NOVEL NEXT Chapter 108: Rescue mission
Late afternoon, almost evening, after finishing dinner, Dylan was sitting alone in the living room looking at his smartphone when suddenly, "bwuuung," a hologram screen opened in front of Dylan's face.
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Quest: They Must Not Leave.
Description:
1. Stop several logistics trucks from leaving the city.
2. Rescue 20 teenagers meant to be sold overseas or into the night trade.
3. Eliminate the human trafficking organization.
4. Kill their leader.
Location: Warehouse belonging to Logistic Solution LLC. [MAP]
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Reward:
- $1,000,000
- 4500 skill XP points
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Accept? [YES] [NO]
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Dylan pressed YES, then the hologram screen closed. A moment later, another screen opened in front of Dylan's face.
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Objective:
Human Trafficking Victims: (0/20)
Enemies: (35/35)
Leader: (0/1) Time limit: 2 hours
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Dylan paused for a moment. He didn't want to involve his four pregnant wives in danger, but judging by the objectives, he clearly needed their help. As he was wondering what to do,
[Please upgrade your Body Double skill, sir.]
"Huh? Is that possible?" Dylan asked.
[Just try it first.]
Dylan immediately opened his status and allocated his skill points into his Body Double skill until it was maxed out.
[Body Double Level 2 up to Body Double Level 5 (MAX)]
[Upgrade skill Body Double using 100 points: 10...20...30...40...50...60...70...100 completed]
[Skill Body Double >> Clone Level 1.]
Without hesitation, Dylan used his Clone skill. It turned out he could set how many clones he wanted to use and whose models to use. He immediately created clones of Ellie, Maya, Lena, and Amy in their non-pregnant state. A smile instantly spread across Dylan's face.
"Okay, I see. I'll summon them later then," Dylan said, standing up.
[Very well, sir. The clones of your four wives have the same abilities as your real four wives.]
"Interesting... truly interesting," Dylan replied.
[Let's go, sir.]
"Alright, let's go," Dylan replied.
Dylan snapped his fingers and made the four clones in front of him disappear. A moment later, Aaron and Clara entered the living room.
"Big Brother, you have a mission?" Aaron asked.
"Yes, let's go," Dylan answered.
"Can I take the motorcycle?" Aaron asked.
"Wait... you can ride a motorcycle?" Dylan asked.
"Of course I can... with Paul's help," Aaron answered.
"Hmm... alright," Dylan replied.
"I'll stay here as usual to monitor the mission and inform Big Sisters Ellie, Maya, Lena, and Amy," Clara added.
"Great. Let's just ride together, Aaron," Dylan replied.
"Okay, Big Brother, let's go," Aaron replied.
Dylan and Aaron ran out of the house and into the garage. Dylan immediately pulled the tarp off the motorcycle, then opened the garage door. After putting on their jackets and helmets, they sped off on the motorcycle toward the location on the map.
After a 30-minute ride, they arrived at a tall building in the trading district on the edge of the city. Dylan could see four large trucks in the logistics company's parking lot, ready to leave, and dozens of box vans parked around them.
Dylan used his Vanish skill and Search Area skill to spot the enemies, while Paul shifted into his demon robot form. The three of them entered the warehouse next to the building after figuring out where the teenagers were being held and where the enemies were.
They saw many scary-looking, large men who seemed to be busy loading cargo in the back. Dylan also noticed several room doors in a temporary structure built inside the warehouse. He, Aaron, and Paul immediately ran toward the temporary building and peeked inside through a window.
Many teenagers were sitting on the floor with sad, confused, and terrified expressions. They also saw three men inside who seemed to be guarding them and chatting casually among themselves. Then they walked over to the next window.
This time, Dylan's and Aaron's eyes widened because the room was mostly filled with teenage girls their age. All of them looked terrified and were hugging themselves because they were only wearing underwear. They could see a door leading to another room inside, and the teenage girls looked scared just looking at that door.
"Okay, we start here," Dylan said in his head using telepathy.
"Yeah, Paul and I will go in first," Aaron replied.
"Good, let's go, Aaron," Paul replied in his deep voice.
Dylan used his Pick Lock skill and opened the door. Aaron and Paul went inside. Dylan, still outside, closed the door again and then jumped onto the roof of the temporary structure using his grappling gun. Meanwhile, inside,
"Help... ngh... help,"
They heard a girl's voice from behind a closed door. Aaron and Paul peeked in. Their eyes widened as they saw two men laughing while assaulting a girl who was about 16 years old on a workbench. "Bruaak," without waiting, Paul kicked the door wide open.
"Oi, oi, Paul," Aaron said.
"I couldn't just stand there, sorry," Paul replied.
The two men inside were instantly startled, turning back to see the door open by itself. One man, who had been holding the girl's hands, walked toward the door to close it, but "buaak," he suddenly flew far across the room and slammed into a file cabinet.
Of course, the man who was in the middle of the act turned around immediately. Then Paul, in the form of a flaming-headed, skull-like robot, revealed himself. The man immediately fell to his knees, his pants undone, his face terrified, pointing at Paul with a trembling hand.
"G-Ghost... gho...."
"Grep," Paul quickly grabbed the man's mouth. Then, with a thrust of his hand, he stabbed the man's chest until his hand went right through his back. The man's eyes rolled upward, and blood seeped from between Paul's fingers covering his mouth as his life faded away. Aaron immediately ran to help the girl lying on the table, but it turned out the girl had already fainted. Aaron quickly covered her naked body.
"Paul, don't just rush in like that next time. She fainted," Aaron said.
"I apologize, but I couldn't stand seeing that girl being molested like that," Paul replied.
"I get that you're an ex-cop, so it's normal for you to act, but please remember, we are not the police," Aaron replied.
"I understand," Paul replied.
"I'm going next door. You wait here and please guard all the victims here," Aaron said.
"Will do," Paul replied.
Aaron immediately ran out of the room, ignoring the teenage girls who were only in their underwear and looked terrified at the door opening and then closing again without anyone opening it. He slowly entered the room next door. Then, "dzing... dzing," he shot the three men inside using a suppressed pistol. After that, he revealed himself in front of the many teenagers who were surprised to see him appear suddenly.
"Calm down and be quiet. We're leaving here after this," Aaron said to the teenagers, and they all nodded back. "Big Brother, everyone's accounted for here, we're safe," Aaron said in his head.
"Good. I'll take care of the rest," Dylan replied.
On top of the temporary building, Dylan summoned the clones of his four wives, who were ready with their weapons and in a vanished state. Then he turned to look at the second-floor terrace and saw an office room with the lights on.
"Alright, wipe out everyone here. I'm going up to deal with the leader, okay?" Dylan asked.
The clones of his four wives nodded with expressionless faces, looking like robots. Then Dylan immediately fired his grappling pistol upwards and swung toward the second-floor terrace staircase. He landed on the stairs and used his knife to kill the three men on the staircase without making a sound by slitting their throats, then propping their bodies up on the railing. When he reached the second-floor terrace and leaned against the office wall,
"Aaron, I'm in position. How are the hostages?" Dylan asked.
"They're safe. We've moved to the next room. All the detained teenagers are here," Aaron answered.
Dylan looked at the hologram screen that was always open next to his face. He immediately looked at his objectives.
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Objective:
Human Trafficking Victims: (20 / 20) completed
Enemies: (27 / 35)
Leader: (0/1)
Time limit: 00:42:13
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"Okay, start the operation. Kill all enemies. Aaron and Paul, guard the victims and protect the building," Dylan replied.
"Roger that," everyone replied.
"Be careful, Big Brother. There are three people in the leader's room," Clara said in Dylan's head.
"Yeah, I know," Dylan replied.
Immediately, Dylan's four clone wives appeared and began shooting everyone in the warehouse using their carbine rifles. Meanwhile, Aaron and Paul guarded the temporary building, ready to deal with anyone who tried to escape inside. Hearing the gunfire outside, the two men inside the leader's office ran out, pistols drawn, but "blam...blam," Dylan immediately shot them, then slipped inside and closed the door.
He saw Hans standing behind the desk. Dylan immediately smiled when he saw Hans in front of him.
"Haha... so he's the leader, excellent," Dylan muttered to himself.