322 After Sowing Distrust and Dispute, Entering the Third Phase (1/2)
Day 52 – 8:51 AM – Government Officials' Residences, North District, Bay City Settlement, Pasay City, Metro Manila
While the faction led by Senator Estrada was inside their meeting room, the room at the opposite building facing the meeting room had two people eating their bowl of rice soup.
”They are too obvious… Well, I guess they can't leave their windows open to keep the secrecy of their schemes. We can't see what is happening though.”
Mark was displeased as he could not directly see what was happening inside. In the least, he could use the emotions and mental fluctuations to monitor the events inside the meeting room to some extent.
As for Mei, she could only eat her soup in silence. She had no idea what was happening inside the room on the opposite building.
”Hmm?” Mark turned his head towards the meeting room. ”The show is starting.”
He sensed that the man they deliberately ignored as they posed as members of the organization entered the meeting room in panic.
At this time, Mark's turned red as he focused on the person who was exuding at natural arrogance and confidence within the people inside the meeting room. For sure, it was the leader of the group inside. Mark then started to influence the subconscious of the man and bolstered the senator's urge to know what in the world was happening.
As he succeeded, he sensed that the senator called upon their available shadow people as he sensed the two strange beings appearing inside the room. To get to the bottom of it all as fast as possible, the senator that was influenced by Mark decided to call the two shadow people despite the presence of the other people inside the meeting room.
That was when he succeeded in the second phase.
Since Mark deliberately wore the robes they took from the members of their organization back in NAIA, the survivor of the team that had just narrated the story had his rage flare up.
The man activated his Mutator abilities and transformed while charging towards the two shadow people at the same time.
”Oooops…”
Mark scratched his head.
”Something wrong?”
That action of Mark made Mei ask what happened.
”The show ended already. It just took several seconds… How boring.”
Mark complained.
The emotional fluctuations Mark could feel from the survivor vanished. On the other hand, one of the shadow people felt shocked at what had happened.
”Haa… Nevermind. I achieved my goals already. Time for Phase 3. Let's go.”
Mark downed the contents of his bowl and urged Mei to go. The latter could only copy what Mark did with his food and grabbed his hand.
The two then vanished from the building in a blink of an eye.
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Day 52 – 8:53 AM – Meeting Room, Government Officials' Residences, North District, Bay City Settlement, Pasay City, Metro Manila
”ESTRADA! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!”
Senator Osmeña furiously shouted while looking at the decapitated body of Fraco lying on the floor.
No one was able to react when Fraco suddenly charged forward with a very thick intent to kill aside from the targets of his attack. Due to suddenly feeling danger the moment they came out, one of the two robed figures counter attacked by reflex and waved his hand towards Fraco. With that counter attack, the transformed Mutator immediately had his head and body separated before falling unto the floor.
The event happened too sudden but the other people here were not stupid.
Fraco had just mentioned that the two people that annihilated his team that was sent to investigate were wearing hooded robes. Before he attacked, he also shouted about the robes the two people Senator Estrada called out.
Although Fraco attacked first, he was easily killed like swatting a fly which also showed that just this two people could be enough to kill those three teams Senator Osmeña sent to investigate.
Everyone in the room looked at Senator Estrada with distrustful eyes.
”You people continue the meeting. I just remember that I have something important to do.”
With Raver in the lead, one by one, other members of the faction left the meeting with different alibis. Of course their acting was not good and their alibis could easily be seen through but they did not care anymore. They just wanted to leave no matter what before everything was late.
Without waiting for any reply from Senator Estrada, they scurried off with their guards out of the meeting room. The only one left was Senator Osmeña who was glaring at Senator Estrada.
”I expect an explanation for this you bastard. So much for an alliance.”
With those words, Senator Osmeña left without even recovering the body of his subordinate. Although he was infuriated, he also thought that if he continued to stay here, he would be next.
”Devon, what is the meaning of this?”
Senator Estrada turned his head to his guard with a heavy glare. With what just happened, it was very easy to assume the root of this. It could be that Devon moved behind his back and sent his men to kill those survivor teams.
”Senator, we have a deal here, remember? I work following the contract and our organization is the same. It could be that another branch is tasked with this. Or…”
”Or?”
”Someone knew of our organization and was using us to sow discord in the alliance.”
Devon said grimly.
If it was the latter case, then, they had been played severely without them knowing. Now that distrust had been placed on the hearts of the leaders of the alliance, their alliance that had yet to take control of the power here in Bay City had already fallen.
This only did not destroy the alliance but also disrupted the plans of the organization behind him.
Devon turned towards the two hooded figures.
”Go investigate the root of this.”
The two hooded figures kneeled on one knew before vanishing into their shadows.
With what happened, Devon was itching to punish whoever did this but without any clue, he could only wait.
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Day 52 - 9:32 AM – Osmeña Residence, Government Officials' Residences Southwest Building, North District, Bay City Settlement, Pasay City, Metro Manila
”Sir, are you alright?”
His personal guard, Ellisis Siguerra, asked.