CHAPTER 234: LEAVING EARTH

[Greenville]

[With Liam and The Enforcers.]

Liam watched as Jason fell into the shadow, and he grit his teeth and let out a deep sigh. The situations that Liam had been finding himself in since last night were really starting to take their toll on his health, and Liam knew he was slowly losing his mind. Normally, Liam would have never lost his cool the way he did. He was the sort of person who always tried to find the best solutions to an issue no matter how impossible it seemed, but he just couldn’t maintain his cool when he heard Jason saying that he wouldn’t be here.

"Mr. Liam. What just happened?"

The SMD agent who had been speaking to Jason before the system’s message came in began walking up to Liam. She had a confused look on her face, and she could tell that something serious had happened from the conversation she heard between Jason and Liam. Liam ran a hand through his hair and began to think of how the hell he was going to explain this to everyone! Jason’s warning wasn’t something they could take lightly, but it was also just that: a warning. There was no proof other than Jason’s words, and if Liam started to take this seriously, then he would be asking an entire city to trust him based off of nothing substantial.

’But wasn’t that enough?’

Liam could tell that there was a lot more to Jason’s powers than what they had discovered, so even though it seemed insane, it was very possible that Jason had a way to detect Gates before they even opened! And when Jason had been speaking to him, Liam hadn’t seen a fucking shred of humor in those eyes! Jason had been as serious as ever about this situation! Besides, as the current strongest superhuman in America, who else were they going to trust? Jason had given them a chance by telling them about the Gate beforehand, so it was now up to Liam to make sure he didn’t waste that chance!

Liam’s eyes hardened as he felt his mind clearing out and returning to its usual sharpened state! He would have time for rest later! For now, he needed to get everyone to New Jersey!

"There’s been a development in the city of New Jersey! I need all available Enforcers and SMD Agents above B Rank to begin moving towards the city as combat backup! Hector! Get me a straight line to the Chief Commander of the Enforcers! I need him to mobilize the Enforcers for this! And also get a straight line to the SMD President! We need to gather as many S Rank superhumans as possible! Jackson, gather all the SMD agents below B Rank and have them move towards New Jersey immediately! They’re on evacuation duty and we need to get every civilian out of there as quickly as possible!"

Liam started belting out orders at a rapid pace, and for a moment everyone was so stunned by the development that they didn’t move at all! The female Enforcer who had spoken to Liam came forward again and asked Liam what was going on in a low, desperate voice, and Liam finally barked out a dreaded response!

"A Yellow Gate is about to appear above the city of New Jersey, and we need to be ready for when it does!"

Gasps rang out across the room, and the Enforcers and SMD agents looked from one person to the other like they couldn’t believe what they had just heard! The woman who had spoken to Liam took a step back as his eyes widened, and Liam cursed! Liam knew they would be shocked and he couldn’t blame them for it, but they really didn’t have any time for this!

"I need you all to move! Now!"

Liam’s shout immediately sparked the room into action and all the agents quickly began to go and do as they were told! They began making the calls up the executive ladder that Liam had asked for and Liam began to walk out of the mansion! He needed to get to New Jersey and talk to the Director of the SMD over there! If they were going to deal with this, then the entire country needed to come together!

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[Delaware Bay]

The sun had already begun to fully form in the sky over the Delaware Bay and the water of the flowing river seemed to glisten in the rising golden light. There were lovers walking across the side of the Bay, and children could be seen laughing happily as they ran beside their parents. Small fishing boats carrying two or three people each crested across the surface of the saltwater bay as the fishermen returned from a long night of professional or hubby fishing.

At the side, away from all the happiness and laughing, Jason appeared from the shadow with a frown on his face. Jason looked to the side calmly to see if anyone had seen him and he blinked down at a little boy holding a balloon on a string. The boy was looking up at Jason with awe in his eyes and Jason gave the boy a small nod. The boy’s eyes widened and glistened with adoration once he saw Jason nod and he shouted:

"Are you a superhuman!? That’s so cool! I can’t wait to tell my friends about this!"

Jason walked forward before the boy could turn around to call his friend and he stopped him. Jason patted the boy on the head with a small smile and the boy seemed to grow even more excited when Jason touched him! Jason brought out his phone and looked at the coordinates once again. The map was showing that Jason was only a few hundred meters away from the exact point, and Jason looked up with a frown and saw that he was standing right in front of the Bay.

’It’s underwater?’

Jason wasn’t happy about the location, but he didn’t care about being bothered by it! He ruffled the boy’s hair once last time before he ran forward and dived into the lake! The boy ran to the edge of the bay and looked down with a shout, but Jason was already gone!

Once Jason entered the water, he felt the passive skill [Aquamarina] activate itself as he began breathing normally! Jason angled himself downward and put his hand out as he called on one of the large Swamp Viper Rooks in his Legion! The Rook appeared, and it allowed Jason to hold onto it before it began to swim rapidly to the bottom of the lake! The water got darker and the pressure rapidly increased as Jason got deeper, but thankfully, Jason’s superhuman body was more than capable of withstanding the pressure, and his [Predator’s Gaze] allowed him to see through the darkness easily.

As Jason got closer to the bottom of the lake, he heard a distinct ’ding’ coming from his system and he glanced to the side to see the notification there!

[The user has arrived at the designated position. Releasing a significant amount of mana [3000 Magicules] here will open the Dimensional Tear.]

Jason wasted no time as he let go of the Swamp Viper, and he put his hand forward and unleashed close to four thousand units of mana all at once! A crack tore through the space in front of Jason, and Jason watched as it slowly began to expand until it was wide enough for him to fit through! Jason swam into the crack and vanished into another world.