Mercenaries In Apocalypse.

It had been a month since the end of the debriefing. Percy was seated inside his study and had a file in his hands. This file had a c.u.mulative report of the progress of the Seven Deadly Sins training regime. Yes, Seven Deadly Sin. Percy decide to name his Mercenary squad with the name 'Seven Deadly Sin'.

The report had an in depth analysis of each and every member of the Sin and its future progress. Percy finished reading the report. The report stated that the group had registered themselves as an elite Mercenary group and had performed various missions in a month. The missions were divided into various grades from the highest S++ to the lowest F. The team had completed several dozen A grade missions and few S grade too,. The next mission was supposed to be the last mission an S++ grade mission. An S++ grade mission was never easy, there had never been any mercenary team who had returned alive after completing an S++ grade mission, but Percy was not bothered by it. He had full confidence in his team.

As he kept the file on the table. There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

James in his butler uniform entered the room. He had a sad look on his face.

"Young master, I just received a message from the team. It seems the Sins have completed their mission, although there seems to be some problem. It seems that Vice Captain is heavily injured along with the other members. The Osprey has been set on autopilot and is en-route to the base."

Even though Percy listened to this, he was not bothered by it. In fact he even had a small smile on his face.

"Its alright Uncle James. They will be fine. On the other hand, the date of the launch is coming near. Jarvis mentioned it might start soon within a year. So stop worrying, I guess its time to let the Sin become real Sinners. Its time for a major Upgrade. Lets go meet our team Uncle James "

James was perplexed by Percy's reply. Even though he had utmost trust in him, he couldn't help but worry. Percy went forward towards the Underground level 4, James followed behind. It was his first time entering this deep as even he was forbidden from entry to the levels from 4 to 6.

The Underground base was a complex structure. It consisted of 6 floors. It was arranged in a hive like structure. Each level had its own purpose. Level 1 consisted of the Transport station. Here all the vehicular Transport were parked and would depart too. Level 2 consisted of Living quarters and Training facility. Level 3 consisted of the Production house, which was not yet functional, as all it had was raw materials and was still under construction. Level 4 onward was the Weapon Research Facility.

Percy and James where right now on the 4th Level. In front of them were 7 Tube like structures filled with some fluid and connected to wires and stuff. It looked like a Research facility of some sort. James didn't know why Percy brought him here, yet he still waited silently. Meanwhile Percy was busy typing in commands in the control screen situated in the center of the room. He had a serious expression and was totally focused.

"Jarvis, initiate the Program Seven Deadly Sin. Prepare accordingly, meanwhile i bring the subjects."

After giving the order, Percy turned and started walking towards the elevator towards Level 1. James followed behind him. As they both entered Level 1, the air hatch above them opened with a swoosh and a osprey entered. The osprey was pretty damaged as black smoke billowed out of it. It landed heavily in front of them and the back door opened with a foosh.

Kevin was the first to come out with a wrangled hand, followed by Jason who had lost his one hand and afterwards following Diane and Sophie who had cuts all over their bodies and some gun wounds too. Lucifer was the last person to come out, even though he had less injuries he had a terrifying scar on his face which went from his front to the back. As they all alighted from the osprey, they saw Percy and James standing in front of them. Jason who was supported by Kevin went forward and spoke with a distressed tone.

"I am sorry Captain, I couldn't bring them back without any major injuries. "

Percy saw each and every one's condition and couldn't help but smile. As everyone saw Percy's smile they were surprised. Diane who was with Sophie couldn't help but get angry seeing him smile and started shouting.

"You Jerk, what kind of a Captain smiles looking at his team injured. You feeling smug now. Who is going to pay for our injuries, our vice-cap even lost his arm saving us and you are smiling."

Percy was not angered by this, instead he smiled even more and said.

"Good, I guess we can say your training is complete now. Now for the last phase let your captain handle everything. Don't worry about your injuries, they will be treated and now its time for upgrade. Follow me."

As soon as he finished he started walking back towards the elevator and urged everyone to follow him. Everyone was surprised but since he said he will be treating their injuries they all followed him.

As the elevator returned to the Level 4, what greeted everyone was the same scene. Just the difference was that the tubes were now horizontal and open and there was no fluid in them. As everyone saw this their mind blanked and they even forgot their injuries for the time being. They didn't knew how was this place, which looked like a creepy research room was going to heal their injuries.

Percy went ahead of everyone and shouted.

"Everyone do not worry just lie down in your respective capsules. Now it is the time to feel how wonderful were our predecessors and their tech. This research facility will facilitate the genetic mutation of your body in a controlled manner, giving you access to cosmic energy and your own superpowers. Before you ask anything i request you to get in your respective chambers as this process will be quite long and time is what we currently don't have."