Shadow Slave

Chapter 877: Disconnected

Sunny and his soldiers entered the fortified settlement, happy to hide from the blizzard behind its thick walls. There, they saw teams of Awakened soldiers walking between buildings as they patrolled the territory. All of them looked tense and tired.

Master Verne led them deeper into the complex, giving a wide berth to the central dome-like structure. His gait was steady and confident.

"I have around a hundred Awakened under my command, as well as close to a thousand mundane soldiers. There are about five hundred scientists and civilian staff members under our protection. Things were going fine until recently... but, as you can imagine, all of us can't wait to get away from the ocean."

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

"...Were going fine?"

Verne grimaced.

"Yes. Several Gates manifested nearby, but our garrison and defenses were more than enough to keep the Nightmare Creatures away. However... there have already been instances of people succumbing to the Spell within the walls. We suffered a few casualties because of that."

He lingered for a moment, and then asked:

"How is the situation outside?"

Sunny shrugged.

"Pretty bleak, but more or less under control. Don't worry... we scouted a good path through the mountains on the way here. Leading a convoy back shouldn't be impossible. There is just one problem..."

Verne stopped and looked at him with a somber expression.

You lost contact with Army Command

Sunny blinked.

off from the army

Ascended remained silent for a second, then

communications ceased around forty-three minutes ago. We have failed to establish a new

the ability to pierce through the growing interference field enveloping Antarctica. However,

is very wrong

did not know the reason for that sudden blackout, but just the consequences of not being in contact with Army Command were

Sunny glanced at Verne.

middle of nowhere, suddenly losing contact with the outside world as we approach it... it's all a bit creepy. This blackout wouldn't have

smiled with the corner

research being conducted in this installation is perfectly safe. I am not much of a scientist myself, but what they do here is purely theoretical.

studied his face, found

man you mentioned is the VIP I am supposed

Verne nodded.

researcher. He is a bit eccentric, but means well... most of the time. I was about

Sunny sighed.

the way, then. But we should probably solve the communication problem

similar to losing his sight. Without the information about what was happening throughout the Antarctic Center, he

outside world, but there were other ways to achieve what he

thousands of kilometers separated him and his cohort from Army Command and the other cohorts of the First Irregular Company, out there in the Dream Realm, that distance did not matter. As long as two Awakened were anchored to the same Citadel and visited it at the same time, they could freely exchange information

that, he glanced at Verne and

status

Verne hesitated.

was green