Chapter 237: A Necessary Evil Part 6

After Cheshire read the words on the document, she couldn't help but be confused. She looked toward Arias, seeking an answer, but he didn't speak. He just continued to walk forward until they made it out of the alleyway. Only then did he elaborate further on the matter. "Let's just say the government has been trying to create a fairly powerful asset, which I happen to feel will be put to better use in my hands."

Raven only listened silently, wondering what this asset could be and what benefits it exactly brought. Cheshire, once again, was more vocal about her thoughts as she asked, "So, where do we need to break in to get this asset? I suppose it'll be a bit easier to do now that the city's in chaos, but we won't have much time considering the soldiers will be here."

As Cheshire said this, Arias showed a smile and began crossing the road just in front of them as he spoke, "We don't need to go anywhere. The asset should be coming to us right about now."

Arias's words intrigued both Raven and Cheshire. They looked down the road that Arias was facing. Then they followed his gaze and soon saw a huge armored truck and several escort vehicles coming down the road.

As they saw this, Arias further explained, "During states of emergency, government facilities holding very sensitive data and important assets are evacuated to black sites, just in case anything goes wrong. It may look like the government is rushing to save their people and stop whatever caused this disaster in their cities, but in reality, they're rushing to save their assets and protect their secrets. However, we'll be taking this one."

Once Arias said this, the truck and its escort vehicles came closer, just a few meters away. At this time, a voice boomed from one of the cars, clearly coming from a megaphone, "Move out of the way! You will not be warned again. Out of the way! You're blocking a government-sanctioned convoy. I repeat, you will not be warned again."

Arias ignored the warnings and simply raised his hand before flicking his wrist. Immediately, the vehicles speeding down the road suddenly came to a violent stop, as if they had run into an invisible, impenetrable wall.

It happened only for a moment, but for the speed at which these cars were traveling, it was enough to make them spiral out of control. The two convoy cars at the front were completely thrown into the air before colliding with nearby buildings.

The two at the side simply skidded into the street and then into buildings, while the two at the back collided with the rear of the armored van.

As for the armored van, once it hit the invisible wall—Arias's telekinesis—it received force from both the front and back.

In just those few seconds, the entire convoy was destroyed. At this point, Arias gave a side glance to Cheshire and asked, "Are you just going to stand there?"

Cheshire quickly masked her surprise and answered back cheekily, "What can I say? You put on a good show."

Arias scoffed at the remark and corrected her, "I would like to think of it more as an efficient strategy. Since we don't have much time, you have permission to kill anyone armed in there."

Cheshire began walking over to the carnage but asked, "You're not worried I might kill the asset by accident?"

"If the asset really is what was advertised, you stand no chance of killing it. Besides, I doubt they'd keep it in the open," Arias replied.

Cheshire felt a bit concerned when she heard Arias's reply but proceeded nonetheless.

She headed directly toward the armored vehicle, as two of the convoy cars were way too high up for her to even consider looking for enemies there, and the remaining four had faced collisions without armor. It was unlikely the people inside were even still alive.

As she reached the armored vehicle, Arias gave her a hand by simply waving his hand again, causing all the doors to burst open, allowing her to get to her targets.

Although alive, the two people who stepped out from the front of the armored vehicle were in a state of confusion, blood trickling down their heads.

Before they could react to the madness around them, Cheshire suddenly lunged, retrieving two kunai resting on her belt and stabbing them both right through their unprotected heads, killing them instantly.

This was all done with speedy efficiency, as she rolled out through the other side of the door before rushing behind the armored van.

As she approached, one of the guards who had been present and safe tried to grab her from the corner, but she dodged agilely, using her attacker's hand as a sort of handstand to leap up before coming down with force while still holding onto the man's hand. This caused him to be thrown viciously by his own momentum.

The remaining guard was positioned right on the other side, looking the other way. The noise, of course, alerted him, and he quickly turned, ready to fire his weapon. But Cheshire kicked it out of his hand before launching another kick and slicing his throat with the sharp teeth of her heel.

The guard gripped his throat in confusion as blood flowed out of his neck. After killing this guard, she looked at what was in the back of the armored vehicle.

She saw two people, a man and a woman, both elderly and wearing lab coats. At the center of the van was a large mechanical white pod. Seeing no other threats, she yelled out,

"The asset is secure, boss!"