Chapter 222: I Found It!
Alpha slipped in through one of the cracks in the truck and appeared through the shadow inside the storage compartment. The truck was filled with various boxes containing artifacts, and Alpha quickly began moving through them one after the other while trying to find the Banshee’s Tears.
Jason narrowed his eyes as Alpha moved from one to the next and for a moment, he thought that they weren’t going to find it here either. But just as Alpha opened the second-to-last box, she exclaimed in Jason’s mind as she saw what was inside!
"I found it, my king! It’s here!"
The [Banshee’s Tear] was a round blue ball that looked like a teardrop. It glowed with an iridescent blue light that made it look very beautiful, but other than that, there were no other properties that made it stand out from any other artifact. Unless you were well informed, you would never know that it was one of the ingredients necessary for the [Elixir of Life].
Jason felt a desperate breath fill his lungs at that moment as he closed his eyes and sighed! Liam watched Jason’s relieved expression from beside him in confusion, and Jason didn’t bother explaining himself. Instead, Jason told Alpha to take the artifact into the shadow since he had a new mission for her and the phantoms. Alpha did as she was told and Jason waited until he was sure that the artifact was secure.
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Banshee’s Tear
Rank: A
Durability: 100%
Boosts: +100% Recovery Speed to all Injuries, -50% Damage from Poison
Hidden Boost [Dormant]: One half of the precious [Elixir of Life]
Description: A healing-type artifact that can only be discovered in the hidden alcove of the Banshees. This artifact possesses high healing and recovery abilities, and equipping it during a battle will reduce the stamina loss the user experiences over time.
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This tab appeared in Jason’s system, and Jason just glanced at it before he turned away to give the phantoms their next command while bringing out his phone and searching for a picture of Tobias Grant.
"Go to Riverdale and start from the airport. Sweep across the entire fucking city until you find this man."
Alpha got the image of Tobias Grant from Jason’s thoughts and the phantoms all nodded as they prepared to begin their new mission. But before leaving, Alpha asked an important question.
’What should we do when we find him?’
’Kill him.’
Jason’s answer was simple and straightforward and all the phantoms took off immediately to complete their new task! Jason walked past Liam and started heading for the mansion in front of him.
"Wait, where are you going!?"
The Head of Superhuman Relations from Greenville called out when he saw Jason walking forward, and Liam immediately cursed!
"Jason!"
Liam quickly began to follow after Jason when he saw that Jason wasn’t stopping. He tried to put his hand on Jason’s shoulder, but he wasn’t even able to make Jason slow down. Liam cursed a second time and spoke louder.
"Jason, the Enforcers have this under control. You said you would give me till noon!"
Jason turned to Liam and Liam stared into his eyes seriously! They couldn’t cause an incident by putting one S Rank superhuman against another! If Jason and Katarina ended up fighting here, then they could kill everyone closeby! It was a recipe for disaster!
Jason shook his head and spoke calmly.
"You can come with me if you’re that worried, but it’ll be better for me to handle this myself. I can handle Katarina without causing much damage, and there are questions I need answers to."
Liam bit his inner cheek and turned to look at his colleague who was standing to one side. The man still looked confused by what was happening and Liam could tell that they were out of their depths. Jason was already here, so wouldn’t it be better to have him take care of things rather than waiting for the backup to arrive?
Liam clicked his tongue in anger before he finally relented!
"Fine! Hold off on that backup and call the enforcers back!"
Liam said this to the Greenville Head of Superhuman Affairs and the man was confused by the order! Was Liam really going to leave a raid like this in the hands of some newbie!? They were dealing with the strongest Guild in the country! There was no way one superhuman would be enough!
"Just do it!"
Liam shouted at the man in irritation and the man finally took his comms and started telling the enforcers in the building to retreat. The sound of explosions and fighting was still rampant, but the enforcers started jumping from windows and running out of the building while carrying any injured that they could save. Jason began making his way forward and he passed the various SMD agents and enforcers that were still waiting outside.
"Wait, is that the Dragon boy? The one I saw on TV?"
"That’s Jason Marc. What the hell is he doing here?"
"I heard this whole operation is because they tried to kill him."
"He isn’t even in the SMD. Why are we letting him inside?"
The officers who saw Jason began to whisper amongst themselves as they wondered what was going on. Jason was very popular with the public because of Ragnar’s stunt from the previous day, so they easily recognized him.
Jason ignored the murmuring coming from the officers around and he climbed the large stairway leading up to the mansion, but he was suddenly stopped by one of the higher-ranked enforcers who had been standing outside. The man put his hand on Jason’s chest and pushed him away from the door with a frown before he turned to Liam.
"What is the meaning of this? You called us back so you could send a rookie inside?"
The man’s voice was hard and deep, and he almost sounded like a father reprimanding his children with the look he was giving them. Liam immediately began to try and explain things to the enforcer, but Jason stepped up to the man and looked him right in the eye.
"Get the fuck out of my way."
There was a loud silence that suddenly settled over the area. The enforcers all looked at the pair of men in a standoff and they collectively held their breath as they waited for what would happen next. There weren’t many superhumans who would dare to stand up to an enforcer the way Jason just did, and they all knew that this could escalate into a fight if they weren’t careful.
But they were all shocked when the enforcer suddenly moved to the side and stepped out of Jason’s way. Jason continued to move up the stairs and Liam followed after him with just as much surprise as everyone else. Behind Jason, the high-ranking enforcer stood with his head bowed! His hands were tightened into fists and he swallowed desperately while trying to get his heart rate under control! That had been the most terrifying moment of his life!
At the moment when Jason threatened him, it was almost like he had been standing in front of a giant! Jason’s pressure was unlike anything he had ever felt and he knew that there was no chance of him ever winning against someone like that!
Jason approached the front door calmly. There was debris and blood staining the front porch, and Jason could feel the sand crunching under his feet as he entered the building with Liam following behind him. Inside the building was silent. They were standing at the start of a long hallway and all the lights and candles had been turned off so the entire house was completely dark.