s.h.i.+n looked at the Long-Distance Alert Insignia he held in his hand, his gaze serious. The metal Artifact was glowing, the faint light it gave off lighting up his hand. His heart pounded as he looked at it, adrenaline pumping in his veins.After a split second, he spoke aloud,
"Are you guys getting this too?"
An Insignia had been activated… but it wasn"t from their group. s.h.i.+n could feel a tugging sensation that pointed off toward the opposite side of the G.o.dfather Organization"s territory, far from their current location.
Around him, their escort team had frozen in confusion atop a random, empty skysc.r.a.per roof, most of them halting as they all opened up their Spatial Rings and withdrew their own Insignias. Everyone but the Seer and her personal guard had one. Even Sophia had been given one after s.h.i.+n insisted.
s.h.i.+n realized his question was a dumb one half a second after he uttered it, given that everyone else"s Insignia had audibly alerted as well. He winced silently, hoping everyone would ignore his words.
"What on Earth was that?!" The Seer, proving she wasn"t actually all-seeing, came to the rescue as she twisted back and forth in confusion, her head turned towards the fading echoes of the Insignias.
The Long-Distance Alert Insignias of the G.o.dfather Organization upper-leaders.h.i.+p weren"t exactly a closely held secret, but they also weren"t known to the general public. Typically, only the leaders.h.i.+p of the G.o.dfather Organization were aware of them.
Executive Andrew opened his mouth to reply, but before he could, a second warbling screech sounded off from all of their Insignias. A second tugging sensation formed, pulling in the same direction as the first.
s.h.i.+n"s mouth fell open at that.
"Holy c.r.a.p! 2 Executives that need backup?!" After a moment, he berated himself as he remembered that Sub-Executives and other important figures could set the Insignias off as well. He himself was proof of that. At least he hadn"t said this out loud.
"Hold on, ma"am. Montecarlo, explain it to her. I"ll check online to make sure it"s a real one. We leave in 15 seconds if so." Executive Andrew was short and to the point, speaking in a rapid-fire manner.
After responding, Executive Andrew whipped out a smartphone and immediately got on it, typing in something frantically. They were still within range of the G.o.dfather Organization"s closed network and could use the G.o.dfather Organization"s forum, including hidden areas only for leaders.h.i.+p figures.
The circ.u.mspect Executive Montecarlo gave the Seer a quick rundown of what the Insignia alert meant. The Seer took everything in stride, the shock disappearing from her face, replaced by a look of understanding.
Meanwhile, the new Sub-Executives and Sophia were all trading surprised glances.
"Do you think it has anything to do with those weird Morenkai groups we keep seeing?" s.h.i.+n gestured off to the side as he waited tensely, speaking to Sophia.
Sophia looked back at s.h.i.+n and shrugged, a hint of frustration appearing in her eyes.
So much was happening that she simply did not understand. She was beginning to wish Micheal was back with them, instead of off on a mission with Head Cameron.
They were currently standing on a random skysc.r.a.per at the border of the G.o.dfather Organization"s territory.
Over the past couple of hours, they had begun going on a grand tour of the G.o.dfather Organization with the Seer. Around 25 minutes ago, they had begun sweeping through areas close to the border of the G.o.dfather Organization"s territory.
The Seer just needed to jog through an area for her Ability to cover a very large zone. Despite her age and frail-looking stature, she could run around faster than Sophia could, largely thanks to her higher stats. As a result, the progress they made was rather quick.
However, once they reached the other edges of the G.o.dfather Organization"s territory, specifically, the area that was near the territory of the Angels Arcadia…
Something unusual began to occur.
They began to spot several groups of… "erratic" Morenkai. Sophia couldn"t think of a better description for the occurrences, and had no idea what on earth these sightings meant.
The "erratic" Morenkai traveled in groups of 5 or 6. Instead of shambling about like normal Morenkai, they found these groups of Morenkai running back and forth across the rooftops of skysc.r.a.pers, sometimes switching to sprinting across a bridge here or there. They"d even seen a few groups simply leap off skysc.r.a.pers, plummeting to their demise of their own volition.
When the groups came within range of Sophia and the others, they would immediately latch on to them and attack. In that regard, they acted almost identically to regular Morenkai, viciously attacking until they or their targets were dead. Their erratic behavior didn"t seem to make them any stronger.
But it did make them constantly move faster, and far more likely to run into Sophia and her teammates. While it wasn"t very dangerous for them, these groups were far more difficult for regular people to fight against. Ambus.h.i.+ng them was very difficult and their odd, fast movements made it very easy for the creatures to discover anyone nearby, meaning fleeing or hiding became much harder.
Andrew had stopped a few patrolling guards and questioned them about it. According to them, these erratic Morenkai had only started appearing recently, and had already been reported to the HQ. The frequency that they appeared, however, was said to be increasing, mostly in the outer edges of the G.o.dfather Organization"s territory that bordered the Angels Arcadia. No one knew why.
No one had an answer for s.h.i.+n"s question.
After a few seconds, Executive Andrew looked up from his phone and immediately began to speak,
"It"s a real one. s.h.i.+n, I want you to teleport to location as quickly as possible. Do what you can to help when you get there, but your own safety is a priority. I"ve got the fastest speed of us, so I"ll be right behind you. Montecarlo, Vladimir, Asim, you all protect the Seer and bring her back to base. Sophia, you go with them." Executive Montecarlo seemed to be fine with Andrew taking the lead despite being ranked higher than him.
Andrew waited only a split second to get nods from everyone before he turned to the side and sprinted off in the direction of the tugging sensation. When he reached the edge of the rooftop, he clapped his hands together.
Immediately, a huge, glowing blue bull appeared out of nowhere. The bull must"ve stood at least 4 meters tall, a towering monstrosity of a creature. It had sharp, thick horns that spanned a meter in length with legs that had muscles bigger than s.h.i.+n.
This was the first time s.h.i.+n had gotten to see Andrew"s Type Ability in action. The Limited Spirit Summoner Type, an Ability that allowed him to summon mystical beings created out of energy.
Andrew leapt up onto the bull, his legs latching onto it and making him seem like a cowboy of the West, riding a bull bareback. Light seemed to flutter off of the bull, as if it recognized him and would allow him, and no one else, to ride it.
The bull leaned down slightly, the muscles in its legs bulging up as it tensed.
Just a moment later, the bull literally blasted off of the roof and rocketed through the air as it jumped more than 200 meters in a single bound. An annoying loud "thud" sounded off as a result of its mighty leap, causing everyone on the rooftop except Executive Montecarlo to wince. Montecarlo had covered his ears ahead of time.
s.h.i.+n"s mouth fell open slightly as he witnessed all of this.
"Oh, right!" Abruptly, he remembered that he was supposed to be traveling alongside Andrew. His body blurred and vanished as he teleported, warping after the Executive, and leaving behind a rather nervous and worried looking Sophia.
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"Rosphen, triangulate its position and post it online." Head Cameron"s voice was cold as he immediately took command of the situation.
"On it, boss." The doctor complied with haste, setting down the laptop he held and pulling out a completely new one. He then took out his own Long-Distance Alert Insignias and placed it into a smaller grey box. This box had a few cords on it that he connected to his laptop.
He then began to type and input several commands. Micheal wasn"t exactly sure how the man was doing it, but he appeared to be tracking the exact location of where the signal was coming from.
Incredibly, it took him only 11 seconds to finish tracking it and post it online. The man had clearly undergone extensive, and rather impressive, training for just such an occurrence.
"It"s coming from our Permanent Nest Stronghold. The Insignias look like they"re from Executive Anna and Sub-Executive Hsun." Doctor Rosphen"s voice took on a grim edge as he typed.
"The Permanent Nest Stronghold?" Micheal"s eyes widened imperceptibly when he heard that. He had been planning on visiting the G.o.dfather Organization"s Permanent Nest soon.
Currently, he was unsure what the benefits of breaking a Permanent Nest over a Temporary Nest would be, if there were any differences at all. He planned on testing this on the Nightrunners" Permanent Nests first.
"Got it. Doctor, take the data you"ve gathered to Isaiah and figure out why the results are different." The G.o.dfather"s att.i.tude had become completely serious, brooking absolutely zero argument as he stood up.
The man glanced over at Micheal,
"If you"re good for combat, you can follow behind. I won"t wait for you." Head Cameron waited only to store the two armchairs before he immediately left the room. His att.i.tude had become harsh and commanding, not wasting any time on pleasantries.
Micheal followed just a step behind, a wave of relief sweeping through him as he realized it wasn"t s.h.i.+n that had set the Insignia off. Still, the fact that something like this was happening at all was worrisome.
He didn"t remember reading about any of the 6 Executives dying before the war with the Nightrunners happened. There also weren"t many major or notable incidents that happened before then. The Purgatory Church would have gained their true leader by now, but it was still early for them to become truly powerful.
He didn"t have a clue as to what this could be. If the timelines were still similar enough, it was probably an incident that didn"t stir up too many waves in the end.
Once they reached the rooftop, the G.o.dfather didn"t wait for Micheal. The man ran off to the edge and literally flew forward, moving far quicker than he had before. The air distorted around him as he manipulated gravity and constantly s.h.i.+fted that manipulated area forward.
From Micheal"s perspective, it looked as if the G.o.dfather was flying in the air like a superhero. His jaw dropped open slightly when he saw that, mostly from the juxtaposition of the man"s ridiculous flip flops and Hawaiian s.h.i.+rt, and from the unexpected flight.
After a second, he realized that the G.o.dfather wasn"t truly flying but instead falling forward, and that he had s.h.i.+fted gravity so "down" was the direction where the Insignia was alerting from. He likely hadn"t done this while traveling with Micheal because he didn"t want to outpace him.
And, indeed, as the G.o.dfather shot through the air, he rapidly began picking up speed at rates far above anything else he"d shown. Micheal raced quickly after him, using his Life Orbs to fly as he soared towards the ominous alert location.
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