Chapter 137 - 137: Assassin's Guild Headquarter

Three days had passed, Erick was recovering very well. Elle always kept him company. As promised, she stayed at the hospital to take care and look after him.

Elle was just leaving him when Phantom and Charles had important updates regarding their plan against the Assassin's Guild.

Just as what the couple had planned, Erick was transferred to Dr. Gomez's Hospital. They did not want to be scolded once again.

Erick was becoming more shameless as he always requested Elle to do something for him, such as 'kiss me', 'hug me', 'lie beside me', 'feed me'.

Sometimes Elle did not listen to him as she was just giving him a cold stare, saying 'you are asking too much now'.

Sometimes, out of annoyance, Elle could not help herself but punish him a little. Well, this time it was not considered as sweet punishment anymore.

They continued teasing each other and most of the time, acting intimately with each other. Erick's parents were happy seeing them like that.

"I am leaving for a while, I need to go to Falcon Cafe, I have been absent for several days now," Elle informed Erick.

"Are you going back to work starting today?" Erick sounded disappointed.

Elle chuckled as she saw Erick's disappointed look.

"No, just only today. Boss needs some help. I will also request another leave. I will ask him for two weeks' leave and I think he will agree." Elle said that made Erick happy.

Elle needed to leave since today was the day that she would infiltrate Assassin's Guild headquarter.

"Okay, take care. What time will you be back?" he sounded like he did not want to part with her.

"I'm not sure but I will update Mom and Dad." Elle smiled at him.

"I'm gonna go now," Elle said as she stood up.

Before she could walk away, Erick grabbed her arm to stop her. Elle turned around to look at him.

"What?" Erick just pouted at her. Elle's eyes widened as she understood that kind of look.

"Don't look at me like that. I will not give in with your antics." Elle frowned and glared at him. Erick let out a soft chuckle.

"Alright... just take care and be here before 7:00 p.m. Is that clear?" Erick just scratched his head since this time his charm did not work on Elle.

After leaving the hospital, she went to her place to get the things she needed. When she got out of her place, she was completely in her disguised.

She contacted Charles and told him that she was ready. She gave him the final instruction before she headed to Assassin's Guild headquarter.

It was Phantom who discovered its location. He had prepared everything and gave Elle the vital information she needed.

As expected, Phantom did not disappoint her. Despite his age, his skills were still considered topnotch.

In just a short period, he was able to locate their secret headquarters, surveyed it without any hassle, and got information about schedules of releasing missions.

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At Assassin's Guild Headquarter...

Outside, it looked like an ordinary three-story building. Inside, there were some company workers, working diligently.

It was like a small company. Just like other companies, it has a business permit, workers were wearing uniforms. Of course, it also had a management team.

Authorities would not really suspect this as headquarter of one of the infamous organizations in the underground world. That's why police authorities considered them untouchable.

Just like Elle's secret bas.e.m.e.nt, the guild headquarter had a separate elevator. Instead of going up, this elevator was going down, deep in the underground base.

Before she could successfully enter, Elle must need to recite the guild's secret code, indicating that she was a member of the guild.

With the help of Phantom, Elle was able to know their secret passcode. Finally, she was in.

Upon entering, Elle had caught the attention of other assassins who were already inside, waiting for their mission to be released. Many assassins were already there.

She was in all black. fitting black leather jacket and Jodhpurs pants matched with pair of black boots.

Her outfit emphasized her soft feminine curves, that easily attracted men.

She looked like the bad-girl type with her hair tied in a ponytail, her lips were red, she wore big black shades which helped to conceal her face.

"Who is she?" one man asked his companion beside him.

The man shrugged as he replied "Maybe the new recruit. Since we lost Reaper, the guild probably recruited a new member."

Elle did not mind their strange gaze. She immediately looked for a place where she could sit down.

There were tables and chairs available inside. And there was a large screen in the front. On that screen, missions will be flashed.

Each member had a remote control. if they want to accept the mission being flashed on the screen they should press the 'yes' button in the remote.

They would be given enough time to decide. After pressing the button, the number of assassins who accepted the mission would automatically be flashed on the other monitor.

Each member could only choose a maximum of three missions to ensure that all missions will be distributed equally to every member.

There are different types of missions. There were missions open to all and there were some which should be assigned to only one assassin.

Elle was silently sitting in the corner when three assassins approached her. They sat down and joined her in the table. In one table, there were four available seats.

"Hey, this is the first time I see you here. Are you the new member?" a slim lady in her mid 20's asked Elle.

Elle did not say a word but she just smiled at her as a response.

"Hmm, I think you are a shy type huh, a quiet one." a man said to her. Then the three assassins burst into laughter.

The other male assassin tapped her on her shoulder.

"You should call us senior brother and senior sister. Join us in our team, we are happy to help you, as a newbie here." 

Before Elle could reply, an announcement was heard.

"Attention on the screen ladies and gentlemen. The missions will be flashed on the screen after one minute."

"Please prepare your remote."

After that announcement, the three assassins who were sitting together with Elle started discussing the mission.

"Hey, newbie, do you want to earn a big amount of money in your first mission as a member of Assassin's Guild?" the lady assassin asked her again.

Elle was bored talking with these people. But she just played along with them.

"Hmm... how senior sister?" she pretended to be interested.

"Join our team!" The man suggested again.

"How can I earn a lot of money by joining your team? Can you explain the detail further?" Elle asked them.

"Well... you know, the guild offered a very high price reward for Catseye's head. Imagine 500 billion cash, this is the highest bounty the guild had offered so far." the lady assassin answered her.

Elle's lips twitched about hearing her statement.

'Hmm, so you are planning to hunt me. Pfft... I don't know if you still have the guts to do that after today.' Elle was laughing inside.

"Actually, we are gathering more comrades to join our team, besides Catseye is not an ordinary assassin." Another assassin spoke up.

"Yeah, we need manpower." 

"Hmm, if you do that then you will not earn a lot since you will split the bounty price," Elle commented.

'You are just wasting your time ... and your life.' Elle wanted to add but she just kept it in her mind.

"Well, we are just planning to recruit two more members. 100 billion for each one of us, that was still considered a lot of money.

Elle frowned 'They think they can kill me easily with just five members. They are looking down on me.' 

Elle had the urge to shook her head because of their ignorance.

"So newbie, what do you think about our proposal? Would you like to join us?" the lady assassin was anticipating her response.

"Why me? As you said, I am just a newbie. You could ask the veteran one."

"Heh... those veterans whom you are talking about, are selfish and very full of themselves. They said they can do it alone. Foolish trash!" he sounded displeased.

"Yeah, they thought they can kill her, they have mistaken. Haha... they should follow our strategy. We are trying to be wise here."

'But you are also dumb, trying to go against me.' She wanted to say. She wanted to laugh but she was trying to control herself not to do it.

"Last question before I respond to your proposal. Do you have any plans on how to catch Catseye? You don't even know her identity."

"Hmm, we already have a plan. We knew her middle man. We can trace her using her accomplice. We can easily find him." Lady assassin started to share their plan to Elle.

"Then after that, we will use him to lure Catseye. If it does not work then we will just follow him around until he brings us to Catseye location."

"Then all of us will attack at once, one versus five, we have the advantage. Easy money right?"

Elle just looked at them with disbelief. 'They are a bunch of simpletons.'

'We already expected that kind of strategy that's why we don't let Charles do the groundwork this time.'

They were still trying to convince Elle to join their team when they heard the announcement. It was time to release the first mission.

"Ladies and gentlemen, all eyes on the screen, please. Let see how many members will accept the first mission. This is open to all." The messenger said.

The first mission flashed on the screen was about hunting and killing Catseye. The silent atmosphere became lively after that.

Assassins were very eager to have that reward.

However, before they could press the yes button in their remote control, the image flashed on the screen changed suddenly.

Instead of the mission, the death card of Catseye suddenly appeared on that large screen.

"The show is about to start," Elle mumbled to herself as a sly smile appeared on her face.