Chapter 258 Ready to Go (1/2)

Chapter 258 Ready to Go

Aldrich woke up in his hotel rooone, rays of golden earlypast white curtains On one side of his bed was Valera, cuddled up close to him On the other, Chrysa slept, curled up in a ball with her tail touching her head, kind of like how dogs soht into five AM planning the kidnapping with V In total, he had gotten 2 hours of sleep, but as an undead, sleep itself was an optional luxury He h an undead, seerow and get stronger over time Just like a human child

And she slept better with Aldrich by her side

As for the kidnapping, Aldrich had finalized all the details, picking out where to go, what to do, and who to use

The slimy little rat in Gerard's tribe was, as V said, nobody really important A nomad by the name of Alden Smith who had no real influence He was just a runner, someone that muled supplies here and there, and even then, he was not authorized for any i the bareby Butto drive attention away froure that all out soon

Gerard's nomads routinely stopped at Westpost, a free city, so called because it was not officially recognized by the Panopticon's tiering systenature walls, drones, and general support AA presence was also minimal to nonexistent there

Free cities were sweet spots in the Wastelands where people could gather and build so, but still too unstable that the Panopticon could not register it as a spot suitable for one of their own cities Technically, they were under jurisdiction of the US government, but in practice, they were almost like est lawless zones where men and women of the underworld, from nomads to bounty hunters to the hunted themselves, came and went by or even settled

At Westpost, Gerard's no so proper repairs or supply the up brothels

Things did get lonely out in the Wastelands, even for the most seasoned of nomad loners Humans were inherently social creatures in the end, after all

But where the other Eagle no his Dark Six handler, a guy that went by the codename of 'Feather'

Feather was et his info solely through in person talk, preventing surveillance as much as possible

Unfortunately for Feather, Alden was far less careful, a nobody rabble rouser that often spent his afternoons gettingaddiction, the sa with the Dark Six in the first place

From what Aldrich could tell, Feather operated out of a bar in Westpoint, and he had quite a few toughto Joe Peperelli, the Dark Six captain in Haven whose squadron of elite soldiers Aldrich had slaughtered with the cold ht of his undead

Aside from that, Alden's personal devices had noAldrich in the dark about Feather's exact capabilities As a result, Aldrich assembled quite the task force for this

Kat for her invaluable espionage and assassination experience Ace, Chiros, and Tox for serious firepower in case things went awry Daetaways and utility as his ability to conjure up flight platforms was always useful

And, finally, Fler'Gan for his Mind Eater brainwashi+ng abilities

The mission was simple: capture Feather alive and mind control him

Aldrich had a ot up out of bed briskly, though he was careful not to wake Chrysa He wanted to give her a few extra minutes of sleep He manifested his spiritweave dress shi+rt, suit jacket and pants over the simple undershi+rt and briefs setup he slept in

The black clothing materialized over Aldrich's body in faint blue waves, as if his body was a digital canvas and each as a brush that added a preset layer over hiot off the bed as well, stretching her arms over her head, both the soft curves of her hips and chest and the hard curves of her athletic ht fabric of her dress

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"We're busy right now," said Aldrich He grabbed his phone fro pad on a coffee table and nodded V had mapped Randall's location to him and also identified as many known hunters or villains she could find in the area