The Mark

Chapter 60

Chapter 60

"I’ve thought about that as well. Don’t worry. I’ve destroyed all research data related to that from the system. As for all the papers related to that, I’ve kept that in the lab where she is," Doctor Rao answered.

"No one will know about that lab so no one can find those documents," he added.

"Clever. So you’ve thought about everything already," Doctor Layman said, grinning.

"Of course. I’m always thinking of two steps ahead," Doctor Rao answered with a prideful look on his face.

"The only thing I can’t understand is how that footage of our lab leaked? Did the APF actually hack the government database or someone from our team here gave them the footage?" He wondered. "I doubt those people would hack. In any case, if it’s hacked, it would soon be out."

"Do you think Doctor Min could have leaked the footage? He left after that incident and he was seemingly pretty upset that we didn’t listen to him," Doctor Layman said, raising his suspicion against Doctor Min.

"I don’t know about that but if it is discovered that it was him, I will make sure that he suffers," Doctor Rao said as a cold glint flashed through his eyes. He would not forgive anyone who tried to betray him.

....

Varant had sent the message to the government about that video, coercing them to take action. Even though he had done all that, he realized that the action was going to take time.

He had also managed to put the pieces together and understood that even though Lucifer had escaped from their grasp, it would just be a matter of time and they would cross paths again with him.

He somehow figured out Lucifer’s goal. His target was still the same~ attacking the facility and getting revenge against those scientists who made him suffer to death.

That was the best clue they had for now on how they were able to track and trace Lucifer. He believed that Lucifer would certainly show up in the facility.

Varant also had an assumption that Lucifer wasn’t going to be alone when he came there. He had a feeling that his old enemies were helping him. His main concern right now was that his enemies would try to use Lucifer for their own gains and benefits.

Since he believed that Variant Uprising was going to help Lucifer, he needed to put more effort in catching Lucifer before their plan comes to fruition.

- : Landing In Elantra

- : Landing In Elantra

- : Landing In Elantra

This was an opportunity for him to not only catch Lucifer but also to catch the members of Variant Uprising. If his hunch was right, he was going to get everything he wanted. In one stroke, he could damage the Variant Uprising beyond recognition.

Keeping that in mind, he had sent both the Delta Team and the Beta Team to catch Lucifer. Both teams were going to be in the facility, waiting for Lucifer’s arrival.

Even though he had sent the two teams, Beta and Delta, that wasn’t all. He also planned to take the Alphas there, all because of his gut feeling.

The only reason he didn’t leave at the same time as the other two teams, was because he needed to wait for his team members, who were taking a bit longer to arrive from the prior mission he had sent them on.

It had already been three hours since the other two teams left, and Varant was still waiting.

Varant was sitting in his office with another High-ranking variant of his team known as Riali, more commonly known as the Shadow Monarch.

After Varant, Riali was the strongest Warlock in the APF and also the Vice-Captain of the Alpha Squad.

Unlike the calm and professional-looking Varant, Riali looked like a proper Warrior with his strong build. His Hazel eyes didn’t match with his short pink hair, but there was something pretty charming about him. He looked no more than thirty.

There were also three strange tattoos on his face~ one on his left cheek, one on his right, and the other one on his forehead.

"Do you really think Raia will show up there to help Lucifer?" Riali asked Varant as he played with a pen that was in his hand, spinning it on his finger.

"I believe he will involve himself if his side is helping Lucifer," Varant answered.

"I sure do hope so. If this is true, we can crush that snake’s head and destroy that vile organization at once," Riali said as he smiled.

"And if it isn’t true, I guess we can call it a short vacation for our Alpha Squad," he continued as he started laughing.

"You and your corny jokes," Varant commented, rolling his eyes skyward. "Most of the time, I don’t even understand them."

"Hey, that’s because you don’t have a sense of humor," Riali spat back at him, teasing Varant.

"Really? In that case, no one in the world has a sense of humor. The world knows you as Shadow Monarch, but everyone here calls you an Unfunny Monarch," Varant said as he sighed helplessly.

"Hmph? Who dares to call me that? Tell me the name and watch them call me funny right before your eyes," Riali declared as he stood up, smashing his palm on the table.

Varant opened his lips to speak a long list of names, but before he could even say the first word, they heard a knock on the door.

The door opened, and a man entered the room.

The silver-haired man who stepped inside the room seemed very young from what could be seen of his face, which wasn’t much. He seemed like he was in his mid-twenties.

The man was wearing a long jacket, the collars of which were being used as a mask that kept the lower half of his face hidden.

"Oh, Gensi, you’re back. The others should be back as well, then. Good, we can leave now," Varant said as he stood up.

"Gensi! You tell me, does anyone here call me Unfunny Monarch?"

Seeing the silver-haired man, Riali walked towards him and reached out his hand to place them on Gensi’s shoulders.

Riali’s hand was about to touch the shoulder of Gensi when Gensi’s figure flickered, disappearing in just a blink of an eye. In that split of a second, he appeared beside Varant.

"You! Stop using your Night Assassin skills on me, and don’t run away! Answer me!" Riali complained as he turned back to look at Gensi.

"I can neither confirm nor deny that statement," Gensi replied in a calm tone.

There seemed no emotion in his voice, but it was evident that he didn’t want to tell the truth as that would upset Riali since amongst the long list of people who called this guy Unfunny Monarch as a joke was his name as well.

Gensi was an Assassination Specialist Warlock who was also known more commonly as Assassination Emperor.

He has great skills, one of which made him one of the greatest assassins in this world.

He was also a top member of this team.

"Alright. Enough talking. Let’s leave. I don’t want to be late," Varant said, realizing that this argument between these two would stretch for hours if he didn’t chime in.

...

Varant, Gensi, and Riali left the office and walked towards the helicopter, which was already waiting for them to leave.

The team was also waiting outside for them to arrive. Even though half the team had just come back from a mission, they were ready to leave for another without any problem.

As Varant and others entered the special helicopter, it started rising in the air and started flying towards the Dilion Research Facility.

The people of this country had no idea that at the moment, everyone was leaving for a battle of the strongest, all because of a young boy and one scientist who didn’t know what he was doing.

One single event had set so many things in motion, which had the potential to ruin so many lives.

...

The sky was clear. Not many clouds could be seen as the bright rays of the sun reached the ground without any obstruction.

People had started leaving their houses to go to work. All the cities had started getting busy as many shops and offices opened. One of such cities was the great city of Elantra.

Elantra was one of the many cities of the country of Elisium, but it held a special position in the country.

Elantra was known as the information hub of the city. Most of the broadcasting headquarters and servers were placed in the city, which made sure that the proper flow of information could happen.

No one could even imagine what troubles could arrive if the city of Elantra stopped working for a single day.

Unfortunately, it was highly possible that the world was going to find it out today as a helicopter filled with the strongest Warlocks of Variant Uprising landed on top of one of the buildings.

From the helicopter, Raia and the others stepped out.

"Yaaaw! Finally, we landed! I feel so sleepy."

- : Letting Loose

- : Letting Loose

- : Letting Loose

A young Warlock stretched out his arms as he yawned. He was one of the youngest Warlocks of the Level Five, only nineteen years old.

He was dressed in a white shirt and casual black jeans which matched his black hair.

His amber eyes were looking at everything lazily as his right hand held a Katana which was kept in the sheath.

Despite being the youngest here, he was in no way weaker than others. He was also very famous in the APF.

Inside APF, he was known as the Psycho Swordsman but his self-given title was the Sword Emperor. As for his real name, it was Tristan.

"Can I go have some fun now?" He asked Raia, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Tristan couldn’t wait to shatter everything there. As he was known as the Psycho Swordsman, he craved bloodbath. He enjoyed watching people bathing in blood once he unsheathed his Katana.

"Sure. This whole city is all yours to ruin. All of you can start having fun. No one will restrict you from doing that," Raia replied as a subtle smile appeared on his face.

Today wasn’t a day he was going to stop any of them since that was what he wanted. He wanted to ruin the city so he could drag Varant and the others here.