Chapter 430 - 430: Dark Lord's Order

*** At Dark Knight Headquarters in City Z ***

[ Two hours after Erick and Elle's team infiltrated the Bio-weapon facility of the Dark Knight Organization in City X…]

Alfonso was having a conversation with the Dark Lord when they received an update coming from City X.

"Is that message coming from our men in City X?" the Dark Lord asked Alfonso after he hung up the phone.

"Did they exterminate those flies who tried to infiltrate our hideout in City X?" he added as followed up question.

Alfonso didn't know how to tell the Dark Lord that their men were not able to catch nor kill one person tonight. He also got another bad news. He was certain that the Dark Lord would be infuriated once he learned about this.

"What's wrong? Why you are not talking?" The Dark Lord was feeling a little bit impatient because of Alfonsó's silence.

"Forgive me, Dark lord, but I'm afraid that what I am about to tell you will infuriate you," Alfonso said anxiously.

The grasp of the Dark Lord on his glass of whiskey tightened upon hearing that. He slammed his eyes shut, trying his best to calm himself down. He was expecting good news but Alfonso was clearly saying that it was bad news.

With a heavy sigh, the Dark lord urged him to speak. "Just tell me."

"Our men just reported that aside from police there is also another group that tried to infiltrate our facility." Alfonso finally found his courage to speak up.

The Dark Lord wrinkled his brows as he asked him. "How sure are you there they don't belong to the law enforcement department?"

Alfonso bit his lip while lowering his head. He was afraid to meet the Dark lord's eyes. After that, he continued reporting to him.

"I think police authorities will not try to bomb our facility. Someone planted a bomb and blasted our empty facility."

Thud!

The Dark lord slammed his table with his hand when he heard that. "Skull Gang did it, didn't they? That organization was getting on my nerves lately, always sabotaging our operation."

"Skull Gang has the motive to do that but our men were still investigating it. They said the bomb used by those people was similar to the bomb used in blasting the MV Athena two years ago.

"How is that possible? Are they members of Catseye's Team?" The Dark Lord asked him with intrigue.

"Catseye died two years ago. Is this the work of the new Catseye, the impostor?" he added, making some assumptions while trying to figure out who was responsible for tonight's incident.

"That's also one possibility, my lord."

The Dark Lord let out a humorless laugh. His sinister laugh was enough to send a shiver on Alfonsó's spine.

"We have so many enemies. Well, I think I should start getting serious now. Whom should I target first? The detective and his team? The Skull Gang ? or Catseye's team? It looks like they were giving me one trouble after another." The Dark Lord said meaningfully, a cold glint flashing through his eyes.

Suddenly they heard a knock from outside.

"Come in," the Dark Lord said, giving permission to the person outside to enter his office.

The newcomer was none other than but Snake, one of the most trusted men of the Dark lord.

"What's happening here? I can sense the frightening aura of my beloved Dark Lord. What did you do this time Alfonso? Did you face another new trouble? I already saved your ass tonight by telling you about the mission of Alpha Cinco and other policemen." Snake immediately targeted Alfonso with his sharp tongue.

After that he slightly bowed his head, giving respect to the Dark lord. He greeted the Dark lord politely.

That's right. Because of Snake, Alfonso was able to save his self tonight. He was the one who informed Alfonso about the sneaked attack planned by Erick and his team. 

If he had not been warned about tonight's attack and he remained in City X then Phantom and Charles might have caught him by now, torturing him just to get some answers from him. Alfonso was still lucky. 

Though Alfonso was enraged by Snake's direct insult, There's no way he couldn't refute his words.

"Don't start a fight here," That's the only word Alfonso could utter at that moment.

The Dark lord could only massage his temple seeing his two loyal men provoking each other in front of him.

"Someone bombed our empty facility in City X. It looks like it was done by Catseye's team or the new Catseye." the Dark Lord informed Snake.

"Wow, our enemies are sneaky. Who would have thought that they would also do their moves and attack us on the same night the police authorities tried to infiltrate our facility? Is this just a coincidence?" Snake shared his thoughts with them while rubbing his chin.

"Alright. Let's forget about that. That facility is empty. We can just build a new building. Since you are here, let's talk about our main priorities." the Dark Lord said to them with his authoritative voice.

Alfonso and Snake focused their attention on him.

"Snake, continue monitoring the progress of team Alpha's investigation regarding Catseye. Find out if they already had a lead about the new Catseye's identity. I want this Catseye dead." The Dark Lord said with his stern cold voice.

"Roger that, my Lord."

"The other branch leaders already prepared for the upcoming negotiation in the Black Market with a group of terrorists. Alfonso, I want you to hire skillful people from the Assassin Guild who would serve as our bodyguards and backups during the negotiation. I don't want Skull Gang to sabotage this transaction once again."

"I got it, my Lord."

"One more thing... my order didn't change. Before the Presidential election, I want you to eliminate the opposing party. The President who should be elected must be coming from our sides. Kill the strongest presidential candidate of this election. That's my order."

"Got it, my Lord. Azumi Twins already knew what to do." Alfonso replied to him.

"Good! Once it is done and the winning president is on our side, then we should not worry anymore about our bio-weapon facility to be exposed and revealed to the government."