Stop over there"
Arthur's getaway car slide to the side of the road and stopped. The first to get down was Arthur, still holding a firm grip on the rifle in hand he moved all the way to the trunk of the car.
"5 million dollars, its as i remember. "
Staring at him was a pile of bounded hundred dollar bills stacked on each other. They had just come back from a heist In a small town a few miles away. This money Was a result of this heist. For his plan he would need to use this money right.
"What's up? Why are we stopping?"
From the left the young man in his 20's questioned. The young man has red hair and brown eyes. This was Leon one of Arthur's good friends from way back.
"Have I ever steered you wrong before?"
Arthur looked back at Leon and asked with seriousness in his eyes. This made Leon tense up, when Arthur got like this, it usually meant something was terribly wrong. But what could it be?
They had not only successfully lost the cops, they even severely damaged thier cruiser. There was no way they could follow them.... so what was it?
"I want you trust me and don't question what happens next. It can determine how we live or die" Arthur said while his eyes were still glued on Leon.
Seeing those eyes Leon nodded involuntarily. When had Arthur even steered them wrong? Arthur was always meticulous with all his dealings. If he said they were going back to the bank, they would probably go with him, not because of anything but because they knew who he was and how he thought.
"Good, Jack, hand over the keys."
Arthur went towards the drivers side and collected the keys. He opened the car and stepped in.
"Where to?" Leon asked.
"Delta city" Arthur replied and turned the ignition, and not long after they zoom off into the horizon.
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A few hours later,
A small sedan could be seen driving around the port area of a large city, in the drivers side of the car was Arthur and beside him was Leon. After their getaway they got a small rental at a local car dealership before heading for delta city.
delta city was a big metropolis, even if the cops were looking for them, they wouldn't bother them here, and why was that? Because it was not their jurisdictions. Plus the port area wasn't full of cops.
"You're still in touch with our friend marcove right?" From the front of the car, Arthur asked.
"Hm!! Do you need something?" Jack raised his eyes brows before inquiring. He was a massive guy and was quit uncomfortable even in car. But he understood that this was something they had to do.
"I need you to meet with him, tell him not to Hold out, it doesn't matter the price. We need 4 hellfire rocker launchers and a compact Amoured vehicle with a titanium engine."
"If he says he doesn't have such, double the price until he caves. This is very important, can you handle it?"
Arthur inquired, what they were about to face was not some zombie apocalypse where they could just tuck and hide. They had to actively search for opportunities else they would be left behind.
So he had to make sure they were ready.
"Hm? Hellfire rocket launchers? Okay, got it."
After a brief moment of thought Jack nodded his head. He didn't care to ask what Arthur wanted with military grade weapons, as long as it wasn't going to get them killed, it was fine by him.
"Good, we'll drop you here. We can rendezvous outside of the city later."
"Okay boss"
And just like that they dropped Jack and the Sedan drove off. Then then headed towards a small mechanic workshop close to the port.
"Tempered steel workshop"
Looking at the logo in front of the workshop Arthur smiled.
"I'm looking for the Carlos brothers."
Entering the workshop Arthur declared drawing the attention of the people working on different cars.
"Hm? We are fully book, go over there and get a reservation"
One of the senior mechanics moved towards Arthur and Leon , and tried to shoo them away. he had sized them up from his workstation and judging from the car that they came with, these guys were low class.
"We are here to see the Carlos brothers"
"Carlos? The maintenance guys?"
The senior mechanic who had walked up to them previously frowned, what did these guys want with the maintenance guys?
" someone looking for us?"
From the back two identical twins walked out from the workshop and stopped before Arthur and Leon.
"That would be us...."
Arthur streched his hand forwards and shook one of the Carlos brothers.
"Ah? What can we do for you?" Completely ignoring the senior mechanic the Carlos brothers spoke in unison
"I want to commission a special project. You guys are the Hammer head brothers right?"
As these words left Arthur's mouth both of the Carlos brothers froze for a second. The Hammer head brothers, it was the name of their YouTube channel. They were into creating metal works from different animes and movies. It was a causal hobby of theirs that they used to get some extra cash.
But they were always cautious and wore masks so no one would know them, so how did this guy know?
" there isn't that much time, we will pay you $100,000 dollars at the end of the week, then we can negotiate the payment futher down the line."
Arthur immediately announced in a loud voice echoing throughout the shop. This caused Several of the mechanics look up in confusion, why were these guys talking to the maintenance guy about such a large sum of money?
"A $100k in one week??!!"
A bit stunned the senior mechanic couldn't help but be agast. What kind of cleaning project could pay a $100k in one week? If there was such a thing why was he wasting his time being a mechanic?
"Make your decision, we Have alot to do." Arthur added
When Orlong appears the conventional weapons like guns would begin to lose power, monsters that could eat bullets would appear, and mankind would be left defenseless. However As humans gain strength they would fall back to weapons like swords and daggers made from special minerals from orlong.
During this period blacksmiths would becoming insanely rich, particularly the Carlos brothers. They would make it big Arthur wanted to make good use of this opportunity to not only arm themselves but to generate funds for the future
Still in a state of shock the Carlos brothers nodded their heads in unison. This was a golden opportunity for them. Not only did Arthur offer to pay them big bucks for just one special project, he also hinted thier continued employment.
"Good, pack up. We are leaving now."
Arthur nodded, it was natural for them to agree. After all money was still never valuable at this point.
"Hey!! You can't take them with you, who's going to do the cleaning around here?"
The senior mechanic tried to stop them, but one of the Carlos brothers looked back and said.
"F*ck you, we quit."
He then threw his cap to the floor and flashed a particular hand sign that maybe precived as 'offensive' it wasn't like he enjoyed being a cleaner anyway.
"You..."
The senior mechanic was in shock, but he couldn't stop them. Soon they entered Arthur's Sudan and drove off.
"Where to now?" Leon asked Arthur.
"Supplies"
Arthur responded with a single word, but this word entail so much. They would need penicillin, detoxifiers, gas masks and bandages. They were about to embark on a ride that could completely Rock their world. If they weren't fully prepared they would die in an instant.