Chapter 385 The full might of the Mercenary Club (1/2)

When Hektor saw Alex carrying a dead Richter, Hektor instantly knew what happened. He couldn't believe it, but the truth was right in front of his eyes. That monster of a leader, the one whose ability to read ahead was so absurd that he seems to be psychic. That leader whose strength was so ridiculous that it was practically cheating. That fearsome leader that had all of them dancing in the palm of his hands has died.

Though he had a hard time accepting it, Hektor had not time to dwell on that matter. All he needed to know was that Alexander Samarita was the victor.

When Hektor thought of that, he immediately adjusted his understanding of Alex, this kid in front of him was a true blue monster. The chances of him winning against someone who killed Richter was close to zero, even against an exhausted Alex the chances were slim, coupled with the fact that he could team up with Oliver and the others, this made winning practically impossible.

After quickly assessing his chances, Hektor quickly distanced himself from Alex. Unable to follow up his attack on Hektor, since he was too exhausted Alex could only watch Hektor as he escaped from his sight. The other members who saw Alex wanted to go near him and ask a bunch of questions, but they couldn't since they were in the middle of a fight, and Kei was shouting at them through the earpieces.

”Everyone, now that Alex is here, the enemy is sure to become desperate! This is no time to let our guards down! I noticed the look of panic in his eyes the moment he spotted Alex. He might not wait for the timer to finish anymore, and immediately launch the missiles. We must not let him do that! Everyone attack him don't give him any chance to flip that switch!”

When they heard Kei's orders the group concentrated even more on assaulting Hektor, not even giving him time to breathe. While the others were pressuring Hektor, Kei slowly approached Alex and passed him an extra earpiece that he got from Emily.

”Alex, there's not much time to explain, so I'll just keep it simple. That guy over there is an enemy, and we can't allow that guy to flip that switch.” Alex put down Richter's body and responded to Kei.

”Roger that.” Once he said that Alex even though he was exhausted leaped into battle. With Alex in the mix, Hektor could no longer attack and concentrated wholly on defense, as he now needed to be wary of not only Rachel's strikes but Alex's as well.

With the addition of Alex in the group, Hektor was having even more difficulty pulling out the switch to launch the missiles. Hektor even with his skill and superior defensive ability couldn't hold on against the onslaught of perfectly coordinated attacks.

Alex with sword and gun at hand made precise strikes that would force Hektor to show an opening. Once an opening was made Rachel without any hesitation would attack with the intent to kill in one strike. Niel using his wires would stop Hektor from making a crucial move by entangling his hand or leg at a crucial moment. Then there was Sayaka who suddenly pops out of nowhere, striking Hektor in different parts of his body. The attacks were basically the same as cat scratches, though they were worthless, they still hurt. The nanomachines might heal his wounds, but Hektor was still getting hurt as he received the damage.

There was also Oliver who kept on blocking Hektor's path as he tries to retreat. Then there were Evangeline and Emily who were providing perfect supporting shots. Every time one member makes a mistake and shows an opening for Hektor to exploit, the two of them would provide cover fire.

Yet the most irritating of the bunch was Kei, who never attacked, but gave detailed instructions on what to do. He might not be able to keep up with the speed of the battle, and it took everything in his power to be able to perceive the high-speed battle, but even with that handicap Kei was still able to feel the flow of the battle, and with the information he had from the things he observed from the way Hektor talked and moved, Kei had a pretty good grasp on what Hektor would do next.