Chapter 65: The Nightqueen
At the mention of the Nightqueen, the three other mutants that guided Joe and Mike to Kyle's office looked nervous.
“Those three weren't fazed when Kyle killed Cory. So why does mentioning the Nightqueen make them so nervous?” Joe thought to himself.
"The Nightqueen'' is a mysterious woman who emerged eleven years ago and established the Nighthounds gang. No one knows her origin or how she managed to gather such a large number of followers so quickly. However, one thing is certain - she became the indisputable leader of the Golgatta underworld and formed the strongest criminal organization ever to exist in the history of the Western continent.
Very few people have laid eyes on her. Even the police have no photographs of her and only rely on second-hand descriptions of what she looks like from other people. It seemed like Joe and Mike were about to become one of the rare cops to meet her, which didn't bode well. No living cop had ever seen the Nightqueen, and there was a reason for that. Cops who meet her tend to go missing afterward. Joe didn’t need to be a genius to figure out what happened to those policemen.
Kyle: “You two are really unlucky. You managed to walk away from John alive after annoying him, only to end up meeting my boss. Hmm. She’ll make you wish I had killed you here. I would have made it quick, like Cory. She’ll take her time,” he said as he stood up from his chair.
Kyle made a gesture to his subordinates while walking past them and out of his office. The Nighthounds lackeys grabbed Joe and Mike, pulling them onto their feet, and made them follow behind Kyle.
As they exited the hallway, Joe couldn't help but look down from where they came. He could see a trail of blood from when they dragged Cory’s body out of the room, leading to the elevator that they originally came from.
They ended up going the opposite way, deeper into the Night Tower.
Walking even deeper into enemy territory, Joe couldn’t help but notice a strange feeling. It was as if they were being watched. But, he didn’t know where or why. He only got that feeling in the hallway and not while inside Kyle's office, and it was getting stronger as they went deeper.