Liberators

Chapter 40 - The Power Generation Incident 3

"Do you know who they are?" Axel asked Akane briefly.

Even so, Axel's gaze continued to move to and fro. Find out where that particular soldier is.

It was because of their uniforms and special equipment that made their bodies translucent and difficult to know whereabouts. Like a chameleon camouflaged with its surroundings.

"Special forces from Russia. They've been attacking the Liberator organization for a long time." Akane's reply was brief.

The woman began to create a second magic circle that protected the place where Axel and herself stood.

'Shut!'

A shotgun shot with a modified barrel almost hit Axel's neck. And now it's landed on the ground.

No sound was made from the silent rifle shot.

Moreover, their whereabouts were also completely unknown.

"You know why?" Ask Axel.

Little by little, Axel began to be able to see their whereabouts.

The soldier was not entirely transparent. Except it's just so well disguised.

If observed carefully, the distortion of light around them can be seen. And more than that, each step of their feet also made the dust and gravel from the ruins of this building move.

That alone was enough for Axel to estimate where they were.

Quickly, Axel opened the bag containing his arrows. Take that one arrow and throw it in a direction.

'Zraaasshh!'

Lightning seemed to be snatching here and there from the arrow.

'Jleebbb! Zraasshh!'

Not long after, the throw of the arrow hit the shoulder of one of the special soldiers. Make the disguise function of his uniform fade and disappear.

Akane who saw the opportunity immediately fired her fire magic. Burned the soldier's body to ashes in an instant.

But after Axel's successful attack just now, the atmosphere became silent.

No more movement can be seen or heard. Leaving Axel and Akane in a very complicated situation.

On the one hand, they cannot move and lower their alertness because the risk of being ambushed suddenly.

But on the other hand, if they remain silent here while continuing to maintain their vigilance....

Till when?

How long will the two of them be silent in this place?

"Axel, I will...."

"Don't. If you burn this place down, we don't know the technology or the cause that made these monsters lose their minds. It was too risky for the mission this time." Axel.

"Then how? Stay here forever?" Akane's reply was upset.

Axel himself was also annoyed. He was unable to make a choice in this situation.

But in the end, Axel decided that it needed to be done.

"Well, just one light heatwave. Don't destroy this place." Reply Axel.

A wide smile began to adorn Akane's face knowing that she could slaughter her opponent at will.

"By soon!" Akane replied excitedly.

A moment after, Akane shot out a wave of fire that spread throughout this room.

The fire wasn't too hot. Not too much either. Just one wave of thin flames spread out in all directions.

And sure enough....

The fire was very effective against the invisibility uniform of that special soldier. Make their disguises stop working for half a second or less.

That was enough for Axel who noticed all corners of this room.

Without hesitation, Axel immediately unlocked the spear and turned it into a bow. He immediately shot the arrow into several places where the special forces were standing.

'Jleebb! Jleeb!! Jleebb!!!'

A total of three shots were fired by Axel. Kill them all with one strike.

But there was one that was missed. And the soldier wasted no chance at all to avenge his comrades-in-arms.

'Shyuutt! Jleeb!!'

A silent gun shot hit right on Axel's back. Only, the shot was slightly missed and failed to penetrate Axel's heart completely.

But still....

"Agodgh!!"

Axel started bleeding in his left chest. And by the time the second shot was fired, Axel had predicted their whereabouts. He was able to avoid the next shot.

"Small little scratch wounds. It doesn't matter." Reply Axel briefly.

Slowly, the wound on his left chest began to heal due to the presence of Flux energy that was so abundant in the Liberators' bodies.

Avoiding death from fatal injuries is quite possible as long as the injuries suffered are not so severe.

"Sad, you monster." The gunman complained from behind one of the thick steel poles.

"Redirect the man's attention, I'll kill the target quickly." Reply to other soldiers through their communication tools. It is in the highest part of this power plant complex.

It's right at the top of the watchtower.

"Understand." Reply to the Man.

Immediately, the man threw a smoke grenade right at Axel and Akane stood up.

'Bzzzzztt!!!'

Thick smoke began to fill the building. Blocking Axel and Akane's views completely.

But not for those special soldiers.

With their infrared glasses, seeing Akane and Axel is very easy. Just enough to see that heat wave....

"Damn it! I can't see them!" Reply to the sniper hiding at the top of the watchtower.

Akane quickly spread fire around him. Making infrared glasses is completely useless because it is not able to distinguish the heat caused by Akane.

In other words, the special forces blinded Akane and Axel with smoke. But Akane herself blinded the special forces with the heat of the fire.

"Stupid time! Shower them with bullets!" The sniper's orders in the distance.

"Understand." Reply to other special soldiers.

Not long after, a series of hundreds of bullets were directed at the place where Axel and Akane were.

'Daarr! Daarr! Daarr!! Oh, klaaangg!'

The sound of explosions from each shot was heard so loud. Similarly, the sound of longsongs of bullets falling onto the iron floor in this power plant.

Everything sounds so loud.

And that voice....

That's enough for Axel.

A moment after turning his bow into a spear once more, Axel immediately ran as fast as he could towards the origin of the sound.

His speed was so terrifying, like lightning striking the end of a tallest building. And in just one blink of an eye....

'Zraaasshh! Zraash! Zraasshh!'

Axel slashed the bodies of those 4 special warriors with his spear. Cut their bodies into pieces with his spear.

On the other hand, Akane protected herself with a blue flame shield that was so thick and hot.

Even the bullet fired towards him immediately melted away after coming into contact with Akane's flame shield.

Every now and then, the metal melts splashed his face. Gives a pretty severe burn scar on his face even though Akane herself has such a high resistance to heat.

The sniper who was in the highest part of this building, no longer had time to waste.

Immediately, he pulled the trigger from his long-barreled rifle.

'Shyuuttt!'

With the help of a silencer on the barrel of the rifle, the shot made almost no sound.

And the bullet shot right up Akane's neck.

'Jleebb! Braaakk!'

From a distance, Axel saw Akane's body that was pushed by the shot until it fell to the ground. Blood began to pour from his neck.

But Axel's first move wasn't to help Akane. Instead of getting rid of the cause of the incident before making other problems.

Without hesitation, Axel strengthened his grasp on his spear. After confirming the direction the shot was coming from, Axel aimed at one of the highest parts of the power plant complex.

The watchtower. A perfect position as a sniper, but also the easiest to guess.

'Swuuuussshhh!'

Axel threw his spear with all his might towards the tower.

'Blaaarrr!! Bruukkk!'

The tower immediately began to collapse shortly after receiving the attack from Axel's lightning spear. Kill the sniper soldiers who hid at the top of the tower after falling 100 meters more to the ground.

Axel began to turn around.

Saw the figure of Akane who was hit by a fatal shot right around his neck. And lay helpless before him, with blood rushing out from his neck.