Chapter 81: Chapter 81 - Attacking Again
While on the move, Lily never stopped observing the situation with her Hive Scouts. She observed not only the aftermath of her calculated chaos but also the outcome of the humans she had released.
Two more of them had made contact with people, and while this wasn't as good as finding new base locations— it was better than nothing.
Putting these meetings on the backburner— she nonetheless had her Hive Scouts follow and keep track of the individuals involved— but a more concerning matter drew her attention.
The Hive Scouts she had sent to follow the individual who had reported to the massive base— a fortress, as it would seem— had suddenly broken connection with the Hive.
To be more exact— they were killed.
Lily instantly felt the moment they were killed because of the mental sting their deaths brought about— however, as they were only minor units and had very little purpose— their deaths brought no substantial pain to Lily's mind.
Their deaths weren't outside of expectation— Lily wasn't foolish enough to assume that a mutant with good senses wouldn't be among the group. In fact, given their size, she sort of expected it to an extent.
What actually surprised her was the way they died— which she didn't know.
There was no sign of their impending death— they simply died without any knowledge of their death. There was no attack she could spot; in fact, there wasn't even anyone around them when they died.
This left Lily in a bad position— now she lacked information about her target, and they were aware of one of her main sources of gathering information.
But at the very least, it couldn't be said to be all bad; she now knew that they had the means to destroy her scouts without them knowing, and they had a mutant with the ability to spot her scouts to begin with.
This was information she would need when attacking them— but for now, her goal was the base in front of her— another abandoned building that had been left to ruins.
Now, it had been turned into one of the underground bases for this revolutionary group.
As she approached the second base, her camouflaging ability cloaked her body. Not only was she using the normal reptilian physiology she had acquired in the forest, but now, with the Reptilian XGene, it was even stronger.
Her skin was seamlessly blending in with the environment around her, allowing her to go unnoticed.
Her senses were extended through her scouts, which had already terminated throughout the base— this base did not have anyone that could spot her scouts— allowing her to gain a general idea of the layout and people within the location.
A total of 27 people was at this base— a mixture once more of humans and mutants.
The security of the place has substantially increased due to the previous attack Lily did— with Guards patrolling the perimeter regularly and the main door to the basement remaining locked at all times.
Despite this increased caution, Lily remained confident in her ability to infiltrate the place— and this time, she didn't even plan to sneak in.
Sneaking in wasn't an option she had anyway— as the only way to get to the group that hid in the basement was through the iron door or walls, but breaking either of those things would draw attention.
As such, the most straightforward method was the best method this time around.
Nonetheless, she planned to first deal with the guards that were patrolling the area before acting against the others, as they would prove troublesome if she didn't.
So, shrouded in her camouflage, she quickly moved closer to the base and made her way up the side of the building using her climbing capabilities.
This way, she could get the jump— literally— on the guards and deal with them quickly and quietly, not alerting the ones in the basement until she was finished.
Using her scouts, she was able to locate the 4 guards they had patrolling the building— one for each side. They didn't have any visible weapons on them, as that would draw attention if they were spotted, but that did not mean they were harmless.
The likelihood of these guards being mutants was very high— almost 100%. As such, Lily had to be careful about how she dealt with this.
Thankfully for her, they weren't all together; each was located on a different side of the building, and they walked opposing each other, meaning at no one time were any two guards interacting with each other.
This gave her the perfect chance to take them out.
She made her way over to one of the ends of the building— one of the interactions where the two walls met and, as such, where two guards would be patrolling.
She waited there for the perfect opportune moment— she didn't make a move right away. Instead, she observed the patterns of the guards. She noted how long it would take them to make one rotation on average, and with that information in mind, she acted.
She initiated her move on the first guard without hesitation— she acted deliberately and with one goal in mind— to kill him.
Her actions were swift and calculated; the guard barely had time to react to her appearance as she jumped off the side of the building and onto the man— her teeth sinking into the man's neck as his blood gushed forth.
With one jerk of her head, her fangs ripped a large chunk of the man's neck out, leaving the blood to gush out without seemingly no end in sight. The action was brutal— probably one of the more brutal methods of killing Lily had chosen to use so far.
It was somewhat regretful— she felt bad for the man as she could tell he had been in pain— she pitied him, but that was all. She knew that this method of killing was the best to use here— it was swift, and it removed the chances of the person making sound by eliminating their larynx.
Through this method, it eliminated the chances of them yelling, shouting, or making a sound that could draw the attention of the other guards— and thus expose her.
This method also gave her the chance to quickly gain a chunk of their DNA and, as such, learn their genetic information as quickly as possible so she could assess their threat level.
Take this man, for example— from the blood she had drank, she could tell that he was relatively strong physically but posed no threat to her.
The only downside to this method would be the mess— it left a mess that any other guard would notice upon peering over, but that was precisely why she chose the intersection to do it.
She wanted the guard to see the blood and get distracted by it; this way, the likelihood of them noticing her attack would be greatly lessened.
And it wasn't like she planned to give them the chance to act on this information— they would be dead before they even knew it.
As the other guards continued their patrol, Lily repeated the process, efficiently eliminating each one without raising the alarm, and in the end, she was covered in blood.
Once the perimeter was cleared of immediate threat, Lily shifted her focus to the locked main entrance.
She had no plans to devour the bodies just yet, as she was sure that others would check in on the guards eventually, and if they didn't report in— that would give her away.
As such, the next course of action was simple— breaking in.
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Chapter 82: Chapter 82 - Striking
Standing before the locked iron door, Lily examined it with a keen eye— noting the lack of any camera that would give it away.
Despite its sturdy appearance, she knew she had the means to bypass it with relative ease. Her newfound abilities, combined with her previous ones— provided her with a wide range of tools she could use for the task.
However, the most useful ability for this situation would be Lily's superhuman strength; after all, she didn't care to be secretive about her break-in; they knew she was coming already.
Standing in front of the door, she firmly locked her foot in place, and with the slow, steady motion of bringing her palm backward— she launched it forward without hesitation.
Her action was swift— but powerful.
Her open palm made contact with the door, and her strength rippled forth— it had to be said that Lily's strength was anything but weak. With her current capabilities, lifting and even throwing a car would be possible; as such, breaking the doors off its hinges was nothing.
And break it did— the door buckled from the impact and was sent flying backward with a loud thud— a groan following after.
The impact of her palm hitting the door had not only broken the door right off its hinges but had also sent it flying backward somewhat— causing the doorman behind it to be concaved with the impact.
The man was in immense pain from the unexpected attack, evident by the fact that he was constantly groaning and yelling for help— unable to get the metal door off his injured body.
Even without the yelling of the man, the people within the basement would be alerted of her arrival; after all, the door was not silent with its opening.
But she preferred a head-on fight— it gave her a chance to finally show off a little, testing her capabilities and getting accustomed to them better.
So far, she had only fought calculated battles— and while this one was still within her calculations— it could be said to be the first time she went in without getting the jump on them first.
Lily strode confidently through the now-open entrance, stepping upon the iron door that held the under it— causing his pain to increase even more.
But she wasn't cruel enough to leave him under there to suffer, so with one forceful stomp— she shattered the man's head— killing him in the process.
Her eyes quickly flew over the startled group that stood before her— having gathered to find out what the sound was and had gathered into defensive positions.
Mutants and humans alike exchanged uneasy glances at each other, realizing that they were being invaded just like the other base had been— that too by one single girl.
The room was deadly silent— one could hear the drop of a pin at any moment— the flicking fluorescent lights that dimly lit the damp room provided a unique addition to the tension.
The group didn't want to make the first move out of caution, but Lily hadn't made the first move yet out of curiosity.
Her eyes scanned the figures before her, a mixture of mutants and humans— some of the mutants were very obvious due to their unnatural appearance.
One possessed horns, while another possessed a long tail, and one had skin similar to glass— but that was just a few she could outright spot.
This group was much smarter than the other one as they opted to rid themselves of their guns for this encounter and instead use melee weapons— wielding large blades and such.
Lily stepped forward without any fear— in fact, she was filled with anticipation to actually fight them head-on. As she did— the group held their ground, and their leader actually stepped forward.
A relatively tall, slim female with a scar running along the side of her face and down her neck— a lightning bolt shape. Her body rippled with electricity from her fingertips to her hair— as she openly used her power.
She held no fear in her face; in fact, she stood tall and proud, the added theatrics of her electricity giving her quite the presence amongst the group.
Maybe even boosting their morale.
"Who are you, and how dare you intrude upon our place?"
The lady declared with a loud and stern voice— her voice booming with the amplified effect of her electricity coursing through her body.
Their eyes locked as they spoke— Lily was actually taller than the woman, who added to her domineering appearance— given that she was covered in blood, it wasn't hard.
"Don't ask a foolish question you already know the answer to."
Lily replied without care, a small smile decorating her lips as she said it, taunting the lady to do something.
While electricity was dangerous— Lily was sure she could deal with it as long as she was careful— plus she had quite a few meat shields around her she could use.
The tension in the room instantly spiked upon the unexpected answer— combined with her demeanor and almost predatory aura— it only made the group more uneasy.
To her mild surprise, however, the leader was undeterred by her presence or answer— in fact, she didn't outright attack out of anger; instead, she waved her hand and ordered her ground to space out.
It was a wise decision since their powers might conflict with each other— but they were inside a building, and the space was limited.
"You won't be leaving here alive."
The leader replied, her electricity jolting through her lower body and into the ground below her— a powerful wave of electricity being sent toward Lily.
With a faint smile and quick reaction, Lily responded.
"We'll see about that."
With a swift side jump— she avoided the incoming electric attack but was met with a blade swinging towards her body.
Instantly hardening, the blade was met by her hard skin— breaking upon impact and flying off. Wasting no time, she spun her body and grabbed the man that had tried to attack her, grabbing him by the neck and swinging him.
She threw the man's body towards the lady— using him as both a shield to block her vision and attacks, as well as distract her for some time so she could deal with the other pests.
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