BXBX NOVEL Chapter 118: Mobilization
He couldn\'t care less about the other five hunters; they were replaceable.
What really frustrated him was Jayden.
He alone was more important than all the hunters in Summit City combined.
As for the dead bodies of the hunter ?
Well, he didn\'t have to dwell too much on it.
It was routine for demons to eat hunters , so with no bodies recovered, the grim reality was already obvious .
"Yes, sir, I believe they encountered a Peak High Demon," the male assistant replied.
"Peak High Demon?" The director raised his eyebrows, realizing the gravity of the situation.
But if that was the case, it could explain everything.
Unknown to everyone, Jayden had attained a power level far beyond his previous capabilities by absorbing the Lightning Rune.
The true extent of his power had been witnessed only by Amanda and Arnold. Sadly, both of them were now dead, leaving no one alive to recount the tale.
So now, neither the director nor the assistant even considered that Jayden had encountered something much more powerful and terrifying.
"Yes, we didn\'t find any traces of Domain Energy, so it\'s not an Upper Demon we\'re dealing with. But the damage was big. According to our research team, the demon must be a Bomber type."
Demons were further classified by the Hunter Association into types to simplify the process for hunters in determining the kind of demon they were dealing with.
As of now, the most common types of demons were
>Attack Type
>Defense Type
>Viral Type
>Poison Type
>Toxic Type
>Bomber Type
Additionally, there were rare types of demons, such as.
>Elemental Type
>Control Type
>Illusion Type
>Mind Control Type
"Bomber types have a lot of area of effect abilities, but they\'re not good in defense, so I think the hunters were ambushed and killed without being able to fight back," the assistant offered his honest assessment.
"I don\'t give a damn about your opinion! This is really bad. Do you know who Jayden is? I could get fired, or worse, get killed if he died under my supervision!" the director grumbled, his blood pressure increasing because of too much stressed.
The assistant sighed deeply, resisting the urge to punch the fat and idiotic man in front of him.
But he knew he had to maintain self- control; after all, this fat and incompetent fool held the highest status in the branch.
\'I hope your fat ass gets fired,\' the assistant cursed inwardly.
This blunder shouldn\'t go unnoticed for long, and if it resulted in getting this son of a bitch fired or better, dead, then a lot of people in the branch would be really happy about it.
Having someone like McGaven in the Director\'s position would be much better.
As a former hunter, he was deeply committed to his work, and had a good track record.
If it weren\'t for this incompetent fool, who secured the position through family connections, bribing and other underhanded strategy, McGaven would have been rightfully promoted a long time ago.
\'They can\'t know this yet. We need to kill that demon before Jayden\'s family finds out,\' the Director mulled over silently.
While a Hunter normally wouldn\'t pose a threat to someone in his position, one from a Tier 1 city could easily change that.
The Hunter Association would sacrifice him to appease a powerful hunter, either by framing him or finding fault with him. It was a typical political move.
But he could still salvage this situation by blowing everything out of proportion.
If he made this incident big enough, he would have a better alibi and cover-up.
He could easily shift the blame to an unexpected event involving a very powerful demon that wreaked havoc, resulting in the deaths of numerous hunters.
"Round up all our available hunters, instruct them to track down that damn demon and exterminate it," the director commanded with a sense of urgency .
"Call the Local Government, get access to all their trackers, see if there were any reports of incidents in the whole area," he added.
"Not just that, talk to our researchers and find out and predict possible locations of the target,"
"And also call the military, and tell them to use their helicopters to scout the area. The Hunter Association will cover the expenses!" the director exclaimed, determined to deploy every available resource to track down the demon.
"But sir, shouldn\'t we report this first to the Regional Office first?" the assistant suggested.
It would take time for the report to reach there, as the Internet couldn\'t pass through the black mist.
Therefore, it was better to send a report right away.
"Stop asking questions and just do what I asked!" the director shouted in frustration.
"Yes, Director," the assistant nodded reluctantly.
Despite his disdain for the director\'s stupidity and trash personality, the existence of a powerful rogue demon posed a far greater threat.
If the demon attacked the city, his own family would also be in danger.
"Damn it," the assistant cursed aloud after he left the office .
He didn\'t have the authority to send a report to the Regional Office, so he could only hope that they could handle the situation themselves.
\'Just in case,\' The Director muttered to himself as he initiated the transfer of his credits to another account using his phone.
In this world, the mechanics of digital currency and points were different due to the presence of the black mist outside, which prevent long distance Internet connection .
To solved this, each point and credit was associated with its own unique randomized code
When an account possessed a certain amount of points, credits, or money, this information was stored locally on the device.
During transfers to another city, the code would be extracted from the local data and reintegrated into the network , ensuring a seamless transaction process.
And once connected to the local Internet, this code would become randomized again, making it virtually impossible to trace.
\'Done,\' He sighed in relief after seeing the amount of credits he transferred .
***
Hunter Association Communication Center.
Rows of computers buzzed with activity as people wearing headsets worked non-stop to contact all the hunters available in the city.
They received an urgent order that all hunters who could be utilized must report back quickly.
"What\'s the status?" The Head of Communication inquired.
He was a 40-year-old man who had been working for the Hunter Association for 22 years, and this was the first time that he experienced something like this .
"We managed to contact 60 Hunters!" One of the employee answered.
"That\'s enough. Tell them to head to Fort Samantro, the military base in the East. They\'ll receive further instructions there."
"Yes, sir," came the response from the communications team.
"Did you manage to contact Ester?" he asked urgently.
Ester, the current T4-20 in Summit City, was the strongest hunter in their arsenal now that Jayden was dead.
"Negative, sir. She is currently dealing with Corrupted infestation in the border, so we can\'t contact her," answered by another employee .