Chapter 239: Operation Wolf Slayer. (Part 27)
In the sky above the New City district, a giant ship floated weightlessly, as if brazenly defying the laws of physics. The alloy monstrosity was a war machine created for times of conflict, but today, it was brought into the middle of a bustling city to act as a deterrence—A warning to anyone who might try to interfere with the most important operation Neo-Vatra had ever seen.
Jordan Evans, the NVPD Commissioner, personally commanded the coalition’s forces from aboard the Cloud Chaser. The start had been much slower than anticipated. In fact, very few things went according to plan.
Losing control over the hotel’s main AI had dealt the coalition an unexpected blow, and as if to show that things could still get worse, three heroes had been struck down, vanishing soon after their vitals were confirmed to have gone silent.
Finding out that the third party they had underestimated was capable of defeating a team of trained Genomes was a bitter experience. What’s worse, since they had yet to confirm their intentions, there was no sure way to counter them.
"What do you mean they... Are you sure?"
As he was deep in thought, the Commissioner noticed that some of the operators manning the bridge were getting a little restless. Realizing they were the team responsible for communicating with the invading force, he was about to walk over and ask what was happening, but one of them turned around and gave him a confused look.
"Sir, I believe you need to hear this."
"Alright. Redirect it to me."
The call came from one of the officers on the ground, as shown by the mark at the center of the screen that popped up upon receiving the call.
"What is it?" The commissioner asked.