Liberators

Chapter 87 - Project Liberator

Axel and Chloe continue their journey. Following the direction of the path that the previous soldier had pointed out.

Through the streets, the two always find a guard post every 8 hours drive once. It is enough to give them a safe and a little more comfortable rest.

Including also giving both of them one portion of food and drink each.

"Aaah, from Abraham? Go ahead. You can rest for a while if you want." said one of the soldiers at this guard post.

"Is it true that the seat for the rocket is still left?" Axel asked curiously.

He still needs to be sure of the truth.

"Just calm down, there's still plenty left. You can go on the first wave." Reply to the soldier.

"Thank God...."

After enjoying a warm dinner, the two decide to sleep inside one of the bunkers at this guard post.

Rest their bodies properly every once in a while.

In the morning, they continued their journey to Berlin.

There were no problems on their way to this point. No monsters, no criminals.

But somehow, Axel felt uncomfortable. However, he still thought about Akane, who had destroyed Russian territory just to capture him.

'Did he really stop chasing? Or actually lose track of us?'

The question constantly haunts Axel's mind. He was afraid that one day, the figure would appear before him.

And with equipment like this, Axel knows for sure that he cannot fight it.

Time passed by so quickly in the middle of their journey. With a similar routine every day.

Eventually, the two arrived in Berlin, Germany. Where one of the soldiers checked the condition of the two of them in detail. Ensure that both have no potential for harm.

And with a letter from Abraham, the two can walk into their secret facility with ease.

"You guys are lucky. The remaining seats at the first launch are just 60 seats at the moment. Take it easy, you can definitely ride it." It was clearly the soldier who delivered the two to the waiting room.

Upon arriving inside, Axel again remembered his headquarters that used to be in North America. An underground headquarters that housed a gigantic city.

But the difference is, the underground city in Berlin is built vertically. Not on a large land, but on a land of extraordinary depth.

The hundreds-story high building was built underground. All overshadowed the refugees as well as those waiting for the rocket departure alongside the complex with a distance of about 2 kilometers more.

Everything is separated by bridges and steel walls every 5 floors.

Not only that, agricultural facilities that cultivate wheat are also found on the back of the giant stacking house.

Providing food for all soldiers and residents in the European Union in the middle of the winter due to the nuclear explosion.

"your chambers.... B87, Number 9." Said the soldier who delivered them both. He is seen giving a card to open the room to Axel.

After pressing the Lift button to head to the 87th floor underground, the two were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

That all this is gonna be over soon.

"Uuh, so.... How exactly is this rocket launch? Where's the destination?" ask Axel curious.

"On that, you can see it later in your room. We provide documentaries about this project to the participants." Obviously the soldier.

"All right."

Silence enveloped the elevator that led them deeper and deeper underground.

Until finally....

'Ding!'

The elevator door was open. Showing a long hallway that looks like a hallway in a hotel. Several doors can be seen along the hallway.

"Then, please enjoy your rest. The launch will be in 9 days" the soldier said before leaving. Along with the elevator.

Axel and Chloe are seen looking for their room number. Room number 9 on the B87 floor.

Upon arriving at the door of the room, the two immediately opened it.

And what they saw in the room, was a sight they had long yearned for.

It is a view over a livable room and has very complete facilities.

Beds, sofas, chairs, tables, televisions, even refrigerators and also spacious bathrooms. The facilities of this room are equivalent to a star hotel.

But there was one thing that made Axel a little confused.

'Look at the size of the structure.... There's no way they just built it, right?'

That suspicion was a natural thing considering the enormous scale of this building.

"You're right. Try turning it on." Axel replied briefly.

Chloe immediately plugged the USB into the television. After turning it on, a documentary video about the project began.

...[.Project : Liberators]...

"Isn't that the name of the program you were following in North America?" ask Chloe.

"You're right.... We already know this and...."

As Axel intends to speed up the video, he realizes something different. Which reveals the reality of this Liberator project.

In the video, shown some researchers who are busy discussing something in the middle of the meeting room.

The voice of the documentary narrator began to be heard.

"Project Liberators. A project to develop and advance the human race beyond their fair limits. All of that is done with energy from another dimension known as Flux."

Now, the video began to show the form of the Flux energy.

"One billion liters is enough to support a city for one year. This incredible density of energy has never been encountered by mankind so far. But not only that, the amount of Flux there can be said to be almost infinite."

After that the video shows a picture of the gate built by mankind. Along with a giant-sized device to drill and extract Flux in very large quantities.

"Sister! Isn't that the same gate as before?!"

"You're right, Chloe."

The difference, this time both can see how the drilling process occurs.

In the giant gate, it looks a small part of another dimension with a deep purplish color.

And the device punctures those dimensional gaps to suck as much as possible quickly. Processing it for the benefit of mankind in the future.

"But researchers have known for a long time that behind these dimensions there is a great danger. Therefore, the researchers prepared an alternative plan.

The plan is known as Project : Liberator. As the name implies, this project has the ultimate goal of freeing humanity from future threats.

Be it a threat from behind the dimensional gate, or a threat from humanity itself."

Axel was finally able to see the truth about the Liberator from the other side. The side that is the originator of the Project itself.

"In the early stages, the Liberator plans to modify humanity to fit this new energy. These modified humans would possess abilities far beyond ordinary humans.

But all the researchers know. There is no perfect word in a plan. And with that, there is a second stage in the Liberator project.

It is by liberating humanity directly from this destroyed world. With the construction of 10 spacecraft launch sites.

That plane will take humanity away from this earth. Repeating civilization once again from scratch on another planet. But the difference, this time mankind had the strongest source of energy.

The Flux itself. Which will take humanity, beyond their own limits. Join us, with this project. And support his success!"

The video ends with various images of hard work of researchers, military soldiers, construction and so on. And a silver Liberator logo.

"So.... That so?" axel said after seeing all this.

"Sister...."

Chloe is seen holding Axel's hand tightly. Both felt so devastated to realize that most researchers had known of the danger before them.

But they still force it to get that energy. Even if it means sacrificing this world and repeating civilization from scratch elsewhere.

Axel looked towards his sister's face which was currently starting to cry. He gently stroked her sister's hair while trying to calm her down.

"No problem.... We'll be safe soon. Just be a little more patient, okay?"

"Yes.." replied his sister limply.

Both of them slept on the sofa. While continuing to watch other videos about the flight plan of the spacecraft.

Without realizing....

At this moment, the defensive line in Warsaw had just been destroyed. None other than the rest of the East Asian troops who are still trying to regain the figure of Axel.

Including A-01 to A-03. Which at this moment, had absolutely no intention of releasing Axel once more.

"Say, did you see the sister pair with a face like this?!" ask Akane to the captain of the army in Warsaw.

Abraham who recognized the faces of the two reflexively made a reaction in both of his eyes. But his mouth said something else.

"N-no.... I've never seen him...."

"Is that so? So he's been through here huh? Thanks." Reply A-01 which saw clearly the reaction of Abraham's face.

Without hesitation, A-01 immediately burned Abraham's body with fire emerging from his right palm.

In an instant, it turned into ashes.