Into the Creations 693

## Chapter 693 – 693. Vanguard – Alien Invasion

693. Vanguard – Alien Invasion

Lacy reached out her hand to me.

“Take my hand, Eugene.”

I stared at her hand.

I knew there were traitors among the higher-ups. It was mentioned in the original movie, and it didn’t make sense that the aliens, who weren’t idiots, wouldn’t plant spies or try to win over the higher-ups.

“What are you hesitating for? Earth is already hopeless.”

If I didn’t have knowledge and information about the original story, I would have thought like her. The Braktaia were an alien civilization with the technology to close impossible distances in an instant. From Braktaia’s perspective, Earth would only look like a primitive and barbaric civilization.

But the alien invasion fails.

Unless it succeeded, there was no reason to grab onto a losing thread.

“Lacy, you should come over here.”

I reached out my hand to her in return.

“…You’re telling me to betray Braktaia?”

“That’s right. In the end, Earth will even stop the Great Invasion.”

“Are you out of your mind? You’re an agent of Ople, so you know the level of Braktaia’s technology.”

“They can’t fully utilize their technology during the invasion. The weapons they can bring through the warp are limited.”

There were several restrictions on Braktaia. From the fact that they couldn’t come to Earth without a special warp because they were billions of light-years away, to their goal of occupying Earth rather than destroying it, and the political situation within Braktaia, and so on.

Overall, from Earth’s perspective, although Braktaia was grim, they weren’t an opponent that couldn’t be overcome. Because there were heroes with special powers on Earth.

“Still, Earth will lose. The difference is too great. I can’t understand your thinking at all.”

“I am a bit different from others.”

“I’ll say it one last time. Take my hand, Eugene.”

“I’ll say it one last time too. Take my hand, Lacy. Earth will win, and I don’t want to lose you.”

“There’s no chance Earth will win! Even heroes can’t handle Braktaia! Earth’s future is only to become a colony of Braktaia!”

Lacy shouted angrily. She said it was the last time, but she couldn’t give up on me. She was indeed my plaything. I grabbed her hand and pulled her into my arms.

“Be honest. You don’t want to betray humanity, do you?”

I knew Lacy’s personality. She was somewhat arrogant and had a violent side, but she wasn’t beyond redemption.

“…I can’t help it. I’d rather… than live as a slave.”

“I can help you. The Braktaia invasion will fail, and Earth will win.”

“…Can you take responsibility?”

“Huh?”

“Can you take responsibility for me?”

“What are you saying that’s so obvious?”

I kissed Lacy. A long, deep kiss followed.

Then, something suddenly occurred to me. The safe place Lacy mentioned was Braktaia. In other words, she could leave for Braktaia before the Great Invasion.

“Lacy! I need your help!”

***

I reported and proposed to the upper echelons.

To move to the Braktaia planet through a traitor of humanity and carry out sabotage from within. The upper echelons positively accepted my opinion. If successful, it could inflict significant damage on Braktaia.

And as a result, I ended up taking the lead myself.

‘…This is unexpected.’

Originally, my plan was for one of the heroes to go to the Braktaia planet. Because a hero with strong power would have a higher chance of success.

But the upper echelons thought differently. They seemed to think that experience was more important than power for this infiltration mission, and they assigned the mission to me. The fact that I proposed the plan was probably one of the reasons.

‘Damn it. I shouldn’t have stepped up. The heroes would have handled it well enough without me doing this.’

I accepted the mission. I was the one who made the plan, and if this plan succeeded, my future would be guaranteed. Well, if the invasion was successfully stopped, the quest would be completed, so there wouldn’t be much gain.

‘Although it’s a very low probability, due to the butterfly effect of the variable that is me, which doesn’t exist in the original story, we might not be able to stop the invasion.’

Therefore, I decided to take the lead myself.

I moved to the designated location with Lacy and the traitors. Most of the traitors were high-ranking members of society.

“It’s the first time we’ve met like this. I never imagined you were dating my daughter.”

Lacy’s father offered me a handshake. I smiled and shook his hand.

“It’s an honor to meet you.”

He had no idea about the mission I had received.

“I… no, we welcome your choice.”

The traitors said with friendly smiles. I remembered all their names and faces. They were the guys I would arrest after the mission was over. They would have to rot in prison for the rest of their lives.

There were a total of 20 people, and we all moved at once in a bus. The place where the bus arrived was a mountain. A privately owned mountain at that. The bus soon entered a dark tunnel. We got off deep inside the tunnel and went underground.

Lacy was holding my hand tightly as we walked, and she was sweating profusely. She had betrayed her father for me and Earth. It was her first time doing something like this, so she must be anxious that the plan would be discovered.

I squeezed her hand and whispered quietly.

“Don’t be too nervous. Everything will work out. Just act normal.”

“Ah, I know.”

When we reached the bottom of the underground stairs, a large space greeted us. There was a Braktaia and a warp gate leading to the Braktaia planet.

The Braktaia looked similar to goblins. However, their skin was gray instead of green, and their intelligence was incomparably higher than that of goblins.

“Hahaha. Our comrades have arrived!”

A Braktaia said with a laugh. The traitors couldn’t laugh. They couldn’t have failed to notice the sarcasm in that tone.

Lacy’s father stepped forward.

“We have fulfilled our contract. Now it’s your turn to fulfill your contract.”

“Keke. Don’t worry. You will be safe. Now, activate the warp gate!”

The Braktaia moved busily and activated the warp gate.

“After passing through this gate, you will find a place where you will stay for a while. Wait there until the war is over. The other rewards of the contract will be paid after the war is over.”

“I trust you.”

We entered the warp gate, maintaining our tension.

“Kekekeke.”

“Kikikik.”

The Braktaia around us laughed as they looked at us. It was clear mockery. The traitors kept their mouths shut and ignored them. They knew that getting angry here would only bring disadvantages.

I stepped into the warp gate. In an instant, I felt a sensation of floating in the air. Just as I was about to think it was strange, my feet were already on the ground.

I unconsciously inhaled. The cold, sharp air felt like it was piercing my lungs. Looking around, it was a dark and damp room. There were bars blocking the front. Unlike Braktaia’s advanced science and technology, it was a truly primitive prison.

That’s right. We had entered a prison.

“Kikil. Stupid Earthlings.”

A Braktaia was laughing beyond the bars. He was armed with a white gun that looked like a toy on his waist.

“What, what is this! It’s different from the contract!”

“Keke. You morons. Why should we keep our promises to you primitive things?”

“We! We made a contract with the prince of Braktaia!”

“That is the prince’s order. You will be executed on a suitable day after the war is over. Until then, stay here quietly. Kekeke.”

“Let us speak to the prince of Braktaia! Let us speak to the prince of Braktaia!”

“You don’t know your place. The prince is not someone you can meet just because you want to.”

“Come back! This is different from the contract!”

“Keke. Morons.”

The Braktaia left.

Those left in the prison sat down blankly on the floor. Lacy’s father grabbed the bars and shouted at the top of his lungs, but only empty echoes returned.

“How did this happen! It’s different from what we agreed on!”

“Damn it! If I had known this would happen, I would have fought to the end for humanity…!”

“We have to find a way to return to Earth!”

“It’s all over now…. They’re going to kill us painfully, so it’s better to take our own lives before that….”

The prison was in chaos. Lacy’s father tried his best to calm people down. It had some effect. He had the charisma to lead people. But as time passed, it would become meaningless.

I grabbed Lacy’s waist next to me. Her eyes were also shaking, and she was agitated.

“Calm down, Lacy.”

“Eugene…. Things went wrong. This… this isn’t right….”

“There will be a chance. Calm down.”

In a way, it was obvious. From Braktaia’s perspective, those on Earth and us were no different. Killing us was much better in many ways than keeping us alive. There was no reason to keep us alive.

I comforted Lacy and assessed the situation.

‘Bars. Judging by how clean they are, it’s a hastily made prison. It seems they’re completely ignoring us since they didn’t use any special technology.’

Ordinary human strength couldn’t break the bars. But I was different. With my strength, I could break those bars.

‘And I also have the things I brought.’

The Braktaia didn’t check our belongings at all. I understood. From their perspective, we were no different from beasts.

I touched the pouch on my waist. It was a magic pouch made by Dorothy. If I used the items in here well, I could cause chaos in Braktaia.

‘The annoying things are….’

The CCTV on the prison ceiling and the tin can robots patrolling near the prison.

‘It’s impossible to escape right now. I have to wait and watch for an opportunity.’

Things had gone wrong. But an opportunity would arise. I quietly decided to wait for that time.

***

As expected, as time passed, the mood of the people trapped in the prison became increasingly sensitive. They started arguing over trivial matters, and the arguments soon led to fistfights. However, more than half of them were still keeping their cool, so it didn’t lead to any major accidents.

‘If I reveal my identity to them, I can stabilize them, but… I can’t trust them.’

I didn’t reveal my identity to them. They were already traitors to humanity. There was no guarantee that they wouldn’t betray me here as well.

I silently waited for an opportunity. Fortunately, the Braktaia provided food. It was terribly tasteless and the ingredients were suspicious, but we didn’t starve.

Ten days passed. An opportunity came. The outside of the prison was unusually noisy. The Braktaia’s Great Invasion had begun.

I jumped up from my seat. I took out a gun from my magic pouch and shot the surveillance camera.

Bang!

The camera was destroyed. Normally, a guard would come this way to check, but they wouldn’t have the time now.

Everyone stared at me with surprised eyes.

“Hey, you. Where did you get the gun?”

“That’s a secret. More importantly, prepare to escape.”

“Escape? That’s ridiculous. Do you think you can escape with just one gun? This isn’t Earth, it’s the planet Braktaia.”

A middle-aged man who had been hiding in the corner said. He was the one who had been arguing more than ten times a day that we should commit suicide immediately because there was no hope for us.

I grabbed the bars that were holding us in. When I pulled them sideways with force, the bars opened with an unpleasant sound. A space large enough for one person to pass through was quickly created.

“If you want to give up and stay here, that’s fine. But you all know that you’ll only end up dying if you stay here. If you’re going to die anyway, shouldn’t you at least try to escape?”

I stepped out of the bars. I had no intention of forcing them to come with me.

“…If I’m going to die anyway, I’ll give those bastards a taste of their own medicine before I die.”

Lacy said with a venomous look. Starting with her, one by one, they began to follow me out of the prison. However, five people sat on the prison floor and didn’t move. They had already given up.

I said to the 14 people following me.

“If you follow me well, you can return to Earth. So, please follow my instructions well.”

“Okay.”

They nodded. No one expressed any dissatisfaction. Everyone knew that I was a special human from the moment I broke the bars with my bare hands.