Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday-Chapter 232: Running from Military

We will be staying." Grace said as she exchanged a look with Davian, making sure that the two of them were on same page.

"Rune, Aleena, and Maven - hide and keep watch from the shadows. We don’t have to give away our numbers unless it’s necessary."

The three nodded their heads and immediately disappeared from the plain sight. Rune also helped in hiding their presence with a spell.

On the other hand, Grace, Davian, Kevin, Silas, and Nina waited for the armed group to finally find them. They didn’t have to wait for too long before their barricaded door was blown away and a group of seven people stepped inside.

Their weapons were raised but they didn’t attack immediately, instead, one of the stepped forward and took his time to assess Grace and her team.

"You are not from here," he stated. "Who the hell are you?"

Grace also didn’t lower her gun. "We are passing through. No trouble, no fights."

The man scoffed. "You are too well-armed to be just ’passing through.’ Where are you headed?"

"None of your business," she said flatly.

The tension between both groups thickened.

It was at that moment when Grace’s gaze landed on the watch that was peeking from under the man’s sleeve. Her gaze immediately shifted to his companions and she noticed similar types of watches around some of them.

"2025."

She contacted the creature through the shared mindlink. "Is something wrong with those watches?"

2025 immediately made the system scan the watches before it immediately replied. [These are special watches that works as comms.]

Right at that very moment, the sound of a helicopter filled the silence.

"What’s going on?" Kevin whispered, but it was heard by the rest of the team because of their enhanced hearing sense.

"It’s the military." The man from the other group answered, not because he stood had heard Kevin’s question but because he knew that Grace and her team might be wondering about the helicopter.

"Military?" Grace asked, keeping her gaze focused on the man and his companions.

"That’s right. They are looking for survivors. You all got some luck to be found by them today. You can now head to the safe zones set up by the governments instead of struggling out on the streets." The man answered.

"And what about you and your group?" Davian was looking for more information. Something about this entire situation wasn’t sitting right.

"We work for the military. Our job is to look for survivors and hand them over to the military. And we have done the job just right."

For a fleeting second, Davian’s gaze shifted from the group to Grace and they both realized that they were having the same doubts.

An Unexpected Move

The atmosphere in the room thickened as Grace and Davian exchanged subtle glances, silently confirming their suspicions. Something was off about this group.

They claimed to be working for the military, searching for survivors to bring to safety. But why did they need special communication devices hidden beneath their sleeves? And why did their presence feel more like a threat than a rescue?

Grace didn’t trust them.

And she had no intention of letting them call the shots.

Very swiftly, she looked around at her team without alerting the other group. Davian helped her as he distracted them by engaging them into further conversation.

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"We didn’t know the military was running these search operations. We might indeed be lucky just like you said..."

All her team needed was a look from her and they knew what she was asking from them. Once she had alerted them, she returned her attention to the other group.

At that very moment, 2025 warned her that soldiers were climbing down from the helicopter and would be here at any minute.

Without any further hesitation, she reached into her space and retrieved a small pouch filled with fine, powdery substance. It was a rare harvest from a mutated plant she had carefully cultivated inside the Infinite Realm - one that could induce a deep, dreamless sleep for four to five hours.

Her movements were swift, calculated. Before anyone could react, she flicked her wrist and released the powder into the air.

A faint mist spread across the room, shimmering for only a second before it became invisible.

The opposing group barely had time to register the attack before their bodies started to sway.

"What the hell-" one of them muttered, blinking rapidly as his knees buckled.

Another person stumbled forward, gripping his head in confusion before collapsing to the floor.

One by one, they all fell, their consciousness slipping away as the sleep-inducing powder took effect.

Kevin smirked, stepping over one of the unconscious bodies. "That was almost too easy."

Rune, Maven, and Aleena emerged from the shadows. The stealth spell that Rune had put over them faded as they rejoined the group.

Aleena crouched beside one of the fallen men, her sharp gaze landing on the watch strapped around his wrist. "We need to take one of these for study," she said.

Grace nodded, already reaching for one. As soon as she unlatched the watch from the man’s wrist, she held it up. "2025, can you make sure this won’t be traced?"

The little creature was at work immediately and she heard the system responding just seconds later.

[Processing… Deactivating any tracking signals… Done.]

Grace secured the watch in her space before turning to the others. "We need to leave. They seem to have already reported our location."

Kevin took a look at the digital map that was once again open in front of them, his face darkening. "The helicopter is hovering just outside and the soldiers are already making their way toward the building. If we try to escape through the streets, they’ll see us immediately."

"We won’t be using the streets," Grace said calmly.

She extended her hands. "Everyone, hold on to each other."

Without question, the team clasped hands, forming a linked circle.

Then, with a single thought, she activated her teleportation ability.

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The world around them blurred.

And just as the doors to the building were kicked open by heavily armed soldiers... they were gone.