Chapter 14, The Ace of Spades
"Failed."
In the luxury passenger ship, the big people wearing black top hats and suits sat around the gaming table, inexplicably showing a solemn atmosphere.
"As I said a long time ago, those little thieves who don't get into the stream are not reliable at all."
"Heh, it seems that the little imp of the Osiris family is really not a good stubble... What's the news from Ferro? ”
"No, the old thing has never made a statement, but just sent his eldest son Vito to tidy up the property outside."
"What the hell is he doing..."
In the West Sea, the division of the five families has lasted for many years, and everyone has their own territory and their own livelihood. This time, the Osiris family suddenly broke the market balance with high-purity gold powder, and it was undoubtedly a violation of the rules to poke their hands into other people's territory.
But until now, except for the little ghost who was pushed to the front of the stage, the entire Osiris family has been silent about this matter, and it seems that there is no intention of negotiation at all, which is really suspicious.
"Since there is no news, let's put the matter over there for a moment - the assassins sent before have failed, what about the next batch of men?"
"Why pretend to be garlic and say such nonsense?"
For the business of the Boy Army, everyone here is not only dissatisfied but jealous... These mafia bigwigs and party leaders are well aware of the value of the new formula, and if they have the opportunity to enjoy it, they will naturally not choose to share it with others.
- The dinner party in two days later was a pre-arranged meeting to share the spoils, but if anyone is stupid enough to wait until that time to make a move, I'm afraid they won't be qualified to sit here.
The bomb maniac is just a temptation they throw, and next, each family will send real cadres to strive to be one step ahead of other opponents and take the cash cow in the hands of the Young Army!
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The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the night is long.
On the outskirts of Scampara Island, which is filled with malice, only the warehouse of the Golden Rose lights up in the darkness, like a huge eye, staring at the fierce murderous aura.
In just a few hours, Douglas had already commanded his men to solve several groups of challengers who were not capable of doing their best, but in this process of attrition of each other, they themselves had lost a lot.
In addition to himself, the most combat-effective subordinates who can be called upon by Douglas are Lily and Hagrid, and although Wright is the oldest, he is not a combat person after all, and he plays a limited role at this time.
And with only these few masters, it is obvious that they can't take care of the overall situation perfectly...
From the confluence to the present, several employees of Golden Rose have been killed and dozens injured, and such a tragic battle situation is obviously not reassuring.
But in the darkness of the night, Douglas just leaned against the corner, raised the kettle one after another, and poured the liquid into his mouth, without speaking.
Previously, through intelligence gathering, the teenager learned from the half-dead bomber that the mastermind behind the attack was one of the other four families, but this guy's knowledge was really limited, and he couldn't find any solution to his urgent needs for the time being, so for the sake of stability, the teenager had to make this decision.
"It's unpleasant."
Even if he is as cold as Douglas, after tasting the taste of this special juice drink, he can't help but give a very negative evaluation.
But he didn't mean to stop until he drank the last drop, and Douglas's expression gradually calmed down.
However, before he could completely suppress the disgusting aftertaste, the warehouse area, which had been in danger repeatedly, was in a commotion again.
"Look at the sky!"
I don't know who exclaimed first, and through the dim light, everyone looked up, and really saw a vague outline in mid-air.
He was extremely fast, and with a wave of his wings he whistled a whistling wind, and when someone finally saw that it was a huge strange bird, the other party had already swooped down and headed straight for Douglas.
Hagrid: "Be careful, boss! ”
Suddenly, Hagrid, who was closest to him, picked up his hammer and threw it at the other party out of thin air, but the strange bird was not only incredibly fast, but also incredibly agile.
In the face of Hagrid's interception, he rolled his wings in mid-air, and rolled on his side, not only avoiding the powerful hammer just right, but also continuing to pounce on Douglas without changing his goal.
The succession of accidents apparently disrupted the response of the boy army, and seeing that everyone was too late to help, the young man, as the leader, had to face the enemy alone.
Fortunately, Douglas was not helpless.
The eagle claws that pierced his chest were sharp and fast, but in the midst of danger, he saw a cold light shine through, and the Western sword that was originally hanging next to the container suddenly appeared out of its sheath!
In an instant, a hint of vigilance flashed in the eyes of the raptor, and the claws that could have pierced the boy's chest had to be retracted at the last moment.
This is not the end, the strange bird that was originally swooping down suddenly stopped its momentum, and then its wings flew backwards into the sky.
… It was all over in the blink of an eye, and the crowd barely reacted to what was happening.
And when they noticed that the silver tip of the sword stabbed by Douglas had been dyed red, the second round of the battle between the two sides had already begun!
After circling in the air for half a circle, the strange bird that had just suffered a dark loss swooped down again, and with a buffer time, Miss Lily had already used her ability to release pieces of paper and backlash from the bottom to the top.
The hardened paper flies extremely fast, and the pieces are like sharp blades, enough to break through the skin and see blood.
However, it seems that this is not the first time that the strange bird has seen the power of the paper fruit, and before the paper controlled by Lily can fly closer, it instigates its wings to roll up a hurricane out of thin air.
As a result, the lighter paper is suddenly diverted, and most of them are not a threat to the swooping birds of prey.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the strange bird turned around and pounced on Douglas again!
This time, he reached out two sharp claws at the same time, and saw the right time, one after the other, and sandwiched the young man's sharp sword in the spot.
The Western sword itself can only attack in the form of stabbing attacks, and the slender blade is not called tough, once it falls into the claws of the strange bird, it will be broken into several pieces with a slight part.
Without weapons, Douglas will be at a disadvantage next, but on the other hand, the strength of the giant bird's swooping has been dissipated by now.
The young man saw the moment when the other party turned around and wanted to leave, decisively dropped the hilt of his sword, and grabbed the opponent's ankle with his probing hand.
A man and a bird were now almost close at hand, and the bird of prey was also shocked when he saw this, he could no longer be as agile as before, but he did not dare to be restrained by Douglas in the crowd.
Between the lightning and flint, the strange bird had no choice but to retract its wings and shake it, and while forcing the opponent back for the time being, its entire body also fell to the ground for the first time.
Of course, this was only a matter of a moment, and with the agility that this monster had shown before, it was impossible to abandon the sky and entangle the enemy on land that was not in its favor.
Unfortunately, before he could spread his wings again, a card with a glittering golden light took the lead and hit his head!
The card was so fast that even a sharp eagle's eye could hardly tell the difference.
It wasn't until after the trick that the dizzy and distraught bird finally saw the pattern on the card...
It was a playing card
That's the Ace of Spades!