BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 1163: Planning the Assault (4)



"When do we move?"

"The Chimaeric Demons need time to prepare," Erik said. "They estimated ten days at minimum. I suggest you use that time to continue your training."

The room fell silent. Ten days were at the same time a lot and not enough. The Law Gate's reputation for impregnability wasn't exaggerated.

It was built to withstand any kind of attack, especially from thaids, given the proximity to the Mur continent.

"This time, we must make sure they don't know about us coming."

"They know," Erik said. "I told you already; they found some of our tunnel. The Chimaeric Demons made them using thaids to sell the idea they were made by them, but they would be stupid to not at least suspect we are involved. For this reason, I prefer to think they know already. What they do not know is when we are going to attack."

"Any news about their forces? How many are they?" Mira asked.

Erik's expression darkened. "We don't actually know how many people are there, but I expect them to be at least a hundred thousand. In truth, they are increasing. Our scouts saw many blackguards reaching the place."

"Which supports the theory they know it was us who made the tunnels," Amber said. "They're expecting us."

"Let them expect us. Their preparations won't matter once we destroy their barriers."

There was silence. The Law Gate affair was important, but it was what was coming soon after that was worrying the three girls.

"I guess we will leave for Mur soon after we secure the gate, right?"

Erik nodded.

"We take their planes and head for Mur immediately, yes."

The three girls' faces darkened.

"Of course, if there are still planes standing. The longer we wait after capturing the gate, the more time we give the blackguards to destroy them."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"That is if they didn't do it already. What are we going to do then?"

"What we did for Maynard Island. We take a lot of Chimaeric Demons and fly there."

"Are you crazy?" Mira said. "Mur isn't somewhere we can simply walk to. Thaids there might be much stronger than the Chimaeric Demons. What are we going to do if they attack while we fly over the ocean?"

"Do you have any suggestions?" Erik asked. They had no alternatives, unless they wanted to ask Frant for planes, and that would take time. The trade-off here was to wait and go there more prepared, but risking the blackguards would achieve whatever they were trying to achieve, potentially getting too strong for Erik and his troop to beat them, or rush there, but being unprepared, or surely under-prepared.

Erik wanted to make sure things would go smoothly; it was just that he didn't want to lose time. Besides, if he asked Becker for planes, would he be able to give them? Etrium was still on Frant's territory, and the anti-air artillery was there. These things could reach the safe flying zone, and the planes would just be destroyed.

But even if that wouldn't happen, would Becker have spare planes to give? Based on what he knew, he was using them, where he could, of course, for the sharing of supplies among the troops. Most of them also reached Liberty Watch, from which a lot of weapons came.

Jabir and the others basically became Frant's technological pole, thanks to the crafting methods and recipes Erik gave them. The brain-stimulating serums Frant was using to power their troops came from there. If the army didn't get them, the balance would be broken.

Frant's troop were already weak as they were. That was the only way for them to shorten the gaps between the enemy they had.

Sure, brain crystal weapons helped, but there wasn't simply enough manpower to do all of that.

"Ten days isn't much time," Erik said, shutting down the holographic display. "Each of you must focus on making new neural links and mastering your powers."

He turned to Emily first. "Your Time Freeze control needs to be perfect. Time Freeze consumes a lot of mana, so try to focus on hitting impossibly fast targets with shorter windows of time. It'll conserve mana and give you more opportunities during the battle."

Emily nodded. "I'll work on it."

"Good." Then Erik turned to Amber. "You need to learn when to use your warps better. There might be a lot of likely events you have not considered, but that might happen. Besides, the easiest way for you to kill the Vindicators is to use your gas. It needs to be used at the right moment, in the right place, and when we need it."

Amber nodded. She knew Erik was raising a good point.

"I'll keep practicing with the Chimaeric Demons," Amber said. "They pose a greater threat than Vindicators in close quarters. We'll simulate different combat scenarios and develop strategies to handle or avoid them. If I can hold my own against them, I should be fine against anything else."

Erik nodded.

"Mira, do the same," Erik said, turning to the shapeshifter. "Face off against them. Experience firsthand what combat with the Vindicators will be like. And work on your transformations-they need to be faster. That split second between changing from a bug to a combat form could mean the difference between life and death."

"You think I don't know that? I'm already working on it..." She paused. "I've been focusing on partial transformations, too. I still don't get why the Chimaeric Demons do not use them that much. They are very practical."

Erik, as the creator of the Chimaeric Demons, preferred to completely shapeshift. Erik thought complete transformations were more useful and powerful in battle, despite having disadvantages.

This meant the Chimaeric Demons favored complete transformations when shapeshifting- not just for their practical value but because they shared Erik's natural preference for them.

"Now, as I said, I do really think it is time for us to go to Mur, and I think we can." Erik said without preamble. "The question is, do you feel ready? The journey there, the attack on the Law Gate-it might be too much for you."

He paused.

"If you don't feel like joining, I totally understand, but you have to tell me this now, because I would need to change our plans if that is your decision."

For some time, there was silence, but it didn't last for long. The three already made up their

minds.

They exchanged glances. Emily was the first to give an answer. "Honestly? No. I don't feel ready at all, but I don't think we'll ever feel ready for that place. This doesn't mean I'm not going."

The other two nodded in agreement.

"Emily's right," Amber said. "We can continue our training and neural link development during the journey. I guess it will take some time before we reach the tunnels, and even more

to get to Mur."

Mira's brow furrowed. "Speaking of the journey. I think we all understood we must deal with the Law Gate first, right? That's where the blackguards are still maintaining their presence in

Hin."

Erik nodded. "The Law Gate has become their primary hub for reaching Mur. More importantly, it's likely our only chance to secure aircraft capable of making the journey."

"That explains why we are going to attack it, but my point was that I think it is really not the best decision. If the main problem is just to reach Mur, then why don't we steal planes from other places? Based on what I heard, there should be the planes used by Hin's troops to return here, and that is without considering those from the other countries."

Erik shook his head. "The blackguards asked Hin's government, having all aircraft brought to

the Law Gate. On the surface, it looks like they're using them to transport more forces to Mur, but I think there's more to it. They're trying to prevent us from reaching Mur altogether or

deliberately drawing us to the Law Gate."

"If it's probably a trap, why are we walking into it?" Emily asked.

"Because I don't want to leave a single blackguard alive." Erik's voice was cold. "They are a cancer, and one that must be eradicated. What is funny is that they think they are doing something right for humanity, and that by experimenting on them."

He paused. "You don't know what I've seen in Etrium. It is something I don't wish you to ever

see."

"We are used to dead bodies, Erik."

"It is not simply a matter of dead people, Mira. It was their helpless situation. It was how mad they turned because of the torture and the experimentation. It is because of what they did to

the kids."

"Since when did you start worrying about the others?" Amber asked. Erik had never been one to play the justice's paladin, so why was he so upset about what the blackguards did to

random people?

"I don't; it's just that. I could have been one of them, and I don't like it."

That was true; Erik might've ended up a lab rat before and after getting the biological supercomputer. When he was a kid, he could have been kidnapped by the crystal cross gang, and after he got the system, he might have been used to experiment with the biological

supercomputer.