BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 1164: Planning the Assault (5)



"As for the other planes," Erik said. "I don't think Becker will give them to us, and the same is likely for the other countries. The clones are almost there to control them, but some may oppose them. Don't forget the blackguards' still have a massive presence there."

"You can do it secretly though," Mira said. Erik remained silent for a while. He considered that, but planning revealed more drawbacks than benefits.

"Moving planes is not something that can be done easily; even less easily, they can be moved in secret," he said. "If they notice something and start asking questions, the troops I sent in the other countries might get jeopardized."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He paused.

"Besides, it's important they don't figure out how things are in Hin. If other countries discover the extent of our influence here, all our plans could go down the toilet. Suspects might arise among them, and they might start searching for the Chimaeric Demons in their own countries. Assume we are able to move the planes; they would end up in Hin, and we would take them. The others might start questioning either why they gave them to us or, if we steal them, why they let the planes disappear, since it will be clear, at that point, it was us who took them."

Mira remained silent. What Erik was saying made sense.

"Plus, here's what would happen next: They discover our influence extends beyond what they suspect. They start investigating all the officials and personnel we've placed in key positions there, here,... everywhere. They find them thanks to the Veritas Lenses..."

He paused. "We've spent months building all of this. One wrong move could destroy everything, and I won't allow that."

Erik leaned against the table, his hands gripping its edge. "We need our enemies to believe we don't have control of the situation-that we are just an army marching from north to south, from east to west. If I told the blackguards to go fuck themselves and took the planes, yes, we might be on Mur in ten days. But the blackguards would still be on Hin, and the fact Salena Turke refused to help them might be a giveaway of our infiltration."

Besides, Erik had no intention of leaving the blackguards on Hin on the loose. The Chimaeric Demons would still be here, but nothing would assure the blackguards wouldn't defeat them. They would lose their control on Hin, and then getting back on the Mannard continent would be just harder.

No, the blackguards had to die. He had to purge them from Mannard first and then from Mur. Mira nodded, but it was clear she still wasn't entirely convinced. "T-that makes sense, b-but the Law Gate... Based on what you said, it looks more like hell than a fortified city. Everyone considers it impregnable."

Erik smiled. "It won't be any more difficult than taking Maynard Island. The difference is, this time, the Chimaeric Demons will each control their own forces. We will have much more troops at our disposal; our losses will be minimal."

"But we are not the only ones who grew in power, Erik," Amber said. "Sure, the Chimaeric Demons did. We also did, but after what happened here on Maynard Island, they must have spent a lot of time training." She frowned. "They've had the same time we had."

"They have, but they couldn't get stronger at a pace faster than ours. Their training methods are way inferior to ours. Even if they've gotten stronger, they'll at best match Vex, Terra, and Restro's previous levels, and you are able to fight them now. If not alone, at least as a team."

Erik leaned forward. "Especially considering that you and Emily now have Vex's powers, and they are not simple ones." He paused, tapping his fingers on the table.

"Time and space are simple concepts if you don't try to unravel them," Erik said. "While Vex's powers might look basic, they're actually very powerful. They let you control fundamental parts of reality." He paused. "This makes them incredibly useful, both in combat and utility." Erik never regretted giving Emily and Amber these two powers. Having more people using them was better than one having all of them. There was a limit to what one person could do.

Someone might have argued that Erik was weakening himself by giving all these powers to the clones or to the three women, but he didn't care, especially because it wasn't true. What was the point of having powers he couldn't use because of the lack of mana?

Not that Erik had few mana points, but the more powers he got, the more increased the mana consumption.

Besides, from a utility point of view, there were things he now started tasking others to do. Infiltration was one of them. Why would he keep something that made him shapeshift into humans if he would never do something like this again?

The Chimaeric Demons had to be used. They were part of his powers. The stronger they were, the stronger he was.

Since many responsibilities had been delegated to the Chimaeric Demons, keeping such a power would be wasteful, requiring him to maintain unnecessary neural links.

As for the powers he gave to the two women, sure, Erik could have given them to the Chimaeric Demons, but given how complicated it was for them to make neural links, he turned down the idea when he had it.

Besides, with Monica's power, even if they didn't get it directly, they could control thaids with many kinds of powers. It would be like getting new ones with him doing nothing.

At that point, giving those to them would have just been pointless. Amber and Mira needed them more than they did. Those were powerful abilities, ones that would keep them safe.

"I think they are among the strongest powers I've ever seen. Maybe they are not completely fight-oriented, but they can still be used for that purpose." He locked eyes with each of them. "They won't be able to counter those effectively."

Turning to Mira, Erik's tone became respectful. "That is, without considering Mira's combat experience. It exceeds all of ours combined. Damn, it is likely more than the Vindicators put together."

The women considered his words. The plan, at least based on what Erik and the Chimaeric Demons thought, made sense. The problem was that issues might arise. It would be naïve to assume that everything would proceed as planned. Would they be able to take care of them if they showed up at their door?

Yet the plan was taking shape in all their minds now.

"We should focus on scenarios where we fight multiple Vindicators at the same time. That's likely what we'll face."

Emily nodded. "I can help with that. My brain crystal power can give us insight."

"That was what I wanted to ask you," Erik agreed. "Use your powers and refer to the Chimaeric Demons. They might be able to come up with countermeasures based on what you see. But don't exhaust yourselves before the actual battle. We'll need you at full strength

when we move."

The women stood.

"One last thing," Erik said. "The division commander at the Law Gate-the guy is likely to be as strong as Monica, if not more so. Do not forget this, and if you see him or her, you run."

The others nodded. If the division commander was at least as powerful as Monica, then there would be no way for them to fight him or her.

As the women left, Erik watched them with mixed feelings. He felt proud of how strong they had become in such a short time, but he was also worried about putting them in the middle of

the fight.

He shirked from it until now, because of the kind of battlefield they had to join and because of how weak they were. But there was no more reason to do that now. Amber, Mira, and Emily were valuable, especially considering the new powers they got. They were smart and resourceful. He couldn't waste their talents.

Erik chuckled to himself. "Caiden and Richard are going to kill me when they find out I'm

bringing their daughters into this. I can already hear them saying, 'You should have kept them safe, not turned them into soldiers!"" He shook his head, his smile fading. "But they're not little girls anymore. They're grown women now, whether their fathers like it."

The next ten days would be crucial for gathering supplies, training with their new powers, running battle simulations, and coordinating with their allies. They needed every minute to ensure their forces were ready for the attack.

Erik looked out the window at the changed landscape of Maynard Island. He sighed. There was much to do and little time to do it.

"I should get in contact with Noah. Since there are not enough supplies here to make brain- stimulating serums, I think the best thing would be to ask them to send us some batches... The Chimaeric Demons will also benefit a lot from them."

They ended their reserves a while ago, and he couldn't ask the Chimaeric Demons on Hin to send them since they were already providing them for the rest of the army. Noah had

significantly bigger production facilities.

But there was more.

"Also, I should ask Jabir and the others to send weapons here... I don't think those we got

from the blackguards will be enough."

The weapons and supplies they had on Maynard Island weren't enough. Erik's army was way bigger than this place could handle, or better than the blackguards wanted it to handle. They kept few troops here, mostly the higher-ranked blackguards and their research teams. They had some weapons and tools, but not nearly as many or as varied as the Chimaeric Demons needed for the war.