Chapter 301: The Snake and Circle

As the King Naga initiated the dive, the attacks and bombardments of the Lingkaran continued. 

Yet the attacks couldn't even reach the King Naga but exploded several hundreds of meters away from the King Naga itself. 

While this battle continued, various satellites continued to observe the battle. These belonged to other countries, while the Aragarians controlled some. 

"It seems that Harker was an exception. As expected of Pangea, its strength is nothing worth noting." A young, beautiful dark woman observed the battle but her interest dwindled by the second as she watched the satellite feed. 

The rockets exploded quite a distance from the diving King Naga. Some huge explosions occurred even several kilometers before it reached. 

"The aircraft is the only thing worthwhile. But look, it's not interfering anymore. Its simply flying around as if to check if the tail of the King Naga would return. It's not helping the Pangean Lingkaran. And because it's not helping, look at how pitiful Pangea is! They can't even land a clear shot!" Straviaa laughed. 

"It is as you say, Presider. They had a clear shot at attacking the King Naga, and they couldn't destroy it." A man at the side shook his head. 

"SPU cloaks aren't much. To think they don't have the techs to bypass it. So only that General Harker has the techs from these so-called Lost Primordial. If that pesky Princess wasn't in Pangea, I'd raid it and immediately question that Harker." 

"Presider, I don't understand how those rockets aren't hitting the King Naga." A tall woman by the side asked. 

"We can't see it through our satellites, but the SPU should be using a cloaking field for their anti-air weapons. They did not cloak their entire ship since they have ordered all Exoskeletons to enter it so to suit themselves for underwater battle." The Presider explained. 

"I see. Then that means Pangea is this weak?" The woman asked again. 

"Harker had his strong soldiers. He managed to bring New Birth Forth to its first defeat. Then he appeared on that battle against Crostfree and had interesting techs borrowed from the WGP. But Pangea in itself is weak. Remember that they had received an ambushed attack from Australia and blew up their weapons factory. And whatever weapons they had left must have been lost in the ocean when that Harker joined forces with that mysterious group to attack. Who knows what weapons they have left?" 

Straviaa then turned around and ignored the screen as she allowed several metals to cover her immediately. Metal pieces were flying all around. But as soon as it covered her, it disappeared. 

"Why are you no longer interested in that battle, Presider? Didn't it prove that the WGP is still aiding Pangea?" Another Presider who stood at the very back asked. 

"Hm? How odd. And here I thought Enderks sent me one of his best." Straviaa laughed. 

"My apologies, Presider. I am merely one of the tools of Presider Enderks. Please do not think that my foolishness reflects Presider Enderks's capability!" The Presider was scared silly at the comment of Straviaa. 

"Do you know who our enemies are?" Straviaa asked. 

"I have heard of the Lost Primordial and another mysterious entity that attacked and nearly killed Presider Pridgeon." The Pioneer explained. 

"To be accurate, our enemies include the Lost Primordial who wiped out Harker's armies and sank it all in the ocean. We also have the mysterious group that worked with Harker and the WGP to attack Crostfree. Of course, we know that that battle was a trap! Harker and his mysterious allies were forced to fight Crostfree at the leading of the Lost Primordial. Obviously, the entity that we should be wary of is the Lost Primordial, who knew of our existence. From this, what can you deduce in this battle?" Straviaa asked. 

The Pioneer began to sweat in fear. He couldn't understand how those two pieces of information can easily create a conclusion! 

"I- I think..." 

"Urden… Don't embarrass me." The figure of an old man with large, dark spots all over his body manifested in front of them. There were no explosions, no portals, but it was as if he appeared out of thin air. 

"Enderks. If I knew you'd be traveling by teleportation, I would have prepared food." Straviaa laughed. 

"Liar. I know you've already detected it when I activated it. Why did you activate your suit's battle protocols?" The old man asked. 

"Were you in the moon all along? My suit detected a dimensional compressor in the hands of Urden. Quite tricky to detect." Straviaa laughed. 

"Well, you should know how cautious I am. Only you know that I am on Earth!" 

"Really? Have you managed to evade Garenjazz's eyes? Amazing." 

"With great expense." 

"I take it, teleportation is a recent acquisition, or is it something that you finally figured out on your own?" 

"I have long studied it. A Principal gifted me the theories before leaving Aragar." 

"For your services fighting the Babelians? I see." 

"It costs a lot to activate. Since I can't generate energy from any powerplants of any sorts, I had to use my stock of energy!" 

"You used energy in your Force Foundation?" Straviaa raised her brow in surprise. 

"I hope that decision will pay me back! Pridgeon is someone who I have noted to have not yet developed his Force Foundation! I will have wasted so much if he isn't as strong as you believe him to be!" Enderks howled. 

"Please. Save me the howling, Enderks. You've seen the conversation between Flantter and that mysterious Phallus. You wouldn't have gone there if you doubted my claims. That feed must have shocked you, right? You personally going here proves that you too have no idea what this Phallic Tech is!" Presider Straviaa's expression turned frustrated as she mentioned the term. 

"Enough of that. Now that I am here, prepare a space for me for my items will be thrown into the Otherverse to get here." 

"Fine. Feel free to use the underground quarters. Pick whatever warehouse you need." Straviaa waved her hand. 

"Warehouse? I need a base, Straviaa." Enderks smiled. 

"What? But the objects you have in our ship is... You don't have that many forces under you!" 

"Do you think Crostfree is the only one who hid his army?" 

"But how?" 

"Simple. I have androids instead of Pioneers. All of them are in the Otherverse. They always have been." 

"You mean...?! Of course... That's to be expected. If you've perfected teleportation, then it's easy for you to put objects in the Otherverse." 

"The dimensions beyond the third are amazing, Straviaa. You should learn to study it." 

"If we kill Pridgeon, I'd have Crostfree's tech. That is the deal, remember?" Straviaa glared. 

"I know! I know! I dare not betray you." 

"As long as we are clear." 

"Urden, prepare my room!" Enderks suddenly moved. 

"Ye-Yes, Presider!" The Pioneer followed. 

Straviaa continued to observe the battle and took one last look at the King Naga that had already sunk underwater. The Lingkaran was suffering from many attacks, and it wouldn't take long for it to sink. 

"Ignore that battle. Bring me to another battlefield." Straviaa ordered. 

"As you wish, Presider." The Pioneer nodded and changed the scanner to another battle occurring in the Russian borders. 

Meanwhile, at the borders of Pangea... 

Cliff sat down at the Chamber of Command with several paralyzed Commanders and General Tran. 

"To think it would be this easy." Cliff laughed. 

"It's easy because you're already strong. And it's also easy because you have me." Lennox's cold voice explained. 

"Why weren't you there in the battle of the Kraken? I mean, you could have helped us a bit before diving down to attack the Atlantis, you know?" Cliff complained. 

"I wasn't strong enough back then. I needed a powerful energy source to create me. It was too expensive to create, so I planned on stealing on some of the most potent power plants in the world." 

"You mean the Atlantis? Or is it the Kraken-Atlantis combination?" 

"Obviously. The Leviathan holds two different technologies that allow it to create powerful energy. A normal power plant used to power cities cannot produce the energy I need to create another thought." 

"Was that the blackout? It was you?" 

"Yes." 

"So, the energy required to create another you is that big?" 

"There are other factors necessary. Unless my main body reach the higher stages of the Unlocking, there won't be another one like me." 

"What level are you guys exactly? I mean, your main body? What level of the Unlocking?" Cliff asked. 

"All of us should be at the Proficient stage of the Inhuman. Of course, that sensation a few days back proves that the Tyrant Empress is already at the peak." 

"Surmounting Inhuman? To be honest, I feel that you guys are too slow. Why haven't any of you sought for the Hero stages?" 

"Because we have yet to develop the theoretical body a Ranked Hero should have. Seeker's future had a lot of faults. The heroes that rose in that timeline required costly energy to fight back. What we've researched on was how to create a body that could function by itself." 

"A body that doesn't need these energies that you invented?" Cliff glanced at the liquid-like objects moving around his body. 

"While it is impressive, it's only a liquefied form of the energy that the Realm King could do. Of course, the problem with those radiation pills is that it's easily detectable. My version is light and untraceable." 

"Hey, I'm not comparing!" Cliff defended. 

"Initiating next phase of the plan." Lennox's voice ignored Cliff. 

The Exoskeletons, Armors, and jets had all returned inside the King Naga and were in their respective decks and undergoing outfitting for underwater battle. 

Because of this, all personnel rushed to wear the respective gear. Since the waters could collapse, every staff in the King Naga was ordered to wear an underwater gear even if they aren't soldiers. 

"All personnel have suited up on Exoskeletons or their underwater suits… Doing heart scans." Lennox continued to report. 

"Erm... You don't need to tell me, you know." Cliff laughed. 

"I'm not talking to you. It just doesn't seem right I don't voice it out." 

Cliff shook his head and sighed. 

"Now I get what Arthur meant by his father being eccentric." Cliff thought to himself. 

"Heart scans completed. Killing all confirmed Aragarians." 

The moment Lennox finished saying this, a jolt of electricity electrocuted several soldiers. All soldiers who had their hearts on the wrong side of their bodies were immediately killed. The electricity came from the many devices that were currently attached to their suits. Whether they were in an Exoskeleton or Armor, being outfitted for underwater battle, or personnel wearing a standard underwater suit, they were immediately killed. 

While this was going on, the King Naga had been moving at top speed towards the Lingkaran that kept on shooting at it. But what was surprising was that the rockets that were launched either over water or the torpedoes fired underwater would explode even though nothing attacked it. 

"Wow. We're wasting a lot of rockets and torpedoes." Cliff watched the explosions. He had been training to be a General, and he could recall the shocking price of each rocket. 

"All to fool the Aragarians. We know that they are watching. So making it look like that the Lingkaran can't fight this King Naga will cause them to lower their guard against Pangea and only be wary of Harker." 

"What about the ship that Tyler was piloting? What if they will attack that ship?" 

"They won't. The ship is too weak to attract their attention. But this is all part of another ploy. They will assume that since Tyler didn't help the Lingkaran even when it is being blown up will make the Aragarians think that this was a deal between the anti-Lost Primordial team and Pangea." 

Cliff was silent but continued to ponder what this would imply. He used his memory to surface all advice he had learned from Arthur, Lowengren, and Seeker. 

"So you mean that because Tyler didn't help the Lingkaran other than making the tail separate, it would make it look like Pangea brokered a deal with the Anti-Lost Primordial to help it fight the SPU. The Anti-Lost Primordial team wanted to lure out a King Naga and steal its tail by using their spies. Did I get it right?" 

"It's remarkable how my son's advice is well kept recorded and applied in that head of yours. It's making you look smart. Yes. That is what we want to portray. The Aragarians will conclude that Pangea is weak and that its ties with the Anti-Lost Primordial team isn't strong, and the Anti-Lost Primordial are mainly allied with Harker." 

Soon, the King Naga's colossal figure could be seen reaching the Lingkaran. But what the satellites couldn't see was that the Lingkaran had a large space enough for the head of the King Naga to move to. 

"Thank goodness this mission is easy. With this, we have captured an SPU army and three-fifths of a King Naga!" Cliff laughed.