But it seems he was wrong when he inspected the vest. Either the attachmenta were too small and hidden for him to notice or they had added the attachments after he wore the vest. It made him wonder why the lady was asking him again and again for his permission on something that had already been done.
He asked in suspicion, "Did she not know, or was she trying to annoy him as a cover-up for what she did?"
Wrath replied, "It is the latter. The camera and microphone were added when you left the station. She has an ability to make things float and can control them remotely for a short time within a short range as long as she has touched them recently. So you didn't notice her attaching it to your back."
Kelvin could feel his dislike for her turning into hatred. His aversion to her was professional before, but now it is becoming personal.
He cursed, "That sneaky bitch."
Then he removed the vest immediately. He didn't bother to remove the monitoring equipment. He wasn't willing to take any chances, so he threw the whole thing away.
Besides, he didn't need the bulletproof vest anyway. He was just using it to pretend. It would be foolish if he continued to pretend, but they already know his ability by monitoring him.
Wrath teased him again. "Don't be like that. How would she know that you are fine now? She will be worried sick."
"They can't even offer any real help. They will leave me if something happens, just like they left the others. They just want to snoop on me."
He was angry, but he didn't turn back to have a chat with that sneaky lady. He continued on with his mission. Except that there was a frown on his face, and he walked as if he were looking for someone to beat.
This was district 666, so there were a lot of ruthless and violent people walking around. But these people gave him a wide berth as he passed. Something about his behavior, his foul mood, and the way he talked to empty air made them avoid him as if he were a plague.
As usual, he didn't mind the avoidance. In fact, he was grateful for it because he was indeed in a foul mood. He was able to match up to the building with no one asking him about the suitcase, guns, or large ballistic shield he was carrying.
But they had seen his kind of get-up before. Many people before him had been armored to the teeth as they entered the building he was approaching. But none of them have ever returned.
So they were very interested in him when they saw. They even began calling others to the site and began taking bets about his return. This caused a small crowd to form in front of the building.
He crossed the road and reached the building. Then he entered through its revolving door. There was a small reception room just behind the door, and there was a man there available to ask questions. But he already knew where he wanted to go, so he didn't stop to ask for directions.
He continued towards the exit as the receptionist watched him go. The man didn't speak to him or ask him stupid questions, and he too didn't ask about his day. The two of them behaved as if they didn't see each other and went on with their day.
There were two elevators beyond the reception room. He entered the one on the right and selected floor -23 since his destination was the 23rd floor below the ground.
The elevator didn't move when he selected that destination. Instead, it asked him for a password to go to the destination. It did so since the floor was private. Only those with the password can have access to it.
He entered the password to go to the floor immediately. The password was accepted, so the elevator scanned him to make sure he was the only participant. Only when it was sure that he was the only going at this time did it allow him to continue.
The elevator descended slowly below the ground. It played a tune that eased Kelvin's mood. He nodded in turn with it as his heart began to beat wildly in anticipation of what he was about to do.
He activated Steel Physique in preparation for the encounter. As for Juggernaut's Heart, it has always been active. He has even reached the limit of force that his body can hold. He just hasn't been converting the force for anything, so his body is not strained.
Currently, the muscles of his body are taut. They are about to explode with power. It will be power that will damage them severely because they were already at the limit.
Other than that, any physical force that tries to damage them will face resistance. It is because they have so much potential energy.
His muscles are like a ball of rock up the slope of a hill. They want to unleash the energy within them by rolling down. Any physical force will have to push them up to damage them. That means it must overcome their potential energy and their resistance in order to move them.
That is a tall order to accomplish, so his muscles feel like an immovable stone to touch. If he unleashes his potential energy, bus muscles will not only be damaged, but they will also become easier to damage. But that changed when his flesh turned metallic.
His muscles relaxed immediately as their capacity increased by up to ten times. They changed from a ball of rock into a pillar of metal that has been nailed into the slope. So their resistance to motion has been increased several times. It has made it extremely difficult to damage him.
The elevator reached his destination, but he didn't leave yet. He was waiting for Wrath to finish his examination before giving him the go ahead.