Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 154

Hiding the Logistics Center in the Apocalypse Episode 154

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The place we went down along the Tereb was the deep part of a dark cave.

Drops of water dripped from the damp stalactites.

It was so dark that I couldn't see even an inch ahead.

But soon I discovered several strands of light bending along the curved wall, and upon closer inspection I could see that they were actually thin, spread-out beams of light.

A beam of light extending from tens to hundreds, from hundreds to thousands.

At first glance, it looked like tree roots······.

"······blood vessel?"

The way it spread out in all directions felt like a complex network of microscopic blood vessels.

We walked steadily along the walls of the blood vessels that gradually became denser,

After walking a bit more, I was able to find the 'gift' from the Chamber of Commerce that Feather had been talking about.

Tereb called me in a slightly absent-minded voice.

“Ancestor, this is······.”

The impression that it resembled tree roots was not wrong.

In the center of the large cave, there was a huge wooden pillar connecting the ceiling and the floor, with hundreds and thousands of branches extending up and down each.

But since they were all actually made up of sticky nerve fibers from living organisms, the guess that they were blood vessels was also reasonable.

A tree rooted in the ground, a living being.

The headquarters of Sabros was hidden underground in the Mayar Castle.

And right at the center of this tree of life, the gift left behind by the Chamber of Commerce was growing like fruit.

“······Gate hack?”

That was the identity of the fruit.

His entire body was covered in colorful veins and was very wrinkled······.

The eyes, nose, and mouth are all mixed up, and the limbs lack any sense of balance.

No matter how I looked at it, it was definitely a gate hack.

The creature was hanging from a branch, its large eyes tightly shut.

He had a calm expression as if he was asleep, but a steady stream of rough mud flowed out from between his eyelids.

Bam.

Thud.

It was like a faucet that wasn't completely turned off.

It seemed as if the dream of Sabros, created from clay, flowed out through the pupil of the Gate Core.

“Let’s finish this now, Sabros.”

Sreung!

I pulled out a sword from subspace.

When Feather said 'a gift', I was hesitant······.

There was no need to hesitate since it was confirmed that the identity was a gate hack.

Choaaaaah!

“Kaaaaaaaaaah!”

The mouth attached to Gatehack's forehead opened wide.

Between the terrifying teeth, a couple of tongues wriggled and screamed.

My attack was colorless, leaving only a thin wound······.

Phew!

Phew!

It seems that dreams are not like a mirage that goes out in an instant like a candle.

With each thrust of the sword, the gate core screamed, and with each thrust, the central veins of blood vessels extending throughout the cave walls lost their light one by one.

Shivering gate hack.

Like a patient covered in filth, each time, a thick, dark mud would ooze out of the wound.

And finally······.

“Euuuuuuuuuu······.”

After blinking like a fluorescent light, the last remaining stem lost its light.

.

.

.

We came straight up to the ground.

The gate nucleus and all the nerves extending from it were removed.

I could see the results with my own two eyes.

“······Didn’t you say we were surrounded?”

“It was. It was. But it was definitely······.”

Tereb blurts out his words in embarrassment.

All fighting had ended around Yamar Castle.

Sabros' army, armed with all sorts of weapons and with their armor creaking, charged forward.

But what was before my eyes was······.

Iron Buck!

Hit!

There were just thousands of reptiles writhing on the mud.

Like the ancient young lizards that played with King Feather hundreds of years ago.

By simply removing the Chamber of Commerce's 'gift', they lost not only their greed but also their intelligence and reverted to being ordinary creatures of nature.

Suddenly, I remembered what the King of Sabros, Feather, had left for me.

“Is this what it means when you say there’s no need to get your hands dirty?”

There was no need for slaughter or war.

All we did was remove the deeply embedded gate core.

Although it was a fierce dream circuit that could not be cut down with a single stroke, it was surprisingly easy compared to cutting down tens of thousands of enemies.

Thanks to that······.

“That’s what it was.”

I had a rough guess.

What does the Chamber of Commerce's 'gift' mean?

Tereb tilted his head and asked me.

“Does something bother you?”

“The Chamber of Commerce was also making some kind of investment. It was like that before, and it is like that this time too.”

Investing was the ecosystem of this terrible multidimensional world.

Upper dimensions that provide magic stones and items to lower dimensions.

Because you can use the fact that you can recover resources at any time to make your opponents hostage.

and······.

“There’s no way the Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t do something good like that.”

The awesome power to declare bankruptcy.

The Chamber of Commerce also held the reins.

Using the ‘gift’ given to none other than Sabros.

Tereb asked with a puzzled expression.

“But I don’t know if it’s a gate hack······ I’ve never seen anything like that in Retel.”

“It probably only applies to the mid-level ones. That’s when they’ll officially be under the management of the Chamber of Commerce.”

By the end of the fair, the Chamber of Commerce announced that the Earth had become a mid-sized planet.

With the establishment of a dimensional headquarters, he said he would help the Earth grow in earnest.

Of course······ that help could not have come from a pure heart.

“I don’t know the exact principle, but······ it’s clear that the entire growth value of the Sabros dimension was accumulated in that gate core.”

Sabros lost all his power in an instant.

Is there any other way to explain the reason?

To summarize, it is like this.

The Chamber of Commerce has added ladders to the pyramid.

But I was ready to kick that ladder away at any moment.

If only the Gate Core, their gift, were destroyed… then any dimension would immediately collapse into the abyss.

and······.

“On Earth, it’s just the beginning.”

It was soon time for a gift to arrive on Earth.

***

The next day, Tereb came to see me again.

“I didn’t find anything special, Ancestor. Just a few weapons and facilities left behind by Sabros.”

"hmm······."

I had told the Lethelians to look around Sabros.

I had cut off the tree roots hidden underground, but I was wondering if there might be something similar.

But that's all I've found so far.

A dwelling carved out of cave rock, rusted weapons, training facilities, and several fortresses, including Mayar.

Although Sabros boasted the fighting prowess unique to giant reptiles, his overall civilization and technological level were extremely poor.

further······.

“So there weren’t any special facilities?”

“Yes, they were all deactivated, but······ there were some facilities the size of the branch you mentioned. I even found one that was headquarters-level. However, any facilities larger than that······.”

Sabros was a respectable lieutenant.

Just as a dimensional headquarters was established on Earth, there must have been one established in Sabros at some point.

However, although there may be ruined branches or headquarters left, no facilities on the level of a dimensional headquarters were found.

The idea of a dimensional headquarters coming to Earth just feels a bit bizarre.

And then······.

“Mr. Jeonggyeom······!”

Yongsu Lee, who was at the logistics center, entered the logistics situation room.

In the logistics center, portals leading to each area of Pax FC were installed in each partitioned hallway.

Yongsu Lee came to see me because he had received news from one of those areas.

“What’s going on?”

“There’s a situation in London. They don’t seem to know what to do.”

There were local awakeners spread throughout Europe, including the Lydia Group.

There was no way of knowing when another wave of monsters would come through the Red Gate again.

I immediately headed to the subspace portal in London with Yongsu Lee, and looked up at the sky as he said.

“······What is that?”

“They said they found it 10 minutes ago. It just suddenly appeared······.”

It's a distant sky.

But an island of enormous size was floating high above the cloudy sky.

Within the island, a silvery white castle stood out, its majestic appearance revealed as it was surrounded by clouds.

“······Sky Island?”

Aside from its unusual appearance, its location was truly exquisite.

Because it was a sky island that appeared in London, the very place where Toton Investment was located.

Let's recall that the Chamber of Commerce went after Toton Investments······.

“······That’s it.”

I could guess the identity of the island.

Something that could not be found in the land of Sabros.

But the facility was scheduled to be installed on Earth.

In other words, it was the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce.

I was wondering where it would be installed, but who would have thought it would be placed in the sky?

As expected, unidentified white flying objects were circling around Sky Island.

and······.

Tiring!

[Guidance provided by the Multidimensional Chamber of Commerce.]

Their message has begun.

[Congratulations on your ascension to the mid-level of Earth.]

[The installation of the Dimensional Headquarters to support Earth-wide growth has been completed.]

[For smooth support, we are providing details regarding the operation of the Dimension Headquarters.]

Earth has finally entered a new phase.

I didn't know if this would be a blessing or a hardship for us······.

We just waited with determined expressions for the next message from the Chamber of Commerce.

Tiring!

[The dimensional headquarters of Earth are operated on a consignment basis.]

[The upper dimension, 'Pyrene', is in charge of operations and assists the growth of the Earth dimension.]

“Consignment operation······?”

In other words, the Chamber of Commerce would take the reins, but would not run it directly.

The intention is to entrust us to a trustworthy higher dimension to raise us.

At the moment, I couldn't even tell whether I should be happy or sad.

Aside from that······.

Shoooooooooooo!

With the sound of a strong wind, the aircrafts around Sky Island descended closer to the ground.

I couldn't help but be surprised.

Pure white wings, a humanoid body, and even a long golden staff.

"······angel?"

Lee Yong-soo summarized their appearance in one word.

Foodie.

They flapped their wings and toured the Palace of Westminster.

As if there was something he was looking for.

“······.”

On the outside, he looked like an angel descending from heaven, but······.

In my eyes, they were nothing more than demons sent down by the Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce's message didn't end there.

Horribly, the guys didn't forget the gift.

It was exactly what he had given to Sabros.

Tiring!

[To celebrate the establishment of the Dimensional Headquarters, we have prepared a special gift.]

[But you have to make this gift yourself.]

The awkward condition that you have to make it yourself.

There must be some awakened people who are tempted by the word gift, but I have already confirmed the identity of the gift.

The process of turning Earthlings into gladiator slaves for the Chamber of Commerce.

That's exactly why they were urging our participation.

I looked up at the distant sky.

“A gift······ It’s not even that big.”

The sky with a large floating island in the sky.