Chapter 221: The Intense Rebellion
The SMD agents around the city street were trying their best to keep the civilians and reporters away from the building, but it was a herculean task due to how many people had gathered to see what was happening. Every street around the building was occupied by reporters. Some of the more desperate reporters had even begun climbing up to rooftops and boarding helicopters to try and get a better view of the mansion. One of them was the same blond beauty who had been present during both the battle between Keith and Raygun, as well as the appearance of Jason’s Dragon over Riverdale.
She was standing on top of a building a few hundred meters away from the mansion and holding one hand up to her ear as she listened to the words of her colleagues back in the studio. Once she was done listening, she turned back to the cameraman in front of her and spoke quickly.
"Reports from our sources in the SMD tell us that they have found reasonable cause to believe Katarina Ford was involved in the murder attempt that nearly took the life of Jason Marc during his assessment! These sources also believe that the BloodRaven guild is responsible for various unexplained murders that occurred within Superhuman Assessment Tests over the past few years. As of now, we know that Tobias Grant, the head vice-captain of the BloodRavens, escaped sometime during the night, and the enforcers have already put forward a bounty for anyone with information on his whereabouts! There is currently no information on whether or not Katarina is willing to cooperate with the Enforcers, but from the scene behind me, it appears she is actively resisting their arrest!"
A helicopter swerved across the sky as a cameraman leaned out and took a video of the large mansion under attack. A massive explosion made the helicopter shake, but the cameraman made sure to stay steady as a reporter in the back broadcasted what was happening to everyone at home.
Liam was standing far from the building along with the Head of Superhuman Relations from Greenville, watching the entire scene play out with a frown. At that moment, the only thing crossing his mind was how in the world things could have gone so horribly, terribly wrong.
Things had started off as normally as any other raid. The SMD agents responsible for Superhuman Relations, along with some members of the Enforcers, had come to the home of Katarina Ford to apprehend her. Liam thought that this was just going to be a simple affair. They had proof that she and her Guild Vice Captain were involved in the murder attempt of Jason Marc as well as other superhumans over the years, so they didn’t even expect her to put up a fight since they had always seen her as an easy-going person who never wanted conflict!
But things did not go as planned at all. The Enforcers had gone in with their cuffs, and Liam had waited outside expecting them to come out a few minutes later with Katarina. But instead, what they got was a large explosion that took off the western side of the building, as well as many smaller explosions that were still echoing through the region. The sound of fighting raged through the entire mansion, and Liam watched as one of the Enforcers jumped out from the window on the top floor with a superhuman from the BloodRaven guild, and they both plummeted to the ground while still trading blows!
It appeared that Katarina was not willing to go down without a fight, and she was going to do everything in her power to ensure they didn’t take her in. According to reports from his agents, Liam knew that there were various members of the BloodRaven guild as well as some maids living here with Katarina. Liam didn’t think that they would be a problem since he knew the Enforcers were stronger than all of them, but from the level of fighting taking place inside, Liam could tell that the Enforcers were being put through hell!
"Did she boost their power using her support? Most of the Enforcers are high-level B Ranks and low-level A Ranks, but the BloodRaven guild members are mainly C and B Ranks. The only way they could fight this well is if their power was boosted."
Liam squeezed his hand into a fist at that thought and turned around to talk to the Head of Superhuman Relations in Greenville. The man was standing beside Liam with an expression that mirrored Liam’s shock, and Liam couldn’t blame the man. Liam had planned a two-pronged attack on both this building and the vice-captain’s house, but from what he’d heard, the vice-captain had escaped on a plane last night and was most likely in Riverdale right now. Liam needed to get back to Riverdale as soon as possible, so he had to finish this quickly. If they allowed this fight to get any more intense, then they might put the entire city at risk.
"Call for backup. Tell them to send a Commander or multiple high-level A Rank Lieutenants. Katarina won’t go down without a fight."
The superhuman Enforcers present were mainly B Rank and low-level A Ranks, but it was obvious that they were not going to be enough to handle the superhumans in the BloodRaven guild. Liam hoped they would be able to handle all of this without involving a commander, but it was obvious that it would be impossible.
The Greenville Head turned to Liam in surprise and saw the serious look there. He was about to say something, but another loud explosion suddenly echoed through the region and everyone ducked as massive chunks of rock and debris flew off the building and spread out over the street! Liam cursed while moving out of the way as a large rock slammed into where he had just been. What the hell was going on in there!?
"Just call for backup! They need to get here as quickly as—"
"Liam."
"Holy shit!"
Liam screamed while jumping away from the voice that suddenly spoke from behind him! He turned around quickly and felt shock pass through his body when he saw Jason Marc standing there! How the hell did he get behind him like that!? Jason was looking toward the mansion with a frown on his face. He was wearing a long black coat that covered his body all the way up to his lower face, but Liam could tell that he was not happy.
Jason turned to Liam and Liam quickly coughed into his hand and got his breathing under control to get rid of the shock from earlier. Jason couldn’t blame the man for being frightened—the situation was already very tense, so it was understandable. Once Liam was back on his feet, Jason spoke only two words.
"What happened?"
Liam sighed and rubbed the back of his neck as he started to give Jason a rundown of everything that had happened till then. He told Jason about how they had come to apprehend Katarina, but she ended up fighting back against them and they were currently trying to find a way to reach her. He also told Jason that Tobias Grant had escaped to Riverdale the previous day, so they had to finish things here before they would be able to go and apprehend him.
Jason hummed while turning back to the building. His mind was only half-focused on the event unfolding in front of him, and the other part of him was paying attention to Alpha and the other phantoms that were going through the various trucks parked in the BloodRaven warehouse on the other side of the city.
’I’m going to have to go in there myself.’