Alice sighed "Try as you might, I don't think you can handle a monster as a prisoner" She raised her arm towards the communications tower "Terry! Send a warning to the entire population with the necessary information."
Terry hurried towards that tower, leaving the group behind.
"And how will they do that? Do they have some jamming mechanism that will allow them to broadcast outside elements to the original encrypted frequencies? Like the D.I.S.A.L.D" Jack asked with interest, as he had never seen one on display before.
"...".
"What he meant was, Can they alter the signals from the city's devices?" Kelly emphasized as she saw Alice's reaction.
Alice shook her head "I understood what he meant, the question is, How does he know about DISALD? it's a long distance signal disruption device that only people with a certain position know about, plus its sale is direct from the ogch" She looked directly at Jack "As I understand you're just a captain, aren't you? I can't explain how something like that got to you."
"Well... My teacher, to say the least is a general.... I guess she cared little or nothing about that."
Alice narrowed her eyes, personally she didn't trust them but, there was something about Jack that made her look at him differently "I'll believe in you for now, hope I'm not wrong."
At that moment, the booms increased.
The shield collapsed after the crashes and the beasts bursted through it, rampant.
"So, captain, I expect results from you. Both in battle and leadership, if we manage to win, we will give you one of our ships to leave the planet."
Jack didn't know which way to react ｢.... Leaving aside that she knows about the ship, How should I take it? It could be both a promise of help and a way of saying they don't want us here? Either way we won't lose｣ "Yes, ma'am."
Alice kept her posture and expression completely neutral "The warehouse is in the left building. Take as much as you need."
After saying that, she retreated to the central building.
And, not much later, they made their way to the armory inside the warehouse, being nothing far, the walk took little more than a minute.
Jack chose a pair of .22 caliber firearms, a photon sword and several titanium knives.
Kelly two desert eagles, an electric whip and 4 plasma grenades.
Zeke two ignition swords, 6 fragmentation grenades and a .22 caliber silenced pistol.
Ledia 4 fragmentation grenades, a sniper rifle and a machine gun.
Brendan a rocket launcher and a disintegrator.
When they left, they observed that unexpectedly, the invasion did not advance much.
"Let's see, there are in total 5 Districts, the central, south, north, east and west district, the attack occurred to the south" Jack scrutinized the city with the details given by the approach in his eyes "It seems to be that the front is slowly expanding, however it has not passed the south district."
"So what are we waiting for? Let's get on with it" Kelly launched straight in that direction.
Midway, Jack turned to Brendan "And here I thought Brendan's clothing was eccentric, it seems his weaponry is more so."
"Yours is weird too, who wears swords these days?" Kelly pointed out.
At that moment she unknowingly touched on one of Zeke's weak points "I see.... So weird huh? With that whip you look like one hell of a pervert" He spatted dryly. Little to no sympathy came across in his tone.
Ledia saw them out of the corner of her eye and joined in the commotion throwing fuel on the fire "Totally."
Kelly watched Jack with hope in her eyes. Which crumbled when he sighed before saying "Sincerely..." in an extremely ambiguous way.
Brendan observed the situation with surprise, as he understood little or nothing about it. Actually the distance between them was not that great but they were surrounded by different sounds, confusing their ears.
Kelly lowered her gaze, with flushed cheeks and an evasive look "I .... No How? ... Why?".
"Well, you glitched her" Jack said without paying much attention.
Ledia pointed her finger at Zeke and said "He started it."
Zeke shot them a look before saying "Argue later, watch this."
Being an elevation that easily surpassed the height of the houses that followed it, there was a clear glimpse of the battlefield, five houses away.
All around the area, they observed people fighting the most diverse of creatures. While similar variations were shown, each species is grotesquely unique.
Citing one as an example. Those that move extremely fast possess a disproportionate figure, the top of the hips upwards is the figure of a rabbit. An adorable little rabbit... However, from her hips down, the scale exceeded the aesthetically acceptable, being several times larger than her top.
The other creatures that were less explicitly presented were some that resemble flying mantarays, with tentacles capable of absorbing the energy that hits them and redirecting it...
On the other side, similar to plates, they move on the ground and stealthily approach their victim, releasing an explosion from which it is doubtful they can escape. Fortunately it seems to be released on contact and not at close proximity... Either way, it is strange to see how they themselves reduce their numbers.
The last apparent threat is a rubble giant, the ruins fueling its size. Inside it, is probably held together by a core, due to the lack of movement it is presumably at rest.
Jack surveyed the scene carefully, his complexion darkened "There are too many of them to finish quickly."
Kelly moved to Jack's side "I'm especially worried about the giant.... I don't think we can get through all its protection."
Zeke thought about it for a moment, shook his head and pointed at Brendan, then said "Your weaponry is suitable for getting through the giant's armor.... However, it is not suited for prolonged combat. It is best if you appear when needed."
"Uh... Uh..." Brendan looked at his own equipment and sighed "I guess you're right, I'll wait here" After saying that he settled back on the floor, unwillingly.
Jack turned around, facing his team "Kelly, your whip should keep the suicides at bay. Ledia and Zeke, you deal with the.... Absorbers? Transformers?".
"I think absorbers are the best option" Yawned Zeke.
Kelly looked directly at Jack, straight in the eyes "Are you planning on taking care of the mutant rabbits alone?"
Jack took another half turn, pointing towards the ruins "That's the plan" He closed his eyes, pulled out the guns and jumped onto the roof of the nearest building, running and jumping over the houses, he quickly reached the invasion zone.
After advancing the five houses away, he didn't hesitate to jump towards his first target, the welcoming gift was a blast to the head, when the explosion propagated in sound waves, his photon sword was fully functioning. Cutting diagonally across the two nearby companions.
He quickly put the sword away and threw three knives at a group not far away, at a distance of approximately 5 meters.
These knives went through the targets without stopping, stabbing into one of the bruised walls.
Kelly incredulously asked "W-What just happened!!!? It was right next to me just now...".
Zeke calmly observed, didn't give the matter much thought and decided to settle Kelly's doubts "You see, it's the result of the most advanced biological modification technology. A Mk 7 soldier maybe, or could it be a new experimental model....".
"Mk soldier?" Ledia frowned at such a statement.
"His body is a weapon in itself, that's the simplest way to describe him" Zeke sighed "His strength probably exceeds three hundred kilograms, the speed is not less, I would say he is able to run on water, as he reaches one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour, his reflexes were refined and the perception of time is about 7 times faster.... Those are minimum specifications, but I can't be sure. I have to admit that I'm a little envious.
"And may I ask how you know that?" Kelly made eye contact with Zeke, inquisitively her eyes examined Zeke.... ｢I don't remember having someone so troublesome in town...｣.
Zeke raised his shoulders together with his hands, forming a kind of W "Guess what, you're thinking that there are no records about someone dangerous like me in those ruins.... I erased every existing record about me, don't be surprised. As for the information, you should have an idea where it came from" After which he turned away "Now is not the time for a scolding, if that's what you're planning."
The suicides turned their attention to the group, forcing the act.
Kelly sighed, contracted her shoulders, thundering her back "The talk can wait."
After that they launched, keeping Jack's assignments in mind.
Jack shot three of them, one was about to attack a person, another on the roof of the residence on his left side and the last one who reacted to the death of the others by charging at Jack.
Out of the commotion he felt the ground beneath his feet vibrate, from it a rabbit sprouted and was quickly crushed by Jack's feet.
At this point Kelly, Ledia and Zeke entered the battlefield, close to Jack, they nodded.
Kelly tore off in the direction of the suicides, uncoiling her whip.
Although somewhat difficult at first, she began to adjust to the whip. Each lash was followed by an explosion and an enemy casualty.
In order to avoid coming into direct contact with the enemy, she kept moving, no matter who was attacking.
For her part, Ledia took position from the roof of a building, fulfilling her job as a sniper, shooting at the suicides that broke out of the herd.
As soon as Zeke charged a launcher, Ledia attacked the blind spot. Allowing him to draw his ignition swords and deliver a vertical slash with his right, followed by a horizontal one with his left. From the pieces that broke off, a core split into four slices fell.
Jack kept running relentlessly, he came to a group of five rabbits cornering one person, quite beaten up.... Not to mention that he lacks a left arm and the scarlet streams do not point to an old wound.
He shot the two on the ends while the other three he shot through in a diagonal slash. The rabbit on the far right managed to escape the bullet, it tore off in Jack's direction with the clear intention of killing him.
Although his attention was on the rabbits that fell under his sword, he reacted with some leeway to the attack.
He covered his torso with his right arm, the impact shook his body, he felt that his arm might as well have gone flying.
With a thrust, he pinned his enemy to the ground, resting on the sword, he let out his exhaustion in deep breaths.
The person expressed his thanks, after which he left to treat his wounds.
Kelly felt her body burn as she incessantly waved her whip, the enemy's trail having been lost amidst the beam of explosions and dust. That didn't stop her in the least, though.
Zeke continued to fight the launchers, with the help of Ledia's shots, the launchers posed no challenge.
Of course, they wouldn't wait to be stunned. As she cut through a group of them, a crowd formed and accompanied by shrieks they fired all their energy simultaneously.
The area was so large that Zeke couldn't quite dodge it. He started up with all his might, ran without a second thought.
His left ankle was charred, as he lost his balance he fell scraping his body against the rocks on the ground.
The houses behind him were no more, but evaporated leaving a vacant field.
Zeke smiled slightly "This is the end" he said curtly before throwing all his grenades at the group of throwers who exhausted their energies.
With a sigh he leaned against a crumbling wall.
However... A remaining group began to gather behind the rubble.
Jack barely took a breath before he launched himself at the last group of speedsters, located to the north and consisting of 25 members. As quickly as it arrived, it disappeared leaving only bloody and mutilated corpses.
One after another, for him it's as simple as cutting sticks of butter. He probably didn't see them as more than that either, he presented no change in his face as he proceeded.
He advanced until he reached Zeke, placed his hand on Zeke's shoulder whispering "Rest".
Before Zeke could react, Jack jumped over a wall and used it as a prop to propel himself to the remaining group of throwers.
Spinning, he swept through the group like a swirl of blades, after which he landed and sighed.
Behind him, corpses fell full of deep wounds.
Soon after Kelly arrived next to Zeke, helping him up "Finally...".
"No" Jack wielded his sword in the giant's direction.
Kelly looked at the giant in surprise "But.... He seems inactive."
"Do you really think so?"
Zeke sighed "Kelly, let's go to Brendan. He's the key piece."
Jack nodded "That will be for the best."
The giant began to absorb the debris, at the same time its folds emitted a vigorous roar.
"Oh, no..."