Chapter 156 - 156 Unexpected Visit

156 Unexpected Visit

“This is insane.” Bernard said. He was one of the heads of the many sections of the VIM CORP, and currently, he had been put in charge of heading the units that were involved in fighting back the sea monsters.

Earlier, he sent an envoy to Under Current to get their assistance, as they shared a common enemy, but the response he received was nothing of what he expected. They refused. They didn’t do it directly, the fact was that they did.

Bernard had run short of what to do next regarding the situation they were in at the moment. Maybe the worst thing was the knowledge that he was deciding the fate of many with every action he took.

There was no reason for him to send people into the sea, knowing full well that they would all get killed, so constantly he brainstormed on different ways to hold off the enemy without the number of casualties on his side being high.

With the reset of the world, it was clear how strong every hunter was, the problem however, was that just as they were strong, so were the mundane monsters that swan the seas and waters. To say the least, it was illogical.

For the time being, the rankers were stationed close to the shores where the water met with land in the cities. They were more than enough to hold back the advancement of the sea monsters unto land and keeping them in the waters. Each ranker had a team under them that they commanded, and on no account did they enter into the waters. It was the best way to go about it at the moment.

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Atlantis.

“Sire, this might be the wrong way of going about this. It certainly is.” A voice said while the figure bowed to the throne where the king was seated.

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“I agree with him on this Lord. If we end up killing all of them, then we will definitely die in the end too.” Another voice spoke.

Before them sat the king as he listened to their concerns. He didn’t seem too pleased with words and line of reasoning.

“This is the only way. Do not forget, Atlantis now possess the power to fight back, and we will definitely overcome.” Said the king, as he looked at both men before him with finality in his words. Seeing the king so, none of them dared say anymore.

Later on, after they had both left the king’s presence, both of them had a brief discussion on the prospects of their kingdom, and none was satisfied. After a bit, both of them bid farewell to each other before going their separate way.

‘This won’t work.. I have to do something about it, fast.’ Thought, one of the men as he headed away.

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Back at the surface, Veritas, who was now the acting head of Under Current, had ordered for all to remain in the base unless given further instructions.

Right at the moment, it had been two days after the first week since war was declared upon them, and there really was no way forwards at the moment. She had decided to leave things be for the current time until she saw a good opportunity, or until it was necessary to act.

Veritas herself wondered where Victor might have gone to at such a time, but he believed in him, so she juts hoped for him to return quickly. Though the Under Current base was very far away from the seas and waters, and would certainly be the last places for the water to reach, they couldn’t just seat back and let the earth be destroyed by water, not when they could do something about it.

While she was lost in thoughts, she was brought out of it when a message came to her through thought transmission.

“Sorry to bother the queen, but something very important just came up, and it would be best for you to be here in person.” The voice said.

Veritas needed not figure out who it was, as there weren’t many who could use this skills, and amongst them only one was a vampire, hence referring to her as queen.

Veritas grudgingly left was she was doing to go see what was important enough to need her supervision. The vampires at Under Current except for herself were all under Victor as his legion, but they still retained most of their individuality. They were all loyal subordinates of Victor, and since she was basically the one under him in leadership or vampire hierarchy, they also followed her in his absence.

After a while, Veritas arrived at the scene where she that a small crowd had gathered. Now, it was most interesting to see what would make any crowd at all gather outside of work and other things within the Under Current main base. As she made her way to the scene, those around noticed her presence and gave way for her to pass. Seeing what was before her, she was genuinely surprised.

“How did a fish get here?” She asked, and not at all in a joking manner.

Before her, was someone she could only identify as someone from Atlantis. They all seemed to have a tint of blue to their skin, and their figure was mostly slender and taller than normal humans, but perhaps the most distinguishing feature were the set of gills on both sides of their necks.

“Please, please, listen to me before you decide to do anything..” The figure spoke, it was male.

“Well, the fish can speak our language, sure makes things easier.” Veritas said.

The one on the ground felt a bit insulted, or at least something similar, as it showed on his face, but he ignored it.

“I am not with the king and have come to propose a way for us to end all this and prepare for the real threat that is to come.” He said.

Veritas didn’t really care much for the first half, but her interest was piqued towards the end.

‘What is to come..’ Thought, Veritas, as she looked at the one who sat on the ground before her. “Bring him in. Take him to sector 54.”