The Conspiracy of the Elites

Chapter 144: 1 minute countdown to destruction

All the soldiers tried their best to move faster to the hole, taking advantage of their temporary respite as the 3 Generals now took the brunt of the damage and attention.

Though strength was, without doubt, good, some soldiers were already thanking their lucky stars for not being Generals. If that was the attention received by such powerful soldiers, then they were content with their own strength.

They always envied the strength wielded by 4th rank high-grade soldiers, but it was today that they learned the important lesson of contentment, proving that no condition was insignificant in the world.

Its just that life is in phases, men are in sizes. You will always face the problems that are isolated for those of your size.

Your strength may not be the best among soldiers, but you enjoy advantages that higher-ranked soldiers do not enjoy. Every rank or position in life has its pros and cons, so being content was a must-learn skill.

As the Generals continued being toyed with by the exobeast, the first batch of high-grade soldiers finally reached the position of the hole.

They did not give a damn about their reinforcement, as they hastily left. They did not have the time to look after subordinates when their survival was not even guaranteed yet.

The soldiers that came as reinforcements became the most tragic group on the battlefield, as they died in the dozens every second from the stray fire and explosions rocking the hall.

Their armors were more fragile than those of their superiors, they had lesser battle experience and they were also less skilled. With such a glaring disadvantage, they could only get roasted to death like chickens in the deadly Christmas period.

Clark's multi-purpose boots spewed out hot blue energy gas, propelling him forward rapidly as he repeatedly lends a hand of help to his soldiers. With this magical boot of his, he succeeded in saving Sergeant Brody and almost all the other injured soldiers of the Spartan republic.

Only one soldier died from the initial aggressiveness of the exobeast, which was already better than all the other soldier groups.

In some groups, the leader, being the Captains were the only ones still alive and escaping. All the others were already dead, displaying the deadliness and ruthlessness of this exobeast.

Despite all these deaths, they were not the most miserable nor the most tragic. The soldiers still stuck in the convergence rooms were the most miserable. Unlike the others, they could only hopelessly wait for their death.

They did not know what exactly was happening as they couldnt see the main hall. But from these blood-freezing roars and the loud sounds of battle echoing about, they knew that they were likely already doomed to die.

They could only hopelessly curse their luck while regretting their decisions and impulse to get involved in this mission.

Those with families already started thinking of them in sorrowful and heavy moods. The more soft-hearted ones directly started sobbing, when they thought of the expressions their loved ones would have when they hear of their death.

The aura of death was now so strong, that they could faintly feel it whispering to them in the air.

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After successfully getting all the surviving Spartan soldiers outside the military research base, Clark finally turned to swim back. Before turning back, he gave them a direct order to go back straight to their fleet that was still engaged in battle above the water surface.

He was not leaving now. Unlike them, he still had an important personal mission that he wanted to take care of.

During his escape here, he was able to get sight of the soldiers of the Dawn republic. He had not forgotten this grudge; he was going to make sure they regretted this decision of betrayal that they made.

The Dawn Captain already escaped, leaving his subordinates decisively as his thoughts were on saving himself first. It may seem selfish on his part, but he didnt have much of a reason to help his soldiers as their reckless decisions basically screwed him over first.

With this variable already gone, Clark was confident that he could give the remaining Dawn soldiers a run for their money in this water environment.

His battle training to adapt to fighting in water environments with the Camelotian fleet was not just a luxury after all. He was able to learn valuable techniques from those random training sessions, that originally seemed insignificant.

This just emphasized the saying that no knowledge learned was wasted. The more you read and learn, the more you know. And the more you know, the more you feel you dont know. From his many experiences, he already learned to never neglect any knowledge that came his way.

As the soldiers hastily swam away, his military boots finally powered up again as he was propelled back through the hole which was already looking like a black hole, into the military base.

Whoosh!! As he no longer had anything burdening him, his figure streaked forward speedily like a predator shark searching for its prey.

As soon as he emerged back into the large hall, he spotted the Dawn soldiers immediately. They stuck close to other soldiers that were trying to escape like them, forming a close defensive cluster to better resist the water current.

After the emergence of the frightening exobeast, the soldiers all forgot about their small beef as they bonded together temporarily to have a higher chance of escape.

Almost every part of the hall was already filled up with water from the relentless flow-in through the hole channel, as mechanical debris, blood, and body parts floated freely, painting the hall scenery in a bloody and gory light.

Though the sight looked terrifying, none of this mattered to Clark, as he finally prepared to charge at these traitors.

Boom!! His figure suddenly accelerated forward speedily from the boost that his boots gave him, as he unsheathed his spear again to prepare for another battle.

"Separate immediately, save yourself. We'll have a better chance of surviving that way". The Dawn soldiers already noticed him, as they hastily tried to separate and escape individually after their traitor leader gave orders.

They stayed together for extended periods of time, so they clearly recognized the lethality of this new assaulter.

Hum!! Before their body could even move forward and turn a bit in the water, a deep low sound reverberated from Clark's boots as more energy visibly erupted from it.

His figure accelerated countless times faster to meet the unprepared Dawn soldiers, as he placed his spear horizontally at a perfect impact angle. He executed his self-created technique immediately; he had no time to fight a drawn-out battle.

Boom!! Before the unlucky Dawn soldier could react, her opponent's spear already impaled her directly on the chest.

Shockwaves billowed fiercely from the point of impact, as the only female high-grade soldier of the Dawn fleet directly lost consciousness from the shock impact heavily batting her chest.

The tyrannical force of dragon breaks the ranks, like always wreaked havoc in her internals for another second before her body directly exploded from the extreme pressure.

Clang!! Clark suddenly crossed his spear to the side, as he calmly parried the swift stab from his opponent's sword. The escape order was a feint, the Dawn soldiers still wanted to try their luck on killing him, which they thought was the best.

His boots pulsed softly with another energy eruption, as his figure was swiftly displaced to the side. His movements were like a phantom, unhindered, despite them fighting submerged in water.

Bubbles escaped up from his last position, as the other Dawn soldier tried to sneak attack him. In his current state, it was hard to ambush him as his implant was always on detection mode, providing him with a 3d view of the battlefield.

The Dawn soldiers paid for this lapse in judgment, as with a quick and decisive slash, the sneak attacking soldier was directly split in two in a dangerously clean way.

The 2nd in command of the Dawn fleet was now extremely intimidated by his opponent's power, but he still tried his luck for the last time as he stabbed his sword viciously at his opponent's abdomen.

As his opponent just performed such a fast maneuver, he deduced that he would be unable to quickly react for a moment. This reasoning was good, but that was for normal high-grade soldiers, not Clark.

His spear revolved around, stirring the water like a spin wheel as he directly performed his minor technique. The unique maelstrom counterattack showcased its defensive power, as it nullified all the attacks of his opponent.

Seeing this, the Dawn soldier finally lost confidence, his eyes constricted in alarm as he hastily turned to escape.

Ptui!! He reacted fast, but Clark reacted even faster as his spear impaled his opponent's ribs. Blood flowed out rapidly in waves, dyeing the water with another extra tint of red.

Gritting his teeth, the Dawn soldier persevered as he quickly made a painful decision. He grabbed the storage device in his pocket and threw it to the side opposite him before quickly activating his last escape device that still had small energy reserves.

The water stirred revoltingly before parting swiftly for him, as his figure moved backward quickly from the momentum, aiming directly at the hole.

Clark narrowed his eyes on seeing this; he wanted to pursue further, but he knew his priorities.

He forced himself from pursuing the Dawn soldier, as he turned quickly to go back for the levitating storage device. This was his goal, in the end, killing was just him executing vengeance.

On seeing the battle that just erupted, the other soldiers who were nearby increased their effort as they tried to get far away from this battle demon.

The manner in which they all looked at him changed to that of respect and fear. As his armor's energy reserves were already depleted, the other soldiers recognized his exposed face as they were originally all in the outer headquarters of the Seafarers alliance.

Clark paid no attention to the stares of wariness being directed at him, as he swam swiftly to get closer to the storage device.

As they were in the water, the device was not able to move far due to being hindered by the water resistance, so he caught it immediately after only 30 seconds.

After doing this, he finally turned around, as he began a mad swim race to leave the military base.

He was faintly worried about Captain Oxford, but he could do nothing as Drakonous still firmly stalled the 3 Generals.

He swam swiftly in a way that he had never done before, as this base would be blown to bits in less than a minute.

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