Chapter 263 Under Attack! (2)
Chapter 263 Under Attack! (2)
An unsuspecting crowd was working about as usual. Little did they know that their peaceful days were over. A moment later, the ground shook under the pressure of numerous explosions. Hundreds of people died in an instant, but the danger wasn't over yet.
Through the countless cracks in the ground, a weird black smoke seeped out. Those unfortunate enough who didn't die from the explosion were in for a very painful experience.
As the black smoke entered their body through various open wounds and orifices, they began howling in pain like never before. Soon, their skin turned slimy and bones began to reshape. The dislocated bones ended up rupturing the organs, causing immense pain and internal bleeding.
Soon their bodies were covered with black nerves forcing them to turn into something that shouldn't be possible. At this point, there was no way for them to revert this condition. All of them were being turned into undead beings.
Those who turned into undead soldiers quicker than the rest began hunting and infecting those who weren't. Mothers began biting and tearing into their own children, everyone was doing the same thing.
It didn't matter what relationship they previously had, right then, the only they cared about was quenching their hunger. No matter the means.
The royal knights and the army immediately mobilised under Sheera's command. Since they were informed about the weird behaviour of the people that came in contact with the smoke, all of them were equipped with the necessary equipment to keep the smoke out and rushed in to fulfil their duty.
"Close down all the portals to make sure the terrorists can't escape!" Sheera barked orders to everyone, "Alpha team one, locate his highness and secure a path for the royal family's retreat. Teams Beta to Zeta you're on evacuation duty with me."
"Yes ma'am!"
"Team Theta, gather recordings, testimony, anything that can help us figure out what the hell is going on here."
The concerned team leader nodded and rushed out with her team, "The rest of you will focus on location and capturing the terrorists. If you can't capture them, then execute them. Is that clear?"
"Yes, commander!"
However, while she was giving orders, something odd had already happened. Although the soldiers were quick to block most of the teleporters, they couldn't protect all of them. Some of the unknown terrorists had already gone through two portals.
"What?"
"Commander, it's confirmed. Some of those bastards left for Contingent and Livan." The soldier exclaimed, "We were able to take a few of them down and it would appear it is a work of the undead. As for how they entered Deja is still a mystery."
Sheera took a deep breath. She had no idea how quickly these undead bastards were able to move from one portal to the other and caused a mess. But wondering about it wasn't going to help them out in any way. Right now she had to worry about more important things.
'We might have blocked their access to other cities from here. But Contingent and Livan have not.' Sheera thought about it, 'I don't think Livan has been integrated into the complete portal network, as for contingent... not only it is connected to other cities, but it's also connected to other kingdoms!'
She might just have figured out the reason why those bastards headed towards the portal leading to Contingent. They were intending to attack every freaking kingdom and take the werewolves down for good.
This wasn't some terrorist attack, it was an invasion! Those fucking undead bastards planned all of this for god know how long!?
'Have they fooled us all into thinking they do not possess enough intelligence to pull off something like this?'
The more Sheera thought about it, the more infuriated she got. But at the same time, she admired the level of patience and planning it would have required to pull the plan off successfully.
"Warn other kingdoms about this situation and advise them to be prepared for an assault! Also, contact the academy and tell them to destroy the portals there. It might be too late to save them, but at least we'll be able to save the other cities and kingdoms from suffering the same fate."
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Meanwhile, in Contingent, the attack had already begun.
"Someone... help me! Daddy where are you?" A child yelled at the top of her lungs as soon as she heard the explosions go off.
Mona's fingers become entwined in the woollen blanket, gripping it as if it were more substantial than a mere square piece of multicoloured yarn. Held on to it like a shield to protect her from the huge cloud black cloud that was slowly spreading across the city.
"Mommy..." The ten-year-old mumbled, seeking help from the mother she never met.
Her father had gone out a few hours ago to get some supplies but hadn't returned yet. She was worried, and the sight in front of her made her completely break down in tears. The distant but painful cries of the people were a bit too much for a child like her to handle.
Through her window, she could see hundred if not thousands of people running away from the mysterious cloud, as the latter chased behind them.
Mona's home was quite far away from the epicentre of the explosion that resulted in the formation of the black cloud and hence it looked no bigger than a large mushroom to her.
Yet the continuous scream coming out of countless mouths made her feel as if she was living through a nightmare. A nightmare she never wanted to relive in the future. Not to mention the cloud was spreading throughout the city at a scary speed as if it wanted to devour more souls.
It engulfed everything in sight. It didn't differentiate between Werewolves and humans. Whatever touched it, was turned into a mindless undead being. At the same time, the earth was scorched beyond repairs.
Yet unbeknownst to the little child, more than a dozen guards were putting their lives on the line to protect innumerable children like her... but in vain.
As the cloud got bigger and bigger, the girl threw the blanket over herself, hoping it would protect her from the scary cloud. She was just a kid. She wasn't capable of handling such situations by herself. She needed someone's help, someone's guidance.
Then from the lane outside her apartment complex, came the sound of sirens and tires screeching on the lane. The cavalry was there to save the civilians. Natalie looked down at the blanket and release her hold of it.
The once perfectly knitted blanket now had multiple finger holes in it and was stretched out of shape. She heard people running out in the corridors. Upon hearing the commotion, she gathered whatever strength she had, threw the blanket aside and rushed to open the door
The moment she opened the door, she felt a gloved hand on her shoulder. Strangely, the hand contained more warmth than the blanket could provide. She heard a tender voice but couldn't focus on the words. Only then did she realise she had been crying this entire time.
"Come on kiddo, let's get you out of here." Anna embraced the kid with a smile before turning on her communicator, "The build's secured. We are on the way back to the academy."