Chapter 14: Back in Earth
A male employee of the NSA walked down the hallway carrying books. He arrived at his destination and knocked on the door. However, after a few minutes of no response, he pushed the door and peeked inside.
"Huh? He didn't come again? It's been three days already. What should I report to Captain Vanderheinz?"
The employee then walked away while scratching his head. He headed back to the office and saw a commotion.
"Hey, what's happening?" he asked to another. The latter was peeking above his desk partition with curious eyes, the same as him.
Without looking back, the other answered. "The daredevil is back, and he's making a ruckus after learning about the recent ZT appearing."
"What's wrong with it? Didn't the Kilo close it without any casualties?"
"I know, right? But I heard that he claimed ownership in that particular vortex. So, now he's mad that Commander Lan sent another team to handle it. Haa... they've been at it since earlier. What's with his obsession with that vortex anyway?"
The male employee gulped. He was tasked to monitor the progress of the newbie Seeker training under the said captain. How will he report it now that the captain was in a bad mood? Shaking his head, he sat on his desk and continued working, setting aside his worry.
The commotion finally died after an hour. The air on the whole floor was tense after Captain Vanderheinz walked out of the office of Commander Lan, followed by his team members. His face was indescribable, it was dark and clouded with his mist, covering his expression but anyone could tell either way.
The only reason the whole floor wasn't suffocating in that poisonous gas was the glowing green circle underneath his figure, following him as he walked as though he was an avatar in a game.
Behind was Allen Jose, looking exhausted. Floating above his right shoulder was a 2D green diamond-shaped the size of a card, and a circle on its center with the face of the captain. The circle underneath the target's figure was the barrier created by him.