Curse the Mainframe! 444 Bring Upon Death

Alerted by the noise, Dominique and Elias' heads instantly whipped in that direction.

Without needing to exchange any glances or words, the two of them sped off in that direction.

The ground was still trembling from the aftershocks of the explosion, but there were no loud noises nor the sounds of any humans.

The place was a void of silence, which confused them.

Within the range of ten meters, everything had been obliterated in the area, only leaving behind a large crater.

As the neared, they noticed that it wasn't an explosion at all, but instead some sort of capsule-like device that was firmly planted in the ground.

The ground was shattered all around it, and it seemed to have come from outer space.

There was a patch between the trees, and something was smoking still, giving off a faint burnt smell and the scent of the earth. The animals and other creatures had all been scared off by this thing that had suddenly appeared.

Dominique frowned but didn't feel any threatening vibes coming from it. He threw a rock at it with some killing intent, but nothing else happened, so he stepped forward and pressed his ear against it. There was a faint whirring sound coming from it, but nothing else.

The Sin looked at it with deeply focused eyes.

"What is it?" Elias questioned, confused.

Dominique didn't reply. He just walked around in a circle looking for something on the capsule, knocking on it.

There was no reply or any other sounds besides the mechanical whirring.

His intuition told him that there was something or someone inside it, but there was no reply at all. How could they open it?

Dominique stepped back and kicked the capsule, but it didn't even shake a single bit. He even used his Magitype to slam it, but nothing happened.

By all accounts, it appeared untouchable and unbreakable. He'd already used all of his strength but there wasn't a single dent.

Elias stepped forward and said, "Let me try instead."

Elias walked around the capsule like Dominique had done previously and eyed it discerningly.

But what startled him was that this capsule that had appeared out of nowhere had apparently been made in a single go. There were no signs of welding or any other techniques at all. It was as if it had been created in this shape.

Even the 'door' that was really a sheet of frosted-like glass didn't show any signs of it being connected. It appeared natural and not synthetic.

It shocked the Cher.

But still, Elias had a go at it, trying to pry the edges of the 'door' with the tools that he'd pulled out, but to no avail.

Elias frowned, then he placed his hand on the giant metal capsule and made it 'harder for it to withstand blows', then he took his hammer and slammed the frosty glass in front of him.

The glass shook a little, but nothing else happened. There were no dents or cracks at all, astounding him.

Despite his failure, Elias felt himself growing more excited. This was the first time he met something that didn't correspond with his worldview, and it was something that he would never be able to smith.

The couple stepped back and looked at the capsule that was big enough to fit a humanoid being inside.

The more Elias looked at it, the more he felt as if something had come from outer space into their planet. It looked like some sort of alien technology. It definitely was not from their planet.

Saying as much, Dominique agreed with him completely.

Dominique could feel danger spreading in the air. Whereas before, there was nothing, now, his instincts were pawing at him, as if warning him that whatever was inside was dangerous.

By right, Dominique would have stopped at nothing to see what was inside the capsule, raring up for a fight – especially since it didn't appear to be made by the humans on their planet. However, he had Elias with him. And that made him hesitate for the first time in his life.

Something in him wasn't willing to put the other man in danger just for him to satisfy his craving of fighting.

Elias seemed to see the conflict within him, so he spoke up. "Why don't we get the Spectres to keep an eye on it?"

Dominique frowned. "The Spectres are all in the Kaoriht continent."

Elias nodded. "Should we bring this capsule back? We might not be able to break it open to study what's inside it but bringing it back should be of no trouble."

The moment Elias said as such, alarm bells rang in Dominique's mind, causing him to become incomparably serious. "No," he said, surprising Elias.

"No? Why not?"

"No."

"What should we do with it, then? We shouldn't just leave it here where anything can happen."

Dominique nodded faintly. "We don't have to leave it out in the open like this."

"What do you mean?"

Dominique looked at Elias. "Do you have a shovel?"

Elias was briefly surprised before he caught on. "I do."

Elias pulled out two shovels and the couple got to work, quickly shovelling the dirt. The two of them dug down for more than twenty meters before they were satisfied with their work.

Between the two of them, they dragged the capsule over without much difficulty and dumped it in the hole. They then moved all the soil back over it until the ground was flat yet again.

For a finishing touch, Elias used his Magitype on the ground, making it 'hard to break through', 'hard to tunnel through', and 'hard to move'.

The couple was finally satisfied that they had taken care of whatever latent dangers there were inside – at least for now. They would be able to return in the future and take care of it more 'finally' later.

Elias pulled out a bottle of water and washed his hands before passing it to Dominique, who also washed his hands.

After keeping the bottle, Dominique hooked his pinky on Elias' pinky as they continued their walk back.

Elias didn't startle this time, smiling slowly.

They might have just left a time-ticking bomb behind, but if whatever was inside there required food and water, he didn't believe that they wouldn't die from their body's needs.

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Mechanic whirring was all that they could hear. A faint light flickered above head, and the filtered air of the place was at a regulated temperature.

Inside a sealed space, the being within moved slightly, their eyelids moving before they sank into a deeper sleep.

It was not time yet…

As the being continued to go into hibernation mode, several signals were being sent back up to outer space, where it was picked up by a large spaceship.

"Reporting on MC01, they have landed and made contact with natives. No visible signs of distress, and the fluctuations are normal."

A lady with a military cap on tapped her fingers slowly. "Good. Continue to monitor it. Ensure MC01's safety."

"Yes, ma'am!"

As the subordinate left, the lady looked out into the vast expanse of space deeply. Her lips curled into a cold smile, which quickly faded away – almost as it had previously been an illusion.

"Soon," she said faintly, and the word lingered in the air, causing a few subordinates who were standing behind her to feel a chill.

She was the devil… and she wanted to bring upon them death.

Chapter end

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