The team and the recovered parts remained at the cave entrance while Mike climbed a nearby rock alone, raising his hands high to signal the start of the final phase. His companions stopped fighting, pretending to be terrified, and began shouting: “Don’t do it, Mike! Don’t summon the wrath of the heavens!”
Mike muttered incomprehensible words, then shouted in a commanding voice: “I summon you, O Wrath of the Heavens, to grant me victory over my enemies! Answer me and defeat them!”
At that moment, the soldiers began throwing grenades randomly into the air. One explosion followed another, freezing the enemy forces in place, stunned and overtaken by fear. They were convinced that Mike had indeed summoned a supernatural force—that they were truly facing a sorcerer. Their confidence shattered instantly, and they fell to their knees, surrendering and pleading: “Forgive us, O great sorcerer! Have mercy on us!”
With that, the three phases of the submarine parts retrieval plan were complete: deceiving the enemy, paralyzing them, and forcing their surrender. The battle ended with victory for the Tifa tribe and its allies. But this was not just about recovering stolen parts—it was also about crushing an enemy that no longer posed a threat. The villagers erupted in cheers, celebrating their triumph.
But their joy did not last long…
Dante emerged from the cave, drenched in sweat, his face pale as if he had seen a ghost. He didn’t utter a word; instead, he immediately turned his gaze to the captured enemy leader. Without hesitation, he charged at him like a madman, striking him furiously while screaming in terror: “You’ve dug all our graves, you idiot! We were supposed to be in the submarines by now, escaping from here! But because of you, you’ve given them more time to wipe us out! Your stupidity has doomed us all!”
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Mike and Jonathan quickly intervened, pulling Dante away from the prisoner with force, staring at him in concern.
Mike demanded sharply, “What the hell is going on? Why are you so terrified?”
Dante struggled to catch his breath, then spoke in a trembling voice: “When I was in the cave, I saw a strange green light seeping from one of the holes. I told the others to take the submarine parts we found and head to the rendezvous point. Then, I entered the hole myself. The passage was narrow, but it led me to a vast chamber, unbearably hot, filled with oval-shaped rocks that glowed with a shimmering green light. They were embedded in the ground with a transparent substance, and the walls were coated with the same material, allowing the light to pass through in a breathtaking spectacle—as if I were standing inside a giant, radiant crystal.”
He paused for a moment, then continued, his voice growing more fearful: “I was mesmerized by the strange beauty of it… until I noticed something moving inside the rocks. At first, I thought it was just a trick of the light, but when I got closer and examined them closely… that stunning sight turned into a living nightmare. Those weren’t rocks. They were…”
He swallowed hard, then whispered in a barely audible voice:
“Eggs. The eggs of that cursed creature. The cave is filled with thousands of them—the very creature that brought us here… and we… we are going to be their food!"
End of chapter 13