Chapter 602 - Same Past and Present (3)

Unfortunately, the team leader was a terrible actor, looking like he was a victim rather than the criminal. Where were the experienced people from the branch offices? He wasn't even pressing the dagger against my neck, close to dropping the weapon. It was hard to pretend I was unconscious, being frustrated that the other team members weren't stepping in to help us. I had to prevent myself from clapping when the backup jumped out of the incoming hover cars. Immediately infiltrating into the scene to join us, starting to take their weapons out.

The people from the branch offices were reliable, targeting me with their guns. The team leader passed me over to a person with a larger build, viciously smiling like he was amused. He instantly pressed the gun against my head, creating a higher tension in the atmosphere. His finger was on the edge of pressing the trigger, slowly stepping backwards towards the hole in the barrier. I was cheering inside my heart, watching Alex carefully observing me, trying to decide the course of actions he should take.

"Follow us and she's dead," the man sneered.

Unexpectedly, the people the team leader recruited were super weak. Placing a barrier around himself, Alex dashed to kick the person holding me hostage. My body slumped into Alex's arms, as the man unconsciously loosened his grasp. His excellent sense of balance made sure I bȧrėly moved in his arms as he used the man's forehead as a spring to jump away. I was impressed by Alex's fighting skills, the strength in his movements to create a large impact.

He spun to kick the man, creating a powerful gust of wind to push him back. My blindfold came off from the same force, getting a better view of the man accidentally pressing the trigger towards the team leader. I began to cover my ears, wincing as screams of horror from the team leader filled my ears. His knees collapsed, desperately trying to find his arm on the ground, abandoning the mission from finding his entire arm gone. The entire team became a mess, unable to recover.

My subordinates had poor aim, the attacks landing on their own team members. Meanwhile, Alex was excellent in dodging everything, not breaking a sweat as he chanted more spells to create illusions. Trying to look through the spell, the criminals appeared like important party guests to each other. Fighting amongst themselves while trying to exit the area through the created hole. Anyone could tell that nobody in their right minds.

"Abandon the mission!" One of them yelled.

"Call for backup," Another person suggested.

"We need to live first. Leave this place!" A person started to evacuate.

By the time they ran away, the ground was splattered with their blood. A few parts of their missing limbs, mostly separated arms and legs, were brutally displayed in the open. I couldn't stop trembling from Alex's cruelty, tightly squeezing his shirt. Although nobody had lost their lives, they would never live the same life again. The entire thing was my fault, my head hanging down in guilt.

"What are the people in the neutral fraction doing?" Alex seemed annoyed, not feeling any remorse.

"Will those people be ok?" I worried for them.

"You can't pity criminals Rika. They'll probably regrow their limbs somewhere," Alex continued to walk towards the mansion.

I sighed in relief, knowing they would be able to recover from today's fight. The organization was rich with money when I checked their multiple bank accounts. One of the benefits of working for them was the great healthcare, getting most of the treatments for free. Maybe I would place more money into the fund once I returned to the criminal organization. I had to give higher bonuses to those who got injured today.

"You can let me go now," I noticed we were attracting attention.

"What happened?" Luke ran towards us, sensing a large crowd.

"She almost got kidnapped by a team of criminals," Alex passed me to Luke.

"The blood?" Luke studied my dress.

"It's not hers. She's not injured. I already checked everything," Alex revealed.

"It wasn't anything serious," I wanted him to let me down.

"We're going to have a talk with the fraction leader," Luke ignored me.

"Did you see everything?" A person whispered.

"The fiancée to the heir of the Roselia family was one step away from getting kidnapped," another person nodded.

"We should leave this place. Who knows if they'll come back?" A person shuddered.

The fraction leader and his partner offered to talk with us in one of their spare rooms. I stared at the ground from the tense atmosphere, stiffly sitting beside Luke on the couch. There was no way I could reveal that I was the one who planned the entire thing. I hoped we could resolve things peacefully, letting the innocent people go. However, my hopes shattered, listening to the entire conversation.

"We cannot attend your events anymore. We will also be cancelling all our business deals together," Luke calmly began.

"It is disappointing to have a near kidnapping. It makes us wonder how everything was arranged on your end," Alex joined in.

"We apologize, please be lenient towards us," the fraction leader slightly trembled.

"We will be placing a lawsuit. I hope you understand we have no other choice," Luke was unforgiving.

"Isn't this too much?" I watched the fraction leader and his partner about to break down.