Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: To Be A Hero
Chapter 3: To Blackwater
Chapter 4: Blackwater And Bullies
Chapter 5: Combat Evaluation
Chapter 6: Frame Perfect
Chapter 7: Ghost
Chapter 8: Friends
Chapter 9: The End...And The Beginning
Chapter 10: Necromancer
Chapter 11: First Fight, First Undead
Chapter 12: The Nexus
Chapter 13: Hunting
Chapter 14: A Crucial Hint
Chapter 15: Catching A Ghost
Chapter 16: Catching A Ghost Ii
Chapter 17: Vengeance
Chapter 18: Chosen Undead
Chapter 19: Valera
Chapter 20: Getting Ready
Chapter 21: Phantasmal Mask
Chapter 22: A Pack Problem
Chapter 23: Raising The Alpha
Chapter 24: The Geist
Chapter 25: Geist Hunt
Chapter 26: The Settlements
Chapter 27: The Odinsons
Chapter 28: Gang Wipeout
Chapter 29: Gang Wipeout (2)
Chapter 30: Loot
Chapter 31: Investigation
Chapter 32: Investigation (2)
Chapter 33: Ghastly Preparation
Chapter 34: Trial Quest 1
Chapter 35: Clearing The Trial Quest
Chapter 36: Clearing The Trial Quest 2
Chapter 37: Clearing The Trial Quest 3
Chapter 38: Secret Boss
Chapter 39: Secret Boss Ii
Chapter 40: Secret Boss Iii
Chapter 41: Flergan The Zealot: Youll Also Like
Chapter 42: Becoming A Lich
Chapter 43: The Death Lord
Chapter 44: Ritual Of Eternity
Chapter 45: Planning
Chapter 46: Planning 2
Chapter 47: Variant Nest
Chapter 48: Clearing The Nest
Chapter 49: The Bloodspitter
Chapter 50: Sudden Attack
Chapter 51: The Chrysalis
Chapter 52: Chrysalis 2
Chapter 53: Raising The Chrysalis
Chapter 54: Alchemy
Chapter 55: {A Meeting To Be}
Chapter 56: Meeting In The Red Circle
Chapter 57: Meeting In The Red Circle 2
Chapter 58: An Experiment
Chapter 59: An Experiment 2
Chapter 60: The Final Phase
Chapter 61: Disaster
Chapter 62: {Seth Solar}
Chapter 63: {Seth Solar 2}
Chapter 64: Calm Before The Emerald Storm
Chapter 65: {A Certain Report}
Chapter 66: The Party Begins
Chapter 67: A Night Of Dying
Chapter 68: Acquiring The Editor Sample
Chapter 69: {Unending Misery}
Chapter 70: {One By One}
Chapter 71: {Volantis, The Tyrant Of Bone}
Chapter 72: {Volantis, The Tyrant Of Bone 2}
Chapter 73: Loot And Summons And More
Chapter 74: {Red Circle Defense 1}
Chapter 75: {Red Circle Defense 2}
Chapter 76: {The Final Act}
Chapter 77: Dying Sun
Chapter 78: {The Oceans Call}: Youll Also Like
Chapter 79: {The Oceans Call 2}: Youll Also Like
Chapter 80: The Finale Of Vengeance
Chapter 81: The Finale Of Vengeance 2
Chapter 82: {Dance Of Duels}
Chapter 83: {Dance Of Duels 2}
Chapter 84: Final Duels And Ascension
Chapter 85: Ascension 2
Chapter 86: A Farewell
Chapter 87: The Rise Of A Lich
Chapter 88: Return Of The Lich
Chapter 89: Learning Spells
Chapter 90: Exterminating Pests
Chapter 91: New Mount
Chapter 92: Return Of The Lich
Chapter 93: Connection
Chapter 94: Sky Fight
Chapter 95: Corpse Nova
Chapter 96: Ruler Of The Storm
Chapter 97: Holding Out
Chapter 98: Minuteman
Chapter 99: Resolve
Chapter 100: Knightly Intervention
Chapter 101: Art Of Battle
Chapter 102: Incident Of A Certain Flight
Chapter 103: Incident Of A Certain Flight 2
Chapter 104: Incident Of A Certain Flight 3
Chapter 105: Theory Of A Soul
Chapter 106: Meeting Minuteman
Chapter 107: Twin Wills
Chapter 108: Into The Bunker
Chapter 109: Portal Girl
Chapter 110: The Final Plan
Chapter 111: Leaving Minuteman
Chapter 112: To Battle
Chapter 113: {Holding The Wall}
Chapter 114: {Culling The Weak}
Chapter 115: Undead Assemble
Chapter 116: Camaraderie
Chapter 117: Formations
Chapter 118: The Humans Strike Back
Chapter 119: The Perfect Moment
Chapter 120: King Of The Oceans
Chapter 121: From Despair, Hope
Chapter 122: The Legion
Chapter 123: The Battle Rages
Chapter 124: A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 125: Spirit Boundaries Activated
Chapter 126: Bring Down The Thunder
Chapter 127: Bring Down The Thunder 2
Chapter 128: Raising Merman
Chapter 129: Valeras Merits: Youll Also Like
Chapter 130: Valeras Merits 2: Youll Also Like
Chapter 131: Valeras Merits 3
Chapter 132: Restoring Seismic
Chapter 133: The Connector
Chapter 134: Danger
Chapter 135: Sudden Attack
Chapter 136: The Counter
Chapter 137: The Final Fight
Chapter 138: Attack, Attack, Attack
Chapter 139: Beatdown
Chapter 140: Quest?
Chapter 141: Contingency
Chapter 142: All Out
Chapter 143: Bear Witness
Chapter 144: Observation
Chapter 145: In The Zone
Chapter 146: Draconic Might
Chapter 147: A Bloody End
Chapter 148: The Voice
Chapter 149: Survival
Chapter 150: Seismic
Chapter 151: Tag Out
Chapter 152: Game Over
Chapter 153: Aftermath
Chapter 154: Sponsor
Chapter 155: A Deal
Chapter 156: Sentinel
Chapter 157: Hat Trick
Chapter 158: Corruption
Chapter 159: Exposing Hat Trick
Chapter 160: Times Up
Chapter 161: One Last Trick
Chapter 162: Last Stage Planning
Chapter 163: Superior Halo
Chapter 164 - Standing By Haven
Chapter 165 - Rebuilding
Chapter 166 - S Rank Encounter
Chapter 167: A Deal
Chapter 168: Hear Me Out
Chapter 169: Imprisoned
Chapter 170: Another Round Of Questioning
Chapter 171: The Colonel
Chapter 172: Second Deal
Chapter 173: Company Politics
Chapter 174: The Unending Thread
Chapter 175: A Crypt
Chapter 176: Until Next Time Crypts.
Chapter 177: Pale White
Chapter 178: Volantis
Chapter 179: Volantis (2)
Chapter 180: Into The Crypt
Chapter 181: 22
Chapter 182: Into The Nexus
Chapter 183: [Bonus Chapter] Into The Nexus 2
Chapter 184: Complete Overhaul
Chapter 185: Bors The Giant Blacksmith
Chapter 186: Fixing Volantis
Chapter 187: Second And Fourth Deathguard
Chapter 188: Volantis Restored
Chapter 189: [Bonus Chapter] Worthy
Chapter 190: Orcish Might
Chapter 191: [Bonus Chapter] A Hard Headed Counter
Chapter 192: Burning Agony
Chapter 193: [Bonus Chapter] A Worthy Rage
Chapter 194: Boundary
Chapter 195: Top Of The Necropolis 1
Chapter 196: [Bonus Chapter] Top Of The Necropolis 2
Chapter 197: Diving Into The Chrysalis
Chapter 198: The Depths
Chapter 199: Warmth
Chapter 200: Love And Fear
Chapter 201: Boundary Overcome
Chapter 202: Boundary Details
Chapter 203: Resting
Chapter 204: Love, Past And Present
Chapter 205: [Bonus Chapter] Love, Past And Present 2
Chapter 0.1: Last Updated
Chapter 0.2
Chapter 206 Love, Past And Present 3
Chapter 207 Love, Past And Present 4
Chapter 208 Ambition And Training
Chapter 209 Learning
Chapter 210 Mana Flow
Chapter 211 The Chrysalis’S Talents
Chapter 212 Shaping
Chapter 213 Competition
Chapter 214 Returning To The Crypt
Chapter 215 Nomads
Chapter 216 The Nomad Chiefs
Chapter 217 Negotiating With The Chiefs
Chapter 218 Negotiating With The Chiefs 2
Chapter 219 Negotiating With The Chiefs 3
Chapter 220 Agreement
Chapter 221 Blackwater Students
Chapter 222 Stick And Carrot
Chapter 223 Technos
Chapter 224 Okeanos’S Quest
Chapter 225 Maze
Chapter 226 Invincible Formation
Chapter 227 First Trial Quest Revisited
Chapter 228 Flower Fight
Chapter 229 Training Payoff And Meeting With Z
Chapter 230 Meeting With Z (2)
Chapter 231 Blackwater Allegiance
Chapter 232 [Bonus Chapter] Eileen’Sconversation
Chapter 233 - Stay And Fight
Chapter 234 - Megaloptera
Chapter 235 - Megaloptera 2
Chapter 236 - Megaloptera 3
Chapter 237 - Clint, The Unbreakable
Chapter 238 - Infiltration
Chapter 239 - Desmond
Chapter 240 V-Parasite
Chapter 241 Feast
Chapter 242 Feast 2
Chapter 243 Feast 3
Chapter 244 Feast 4
Chapter 245 Feast 5
Chapter 246 Ln Sync
Chapter 247 - Explore Time
Chapter 248 - Samples
Chapter 249 Lnstinct
Chapter 250 Name
Chapter 251 Road Trip
Chapter 252 ’Cops’
Chapter 253 Diamondback
Chapter 254 Lnterrogation
Chapter 255 Settling Down In Redrock
Chapter 256 V Correspondence
Chapter 257 V Correspondence 2
Chapter 258 Ready To Go
Chapter 259 Randall'S Repairs
Chapter 260 Resolution
Chapter 261 Last Dream
Chapter 262 An Unseen Cold
Chapter 263 An Unseen Cold 2
Chapter 264 An Unseen Cold 3
Chapter 265 Unanswered Questions
Chapter 266 Emergency
Chapter 267 Airbird
Chapter 268 [Bonus Chapter] Clint'S Job
Chapter 269 Seraph
Chapter 270 Cure
Chapter 271 Expectations And Rewards
Chapter 272 More Loot
Chapter 273 Immortal Advice
Chapter 274 Resolve To Fight
Chapter 275 Simmering
Chapter 276 Trial Quest
Chapter 277 Demons
Chapter 278 The Grinner
Chapter 279 [Bonus Chapter] Greater Demon
Chapter 280 Greater Demon 2
Chapter 281 Greater Demon 3
Chapter 282 Insight
Chapter 283 Defense
Chapter 284 Defense 2
Chapter 285 Deimos, The Dark Eye
Chapter 286 Deimos, The Dark Eye 2
Chapter 287 Power Of The Sun
Chapter 288 Power Of The Sun 2
Chapter 289 Third Trial Quest Rewards
Chapter 290 [Bonus Chapter] Final Round Preparation
Chapter 291 Final Prep: Necropolis
Chapter 292 To Take A Tome
Chapter 293 Night Parade
Chapter 294 Stranger
Chapter 295 Familiar Faces
Chapter 296 Judicata
Chapter 297 A Stranger'S Offer
Chapter 298 The Hearing Begins
Chapter 299 [Bonus Chapter] The First Vote
Chapter 300 Second Vote, First Offer
Chapter 301 [Bonus Chapter] Second Vote, Second Offer
Chapter 302 Sentinel
Chapter 303 Sentinel Vote...?
Chapter 304 Attack On The Judicata
Chapter 305 Rescue
Chapter 306 Rescue 2
Chapter 307 [Bonus Chapter] Aftermath Of The Judicata
Chapter 308 The End Of The Attack
Chapter 309 Settling Down
Chapter 310 Vexa'S Merits
Chapter 311 [Bonus Chapter] Project Arachnophobia
Chapter 312 New Laboratory
Chapter 313 Learning Room
Chapter 314 [Bonus Chapter] Spider Bait
Chapter 315 Back To The Nexus
Chapter 316 A Deal With A Demon
Chapter 317 A Reasonable Understanding
Chapter 318 The Forest
Chapter 319 A Trapped Spider
Chapter 320 Capturing The Spider
Chapter 321 Mollusk Hunt
Chapter 322 Mollusk Hunt 2
Chapter 323 Winding Down?
Chapter 324 A New Challenger
Chapter 325 Boss Geist
Chapter 326 To The Death!
Chapter 327 Worthy
Chapter 328 Etal Reversion
Chapter 329 Execution
Chapter 330 Boundary
Chapter 331 The Entity
Chapter 332 The Entity 2
Chapter 333 Arcadia
Chapter 334 Ceasefire
Chapter 335 Support
Chapter 336 Lightspeed And Valkyrie
Chapter 337 The President
Chapter 338 The President 2
Chapter 339 The President 3
Chapter 340: The President 4
Chapter 341: Spider Mining
Chapter 342 An Inheritance Issue
Chapter 343 [Bonus Chapter] An Inheritance Issue 2
Chapter 344 An Inheritance Issue 3
Chapter 345 Hammerhead Meeting
Chapter 346 Hammerhead Meeting 2
Chapter 347 Despair, Ye Mighty
Chapter 348 A New Party
Chapter 349 A New Party 2
Chapter 350 Relationship Progress
Chapter 351 The Soulmonger
Chapter 352 A Sudden Intrusion
Chapter 353 Mel Morales
Chapter 354 Omega
Chapter 355 Three Minds, Three Directives
Chapter 356 Machines And Demons
Chapter 357 Mysteries Of Birth
Chapter 358 Scrapheart
Chapter 359 In The Future
Chapter 360 In The Future (2)
Chapter 361 Plans
Chapter 362 [Bonus Chapter] Plans (2)
Chapter 363 Balar, The Eyed
Chapter 364 Feather'S Meeting
Chapter 365 Raid Plans
Chapter 366 Clint'S Decision
Chapter 367 Assassination
Chapter 368 Healing Procedure
Chapter 369 Preparing For The Aa
Chapter 370 The Journal
Chapter 371 The Journal 2
Chapter 372 Heist Planning 1
Chapter 373 Heist Planning 2
Chapter 374 Journal Entries 1
Chapter 375 Journal Entries 2
Chapter 376 Journal Entries 3
Chapter 377 Panopticon Cure
Chapter 378 Panopticon Cure 2
Chapter 379 [Bonus Chapter] Panopticon Cure 3
Chapter 380: Panopticon Cure 4
Chapter 381: Appraisal 1
Chapter 382: [Bonus Chapter] Appraisal 2
Chapter 383: Appraisal 3
Chapter 384: Appraisal 4
Chapter 385: Dragon Strategy 1
Chapter 386: Dragon Strategy 2
Chapter 387: Dragon Strategy 3
Chapter 388: Heist Intrusion
Chapter 389: Heist Intrusion 2
Chapter 390: Heist Intrusion 3
Chapter 391: The Dinner Incident 1
Chapter 392: The Dinner Incident 2
Chapter 393: [Bonus Chapter] The Dinner Incident 3
Chapter 394: The Dinner Incident 4
Chapter 395: The Dinner Incident 5
Chapter 396: Breaking In
Chapter 397: [Bonus Chapter] {Shuten Doji}
Chapter 398: Happiness
Chapter 400: {Usurper}
Chapter 399: {The Search}
Chapter 401: {Aftermath}
Chapter 402: {Oni }
Chapter 403: Happiness 2
Chapter 404: {To The Vaults}
Chapter 405: {Subject 6A }
Chapter 406: {Break In}
Chapter 407: {Twin}
Chapter 408: A Dream
Chapter 409: A Dream 2
Chapter 410: A Dream 3
Chapter 411: A Dream 4
Chapter 412: Dream'S End 1
Chapter 413: Dream'S End 2
Chapter 414: Raid'S End 1
Chapter 415: Raid'S End 2
Chapter 416: Raid'S End 3
Chapter 417 Raid’S End 4
Chapter 418 Meteor Labs Demolition
Chapter 419 The Return
Chapter 420 Down To Earth
Chapter 421 Lab’S End
Chapter 422 Unsealed
Chapter 423 Cycle Of Life And Death
Chapter 424 Restored
Chapter 425 Swords
Chapter 426 The Monk
Chapter 427 Split
Chapter 428 Sheathed
Chapter 429 Blackwater Plans
Chapter 430 Blackwater Plans 2
Chapter 431 Blackwater Plans 3
Chapter 432 The Convoy
Chapter 433 Infiltration
Chapter 434 Suspicion
Chapter 435 Intrusion
Chapter 436 Necromancer Vs. Capo
Chapter 437 Necromancer Vs. Capo 2
Chapter 438 Necromancer Vs. Capo 3
Chapter 439 Necromancer Vs. Capo 4
Chapter 440 Warehouse Raid
Chapter 441 80%
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Chapter 46: Planning 2
As Aldrich thought of this bigger question, he went ahead and enjoyed the final piece of rewards from completing his first Trial Quest. Specifically, the stat points he got from leveling and the [Tome of Enhancement].
He first distributed the stat points from leveling up and distributed the attunement points he got from wearing a full set of equipment.
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[Equipment Stat Bonuses]
+25 Magic
+13 Vitality
+25 Attunement
+5 Perception
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Aldrich invested 2 points into Magic and 3 into Attunement.
[+2 to Magic, +4 with affinity bonuses]
[Magic: 27/27 ] 31/31 (56)]
[Mana: 81/81 ] 93/93 (168/168)
[+3 to Attunement, +6 with stat affinity bonuses]
[Attunement: 45 ] 51 (76)]
[Base Attunement at 50 = Raise Undead spell upgraded to Mass Raise Undead]
[5 Attunement Points available]
[Spells Attuned: 6/6 ] 6/7]
[Units Controlled: 16/18 ] 16/22]
He then materialized the [Tome of Enhancement] awarded from clearing the Trial Quest from his inventory. It was a far less morbid book than what the flesh knitted covers of his necromancy tomes suggested, being a more conventional leather-bound green book.
He absorbed the tome into his being.
A [Tome of Enhancement] could be used to upgrade three spells, and in this case, he chose [Anti-Life Shell], [Create Undead 1st Circle] and [Grave Consumption].
[Anti Life Shell Rank 1 ] Rank 2]
[-Anti Life Shell has now obtained an active function that drains 5% of max mana per second in order to enhance the life drain and greatly enhance the undead healing. In addition, all non-undead units within the shell are slowed.]
[Create Undead 1st Circle ] Create Greater Undead 1st Circle]
[-All undead that can be summoned from the 1st circle are upgraded. Undead level cap for the 1st circle raised to level 20]
[Grave Consumption ] Mass Grave Consumption]
[-Grave Consumption may now be cast at all graves within a twenty-meter radius of the caster]
With that done, Aldrich started to piece together a plan. First thing was first, if he wanted to assault the Red Circle, he needed to know its defenses inside and out.
"[Create Greater Undead]" said Aldrich, raising his new [Lantern of the Accursed Eye] into the air. He shook the lantern by its chain, and the clicking of the metal followed the creation of an upgraded Evil Eye known as a Grave Ward.
A triple cluster of basketball sized eyes materialized in front of Aldrich. Unlike the Evil Eye which was made entirely of floating, invisible flesh, the Grave Ward was mostly incorporeal. Its eyes seemed to fade in and out of a cloud of darkness much like the Ghast.
Like the Ghast, the Grave Ward was [Incorporeal], granting it a defensive passive that made it highly resistant to physical attacks but much weaker to elemental or energy-based damage.
Also, unlike, the Evil Eye, the Grave Ward could change its mass and dimensions so that it could squeeze through gaps half a meter wide, though it could not entirely phase through barriers or walls.
[-10 Mana]
[-10 Health]
[Mana: 168/168 ] 158/168]
[HP: [30] 99/99 ] 89/89
[Units Controlled: 16/18 ] 17/22]
"Go to the Red Circle," said Aldrich, and the cluster of three smoky eyeballs floated away. It was twice as fast as an ordinary Evil Eye, flying out at the speed of an ordinary person going on a light run.
Not particularly fast, granted, but still noticeably much better than the regular Evil Eye.
Aldrich then sat in place, staring through the Evil Eye watching Ghost's drug dump site. He felt hot hate grow and fester inside of him as he grit his teeth watching Seth Solar and the rest of his trash friends mull about, completely free and healthy.
The search team investigated the dumping site and found Ghost's needles and scraps of his body. They also found the Striker, monster, and Variant tracks that Aldrich had intentionally left behind.
There was some discussion, but Aldrich could not hear through the Evil Eye for it had no ears.
All he could do was watch. He could see Seth Solar talking to the security team, shoving one of them hard into a tree in minor anger. For a moment, Aldrich wondered if Seth Solar felt even the smallest bit of pain that Aldrich had felt in losing friends.
Another of the security team soldiers picked up Ghost's torn finger from the ground with a pair of extended forceps, showing it to Seth Solar.
Seth Solar stared at Ghost's finger with zero emotion on his face as the sociopath registered the confirmed death of his friend. He shrugged before firing a small beam of white energy from his eyes, disintegrating the finger of his former friend with zero remorse.
He then just shrugged casually and dropped the security team member he pinned against the tree.
He waved the rest of his crew forwards and left, getting into a hovercar that started driving back towards Blackwater.
Good. That meant that Aldrich's plan had worked: he had convinced Seth Solar and Blackwater that Ghost had died to variants.
As the search team packed up, calling back their drones and getting into their cars, Aldrich locked his fingers together and rested his chin on his hands, thinking.
He thought.
Then thought some more.
To become a lich, Aldrich had to sever his mortal bonds and obtain the Obelisk.
To sever his mortal attachments, he had to fulfill his vengeance against Seth Solar and his crew.
To obtain the Obelisk, he needed to clear the fifteenth floor of the Necropolis which he was too weak to do now.
These seemed like two mutually exclusive objectives, and it was obvious the order in which Aldrich should go about clearing them.
First, Aldrich had to grind and obtain the Obelisk. Then, with the levels and rewards from clearing fifteen floors, he would devise a way to kill Seth Solar using a trap involving instant death magic.
But he could not shake off the feeling that there was an easier way to go about this.
It did not take much longer before he came to a striking realization: there was a way to destroy Seth Solar and obtain the Obelisk at the same time.
"Fisk," said Aldrich.
"Yes, boss?"
"Appointments at the Red Circle can be set up online, no?" said Aldrich. "Contact them. Get in touch with the manager, this guy called 'Casimir'. Tell them a certain Mr. Bruce Vane wants to meet about investing some of his multi-million credit inheritance. Tell them Mr. Vane is also thinking about hosting a nice private party this weekend as well.
Tell them to meet privately. And of course, this goes without saying, but make sure you aren't traceable."
"You got it, boss," said Fisk as he took his laptop out of the bag Aldrich had taken out of the Odinson base. Fisk plugged himself into the laptop via his headjack, operating the tech mentally.
"Oh, and check the AA bulletin for any Variant Nests in the Wastelands," said Aldrich. "Give me a thorough list of all Variant Nests within a two mile radius of here. I don't want to waste all of daylight tomorrow just hiding in this forest.
I need to hunt for levels. And this forest is running out of variants strong enough to raise my levels fast enough."
"On it." Fisk raised a thumbs up to Aldrich.
"The rest of you, do as you want for now," said Aldrich to the other undead. "Train, talk, or hunt more Variants."
With this command, all of Aldrich's Variant undead scattered out into the forest to hunt. The Troll Chieftain and the two Mud Crabs also followed.
"Wanna train?" said Dynamite Girl to Valera. "Pure hand to hand combat, y'know? Cause' I can't be startin' a fire here or anythin'. Plus, I think my martial arts is gettin' real rusty."
"Certainly," said Valera. "But do not cry when you feel utterly powerless before me."
"Heh, we'll see about that," said Dynamite Girl as they squared up against each other.
Meanwhile, Fler'Gan now hovered around the Geist, poking at the Variant with his long, slimy fingers. "A creature such as this I have never known. How quaint. How odd. How very…interesting."
"Geh…(You're creepy)" said the Geist.
"In the name of progress and knowledge, I have cast away any consideration for how others judge me," said Fler'Gan. "Come, let me see if you can learn magic, child."
"Gehgeh (I guess)" The Geist followed Fler'Gan away.
Aldrich waited for Fisk to do his work. In the meanwhile, he had Adam and Elaine sit by him on the fallen tree trunk.
"We're so close," said Aldrich. "So close to taking down Seth Solar. When it happens, I will make sure that you two have a chance to tear into him. It's the least you deserve."
Adam and Elaine groaned and growled in response.
"Yeah, that's the spirit," said Aldrich with a smile.
He wondered if he was going insane, talking to mindless zombies like this. Or maybe he had always been insane.
Hadn't he asked himself this before already?
Well, it didn't matter much now.
He was what he was, and he accepted it.
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An hour and a half passed before Fisk spoke, looking up from his computer screen.
"Alright, boss, I sent your message to the Red Circle. Bet we'll get a response soon. As for Variant Nests, well, I pulled an official map from the AA website." Fisk turned his laptop screen to Aldrich and pointed at a big chunk of map on the east coast of the United States.
He tapped the area and zoomed into a forested batch of land before circling it in red. "That's where we are. And here are all the Variant Nests in a two hundred mile radius like you said."
Fisk zoomed out a little, and five red dots appeared indicating the location of Variant Nests.
Variant Nests were, as the name suggested, nests of Variants that did not pose an immediate threat to human civilization. In fact, these nests were actually welcomed as they became self-sustaining ecosystems for Variants where they could populate without having to encroach on human territory.
So long as the nests were not attacked, the Variants within did not attack.
When roads had to be made near them or new cities planned and built, the AA would send heroes to wipe the nests out. But otherwise, they were largely left alone.
These were the perfect spots for Aldrich to hunt for levels and new undead. Nobody would be around here. Any minor remote surveillance that was here, some satellite imaging or whatnot, he could block with a Ghast.
He looked over the five red dots and discounted going to three nests that would involve having to cross over public roads where his undead could get spotted.
Instead, his eye caught on two nests located right outside the southwestern edge of the forest. There was little to no human development here as the land was littered with huge canyons and fissures where roads could not be built.
This area was called the Shatter Zone because of how the earth looked so utterly fractured, and apparently, this had been the site of a battle between the greatest hero Vanguard and a powerful giant villain called Megalodon during the Age of Villains.
"I know where we're going now," said Aldrich as he stood up, getting ready.
"Uh, us? I'm going too? Can I…can I get a gun or something?" said Fisk.
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