If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences of what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

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Unknown to Amanda. She continued to with her new job in zeal. Oblivious of what was happening at Desert street. She was currently inside the top floor of a 50 storey building. She looked around in ecstasy, nodded, and smiling, content with the building.

“What do you think, Ma?” A robust middle-aged man asked in anticipation. His eyes glowing, putting on the best possible smile he could make.

“Good, I like it. I’ll want the three floors for a year.” Amanda replied with a slightly beautiful smile on her gorgeous lips.

“That’s great! Please follow me and let us complete the paperwork.” The middle-aged man couldn’t hide his joy.

He was already performing various dancing moves in his mind, smiling. A lot of commission was already waiting for him after nailing this contract.

***

Emma walked into the Sanctuary with a lot of difficulties. All the vital joints in his body were shouting in pain. He couldn’t imagine he could feel this way when he was performing these heart-wrenching workouts.

At various times did he wanted to stop the workout and rest. But he resolved his Will to continue, and he didn’t utter a voice of complaint. He realized that each was for his good.

When he started the workout that when he realized he wasn’t fit as he thinks he was. Then, he reaffirms his decision to follow whatever Lily tells him to do without having a second thought.

>>Ding…

[Mission]

[Daily Mission: 2/3 completed.]

Seeing the message, Emma took a deep breath. “One left to go. I can surely finish that. Before today runs out. How much is 10, 000 words? Hmm,” He whispered in some slight pain.

‘Lily, will you please answer me? I’ve said am sorry many times. Please accept my apology.’

>>Host doesn’t need to beg the system. The system was designed to assist the host in completing his mission. Not to wallow in some petty emotions. Please disturb the system with an unnecessary apology.

Emma sighed and shook his head. He took his mind off Lily and thought about other things.

‘I need to get some machine in helping with this workout. I can’t possibly be going out of the sanctuary running like a mad person.’ Emma thought, walking toward the bathroom. He was lost in thought and didn’t hear Zeus’s message.

After taking a nice bath, Emma walked out of the bathroom, looking refresh and the pain in his body had lessened a great deal. He entered the control room (glass room), looking at the giant screen.

Frozen. Emma looked at the current video displaying on the screen with wide eyes. He pointed at the screen like a robot.

“Is it for real?” He said in a low voice. Barely audible.

[Yes. This happened after you rushed out of the sanctuary to perform your workout. And there is no way for me to contact you. You forget all your communicating gadgets.] Zeus announced.

Taking a deep breath, Emma sat on the chair without taking his eyes off the video feed. “Show me the full feeds.” Instantly, the giant screen displayed a video.

Emma’s eyes were glued to the screen, watching while he was in deep thought. He watched as the Viper commit all the atrocities and how they kidnaped Amanda’s mother.

“Have some people protecting Amanda,” Emma commanded. His eyes devour of any emotion.

[Already done that. 5 Links(people) are already monitoring her.]

“Show me where they kept Betty.”

Instantly, a 3 storey building was displayed on the screen with every necessary information. Seeing the building, Emma watched, deciding what to do.

“Do we have eyes inside the building?”

[Negative.]

“I need an inside man. Get me one.” Emma placed his hand on his jaw. “I want to control the underworld slowly. But it seems that approach won’t work. They want blood. I’ll give them blood.” He murmured.

In one of the rooms in the 3 storey building. A group of viper gangs was playing video games. While smoke weeds reed into the air.

Suddenly, a fat man received a message on his phone. He checked the message and was surprised. Shocked. He opened his eyes wide.

Quickly, he regained his composure and looked at the surrounding. Seeing that, no one was looking at him. He stood and left the room, shouting.

“Hey man. I’m gonna get some things down the street.”

None of the gangs bothered to reply to the fat man. They were busy with their things. Seeing this, the fat man shrugged.

Outside the building. The fat man checked his phone to confirm what he was seeing was real. ‘Work for us for 1 hour and get $1000. Press 1 to accept’ The man gulped when he reread the message. Taking a deep breath. The fat man pressed 1 with a trembling finger. Whim!

Instantly, the message disappeared from his phone. This stupefied the fat man, letting his jaw dropped. “Am I hallucinating?” He murmured, rubbing his face for clarity. Ring! Ring! Ring!

An unknown number appeared on his phone. Seeing this, the fat was already sweating, picking up the call. After the end of the call. The fat had a slight smile on his face. He whistled and went back to the 3 storey building.

Back in the sanctuary. Emma watched everything with an expressionless gaze. “Are the weapon ready?”

[Yes, the man is already waiting for your arrival. Also, 5 links are waiting in the building environment.]

“Good.” Emma put on his comms and wear his hood. “I want every intel about the viper gang when am back.” With that, Emma left the sanctuary.

Emma left the desolate area accosting no one. A car was already waiting for him. Emma entered the car without delay.

After a few minutes, Emma arrived in an alley. Without getting out of the car. A man approached him and gave him a black bag. Emma received the bag and instruct the car to continue moving. Emma repeated the same action in two other places.

After a few minutes, Emma appeared around the 3 storey building with a mask covering his face with his hood over his head.

“Status.”

[[You’re good to go.]]

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