Rise of the Crusader
Chapter 173

173 The Artyom Empire

Raphael threw Jackson over to the left corner of the room afterward.

Thud!

As the throw was very fast and also unclear in most of their eyes, they all moved towards the corner that Jackson was thrown to, and as they saw what was left of Jackson, each of them gulped.

A full human being was thrown, but what was left of him when his body hit the ground was his clothes.

“Absolute decay,” Savannah mumbled.

And indeed, apart from those two mighty words, no other terms could explain what had just transpired.

The expression on everyone’s face changed soon after and whether it was friends or even foes, they all moved a few steps away from Raphael.

Even though they did speak, the expression on their faces as they stared at Raphael conveyed fear.

Raphael wasn’t shocked that they all considered him to be a monster, after all, this wasn’t the first time, he was leaving people with this impression of him.

.....

“Hmmm hmmm,” Bane was the first to regain composure among the students.

He went with... it is what it is.

Meanwhile, before someone else would recover from the shock, Raphael took the paper from the desk and walked out of the room.

“Well, I guess the meeting is over, we will meet tomorrow.”

....

In the middle of the night, over two hundred men assembled in a compound with their eyes glued to the woman in front of them.

Each of them had a reverend look on their face as they stared at Sonia.

“There is no turning back from henceforth, once we move it’s until the end. So, if you have any thought of backing out, do so now.” Said Sonia.

While, she spoke in a very soft tone, to the ears of the guards, it was bone-chilling.

Even if one of them wanted to pull out from the Incoming war, they didn’t dare to do so much.

Death was inevitable in that case.

“Very good,” Sonia said and then nodded her head.

“We will be going up against one of the most malignant forces in the world. And to conquer and defeat this vile force, we need warriors and not cowards.”

Sonia blurted.

As the men in front of her had vigorous reactions to the words which she had, another nod came from Sonia.

“MVA is...”

Before Sonia would finish her words, the lights in the compound suddenly went off.

Sonia and the tropes were thrown in a baffled state, and before any one of them could comprehend what was going on, a thud sound occurred in the compound.

“Who is there!” Sonia exclaimed.

As she spoke, the same sound occurred once again. But, this time around, the sound was even louder.

“A group of five should go check what’s going on in the house. And replace a way to get the light turned back on.”

Sonia had been hoping for a response from the people in the front of her, however, there was no response.

Even after a few seconds, there was no response from any of them.

Sonia was beginning to get a wary feeling about what was occurring, she assumed a battle stance. And not so long after she took that stance, the light was turned back on.

The light, however, didn’t make Sonia’s worry lessen, instead, it caused her to be agitated.

Staring at the over two hundred tropes that were now on the ground with an arrow impeded in their chest, Sonia’s eyes twitched.

There was rage written all over her face, and she was about to advance towards the movement she had just felt when a dagger was placed on her neck.

“Who are you?” Sonia blurted.

She had only just spoken when ten figures appeared in front of her.

Seeing the ten in front of her, Sonia’s lips curved inwardly.

“You people are from MVA isn’t it,” Said Sonia and even though she didn’t receive any response from the people in front, she was sure they were from that organization.

Bane, Aiden, Levi, Savannah, Martha, Naomi, Dwayne, Edward, and Ethan.

And behind Sonia was Elisa.

Meanwhile, when Bane appeared in the compound, he stared at Sonia with lust evident in his eyes, and after a few seconds, he spoke.

“You know what, I’m just going to put this out there.” Bane paused, “I want my face between your legs.”

There was complete silence in the compound after Bane spoke. Everyone had eyes on him, wondering what was going on in his head.

Even though Sonia was a very attractive woman, she was extremely dangerous as well. The powers which she possessed should make men run away from her, and not make them have an interest in her.

“Bane, what is wrong with you!” Savannah blurted.

Bane was considered to be a freak and to be precise a crazy person in the academy, but none of them knew it was of this pedigree.

“What!!” Bane yelled, “You would only be telling lies if you say you didn’t think of having her seat on your face.”

“And if you don’t have that thought, then you’re definitely insane, and you also don’t replace women attractive.”

Bane kept a straight face the whole time as he spoke.

“So, what do you say, Sonia? From the moment I set my eyes on you, all I’ve been thinking of is being inside, my hands around your body, and the little one deep in you.”

“How about we make these dreams of mine turn into reality?” Bane flashed Sonia a seductive smile as he spoke.

Savannah placed her hand on her face as Bane spoke.

The mission was to obliterate Sonia, who was a member of the Artyom family, and not to flirt with her.

“You want to sleep with me?” Sonia asked with a tinge of mockery evident in her voice.

A second after Sonia spoke, a nod came from Bane.

“Haha hahaha!!!”

Suddenly, Sonia’s laughter echoed through the whole compound.

There was a confused look on Bane’s face and a couple of other faces. Even Elisa, who had a dagger on Sonia’s neck was troubled by her sudden laughter.

“What’s so funny?” Levi inquired.

And in response, Sonia’s lips curved inwardly.

“Judging from the logo on your clothes, you’re indeed people from mva, but what I don’t understand is how you can possibly be this foolish,” Sonia exclaimed.

Bane and the others had yet to assimilate what Sonia had just said when they were suddenly surrounded by the compound.

“Oh shit!” Aiden muttered as he watched the numerous figures that emerged around the compound.

Bang!

Sonia jabbed Elisa in the abdomen and as the first hit caused her to move several steps backward, Sonia struck another blow at her face.

Aiden and Bane were about to launch at Sonia when they were suddenly handcuffed by some of the men who appeared in the compound.

It wasn’t even up to three seconds after the two of them were handcuffed, and the others were locked up also.

“This is bad,”

And as those words escaped Aiden’s mouth, two other students were thrown in front of them.

The students were none other than Mason and Becky, and just like Aiden and the rest, both of them had very similar handcuffs on.

Seeing, the two in front of them, they recalled the plan that had been made beforehand, and whether it was Bane, Aiden, or even Naomi everyone could already get bad air looming around.

They soon moved their gaze to Sonia, and as if their body were in sync with one another, they moved a step backward.

“No, no, don’t run just now,” Sonia said with a bewitching smile on her face.

As though they were all under her command, the instant those who were moving backward heard Sonia, they paused immediately.

A frightened look was then on their faces, as they felt their body no longer under their control when Sonia spoke to them.

Sonia chuckled, “Don’t act surprised, I’ve heard a lot about your organization, and if there was one thing I did, then it was to prepare.”

“Sooner or laughter, you were going to come after me, so the least I could do was get myself ready for that day, which I did, “Sonia said.

The handcuffs, the immobility, Bane, and the others didn’t need to be told before they could tell that the situation was falling out of control.

“My lady, calm, okay.” Said Bane as he took a deep breath.

.....

There was no doubt that Sonia didn’t have control over his body, but at least she didn’t have control over what he could say.

“You know, violence isn’t the answer. I have a perfectly good explanation for why this is happening, and I’m sure that as long as you give me the chance to, I will prove it to you.” Bane exclaimed.

Sonia chuckled, “Oh really, you have a good explanation for all that you’ve done?”

Before Bane could speak, Sonia waved her hand at him. And immediately as that happened, the words which were about to say by Bane were sealed.

As it turns out, not only did Sonia have control over his body, but she also had control over the words that he could say.

“There’s nothing you can say that will justify all that you’ve done.”

“And of course, I know that you’re simply puppets, the real mastermind are operating behind the scene, but it’s only a matter of time before I will get my hands on them,” Sonia said.