Chapter 137 - 137: The Capital
As Caen sent the guards of the facility to the other end of the ice tomb, he called out to his team members, seeing that there was no obstruction anymore.
Since Henrik was the closest to the opening, he jumped out first as soon as he heard Caen's words.
Lucifer flew outside after Henrik, followed by Missy and Fiona.
As the four people stepped out of the tunnel, they were finally able to look around.
All they could see was an empty ground with no person at sight except Caen, who was looking like Xander.
"Great work, Leader."
Henrik and the ladies started praising Caen for successfully getting the guards out of the way. As for Lucifer, he was instead staring at the entrance of the facility.
He couldn't remember this entrance. He didn't even know what the facility actually looked like, so he couldn't be sure if it was the right facility by just looking from its outside appearance.
He had been brought here five years ago in a helicopter that had landed on top of the facility at that time. From there, he was taken inside.
He could still remember that cold night as if it was just yesterday when he was brought out of the helicopter which brought him here by the guards.
After that point, he didn't have any freedom, and he wasn't allowed to step out of the facility for even a second.
His freedom only decreased with each passing year until it reached the point where he wasn't even allowed to step out of his room unless it was for tests.
The only time he was allowed to leave the facility was after his supposed death when he was truly considered useless by them.
They even kept the door locked from the outside as if he was a prisoner. They indeed treated him as a special prisoner who would only be used for their experiments and several tests.
"Let's enter. We're only a few steps away from your destination. Come," Caen told Lucifer as he smiled.
He was also excited that this mission was going to be over soon. After that, they could get back to the real important things.
Clenching his fists, Lucifer started stepping towards the entrance of the facility, which was only a few meters away from him.
Within a short time, he reached the entrance of the facility. He touched the glass door with his hands, which were covered in black gloves, pushing the door open.
Finally, he took his first step inside the place where he spent five years of his life… five years of his lonely and torturous life.
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Meanwhile, far away from the Facility where the clash between two extreme opposite sides of Variants was taking place existed the city of Elantra, which was also going through a turmoil of its own.
The strongest Variants of Uprising were wreaking havoc here. The military vehicles were proving to be useless against the Variants of the Level Five Category of Variant Uprising.
Even the Tanks that were sent there for protection were being sliced in half with a single stroke of a sword of Tristan, who was also known as the Sword Emperor.
Two halves of large tanks could be seen lying all around the city, all handled by a single person.
As for the other Variants, they weren't much behind either when it came to bringing destruction to the city.
In essence, the humans were struggling massively to keep the Variants at bay. As for the Specialized Warriors, they were en route as well, but everyone knew that it was impossible to keep these people at bay without the APF arriving here.
All the citizens of the City of Elantra were hiding in their houses, praying that the dark sights of these Variants don't fall on their houses.
"The humans are weaker than I remembered them to be. Last time they fought more valiantly, but this time, they're like animals on the chopping block. Is their army falling behind?" Raia muttered as he looked around, seeing blood and destruction everywhere.
Just as Raia was wondering, a shadow appeared behind him, taking the form of a human.
"Or could it be that the defense of this city is just lacking? The cowards in the government probably placed all the Elites in the capital city in fear of us?"
The blonde-haired man who appeared behind Raia seemed like he was some kind of Royal Knight from the ancient time, dressed in a grey coat and white pants. He was also wearing white gloves.
His slim yet athletic built was seemingly more apparent when compared with the built of Raia
He was the Shadow Emperor Kellian, who was also the Vice-Captain of the Level Five Variant Uprising.
His title was similar to the Vice-Captain of APF Alpha Squad Riali, who was called the Shadow Monarch because the abilities of these two were a bit similar yet different. Both wanted the title of Ruler of Shadow.
Another man appeared behind Riali.
"True. The capital city is really fortified. Compared to that, the protection here seems like child's play. This city is important, but to the greedy humans, their self-interest is more important. Of course, they'll give more protection to the place where they stay instead of spreading out evenly," the freshly arrived man said as he looked at Raia.
The Dark Haired man was one of the seven Level Five members that had come here with Raia, known as Yaliza.
"True. The Capital City is a mess. As soon as it falls, the game would be over for the humans. Unfortunately, they keep it heavily fortified. Moreover, the Hunter Union headquarters is also in the city," Raia said as he gazed at the sky, wondering when they were going to succeed in their goals.
"That's why we need Lucifer, isn't it?" Yaliza said, smiling. "Varant, the Leader of APF and Zeiss, the Leader of Hunter Union, those two are our biggest problems."
"True. We can destroy the Human Defenses no matter how strong they are, but Zeiss and his Hunter Union won't stay behind if we attack the Capital. Even though they don't involve themselves in anything that isn't about Dungeon Dwellers, they will jump in the battle if we attack the Capital," Kellian said.