149 Nanites (1/2)
Delta Military Base was in the form of a business park with multiple buildings spread out.
Recently the base has been occupied by the investigators and the new backup team sent by the government.
As per rumors, the base contained some special equipment which required 24*7 hours security protection.
Whether the rumors were true not known, but the security of the base has been amplified after the arrival of investigators a month ago.
Hundreds of humanoid droids were guarding the perimeter and only allowing people with proper security clearance to enter the base.
A three storied building at the center was the most heavily guarded facility on the entire base.
The third floor.
At the end of the corridor, a thick metallic door was placed.
The metallic layer and the force field surrounding was strong enough to survive even nuclear destruction.
The door indeed lead to what resembled a bunker-like facility but inside, there was only a piece of single equipment in the shape of a generator.
Morgan was standing next to the equipment with a heavy expression.
”This is our trump card to overpower whatever caused that golden lightning phenomenon,” Morgan muttered.
He glanced around the room but other than him, there was no one.
”My colleagues are having fun but here I'm struck with equipment,” Morgan complained of hardship.
He wanted nothing more than spending the night out with his wife at the party hosted by the mayor, but the rules dictated for him to supervise the facility tonight.
”Like anyone would dare attack here.”
RUMBLE~!
Suddenly, a deafening explosion sounded in the distance.
”What?!” Morgan was terrified by the sound. He dashed to the control panel some distance away and was horrified by the scenes on the monitor screen.
”The base is under attack?!”
The screens were full of blue mushroom clouds.
”Could it be...?!” Morgan's entire face turned pale as a possibility struck his mind, ”Those revolutionaries must have implanted nanites in the bodies of some staff members!”
He backed to the end of the facility with his body shivering. He looked at the metallic door and hoped that the facility was truly powerful enough to resist the explosion.
”I have to contact Liam!” Morgan opened his cellphone.
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The Delta Mayoral Office's building was full of chaos as multiple explosions simultaneously occurred on the nineteenth floor.
The blue mushroom cloud expanded and begun moving towards the lower floors.
BOOM~
The architectural glass shattered into fragments and so did the security droids in the air before the fires of the explosion engulfed them.
The security forces, at the entrance of the building, were in a state of disbelief as they looked at the higher floors.
The reporters, on the other hand, focused their cameras on the floors engulfed by the explosion. All the cameras could capture was blue smog and the deafening sound.
”Start the rescue mission!” A police officer shouted to his subordinates.
”Bring the fire truck!” A security agent said on his phone.
”Damn! The building is full of VIPs!”
”If they die then we would have a hell to pay!”
”How did such a thing happened?!”
”There is definitely some deep conspiracy!”
”Stop the discussion and help in the rescue!”
On the nineteenth floor.
Inside a private room connected to the hall.
The room was stylish and luxurious, but the ten members inside the room were in no mood to think about the design.
Before the explosion took place, they entered the private room for a discussion. They never thought this would save their life.
”Mayor, you have done good work to design this as a bunker,” An old man said as the sound of raging destruction from outside the room reverberated inside.
”I'm afraid this is not a type of compliment I like to hear,” The mayor said with a deep frown, ”I made this after what happened to the mayor of Sakura city.”
”Smart decision,” Sylvan nodded his head, ”We could survive those nanites.”
”Let's hope so,” The mayor said.
”We would live for sure,” Sylvan was in the middle of continuing his sentence when he noticed a person dashing towards the exit.
”Patrick, stop!” The mayor and others caught him.
”Let me go!” Patrick's eyes were bloodshot, ”My daughter is in the hall!”
”Think rationally!” Sylvan shouted, ”You would just be giving your life for nothing!”
”You should know about the nanites true power!”
”No one can survive that explosion!”
”You're lying! Felicity won't die!” Patrick's face was soaked with tears...
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The hall was filled with fires of the explosion as it raged and expanded. Most of the guests were already killed by the explosion.
Only very few remained with them using their abilities to barely retain their lives.
Liam has covered his body with diamond shards. His scalp was numb with pain as shards continue to shatter under the might of the explosion.
”Fuck,” Liam cursed.
He truly wished he has allowed Morgan to take his place in the party.
Some distance away, a cocoon made of vines was engulfed by the blue mushroom cloud.
”Cough!” Felicity coughed up blood.
Only a single layer of the vines remained, and she felt the situation turning worse by every second.
”I won't give up!” Felicity clenched her teeth and raised her hands to bring out more power as she saw the flames destroying the final layer.
Zzzz
Suddenly, the silver bracelet on her right wrist shook with faint signs of current manifesting on it.
”This...” Before Felicity could think further, the bracelet released blinding silver light.