yasinovel Chapter 1176: The Last Plane
Chapter 1176: The Last Plane
Chapter 1176: The Last Plane
"Why not? I can easily kill them," Emily said. "I just need a well-planted shot."
"There is no need. The missing patrols will already raise some alarms. If we also kill the barrier masters' guards, things will become messier. Let's give them the illusion the barrier masters are safe..."
A Chimaeric Demon nodded. "They will realize only after we destroy the barriers' generators."
That was what Amber was thinking. If they killed the guards, they would need to hide them, which meant increasing the chances they could be found out. There were already too many bodies around left by Emily. Adding some more would just be detrimental.
Besides, each person they killed was a person less that answered to the radio.
The group pressed forward until they arrived a couple of buildings from the target. More bodies marked their path, which they then hid. However, Amber's unease increased. "In position," she said.
The Chimaeric Demons turned into mosquitoes and went to the window. Aside from the barrier masters, there was no one in the room, which was quite strange considering how important these six guys were.
Then they circled around the building, trying to find entry points. The last thing they needed was to find themselves trapped there, with blackguards chasing them, and without knowing from where the reinforcements might come.
In truth, aside from the service doors, there were also maintenance hatches and ventilation systems-the structure offered multiple options for those who knew where to look.
"Maybe we can avoid using warp," a Chimaeric Demon said.
"Maybe, but since I can't shapeshift, I have no way to enter unseen. The best thing would be to simply teleport. We go in, kill, and go out."
Amber didn't like how it sounded. The plan made them seem like cold-blooded murderers. Yes, they killed people, but only because they were fighting a war-one where their country, their lives, and their families faced annihilation.
June kept looking around. A glorified lookout, but a lookout nonetheless.
"Em," he said. "There is a patrol heading here. You might want to take care of them."
She turned and saw five people coming toward her building.
"I definitely want."
Contrary to Amber, Emily had fewer reservations about killing people, especially because, as a sniper, she wasn't forced to get close to the brutality of the fight.
That was also one of the reasons that brought her to ask Erik to get the time-controlling brain crystal power he got from Vex. It wasn't only to get stronger, but also to avoid the ugly side of fighting.
It didn't take much before she really took care of the newcomers. The sounds of the battle near the walls covered that of her rifle, but if one was close, they might have heard her. Five new bodies were littering the ground. It was just that there would be no one to hide them from sight.
"June, can you take care of it?"
"Yes." The clone flew, unaware that someone else was getting to Emily's position.
Erik raced through the Law Gate's streets, his Phantom Veil brain crystal power keeping him hidden. He made little more than a disturbance in the air, and even that could not be noticed easily.
The closer he got to the hangar, the denser the military presence became. Soldiers ran towards it, not because of the hangar itself, which certainly grabbed everyone's attention, but even because the hangar was close to the walls, where the real battle, from their point of view, was happening.
The sounds of battle grew louder, meaning both that he was getting closer to the walls and that the fight was getting heated. Luckily for the Chimaeric Demons, Erik gave them Monica's power; otherwise, it would have been them on the other side of those brain crystal-powered
cannons.
The soldiers spread out to cover the hangar. Their brain crystal powers were ready to be used.
Then a man stepped forward from the ranks.
That was the Second Division Commander. The insignias said it clearly, and the way everyone
stood at attention as he went to a less crowded area, and the soldiers parted around him,
further enhanced Erik's assumption.
"Erik Romano, I know you're here. Why hide? Face me." Then he made subtle gestures, as if
he was talking to someone.
Erik kept his invisibility up and started reading the commander's thoughts.
The commander raised his voice. "Are you afraid? The stories paint you as a warrior, yet you
skulk about like a thief."
Behind him, soldiers began moving toward the partially flooded hangar.
Erik had no alternatives. If he attacked the others, the Second Division commander would
protect his soldiers.
He had to fight him, knowing that he would try to give soldiers time to destroy the plane, their best way to reach Mur.
But letting the soldiers get to the plane first meant losing their goal completely. Erik had to
kill everyone while fighting against the commander; otherwise, this whole attack would have
been pointless.
The commander took another step forward, his stance casual but ready. "Come now, Erik. We
both know how this ends. Face me honorably."
More troops reached the hangar, drawn by the commotion.
More soldiers joined the blackguards. The commander's idea was clever he was making Erik
choose between saving the plane and fighting him directly. Of course, Erik had an idea on how
to address all of that.
As the steam cleared, the young man saw inside the hangar better. The last plane was now visible. Water around its wheels kept it safe from the water and the remaining fire, for now, but it couldn't protect the plane from soldiers trying to destroy it.