A large vehicle convoy was waiting outside the hotel the next day, all set to take to the location of the portal where I would aid them in conquering the rift.
Not only was there a police escort, it seems like they’ve also brought along the military as well.
This ti, the minister was not here to accompany though he did send a representative to explain that he would be waiting for at the rift as he was needed there to make sure everything was ready for .
Instead, a person who introduced himself as one of the generals in charge of this operation was sent to accompany instead.
I got into the sedan and our convoy was escorted in between a mix of other black coloured vehicles and military vehicles, the road towards the location of the rift already cleared ahead of ti so we passed through them without any problems.
We eventually got out of the city and we started moving through the countryside.
There were several locals along the way and most of them gave out cheers when we passed through.
Once again, I wasn’t sure if this was sothing the governnt arranged to stroke my ego or it was genuine cheering from the locals.
I would lean towards the forr but I would just give them the benefit of doubt and assu the latter.
The one hour car ride was quite uneventful as the general started briefing on the rift that we would be dealing with and what they know about it.
I already know about the rift from the reports that were sent to back ho but I wouldn’t say no to extra information either.
He started with so information that I already know like the rift being classified as a Level Three in the Danger Class and that the Anomalies seed to be akin to demons.
The demons themselves were pretty strong that Vanguards needed to team up to be able to take one down. The good news was that the demons seed to be few in number but there was still a large gathering of them around the Gatekeeper that needed to be dealt with.
Then he went over their plan of attack where they intended to have both a military and the Vanguards fight the demons with the military providing fire support with artillery and armoured vehicles while the Vanguards took care of any demons that managed to slip through their bombardnt.
Right as he was done, we reached the last stretch of road leading towards the location of the rift which was located in Sri Lanna National Park.
The entire area seed to have been turned into a military outpost as there were uniford soldiers standing guard along the road and placed road blocks to stop unauthorised people from going in.
We eventually reached the large stone sign by the side of the road that read ’Sri Lanna National Park’ with the road turning towards a sort of guardhouse with a road barrier.
I’m sure that under normal circumstances, this would be where visitors would drive in to visit the park but just like the stretch of road that we had passed through, the entire place was blockaded by military personnel and the guardhouse had been taken over by soldiers to watch over the entrance.
The military escort then thinned out, most of them turning away to fill up so of the parking spots while we continued onwards down a road deeper into the park.
I noticed that there were guards almost every few ters down the road which I suppose were not only just for keeping people out but also to keep Anomalies in in case of a Rift Breakout.
Seeing that so of the fortifications had been here for a while, I’m guessing the rift here has been around for a while now.
The convoy then stopped in front of a small open area in front of what looked like the park’s administrative office or sothing and the portal was right in front of it.
There was already a large gathering of people there where it was a mix of military personnel and people whom I assud were Vanguards given their weapons and armour they were wearing.
Behind the group were the military vehicles which I assud would also be heading into the rift with us to provide fire support.
The general and Sergei stepped out of the car and I waited for Sergei to open my door before I stepped out.
Almost instantly, I could feel the gazes of everyone in the area resting on and murmurs spread throughout the crowd.
There was a mix of Thai and English and while I didn’t really understand the words spoken in Thai, I could at least understand the ones in English.
"That... That is the Mortal God?"
"Seems like it..."
"I thought he would be bigger..."
"Shhhh!! Are you crazy?!"
"He is pretty big though..."
"What do you an by that? Oh wait, you have that ability to see their... Ahem..."
I couldn’t help but turn my body to the side to hide myself at the last comnt.
Minister Ma then appeared before , quickly giving his usual greeting of placing his palms together.
"Sawadee krap, Mortal God. I apologise for not being there in the morning!"
I waved my hand at him, "It’s fine. I know that you are busy with making sure everything goes smoothly here. Is everything ready?"
He nods and gestures towards the crowd of Vanguards that were standing in the clearing which made them stand a little straighter when my gaze shifted to them.
"They have already been briefed, Mortal God, and are ready to go whenever you are ready."
I nodded at him and turned to make sure my Guardians were ready as well.
Following alongside them were also Maylene and a few of her bunny sisters who were trying to keep themselves as small as possible to avoid being noticed.
Which sohow kind of worked since my group was made up of mostly other worlders so they actually fit right in.
For soone who isn’t familiar with which other worlder has been naturalised in our World, they would not even see their presence as being weird.
But by how minister Ma was looking at them... I think he might be on to them... At least for now, it seems he was being tactful about it by not ntioning them at all and simply kept his attention on .
As for the bunny girls’ purpose of being here... They were part of my auxiliary group in na but they were also here to look out for any usable materials that we could gather in this rift as well, sothing that we did not tell the locals of course.
I turned towards the gathered crowd and I figured that I needed to at least say sothing to them before we headed inside.
I sucked in a breath, "Everyone... As you might have heard, I am the Mortal God of Singapore. I co here as a friend who has heard your request for aid and will work with you to close this portal and rid this place of the Anomalies. As people who have chosen to fight to protect the world from these Anomalies, your courage and strength will never be forgotten. Do not fear for I will be with all of you and I shall fight alongside you in this expedition!"
I honestly just pulled that out of my ass but I guess it sort of worked as a number of them ended up letting out a cheer and clapped for .
Though I had to wonder if they weren’t just doing that just because it was the Mortal God speaking to them and they were afraid I might do sothing to them if they didn’t cheer...
Anyway... With that out of the way, I took the lead in front of the group with my Guardians
Doing a final check with everyone, I took the first step forward through the portal with everyone else following behind .
I half expected an Anomaly to be waiting for on the other side but surprisingly, there were none.
The place I erged was what looked like the remnants of a battleground with broken cold steel weapons laying around and craters several feet wide dotted across the open field.
I wondered if this was the result of the battle between this world’s forr inhabitants or if it was from our own.
There were also no corpses around though I would assu that any corpses would have mutated into those demon Anomalies at this point so it was not surprising to find none.
The rest of the expedition crossed through the portal and the military began setting up shop, the armoured vehicles moving to accompany us while the artillery pieces were deployed around the portal.
From here, the locals would guide us in the direction of the Gatekeeper and we will begin our rift clearing.
Now I’m wondering... How strong are the supposed demon Anomalies here?
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