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Chapter 922: Emma
Chapter 922: Emma
Erik watched as Emma entered the room. Her posture was straight, and her hazel eyes were searching around to understand why the building alarm sounded.
She moved with her usual graceful yet measured steps.
Erik knew she came here because of the alarm. Wherever she and the others went, they still had a connection to this place, so they would know if someone entered.
Regardless, he was glad to see someone he knew. Whatever happened here, there was someone alive.
Emma stood in the empty room, waiting. Erik deactivated his chameleon veil and stepped into the light, becoming fully visible.
Emma turned toward the sound, her expression betraying surprise.
"Emma," Erik said to her with a nod.
"Erik," she paused.
"We were sure you were going to come here. Becker told us you are ready to take care of Volkov."
Erik nodded.
"I am. But what happened here? Why is the base empty?" He went straight to the point. But then he asked an important question.
"Where is everyone?"
"Somewhere else," Emma just said.Discover new chapters at novelhall.com
"We had some problems in the past few months. When you left, carrying out attacks on Volkov became harder, and things got dangerous. We had to move, but I volunteered to stay behind in case another ally arrived."
Erik nodded. That was a good move, but a dangerous one. Emma was going to be alone, and she couldn't know who the person reaching this place could be. What if it was a blackguard?
Though, it was also true that her staying there made it possible for him to find the rest of the resistance.
"I'm glad you did. I would not have known if you were still alive, if not for that." He trailed off.
The woman nodded, then gave a quick glance behind.
"We better move. The Blackguards shouldn't have found this place yet, but for sure they will."
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Erik and Emma left the empty building, stepping out into the street.
"Where is the new base located?" Erik asked her.
"Before I tell you, we must go somewhere we can talk safely," Emma said. "The Blackguards could be listening."
"Is the situation this bad?"
"Unexpectedly, they helped us a lot. Few of their people died during the parasite attack, and thanks to that, their fighting prowess remained intact. They also have a vast information network, and that helped us a lot."
She folded her hands on the table. "What about you? We learned you found Shade. That's pretty impressive, considering that most people thought he was a legend. Even I didn't believe in his existence. Imagine how surprised I was when I learned you found him. It was a
man, right?"
Erik considered the question for a moment. "He was the brother of a very efficient investigator from New Alexandria. But to be honest, I couldn't have found him without the band of giants' help. I was lucky to know some of them."
"Yeah, those guys are strong..."
That was a well-established fact. Emma paused again, seemingly thinking about something
else.
"I also heard about what happened in Fasard. The fact Becker joined the attack was on the
news."
Erik shook his head. "It wasn't me who attacked Fasard," he said. "That was my friends and clones. I wasn't there."
Emma's eyes widened. "Your clones?" She echoed in surprise. "June is not the only one?"
Emma and the others thought Erik could only make a few clones. When he was here in New Alexandria, he was only with June. That he could make more of them came as a surprise. Erik nodded. "It's a long story. But yeah, I have more clones than June alone. Strong ones at
that."
"That's... incredible," Emma said, still grappling with this new information. If what Erik said was true, and he really could make clones, the resistance might get their hands on an army of
Erik Romanos.
He paused, then asked, "What are the people saying about Becker? I imagine his survival
came as quite a shock."
"They had mixed reactions based on what I heard," Emma said.
"Some believed he was guilty of what Volkov accused him of, but many others saw how Volkov was acting in New Alexandria and across the nation. So, they were relieved when they learned Becker was alive and hoped he could take back the government."
"I see," Erik said, deep in thought. Emma looked back up at Erik. "Well, whatever happened in the past, Becker stirring people's will to fight can only be an excellent thing. We need all the allies we can get against Volkov and the Blackguards."
"I agree."
"That's why I came here today," Erik said.
"To offer whatever help I can provide to the resistance, but there is something you must help
me with."
"What?"
Emma stuck out her hand.
"Richard Stone had been kidnapped; I guess Becker told you."
"He did," the woman said. "You came here to free him?" "That's just one of the reasons; I mainly came here to kill Volkov." "That's even better; the mother fucker must die. That's for sure."