Chapter 996 - King investigates Chaos (1/2)
~ New York ~
December 24
9:12 AM
”What do you mean by: the mission was a failure?”, King growled at Ivan.
Three more subordinates are present in the room and they are trying to diminish their presence.
”The men we sent didn't come back. The communication was cut off and the trackers are dead.”, Ivan explained, and pointed at area of the map of California which is on the table in front of the King. ”As soon as they entered the zone here… they disappeared.”
Ivan is not sure why is King asking for an explanation? The report in front of him says it all, and the same happened with previous five groups of people they sent to investigate what is going on in California.
”And we still don't know who is doing this?”, King craned his neck to look at his subordinates in the back.
”They call themselves the army of Chaos.”, one man from the back responded.
”Who are they?”, King squeezed through his teeth.
The man stepped forward and started talking: ”The leader is a female…”
King threw a pencil holder at the man and it hit him in the middle of the forehead.
The man felt stinging, he is bleeding. But he does not dare to reach for it.
King grunted and spoke in a dangerously low voice which increased in volume as he proceeded: ”Are you going to tell me a story about a female warrior with glowing red eyes who can crush things with her bare hands? One report even mentions a black panther! She is so silent that no one hears her coming, and people just drop dead instantly. And she commands shadows who can't be caught, and your body gets paralyzed if you lay your eyes on them? Is she a mutant that can shoot lasers out of her eyes? Or maybe releases a poison? Or is she using a potion which can give her supernatural strength? Do you really think that I will believe that load of bullshit? I need to know who are they!”
King stood up abruptly and it made all three men in the back flinch. ”Get out and find me something useful!”
The three men scrambled out of the room.
King sat back in his chair and pinched the roof of his nose.
”Any movements from Milena's side?”, King asked Ivan.
He knows that Milena is upset because of what happened to Sarah and Aiden. That is why they destroyed three of his facilities. And he allowed it without retaliation, thinking that it will pacify her. He does not mind sacrificing few locations and some pawns.
After that incident, everything was quiet for some time, as expected. But now… they are losing resources faster than they can account for them, and in the most populous area of the country!
Milena is the top suspect, because she knows inner workings of the family, and these quick and precise attacks can't be done by an outsider. It's like they know exactly the location of each of his men.
”No.” Ivan responded to King's question and explained: ”She is on her way to Los Angeles, probably to spend the Christmas with her daughters. There is no movement from her or her men.”
King wondered, if it's not Milena, who could it be? ”How about Whites? Or Milena's daughters?”
Ivan had another report ready in his hand and placed it in front of King while summarizing: ”Whites are busy with power transfer, and they have an internal struggle which involves Marcus White. JoAnna is supporting Jeffrey, and Sophia is mostly at home taking care of her pregnancy.”