Chapter 1031: The basement (1/2)

As there are all kinds of heroes, there is also all kinds of criminal.

There are criminals who have their own codes and they are also criminals which is the run of the mill psychopathic cruel criminals.

But one thing that unite them all is their sins.

Loki lack that.

Hence, the Multiversal Convergence, the cause of probably tens of thousands of people dead, that is quite a sin.

A bloody reputation is created. If fame makes a hero, then infamy created a villain.

The sins provided him an in to the inner circle of the Crime Alliance.

It is lucky that the Multiversal Convergence was happening at the same time as the world began to expand.

The expansion of the world causes the population to not be concentrated at one place and there is the fact that Death Monarch had quickly repels the Otherworlders invaders with his magical means.

If not the casualty would be even higher. Loki wanted to infiltrate the Crime Alliance for some reason.

That is what he concluded from the information that he currently has.

Smiling, he said toward Loki

'You might pretend to be like us, like those monsters, but no, you are not. Other people might not see it but I know you are hero material. There is kindness in your lies. And in your anger, there is justice. Tricks that is harmless.'

Pausing, he then said

'You are not one of us. You are too bright. Just like a true hero. Sacrificing himself in the background while the whole world mocks you'

Loki scoffed.

'Don't curse me with the title hero. I don't dare to be burdened by such title'

Nathan only laughed.

Even though Riana had already stand up from her chair and seem ready to fight, Nathan is still on his chair and his hand is still grasping Riana hand

He did not tremble or cower in fear.

At this last moment of his life, he seems to have been able to muster his courage. He wanted to protect Riana, and protect his most precious treasure.

And because of that, he had courage he never knew he had.

And so, he accepted it.

Nathan continues by saying toward Riana who now seem eager to fight.

'If he kills me and then said that he has the Book of Secrets, not only my death would convince the Crime Alliance, it would also serve as an offering toward the Crime Alliance. I think when I die, you would tell the upper echelon that I was working with the enemy right?'

Loki nodded.

'Haish. I hate to be right.'

'But that would be hard to prove' Riana said.

Nathan shakes his head and said

'I have been helping the Shadow Guards and the Department of Secrecy in many matters involving the intelligence of the other world powers'

'I did not give them all of my information because then I would have no leverage. But if he wanted to prove to the Crime Alliance that I betrayed them, it would not be hard. I even help some of the development of the technology department of the Three Army by using the stolen technology from the other world powers'

'There is too many traces after all. It is not hard to uncover it if you know where to look. The reason why nobody ever found my involvement with many forces of the world is simply because they were looking at the wrong place. But once you know where to look….it would be very easy. Usually I would never let people know since the beginning. That is the most safest way. To pluck it from the roots. But, I no longer have the same resources I have in the past'

Smiling bitterly, he looks at Loki and shakes his head

'You really think of everything didn't you?' Loki only smiles. There was a silence between them for a few seconds.

Riana heartbeat seems to quicken. It felt like a battle is about to commence. Nathan grips her hand tighter.

Then the silence is broken as he said

'But you would not make it public. Because that world hurt Sasha. Everyone knows that Death Monarch hated me. I did not do the terrible things that the other crime lords had done. But it is true that I have facilitate them'

'No one could know how Death Monarch would respond if he knew that his blade, the leader of his Shadow Guard is actually cooperating with one of his enemies'

'You were worried that if you tell the public about this, then Death Monarch would punish Sasha. See, you are not that heartless like those crime families. '