Chapter 141 - Chaos ( 1 )

"An S-Rank, huh… Then he must be from a different country… Just what does he want in my guild?" Old Huan felt confused.

His guild isn't that big at all. There are only a couple of A-Rank Awakened here. They also do not have precious Artifacts that could attract an S-Rank.

While Old Huan did his best to calmly evaluate the situation, Officer Jacques and the other members of the Awakened Special Task Force stiffened at the sight of an S-Rank.

"This is bad… There's a mistake in our intel." Jacques frowned as he observes the mysterious middle-aged man burst with power.

As an officer, he wasn't afraid to die here. It is probably similar to his subordinates. Their duty is to stop criminals like him in the first place. Casualties in certain operations really happen, especially in their line of work. They only accept high-risk missions after all.

Besides, if they can't handle this now, it would be extremely difficult for the other units as well.

"Sir, I think we should call for the nearby troops. Everyone knows how powerful S-Ranks are… Even with our current line-up, it would be difficult to survive if we were attacked by his Aura."

Their vice-captain suggested seeing how the figure just started throwing sword slash everywhere.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground would tear up after being sliced by the invisible energy. They could even hear some wailing voice before it crashes to the ground.

"So strong…"

They realized that the figure only uses the power of the sword. Though it is accompanied by his Aura, it is not being used to directly attack them as they had expected.

'It feels like he's still practicing… It's confusing.' Jacques and the others started dodging the sword waves coming from the S-Rank Awakened. They didn't want to get close to the figure until they could figure out what to do.

"Alright, call the others… Bring in the air the support as well. We need to hold him here while we wait for the reinforcements."

As he gave his command, the vice-captain quickly acted and radioed for support.

In the meantime, everyone, including the Teutonic Knights started attacking the two powerful beings.

From simple Fire Lance or Wind Razors to Restricting Chains or Earth Prison, they used them to suppress the rampaging figure. The ASTF doesn't just have high-caliber guns after all. They all possess top-grade Artifacts complimenting their Awakened Rank.

"Tsk… It's not doing anything at all. Just breaking his Aura is extremely difficult… So this is an S-Rank, huh."

Jacques and the others know how difficult this battle could be. After all, their units have seen a battle of two S-Rank Awakened already.

At that time, they have seen how much damage they could do in their surroundings. A crater will form, a meteor will fall, a tornado of swords, a sea of fire, and other unbelievable attacks would appear in their battle.

It might be thanks to their Artifacts but without the S-Rank Awakened activating them, these Artifacts would also be useless.

'Luckily, this guy didn't seem to possess a Rank-S Artifact… He's only using a Rank-B or maybe Rank-A Artifact… This would greatly limit his capabilities. We still have a chance.'

As soon as Jacques noticed this, he immediately informed everyone that the middle-aged man doesn't have an Artifact similar to his level.

This realization made them sigh in relief but still, they know that any Artifacts used by such a powerful Awakened, would be extremely deadly.

"This is good… His Artifact won't be able to hold on for long then."

"That's true. Let's just throw everything on him."

After making a simple plan, they all started firing at Cyril and Magenta without caring whether they use up all their magazines.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

On the other hand, the people outside the guild's property heard all the explosions and gunshots as they quickly ran away.

"W-what? Is this a terrorist attack?"

"Let's run! I don't have any Artifact to protect myself from stray bullets."

"Ugh… Me too. Don't leave me behind!"

"What's going on? Just how powerful is that criminal? Even the special task force is having trouble."

The crowd immediately dispersed as they didn't want to get caught in this battle.

This sudden battle also attracted the local police and soon, everyone in the Whitemore City has been informed about the current standoff between the Awakened Special Task Force and the Criminals they're chasing.

The Awakened Association was also alarmed by this as they quickly sent some of their elites to ensure that the people within the city wouldn't be affected.

Though this task can be handed over to the local police, the elites would still be a great help.

Boom! Boom!

Several more explosions occurred as the ground started shaking heavily.

It feels as though their city was hit by a missile!

It didn't even end there, they felt a powerful Aura from where the explosions took place. The Aura wasn't that simple as well… It feels like the ASTF had actually awakened a Demonic Being!

Right now, there are two powerful energies coming from the battlefield, one with a powerful Aura which is probably an S-Rank Awakened, and the other one is probably a Magical Creature that exudes a demonic power!

This is getting scary, especially for the civilians who never had an experience entering an Arcane World! This is their first time to feel such an oppressive Aura!

"Do not panic! Everyone in Kingston Avenue must evacuate!"

"Follow the police officers!"

"Be careful with your Aura, you might be near with an Unawakened Person! You might kill them accidentally!"

The police officers on the scene started giving orders and controlling the crowd.

At the moment, there are many less than 18 years old here or people who haven't awakened yet. These people are still vulnerable to Aura and it could kill them if they were exposed to it for too long.

The local police had to make sure that none of these young people gets harmed in this chaos.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

"That's—"

Suddenly, they heard the loud engine of Attack Helicopters coming from the sky! This is starting to get out of hand!