75 Interesting information

The next couple of operations went extremely well, no one was killed or injured. Unfortunately, they weren't able to find any useful personal. But at least they found more helpers.

Their next operation was going to be Perth since they've saved a majority of the unique children in every other city, they may as well go to the badly damaged Perth. It should be a piece of cake; the military was busy rebuilding the city, as such the security is spread thinly.

The group that's sent on operations constantly changes, Lachlan and Simon are always the transport, but the people that infiltrate the city always change. Their numbers also always change, as it helps them get rid of any suspicion.

Flying over to Perth took a while, it was on the other side of Australia after all. They make sure to always avoid the air above major cities; the security has got tighter and the weapons have gotten dangerous.

Last time Simon underestimated the weapons a bullet went straight through storm's wings, it took a weak for it to properly heal. The worst thing about it though was that it feel down slightly and everyone on storm fell to their deaths.

Lachlan hates remembering it, but it was a great reminder to never underestimate their enemies. Especially ones that are backed by the government or large corporations.

They've also had to be wary of members of the Explorer Guild, as the government is now constantly hiring them whenever they can. Of course, this can only last for so long before they run out of money, but they know that.

The group's technology was upgraded as well, they've sometimes gone on operations into previous military bases and took whatever was in there. Fortunately, amongst the people they've saved some of them have Engineering degrees, one, in particular, had an Electronics Engineering degree.

She was in charge of taking care of their electronic equipment, she had two helpers, a guy and a girl. They were always busy in their lab, located in the outskirts of Melbourne. Luckily, the military's power doesn't reach that far, mainly due to there being a death zone in the way.

Anyway, back onto their current operation. They sent Zhang, although the government knows of his identity, due to his ability to hide they can't find him.

Zhang was currently walking down the streets, weaving around the crowd with excellent footwork and extraordinary speed. Zhang had also practised martial arts when he was younger, the techniques almost beaten into his bones.

Lachlan was being taught by him, but Lachlan was hopeless in understanding martial arts. He always resolved his fights through brute force, it was easier for him.

Zhang had passed by many buildings along the way, he passed by a couple of military personals on petrol. He snickered when he passes them, he always plays a little game, how close can he get without being noticed.

This little game has got him compromised before, the group has constantly berated him to stop but he just can't. It feels too satisfying to him, it was a little challenge he could do every time he goes on a mission.

However, during one of his little tries, he heard the soldier say some interesting information, some information that they should probably investigate.

"Damn, so you're in charge of that transportation, unlucky man," A soldier said, his hand's making gestures as he talked.

"I know right, that lab is just too damn creepy, it feels as though I'm getting stared at by a crowd of people," The other soldier replied in discomfort.

Zhang began to tail them, he wanted to know more about this "Lab".

"Oh well, do you even know what they transport into there?" The soldier that's in charge of the transport asked.

"No, but I heard rumours that it's people, rather young people too," The other soldier said, they both felt a chill go up their spine when he said that. It's too creepy to imagine what they're doing.

"Anyway, good luck," The soldier said patting his back, "You'll need it".

"Stop it, man, it's creeping me out," The soldier said.

Zhang immediately attached something on the soldier's uniform, a tracking device, one that isn't noticeable to the human eye. The soldier stopped and looked around for a second, he even got his partner to check but found nothing.

Zhang then disappeared into an alley and hopped up the building, jumping off the walls upwards, he looked like he was doing parkour.

Once at the top of the building he pulled out his phone, which had been modified, making it much more difficult for the government to listen in.

"What did you find?" A voice sounded from the phone, it was Flynn. Flynn was in charge of almost all operations, he was an incredible planner.

"There's a lab, the military is constantly transporting something there, rumoured to be people with a possibility of it being children," Zhang said, he didn't have an Asian accent as one would expect, but that's because he grew up in Australia.

"Tracker?" Flynn asked.

"Done," Zhang replied.

"Good, follow the soldier and try to infiltrate the place, the more information you get the better," Flynn explained.

"Alright," Zhang said.

The call ended, and Zhang went back to finding information. Most of it was just about the attack, the public was still talking about it. Some lost close family members and others were badly injured, they had scars to show.

There wasn't any information on hybrids anymore, the government was using the military to crack down on it. Any mention of it and the military will usually find out, especially if you're in a public area.

But apparently, people have reported small microphones in their house, hidden in the wall or under something, such as a couch. People started complaining and even going to the extent of rioting. Of course, this wasn't met nicely, as people were killed as an example.

However, due to the interference of Explorers, the military didn't get too out of hand. They were almost stopped after one death, but at other areas of the riot, soldiers shot some others.

The attack on the city also had a huge conspiracy behind it, that the government controlled the beasts to attack them. Of course, one the public made this one conspiracy up dozens more came from it.

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At a secluded location in a nearby forest, Simon and Lachlan both lay on their respected beasts. Lachlan on Temp and Simon on Storm.

What they were doing was a usual thing to happen, as most of the time, they aren't needed. So they just relax with their phone next to them. They've even picked up a couple of skills, as they had to fill their boredom with something.

Lachlan has learnt a bit of card magic, mainly sleight of hand. He believed it could help him in combat and he isn't wrong, it's just that they don't fight very often, rather they try their best to avoid it.

Simon, on the other hand, has started learning how to play the guitar, he tried out a few other instruments such as the flute or violin but liked guitar the most. He found it peaceful, relaxing in the wild playing guitar.

The sight of the two was rather unique, you had Lachlan on the left trying to use his sleight of hand with a knife. Then there was Simon strumming his guitar.

Due to their overwhelming strength no beasts come near them, they're always being avoided by anything that's able to sense danger.

*Bzzt*

Their phones vibrated, they quickly stopped what they were doing and rushed to pick it up.

Is was silent as they read the message, "Be ready to pick up Zhang, he's going on an infiltration mission," it was from Flynn.

They looked on a map on their phone and saw a blue dot jolting around the city, they knew it was Zhang. They also saw a red dot, it was in the direction that Zhang was going.

The group came to the decision to put a tracker on their phones, although it seems creepy, it's also the only thing that they can use to know where everyone is in a time of danger.

The red dot stopped moving and they noticed Zhang messaged them, "Found the lab, going it," Short and simple.

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On the other end, Zhang was hidden in some trees. Turns out this lab is fairly secluded from everyone, like they were trying to hide something.

Zhang got more and more interested in this operation, he loved to poke into other people's secrets, even if it got him beat up multiple times.

Zhang hid his presence and moved towards the building, the place that the truck entered was a large garage. He moved a bit closer and just as he was about to enter.

*Woooooo*Wooooo*Wooooo*

The alarms went off, people with guns burst through the side doors, the soldier in charge of transportation hit the ground with his arms on his head. Zhang was getting ready to disappear but decided to stay just a bit longer.

A man that looked like he was in charge walked through the door, he was small and chubby but wore an expensive looking suit, he was bold and had black eyes. He also just emitted an aura of arrogance, one that seemed like the person was looking down on everyone. Something Zhang was used too, he didn't like it.

The man walked up to the soldier and reached towards the solder's shoulder. Zhang already knew what set off the alarm, it was the tracker. The man grabbed it and pinched it, shattering it between his fingers.

He then looked towards where Zhang used to be, he had already left once he noticed things weren't going too well.

Zhang messaged the group as he continued running back to the city, "They found the tracker, they're on to us".

Flynn then sent a message to the chat, "Get out of there, we'll discuss what we should do back at base".

And that's just what they did, Zhang went to where Lachlan and Simon was and then they went off. Sticking around any longer could be dangerous, since they are on the government's bad side.