Chapter 283: James

Hearing such a response, Michael revealed a faint smile. While the smile did not seem to reveal much, but to this newcomer, he felt a chill running down his spine.

Just as he was about to say something else, Michael said something that made his body tremble. He was not the only one who was left shocked, as both Gregory and Bob were left dumbfounded.

“James Edward, 39 years old, initially part of the military, but retired early due to an injury. Due to his unique skills, joined the death shadow organization, making a name for himself.

Later on, when an opportunity arose to become a mutant, he decisively took it. Thereafter, he was successful, becoming a mutant, with the pressure bullet ability, which is a grade A ability.

With this ability, he has been able to maintain the position of the second highest ranked assassin of the death shadow organization.” Michael spoke calmly.

All of this information was presented to Michael through the earpiece by Onyx. The moment that this guy arrived here, and he removed the mask on his face, Onyx immediately began investigating about his identity.

The power of this AI was incredible, as with just the face, it was able to acquire all this information about James.

Of course, what he had said was not all the information that he had obtained. The AI had already obtained all the information regarding this guy, his family, and several generations of his grandparents.

So, at the moment, as long as Michael went through all the information that Onyx had found, he would be able to understand James inside-out. Of course, some things about a person could not be totally understood. That was the heart.

The information did not represent a person fully. After all, who could tell what might have changed in their way of thinking after they experienced something?

The temptations and other factors could also affect the way that a person behaved, so, this was something that was completely unpredictable.

Regardless, with Michael revealing all this information, everyone in the room apart from Michael and the clone were dumbfounded as they looked at Michael.

At this moment, looking at Michael, it was as though they were looking at a monster, or maybe an alien?

The one who was the most shocked was none other than James. Back then, when he joined the military, he did not have big achievements during his time in the military.

That was one of the reasons why he decided to retire early. Of course, the injury that he had suffered was not enough to be able to push him out of the military, but he decided to leave anyway.

And after leaving the military, which he had joined due to some passion during his youth, at the time, already 28 years old, the passion had already waned.

He joined a small gang, and due to his strength, he became a tyrant. But just about 1 month later , he was invited to join the Death Shadow organization.

Him joining the military was not because of his passion or patriotism to the nation. So, he had no qualms on joining an international assassination organization, for the benefits offered.

He stayed with the organization for a total of 6 years, completing quite a number of missions, with a very small failure rate.

It was during one of those missions that he had failed, where he was slashed in the face, which had left him with a scar until now.

Regardless, after 6 years of hard work, he was recognized amongst the best assassins of the organization.

And so, the moment that grade A mutation serums made their way into the organization, he was given the opportunity, which, just as Michael had said, he took.

To James, he understood the concept that, if he did not take the risk, he might not be able to gain anything. Instead of continuing as a normal assassin, it was much better to become a mutant.

Additionally, since the fatality rate of grade A serums was only at 42%, he thought that there was a great chance that he would be able to survive.

To him, if he did not make it, he would just die. But if he made it, his status would take a leap, and the benefits that he would be able to enjoy would be even greater.

During the 6 years in the organization, he had become quite vain. He indulged in the praises that he received after completing several missions, to the extent that he was yearning for more.

Understanding the difference of the status between a normal assassin and an assassin that was a mutant, how could he not wish to become stronger?

So, he took the risk, and it paid off. Additionally, the ability that he had gotten, the pressure bullet, allowed him to be able to complete his missions quite easily.

This type of ability was one that could be used in a moment but nobody expected. After all, seeing someone coming to you, would you expect them to suddenly shoot you?

He did not have to carry a gun with him. All that he needed to do was to point a finger at the target, and he would be able to condense the air into a bullet, that would be launched at an incredible speed to the target.

The power of the bullet was extremely high, to the extent that it was able to easily pierce through a 5 cm metal plate! He could use this to attack from a distance, and at a closer distance, it was much more lethal.

This was one of the reasons why, when he came here, he had confidence. First of all, the information about the top assassins of Death Shadow organization were not something that anyone could get.

Even for those top organizations around the world, it would not be that easy for them to be able to get the information on the assassins. They were considered as the most valuable assets of the Death Shadow organization, so, no matter what, they had to be protected.

So, when he came here, he believed that nobody would be able to recognize him. Even when he took the mask off, he believed that would still be the case.

And, using the pretense that he was here for a collaboration, he would communicate with Michael, but then, he would take a chance and strike.

As for why he had not attacked from the start, it was mainly because he wanted to understand who was here. And another thing, the person who had opened the door was wearing a mask.

If he decided to attack at that time, and it turned out that the one he killed was not the target, things would easily get out of hand.

Additionally, the moment that he realized that there were several people here, he understood that the information that he had gotten was faulty. It seemed that those that were in charge of investigating had not yet updated the information.

And when he saw that Gregory was here, he realized that the information that he had gotten was completely inaccurate. According to the information that he had been given, while Michael had some good fighting skills, he was not a mutant.

It was just that, sending a normal assassin could easily lead to the loss of the assassin, just like the previous time when they sent an A rank assassin.

They could have easily sent an S or even SS rank assassin, but the contractor wanted this to be dealt with swiftly. So, he paid more, which was the price to be able to mobilize an SSS rank assassin.

This was exactly why he was here. Unfortunately, with Gregory, whom he recognized, as the Death Shadow organization was bigger than the two syndicates, and they had information on them, James realized that things might be getting out of hand.

This was exactly why he was willing to change the strategy. Of course, he was not planning to leave, instead, he planned to strike when he thought that there was a chance.

But when he felt the sense of danger coming from the target, he realized that this was a mission impossible. So, he thought, he would have to make sure that after he left this place, he would have to make sure that the contractor paid heavily.

After all, this was a risk to his life. Why would he be willing to lose his life, when he could still continue living?

Additionally, the price that was paid by the contractor did not match the risk involved in this task. So, no matter how one looked at it, it was the death shadow organization that was working at a loss.

But now, with Michael revealing everything just after a few exchanges, James realized that it would be almost impossible for him to be able to get out of here.

He understood, if someone came to assassinate him, and he knew about it, why would he let the other person go? Of course, he would have to kill them.

Thinking about this, despite understanding that there was great danger coming from the two people, Michael and the masked man, James decided to take his chances.

The moment that Michael finished speaking, James suddenly pointed a finger towards Michael’s forehead. He thought, if he could kill Michael, and successfully escape, he would definitely receive much more merits.

And, the compensation that would be paid by the contractor would definitely be higher, than if he managed to survive and went back.

As for if the contractor would pay the death shadow organization, in case he died, what did that have to do with him? That money, he would not spend even a penny once he died!

Within just a second after he had pointed the finger towards Michael, he felt that there was a vacuum that was created in the air a few centimeters radius around his hand.

And as the air was compressed into a small bullet, it was suddenly launched towards Michael at an incredible speed.

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