That’s right. Why?”
“All our monitoring stations have just recovered just now…”
Just then, someone updated the situation.
At the same time, the control room received the news. “Monitoring station 98 replied just now. They said the sudden anomaly in space affected the signal at the monitoring station!”
“Station 96 back to normal!”
“Station 97 back to normal!”
One after another, the monitoring stations started resuming their normal states.