The Mark

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Everyone thought that he could only use it more from his right hand. None of them were aware of the reality. They only knew his powers, not how he could use them. The only other information they had was what they saw in this battle.

Lucifer saw the lightning bolt coming towards him, which he didn’t ignore since it only worked to replenish his energy. He let the lightning bolt hit him in his chest.

As soon as he was hit, a refreshed feeling filled his body, making him feel like he had rested for some time.

He didn’t relax as he saw blue Knives flying towards him.

"Not anymore!" Lucifer roared as he twisted his body sideways, dodging the knife.

- : Trap

- : Trap

- : Trap

Even though this kind of wound was nothing for him, he wished to be in his optimal condition when he reached Flourance to kill him instantly.

He dodged the attack without stopping.

"Three seconds before he is at spot zero."

"Two seconds."

Flourance started his reverse count as he watched Lucifer get closer and closer.

"One second," he muttered softly.

Finally, it happened. Lucifer reached the spot where they wanted him.

Lucifer was just a few meters away from Flourance, who seemed like he was whispering something.

Even though he was suspicious, he was prepared to break past every obstruction that was before him.

Lucifer packed his fist, creating another lightning glove around his fist as he punched out with full strength.

"Welcome to the trap, little mouse," Flourance said as a faint smile appeared on his face.

Lucifer’s fist was just a few centimeters away from Flourance when it seemed to hit an invisible wall that he wasn’t able to break.

As his fist hit the invisible wall, a ripple was created that allowed Lucifer to see a semi-transparent barrier. The ripple spread around everywhere, revealing a cylindrical barrier around him that was three meters wide.

Stretching his arms, Flourance yawned. "Hah, finally it’s over."

Watching Lucifer hitting the barrier, again and again, Flourance started laughing.

"Hah, kid. No matter how much you try. You can’t break the prison. You have no idea what precious item it cost for us to set it here. No matter how much you try, you can’t break it," Flourance told Lucifer, who kept attacking like a wild beast using his full strength.

Bringing out his phone, Flourance called a number.

"Samuel, the rat is in the trap. The trap won’t last for long since its energy is used constantly to ensure that the barrier works. Hurry and start part of our plan. We have ten minutes."

Flourance disconnected the call and started waiting as he folded his arms.

After a few minutes, a military helicopter came flying, which seemed like it was carrying a cylindrical cage that was just as wide as the barrier in which Lucifer was trapped. There was no bottom in the cage.

"Don’t worry. You will soon be in a where you will stay for the rest of your mortal life," Flourance said as he watched the cage being brought by the military helicopter.

...

Xander and the others were still in the helicopter, wondering how the situation might be unfolding in Erygas City.

"There’s still no update. What is going on? With Flourance present there, it should have been over long ago, but Flourance didn’t pick up my call, and he didn’t call either," Xander muttered as he stood up.

He walked over to the door and looked outside.

"It might be taking long. There are many factors at play there. I am sure Flourance would be taking things slow to make sure that there is no loss of life. We should be getting the good news soon enough," another member of his team sighed as he stood in the back.

...

’The barrier is weakening, but it is really slow. I can only fasten the process,’ Lucifer thought as he slowed down the attacks after knowing that the attacks were not as effective.

He stood calmly as he took a deep breath before he gazed at Flourance.

"No matter what happens. You won’t see the day of tomorrow," he muttered softly.

He slowly raised his left hand and let the Decaying power take over, which increased the barrier’s depletion by multiple times.

"Hah, do you think we didn’t know about the Decaying power you have? We know as well that this barrier won’t last for long." Flourance smiled as he watched Lucifer’s trick. "That’s why we prepared for this as well."

He gazed towards the sky and moved his fingers up and down, gesturing something to the pilot.

The giant metallic cage that the helicopter was carrying started lowering slowly and soon landed on the ground, entrapping Lucifer inside.

The cage didn’t have a base, but even that problem was solved as various metallic blades came out of the cage’s bars, stabbing into the ground. They soon connected to a giant metallic plate that was buried underground, completing the cage.

The cage again started rising in the air as the military helicopter pulled up the solid wires connected to the cage.

"I should inform him now that we are done here," Flourance muttered as he pulled out the phone.

...

Xander glanced back and opened his lips to say something when his phone started ringing.

Bringing his phone out of his pocket, he saw the caller ID.

"Looks like you were right," Xander muttered as he picked up the call.

"We got the guy. He is inside the cage. Should we escort him to the base ourselves or wait for you to come?" Flourance asked Xander after giving him the good news.

"If you already caught him, there is no need to wait anymore. Take him to base. I will come to base straight as well," Xander answered calmly. Even though he heard the good news, his emotions’ control was the same as before because of his ability.

"Did we lose any people in the mission?" he inquired.

Flourance took a deep pause as he sighed. "Yes. We lost four of our men before we were able to catch him."

"Four men... Fine. Bring their bodies back with you as well. I will see you at the base. You led the mission really well. Even though we lost four, we could’ve lost more, so don’t blame yourself." Xander comforted Flourance, understanding how bad it feels to lose men in a mission you lead.

After conveying his commands, he disconnected the call.

"We are going back to the base. Tell the pilot," he told his men without looking back.

The men did as he said and told the pilot about the new instructions that were to be followed now.

The helicopter changed direction and started moving towards the APF base.

- : Departure From Erygas

- : Departure From Erygas

- : Departure From Erygas

Back at the Ikrego city, the Hunter Guild Team had managed to wipe all the dungeon dwellers that were killing the citizens. They took all the credit from the citizens before they left back for the guild.

Citizens praised them for their fast action in saving their lives. No one knew of the involvement of APF in saving them.

...

"What did the captain say?" The other Variants asked Flourance.

"He said we are done here. We can go back," Flourance replied as he smiled.

Two more military helicopters landed near them.

"Get inside. We are leaving now," he commanded others.

"Shouldn’t someone stay behind to make sure that there are no problems with the cage and that he doesn’t escape?" a variant asked. "I believe that some of us should come in the helicopter that is carrying the cage. Only the pilot and Cui are inside there."

"There’s no need. It’s not like the kid can break the cage. This cage’s bars are coated with a special material that protects it against decaying, so the kid’s powers are useless."

"And the cage is strong enough to handle the full strength attack of a strength type Variant. Even though the kid’s ability has the potential to be S-Rank like his father, he can’t bring out even a fraction of that power."

" His strength would barely be equivalent to a B-Rank strength Type Warrior from what I tested. There is no need to worry. Even if something happens, we still have Cui to update us," Flourance answered, shaking his head.

"Also, that helicopter will be in the middle, so in reality, half the team can keep an even better eye on Lucifer from behind than they could from inside the helicopter," he continued. "Don’t delay now. Get inside."

All the variants of the Delta Squad entered the helicopters.

The helicopter carrying the cage was already in the air, but the other two also started rising in the air. All three helicopters got in position before they started leaving.

...

Three military helicopters flew in a straight line, leaving the airspace of the City of Erygas.

The helicopter in the middle carried the cage, which had Lucifer entrapped inside. The helicopter in the back carried most of the Variants of the Delta Squad. The one at the front carried Flourance along with the few of the most influential members of the Delta Squad.

Flourance sat inside the helicopter, resting.

"Even though he was a kid, it was really tiring to catch him. Fortunately, everything’s over now," Flourance lamented as he sighed.

He brought his phone out of his pocket, unlocked it and opened a small game on his phone, and started a Snake Game.

The snake got bigger the more items it ate, but it died when it hit the screen’s border or its own skin. The game was entirely in D graphics.

With a faint smile on his face, Flourance acknowledged, "Old game but still just as soothing."

The Variants sitting near Flourance noticed him playing games. They couldn’t help but smile as they thought, ’Hah, vice-captain is just like a child in this regard. After every mission, he plays such classic games.’

In the last helicopter, Delta Squad members had also started relaxing and stopped keeping an eye on Lucifer as they started getting complacent.

After hearing Flourance’s words and how sure he was that Lucifer couldn’t break the cage, they also stopped caring.

"Cui is already in the middle helicopter. He can keep an eye on the cage. It’s just useless work anyway since the kid can’t break out of there," One of them muttered, giving himself a justification to be lax as he started relaxing in the back.