Chapter 115: Going home

Chapter 115: Going home

Thomas Fischer looked down toward the sprawling city of New Washington from the window of his large office.

What is your opinion, Julia? he asked as he turned around to the two people sitting by his desk.

The man calling himself Monk is clearly a high ranker. It might be bluster but he looked at our warriors as though they were jokes, and that was after he used [Eye of Discernment] on them, she reported.

My guess? Hes actually the Super Brother-Man, she concluded.

Bah, the Super-Brother Man is a true monster. We still dont understand how he is increasing in power that quickly since hes in the top of all the ladders. That man was strong, but he clearly knew very little, to the point that he might not actually be a cultivator, a sturdy-looking general next to Julia said with contempt as he looked at a TV that showed the meeting between Monk and Julia. You just want to finally get a high ranker to join to validate your little experimental department, even if you have to make things up.

Julia frowned but looked stubborn.

He gave off the feeling of blood and barely restrained power. Besides, we suspect that Salvation is staying put in Cradle of God. He punched away John like he was a ragdoll, and never seemed overly worried about his situation in the middle of a military compound, she retorted.

Anyone in this room could do the same with John, and besides he was agitated and didnt have proper form. I heard he was riddled with openings, so the feat was nothing special, the general said with a harrumph.

As for blocking the investigation skill of Sargeant Miller, a fractal flashed on his forehead during the test. He likely possesses a skill to protect his identity. Our conclusion is that he might actually pretend to be the Super Brother-Man or some other top ranker as a protective measure.

And look, it worked. You let him walk scot-free after committing crimes in broad daylight. That kind of favoritism will make the government lose their footing and respect, the general concluded.

Thomas only sighed and mulled it over.

For now it does not matter whether he is Super Brother-Man or a fake, he is here now and its an all hands on deck situation. If our plan works he and the others will be at the auction in two weeks, and we will find out more at that time he concluded, and both the advisors nodded in agreement.

Do we still know the whereabouts of the other parties that have arrived through the teleporter?

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According to reports things were in a far better state compared to how they were like in a place like Fort Roger, but it was a place where many died ignoble deaths. Zac was in no mood to continue buying any information, and simply took the USB drive and made to leave.

Since youve spent a fair deal of coins at our establishment Ill give you a freebie. There is something going on with the Auction in two weeks. The government seems to be luring strong people there. Your party is only the 5th that has arrived through the teleporter in the last week. Do with that information what you will, the man said with a smile.

Zac stopped for a second and nodded in thanks, after that he left. He wasnt soo surprised they knew he came through the teleporter. They clearly had some men on the inside in the government providing them with information.

He made a beeline toward the south, only briefly stopping to purchase a laptop from a street vendor who had them piled on the road. Zac guessed that they were simply taken from empty homes and reinstalled.

After that he finally left town, preferring to run rather than finding some vehicle. He felt he was likely faster compared to a car anyways with the roads being gone. The first hour or so was pretty uneventful, but soon he was starting to get accosted by beasts.

Some were mutated versions of anything living in forests, from snakes to boars. Even a few large birds tried to snatch him up. Some were things hed never seen before, likely additions from the other planets. Still it was clear they were beasts from their behavior.

It was far more chaotic than he was used to on the island, where the barghest were everywhere, and the biggest surprise you could get was the occasional imp. On the mainland, he was sometimes attacked by level ten boars and the next hour a level fifty eagle. Zac was starting to understand why he barely saw anyone after he left the town.

He thought he would see far more humans out hunting to gain levels, but he barely saw anyone after traveling for a while. But it made sense since it was just so random out here. For Zac it wasnt very dangerous, but for most people death lurked behind every corner. If he was in a town when the integration happened hed likely have stayed within the safe walls and done various tasks to gain Nexus Coins. And with those Nexus Coins buy Crystals that could be used to level up.

But that very mindset had put humanity in a passive state. The government was more concerned about consolidating their power, rather than combatting the real threat. The undead incursion was already as large as a country, and the others were growing as well. He heard no news of any incursion except his being defeated, but there were some rumors going about the city about some Marshall Clan being about to fight one.

The undead situation was one of the most troubling ones, as they were one of the forces that simply unceasingly devoured everything until a planet was sucked clean and all its inhabitants were killed. He still remembered their description from the information crystal he got from Ogras long ago.

Still, Zac was only one person, and he possessed no means to stop the invasion at the moment. Even if he went running over there and started swinging away it would barely make a dent since they already had created millions and millions of Zombies.

Zac put those depressing thoughts out of his head and refocused on his journey. The first step was to find his family, after that hed have to figure out how to keep them safe. He knew that hed have to get involved with the incursions sooner or later, but not today.

He kept pushing forward for a few days, following the guidance of the information he bought. He had long since learned how to charge electronics with his energy, and could essentially keep a laptop going indefinitely if he held it in his lap. After the first day the town was marked on his Automatic Map though, so he could put away the computer.

Along the way he saw some small towns. Most of them seemed deserted by now, only empty husks remaining. Zac didnt know whether the inhabitants were killed or just moved to larger towns for security, but it gave a very eerie feeling. But after three days on the road he started seeing some familiar architecture.

He had finally reached his home.