Chapter 188: Trapped

Chapter 188: Trapped

Chapter 181

[Special Mission: Prevent the creatures from escaping into the city.]

Axel's attention was focused on the unique situation of the sea. He could sense the strange changes that were happening throughout the artificial ocean.

By now, most of the creatures had been put into inactivity by the safety mechanism, But still...

'They are resisting!'

Some creatures were able to resist these anesthetics due to their ongoing transformation, which had now gone into full swing. The size of these few sea animals had started increasing, and they had turned more violent and ferocious, attacking the creatures around them.

But what was truly shocking was the final change: Blue markings had now started appearing on the skins of these creatures.

"H-Hey... what is that?"

"Aren't those... blue tattoos?"

"Fuck!"

"Mommy!"

"Could it really be...?"

"It's Kraken, isn't it?!"

Axel and Akiko weren't the only ones who noticed the change. The blue markings of the Kraken were infamous throughout the Kingdom. There's no way they won't make the connection upon seeing it.

Instantly, this matter turned several degrees more serious. The panic had started to settle for real among the passengers. Even those joking about it and those live-streaming it could no longer keep their calm.

'System, what the hell? What are those blue tattoos? How is the Kraken doing this?' Asked Axel.

[The information on this topic is restricted. Here is what you can access at the moment: there are some entities that can be so powerful that they can share their power with their followers. One such Entity is behind Kraken.]

'Share their power?' Axel's brows furrowed as he looked at the jacked up creatures. What kind of power does one have to have to do that?

'Hey! How the fuck am i supposed to beat someone like that?' He protested. If the Kraken is really that powerful, then how is he going to fight them?

[Axel, the entity is sealed, and its ways of exerting its powers are limited.]

'Sealed?' Suddenly, the pieces of the puzzle started coming together to Axel. From what the system has been able to disclose without breaking the laws of the world, the organisation is controlled by this identity. He recalled how Theron and Nerio described being 'enlightened'. Now, he was beginning to understand what that meant.

It also seems that this sealed entity is restricted in ways in which it can exert its influence, hence having the Organization.

What he couldn't understand was... 'Why? Why go this far? Those zoo animals can only kill civilians even if they're released.' he asked. Even the bombing incident a few days ago seemed like a waste. It didn't really do any significant damage on the Kingdom's forces.

[The Entity gains power through negative emotions.]

'Fuck....' Axel instantly understood, and his headache increased. If fear is who it wants, then a bund of crazy animals roaming throughout the city will definitely make it happen.

'What have I gotten myself into?' Axel was disconcerted. With this, it was clear that he wasn't dealing with small fries that he could just rush into confronting.

"Dear passengers, please stay calm. The animals cannot break through the protective layer. I repeat, please remain calm..." an announcement was made. While Axel was busy contemplating, the situation of the train was getting more and more precarious.

They had now reached a part of the ocean where dangerous magical creatures were supposed to start appearing. And the threat level of these creatures was further amplified with their transformations.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Originally, for passengers' convenience, there was sufficient lumination throughout the artificial ocean, and the train would glow in this dimly lit surrounding, attracting the creatures from all around into coming closer to the train. But now, that was backfiring as these creatures had now begun targeting the protective layer around the track in order to get to the train.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ripples spread throughout the surface of the shield as the creatures repeatedly threw themselves at it, as if possessed.

"H-Hey, isn't this getting a bit dangerous now?"

"What the hell? Is this another attack?"

"Don't worry, these mindless beasts can't break the barrier. We're safe," some said with confidence.

"Yeah, they would have stopped the tour if the barrier was really going to break."

The protective barrier was something that has been in place for centuries. Even the best of the Atlantians will have trouble breaking through it, let alone the magical creatures who can only use brute force.

"Their target isn't the tourists. It's the city," said Axel, looking at the creatures. What the creatures were aiming for wasn't just to terrorise a bunch of tourists. They were being controlled to escape this place and go into the city. Only then will this all be worth it for the Organisation.

That's why, only those creatures have latched onto the train which can move and breathe on land as well.

"What do we do?" Asked Akiko, looking at the creatures which were holding on tightly even when the train had already accelerated. The obvious choice was to attack the creatures hanging onto the train, but that was an impossible task.

The suction pumps of that octopus and the iron coiling of the sea serpent. At the slightest sign of disturbance, these creatures can easily crush the train.

Axel closed his eyes and took in a deep breath in exasperation. After which, he just shrugged. "Well, our fun day ends here."

History repeats itself. Whenever he gets a little bit of peace and quiet in his life, something always happens to fuck it up.

When he opened his eyes, they were glowing. "Don't worry about the ones in the sea."

*SQUASH*

Red blood bloomed all around the train as the creatures holding the train started to burst apart one by one.

Going against him in the middle of the ocean? They might as well be fighting against the gods.

The sea serpent, the giant octopus, the sea dragon, and whatever creatures were attached to the train were torn apart like red confetti burst in celebration.

Axel casually dusted off his hands.

"Now, we only have to worry about the creatures above land," Axel muttered, trying to think of a solution.

Land was not going to be as easy as the sea. First of all, he didn't want to show too much when facing the monsters. It would be more than what he used to show in Britain since he's in an alternate identity, but still, he can't expose all of his cards yet. Second, he couldn't use the water affinity to the fullest. Water affinity is the affinity of the Royal Family. He doesn't want to raise any suspicions. With these handicaps, it was going to be difficult to handle those creatures.

Even though they were free from the grasp of the creatures, but now people were even more terrified for some reason. Axel casually killed all the other giant creatures in the ocean which had undergone the Transformation. People were screaming and crying, absolutely horrified by the way the creatures just exploded into smithereens.

Even Akiko was looking at Axel with her mouth slightly agape. "You..."

Even though she knew that Axel's water affinity was stronger than his lightning affinity, THIS was not what she was expecting. She realised that Axel had once again gotten stronger.

The train began travelling towards the entrance as fast as possible, but the speed had lowered drastically. Axel tried to kill the monsters as carefully as possible, but it had still damaged the train somewhat. Along the way, they could see numerous creatures with blue markings, all making their way towards the entrance. The speed of the animals now was just a little bit slower than train, making everyone anxious.

"Fuck... just how many are they?" Muttered Axel, looking at the huge number of creatures.

"If they somehow entered the city..." Akiko's voice trailed off, and Axel nodded heavily.

"Then it'll be similar to the explosions." It would be chaos through and through.

When they finally reached the entrance, the passengers who had alighted all scrambled their way towards the exit while Axel and turned turned to face the incoming mob of monsters.

"Huh? Why is it closed?"

"What?!"

"Why can't we go any further?!"

Hearing the panicked voices from behind them, Axel and Akiko looked back to investigate, only to see the passengers banging on a new barrier that was not present when they had entered had entered the place.

While everyone was still in confusion, complaining and calling the staff, Axel had already realised. The Biopark can't afford to let those animals go into the city. Because that would be a catastrophic event which would lead to a lot of deaths.

The better option is to lock the place down, so that the creatures can't break out.

Evacuation had already taken place while they were in the ocean.

As for the remaining tourists in the last train? They were most likely left to die when the barrier broke.

Axel sighed. "These fools..."

As if the creatures could be blocked by the useless barrier.

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