The Degree
The beginning of chaos

When Arthur finally silences the men's mouths, something explodes violently, creating a small earthquake that reaches their place.

“What happened?”

“This explosion ... could it be a missile or something?!”

“Don't say anything silly! It is impossible for something like that to explode here!”

They were surprised and a little panicked. The first to take action was Indri, he rushed out to see what was happening.

Followed by Ben and then Arthur. They rushed towards the scene as fast as they could but .. they suddenly became so silent, as if struck by magic and sculpted thanks to the great shock in their eyes.

“Malapat ...,” muttered Arthur, unable to find the best word other than doom to deduce something that happened in front of him.

Catastrophe, it means something that could mean chaos or major events. And, what was right before his eyes was a huge event.

At that time Arthur recalled the words of Indri; the fire would burn and not the battle, but the war began.

Barricades made from trucks were partially destroyed. The smoke and fire are big enough to make the sky polluted and redden like twilight.

A group of people started walking out casually, approaching a man of abnormal height. The man seemed to be lifting someone's collar. The man Arthur knew well.

“General Ardianto!”

Yes, the great marshal is not currently in front of the great man. His face was also battered and his hands were bent backwards as well as his fingers were bruised.

Arthur remembers that Ardianto received a duel with a man named Maa Dong Wok. It was unexpected that he was defeated, Maa Dong Wok also did not appear to have any fatal injuries.

From that came the question; was it that easy for a five-star general to be defeated by a Degree user?

Arthur is very sure if Maa Dong Wok is a Degree user. Thereafter it is impossible for him not to know at all the presence of such a big person, maybe Dong Wok himself is bigger than the Hulk.

Dong Wok must have a trick that makes him able to enlarge or shrink his body. Arthur does not know what the secret is but if Mona manages to identify it, then it is easy to know what the Degree is.

“What the hell is this?!”

“General defeated?!”

“More than that look at them! Why are there so many presidents?!”

The amazing thing besides the explosion and defeat of Ardianto were the people who walked out. They all have one face. The same face as the president of this country.

The men also carried some sandra with them whose faces were covered by a black cloth. Even so, there were also some who had faces like the president.

“Do not mess. The president, ministers and some people you consider important are here!”

The sound of someone screaming gave a warning. Indeed, in this way they can not do the original shooting because it could have been the wrong target.

It's not funny that the soldiers who tried to save the president killed him because of the wrong target.

“SHOT HOLD!” Arthur shouted loudly as he saw some soldiers about to shoot. “JENDRAL IS ALSO THERE!”

Dong Wok could have made Ardianto a living shield to protect him. Although Ardianto's condition looks sad, at least Arthur believes he is still breathing.

“This .. is impossible. Everything will start,” Indri said. “... I can't change it.”

Arthur heard it directly from Indri, from which he concluded it seems that a bad future has not happened. Arthur did not want to imagine what Indri saw.

“How is this? Are we going to let them escape in an impossible way like this?!”

“What the fuck is this actually?! Why could they do something like that?!”

Arthur already knew the reason why until this second Haiyan had only barricaded herself inside the monas. It was probably because he was preparing all of this. After all, it had been revealed that Haiyan was capable of being someone else.

Then it was not impossible that he could make people do such a perfect disguise.

“Do not panic!” Indri yells and delivers to Arthur, “The real one won't shoot, Arthur!”

Arthur quickly understood what Indri was trying to convey. After all, even though Indri can say directly to everyone but not necessarily they will obey.

“The original president won't shoot! When any of them shoot us, then that person is the enemy, please do not hesitate to kill him!”

Not getting there, Arthur turned around and called one of the soldiers and whispered something.

“You go to the back line and expand the limit to ten kilometers away!”

“Ready!”

Arthur was worried that Haiyan would take advantage of this to escape. He knew Arthur couldn't drop the shooting order, and he probably understood that if he shot the soldiers, that would be the end of it.

‘When they attempt to kill one of the sandra or at least the original president, I will act to save him.’

It is unfortunate that Mona and Mira are being deployed for the task of searching for the bomb. Arthur felt it was a bad decision but also a good one.

Bad in the sense that he lost valuable extra strength and brains, both in the sense that he kept them out of this great danger.

“This ... shit, everything's more chaotic. Ben, let's go!” Indri hastily fled with great difficulty.

“Hey! Where are you going?!” Arthur tried to pursue him but he did not, the current situation is more important than Indri.

“ALL—”

A loud voice recognized by Arthur and the other soldiers. It was the Great General, Ardianto who shouted loudly.

Arthur is grateful that the man is still alive but on the other hand he feels something bad is about to happen. The premonition is also supported by the fact Indri and Ben escape as fast as they can.

“What is—” just when Arthur feels his confusion, Ardianto again delivers.

“None ... the original. Everything's fake!”

The soldiers fell silent and tried to digest Ardianto's message. On the other hand the people with the president's face started running towards them, spreading like angry ants. Smiling widely, his clear-looking face was filled with all his madness.

In a very short time Arthur understood everything quickly. Nothing is real, it means they are all fake.

“SHOT!” Arthur screamed loudly until his throat was so agonized.

Some commanders listened to him and started shooting, but in contrast to others reacted slowly.

But what power? The******** it has moved first and cut a close distance to the soldiers.

It cannot be explained in detail but at that time Arthur saw clearly how each human body exploded like fireworks full of blood.

The most vile and inhumane way of carrying out an attack is a human bomb.