'Shit, shit, shit, damn that Brian, why the hell does he have to blow up with this place? I mean, wouldn't this already be against his policy of acting low-key? Wouldn't such a huge explosion be like begging the council to investigate everything? And this bastard just had to do all of this before the weekly meeting with the main body. ' Akira cursed in his mind as he guided little Ultear through a narrow escape path he created during the time Ultear was being experimented on.
Yes, the slime that came to talk to Ultear was Akira. More specifically, it was part of Akira that was inhabiting Rimuru's slime clone that was fused with the contracted beast. The reason why Akira was even able to communicate properly with his spy clone is that he left a residual consciousness inside the contracted beings, allowing them to execute some complex commands.
But even so, this has its limit. The more complex and tiresome the task the clone would do, the faster it would disappear. Similarly, the more magic it wasted, the faster the consciousness would disappear.
And unfortunately, this would make him similar to a battery that has a very short battery life and has no charger nearby.
After the magic power is completely drained, Akira's consciousness would disappear, and this clone would no longer be able to fulfill its role as a spy.
So, Akira, as the main body, would periodically contact him and ask about the details. And it just so happened that he only managed to learn about Brian's crazy plan recently. And if he tried to warn the main body, then the magic power inside this clone body would be drained, and his consciousness would be lost. And if that happens, then there would be no way to rescue little Ultear unless the main body teleports here directly.
So, after thinking for a while, Akira decided to first rescue Ultear before sending a warning signal to the main body. This way, Ultear's safety would be guaranteed, and the main body could escort her to Ur.
"Hey, where are we going? " Ultear asked as she held Akira's slime clone tightly. This path was very dark, and as a little girl, she was a little afraid.
"Well, I'm going to get you to safety, " Akira said as he did his best to hide their tracks. His voice was a little weak, as he had had to use some magic to hide their tracks and kill those two scientists earlier.
Although the consumption wasn't much for a regular mage, as someone who has less magic power than a normal wizard, this consumption was huge for Akira.
" Just a little longer and we will be out of this, " Akira said out loud, maybe for Ultear or maybe to himself.
After a few minutes of walking, they finally arrived at the end of the escape passage. Akira made a few hand signs with his slime body, and a creaking sound was heard.
" Okay, open the door and we will be finally free, " he said as he rested on Ultear's arms.
Ultear nodded and peeked through the open gap first. Then she slowly opened the door and hesitantly walked outside. As she stepped outside, she was met with the familiar cold wind and the white snowfield for all she could see.
Taking a deep breath, Ultear tried to calm her excited heart. Tears ran down her face as she finally began to taste a feeling she had long missed. The taste of freedom.
Seeing Ultear like this, Akira didn't say much. But he had a small smile as he looked at Ultear with a kind and gentle gaze. He could guess what Ultear was feeling right now. After all, no matter how much she tried to deceive herself, her heart truly longed for freedom.
Just as Akira was about to say something to her,
BOOOOM
Suddenly, a loud explosion happened, and shockwaves blew Ultear away, planting her face first into the snowfield.
" Damn it, you idiot, Brian. You motherfucking fucker." Akira cursed aloud. Although he wasn't one to curse aloud, he couldn't help it. You know the place they are now is about 1 mile away from the laboratory. But even at this distance, they were still hit by the terrifying shockwaves.
This shows how big the explosion was. If Akira didn't know any better, he would seriously think this explosion was due to an Acnologia that passed by here and released a dragon roar out of habit.
What the hell did Brian detonate to create such a big explosion? Isn't he worried that this explosion wouldn't attract enough attention from the council?
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While both Akiras were cursing Brian for his actions, the person himself was staring blankly at the explosion through his backup monitoring device after the one he used was damaged due to the shockwaves. Forget about Akira, he, the person himself who set up all the explosives, was dumbfounded at his own results.
After coming out of his shock, Brian broke into a cold sweat. Thankfully, he was wise enough to make a bunker far, far away from the laboratory.
But even then, Brian's heart was filled with bitterness and annoyance as he looked at the burning building that was slowly becoming rubble.
His plan was to make a small explosion and use it as a cover to hide his tracks and even fake his own death. And to make sure his plan was a success, he even made some preparations in the council.
If an investigation squad was formed to uncover the truth, then that squad would be filled with people who worked for him. Then he would manipulate the reports to make it look like a gas explosion destroyed all the evidence that led to him and the secret laboratory. This is the reason why he was confident enough to blow up his own lab. He had already planned everything to the smallest detail.
But now with this level of explosion, his whole plan is thrown down the drain. The council would definitely dig very deep into this matter to uncover all the secrets. And they would definitely use high-level investigators instead of the low-level ones.
And those high-level investigators are completely out of his control, as most of them directly work for one of the councilors. And unfortunately, Brian had neither the time nor the resources to take control over a Councilor.
" Damn it," Brian cursed again. Knowing that he didn't have much time now, he began to quickly pack things up. He had already prepared a secure hiding place and would stay there for another few years. During these next few years, he would slowly begin solidifying his influence and train his new soldiers.
He had already selected a few good children to become his future hands. And now that the Tower of Heaven Project is nearing its end, he needs to be out of the limelight.
"Damn, if only that Crawford didn't become too greedy, I wouldn't have to go through all this mess. Damn it, if I had known, I would have never helped that bastard. " Brian cursed as he quickened his pace.
The reason why Brian had to fake his own death was because Crawford, who used to be a reliable guy, suddenly became very ambitious. In the past, Crawford was nothing but a politician whom anyone from the dark forces could befriend.
They only need to give out some benefits, and that fat man would look the other way around and let the dark forces run wild as much as they want. 80% of the corruption that happened within the council had something to do with him.
Even Brian was able to do his research in peace due to his cooperative relationship with Crawford. But lately, that fat man seemed to be unsatisfied with the status quo. And after he got his hands on a powerful tool, his hidden ambition seemed to be ignited.
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