Shadow Slave

Chapter 877

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.

communications? You lost contact with Army

Sunny blinked.

cut off from

Ascended remained silent for

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

frowned. He could reluctantly accept that the Rhino lacked the ability to pierce through the growing interference field enveloping Antarctica. However, a facility like LO49 should have had an immensely powerful communication array. If

very wrong

of not being in contact with Army Command were troublesome. They were

Sunny glanced at Verne.

suddenly losing contact with the outside world as we approach it... it's all a bit creepy. This blackout wouldn't have anything to

tall Ascended smiled with the corner

this installation is perfectly safe. I am not much of a scientist myself, but what they do here is purely theoretical. There are no practical experiments being conducted at the premises, so

his face, found it

so. The old man you mentioned is the VIP

Verne nodded.

means well... most of the time.

Sunny sighed.

way, then. But we should probably solve the

Army Command was similar to losing his sight. Without the information about what was

research facility were currently able to establish a connection with the outside world, but there were other ways to achieve what he wanted. They were Awakened, after all, and Awakened were free

As long as two Awakened were anchored to the same Citadel and visited it at the same time, they

at Verne and

status in this

Verne hesitated.

was green forty-three

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