Chapter 108: Vivian vs Natasha
As far as everyone was concerned, Natasha Ivanov’s trail had gone cold a few days after it was lost in the Sump of Waterlow. Like many others, House Moore was traditional in its methods. They would send out their soldiers and agents, beat up a few crooks, knock down a few doors, and if no results emerged, they would put wanted posters all across the city.
However, the problem with the Waterlow district is that it is a completely lawless part of the city, ruled by the law of man by day and the law of the jungle at night. Since Natasha disappeared there, little could be done except keep watch over the area and offer a reward for her capture.
Still, the ruler of Waterlow was a man who was not to be trifled with; some called him the King Under the Sump, but he was commonly known as the Underking. This ruler of the night was the only one people such as Natasha would turn to in order to escape Archester without attracting the authorities’ notice. He was also the man who made a deal with the Prince’s Faction to move unauthorized Royal Treasury Convoys through the city.
With his power and authority, just what kind of price did Natasha have to pay to gain his favor and get a ride outside town in that secretive convoy?
All of these questions would be answered in time, but at that moment, Vivian was coming face to face with Natasha, and she had no idea who the Underking was.
BANG! BANG!
Two bullets, two hits.
Even most 1-star silver knights would be at death’s door from such lethal accuracy. Natasha, however, merely covered her face and looked at Vivian with hostility.
"Don’t tell me you killed my brother with these lousy shots," Natasha said with a mad smile, perfectly blending the word’s two meanings.
"I blasted his face with the best gun I had. I wouldn’t waste that on you, though!"
Yet, contrary to Vivian’s expectation, Natasha wasn’t provoked in the slightest. She had a triumphant laugh as she spoke: