Another Anomaly : Overseer (2)

Ten years ago, when a dimensional storm swept through Earth. An entity emerged through the darkest spatial rift in each country.

Looming in the sky, a bipedal entity whiter than snow, humanoid, radiated with saintliness, making mankind squint their eyes amidst the dimensional storm.

It was bizarre yet magical.

Their wings of feathers transcendent purity. Thin sheets of titanium white tinge wrapped around their whole figure, not leaving a part unseen.

Golden Halo hovered atop their head, turned inclined as they looked down at the mankind below.

In contrast to their purity, mankind resembled grime. Even the whitest complexion pales in comparison.

At that moment, when everyone thought that angels had descended, a worldwide announcement resounded.

[Planet #1434 has been forcefully unrestrained.]

[The integration with the *** will now commence.]

[Integration process: 0%]

Moving forward, mankind entered the era of Tribulations.

For every increment of 10% in the integration process, a tribulation would befall Earth. Mankind has been keeping track of this value for years now.

With scientific records, they had speculated that the process would hit 30% in a month.

Thus, the Third Tribulation.

'That's right but in the latter times, these scientific analyses would be useless.'

As Earth integrated more with whatever the system implied, it further deviated from common sense and science.

The increment in the integration process would fluctuate with erratic patterns. Mankind could no longer keep track of the next tribulation.

'I doubt that it will be the same as in the past.', Arthur assumed.

With their interception of the events, changes would become more apparent.

'I should keep as minimal changes as possible. I don't want to attract the attention of the overseer yet.', Arthur muttered.

Overseer possessed the power to explode a man's head with just a flick of a finger.

Or so what mankind thought.

Truth be told, this power was one-time used and most angels had already consumed it. Nonetheless, the terror they had inflicted lasted to this day.

Without that authority, angels were like an adept S-grade awakened.

'At level 50, defeating them is possible. No, I will defeat the Philippines overseer at level 30.'

Arthur was reluctant to miss out on the reward for the first kill of an overseer.

'Aside from that power, they can also see through the number of awakened in each country and their grades thus they will know once I awakened an SSS-grade power.'

'As there is no news yet, I assume that they cannot see our power brought from regression. They also have control over the government and some guilds which is why I must stay wary.'

Arthur then brushed off his thoughts as the wailing of the couples parallel to them, crept to his ears.

*sob sob

They threw another wet tissue into the tiled floor.

"It must have been painful.", Michael was compassionate.

The class just ended and everyone was preparing to leave the room.

A+ students, on the other hand, loitered inside the room.

Apparently, they were waiting for the fight between Arthur and Wyatt.

"See you after the class, Wyatt."

The words of Alab early this day were still etched on their minds.

"Why are they crying?", Arthur inquired.

"You didn't see the news? They had awakened F-grade skills and were discarded by their families. Now they had no place to stay. Alas, their debit cards were even cut!", Michael nearly shouted.

Arthur realized the situation.

A+ students were heirs or daughters of prominent individuals. In this firm, discarding children due to lack of talent became a trend.

They didn't tolerate disgrace in their families.

As Arthur was about to walk toward Wyatt, his phone rang.

< Rice seller >

It was Dusk.

Assassins were a hidden card of every renowned individual, keeping their identities a secret was crucial.

'Well, that is fast.'

Early this morning, Arthur assigned Dusk to search for the whereabouts of the fiend group lurking in Pasay City. He didn't anticipate that he would find it within this day.

'Pasay is still large. How did he even manage to find them?'

Rejecting the call as it was a mere indication, Arthur patted the shoulder of Michael, quickly dashing out of the room.

Left astounded, the A+ students were agape.

"Ehh?! He ran away?"

Their excitement for a fight had instantly been watered down.

Looking at the door where Arthur left, Wyatt revealed an indifferent gaze.

No one could decipher his thoughts.

----

Running out of the building, Arthur was greeted by Echo at the gate. The door of the limousine was pulled open as Echo gestured for Arthur to slide in.

Resting in the limousine, Arthur called out for Dusk who appeared from the shadow on a corner.

"Where are they?"

Knelt on one knee, Dusk responded.

"In the MILF Building in Mamasapano."

"How many are there, and their strengths?"

"44 awakened individuals. 1 S-grade, 6 A-grade, 17 D-grade, and the rest are F-grade. Further, they have bombs and firearms. About half are warriors, a quarter are mages, and the rest are unidentified.", Dusk stated. He had already coordinated with Echo for in-depth research on the fiend groups.

Limited the information might be, Arthur nodded his head in satisfaction.

'It seems that a brazen attack is not possible this time.'

Arthur discarded attacking them head-on. With their advantage in number and strength, even Echo and Dusk couldn't ensure his security.

They wouldn't go out unscathed.

'Besides, there is an S-grade awakened. Assault measures must be considered.', Arthur pondered.

Glancing at Dusk, he commanded.

"Observe them for a while. Their movements and skills. We will formulate assault measures based on that.", Arthur muttered.

"Understood, young master.", Dusk muttered as his figure then vanished into the darkness.

With that, Arthur couldn't attack a criminal headquarters at the moment. He only had another option to experiment with his skill.

Looking at Echo, Arthur muttered.

"Is there a nearby F-grade dungeon here?"

-----

At 6:00 in the afternoon, Arthur stood in front of an F-grade portal.

Barricades enclosed the portal with entry resided beside the tent on the right side.

The portal was under the jurisdiction of the Lathala guild. Unlike the portal, he entered Indonesia which was facilitated by the amusement park personnel, this dungeon was under the ownership of Lathala.

For entry, a Php 5,000 ($90) ticket charge was necessary.

Echo settled the payment as Arthur then stepped inside the barricade, skimming through the provided dungeon information.

Having absorbed the details, he then plunged into the portal.

With eyes glued on the disintegrating stature of Arthur, the security personnel raised his worries.

"Are you sure that he will be safe there? He is unawakened, right?", he was up-to-date on the news and recognized Arthur.

Echo, sitting in wait for Arthur's return, released a soft smile.

"It's just an ogre, right? The young master can manage that.", Echo was confident of Arthur's conquest.