Two days later, the US delegates finally left the base.
Manuel Chavez stood outside the building and watched their helicopter fly overhead.
"They're finally leaving." Muttered his assistant.
In the last few days, Manuel Chavez received a report from Cedrick that so US agents were gathering information about their base. Manuel Chavez didn't know what the US was seeking, but he pretended that they didn't notice their actions. Arlan also told him to just let them be so he didn't act rashly.
Manuel Chavez turned his head towards Cedrick who was standing behind him. "Do you think they discovered anything, Commander Cedrick?" He asked in a low voice.
Cedrick adjusted his glasses and replied. "We have already hidden the Black Dragon Assault Helicopters and the battle tanks so they should have nothing to see here."
"Is that so?" Manuel Chavez furrowed his eyebrows. He had a feeling that the US agents had found sothing in the base.
Cedrick noticed the president's worried face, but he didn't say anything more. In truth, they had deliberately left so clues for the US agents according to Arlan's instructions. This was to make them think that Maharlika wasn't the weak country that they had always assud.
***
anwhile, Jas had a gloomy look on his face as he contacted the US president. His task was to persuade the two researchers from Maharlika to go to the US, but the two stubborn fools rejected him without hesitation. Furthermore, the agents responsible for gathering information also discovered sothing shocking. It turns out that Maharlika has a large supply of advanced weaponry. This was completely different than what they originally believed. "Hello, Mr. President!" Jas greeted as soon as the call connected.
The US president nodded his head. "How's your task?" He asked with a calm look.
Jas shook his head and replied. "I tried to persuade the researchers, but they refused all my offers. I even offered them a high position and high salary, but they still rejected ."
The US president frowned upon hearing this. "It seems like they are loyal to their country, but it doesn't matter. We have more talented people than them so it's not a big deal. What about the investigations? Did you guys discover anything?" The researchers weren't that important. He only sent Jas to see if he could persuade them to switch sides.
Jas' expression suddenly turned serious as he spoke. "Our agents found sothing shocking in their base. I'll send you the images."
The US president opened the images sent by Jas. "This is…"
"Mr. President, we found these weapons in their secret storage. There were still more rooms that we hadn't infiltrated, but our agents retreated to avoid being caught. We also managed to get so of these weapons and after so preliminary tests, our experts found out that they are not just ordinary weapons. They could be compared to our best guns!"
The US president was shocked by his words. "You an they are capable of producing highly advanced weapons that are on par with our own?" He was in disbelief. Maharlika wasn't a military powerhouse country. In fact, it was considered one of the weakest countries in the world.
Jas nodded his head solemnly. "It's hard to believe, but we have the evidence to prove it. Each gun has the mark of their local weapon manufacturing company, the Arms Corporation of Maharlika."
The US president leaned on his chair and rubbed his chin. "No wonder they didn't hesitate to put up those outdated guns in the trading platform. It turns out they have more powerful weapons in their arsenal."
"Indeed!" Jas nodded in agreent.
"Co back here and tell the rest in person." The US president said before he ended the call.
***
At this mont, the first batch of survivors in Palawan finally arrived in Last City. When they got off the ship, dozens of soldiers and dical personnel ca to welco them.
The first batch of survivors was composed of elderly people, children, and the sick.
The dical personnel imdiately inspected the sick people and brought them to the infirmary for treatnt. As for the elderly and the children, they were brought to an isolation facility where they would be quarantined.
Gregorio's army who were responsible for rescuing these people were still in Palawan. Their mission was far from over. There were still many places that they had to visit. However, a huge portion of Palawan was already converted into a forest. The exponential growth of the forest didn't stop even after the repeated bombing of the province. More and more evolved creatures erged from the forest and this made things more complicated for Gregorio's army.
"Commander, we can't go in any further. Our people have discovered a huge number of evolved creatures three miles from our location. One of which is this colossal creature." A soldier reported to Gregorio and showed him an image of a huge creature. It was an enlarged version of a praying mantis. It was way over a hundred ters in length and its sharp appendages looked extrely intimidating.
Gregorio frowned upon seeing the massive creature in the image. Even their weapons might not be able to do sothing against that beast. "Is there any word from the headquarters?" He asked.
The soldier shook his head. "The headquarters didn't give another mission."
Gregorio pondered for a mont before he let out a sigh. "Let's retreat." Forcing their way in would only result in casualties. Gregorio wasn't foolish enough to trade the lives of his n for the sake of his achievents. Besides, he had already done enough.
The soldier heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "Yes, sir!"
"Inform the army to retreat!" Gregorio shouted over the radio. For so reason, he felt like a heavy burden was lifted off his back when he ordered this retreat. In the past few days, his army encountered nurous incidents and so of his n were even injured.
"Sir, what about the cleanup team? Do you want to inform them about our retreat?" The soldier asked. The cleanup team wasn't directly under Gregorio's command. They were working separately so he had no control over them.
Gregorio thought for a mont before he nodded his head. "Inform them. They are also our comrades."
"Yes, sir!"
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