The Evil Organization’s Recruitment Ad - Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Foreword: Changing terms for convenience

Mega-Force -> ‘the aircraft’

Thruster-Armor -> ‘the armor’

Modified humans -> ‘M . H’

Evil Silhouette -> ‘Spirit’

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Go!

The method which Neito and Ikeno decided to go with to reach the [Anthrax] base in South-east Asia, was through the usage of [Mega-Force], a high speed aircraft .

Neito was impressed with Ikeno, who managed to make arrangements within an hour . Ikeno, who was the head of the Global Management section managed to get in touch with the planning and technical staff in the span of twenty-two minutes . It was expected of him .

On board the aircraft was Neito, Ikeno, four of Ikeno’s subordinates, and some technical staff . These technical staff were familiar with Neito, knowing him since [Purgatory Island] .

Neito understood that Ikeno was a talented human . He managed to gather this much people, even if it meant leaving Metallica behind .

Ikeno called out, as Neito was sitting across him with his back against a comfortable seat .

“Komori, we’re arriving in the designated operation area in five minutes . Prepare yourself . ”

While the aircraft might be a high speed transport, it also housed equipment which can be taken out of storage for combat . [Mega-Force] was a multirole aircraft .

While it was quite inconvenient, they had to strategize on the go .

“Hmm . . We’re here already? Aren’t we arriving too soon? I estimated thirty minutes more before we would arrive . ”

“Our pilot is quite skilled . My subordinates are ‘also’ quite competent”

Ikeno was just pushing himself at Neito .

If Neito’s subordinates were competent, so were Ikeno’s .

Neito unbuckled his seat belt and stood up from his seat .

“Really? Then everyone in [Slayer] will be competent except me huh . What a reliable bunch . ”

He really meant this . Unlike talented individuals, he didn’t posses high intelligence, nor outstanding physical capabilities . He was just an average human . His sight once again trailed back into the interior of the aircraft .

Instead of destroying [Anthrax], they would instead conquer it . This was their current objective . For them to succeed, they needed to come up with a strategy within five minutes .

‘How would each squad move? What tactics are they going to use?’

Those were the points which he and Ikeno were thoroughly discussing .

To be frank, He decided to avoid all of Ikeno’s suggestions . Some of it were too far fetched, and he knew it would never succeed .

“Of course it would be hard . We’re trying to rescue the hostage being sacrificed after all . I’ll take over-all command . Everyone we’re entering combat phase . ”

Ikeno also stood up from his seat .

Their other subordinates also stood after them . Half of them were equipped with [Thruster-Armor] while the other half were modified humans . The former belonging to Ikeno’s group, and the latter from Neito .

Both groups finalized their preparations as the modified humans finalized their transformation .

Looking at them closely, the modified humans sported some wings, while the ones on [Thruster-Armor] were outfitted with a jet engine behind them .

Neito couldn’t handle the equipment well, so he put on a headset .

The aircraft vibrated as it was beginning to slow down . Cold breathes could be heard as the interior stood still . The aircraft soon stabilized itself .

“The operation will start in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5…”

Ikeno started counting down .

Ikeno’s subordinates held their breathes to calm themselves .

‘What a scary bunch . . their ability to stay calm is almost beyond human’

Neito could hear his heartbeat amidst the stillness in the aircraft .

He was preparing himself . Collecting his thoughts and ‘turning ON’ the switch inside him .

He didn’t realize when he was able to do it, but now he had control over it .

Killing his fear, calming his emotion, and solely focusing on his goal . He would use whatever method available to achieve his goal .

Hot like a fire, yet cold as ice . Neito would embody that ‘thing’

“Don’t screw up now Ikeno . . I know you’re not yet satisfied but,”

“Shut up . I don’t make mistakes”

This was the last conversation they would have inside the aircraft as Ikeno’s countdown was closing in .

“3, 2, …”

The aircraft was almost stalling .

With only a few more kilometers to the island, this was as far as this aircraft can go . There were no airstrips in the island where the aircraft could land .

They would by now have the attention of [Anthrax], as their shaman could sense heat signatures .

[Anthrax] furthermore has control over flying beasts which could intercept them .

Now detected, the aircraft would be shot down in no time . With such tight defenses, it showed how much the cultists considered the island as a strategic point .

The only reason why Tsurugi and other squads were able to come to the island was through the usage of stealth submarines .

So how was Neito and his group going to get to the island? The answer was simple

“ . . 1, deploy!”

The floor within the aircraft opened up .

“Go!”

Thrusters were simultaneously activated as they descended . The M . H also acted individually to simulate flight .

Amidst the dark and cold night sky, the group started flying towards the island .

A group of flying shadows were now aiming for the aircraft from where the hostage was held .

Neito jumped out a bit late, his skin was now feeling the hot wind of the tropics .

A group of wyverns(1) was now flying towards the empty aircraft . Within a few moments, their aircraft collided with a wyvern who was about to shoot a fireball . The wyvern and the aircraft burst into flames .

‘As expected of Ikeno, he timed the jump perfectly’

The remaining wyverns were now targeting the group

< Evasive maneuvers! Prioritize defending yourselves and push forward! On me, now! >

He could hear Ikeno barking commands in his headset .

Everyone engaged their thrusters, while periodically striking down the wyverns .

A high speed dogfight broke out as the group kept pushing forward, breaking the encirclement .

The wyverns yelped a pitiful cry as they were struck down, while others unleashed their fire breath .

“Ha!!”

But Ikeno didn’t stop . Arrogantly looking down on the wyverns, he performed a spin, avoiding the fire breath and using the downward momentum with his thrusters to close the distance .

With a swift swing of his blade, the wyvern let out a cry before its head fell from the sky .

“Damn lizard”

In the dark skies of south east asia, a group of beasts and super soldiers were fighting each other .

Neito was in the back of the group, neither transformed nor equipped with equipment . He was just free falling towards the island .

Sky diving but with no parachutes .

Normally he would faint from shock, but that didn’t happen .

The current situation didn’t stir his heart one bit .

This was because they deemed it neccessary . He was assigned a different task to land by himself towards a different landing point . Separated from the group, he needed to reach there without transforming .

Fixing his headset, he issued commands to his allies . There already was a set frequency in case of an emergency . Tsurugi, Niina, and Anice would definitely be waiting for him .

“Niina! Can you hear me?!”

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Tsurugi was no doubt the strongest among Neito’s subordinates, but he was a first when it came to a night raid against a strong enemy .

With Neito was falling at a high speed from the sky, he would be lying to himself if he said he wasn’t panicking .

They were now in a race against time . Grasping the situation, a call of action was needed .

< What the hell are you doing Senpai?! >

Niina beside him was now madly calling out .

< You guys will . . >

< Ikeno will take overall command right? Well I’d prefer him over you anytime Senpai >

As expected of Niina, he already had a grasp of the situation .

< That’s right! Now . . I’ll be going- >

< Stealthily right? Understood . Then please discard your headset once you land . They have a way to tract electronic signals with their weird powers . >

< At that rate and direction, you’ll be landing towards Area C-12 of the map . That’s a sandy area, and you’ll arrive after 20 seconds! >

As soon as Niina finished talking, he switched over to Ikeno’s frequency to inform him of the current situation on each squad . They were now formulating a plan in dealing with the situation .

Knowing Ikeno couldn’t speak much while fighting, Niina sent a map to Ikeno’s terminal, highlighting each squad’s location, condition, and movements .

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Niina went beyond Neito’s expectation . He no doubt would be aware what they were aiming for .

‘He continues to surprise me everytime . . ’

The island was now quickly closing in . He no doubt would die if he landed with his current speed .

But he now had room to breathe . With Niina calculating 20 seconds, he no doubt would arrive 20 seconds later . Thanks to Ikeno creating a distraction, no flying enemies were aiming for him .

As he was free falling, he issue his next command .

< Tsurugi! >

< I got tired waiting for you boss >

Tsurugi’s voice was calm and collected . His voice assured him that he could fight in any situation .

< There’s only one command I’m going to give you… I give you permission to transform >

While Neito was abroad, Tsurugi finished the procedure to augment himself with [Spiritual Silhouette] . Due to ‘certain reasons’, he needed Neito permission to transform .

With Neito opening the seal, there was only one meaning .

— Who ever stands against my sword will only find death and their demise —

< Understood… >

There were no traces of hesitation in his voice . Only a firm and resolute will .

< Naaaaate! It’s been a while !! >

With that timing, Anice came in and called out . She knew Neito was busy giving orders, so she waited for the perfect timing to call out to him .

Even with such situation in front of her, she was energetic as usual . He couldn’t count how much her bright personality gave him a push when he needed it .

< H-Hey Anice . . how have you been? >

< I’m doing great! What about you Nate?! >

< Ahh hmm . . I fought with Ikeno a few hours ago so it still hurts, and I’m also about to come crashing into the island so there’s that . . that should also hurt quite a bit . And then I need to fight against several beasts alone later on . . >

< I see . Then ‘he’ also must be hurt then . That’s a relief ~☆ >

< Hahaha… >

He sighed in relief after hearing her voice . He knew she must be doing this to ease him up . She wasn’t energetic for no reason . She knew how to use her positivity to cheer people up .

< Nate . . I don’t like you dying >

Her voice was almost praying for him .

< It’s okay . I won’t be dying here >

At least, he wasn’t going to die now .

< Got it! Fighto-! Nate!>

She immediately cheered up .

‘Thank god . . Now, ‘

< I can crash land after feeling refreshed >

Niina’s calculations were correct . the ground was now in front of him .

< …Transform >

Just as he was about to crash, his spirit covered him, transforming him as he hit the ground .

Ikeno, who was fighting in the skies would no doubt be finished and would have made landfall .

With this, the remaining squads on the island wout match them and make their move while Ikeno commanded them .

With such favorable situation, they could finally fight [Anthrax]

‘And the plan I came up on board can finally start’

‘Now, the prophet Benante and [Anthrax] would fall into my hands tonight’

As if a meteor fell into the island, the island shook in massive vibrations .

Gritting his teeth, Neito braced himself as he landed .

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1 . Originally 飛竜 which means dragon, but I refuse to believe a dragon can be easily taken down