Chapter 143

Destroy Everything 11

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3 Days Later

Night

Syn Fil Night Club

And thus, shit hit the fan.

Christopher Alan Milken was murdered in broad daylight with his room charcoaled by the fire bomb.

The fire bomb was not an explosive device. It was more of something that spread fire than something that used shockwaves to send small shrapnels at lethally high speeds.

Because of this, it was only Christopher’s room that got torched before the firefighters hosed it down.

But the gasoline that exploded that turned this relatively unknown incident into the spotlight was the video stream of the Penitence members that was released into the chaotic realm of the internet.

Thanks to that, this little incident became much larger than it should have been.

The media coverage was insane.

Debates in the internet was chaotic.

Some supported the Penitence members for they were just doing what was right.

Some supported Tina Sprite in her quest for ‘justice’.

It was a maelstrom of speculations, name calling and other nonsense.

However, these were nothing compared to the main reason why Theo propagated that video.

What he wanted to show everyone that despite being excessively rich and well protected, these pompous brats in their ivory tower were very much human and can be destroyed.

Theo showed Vermilion City, the criminal scum specifically, that Gods can bleed.

Thanks to that, quite a few idiots tried their hands at taking out the Penitence members. They probably thought it was open season on the Penitence.

While the vast majority ended up in failures thanks to the combined effort of the Superhero and private security, there were some who succeeded.

The 3 that fought Theo in the train station was brutally murdered by viking looking people.

He had a gut feeling that these belonged to the Volsung Clan that remained in the city for some reason.

He provided them safe haven, information and arms a few times, but nothing that warranted their help in this incident.

The sickly guy was killed when his plane was shot down from the sky when he tried to escape the city.

No one knew who did this, but it was someone that used an antique. The weapon in question was an old 88mm Flak Cannon.

Where and how they got this beauty was a mystery.

The 2 girls, along with their security detail and the superheroes that went with them was annihilated by a hoodie clad girl with a spiked baseball bat.

The video that was taken by passersby went viral as this singular superpowered girl obliterated everything in her path

What the girl lacked in technique and strategy, she made up for it in pure brute force.

In all honesty, this girl made Theo think of Juno if she ever decided to take in a catalyst and finally become something more than just a regular human being.

And now, there were only 2 left.

Duke aka Fabaro La Marmaluque was a difficult mark to take out at the moment. this was because he was the son of an HAA board of trustees,thus had an insane level of superhero protection.

Though Theo had a contingency plan for this, he decided to save the best for last.

For now, he shifted his mission from assassination to rescue.

The Syn Fil Night Club was one of the popular areas in downtown Vermilion where the children of the rich and powerful meet up for booze, drugs and other sinful shenanigans.

Sneaking was surprisingly easy.

All Theo needed to do was go through the sewers and transmute his way into a janitor’s closet. Once there, he took Nichola’s genderbending potion, donned a black long sleeve sunday dress and disappeared into the crowd.

Fortunately, his target stood out like a sore thumb in the sea of elite brats.

In one corner of the establishment was a lone woman in her early 20’s that wore a tracksuit, ill befitting the finely dressed denizens of this sinful place. For some reason, everyone was avoiding that particular table like the plague.

This young woman was Daisy Rigit, daughter of the 81st Police Division’s Chief.

Based on the info given to him by the 81st and Pani’s network, Daisy was an easy person for Theo to talk to due to their shared weeb interest.

He went to the bar, ordered a strawberry shake, and went to Daisy’s table.

“Hi there. Can I sit here?” said Theo in a friendly and energetic manner.

“H-huh?! Ah! Yes. Sure.” replied the panicked Daisy

“Hahaha. I see you’re also not a fan of the club scene huh?”

“Huh? What do you mean ‘also’?” asked the confused Daisy

“In all honesty, I hate it here.”

“You dont look like it.”

“I was paid to do this.”

“Paid to look pretty?”

“Nope. My sister’s friend has a daughter that’s been going with the wrong crowd. I’m suppose to find her and confirm if its true”

“You sound like one of those anime protagonists that are unrealistically competent for a teenager.”

“Exactly! I’m not built for this sort of shit! There’s a new anime airing in a couple of minutes and I’m wasting my time with a bunch of elitist brats!”

“Hold on…. You’re an anime fan?”

“Yes damn it! I don't want to be here...”

And just like that, Theo and Daisy immediately became friends through the power of weeb.

Their conversation was mostly about mindless anime fun like who was the hottest tsundere and alike.

However, there was one problem that Theo could not find a solution to.

How the hell was he supposed to convince Daisy to go with him?

He couldn't use seduction because he was in his female form.

He also couldn't badmouth John Paul Swizerts because he knew lovestruck idiots like Daisy would fiercely defend her lover.

He knew that Daisy was waiting for John to pick her up, thus Theo’s time was limited.

For the next few minutes, he tried to poke Daisy into leaving with him to an internet cafe or something. All attempts failed miserably.

Eventually, Theo’s time was up.

A handsome 30-ish man approached the table.

“Sorry I’m late honey. My boss is with me right now, so I’m a bit tied up at the moment.” said the man

“John!” replied Daisy as she leapt into his arms.

Theo, on the other hand, was giddy with excitement.

John Paul Swizerts was connected to Duke aka Fabaro La Marmaluque.

If John’s words were true, then Fabaro was within reach!

Theo fired up the face identification program in his right and scanned the area.

He found 3 B Ranked Superheroes, 5 security personnel and Fabaro himself hidden among the crowd.

”Oh…. Shit….”

Unfortunately, he was woefully unprepared due to his assumption that there would not be any intense combat,

Aside from the magic wands hidden in his left arm, he was pretty much unarmed at the moment.

Mind you, the 4 spydrones that often followed him around everywhere also had a small weapon stash onboard.

However, he needed to leave the night club to get it.

Based on John’s overall demeanor, his group seemed to be in a rush.

If Theo didnt attack now, another chance like this may never come again.

He took a deep breath and decided to wing it.

He stood up and approached the flirting couple.

“Oh, is this the dashing prince you’ve been telling me about?” Theo asked the blushing Daisy.

“A friend of yours?” asked John as his eyes lustly passed through Theo’s breasts.

Personally, Theo was never a breast man.

He was a staunch generalist.

As long as the girl is cute, FUCK HER!

“Ah! Yeah. This is… oh… Now that I think about it, I never got your name.” said Daisy

“Hahaha. Now that I think about it, neither did I. Such is the price of having too much fun.” said Theo before reaching out his hand to John. “Nice to meet you. My name is Tina Sprite”

Maybe it was the erratic lighting of the night club, but John never realized who he was talking to.

Fabaro must have shown FemTheo’s face to his security detail after he turned Christopher into a bloody smudge in the pavement.

The moment John understood who was in front of him, he immediately reached for the gun holstered on his belt.

Unfortunately for the pretty boy, Theo moved first.

He grabbed John by the side of the head and slammed it into a nearby table.

The occupants of the table was understandably infuriated, but their complaints were invalidated when Theo drew John’s gun, an FN Five Seven, and aimed it at its owner’s head..

John has good taste in firearms.

Thanks to the commotion, everyone’s attention was on Theo.

Theo and Fabaro’s eyes met for one intense second.

Theo threw Fabaro a friendly wave before putting a bullet into John’s head.

And thus, the night club descended into chaos.

Patrons ran for their lives out of fear of getting caught in the crossfire.

Fabaro’s security detail tried to get to Theo and get their boss out of there but the crowd was getting in the way.

Amidst all the chaos, there was one person that bravely lunged at Theo

“YOU BITCH!” roared Daisy in rage.

Brave as it may be, it was also foolish for a civilian to attack an experienced killer.

Before Daisy could even come close, Theo’s left hand grabbed the foolishly in love woman by the neck.

In an instant, Daisy’s rage turned into fear the moment air was cut from her lungs.

“Our conversation was a lot of fun. For that merit alone, I’ll let you live. Let’s do it again in the future.” said Theo before gently throwing Daisy aside. “Now then… how am I supposed to deal with you guys?”

While Theo could deal with the 5 normal security, dealing with them alongside the superheroes with nothing more than a flimsy pistol and a limited stock of magic tricks was no laughing matter.

The 3 B rankers were the following with their respective powers

Snake Eyes - Heat Vision

Gigas - Stone Based Body Hardening

Phantasm - Invisibility

Thank you face identification program.

While these 3 were nowhere near as good or as famous as the S rankers, but they had something that other superheroes had.

They ‘smelled’ like Theo.

Beings that lacked a moral compass. Adrenaline addicts that found intense joy in the fires of combat.

Like Theo, they were nothing more than ravenous beast that lusted for their next kill.

They were nothing more than monsters.

While he despised relying on vague unscientific metrics such as instincts, smell, honor and kindness to gauge a person, this was his only measuring stick he could use against enemies that he knew very little of.

And because of this reason, Theo was more than willing to break his ‘thou shalt not kill superhero’ rule just for them.

He made a quick survey of his surroundings, and it was surprisingly in his favor.

There was a large blob of panicked patrons at the entrance, thus making it extremely difficult for Fabaro to exit the premises.

Theo has about a good 3 minutes before his target can escape.

He had 8 enemies, 3 of which have superpowers.

There were tons of civilians lurking about that he could use as shields

He has a FN Five Seven with 19 rounds and a bit more firepower once he exits the building.

He has 6 1 time spells hidden in his left arm.

He also has a perfect strategy for a clean getaway already set up… but he needed to be in the scrapyard in order to pull it off.

There’s quite a distance to cover to get to his designated exit point and he needed to be sure to have as many witnesses as possible to successfully execute his strategy.

So, how was he supposed to accomplish all of these in one swift move?

The answer was surprisingly easy.

In MMORPG terms, gain as much agro as possible.

How was he supposed to do that?

Another easy answer.

Theo calmly walked forward and took aim at Fabaro.

Naturally, the security tried to protect their boss or attack Theo, but the panicked masses were hampering their efforts quite a bit.

This gave him a clear shot.

He shifted his aim towards the metal hinges by the door and fired a single shot.

The bullet bounced off the metal and bore a hole right between Fabaro’s eyes.

A very anticlimactic end, but such was the fate of people who bit off more than they could chew.

The next thing on the agenda was an extremely flashy escape.

He accessed his spydrones outside and searched for a spot that had no people in the vicinity.

Fortunately, it was deep into the night. Most of the offices around were empty.

Though this was mostly because no one could get any work when a freaking night club was blasting their music at the highest volume possible.

Naturally, anyone who dared complain ‘mysteriously’ changed their minds.

“Darkness blacker than black and darker than dark,

I beseech thee, combine with my deep crimson.

The time of awakening cometh.

Justice, fallen upon the infallible boundary,

appear now as an intangible distortions!

I desire for my torrent of power a destructive force:

a destructive force without equal!

Return all creation to cinders,

and come from the abyss!

Explosion!”

Theo fired off the spell into the area furthest away from anyone.

Suddenly, the sound disappeared and was replaced with a sharp ringing in everyone’s ear.

Intense heat obliterated concrete, steel and everything in between

The Explosion spell was the most expensive to make and the most powerful offensive spell in Nichola’s arsenal.

Naturally, it was a one time use item and it was considerably weaker than if authentic mages were to cast it.

But it was more than enough to give Theo a hole in the wall to make a quick exit, and it was strong enough to set off every alarm in the downtown district.

Time for the finale to begin.