'I hate it when my intuition is right!' Jacob grimaced as he saw those faint lights drawing nearer.
Although those lights weren't coming exactly his way, they weren't far from his position that much. This at least made one thing clearer to Jacob, those guys on the surface seemed to have the means to monitor even these depths of the star ocean, and that's why they didn't bother to place any patrols!
Since they were not coming in his direction for now, Jacob wanted to keep it that way and moved very slowly so he won't create commotion in the water.
The team sent to the bottom of the ocean contained eight submarines that were shaped like a shark and even designed that way, but their color was black and blue. These submarines were advanced epic-ranked Killer Submarines, and they were the Bank's biggest trump card, and each of them could cost an arm and leg.
Only the top powers within the three hegemonies have limited numbers of them, and they were built specifically to battle and travel within the star ocean.
This time, Lucy has sent these eight Killer Subs to make sure nothing got passed by the boundary she had made Wilder set.
The eight submariners of these killer subs were all at least Epic Tier-7 or Tier-8 rank Universal Mercenaries, which made them at least A Class Epic Rank Universal Mercenaries.
The mercenaries' ranking system was quite straightforward, as they strictly followed the strength and skill of an individual.
There were five total ranks, D Class Epic (Tier-1 and Tier-2), C Class Epic (Tier-3 and Tier-4), B Class Epic (Tier-5 and Tier-6), A Class Epic (Tier-7 and Tier-8), and S Class Epic (Tier-9).
The S Class Epic was the most powerful force of the Bank, and even Lucy can't dispatch them on a whim as they stand at the very top of the Epic Plains food chain.
Only Wilder among this fleet was an S Class, and he was only following Lucy's every command because he was a bronze invitation!
Furthermore, this entire fleet was filled with loyal men under Wilder's command. Any S Class Universal Mercenary would have this sort of force under them, and they were not to be taken lightly as well.
But these guys were all guns for hire, and as long as it paid nice, they were willing to put their lives at risk. This at least gave them the freedom to do whatever they wanted.
Albeit, only after stepping into the waters will one actually understand just how deep they are, and it was the same case for any hegemony.
Just like right now, Wilder and his crew, built solely on Bronze Barbarians, were virtually doing all this work for nothing but Lucy's grace and to keep their tribe safe.
Although it appeared, there was no racial factor included in the epic plains. In truth, no one can change one's love for their own kind, and only those absolutely cold-blooded individuals can let it go, and the Barbarians race rarely had such individuals.
"Tell me, Killer 4, do you find our rat?" A Barbarian with a bald head questioned while he surveyed the pitch-black depth of the ocean.
"Negative, Alpha Killer. But this sure is the place where the sensors picked up the last movement of our rat. Awaiting your further command." A deep voice rang from the killer sub's interface controller.
The bald barbarian frowned before he instantly made a decision, "We are using the Net-4 formation in an eight-kilometer radius. Keep an eye out for changes in water current. If this rat is still alive, I want it found, and if he's dead, I want his corpse."
"Roger!"
Seven voices rang in unison after hearing the Alpha Leader's command, and those eight killer subs started to head in a straight line.
When the eight of them were a mile apart from each other, a virtual map was built in each of the sub's interfaces.
"Alright, let's find this son of a bitch and go back and have drinks! This place is damn suffocating." The Alpha Killer chuckled with a cold expression.
"Heh, it seems Alpha Killer has finally decided to be generous for once." A woman's voice rang in a joking manner.
Everyone laughed while the Alpha killer merely snickered and started to control the sub and move forward, and the seven others moved in sync with him. As they all moved forward, the virtual map kept blinking.
Jacob was now over a mile away from those killer subs and suddenly noticed they were all coming his way, but they were no longer together. So, he didn't think much of it since the closest killer sub to him was over a hundred meters away from his current position, so he thought it would only brush past him.
But he still underestimated the Advanced Epic Technology under the three hegemonies' control.
The moment that killer submarine aligned with Jacob's slowly moving figure, the virtual map within all the subs suddenly showed a red dot.
The Alpha Killer's eye flashed with derision as he sneered, "We have eyes on the prize, everyone!"
"What a sneaky little rat. Let's suffocate him to death!" Another one chortled in disdain.
"Let's not alert the cunning fellow. I have locked the Life Radar on his life signal. Let's cage him following formation four and then end it with kill maneuver two. I don't want any problems, or it will be me and your ass!" The Alpha Killer scoffed with a joking tone.
They were all close as family, so they always joked around with each other, and now that they had found their target, they were completely at ease, as if it was already under their control.
However, they have no idea what or who they're dealing with. Their carefree attitude was also because they all, or everyone, in fact, knew that within the epic star ocean, nothing but epic could enter.
Since this unknown being could enter the epic star ocean, then this means it was epic, and they didn't need to worry about him at all, for they were eight, and they had terrifying firepower under their thumbs!
