Chapter 234: Leaving Earth
[Greenville]
[With Liam and The Enforcers.]
Liam watched as Jason fell into the shadow, and he grit his teeth and let out a deep sigh. The situations that Liam had been finding himself in since last night were really starting to take their toll on his health, and Liam knew he was slowly losing his mind. Normally, Liam would have never lost his cool the way he did. He was the sort of person who always tried to find the best solutions to an issue no matter how impossible it seemed, but he just couldn’t maintain his cool when he heard Jason saying that he wouldn’t be here.
"Mr. Liam. What just happened?"
The SMD agent who had been speaking to Jason before the system’s message came in began walking up to Liam. She had a confused look on her face, and she could tell that something serious had happened from the conversation she heard between Jason and Liam. Liam ran a hand through his hair and began to think of how the hell he was going to explain this to everyone! Jason’s warning wasn’t something they could take lightly, but it was also just that: a warning. There was no proof other than Jason’s words, and if Liam started to take this seriously, then he would be asking an entire city to trust him based off of nothing substantial.
’But wasn’t that enough?’
Liam could tell that there was a lot more to Jason’s powers than what they had discovered, so even though it seemed insane, it was very possible that Jason had a way to detect Gates before they even opened! And when Jason had been speaking to him, Liam hadn’t seen a fucking shred of humor in those eyes! Jason had been as serious as ever about this situation! Besides, as the current strongest superhuman in America, who else were they going to trust? Jason had given them a chance by telling them about the Gate beforehand, so it was now up to Liam to make sure he didn’t waste that chance!
Liam’s eyes hardened as he felt his mind clearing out and returning to its usual sharpened state! He would have time for rest later! For now, he needed to get everyone to New Jersey!
"There’s been a development in the city of New Jersey! I need all available Enforcers and SMD Agents above B Rank to begin moving towards the city as combat backup! Hector! Get me a straight line to the Chief Commander of the Enforcers! I need him to mobilize the Enforcers for this! And also get a straight line to the SMD President! We need to gather as many S Rank superhumans as possible! Jackson, gather all the SMD agents below B Rank and have them move towards New Jersey immediately! They’re on evacuation duty and we need to get every civilian out of there as quickly as possible!"
Liam started belting out orders at a rapid pace, and for a moment everyone was so stunned by the development that they didn’t move at all! The female Enforcer who had spoken to Liam came forward again and asked Liam what was going on in a low, desperate voice, and Liam finally barked out a dreaded response!
"A Yellow Gate is about to appear above the city of New Jersey, and we need to be ready for when it does!"
Gasps rang out across the room, and the Enforcers and SMD agents looked from one person to the other like they couldn’t believe what they had just heard! The woman who had spoken to Liam took a step back as his eyes widened, and Liam cursed! Liam knew they would be shocked and he couldn’t blame them for it, but they really didn’t have any time for this!
"I need you all to move! Now!"