Always keep your foe confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.

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Emma walked and stopped at the entrance of the 3 storey building. Instantly, five other masked men came from their hidden location and joined him. Without further ado, they entered the building quietly.

Emma took the lead. Two of the men took the right, two took the left while the last man manned the back. Obviously, anyone seeing their formation would think they are a group of elite soldiers. Except for a man that looking clumsy. That’s Emma.

Emma held the pistol 9mm with a silencer in a bizarre position. He tried to follow the description of Zeus. But it was futile. He was getting clumsier every second. He was already sweating bullets under the hood. Subconsciously, Emma’s hands were trembling. His breathing was erratic.

‘Why I am trembling?’ Emma thought. He exhaled, trying to keep his cool. ‘It not easy to be a bad guy.’

Holding a gun without a loaded cartridge was easy. But when loaded, it becomes the harbinger of death.

>>What the fuck! Can’t you use your head for once! Hold the fucking gun straight, point it forward and shoot. Why are you behaving like a pussy? Ah! Gawd!!

If Lily was human. She would have knocked some sense into Emma. Emma could not be blamed, though. He hadn’t seen a gun in proximity. Talk less, holding it.

He never undergoes shooting training or whatnot… This was his first time seeing a gun physically and holding it. He should be praised for his bravery.

Shortly after, they entered the building. A man young came out from the right by the left. He was busy with his phone. When he raised his head. Flabbergasted. He saw six black men pointing a gun at him. Shocked, confused. The young man didn’t know what to do.

Emma looked at the young man, panicking. He didn’t know what to do. His hand trembling greatly. Pa! The gun dropped from his hand.

Shit!

A man among the five men following Emma shouted. Seeing this, the young man wanted to escape back into the room. Piss!

The young man fell, blood coming out from his forehead. He was shot down by one of the men. The men grumbled, waiting for Emma to proceed.

After a few seconds, Emma recovered from the shock. He picked his gun up awkwardly. His clothes were drenched in a cold sweat. Emma exhaled while advancing.

>>Pussy. Empty head. Why do you want to put the almighty Lily into shame? Ah! This disheartened. Press the gun triggered, and you behaved like a pussy. Do you believe you really worth spending resources and my time on… Should I kill you and end this shame you are bringing to the prestigious me. Hmm! Hmm?

Meanwhile, Emma was not in the state of mind to reply to Lily’s provoking words. He was having an inner battle with himself.

[Target located. The third room in the basement.] Zeus announced.

The other six men also received the notification from Zeus in their comm. But with a different voice. The voice they heard was their younger self.

With Zeus’s direction. Emma and his group continued to proceed toward their target. Every enemy they accosted was taken care of by the five men. They didn’t wait for Emma. No one like to handle their life in the hand of a noob.

[Two enemies detected at the entrance of the basement.] Zeus informed.

Hearing this, a man among the five signaled with his hand. Instantly, the other men understand what it meant, except for Emma, that was in the dark.

After a few seconds, Zeus voiced came from his comms and inform him of the meaning of the hand signal. Hearing this, Emma sighed.

‘There is a lot to learn in life.’

Quickly, the five men went on their knees while Emma was asked to manned the back. Emma was not dejected because he was dethroned from the leading position. But it made him resolved in his mind to work harder and never to be in this position in his life.

Pisss!

Pisss!

Two men out of Emma wait for a few seconds before they sprang out simultaneously, shooting at the same time. The two men guarding the basement were shot down effortlessly. Seeing this, Emma was surprised by their coordination and efficiency. ‘Really! What am I doing here!? I just look like a clown to these men.’ Emma thought in his mind dejectedly.

>>You see. Those are real men. Why don’t you let them use you as their shooting practice? You’re useless anyway… Lily taunted.

Hearing this, Emma wanted to cry, but there were no tears in his eyes. He chose to ignore the heart-wrenching Lily’s word.

Without further ado, Emma’s group approached the basement with their guard high. At the back, Emma continued to stare at the rear every second. Also, his nervousness had been reduced by a large margin.

They locked the door to the basement with a security code. Seeing this, the men were furious. None of them knew how to bypass the security. Emma matched confidently to the door and looked at the security.

Emma brought out his phone with a set of tools. The men were looking at Emma was a shocking gaze. They didn’t expect the clown to know how to bypass the security.

However, they couldn’t let their guard down. One man walked back to the corridor leading to the basement and guard it. Quickly, Emma used the tool to unbolt the security panel.

He cut some wire and connect a cable to a location on the security panel while also he connected it to his phone. Immediately, Zeus (Hades) began the cracking of the security. Numerous numbers appeared on Emma’s phone, moving downward.

After thirty seconds, the cracking stopped and a six-digit number, blinking in green, displayed on Emma’s phone alone. Seeing this, Emma input the number into the number. Creak. The security door was unlocked.

Discovering that the door had been opened. The men sighed in relief. None of them trusted Emma. But seeing this, they knew he was not useless after all.

Quickly, the group rushed into the basement. There were many rooms in the basement with iron doors locked with chains. Most of the room comprised men and woman that looked haggard.

They looked at Emma, grouped with hope. Emma’s group ignored them. With Zeus. They knew which room to go to without searching.

Stopping in front of a room. A middle-aged woman was lying on the ground with a little blood on the floor. Emma looked at the woman and sighed. He brought out a laser tool from his backpack and cut the chain easily.

Quickly, Emma rushed into the room and carry the woman. Noticing that the middle-aged woman was alive. Emma breathes a sigh of relief. Emma injected a serum on the woman’s arm and the woman’s body undergoes a notable change.

“Let get out of here,” Emma announced. The five men nodded.

[You’ve got a lot of company. Ready for battle] Zeus announced.

What!