Chapter 517 - 517: Ambush?

Inside Alfonsó's car, Mr. Carter was very silent. His hands were tied down, making sure that he would not be able to escape. 

Unknown to Alfonso, Mr. Carter had a tracking device hidden in his body. Erick and others made sure to hide it where Alfonso couldn't easily find and remove it. 

Alfonso was the only person who was feeling well among his team since he didn't drink the coffee and the water Dr. Gomez had given to everyone. He just watched his team members who were enduring their pain and discomfort.

It did not take long when Alfonso received a call from the Dark Lord. He immediately answered the phone.

Dark Lord: "How's your mission? I am calling Snake but he is not answering as of this moment."

Alfonso: "Mission Accomplished, our Lord. The scientist is now with me. Snake is probably busy eliminating Chief Detective Lee and the reporter, Aliyah Ross."

Dark Lord: "Probably. Have you not encountered any trouble during this mission?"

The Dark Lord was feeling uneasy. He thought Erick would try another plan to rescue Aliyah. He couldn't understand why Alfonso and Snake finished the mission easily.

His gut feeling was telling him that something more was gonna happen today. Or maybe he was just overestimating Erick's capability. He was worried for nothing.

Alfonso glanced at his team members, the majority of them were feeling sick. Some got injured and died during the shootout when his team and Erick exchanged shots.

Alfonso: "Something happened before this. The Detective almost escaped together with Aliyah and the scientist. But he miscalculated something...Snake's interference."

Alfonso continued supplying the Dark Lord with information about what transpired a while ago. He told him everything including the part wherein his men suddenly got sick during the negotiation.

Alfonso: "Unfortunately, we lost some men. Others got injured too."

The Dark Lord fell silent from the other line. He was thinking hard. He thought Erick relied on Snake, that's why they were able to outsmart him.

But for some unknown reasons, the Dark Lord was still in doubt whether they succeeded in today's mission. He tried calling Snake to confirm whether Erick and Aliyah were killed already or not.

He couldn't contact him so his uneasiness intensified. He was afraid that Snake would be having a hard time killing Erick and Aliyah. He was aware that Snake was close to Erick.

'What if Snake changed his mind in the end? What if he spared their lives? I need to hear an update from him. Why is it he is not answering my calls?!' The Dark Lord was restless.

Dark Lord: "Alright, just bring the Scientist to our facility. I am going there right now. Let's meet there. It's been so long since the last time I saw Carter.

Alfonso: "Yes, our Lord. We are now on the way to the facility."

The Dark Lord gave Alfonso last instructions before hanging up the phone. He tried contacting Snake but he still got no answer from him. 

He was being impatient now. He just left him a voicemail, telling him to contact him as soon as he finished his task. He prepared to leave, going to the Bio-weapon facility in order to meet Alfonso and the scientist, Matt Carter.

Meanwhile, Alfonso and his team continued their journey. As Erick's team expected, Alfonso's Team received information that there was a checkpoint ahead so they changed their route to avoid being seen by the police.

Alfonso and his team were riding two vehicles, doing a convoy. They were in the middle of their journey when two motorcycles overtook their vehicles.

They thought the two riders were just racing. They were caught off guard when the two riders stopped in front of them, just a few meters away.

It's too late when they noticed that the two riders were highly armed. They intercepted them as the two riders started firing at the front vehicle, targeting their car's tires.

They succeeded in stopping Alfonso's team. They were now preparing for a counterattack, thinking that their enemies were just the two riders at the front.

One rider spoke up through their communication device.

"Chief Lee, Spike… we've done our job. Let's move now." 

The person who spoke up was none other than Brother Yu. The other rider was Brother Yan. After receiving their go signal, Erick and the other team made their moves.

Alfonso's Team started firing in Brother Yu's and Brother Yan's direction. They rode their motorcycles and continued driving until they made a certain distance away from Alfonso's team.

Alfonso's men were confused when Brother Yu and Brother Yan just ran away like that after making them stop. 

However, before they could relax another two vehicles arrived at the back, shooting them. They exchanged several shots. 

When their attention was diverted to Erick's team and Spike's team, Brother Yan and Brother Yu came back.

Alfonso's men didn't know what to do. They were now surrounded by enemies. Some of them were still injured and feeling sick. They couldn't retaliate. They were ambushed by the enemies.

If they would continue to fight back, everyone would be killed. That's the time Alfonso came out of the van, together with Mr. Carter.

He was hiding behind Mr. Carter as he used him as a human shield while pointing a gun at Mr. Carter's head.

"Stop shooting! Or else I will kill this man!" Alfonso yelled at them.

He somehow guessed that the people who ambushed them were related to Mr. Carter.

'Who are they? Are they trying to rescue him? But how are they able to locate us?' Alfonso pondered at that thought.

Alfonso's eyes widened in realization. 'F*ck! Don't tell me that detective has another back-up?'

Erick's team and others stopped shooting when they saw Alfonso pointing a gun at Mr. Carter's head. Erick showed himself to Alfonso.

Alfonso and his team were surprised to see him alive. He couldn't believe this. He thought Snake was able to accomplish his task.

'Why is it the Chief Detective is here? What happened to Snake? Did he fail his mission? That's impossible!'