Chapter 637: Book of Oaths

Chapter 637: Book of Oaths

If I had to compare the two girls, I would say Bitong was the sciency girl of this group, while Lixiang was clearly the magical girl of our group. In fact, her whole family were magical girls

Right now, this fantasy nerd was practically drooling as she stared wide-eyed at Icy Inferno. The fact that it materialised out of thin air was the greatest shock to her.

However, with Jiaojiao being the proverbial cat that got killed by its curiosity, even Lixiang wasnt going to touch Icy Inferno anytime soon. Instead, she folded her arms around her chest and laughed, Hah. As if the power of a divine weapon could be handled by a mere mortal!

Unlike her, Bitong was busy comforting the little girl and did not have any time to spare on Lixiang for now. Emphasis on for now because knowing what I did about Bitong, this was just the calm before the storm.

Naturally, I did not wish to see them fight, so I quickly tried to defuse the situation. The sword is called Icy Inferno, an epic-grade weapon that has the properties of both fire and ice.

Thanks to Bitongs comforting, Jiaojiao was feeling a lot calmer now, her puppy dog eyes wide with curiosity once more. So what level would an epic-grade weapon be considered?

Thats the grade below Legend. And Legend is a divine weapon! Lixiang answered, folded arms around her chest still, and her nose high up in the sky. Kids like you should spend more time learning things, not messing around with some foolish girl. She will just turn you stupid as well.

Who are you calling foolish? Bitong glared at Lixiang. And what do you mean Epic? Legend? Those are all terms from a game.

So is this one wrong then?

Lixiang Im afraid to say this but The grade above Epic is Demigod. Divine is whats above Demigod.

That was the answer given to me by the system. Within that answer, there was no Legend-grade.

Hearing that, Lixiang was visibly stunned.

Now that her rival had her winds taken out of her sails, Bitong big-heartedly went back to comforting Jiaojiao, instead of rubbing it in further. After all, internal conflict wasnt going to help anyone now.

Ding! A mission has appeared

Mission: First Blood Objectives: Kill ten zombies Reward: One name slot for the Book of Oaths Comments: If you want something, you gotta earn it, boy.

A name slot for the Book of Oaths?

You mean there are restrictions on that book?

With how strangely coincidental the timing of this mission was, I couldnt help but take a closer look at the rewards. And upon further consideration I realised that system had pulled a fast one on me again

I took out the Book of Oaths. It was a leather-bound book, typical of a fantasy setting, filled to the brim with words.

I carefully flipped through the instructions of the book and found that it had already acknowledged me as one of the targets. Furthermore, all I needed was a drop of blood to use the book once I had gotten a name slot.

- At the same time in the outside world

Within the headquarters of the Federations Ministry of Defense, countless military men were furiously relaying downwards the commands given to them by their commanders.

The room was filled with holographic screens depicting the crisis facing Southern Plains. Hordes of zombies, mixed in with some strange undead creatures.

Because of the sudden nature of the zombie outbreak, the anti-riot police of Southern Plains did not even have the time to formulate a proper plan.

Policemen armed in their mechanised exosuits patrolled the streets, ready at a moments notice to engage in combat. The majority of the zombies were merely transformed from ordinary folk and thus had the strength of a One-star. They did not stand a chance against the strengthened exosuits, no matter how vast their numbers were.

The police were quick to gather the uninfected and evacuate them to underground shelters. In just the short span of an hour, over one hundred thousand citizens were evacuated.

However, the unthinkable happened. Of those taking refuge within the shelters, a number had already been infected. In fact, a number of the exosuit-armed police were suddenly zombified as well

Southern Plains had entered an unprecedented state of emergency.

****. Even the police were secretly taking that blasted serum Have the military roll out, I want the virus contained immediately. Also, I want the research teams to work on a testing apparatus fast. Allowing the virus to stay hidden is just going to cause us more nightmares in the future

Dressed in a red military uniform, chest adorned with countless medals, a burly, bald general sat right in the middle of the situation room, barking orders to counter the situation in Southern Plains.

Yet before he could even finish giving his string of orders, he was promptly interrupted by an urgent message.

General Rodenas, sir. Other than Southern Plains, weve received reports from ten other cities that they have zombie sightings as well The planets of Ndorang, Bodono and Gastam have also reported sightings their ambassadors are already lodging complaints

What do you mean, complaints?! I dont have enough hair left to deal with their nonsense!

Zombie sightings? Dont those cities have their own defense forces as well?! Are they all on holiday or something? And those morons from Ndorang, Bodono and Gastam didnt the researchers already ban that serums sale, at least till its effects have been fully studied. I thought that was common knowledge?! Its not like I shoved that serum down their throats geez!

The communications channel remained open with the messenger

The bald general continued on with his tirade unabated.

Those blasted fools in Southern Plains! Why couldnt they just listen to those egg-heads in the research department! And those ambassadors can just shove it. Im only charged with handling the crisis in Southern Plains, not their planets. Go find Foreign Affairs for their problems! What do they expect me to do? Send an army to their home planets?! As if their own governments would approve of that!

Finally done with his rant, the general cut off communications with the messenger.

In truth, while these planets might have all sprouted from Gaia, the long years had basically seen each planet forming their own independent governments. The only ones the Federation could govern were those on Gaia.

Naturally, the ambassadors knew of this as well. They were merely trying to disrupt the generals plans and hopefully worsen the crisis in the process. After all, they were separated by a whole planet from the crisis. Words were free, and so what if this fire burned even brighter? Its not their fire.