Chapter 316
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A deep grating noise akin to metallic chains pulling heavy weights spread through the basement, and the next moment, a large tunnel opened up in front of the eyes of the small group.
Fell followed Leove through the long tunnel, their steps resounded through the thin and narrow path and led them to a small room.
As soon as he appeared in the larger space, he was forced to stop due to Leove standing right in front of him. But his acute senses could pick up sign of life forms facing their direction.
The two men standing in front of the small squad recognized the group, but nonetheless approached them in a way to identify their numbers.
Their hands didn't hold weapons, but scanners that were explicitly meant to record the signature of an individual.
Their job wasn't specifically to protect the entrance, but served as a mean of identifying every entrant. A clear sign that the armed forces were taking the situation very seriously.
The appearance of the central district's citizen in the Core, lead by the armed forces and the authorities of the city, caused the already unstable shantytown to nearly spill out in toxic fumes.
War and politics rarely went in different paths, and the situation in New Casablanca was far from being a particular case.
As soon as the mass exodus arrived in their shantytown, the citizen of the Core found themselves overwhelmed by the orders coming from the authorities.
Trouble soon began brewing in the shantytown, as human continued being human, even in the face of the deadly crisis following their steps.
Thankfully, there existed the armed forces, composed of individuals coming from every kind of social group in New Casablanca.
The cohesion built through the constant fight against the beasts, and their sole purpose of defeating the monstrosities ravaging their land caused them to take hold of the power in the city.
A fast flip of power balance was executed by the armed forces, as the higher-ups in the government that weren't part of the armed forces found themselves reduced to simple citizens.
The change of power caused significant changes, in a minimal amount of time, as the armed forces that had faced the creatures in the city found themselves obliged to act.
As they couldn't afford to loose the comrade-in-arm that originated from the shantytown. The citizens of the Core were taken with particular care by the armed forces, as they asked them kindly to accommodate the civilian in the safest area of the city.
The armed forces dispatched themselves in several small group that covered the shantytown, using something that only a few people knew about the city.
Under the dense jungle of steel known as the Core, existed an entire set of interconnected underground tunnel that used to form the sewer system of the city.
With the passing time, and the advancement of technology, the entire sewer system ended up unused for generations and generations.
It was only to this very day that the door that led to those tunnel were opened. Obviously, all of that happened before the massive exodus that occurred during the creation of the main district.
The door in question that Fell had passed through was a remnant of numerous passageways left by the company that used to manage the sewers.
"It's us.", exclaimed Leove as he raised a badge he was clenching with his left hand before adding. "We have just made our way from the mission we have been given."
One of the soldiers guarding the door nodded at Leove, as he scrunched his eyes and scrutinized the metallic badge before turning his sight away from Leove. And back to the individuals standing behind him.
"I can see that you've got another member in your squad.", he exclaimed as he scrutinized the stranger with an intense gaze. Sadly for him, no reaction appeared on the face of Fell as he simply stood while looking deeply at the man.
Curiosity appeared in his eyes as he couldn't understand why such actions were necessary when the Bestial Formation was progressing with every minute that passed. But, the young cultivator didn't do anything as he didn't want to cause unnecessary that would end up delaying him even more.
"Sir is part of the armed forces.", exclaimed Leove in a bright flash of intelligence. "Not properly…", he added silently in his mind.
The guard nodded slightly as he turned to his comrade, that nodded to him in return.
The young man did seem to be well built, and was even clearly wearing an armored martial suit that made him resemble a dashing noble of the main district.
The scanner in the man's hand moved as he swiped it in front of Fell. A second passed as the man reenacted his swipe once again before stopping in place for a few seconds.
An odd expression appeared on his face as he walked to the other guard, asking him to scan the youth in a tired tone.
He rubbed his eyes with evident fatigue before looking at the unfurling scene that happens in front of his eyes.
His college mimicked him, and tried executing a scan on Fell's body. Sadly, it was to no avail as the eyes of the two guards changed.
They looked oddly at the youth, as the current situation was one they never had to deal with, and even began approaching the weapon hanging around their belts.
"Calm down, fellow brothers. I don't advice you to do that. Look, go take some rest, I'll take care of this one for the both of you.", he added before turning toward Fell.
"This Sir is a native from the Core, and the reason you can't scan him is that he is simply an advanced cultivator!", his last sentence, in particular, cause a change in the facial expression of the two.
"Our scanners are simply too lacking for an individual with such potency.", he explicated calmly.
The guard's mouth dropped low, as a regretful expression appeared in their eyes, and before long.
They simply stepped aside from the groups' path, all along while looking at Leove with a gaze that screamed——— Why didn't you say it before?
Leove patted the shoulder of the man that spoke the most before expressing his thanks to them, and departed with the small group inside of the long tunnel.
"They have tightened the security.", explained Leove with a pained expression that showed he was sorry for the time lost due to the small event.
Fell nodded in an uncaring way, before continuing through his path. The reason he had followed Leove was straightforward, and had been because he wanted to share what he knew to the higher-ups of the armed forces.
Fighting the deadly Bestial Formation was akin to trying to stop a tsunami wave that would reform more energetic every time you broke it.
He didn't know the exact plan of the armed forces, but was hell bent on making sure they wouldn't drop a rock on their feet.
A simple precaution that would avoid him numerous trouble, while only costing him a small amount of time.
The idea had appeared in his mind as soon as he had met Leove's group in the highway, and Leove's proposal had ended up making him choose that option.
It was unknown if the young cultivator had been influenced by Ronnie's outbreak, or had simply chosen the logical decision of increasing the knowledge of the armed forces.
Their steps resonated through the narrow tunnel, and before long, they made their way to second room similar to the outpost they met before. Only this one was void of any soul, and led to four different paths. On a wall to their right, could be seen the entire map of the underground tunnel network.
"From here we will separate.", exclaimed Leove as he turned toward his squad. "I will help, Sir, meet the leaders of the armed forces, while you go back in our barracks."
Short goodbyes' left the mouths of the squad member before the small group turned into two. Ronnie and the soldier's squad left the small room by taking the path on the foremost left, while Fell followed Leove through the completely opposite door.
After only a few seconds of slow walk, Fell's eyes caught on a change in the light coming from the end of the path as he knew that the area with short tunnels was soon coming to an end.
During the small amount of time the squad had stayed in the small room, he had already memorized the map they had taken as a cultivator's spatial perception could only be good.
"From here, we will take vehicles.", exclaimed Leove as a vast dried expanse entered their eyes when they left the tunnel.
Fell's eyes spread in the distance as a strange odor entered his nose. Leove noticed that, and as he approached a small vehicle sitting near the small aperture, they came from.
"Not the best smell, but you get used to it quickly."
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A deep grating noise akin to metallic chains pulling heavy weights spread through the basement, and the next moment, a large tunnel opened up in front of the eyes of the small group.
Fell followed Leove through the long tunnel, their steps resounded through the thin and narrow path and led them to a small room.
As soon as he appeared in the larger space, he was forced to stop due to Leove standing right in front of him. But his acute senses could pick up sign of life forms facing their direction.
The two men standing in front of the small squad recognized the group, but nonetheless approached them in a way to identify their numbers.
Their hands didn't hold weapons, but scanners that were explicitly meant to record the signature of an individual.
Their job wasn't specifically to protect the entrance, but served as a mean of identifying every entrant. A clear sign that the armed forces were taking the situation very seriously.
The appearance of the central district's citizen in the Core, lead by the armed forces and the authorities of the city, caused the already unstable shantytown to nearly spill out in toxic fumes.
War and politics rarely went in different paths, and the situation in New Casablanca was far from being a particular case.
As soon as the mass exodus arrived in their shantytown, the citizen of the Core found themselves overwhelmed by the orders coming from the authorities.
Trouble soon began brewing in the shantytown, as human continued being human, even in the face of the deadly crisis following their steps.
Thankfully, there existed the armed forces, composed of individuals coming from every kind of social group in New Casablanca.
The cohesion built through the constant fight against the beasts, and their sole purpose of defeating the monstrosities ravaging their land caused them to take hold of the power in the city.
A fast flip of power balance was executed by the armed forces, as the higher-ups in the government that weren't part of the armed forces found themselves reduced to simple citizens.
The change of power caused significant changes, in a minimal amount of time, as the armed forces that had faced the creatures in the city found themselves obliged to act.
As they couldn't afford to loose the comrade-in-arm that originated from the shantytown. The citizens of the Core were taken with particular care by the armed forces, as they asked them kindly to accommodate the civilian in the safest area of the city.
The armed forces dispatched themselves in several small group that covered the shantytown, using something that only a few people knew about the city.
Under the dense jungle of steel known as the Core, existed an entire set of interconnected underground tunnel that used to form the sewer system of the city.
With the passing time, and the advancement of technology, the entire sewer system ended up unused for generations and generations.
It was only to this very day that the door that led to those tunnel were opened. Obviously, all of that happened before the massive exodus that occurred during the creation of the main district.
The door in question that Fell had passed through was a remnant of numerous passageways left by the company that used to manage the sewers.
"It's us.", exclaimed Leove as he raised a badge he was clenching with his left hand before adding. "We have just made our way from the mission we have been given."
One of the soldiers guarding the door nodded at Leove, as he scrunched his eyes and scrutinized the metallic badge before turning his sight away from Leove. And back to the individuals standing behind him.
"I can see that you've got another member in your squad.", he exclaimed as he scrutinized the stranger with an intense gaze. Sadly for him, no reaction appeared on the face of Fell as he simply stood while looking deeply at the man.
Curiosity appeared in his eyes as he couldn't understand why such actions were necessary when the Bestial Formation was progressing with every minute that passed. But, the young cultivator didn't do anything as he didn't want to cause unnecessary that would end up delaying him even more.
"Sir is part of the armed forces.", exclaimed Leove in a bright flash of intelligence. "Not properly…", he added silently in his mind.
The guard nodded slightly as he turned to his comrade, that nodded to him in return.
The young man did seem to be well built, and was even clearly wearing an armored martial suit that made him resemble a dashing noble of the main district.
The scanner in the man's hand moved as he swiped it in front of Fell. A second passed as the man reenacted his swipe once again before stopping in place for a few seconds.
An odd expression appeared on his face as he walked to the other guard, asking him to scan the youth in a tired tone.
He rubbed his eyes with evident fatigue before looking at the unfurling scene that happens in front of his eyes.
His college mimicked him, and tried executing a scan on Fell's body. Sadly, it was to no avail as the eyes of the two guards changed.
They looked oddly at the youth, as the current situation was one they never had to deal with, and even began approaching the weapon hanging around their belts.
"Calm down, fellow brothers. I don't advice you to do that. Look, go take some rest, I'll take care of this one for the both of you.", he added before turning toward Fell.
"This Sir is a native from the Core, and the reason you can't scan him is that he is simply an advanced cultivator!", his last sentence, in particular, cause a change in the facial expression of the two.
"Our scanners are simply too lacking for an individual with such potency.", he explicated calmly.
The guard's mouth dropped low, as a regretful expression appeared in their eyes, and before long.
They simply stepped aside from the groups' path, all along while looking at Leove with a gaze that screamed——— Why didn't you say it before?
Leove patted the shoulder of the man that spoke the most before expressing his thanks to them, and departed with the small group inside of the long tunnel.
"They have tightened the security.", explained Leove with a pained expression that showed he was sorry for the time lost due to the small event.
Fell nodded in an uncaring way, before continuing through his path. The reason he had followed Leove was straightforward, and had been because he wanted to share what he knew to the higher-ups of the armed forces.
Fighting the deadly Bestial Formation was akin to trying to stop a tsunami wave that would reform more energetic every time you broke it.
He didn't know the exact plan of the armed forces, but was hell bent on making sure they wouldn't drop a rock on their feet.
A simple precaution that would avoid him numerous trouble, while only costing him a small amount of time.
The idea had appeared in his mind as soon as he had met Leove's group in the highway, and Leove's proposal had ended up making him choose that option.
It was unknown if the young cultivator had been influenced by Ronnie's outbreak, or had simply chosen the logical decision of increasing the knowledge of the armed forces.
Their steps resonated through the narrow tunnel, and before long, they made their way to second room similar to the outpost they met before. Only this one was void of any soul, and led to four different paths. On a wall to their right, could be seen the entire map of the underground tunnel network.
"From here we will separate.", exclaimed Leove as he turned toward his squad. "I will help, Sir, meet the leaders of the armed forces, while you go back in our barracks."
Short goodbyes' left the mouths of the squad member before the small group turned into two. Ronnie and the soldier's squad left the small room by taking the path on the foremost left, while Fell followed Leove through the completely opposite door.
After only a few seconds of slow walk, Fell's eyes caught on a change in the light coming from the end of the path as he knew that the area with short tunnels was soon coming to an end.
During the small amount of time the squad had stayed in the small room, he had already memorized the map they had taken as a cultivator's spatial perception could only be good.
"From here, we will take vehicles.", exclaimed Leove as a vast dried expanse entered their eyes when they left the tunnel.
Fell's eyes spread in the distance as a strange odor entered his nose. Leove noticed that, and as he approached a small vehicle sitting near the small aperture, they came from.
"Not the best smell, but you get used to it quickly."
A deep grating noise akin to metallic chains pulling heavy weights spread through the basement, and the next moment, a large tunnel opened up in front of the eyes of the small group.Fell followed Leove through the long tunnel, their steps resounded through the thin and narrow path and led them to a small room.As soon as he appeared in the larger space, he was forced to stop due to Leove standing right in front of him. But his acute senses could pick up sign of life forms facing their direction.The two men standing in front of the small squad recognized the group, but nonetheless approached them in a way to identify their numbers.Their hands didn't hold weapons, but scanners that were explicitly meant to record the signature of an individual.Their job wasn't specifically to protect the entrance, but served as a mean of identifying every entrant. A clear sign that the armed forces were taking the situation very seriously.The appearance of the central district's citizen in the Core, lead by the armed forces and the authorities of the city, caused the already unstable shantytown to nearly spill out in toxic fumes.War and politics rarely went in different paths, and the situation in New Casablanca was far from being a particular case.As soon as the mass exodus arrived in their shantytown, the citizen of the Core found themselves overwhelmed by the orders coming from the authorities.Trouble soon began brewing in the shantytown, as human continued being human, even in the face of the deadly crisis following their steps.Thankfully, there existed the armed forces, composed of individuals coming from every kind of social group in New Casablanca.The cohesion built through the constant fight against the beasts, and their sole purpose of defeating the monstrosities ravaging their land caused them to take hold of the power in the city.A fast flip of power balance was executed by the armed forces, as the higher-ups in the government that weren't part of the armed forces found themselves reduced to simple citizens.The change of power caused significant changes, in a minimal amount of time, as the armed forces that had faced the creatures in the city found themselves obliged to act.As they couldn't afford to loose the comrade-in-arm that originated from the shantytown. The citizens of the Core were taken with particular care by the armed forces, as they asked them kindly to accommodate the civilian in the safest area of the city.The armed forces dispatched themselves in several small group that covered the shantytown, using something that only a few people knew about the city.Under the dense jungle of steel known as the Core, existed an entire set of interconnected underground tunnel that used to form the sewer system of the city.With the passing time, and the advancement of technology, the entire sewer system ended up unused for generations and generations.It was only to this very day that the door that led to those tunnel were opened. Obviously, all of that happened before the massive exodus that occurred during the creation of the main district.The door in question that Fell had passed through was a remnant of numerous passageways left by the company that used to manage the sewers."It's us.", exclaimed Leove as he raised a badge he was clenching with his left hand before adding. "We have just made our way from the mission we have been given."One of the soldiers guarding the door nodded at Leove, as he scrunched his eyes and scrutinized the metallic badge before turning his sight away from Leove. And back to the individuals standing behind him."I can see that you've got another member in your squad.", he exclaimed as he scrutinized the stranger with an intense gaze. Sadly for him, no reaction appeared on the face of Fell as he simply stood while looking deeply at the man.Curiosity appeared in his eyes as he couldn't understand why such actions were necessary when the Bestial Formation was progressing with every minute that passed. But, the young cultivator didn't do anything as he didn't want to cause unnecessary that would end up delaying him even more."Sir is part of the armed forces.", exclaimed Leove in a bright flash of intelligence. "Not properly", he added silently in his mind.The guard nodded slightly as he turned to his comrade, that nodded to him in return.The young man did seem to be well built, and was even clearly wearing an armored martial suit that made him resemble a dashing noble of the main district.The scanner in the man's hand moved as he swiped it in front of Fell. A second passed as the man reenacted his swipe once again before stopping in place for a few seconds.An odd expression appeared on his face as he walked to the other guard, asking him to scan the youth in a tired tone.He rubbed his eyes with evident fatigue before looking at the unfurling scene that happens in front of his eyes.His college mimicked him, and tried executing a scan on Fell's body. Sadly, it was to no avail as the eyes of the two guards changed.They looked oddly at the youth, as the current situation was one they never had to deal with, and even began approaching the weapon hanging around their belts."Calm down, fellow brothers. I don't advice you to do that. Look, go take some rest, I'll take care of this one for the both of you.", he added before turning toward Fell."This Sir is a native from the Core, and the reason you can't scan him is that he is simply an advanced cultivator!", his last sentence, in particular, cause a change in the facial expression of the two."Our scanners are simply too lacking for an individual with such potency.", he explicated calmly.The guard's mouth dropped low, as a regretful expression appeared in their eyes, and before long.They simply stepped aside from the groups' path, all along while looking at Leove with a gaze that screamed Why didn't you say it before?Leove patted the shoulder of the man that spoke the most before expressing his thanks to them, and departed with the small group inside of the long tunnel."They have tightened the security.", explained Leove with a pained expression that showed he was sorry for the time lost due to the small event.Fell nodded in an uncaring way, before continuing through his path. The reason he had followed Leove was straightforward, and had been because he wanted to share what he knew to the higher-ups of the armed forces.Fighting the deadly Bestial Formation was akin to trying to stop a tsunami wave that would reform more energetic every time you broke it.He didn't know the exact plan of the armed forces, but was hell bent on making sure they wouldn't drop a rock on their feet.A simple precaution that would avoid him numerous trouble, while only costing him a small amount of time.The idea had appeared in his mind as soon as he had met Leove's group in the highway, and Leove's proposal had ended up making him choose that option.It was unknown if the young cultivator had been influenced by Ronnie's outbreak, or had simply chosen the logical decision of increasing the knowledge of the armed forces.Their steps resonated through the narrow tunnel, and before long, they made their way to second room similar to the outpost they met before. Only this one was void of any soul, and led to four different paths. On a wall to their right, could be seen the entire map of the underground tunnel network."From here we will separate.", exclaimed Leove as he turned toward his squad. "I will help, Sir, meet the leaders of the armed forces, while you go back in our barracks."Short goodbyes' left the mouths of the squad member before the small group turned into two. Ronnie and the soldier's squad left the small room by taking the path on the foremost left, while Fell followed Leove through the completely opposite door.After only a few seconds of slow walk, Fell's eyes caught on a change in the light coming from the end of the path as he knew that the area with short tunnels was soon coming to an end.During the small amount of time the squad had stayed in the small room, he had already memorized the map they had taken as a cultivator's spatial perception could only be good."From here, we will take vehicles.", exclaimed Leove as a vast dried expanse entered their eyes when they left the tunnel.Fell's eyes spread in the distance as a strange odor entered his nose. Leove noticed that, and as he approached a small vehicle sitting near the small aperture, they came from."Not the best smell, but you get used to it quickly."
