Monster Gacha System: Becoming The Final Boss-Chapter 138 | Presidential Assassination Part 2

It all happened in a single second.

Without an explicable reason, the President collapsed onto the floor, terror painted across his face. One of the bodyguards bolted forward and checked the Eagle's status.

On the other hand, the remaining Jaegers surrounded the Oval Office from all sides, ready for anything that was about to come.

But nothing came.

An eerie silence pervaded their surroundings as the bodyguard crouching beside the President's corpse sighed and nodded at his colleagues. It was confirmed.

"Eagle is down! I repeat, the Eagle is down!"

His words echoed as the special squad of the First Division reported the news. In mere seconds, an old lady entered the room and held a cane as physicians entered the Oval Office.

She furrowed her eyebrows upon observing the pale and terror-stricken face of the President and glanced at the special squad. "Tell me... How did he die?"

The captain of the Block 1 Special Security Squad, or SSS, stepped forward. Straightening his back, he reported to the First Paragon. "He collapsed onto the floor, Director Vera."

"Did you detect any spike in the aetheric background?" She turned her head towards the Jaegers, whose Brands were specialized in surveillance.

All of them shook their heads, not noticing a spike in the aetheric background. The death of the President just happened.

"Hmm... This is indeed troublesome."

"Any movements from the Clan?" The First Paragon inquired while the Second-In-Command of Block 1, Assistant Director Rachel, answered.

"They have activated their hounds scattered throughout the Federation. It seems that their primary mission is to sabotage the defense logistics in the southern frontier."

"I highly doubt they could penetrate so far into the Federation. Can't it be a metahuman, Director Vera? Or perhaps, a Jaeger?"

It was indeed possible that the suspect of the President's death might be a metahuman or a member of the SIGIL. But Brands tend to leave behind spikes in the aetheric background.

Even the strongest of humanity wouldn't be able to hide their actions before a Jaeger capable of sensing the aetheric background to a greater degree.

"I highly doubt it. It has been confirmed that no spikes in the aetheric backgrounds have been detected."

"The Surveillance Jaegers belonging to the SSS are the best of Block 1. Are you questioning their report, Assistant Rachel?" Old Vera tilted her head, prompting the assistant to smile and take a step back.

She walked towards the corpse of the President and touched his pale skin. The First Paragon felt the extreme cold as though he was thrown into a freezer.

Yet, as her subordinates had said, no spikes in the aetheric background could be found. It remained normal as always.

"This is no doubt an assassination. Our suspect wields the power of cold or ice." Old Vera turned her eyes towards the SSS and her assistant. "Report the situation to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice President."

"What should we tell them?" Rachel inquired since news about the assassination of the President would be too volatile in the current times.

"That is for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice President to decide. If they want my opinion, have it so that the President merely died of a heart attack."

Old Vera waved her arms, indifferent about the situation. "Block 1 will investigate the assassination. The suspects must pay for what they have done."

The glint that escaped her wrinkled gaze was cold and ruthless. The First Paragon left the Oval Office as the SSS secured the surrounding area.

The New White House was currently under lockdown while the Assistant Director of the First Division summoned the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice President after reporting the death.

News about the President's death shocked the entirety of the Federation's higher echelons. Naturally, they decided to keep the lid closed and followed with the First Paragon's suggestion.

While declaring that the assassination of the President was done by the Clan would augment the war effort on the southern frontier.

It might also have the opposite effect, causing morale to collapse. After all, even the supposed safest human in the New World was killed despite the protection of Block 1. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

With this in mind, the agreed cause of death was a heart attack. But that didn't mean the Federation or Block 1 gave up in trying to find the culprit.

Both organizations scoured the fortress capital city of Denver, including the settlements near the New White House.

It was already confirmed that a Brand didn't kill the President. So, the Federation and Block 1 shifted their resources towards the so-called hounds of the Clan scattered throughout the New World.

Not only that, but they also went as far as asking for more information about the Clan's Blood Techniques from Block 5.

Since it was under the demand of both the Federation and Block 1, the Fifth Paragon couldn't reject them. During the investigation, the First Paragon pondered for a moment.

She questioned a nearby Jaeger about the current location of Block 7. The subordinate reported that the Seventh Paragon and the members of the Seventh Division were on the southern frontier.

Hearing such an answer, she nodded in understanding and threw the stray thought to the back of her mind. Amongst the list of suspects, there was an organization they crossed out.

It was Block 7.

While the Seventh Division had a vampire member, her capabilities were already recorded in the database of the Federal Intelligence Agency and the Fifth Division.

Her power wasn't related to the cold or ice.

There was also that intelligent Aberrant, whom they ignored. After all, the only thing he did was summon Aetheric Beasts. These usually leave behind their aetheric background.

At any rate, the First Paragon was about to continue her investigation until a Jaeger entered with an astounded expression. Her eyebrows rose as the subordinate reported.

"Director Vera, we have confirmed that a Vampire Noble was near the City of Denver during the assassination of the President."

"Although we do not currently have his location, we have also confirmed his Blood Technique. It is related to ice."

Hearing the report of the Jaeger, Old Vera smiled and uttered. "Lead me to the assembly room. Call the President and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It's time to report our findings."

It doesn't matter if they had evidence or not. What mattered the most to the Federation was answers. The death of the President couldn't merely be a mystery.

Once again, the New White House was unravelled as another assembly between the higher echelons of the Federal Government began.

Meanwhile...

Driving away from Dodge City and heading towards the southern frontier was Damien and his partner. Hecate hummed as they sped through the desolate highway.

"I never expected it would be that easy." The crimson-haired Vampire muttered to herself, prompting the black-suited young man to smile. "It wasn't difficult to begin with."

"The problem doesn't come from whether we could kill him. It came from the question of whether we could get away from it."

Damien tapped the window while staring at the empty wasteland that spanned the central states of the Federation. Yuki has successfully assassinated the President.

Through Machine Control, he discovered that the Federation and Block 1 decided to conceal the assassination. Supposedly, the President died from a heart attack.

It wasn't bad news for Block 7.

Besides, he had already implanted the necessary clue that would point towards the Vampire Noble they captured. Neurophages, occupying that body, should be escaping from the authorities.

If Neurophages were ever captured, the body would kill itself and destroy every figment of organ matter.

Though his Terror Points were rising more than ever, especially after those politicians heard of the President's death.

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| Monster Gacha System |

-| Boss Title : [ Oberon ] |

-| Monster(s) : Three-Star EX Monster: Eclipse(Idol), Three-Star EX Monster: Starlight, Two-Star EX Monster: Great Devourer, Two-Star EX Monster: Neurophages, One-Star EX Monster: Prothonean, Two-Star TE Monster: Silhouettes, Four-Star TE Monster: Mechanized Draconic God, Two-Star TE Monster: Garmr, Three-Star TE Monster: Griffin, Two-Star TE Monster: Tarasque, Two-Star TE Monster: Great Serpent, Three-Star TE Monster: Fenrir, Three-Star TE Monster: Behemoth, Three-Star TE Monster: Orochi, Two-Star TE Monster: Heavenly Bull, Two-Star PA Monster: Wraith Queen, Three-Star PA Monster: Ootakemaru, Three-Star PA Monster: Crom Cruach, Two-Star PA Monster: Shadow Wolf, Two-Star PA Monster: Yuki-Onna |

-| Skill Index : Raptured Blink(Eclipse Passive), Intangible Fracture(Eclipse), Cryptic Eyes of Dominion(Eclipse Passive), Dreams of Eternity(Starlight), Void Maw(Great Devourer), Ancient Wisdom(Prothonean), Hive Assimilation(Neurophages), Duplex Operation(Silhouettes), Machine Awakening(Mechanized Draconic God), Machine Control(Mechanized Draconic God), Draconic Dominion(Mechanized Draconic God), Chains of Infernal Judgment(Garmr), Sinful Gaze(Garmr), Empyrean Overwatch(Griffin), Majesty(Griffin), Carapace of Legends(Tarasque), Extreme Constriction(Great Serpent), Petrification(Great Serpent), Bond Breaker(Fenrir), Tempest Destroyer(Fenrir), Tectonic Steps(Behemoth), Venoms of Eightfold Death(Orochi), Celestial Charge(Heavenly Bull), Wailing Death of Regency(Wraith Queen), Army of Banshee(Wraith Queen), Strength of the Demonic God(Ootakemaru), Rain of Fire(Ootakemaru), Mark of Three Deaths(Crom Cruach), Sacrifice(Crom Cruach), In The Dark(Shadow Wolf), Shadow Veil(Shadow Wolf), Frozen Tapestry(Yuki-Onna), Ice Age(Yuki-Onna) |

-| Command Seal(s): [ 260/300 ] |

<| Terror Point(s) : 7114->7958 |>

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