Then he had left Randidly and the bike and gone home It was confusing more than anything else
Plus right now Randidly was Baloo Erickson There didnÆt seem to be any organic way to approach the man while he remained affected by the illusion Well other than joining the Unity Church which was becoming increasingly popular in the area More and more Raid Bosses had been showing up in the area so their assistance was useful
Of course Randidly kept the area around him clean with the help of Sulfur and Acri so it wasnÆt too pressing But it was slightly annoying He had even begun to suspect that the Raid Bosses were being herded somehow into the area to scare people into joining because there were suddenly so many more than there had been previously
Letting his thoughts go for the moment Randidly asked Dinesh for the location Then he returned to the underground base to meet with Bruya She adjusted his illusion to look more like a Randidly sized Lucifer with short but vivid orange hair and a strong nose
Looking at himself in a mirror Randidly flashed a smile The mini Lucifer sneered back at him looking so haughty that he couldnÆt help but laugh ItÆs perfect
So it was only an hour after he had received the message from Dinesh the two of them were standing above the location of the compound It was a peat bog from the look of it and the day was humid and hot to match it The wetland was covered in a dozen or so low mounds and they stared at the smallest of these from a nearby hill
I followed a suspicious truck to this location Dinesh said quietly 9 individuals were unloaded very quickly while they were bound and seemed semi conscious I donÆt have confirmation but I knew you would want to know
Randidly nodded absently Already he reached out to the plants in the area and their tendrils wound their way downward He turned to Dinesh How many trucks did you need to follow to find this place
Dinesh simply shrugged Chuckling Randidly let it pass Let it never be said that he complained of the presence of competence in his groups Then abruptly he received feedback from the plants surrounding the underground bunker Very quickly his expression soured
We are going in Randidly grunted
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The first thing his roots told him was that there were several people crying in tiny cells along the back of the facility There was a large front area that he couldnÆt really get into but beyond that there were several smaller rooms Two of them appeared to be laboratories One was a gym of all things
In one of the laboratories a woman was standing over a senseless young woman seeming to stop and admire the scalpel RandidlyÆs lip curled upwards
DonÆt you fucking dare Æ
All across the facility Randidly poured his Mana into the plant matter that was squirming along on reconnaissance missions With that infusion the tiny individual plants swelled to ten times their size reaching out to grasp the half dozen or so workers that were in the facility Instantly alarms began to ring
Randidly cursed quietly If he had time he could have disabled that But saving the girl was more important And within 10 seconds his plants had ripped deeply enough into the electrical lines that ran through the facility that the alarm sputtered and failed There wasnÆt even a backup power to the bunker so everything was plunged into darkness Those crying individuals in the back continued to wail
For now Randidly had to ignore them Instantly he sprung into motion and leaped over to land on top of the small mound He had a problem Although he had quickly overwhelmed the other workers that fucking scalpel woman was fighting off most of his vines Although Randidly thought he had her dead to rights from the get go she was able to overpower his vines and click something on her belt It activated an energysuit which sprung up around her
The suit burned through the plants but it also quickly ripped through the energy cell that kept the suit going RandidlyÆs mouth quirked into a vicious smile That was the real problem with the exosuits that Randidly had seen they simply didnÆt embrace the System They were powerful sure but they relied on batteries Who had time for batteries in a fight
After making a mental note to see if exosuits used different runes to operate Randidly redoubled his efforts against the scalpel woman Luckily she had moved away from the unconscious woman when Randidly moved in with the plants but it also meant she had been able to reach other cutting medical tools which she used very skillfully to fight his plants off
Then Randidly was able to cut the power Within 5 seconds the woman was bound and restrained albeit with some difficulties Randidly grimaced The woman probably had almost 200 Strength or a Skill Leveled to a ridiculous degree
Upon the surface Randidly pointed at the ground and sent a command to his plants There was likely an easier way down into the facility but he couldnÆt be bothered with it Besides the woman had spoken rapidly while fighting off his plants and Randidly somehow doubted that she was asking for mercy from a plant
So his plants swelled and simply ripped apart the ground exposing the facility below Randidly hopped down Dinesh close behind him
There are 8 people at the back in cells IÆll go handle the girl they already brought to the operating room Randidly said grimly and Dinesh nodded and dashed off into the darkness Randidly took a different path and soon arrived at one of the laboratories Although he didnÆt want to dwell too long he took the time to peer in
The plants had senses that Randidly could use but mostly they were pressure and air currents Therefore sounds and objects were possible to discern with a little work but color was difficult Not that Randidly thought he would find a big red button but still
What he did see in his brief glance was that there were bloodstains on the table RandidlyÆs eyes narrowed Although it was almost perfect darkness Randidly seemed to see the room in perfect clarity It was due to one of NeveahÆs Skills seeping over but it was extremely useful
Below the operating table there was actually an apparatus that collected blood The wall was lined with shelves that could house jars There were 6 tables in the lab but only one of them ever seemed to be used Underutilized It was audacious that it seemed that whatever organization that created these locations had plans to scale up the usage
What was their timeline
After checking the scalpel woman was still safely bound and the unconscious woman was breathing Randidly walked forward a bit and peered into the gym area The large area up front he had now infiltrated and was just a loading bay for their trucks There were small housing quarters for the employees along the east wall but the gym still struck Randidly as extremely strange
And upon seeing it Randidly realized why
This equipment isnÆt for the employees Randidly whispered as he looked at the intricate and intimidating pieces of machinery Every exercise piece contained restraints these are for the people they captured
To test their strength
Randidly looked sharply up Dinesh
At the same time he sent a message There was a series of abrupt movements at the other side of the facility in one of the holding cells Very quickly so quickly Randidly didn’t get a plant over in time it ceased
Yes I am fine came the reply I believe I believe one of the prisoners was a plant They were placed here to prevent escape When I liberated him he attacked me He was likely Level 30 as well I was forced to kill him
Swearing quietly Randidly moved away from the gym It was a curiosity but it wasnÆt worth the risk Very quickly he arrived at the scalpel woman The fact there was a plant was worrisome
It might be a coincidence that the first didnÆt have a plant and the second did but on the other hand
What if the opponent was altering its behavior now that it had been alerted to the threat of some outside group knowing what they were doing Or even worse what if there was a plant in the first group of rescued people
Randidly needed to move
Roughly he yanked the scalpel woman to her feet His plants curled around the unconscious woman and carried her away Although interspatial equipment did a lot for transportation they couldnÆt hold people Therefore they would need to make due with physically moving them in order to make it out of here