Chapter 85: Negotiation

***Warning:

***This chapter has sensitive topics for some readers such as kidnapping, the author does not endorse any of the practices performed, discretion is advised.
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[Combat skill:]

[Impulse:]

After his friend's call, Alexander left Sophia in charge of her mother while he went at full speed to the location sent by Richard.

(What the hell does that E guy want with us? Will he be angry for what we did to his subordinates?)-Doubts did not leave Alexander's mind who stopped to see Richard, he has arrived at the location.

"You arrived quite fast, sometimes you surprise me Alex" -Richard was welcoming his friend, who did not look in a good mood.

"You are no exception either, you arrived even before me Are you sure this is the location?" -Alexander asked, looking at what appeared to be a warehouse.

"Yes, this is the place the letter says, it's an abandoned warehouse formerly belonged to the Velomht family" -Explained Richard as he approached the door.

"Well it's time to go in" -With no doubts in his mind, Alexander decides to open the door finding an empty warehouse completely in darkness.

{Looks like you have arrived, my dear guests}

As soon as the duo stepped into the warehouse, a voice could be heard from above, apparently there were several speakers. The voice was impossible to recognize due to a filter that makes it sound like a robot.

"Are you E, why don't you come out and explain all this to us?" -The first to shout was Alexander who looked very angry.

{Calm down Alexander of the Ryo leader of Imperial, I only came to negotiate with you, the thing about your family was just a joke hahahaha}

The laughter coming from the horn only made Alexander angrier, it seems he and Richard have fallen into E's hands and there is no going back.

"Negotiate? You think we're going to negotiate with someone like you?"{Richard is the one who answers this time, this one just like Alexander was angry, but he decided to control his emotions.

{Wow, well, if it isn't Richard Reid the Hero, the girl who delivered the letter was in love with you, but the power of love is not as strong as her security}

"So far you son of a bitch, just tell us what you want!

Hearing the jeers coming out of the speakers, Alexander couldn't help but get even angrier, when Richard told him about the threat, he didn't understand why the girl had given it to him.

The girl seemed to be a good person and in case she was an enemy or someone to watch out for the system would not have rewarded him, apparently E used his power to threaten the girl.

{Well, since I already have your attention I will tell you why you are here, you like me are unlucky beings, we were not blessed with great strength, great power or a lot of money}

E began to explain while Richard and Alexander just concentrated on listening.

"Hey Alex, this is strange, he knows too much about us and even knows what we look like, do you think he is from a rival gang or is it someone else?" -Richard whispered to his friend noticing himself quite thoughtful.

"Since you say so it's true Richard, this guy knows us like a book, he must have something against us" -Responded Alexander reluctantly.

{But, one way or another, we were able to come out ahead, but is it enough to improve a little and that's it, let's leave society as rotten as it is?}

"Get to the point you bastard, what are you getting at with all this?" -asked Alexander who was still irritated.

{Easy my friend, I'll get to that part, as you know this city is rotten and there is only one way to solve all this.}

In conjunction with the words of the representative of this meeting, the lights finally turn on showing a guy sitting tied to a chair.

{The only way is to change society, let the weak be the ones to dominate the strong, not with muscle, not with money, using our minds we can do it}

"Hey, what the hell is this? You just kidnapped a person" -Richard's sense of justice made him go help the young man.

{Yes I just kidnapped a person, but said person was a bully, he took it upon himself to beat and mistreat others, people like him only deserve to die and be servant dogs}

"He's had too much of you, just say what you fucking want!"-Unable to contain his anger, Alexander yells at the speakers, which were silent for a minute.

{I, I just wish for the three of us to reign together, I gave you a test before and you passed, even though the Black Foxes had information on you, it didn't cost him anything to win}

"It was you coal!"

E was revealing the truth about what happened a month ago, he was the one who sold all of Imperial's information back then to the Black Foxes, apparently he did it as a test.

{Yeah, it was pretty easy to get all their information, but they don't seem to want to cooperate then...}

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

[Warning.]

A needle that was on the chair manages to inject itself into the boy's skin waking him up instantly.

"Hey, easy, what's going on?"

The boy that Richard was trying to untie began to scream in pain, worrying the imperial duo.

(This feels dangerous, we should get out of here, it's a...) -Alexander thought while looking for the exit of the place with his eyes, but the only thing he could see was a completely closed door.

{I'll have to eliminate them now}

[Warning]

"Ahhhh!"

"Richard watch out!"

Alexander warns his friend who reflexively moves away from the chair, it seems things are no longer safe.

"What the... What did you do to him E, what the fuck did you do to him?" -asked Richard looking angry for the first time all night.

"Ahhh!"

The boy manages to break the rope with his body while screaming showing his desperation. After this he gets up from the chair, but doesn't show even a hint of interest in the duo.

{No big deal, if I had accepted I would have accepted in an instant, but since they rejected my offer I wanted to try some of my experiments}

"Experiments, what the hell did you do to him?" -Richard kept asking reluctantly, this one wanted explanations.

"Hey Richard, I don't think this is the best time to do this" -Alexander stops his friend's tantrum as he stood in front of him.

"This over human strength is not normal, that guy just broke a rope, but he didn't move, he must be some kind of drug guy."

Explained Alexander as he prepared for a possible fight, after his experience with Arthur he understands a bit what E's experiment is all about.

{Exactly, it's just as you say Alexander, a drug that not only makes him stronger, it also makes him my loyal follower, it's time to finish you off}

{Attack them}

Following his master's orders, the boy lunges at Alexander, but Alexander with his head down prepares his fist.

"That's enough."

[You are using the combat skill:]

[Counter attack]

[Congratulations]

[You have defeated an enemy.]

A big punch was thrown by Alexander which sent the boy flying straight into the wall.

"Come out of your hiding place at once, I don't have time for this."

With a piercing gaze, Alexander focuses his sight on a camera in the distance.