Chapter 325 - 278 : Undead Legion (1/2)
”Won't she notice your absence since you're always by her side?”
Arthur asked Lucy as they relaxed in the living room of their new villa. The rest of the people were busy doing their job which left alone in this big place.
”No, with the disappearance of her son, she would have more important matters than me.. but I think she'll call me soon when she feels desperate.”
The two were talking about Claudia, who was currently panicking as she received a message from her son's guards that they got attacked and the young man disappeared.
”Incompetent dogs! They can't even do one job!”
Claudia banged the table as he gnashed her teeth and anger. After hanging up on the guard, she made several calls and tried to hire experts to find her son.
Unfortunately, the kidnapper didn't send her a message asking for a ransom or try to blackmail her. Although she had many enemies, almost all of them aren't brave enough to do such a bold thing. Moreover, she kept the matter of her son private and hidden, only a few people know about such a matter
As she was tapping the table with her fingers nervously and trying to come up with a solution, her office's door was opened wide and a tall figure entered without knocking or showing any kind of respect.
This man was Zalon, the famous swordmaster and the leader of the IHO. He was one of the strongest humans on Earth and his authority is undeniable.
Although Claudia is one of the core members of the IHO, she was still his subordinate, which is why he behaved like that
”We have got an emergency, gather your team immediately! We are departing in half an hour!”
Without leaving her the time respond, he left in a hurry. The woman's face distorted as she banged the table even harder, she wanted to retort and tell him she had important matters to attend do and after a bit of insistence, she'll convince him but that didn't seem it would work as he left after uttering two short sentences.
Claudia's team was actually composed of Lucy, Usui, and Rebecca, the short girl that was present at the conference a few days ago. She was a famous mage that wields Darkness Magic and is proficient at casting powerful curses. There existed another member a few years ago but he was killed by Lucy due to his foolishness. Although it caused a lot of controversies, she didn't care about it as he got what he deserved.
Claudia called Usui, who agreed to come soon, however, she wasn't able to get hold of Lucy. This only added to her irritation, which led to her inwardly cursing Lucy.
After twenty minutes, Claudia went to the meeting location and surprisingly found the masked Lucy present along with Rebecca and Usui.
There were a lot of high-leveled Heroes present but in terms of fighting prowess, her team was at the top, which made her feel incredibly proud. The sad thing is, Claudia never fights and merely sits at the back and orders them to do this and that every now and then.
She was only Lv89 and that was only by leeching others for experience. In terms of combat ability, any average Hero can defeat her if he has a strong enough mental resistance.
Furthermore, her special skill only works on Humans, so using it on other Races is useless and would only lead to her death.
”I called you multiple times, why didn't you answer?”
With an irritated tone, Claudia glared at Arthur and said. And, like every other time, Lucy raised her head and stared back at her from behind her mask while replying with an absolutely calm and indifferent voice