Chapter 31: Dr Lannister!
[New Geneva]
[Chimera lab raid]
Time soon passed and before anyone could react, a month had flown by
In this month, Ethan could be said to have grown a lot as a person
From the initial shock of transmigration, to his time using superpowers and killing
Learning there was a threat he had to face in the future, and even dealing with reporters and the kids in the orphanage
In this month, he had truly gone through a lot.
Fortunately, apart from dealing with some minor villains, nothing too crazy had happened.
’However, why does it feel like the calm before the storm? Also still no word from Lilith?’
’It seems I’ll have no choice but to go on without her’
Wearing his signature black costume with a golden I on his chest, he stood not as Ethan, but as Imperion, with Sentinel and Tempest beside him
Today was the day of the raid, and still no word from Lilith
Ever since she sent him that last text to check up on the orphanage, he hasn’t heard a word from her since then
So much so that he had begun to worry, unfortunately, he couldn’t cancel as if he did, the others in Elysium might notice something was wrong
"Hey Kid, are you just going to keep standing there? Or are we here to admire the view"
Taking a puff of a cigarette, Sentinel in an old army uniform and a war helmet smoked a cigar as he looked at the abandoned building in front of him
According to Crescent Moon, the so-called Chimera Labs factory and doctor Lannister were located somewhere beneath here
"Hey hey old man calm down, Imperion is probably just missing Lilith, word on the street is that Miss Lilith has been away for a while"
"Oh~? Could it be that she’s found another man?"
"Sorry Imperion San! If you come to Star City I’ll show you around to all the girls! Haha!"
Flashing with a bolt of blue lightning, Tempest appeared between both of them as a smile appeared on his face.
Boom!
Without warning, Imperion shot a bolt of lasers between Tempest’s feet, which he easily dodged
"Hey lightning boy, we haven’t seen each other in a while, but it seems your mouth still runs faster than your legs" said Ethan as he wore a wide smile
However, his red eyes showed that his smile wasn’t all that genuine
For a while, the three of them began to bicker, so much so that it made it hard to imagine that these were three of the strongest people in the world
It wasn’t until, a cough came from Ethan’s phone that everyone stopped
Ahem!
"If you guys are done, hurry up and get Dr Lannister"
"According to my investigations, today is the best day to carry out this raid, as you can see the outside of the building is empty"
"It seems every Thursday most security personnel are absent"
"At least before we know more about this group and the people behind them, I don’t suggest making a scene"
"Just in and out"
"Tempest, use your speed and kidnap the doctor as soon as you see him, as for Imperion and Tempest, both of you are here in case things go south"
"Recently our other cities have gotten attacked by these aberrants and more and more heroes and villains are going missing"
"Three of you, not only am I counting on you, the world is counting on you"
Appearing in the form of a hologram, Crescent Moon warned three of them that, from his investigations, things were not as simple as it seemed
Previously, he thought even if there were the so-called League of Villains behind it, Imperion and Helios would be enough to deal with it
However, things weren’t so.
To confirm his thoughts, he needed the three of them to get Dr Lannister
A mission which could have no hiccups.
Fortunately, removing the severity of the situation, the fact that not only their cities could be at stake but their powers too
Everyone immediately turned serious, to which Crescent Moon couldn’t help but give a sigh of relief
"Thank you everyone, I’m counting on you"
And with that, his figure vanished back into the phone.
"Heyy~ so anyone wanna race me inside?"
zpp!
Speeding away, Tempest took the lead entering the abandoned factory
As for Ethan, not to be outdone, he flew directly behind him, leaving a sonic boom in his path
As for Tempest, with neither super speed nor flight, he could only run behind both of them
"Fuck! Kids these days don’t really care about old people"
Cursing under his breath, he fished another cigarette from his pocket as he ran after them
....
Drip... Drop... Drip.... Drop...
Entering the building, the first thing that came into their ears was the incessant patter from drops of water that rained from the ceiling
Cobwebs littered the ground and walls and various kinds of rats and insects could be seen scouring the ground
And the air was thick with a high concentration of mold and dust
"Cough cough"
"Is this really meant to be the highest research center?"
"Heck I’ve seen funerals with more life than this"
Crackling with electricity, Tempest couldn’t help but grumble
However, Sentinel and Imperion both stopped as frowns appeared on their faces
"You sense that kid?"
"Yeah killing intent, from all around us"
Narrowing their eyes, both of them quickly went into fighting stances
As for Tempest, he was still as confused as ever
"Clap! Clap!"
"As expected of the world’s greatest hero, also Sentinel, I see your senses from the war are still as sharp as ever"
"But indeed, you are surrounded"
Before anyone could react, clapping his hands, an old man with a lab coat and a monkey mask walked out of the shadows
By his side, tens of aberrants, stood tall, with the lowest being level one and the highest being level 4
Indeed they were surrounded
"Forgive me for the late introduction heroes"
"My name is Dr Lannister, and today I will be taking your lives"
"Hope you don’t mind?"