148 City Under Attack (2/2)
The tourists and the stall owners didn't even get time to react as the blue mushroom cloud engulfed them.
”AHHH!”
Their cries were short under the horrifying might of the explosion.
Just moments ago, the hearts of tourists were filled with joy and love as they prayed for a wish to the mermaid.
The stall owners were thanking the customers for their patronage as they sold their signature dishes.
The mood was light and melodious but now...
Not even in their worst nightmares, they expected a visit to the famous fountain would result in something like this.
The only thing they felt before their deaths was a pain they never thought was possible. The sufferings were no less than those from a nuclear blast for the explosion targetted the very gene of its victims before exploding them.
No matter how strong one was, there was no time to react or defend against such a powerful blast.
Emily has formed an electric barrier around her but her entire face was drenched with cold sweat for she felt no hope of surviving this.
Some from her group has surrounded themselves with a force field while others enhanced their bodies with transformation.
Yet, each of them knew their fate for they weren't ignorant of the nature of the explosive.
Kiba felt the waves of explosion catching up to him and Agatha. He quickly placed a hand on Agatha, and the next moment, their bodies were surrounded by rays of white light.
”Kiba,” Emily's heart turned empty seeing the two teleporting away.
She wanted to ask for help but then she thought, the short fling would hardly make her any important for a womanizer like him.
Just as the explosion ripped apart her electric barrier, she felt a tuck on her hand from behind. The next moment, she saw the space twisting around her with multiple colors.
CRASH~!
Emily crashed on a sofa.
”Huh?” She was in a state of disbelief knowing she has escaped from her fated death.
She turned around and checked the surrounding to conclude she was in the living room of an apartment.
”I'm alive but others,” Emily clenched her fist tightly at the unfairness of the world.
Many from the group were her friends and acquaintances with whom she has spent a lot of time. They were there for her when she was at low in her career by offering help and wisdom.
”Just a moment and everything was taken from me,” Emily's eyes were filled with tears.
...
Kiba and Agatha were standing some distance away.
Agatha's face was pale as she sat down on a couch. Her mind played the memories of the people she saw engulfed by the explosion.
Their helpless expression and their heart-wrenching screams filled her heart with sorrow. She didn't know them but the memories made her feel depressed.
”A moment of joy so quickly transformed into a nightmare,” She shivered at the realization of how death could arrive at a moment when one least expect it
”Are you all right?” Kiba offered her a glass of water.
”Y-yes,” Agatha answered, ”That was so close.”
”Yeah,” Kiba nodded his head.
He has felt a terrifying force from the middle-aged woman and her kid when he sensed their existence before, and he was sure, the explosive inside them was something extraordinary.
”We're fine so let's not think any longer,” Kiba placed his hand on her shoulder.
”Yeah,” Agatha bit her lips, ”But so many innocents were killed with no fault of theirs.”
”....” Kiba didn't reply.
He believed the revolutionaries were responsible for the explosion since he has heard about similar incidents in other cities.
He pretty much knew the revolutionaries were in war with the top echelons of the world government for resources and power.
No matter the era, in every war it has always been the innocents who suffer the most. The creators of the war were safe in their ivory towers while the soldiers and the masses pay the price of blood.
”Have some rest,” Kiba suggested with a sigh.
”...I will,” Agatha nodded.
Just then Emily walked towards them. They noticed her red eyes but didn't say anything since no words of consolation could lower her pain.
”Thank you for saving me,” Emily expressed her gratitude.
”It's fine----”
BEEP~ BEEP~
The speakers in the room started releasing loud beep noise.
Kiba stopped his words in the middle as he felt a strong vibration from his cell phone.
[[CODE RED]]
Claudia's voice came out from the speakers in the room and his cell phone.
”Don't tell me,” Kiba's expression turned unsightly.
[[SHE IS UNDER ATTACK]]
”Damn,” Kiba gritted his teeth as a column of white light surrounded him.
”What's the code red and who is 'she'?” Emily asked after he teleported away.
”I don't know,” Agatha answered as she recalled his expression from a moment ago, ”But whoever is she...she should be very important to him.”