"You're the one they call Boss Zane, right? I will spare your life, but in return, you'll work for me for as long as you live. I now own you, not the Drakkov cartel.. from now on, you belong to me." Damon's voice could be heard from the iPad on Carlos' hand. After getting word that there was a fight at the Merchantos Mall, and one of them identified himself as the Dragon's Head Mafia lord, Carlos had sent his men to demand for the CCTV video. Watching it now, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. This wasn't some imposter like he thought, no, this was the real deal. The smirk, the smug, the casual attitude, the black Italian suit, the height and handsome face, there was no doubt about it.. this was Damon Mateo.
"How?" Carlos muttered. This wasn't making any sense. Just then, a knock sounded on his door.
"Lord Carlos, I have news." A voice came from outside.
"Come in." Carlos said and switched off the iPad. The door opened and a young man dressed in ash suit walked in. This was one of Dragon's Head best investigator, he was called "Sniffer", a nickname given to him due to his uncanny talent to find out the hideout of any person he deems a target. He was also one of the seven men who raped Damon's wife on the day she was killed.
"I've found him." He said. His words brought a smile on Carlos' face.
"Good, this is good news. He thought he could hide his tracks." Carlos said with a smirk.
"That's the thing lord Carlos, he wasn't exactly hiding. He made use of his credit card to rent an apartment, made use of his real name too, and he even went to the Merchantos Mall without a disguise.. it's like he wants us to find him." Sniffer replied.
"To save himself the trouble of finding us. For a man who returned from the dead, he sure is a fool." Carlos said with a thoughtful look on his face. He had known Damon from childhood, and Damon wasn't a fool.. a bit trusting, but not a fool. Either he's capable of deal with them on his own, or he's found a more powerful backer. The more he thought about it, the more realized it may actually be the former.. from the video he just watched, he could see Damon has become incredibly strong.. if he is to send a few men to kill Damon now, they will be returned in body bags. The only solution to this problem is a range attack. He turned to Sniffer.
"Get a few men, arm them with bazookas, I want them to blast Damon to smithereen, turn him to nothing but ash.. understood?" Carlos said in an authoritative tone.
"Consider it done, lord Carlos." Sniffer said and walked out, closing the door behind him.
"Your arrogance will be your undoing Damon, you should've just stayed dead and I'd give you a heroes funeral.. but now, you won't even have a body to be buried anymore." Carlos said with a sinister look. He could already imagine the look on Damon's face once he's killed a second time.
*
Damon was unpacking the guns he had just bought from Merchantos Mall. On the mahogany table laid a dozen guns; from Desert Eagle handguns to HK416 assault rifles. Behind him stood Zane. He's been really obedient ever since he witnessed Damon killed off his underlings like it was nothing. He knew very well Damon could snuff out his life if he made any wrong move.
"Here, take this.. it's a Kevlar bulletproof vest. Although the Dragon's Head have bigger guns, but it's a law to never equip or use them except when we're at war with another Mafia group. The kevlar will protect you from their handguns." Damon said as he handed a black bulletproof vest to Zane.
"Where are we going Boss?" Zane asked.
"We're going to raid one of Dragon's Head secret warehouse. There should be tons of narcotics worth millions there. Our job is simple; go in, kill everyone, set the warehouse on fire along with everything inside it." Damon casually said.
"But Boss, what if.." Zane was about to speak but Damon raised a finger signaling he should be quiet. Damon had just gotten a notification from the Revenant System.
«Ding!
Killing intent detected.
Threat level: Level 6 Havoc
Side quest: survive with no casualty
Reward: Instant level up + $100,000
Penalty: Death, end of journey.
Good luck.»
"Holy shit!" Damon shouted, he rushed to the window, his eyes nearly bulged out of his sockets.. cruising towards his apartment were about four RPGs.. just about 20 seconds from hitting them.
"TAKE COVER!!" Damon shouted and rushed to Zane.. he didn't do it for the goodness of his heart, no, the system had insisted he survived with no casualty; in other words, Zane shouldn't die here.
BOOOOM!!
The ground shook from the impact and the house blew up in mushroom smoke.. all that was left was the rubbles of what once stood there.
*
*Ring! Ring!*
Carlos took out his phone and pressed a button.
"Is it done?" He spoke.
"Yes lord Carlos. Four RPG at the same time, not even a vampire can survive that." A voice spoke from the phone.
"You're sure he was in there before you commenced the operation?" Carlos asked.. he had to be sure Damon's dead this time. The thought of being hunted down by a walking dead didn't seem appealing in the least.
"Yes Boss. I'm a hundred percent sure he was in there before we fired." The voice spoke."
"Good. You've outdone yourself this time, I'll see to it that you get a raise." Carlos said, he was very happy to have finally rid himself of Damon.
"You honor too much lord Carlos." The voice spoke with an enthusiastic tone, and then a click was heard as the line disconnected.
Carlos turned to the four middle-aged men seated in front of him. He had a wide smile on his face, and they could see he just got good news.
"Elders, Damon is finally no more." Carlos said.
*
COUGH! COUGH!
A loud crash could be heard as someone flipped a bathtub over. Two figures stood up, light injuries but nothing serious or critical.
"I guess they got my message and took me seriously." Damon said as he looked at the rubbles around him.
"Change of plans Zane.. we're gonna lay low for a while and consolidate our strength. Build up power, and then destroy Dragon's Head." Damon said.
"How do we do that Boss?" Zane asked.
"For now, we leave New Haven. Let's head over to Belmont City." Damon replied.
"The lawless city!!" Zane almost screamed out. It was known by all that Belmont City was a lawless city, even cannibalism was legal there.
"Yep.. that's exactly where we're going." Damon said with a smile.