Kill the Sun - Chapter 736

"Are you one of the esteemed researchers?" one of the guards on top of Aegis' headquarters asked.

A thin blonde man nodded with a smile. "Indeed. I am supposed to come here."

"The others are already waiting over there," one of the guards said, pointing to a group of four people. "I must apologize, but this mission has been deemed as very important, and I must ask you to identify yourself. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"Oh, not at all," the blonde man said with a nervous smile. "I understand. Security is important."

The next moment, the blonde man activated his Barrier.

The guard's Barrier also activated, and the guard nodded. "Thank you for identifying yourself, Mr. Silver."

Mr. Silver just nodded before awkwardly pointing to the group of researchers. "So, that means I can walk over now?"

"Of course, sir," the guard said politely.

"Thanks," Mr. Silver said as he walked over to the group.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"There you are, Michael," an older man said in greeting.

The older man was Ghosty.

Michael Silver nodded with an excited smile.

Ghosty was an amazing researcher, and he always wanted to work together with him.

And now, he had the opportunity!

"Look at your number one fan, Ghosty," another older man said with a smirk. "The way he's always looking at you, I'm thinking that he wants a piece of you."

Michael became red in the face and looked at the man with a mix of embarrassment and fear.

"Let the poor kid be, Horatio," a younger woman with black hair said. "He's new. I would really appreciate it if you could keep your joking attitude in check during the mission."

Ghosty just silently watched as his team of researchers squabbled amongst each other.

The five researchers were going to travel to Crimson City to take a look at the ruins there.

According to Aegis, a lot of technology from the Enlightened Ones was buried there.

The group consisted of five Specialists, and Ghosty was the leader of the team.

Depending on the value of the ruins,they were potentially going to stay in Crimson City for several years.

This was quite a long mission, and they needed to be able to cooperate.

Everyone on the team knew each other, but some parties hadn't had much contact with each other.

For some reason, the team was constructed from people who used to be in different departments.

Cross-department missions happened, but they were generally shorter ones.

"I'm already getting a headache," Ghosty whispered to Michael.

Michael looked with shock at Ghosty.

"I'm just kidding," Ghosty added with a smile.

"Oh, ha ha," Michael answered with an awkward chuckle.

"Don't be so tense," Ghosty said. "We will be together for a while. You'll see, in just a couple of days, we will be working with each other like we've been friends for years." rἈNỖβÊs̈

"Of course! You're right!" Michael answered with a loud voice, eliciting a couple of glances from the others.

Ghosty just chuckled a bit while the others went back to bickering.

The group that had been gathered here was filled with researchers with quite some renown.

While they were not part of the select few top researchers, they had the potential to join these ranks.

There were less than ten top researchers in the world, and they were almost all Protectors.

These researchers were brilliant, and their centuries of experience granted them incredibly advanced knowledge.

All of them had managed to absorb a Mid Elder when they were advancing to the fifth level, which meant that they had the foundation to become Protectors themselves.

Well, everyone except for Ghosty.

Sadly, while Ghosty was an amazing researcher, he had only absorbed an Early Elder.

He had no shot at becoming a Protector.

Eventually, the group entered the airspace above the great ocean to the west of the Great Triangle.

"Everyone," Ghosty spoke to his group. "Whatever happens now, I ask you to stay calm. Do not do anything reckless. This is supposed to happen."

The group became confused and concerned.

The guards furrowed their brows.

What was that guy talking about?

CRACK!

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard the sound of a Barrier being broken from their front.

They looked over and saw the leading guard falling into two pieces.

However, before they could react, everything became white, and they lost their vision.

The next moment, the disk began to fall as the guard below them readied for combat.

CRACK!

Yet, not even 0.2 seconds later, everyone heard the sound of another breaking Barrier.

"Do not move," Ghosty spoke calmly with a smile as he took out a device.

Everyone watched in shocked horror as Ghosty pressed a button on the device.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Suddenly, all their Barriers exploded, and they all lost their Zephyx.

Their Zephosis stopped working, and they felt like they were asphyxiating.

But then, a cloud of Zephyx rose on the disk and covered everyone.

Their Zephosis reactivated, and they could finally move again.

"Don't do anything!" Ghosty shouted, his voice no longer calm. The reason was that he had also lost his Zephyx, and he was still affected by the emotional impact of having one's lifeline severed for a moment.

The man who had embarrassed Michael earlier ignored Ghosty's command and jumped over the edge.

The next moment, his shoes started to burn, and he stopped falling.

Then, he shot towards the direction of the Great Triangle.

It seemed like the man had built a flying device.

Everyone watched as the man flew away.

Nothing was happening to him.

They just looked at Ghosty, who had regained his calm by now.

None of them moved for three seconds, just looking at Ghosty.

"Good," Ghosty said.

"He's not trustworthy. Please..." Ghosty said to no one in particular.

The next moment, a white beam of light shot out from below the disk and hit the distant flying man.

The distant figure spiraled out of control and fell towards the ocean beneath them.

"As you might have noticed, we have stopped falling, and our course has changed," Ghosty said calmly.

Everyone's eyes opened.

They hadn't even noticed that!

Well, these were researchers, not soldiers.

They were not used to being in fights.

"I have been lying about the nature of your mission," Ghosty said as he looked at the three remaining researchers.

The researchers were terrified.

What was going on?!

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