In the end, Alex only ended up with so minor bruising when the chaos finally died down. Most of the pain had actually co from the fall back down to the ground, sped up by the shockwave.
But the sa could not be said for the residents of Monty town.
He may have saved them from being at the epicentre of the explosion, potentially saving the lives of tens of thousands of people, but the explosion on the ceiling had caused tons and tons of debris to shatter and rain down on the surrounding 30 kilotres.
A few unfortunate souls were unlucky and had huge, house sized pieces of rock fall right on their heads, turning them into a bloody paste in an instant. Others were still fast asleep in their houses, not knowing that a huge rock was about to obliterate them before it was too late.
Over 400 people had died from the falling debris alone, with thousands more laying injured. Everywhere all over Monty town, people were screaming and crying, all trying to flee the area in case more debris falls and targets them next.
'That motherfucker!'
Alex was furious. He felt a rage well up within him stronger than he had ever felt before as he looked on at the crippled town — a result of the destruction Bertram's selfish act of suicide caused.
He knew at that mont that the plans to sacrifice tens of thousands of people for the benefit of the count and his other compatriots was most likely a terrifying truth.
If Bertram didn't even hesitate to take the whole town out with him when he realised he was going to die, then it was safe to say he would have done much worse things if he were still alive.
Alex had realised now why the Count had involved Bertram and Kilian in his plan. As a Count and the Mayor of a major city, the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens wouldn't go unnoticed to the empire and there would surely be an investigation that led right back to him.
But, people rarely heard news of small towns on the outskirts of the empire. Monty town for example was as far from the major population centres as it could get, and with it's over 30,000 large population, it would be quite the pri target for the Count to consider for his plans.
The only obstacle would have been Bertram, but it seed it wasn't much of a problem in the end as he was drawn over to the Count's side anyway, and pretty easily at that.
Alex looked up at the huge hole on the ceiling of the underworld, seeing the natural light flooding in for the first ti in over a month, he felt a little nostalgic.
Alex looked up at the huge hole on the ceiling of the underworld, seeing the natural light flooding in for the first ti in over a month, he felt a little nostalgic.
He knew that right now, he could finally escape this underground hell and make his way back to the surface.
But he didn't even entertain the thought.
Now that he knew of the Count's plan, he had to do everything in his power to stop it.
He may have beco more emotionally detached as he experienced more and more of how fucked up reality was, but he wasn't so psychopath who would let tens of thousands of people die.
Even if it ant he missed his flight to the Solar system, he'd do everything in his power to make sure the Count's plan doesn't co to fruition.
He could always explain his situation to the University and hope they understood, but if not, he would make them regret not admitting him just for being a little late.
He wouldn't do anything violent or take any drastic asures.
No, he would simply display his potential to its full extent and beco the most promising and powerful awakened in the entire federation, making the higher ups of the University realise what they had lost out on.
But this was all in the case that Alex couldn't take care of the Count in ti, which only the next few months of his ti in the Primordial Expanse would tell if he could or not.
Putting his thoughts aside, Alex returned back to the now half destroyed manor, looking for Kilian.
However, no matter where he looked, or how much rubble he unturned, he couldn't find his body anywhere.
Which ant that he must have escaped sohow.
But considering the condition Alex left him in, he wouldn't be able to move, let alone escape the town in the short ti between when Alex jumped through the roof and when the explosion went off.
This must have ant that Bertram and Killian weren't the only ones aware of the Count's plan in this small town. There must have been an accomplice or two who were hiding on the side lines while Alex interrogated the duo.
And when they saw Alex leave with Bertram's rapidly deteriorating body, the perfect opportunity to snatch Kilian and escape arose for them.
'Dammit! Not only do I have to deal with this Count, he's now going to know I'm coming for him when Kilian starts spilling the beans!'
This wasn't good news for Alex. The Count would probably ramp up the tiline for the plan when he found out how much Alex knew, aning Alex had to leave imdiately for the city the Count resided in, Evermoor city.
He felt bad for leaving Monty town behind while they were still suffering from the devastation of Bertram's implosion, but ti was of the essence and he couldn't afford to be wasting it here anymore.
The only upside to this whole shitshow was Alex's speed.
What would usually take month long trips either way between these cities and towns, would only take Alex a few days at most.
He was also probably stronger and faster than the hidden accomplices Kilian had, so he might reach Evermoor before they do, giving him a major head start.
If he was lucky, he might even be able to catch them on the way and silence them before word of his actions today could reach the Count.
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