Reincarnated at Level Two Million - Chapter 126

“So, you are the ones responsible for all newcomers to this city then?” Zell asked.

“We are.” The man replied. “I am officer Icon with the species immigration deportation and elimination department, or SIDE for short. We monitor all new inhabitants to our fair city and ensure that our citizens can continue to live their happy lifestyle.”

“Tell me did you encounter a woman a few days ago?” Zell said. “I am looking for her.”

“We go through thousands of encounters a week.” Icon said. “You are going to have to give me a little bit more than just a woman. We see countless females of varied species.”

“She is a human.” Zell said. “Her name is Rose.”

Icon took out a glass tablet from his pocket and scrolled through a list of names. “There is no Rose on any of the check ins for the past few days.”

“Any odd occurrences then?” Zell asked.

“We did have a team go missing in action.” Icon said.

“Where?” Zell said.

“Why am I even telling you any of this?” Icon asked. “You should be the one answering my questions, not the other way around.”

“You do it because I command it so.” Zell said. “Now answer me, where did your team go missing?”

“That went missing a mile east of here.” Icon said. “They called in an unidentified person and then shortly after gave the all clear, but then they simply vanished.”

“Must have been her.” Zell said. Zell looked at the men’s equipment and noticed that each of them had a dagger just like the one Rose had left him, which further increased his theory. “Your men are being controlled somehow by the person I am after. I need their names and addresses. She may be staying at one of their houses.”

“We already checked there and found nothing.” Icon said.

“Boss are you alright?!” one of the police officers yelled out. “You are taking a long time to arrest this one.”

“Send your men away.” Zell commanded. “You have no need for them right now.”

“Men please return to base. I will handle it from here.” Icon said.

“But boss.” The same officer yelled back. “That is against protocol.” Fearing his boss was under some kind of control or threat from Zell the officer fired his gun at Zell. The officers were equipped with special beam weapons that fired hard ionized light. The laser struck Zell in the armor but bounced off onto the street.

“Did you just shoot me?” Zell asked, glaring at the officer. With no regular magic to pull from, Zell called forth the creation magic that followed through every universe inside of the multiverse. He summoned a black and white fireball and held it above his gauntlet. “Would you like to find out what happens if I decide to return the favor?” He threatened.

The officer jumped into his car and slammed the door. He and all of the other officers drove off as fast as they could, fearing what kind of alien monster controls black fire from thin air. They knew they were going to need backup and that they were completely outclassed.

As they left Zell crushed the fireball in his hand and turned his attention back to Icon. “Now that your men have left, tell me what theories you have about your missing men?”

“They have to be outside of the city.” Icon said. “There is no other way we can explain the lack of transponder data. Every officer has a chip implanted in them so that we can track their whereabouts no matter where they are in the city. The missing officers cannot be found.”

“So, they are in the wasteland?” Zell asked. “That is curious. I suppose I will have to search it. You are free to go. Return to your happy life and leave me in peace.”

“Yes, I will.” Icon said as he walked back to his car and drove away.

Before going out into the wasteland Zell decided to check for clues at the sight of the disappearance. Icon’s story did not add up in his head. If the officers had those chips he would have known for sure if they left, instead he was guessing. Which meant the transponder signals stopped at the site of disappearance.

As Zell walked down the street, he was amazed at the contrast between the sights he was witnessing now and the sights he had seen in the waste land. There was no trash anywhere and everything was clean and neat. Curious, he walked over to the grass and bent down to examine it. “It’s a hologram.” He said as he waved his hand through it. Walking next to a building he looked closely at the walls. He rubbed his finger across it, and it became covered in a disgusting muck that was not visible. “The walls are holograms too. This entire city is fake.”

He looked up at the top of the dome and realized the whole dome was just a holographic projector that was creating a false sense of cleanliness. “Must be air scrubbers too, to remove the pollution.” Zell said. “These people must have destroyed their world. There is no other explanation. They all live in a fake society.” He laughed a bit. “What a perfect place for my fake sister.”

Zell continued to the scene of the disappearance and started to scan the area with magic. After forty minutes of searching Zell finally found trace evidence of magic that had been used. It felt like the magic that infested Neuval when Rose was draining the life from it. “She must have used soul magic on those poor men.” Zell said. “No one deserves that fate. I will save them from it.” He focused on the traces that he found and began to follow the trail that it had left. “Steel yourself for death Rose, I am coming for you.. There is no force in the multiverse that will spare you from my wrath.”