NTR Rogue in the Apocalypse-Chapter 198: Intruder Alert

After returning to the main group and telling everyone to wait for his signal, John enveloped himself in a haze and streaked towards the invisible chunk of metal. He could make out Zara’s figure running along with him.

The two of them reached the entrance of the ship and stopped right below the entrance.

"Firewalk," John whispered as he burst out into flames and his figure vanished from the courtyard and reappeared inside the ship.

John appeared in one of the ship’s corridors and quickly looked around. There weren’t any Luminars inside the ship. The ship was as big as a skyscraper with long corridors and countless rooms. The corridors were empty and eerily quiet.

The ship was engulfed in darkness, save for the faint red glow of lights lining the walls. The air tasted stale and musty, as if it had been trapped inside for ages. The distinct scent of ozone intensified with each breath. It felt like being submerged in a murky underwater cave, where every sound was muffled and every step taken with caution.

With satisfaction, John thought to himself, "This is much easier than I expected." He gained speed and sprinted along the dimly lit corridor, his footfall reverberating off the stone walls.

As he approached a junction, he slid to a halt, the sound of his shoes scratching against the chilly floor. The flickering lights threw spooky shadows around him, adding to the dreary atmosphere. John took a deep breath and looked down each path, attempting to figure out which way would take him out of the maze.

"Which way?" Zara asked.

"I don’t know, let’s go this way. No use overthinking it," John said as they turned left.

They continued down the corridor, which was lined with doors on either side. Some of the doors were open, while others were closed. John couldn’t see anyone or any signs of life.

As they travelled deeper into the corridor, they arrived at the central command room. The room was vast, circular, and filled with consoles.

John’s eyes darted around the room, taking in the surroundings, and preparing himself to call Mikal. He took out his A-comms and spoke into it, "Mikal, can you read me?"

"Affirmative."

"Alright, we’re at the command room. Can you tell us what to do?"

"Yes," Mikal said, "you need to find the console that controls the invisibility and destroy it. Once you do, I’ll be able to find you and board the ship. I should be able to fly the ship as well."

"Alright, we’ll find the console. What should it look like?"

"It should have a large monitor and several blinking lights. It’s the only console that has that many lights."

"Okay, we’ll find it. Once we find it, we’ll destroy it."

"Good. Good luck, John," Mikal said as he turned off his A-Comm, and John turned his attention back to the command room.

"Now what?" Zara asked.

"Now we find the console."

"And how are we going to do that? This place is a maze," Zara pointed out.

"Start looking. Quit asking dumb questions."

"I don’t ask dumb questions. You’re just an idiot," Zara retorted.

"Shut up and help me look for the console," John snapped.

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Zara shot him a glare but obeyed.

John took the east side of the room whilst Zara searched on the west side. They were methodical in their search.

The room was dimly lit, which didn’t help the visibility. It was also very quiet. The only sounds were the occasional humming and clicking noises coming from the control panels.

John didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary, so he kept moving. He went from console to console, examining each one. He was about to give up when he saw the dim blinking lights coming off from a console at the corner.

’It’s not the same as the rest of the consoles,’ John thought as he walked towards it. He noticed that the lights were flashing faster than the other consoles, indicating that there was some activity going on.

He looked at it for a moment before touching the console, and the console came to life and many more blinking lights were visible, along with a large monitor.

"Found it," John spoke up and Zara came to him.

"Good," she said and glanced at the console.

"Now what?"

"Now we destroy it," John said as he looked around for something to use.

"You better not break anything," Zara warned.

"Are you an idiot? I need to actually break this console."

Zara scoffed, "You have no idea what you’re doing, do you? This ship is probably worth more than anything you’ve ever seen in your life, and you’re just going to destroy it."

"Money and material things don’t mean anything anymore aside from their use," John argued, his hands reaching for his dagger.

He plunged his dagger into the console and a loud siren erupted the silence. The air filled with the shrieking, ear-piercing sound of the alarm.

"Damn it, John. You can’t even destroy a console properly," Zara hissed.

"Shut up," John growled.

A red light began flashing on the ceiling, and a loud voice boomed through the command room, "INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!"

"What the hell, John? What did you do?" Zara yelled as she covered her ears.

"Shut the fuck up, for once, Zara. We just need to wait for Mikal to board the ship."

"Why the fuck would he do that? You’re going to get us killed," Zara said, her eyes wide, her voice raised.

John ignored her, his eyes darting around the room, waiting for something to happen.

Then he heard the sounds of gunfire. It was coming from outside the ship.

The command room door opened and a Luminar female with red skin and flaming orange hair entered. John ignored the sheer difference in appearance from the usual Luminar and lunged at her.

She tried to scream but John stabbed her in the neck, blood gurgling from her mouth. He dragged her body to the corner and hid it.

Seconds later, John saw Mikal’s figure approaching, but a group of around 10 Luminars followed him.

"Get inside, quickly!" He shouted, "We’ll guard the entrance."

Mikal nodded and rushed inside the ship, followed by the remaining group members.

Just as Mikal was about to board the ship, a group of Luminar soldiers rushed to the entrance and fired their weapons.

John ducked behind a pile of rubble and hid within his Haze Veil. Zara disappeared in a burst of flames and engaged the Luminars.

The two of them engaged the enemy with similar tactics of staying hidden and they were holding their own until a massive creature with glowing red eyes appeared.