Chapter 288: Akam (below)

Perhaps for a political mind, accepting a military threat from a city is as difficult as eating a shit.
They have always stressed that in the current situation where there are many other emergencies waiting to be dealt with, it seems to be a meaningless approach to waste a lot of energy, financial resources and manpower in defending an army that has never appeared.
Harden Freeman has argued with them more than once, and Oak is not a non-existent threat, so thinking is tantamount to suicide.
They are the entire republic, and the world’s unprecedented great threat. Burying their heads in the sand will not change this. Their actions will be as deadly as a heart with a spear inserted sharply.
But they remained indifferent, and just sent a report to the capital in a perfunctory manner, requesting the Ministry of Defense to assess the current state of affairs.
Harden really wanted to give them a fireball at the time. God knows how many departments this report needs to go through before it is sent to the hands of the defense minister. There is also a time when the president is changing. Those high-level big figures may not have Mindful to care about what will happen in this place.
Everything is progressing towards the worst, but Harden can only sit and watch the city slide a little bit into the abyss like a capsized ship, carrying all the people above.
"Godfather, I am back."
Suddenly, a voice interrupted his thoughts, Harden looked back and found a black shadow slowly emerging from the corner of the wall.
He wore a black mask, only showing a square chin, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and a pure black cloak wrapped the part under his neck like a bat with folded wings.
Seeing him, Harden finally smiled.
"Wayne, nothing happened."
The other party just shook his head indifferently and did not speak.
Harden sighed and sat back on the sofa. He didn't have much way for this disciple. After all, he shaped him in the end.
Wayne’s full name is Bruce Wayne. His father was the chairman and founder of the largest steel conglomerate in Essex, but one day he and his wife were assassinated on the street. En is only five years old, and he witnessed all this with his own eyes.
Harden was a friend of Wayne’s father. Wayne did not have any relatives at that time, so he became the guardian of the child as a godfather.
As Wayne grew up, he became more gloomy and deeper. The death of his parents gave him an incomprehensible hatred of sin. He longed for a force to achieve his purpose.
But he didn't have the talent of a wizard, and Harden couldn't help him until Wayne found a ruin underground in Arkham.
That's right, the rumor is not false. An underground pit in Arkham is indeed connected to an ancient ruin, but the person found was Wayne.
Wayne had heard of the Citizen Sanctuary organization before. He concluded that the contents were certain technologies lost by mankind, and invited Harden to create his own "power" for him.
The technological items in the ruins are too esoteric, and Harden is powerless, but he contacts another person who knows how to use these things and how to transform them. He gave Harden a lot of opinions. The only price tag is Wayne's favor.
This is a cost-effective deal. Wayne gained the power he wanted, and Arkham added a nocturnal "black knight."
In a public place during the day, Wayne is an outstanding entrepreneur, a single aristocrat with hundreds of billions of capital, a gentleman with a lot of knowledge and grace, but at night, in the darkest corner of Arkham, he is sinful Nemesis is a black knight who comes and goes, an official and unofficial who is very interested and has a headache.
But he also made an oath not to get blood on his hands, so criminals caught by him will be thrown in front of the police station or hung on electric lights.
This may seem a little silly, but Harden appreciates his trait very much. Once people have power, they tend to act arrogantly and stand on top of everyone, but this is often the beginning of the way of destruction. The bottom line is It is very important for people with power, no matter how ridiculous this line looks, but as long as it exists, it can prove its heart.
In the long years of the past, he has seen countless young people who suddenly have huge powers go astray. They are controlled by their own power, and they cross the final bottom line again and again. In the end, they will either become a list of rewards or fall completely. Into the darkness-there is a serious cult threat like the New California Republic.
But the gloom shrouded in Wayne didn't dissipate. He was still stuck in confusion. Harden couldn't solve his problems, he could only rely on his own thinking.
But now is not the time to consider personal issues. The threat of Oak is approaching, and Wayne has long learned that he rushed to the border to listen to the news as soon as possible, and used his personal resources to force the state martial law order. Otherwise, several militia groups are still empty.
"Is there any news from Ok?"
"As you said, Ok is approaching here, but the situation is more serious. They are destroying every village and town they see, every farm, and plundering people everywhere."
"Pillaging people..."
Harden frowned.
"...I remember that there are no descriptions in this respect in Ouke's past reports. They don't seem to have the idea of ​​using other races. They only use their derivatives. fine?"
"I saw it with my own eyes and saved a small group of people. They were tethered by an Oke cavalry, like a sheep, they dared not resist. I killed that Oke, they ran away, and I saw the Hawks Demon."
"what!?"
Harden stood up from the sofa at once, and the pipe he just ordered fell to the floor.
"determine?"
"Yes, I'm sure, the Hawk Lady is sweeping along with Ok's cavalry. I can't go deeper. They are in large numbers."
"This is troublesome."
Harden stooped to pick up the pipe, and stuffed it into his mouth without wiping, and spit out the smoke bit by bit.
"Are they allies? Or did they simply engage in some sort of trade? Could it be that Ok was robbing the population because of the Hawks?"
"I will investigate next, but time is running out."
"Wayne, you said..."
Harden thought for a while, then whispered:
"...Is it better to let the people evacuate immediately?"
"That's what I mean. I'm not optimistic about the defense here. I haven't thoroughly investigated the troops behind Oak, but my forward assessment alone is already the limit of this place."
"Okay, I'll go to the mayor's office again. You should pay attention to it, don't be too reluctant, you should immediately withdraw when you should."
"Understood, I'm gone."
After talking, Wayne slowly dissipated like a shadow exposed to the sun.
Harden knew that this was the special ability of his metal belt, which allowed him to teleport a short distance. Now others probably already on his own suspension motorcycle.
"I hope it's too late..."
Grabbing his hat, Harden sighed and left his study.