Chapter 80: Invasion and Erosion (9)

Chapter 80: Invasion and Erosion (9)

"Ugh...haah!

In the dimly lit underground laboratory, a small storage room. A person was struggling, drenched in sweat. With a will as strong as steel and fueled by rage, Reina rubbed her face against her arm. She had been confined until now, but she finally managed to remove the gag from her mouth.

"Rozes...Orne!

She gnashed her teeth at the names of the Vice President and the Director of the Research Institute, who had committed such a terrible act and even attacked her. She had no idea what she had been subjected to. The once vibrant Reina struggled with her body hanging like a piece of meat. Her hands were cuffed and tied to the wall above her. There was only one way to get out of this.

Barely managing to stand upright, she grabbed the chain, swung herself around like climbing a rope, planted her feet on the ceiling, and wedged the chain around her knee. In that precarious situation, she began to twist the bolt of the handcuff connection with her teeth. The rusty bolt of the poorly maintained handcuffs soon began to rattle and shake.

"Ah!

The moment the handcuffs were released, she fell to the stone floor with a thud as her strength gave out. Reina, who had been writhing, barely managed to get up. The flow of mana, which had been blocked by the mana-sealing handcuffs, began to flow again. She stretched out her hand, shot a fireball, and blasted the locked storage room door to get outside.

'What on earth is happening?-

Her eyes flickered. She couldnt sense any signs of life. She knew something had happened. She had heard faint screams and loud noises from the surface when she woke up from the electric shock. But she couldnt figure out what was going on. Who would dare to attack the mansion of the Director of the Research Institute? Thieves? Or some kind of group harboring resentment against the Institute?

"Haha...

But Reina, staggering to the surface, denied all those possibilities. Neither thieves nor rebel groups could have created the scene unfolding before her eyes. She slumped down, drained of energy. The bright sunlight was illuminating the interior of the mansion, which was in a state of chaos. Considering that this mansion was a three-story mansion, there were only a limited number of people who could create such a devastating ruin.

"This is...!

Suddenly, a surge of potent mana tingled through her body, carried on a faint breeze. She quickly rose, scanned her surroundings, and scrambled up the debris of the shattered roof.

A Wizards Eye...! And such a large one at that!

Something was visible in the distant sky. Four glowing blue eyes of magic were rolling around, scanning the surroundings. She knew about that magic. To cast it on such a scale, literally, an army had to be mobilized.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

'What on earth is happening?

Her face turned pale as she hurriedly drank the rainwater that had pooled on the ground. She had no idea that the world had turned upside down in the two days she had been knocked out and confined.

"Lets go.

She slapped her own cheek and started to move. She had already decided where to go. If the Directors mansion was attacked, the city of Rehelm next door couldnt be safe. She

didnt know what had happened, but she had an instinctive intuition that she should head towards where those eyes were.

"Communication orb...!

"I, I will lead that separate force!

Rozes quickly volunteered. Those unaware of his intentions admired him. They thought it was much more dangerous to move separately from the main force.

"Then, Rozes Leblanc of Blackl, you go where you are directed from here, block the enemies and save the citizens.

The commander-in-chief handed him a crystal ball, a direct line of communication, along with a force of 2,000 soldiers.

The humans had taken a gamble, attempting to catch two rabbits with one throw, a move that could potentially lead to their downfall. Their confidence lay in their superior information gathering and transmission system. They believed it gave them an edge, allowing them to monitor enemy movements in real-time and react accordingly.

[Its a bit disappointing. They did split as intended, but not a big chunk fell off, just 2,000 out of 8,000.]

"It doesnt matter.

However, they had not considered one fact at all. Eve sat on the throne she had made in the nest, her eyes sparkling. The legions eyes were currently capturing all their movements. The scouts that the legion had scattered, such as leisurely flying birds and crawling insects, were no less than the eyes of the wizards.

And even if they were all watching each others movements, no communication device in this world could beat the hive consciousness of the legion.

"Oh... this is insane.

"Wh, why are you suddenly like this, Thomson!?

"Am I really seeing this?

The main force, unaware that the enemy was also watching them, continued to march. Of course, the eyes of the wizards, which served as a sort of watchtower, were constantly rotating.

However, Thomson, one of the wizards maintaining the wizards eye, was horrified by the sight seen through the wizards eye linked to his optic nerve.

"Terrible... a terrible nest.

"We, weve already reported that! A strange and eerie nest that seems to be their base...

"Its not at that level!

"Ah, ahh!

"What is that?!

With Thomsons shout, the other wizards who were maintaining the wizards eye also screamed in surprise or shock. What they saw after advancing to a certain extent was no longer just a base nest.

A huge and vast nest that swallowed up all the blue mountain grass and dyed it black. Everyone was speechless at the sight of the sticky slime pits where the legions omnipotent cells were infinitely cultured, and the rotten-looking trees growing to the size worthy of a World Tree.