Chapter 192: The Actual Target
Chapter 192: The Actual Target
Hundreds of space shuttles dashed into the Rena's atmosphere. Since the human space force was preoccupied with the Abyssal battle ships, they faced little difficulty to enter the planetoid.
It seemed like the reason Abyssals went to such lengths was for Astor Clan's safe landing. Varian found it unbelievable.
What can the dregs offer for them to make such a sacrifice?
But that didn't mean it was a cake walk. Even though human space force was busy, they had some trump cards left.
"Fire!" A stern voice roared.
The voice seemed to come from hundreds of miles away, but everyone in the battle field, including Varian heard it clear.
Boom!
Varian felt the air still for a moment before everything turned red. Then his ears went deaf as a huge screeching engulfed his hearing.
It was as if the sky itself was split. The world trembled for a moment.
Crack!
A huge explosion occurred in the air, spanning dozens of miles. The aftermath of the explosion shook hundreds miles.
The ground trembled and many awakeners lost their footing.
The awakeners closest to the explosion immediately lost their lives.
"W-What?" Varian pressed down his racing heart and looked up.
His eyes constricted as he saw individuals jumping down from the white space shuttles.
'Master, the human side deployed a lethal weapon and managed to shoot down a few space ships. So, the Astor Clan members have decided to jump off.
Their original plan to reach the Abyssal side failed. Most of them landed on the human side's border.
A couple of them landed near you.' Boo informed.
Since humans used technology extensively, Boo had a great advantage as it could hack almost every system and monitor sensitive information.
The only ones that it couldn't bypass were Level 9 Technocrats. This little planetoid wasn't precious enough for even a Level 7 Awakener, let alone a Level 9.
"So this is the famed meteor cannon." The hoarse voice of an Abyssal sounded from the distance.
Bang!
The earth shook once again and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the air. Two figures flickered in the sky.
With each of their move, shockwaves swept everything.
'High Level 6? Base Commanders...'
It was the most destructive fight Varian witnessed. With a single wave, mountains were leveled.
Varian shook his head and focused back on the battle field. Earlier, he thought it was a coincidence, but now he had to accept one fact.
There were more Level 5 Abyssals than the humans. More over, these extras were all new entries to Level 5.
Varian knitted his brows. He needed information. No. A confirmation.
'Right, that Colonel.' He recalled the injured female officer he saved.
'Boo, give me the co ordinates of the woman from earlier.' He said and soon, teleported to the destination.
She was now in one of a mobile base a hundred miles behind the frontline. Unlike the big bases that played a foundational role on the planetoid, these mobile bases were the logistic core.
With current technology, distance was not an issue anymore. But to provide emergency services to thousands of soldiers at a moment's notice, mobile bases were the best answer.
Aguya just exited the healing pod of the emergency facility and clenched her fist.
After Varian saved her, she was helped by the soldiers under her command. The mobile base prioritized her life and used the the best healing liquid they had.
Majority of her injuries were healed in thirty minutes and she was ready to join the battle field.
In fact, her combat power had not recovered. She could only exert about 60% of her full strength.
But—
Aguya's expression turned resolute. "Bahmos, I'll kill—"
She paused abruptly as she recalled the youth that saved her. He killed Bahmos…right?
"He is definitely not a soldier." Aguya knit her brows and thought further. "Not an adventurer either. I know all the Level 5s."
Adventurers could also join and help out the army in battling the Abyssals. They would rewarded appropriately. Of course, while doing so, they had to follow orders.
But overall, such life had more freedom and thus, many patriot awakeners chose to be adventurers, and still helped out the army.
However, the triple awakener. There was no one like him.
Aguya swiped her comm and ordered. "Find out the information of the triple awakener."
As a Colonel and the second strongest level, she had sufficient authority. If he was an adventurer, she would do her best to recruit him to the army.
Soon, the AI replied. "No information found."
Even though she was expecting it, Aguya was disappointed. "Who the—"
"Hell am I?" The familiar face appeared in front suddenly, almost causing Aguya to attack him with a fire spear.
Only after realizing it was him, she stopped her attack.
"Y-You! Who the hell are you?" Aguya asked warily.
Even if he was a Space Awakener, the base's sensors should at least recognize his arrival and alert her.
But even after he stood in front of her for a couple of seconds, there was not a sound.
Only Technocrats could do something similar. But to become one, you needed to be at least a level 7.
"Gulp!" Aguya gulped, realizing that the man in front of her was more dangerous than she imagined.
Regardless of the means, he neutralized the defense of a mobile base.
"I am your Savior." Varian smiled and squinted his eyes. "Don't think too much. This base is under my control. I have a few questions."
Aguya's nerves tightened and she considered her response.
Despite his obscurity, he still helped her out. He was neither a soldier nor an adventurer. So this was not his job. In short, she owed him her life.
"As long as it isn't detrimental to the army. Ask." Aguya chose to comply.
The thought of disarming him and investigating his identity did cross her mind. But the scene of him thrashing Bahman played in her mind. Unless she was delusional, she knew the outcome of such fight.
"Smart. Why do they have quite a few Level 5s more than our side?" Varian asked the question that was bugging him.
Even in the one hundred mile distance he covered, he encountered thirty level 5 Humans, thirty six Level 5 Abyssals.
Him killing twenty wasn't enough to reverse the tide.
This planetoid, despite being small had a border of at least two thousand miles!
So if he counted the extra Level 5s all over the planetoid, his efforts were a drop in the ocean.
Aguya fell silent at his reply. Even though she was in the healing pod for the last thirty minutes, her communication channel was open.
She knew what was happening all across the planetoid. The situation was turning desperate.
That was why, despite her far-from-ideal condition, she decided to join the war.
But even then…
"Not withstanding the regular small scale conflicts, Rena had a peaceful year. Even then, we didn't lax our intelligence on the Abyssals. Our deployments at higher levels always matched each other. Even at the end of last month, we had almost equal level 5s and level 6s." Aguya explained.
"Almost twenty five days passed since last month." Varian remarked and nodded. "It has only? been a week since the mission Purge. All the extra Abyssals are new ones. They seemed to have just broken through. Hm, it adds up."
"What adds up?" Aguya cocked her head in confusion.
"Their actual target. Us." Varian's eyes shone and he disappeared.