Chapter 222: Operation Wolf Slayer. (Part 10)
Having sent the mines ahead, Dante waited for the explosion to happen, observing the three heroes from behind the corner. The hero he had stabbed with Aqua Edge was still on the ground, with the other two hovering above him.
Volcan had designated him as a Level 1 Intermediate Genome, which convinced Dante that he was the one responsible for tracking. The one capable of phasing through walls was a Level 2 Prime, and the last one, likely their leader, was a Level 3 Advanced.
Dante wished that his resident AI could be faster at figuring out the abilities of their enemies in detail. The leader of the trio was the only one who had yet to show his, and because of that, the path to victory remained unclear.
It didn’t help that they had shut down their NIMs, preventing Volcan from frying their brains. That showed that they suspected him of being the Diver who snatched control over the hotel’s security, forcing them to be on guard against cyber attacks as well
’C’mon, it’s just a bubble.’ Dante thought to himself. ’Pop it already.’
Of course, the cloaked heroes weren’t stupid enough to fall for the same trick more than once. The instant they detected the mines, they scrambled to pick up their fallen comrade and hastily retreated.
’Oh no you won’t!’
Using Hydrokinesis, Dante gave the bubbles one more push and increased their speed. That finally forced the phaser to throw another knife, but that only caused the bubbles to bounce around. Dante ensured that they would keep going forward, and once enough distance was crossed, he activated the remote detonator.
A series of devastating explosions resounded, and the twenty-eighth floor trembled violently as a powerful gale blew through its corridors. Hiding behind the corner, Dante could only grin under the helmet of his aquatic armor.