BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 1016 Panic at the Outpost

Chapter 1016 Panic at the Outpost

The atmosphere within the enemy outpost grew increasingly tense as news of the approaching Thaid flock spread.

The fact was that this wasn't just any group of flying monsters, but it was a massive swarm of Thunderwings, creatures native to the Eldraith mountain range, or at least living nearby that terrifying place.

Of course, the reason these creatures ventured so far west was due to the blackguards' activities in Mur. These activities drove the thaids from Mur to Mannard, which in turn pushed the local thaids away from one of the deadliest places on the Mannard continent.

Erik observed the mounting panic with a sense of grim satisfaction. However, he was also sorry for the few citizens that were still alive, but he couldn't help but be happy for the enemy troops having to bear this clusterfuck of a situation.

The risk of such creatures ending up in the rest of Frant was clear, but at least the Luminara Serpentis Erik circulated should have worked to keep them at bay and around from their territories. When all of this ended, Erik was going to spread this plant everywhere in Frant so that all the monsters would be pushed elsewhere. Hopefully, in Etrium.

The blackguards' actions had finally caught up with them, and nature itself seemed to exact revenge on his behalf.

Now, since Erik found out enough information from the panicked foot soldiers' conversations around him, he decided to find where the outpost's leader was.

As he did, he took note of the anti-air artillery units being assembled across the city. The weapons were clearly enhanced by brain crystals.

However, despite the advanced weaponry, the soldiers' anxiety told Erik that even these defences might not be enough against the incoming Thunderwing attack.

Erik had never encountered these creatures personally, but from what he knew, they were powerful.

But that wasn't the only problem. Thunderwings had a deadly brain crystal power, which allowed them to control and make lightning. Like Volkov could.

That made it clear how dangerous such power was because these attacks were... well... fast as lightning, and capable of frying anyone in seconds. Coupled with the speed these creatures had and the sheer number with which they were going to attack, no one knew if they could survive this encounter.

It was an unusual dynamic, given the blackguards' typical disdain for others.

Erik didn't have the time, nor did he care about them to see if he was right.

"There's more, sir," the second blackguard said. "We've lost contact with the last supply convoy from the north. Given the increased Thaid activity in the sector, we fear they may have been attacked."

The leader's expression darkened. "Damn it all. Those supplies were meant for sector 34."

The man sighed. That was a setback, it was true, but it held no real importance to the current situation.

"How about the Mecha units?"

"We have ten fully operational, sir. Five more are undergoing last checks. They should be ready within the hour."

"It'll have to do. Position them along the eastern wall. That's likely to be the Thunderwings' primary approach vector."

After some talk, the leader dismissed the blackguards with a series of rapid-fire orders, his tone leaving no room for question or hesitation. The blackguards didn't like the tone, nor the orders, based on what Erik could read from their mind, but their masks made it impossible for the man to see it.

As the door closed behind them, he slumped into his chair.

"Fuck... Things are not going well. These Frantians bastards proved to be stronger than we assumed. I still don't understand why they didn't send those troops to Hin when they attacked us."

Of course, the man hadn't been informed about Erik and his abilities, so he didn't know that most of the current enemy forces were Erik's Chimaeric Demons.

Well... not that the blackguards were sure about it. They had inklings that these were troops he brought and not that they were his clones.