Huh? A plane? Are more buggers showing up for reinforcements? Jack thought. Well, that means more enjoyment for me.
RING! RING!
Suddenly, Jack's phone began to ring, which surprised him because he was not expecting a phone call amid a battle.
What now?
Zombie did not try to engage Jack in combat as he no longer had his eyes and an ear. With his significantly diminished senses, he could not pinpoint Jack's location, and the murderer knew it.
Knowing that he was safe, Jack decided to answer the phone call.
"Hello, what's occurring?" Jack asked.
"Jack, you gotta get out of the vicinity!" Zack's frantic voice echoed through the phone, which surprised Jack.
"Huh?"
* * *
Going back around a half hour in the past, Zack had just defeated the super soldier.
"Do you know how to fly a plane?" The developer randomly asked.
"Huh? Fly a plane?" Zack repeated. "What type of question is that--"
"C'mon, quit wasting time." The developer snapped. "You can, right?"
"W-Well, I was taught in the organization I got forced to work for..." Zack replied.
"Good."
"Hello again, Zack." A familiar voice said, which attracted Zack's attention. Looking in that direction, Zack saw all the NPCs and Lilith approaching.
"Huh? You guys?" Zack confusedly questioned.
"Jeez, you look horrible!" The doctor said in concern as she noticed Zack's injuries. She quickly skipped over and applied her miraculous green glow of healing onto him.
"I-If you guys were going to come here, then why didn't you follow me in the first place!?" Zack asked with an annoyed expression. "I nearly got my ass handed to a super soldier!"
"You did well on your own," The NPC countered, to which Zack scoffed. "But we can't focus on that."
"Hmm?"
"Your party mates will soon fight some of the strongest super soldiers the military has to offer, and Olivia is in preparation to be executed." The developer explained. "The only way you can help in time is if you drop the payload from an aircraft...and activate it onto the battlefield."
As if realizing what was at stake, Zack became unnerved. Taking a deep breath, however, he calmed himself and immediately set forth to an aircraft in the military base hangar.
"Tsk! I get how it will help in the battle, but how will blowing shit up help Olivia escape death?" Zack asked.
"Your blessing can significantly enhance the explosive yield of all explosives. If you use your blessing on the trailer...it'll create widespread effects." The NPC replied. "And that's where your party mates should come in..."
"...Sigh, I hope your plan works," Zack said. I hope all my friends survive this...
Zack wasted no time and located an aircraft - a cargo plane. Zack entered it without any keys, which he assumed to be the developer's help. He proceeded to open the end of the aircraft, which caused a ramp to be extended from it.
He quickly hopped in the trailer and drove it up the ramp while the NPCs and Lilith simultaneously entered the aircraft. After completing the necessary preparations, Zack closed the end before hopping into the cockpit. The rest of the group also stood around his seat.
"Uh...how does this work again..." Zack said as he looked at the array of controls with slight confusion.
"W...We can't waste any time," Lilith said. "We need to help Nathan."
"Yeah, sorry...I think I got it now..." Zack said before flicking a few switches. A whirring sound was audible as the plane's engines were starting up. The plane also started moving out of the hangar.
"Heh, Pilot Zack, ready for takeoff," Zack stated with a smug smile, to which everyone looked away with cringed expressions. After finally leaving the hangar, the plane took to the air, its landing wheels folding in as its use expired.
As Zack controlled it from the cockpit, the plane quickly ascended to the skies.
"Let's go!" Zack exclaimed as the plane quickly accelerated, emitting a sonic boom.
* * *
At the same time, Olivia was taken out of her cell. She was escorted by Officer James and his officer comrades. The walk was a solemn one, as no one spoke. Olivia and the officers knew what they brought her out of her cell for - this was the last walk Olivia would ever do.
It did not make it any better that she was still majorly depressed from being betrayed.
"We're here..." Officer James said as they suddenly stopped. Beside Olivia was her destined room. The first thing that caught her eye was Warden Mathers. He stood there, expectant of her arrival.
Her gaze upon the warden was only temporary, as Olivia noticed why she was brought to this room. In the center of the room was a metallic chair equipped with numerous straps on the legs and back, along with wire connected to it, that ran from the walls.
That was the last chair Olivia would sit in - the chair that would spell her end, which unnerved her greatly. She immediately broke out in a sweat, and the life in her legs gave. She began falling but was immediately caught by the escorting officers.
Oh...god...
* * *
Back on the battlefield, the fight between Charles and the blessed slaughterer was all but concluded.
"Urrrggghhh..." The blessed slaughterer groaned before coughing up more blood.
"It looks like you can't continue anymore," Charles said. "Thank you for this fight! It was the greatest I've ever had!"
I...I can't go out...like this! The blessed slaughterer thought as Charles began to approach him. Mustering his strength, the blessed slaughterer suddenly lunged at Charles when he got close enough. He delivered a headbutt, which was strong enough to cause heavy blood spray from Charles's nasal canals.
Desperate to kill Charles, he followed up with a powerful right hook to the burnt side of the criminal's face. The punch forced Charles to move backward several meters.
"Haha, nice..." Charles commended as he wiped blood from his nose and mouth. "Fighting till the end...good."
Charles immediately rushed forth, striking the blessed slaughterer with his own headbutt, and followed up with a double downward handle strike, slamming him into the ground once more.
"Too bad...I'll never lose a fight!" Charles added.
The blessed slaughterer knew he was out of gas now, for he was barely conscious.
I'm sorry... The blessed slaughterer mentally apologized. I used everything I had...but my mind could never completely disregard the loss of lives...I suppose that's why I lost...
"Before I kill you...I want to know something..." Charles suddenly said. "What is your true name?"
There was a few seconds of silence as the blessed slaughterer breathed audibly due to his injuries.
"...My...name..." The blessed slaughterer responded. "I have...no memories...of that...I suppose it comes with...being a blessed...hunter..."
"...I see," Charles said in a slightly disappointed manner. Suddenly, his muscles began decreasing in size and returning to normal. The arteries also ceased visibility on his skin. "Well, I will never forget you, blessed slaughterer..."
Charles decided to end it by stooping over his enemy while clenching his fist.
"...Someday...you criminals...will meet the same fate...as your victims..." The blessed slaughterer softly uttered. "You...will not go...unpunished..."
"Haha...that just sounds like a good fight!" Charles countered. "I can't wait for that day!"
Charles delivered the finishing blow - five powerful strikes to the super soldier's dome. Each strike caused sporadic movement in the blessed slaughterer and intense blood splatter. When Charles delivered the fifth blow, he realized the super soldier was no longer conscious.
The blessed slaughterer had died.
"Phew..."
"Hey, meathead!" Jack suddenly called out, which shocked Charles. Jack suddenly appeared in front of his ally while holding Nathan's collar.
"What gives!" Nathan exclaimed with annoyance. "Why did you suddenly grab me!?"
Suddenly, Jack pointed in the sky, specifically to the plane that was in the vicinity.
"Do you guys see that!?" Jack asked. "That's Zack, and he's going to nuke this area."
"Huh, what!?" Nathan uttered with understandable confusion.
"The developer told me. If we don't get out of here, we're getting blown to hell, mate." Jack remarked. Nathan suddenly began breaking out in sweat from that revelation.
Why the hell am I surrounded by crazy people!? Nathan asked himself.
"Heh, I'm fine with leaving," Charles said. "I've already accomplished what I set here for."
* * *
"Zack, this is the perfect area." The developer said. "Open the back and drop the payload."
"What about Nathan?" Lilith asked with understandable concern. "Won't he get caught in it?"
"Don't worry, I've planned for that." The developer said. "And make sure to ascend as high as you can. The explosion will be rather powerful."
"Okay...I'm going to drop it." Zack agreed as he switched on a few buttons. Suddenly, the back of the plane began opening. While it was opening, it hit the group - the air pressure which attempted to suck them out.
The NPC acted quickly, however, as he grabbed Lilith and the others. He didn't seem affected whatsoever as he stood his ground.
As the ramp protruded, the trailer slid out before dropping completely. Simultaneously, Zack began ascending the plane, just as the developer said.
* * *
Back to Olivia, they had strapped her in the electric chair and were waiting for the analog clock to strike at 1 pm. It was 12: 55 pm currently.
"Olivia...do you have any last words?" Warden Mathers asked as he stood by a lever fixed to the execution chamber wall. That was the switch to activate the voltage and end Olivia's life.
"Last words..." Olivia muttered. "Yes...I have a few words I'd like to say..."
* * *
As the trailer fell from the sky, it began to glow orange. To the human eyes, it would seem like a shooting star or a ball of fire descending onto the earth.
* * *
"Huh? What's that?" A soldier said to his comrades as they seemed to be helping injured civilians to safety in other cities.
"Huh? What the hell is that now!?" Another soldier said as their attention was turned. "Tsk! That is why we should have gone with the other soldiers and left this godforsaken country! We should have left it to the super soldiers!!!"
* * *
What was about to happen in a few moments, no one could imagine the scale. Not the civilians in hiding, not the civilians in the airports attempting to leave the country from the threat of the S-Class criminals, and not the civilians in other states going about their daily lives, thinking that they're safe from the chaos.
* * *
"I'm sorry, guys...for betraying you," Olivia said, which bewildered everyone. "And...I hate you, Ada..."
Ramblings of a murderer... Warden Mathers concluded.
Warden Mathers saw that the clock struck one. He looked over to an officer who had several cell phones in front of him.
"No calls, huh..." Warden Mathers said as he put his hand on the lever.
* * *
Jack immediately grabbed Nathan and Charles and dashed off. A streak was visible as he moved.
BOOOOOOOMMM!!!!
The ball of energy that was once the trailer instantly expanded into a ridiculous explosion. The explosion annihilated everything in its path - infrastructure, wildlife, and all living beings...everything was gone instantly.
After ascending to the maximum, Zack spectated the explosion. As it formed into a massive mushroom cloud, a psychotic smile strangely formed on his face. He just couldn't help it.
Beautiful...