Chapter 3: The Virus / Labyrinth (2/2)
”Unpause.”
*SWOOSH!*
Gray grabbed the sword with all of his strength, nearly falling due to its weight before swinging it once again at the creature's core.
*Crack*
There was not enough power in his swing to completely cut through the core, but enough to cause a crack to form. The light from the core dimmed down as the pieces of armor fell to the ground, scattering across the floor as the crack spread.
[You have slain an armoured soldier]
[You have earned 5 XP]
'5? And I thought life was a bitch.'. He stated.
Gray, who was now out of breath, couldn't help but glance around. There were simply too many of them, no matter how slow they moved or how simple their movements were. Furthermore, he was drained of all energy by simply using his skills.
He snorted before charging at the very next one, dragging the blade against the ground due to his lack of strength and stamina.
Despite the danger, he charged forward with all he had.
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21:49, December 3rd, 2022. United States Of America, the whitehouse.
An expression of seriousness could be seen on the face of a troubled man as he sat behind his desk in a dark and quiet room.
”What's the situation?” The man asked.
An expression of dignity could be seen on his troubled face.
The person who answered was a female secretary. Upon request, she was granted permission to speak.
”These holes... or, in this case, labyrinths, have shown no signs of disappearing. Our casualties exceed 100 billion dollars. New York, Washington and Las Vegas, these were the cities which were affected the most, each one had a labyrinth appear in them.”
Having heard her explanation, his face grew even more serious.
”I take it the videos online of people awakening super powers being spread around are true?”
She readjusted her glasses before nodding.
More and more people have reported strange things happening to their bodies since the Labyrinths began appearing. Many of them have developed abilities that defy logical explanations.
Elemental abilities, such as earth manipulation or fire control to abilities which allowed them to change certain parts of their bodies.
As other nations all over the world were likely going through the same thing, the man knew he couldn't afford to miss out on this opportunity.
”Any progress on the research done on the labyrinths?” He asked.
”Unfortunately not... There seems to be some sort of signal interference down there, as if it were an entirely new dimension. Any drones or communications down there are lost immediately.”
The man clicked his tongue.
”Set up a conference, prepare a broadcast, we're recruiting everyone who has awakened. I need the military to prepare the finest squads, we're America, we must act first.”
”Understood.”
The lady left the room, leaving the man on his own once more. He displayed an increasingly worried look.
”If the prophecy is true… Then this is only the beginning…” He muttered.
His palm was placed on his face as he got up.
”We're all fucked.”
Just as he was about to close his eyes to get some rest, the alarm started to ring.
The light of the room, flashed over and over in red. The secretary came rushing in.
”Sir! There's an emergency!”
It was the first time she had called out to him without asking for permission. And the first time her face showed such worry.
”Situation?” He asked, quickly getting up.
”A virus, reports have started coming in of a mass-spread!”
”WHAT!?”