Chapter 693 - 693: Offer
"We can't trust a single person here. There's a good chance he recognized us from our attire. Get inside their system and start checking the database to find him. Let's see who this guy actually is," the Royal Advisor said, shaking his head.
It was his responsibility to return with the coffin and the person who dared to infiltrate Atlantis. He also knew that he was going to be killed by the King of Atlantis if he failed since it was his fault that he hadn't destroyed the body of Eve.
He looked at the young captain of guards. "Jan, Connect to the systems. Try to find out as much information as you can about what happened here. In the meantime, I'll ask the people here to verify the information."
"Yes Sir."
The old man walked away, leaving the captain of the guards behind.
The dark-haired youngster didn't even need to move to access the systems of the city.
He just grazed his finger over the gloves he was wearing.
"Aia, infiltrate the systems of the city."
"Infiltration successful." A voice came in response.
"Good." Jan nodded in satisfaction. "Locate the man we're searching for. Find out when he was last seen."
"Error... Most of the data is corrupt. It appears that the data has been destroyed. The signs suggest it being the outcome of accidental damage in the battles. Only some data servers are intact. Shall I continue the search?'
"It's not surprising that some destruction took place here. It's alright. Find what you can locate."
"I've discovered something. Showing right away."
A holographic image appeared before Jan, showing Lucifer leaving the meeting room with Warlock Council leaders.
However, the footage soon stopped as only that much was left in the database. It didn't show Lucifer meeting with Milena and Arthur outside the room.
"Who are the people with him? Bring me the data about them," Jan commanded.
"According to the data, all of them are the Warlock Council leaders that run the organization."
"So it was true. The silver haired guy is from the Warlock Council. The man on the roof wasn't lying." Jan glanced towards the tallest tower.
"Do me a favor. Find me the details about the guy we met on the roof."
"Details recovered. The man is known as Kellian. According to the database, he is a leader in an organization known as the Uprising. Their headquarters is in the nation of Elisium. Total manpower is unconfirmed."
"Well, that puts more validity to his words." Jan rubbed his chin, playing right into the hands of Lucifer.
There was no image of Lucifer in Elisium. All his images were deleted by Kane and the Uprising technical staff. There was no footage of him from Elisium either. Moreover, everything about him was erased as if he never existed.
The only thing which was left of Lucifer in the digital format was the footage of his meeting with the Warlock Council leadership.
Moreover, some of the battle scenes were also left in the system, which showed Kellian and other Uprising Members didn't the Warlock Council outside Elisium, proving once again that they were enemies of the Warlock Council.
It made him understand why the Uprising would come to destroy the Warlock Council since that incident didn't take place too long ago.
On the other end, the Royal Advisor was also busy interrogating the citizens about what happened here.
Most of the citizens told him about the battle between the Warlock Council and some enemies. According to their version, that was the fall of the Warlock Council.
Since then, they hadn't seen any Warlock Council members. Moreover, the signals were jammed, so they couldn't even contact outside. For all they knew, the entire Warlock Council was destroyed already.
After being satisfied with the answers, the Royal Advisor returned to Jan. "Did you find anything?"
"Yeah. I confirmed the words of the man we met on the roof. Apparently, he is telling the truth. He is a leader of an organization which was attacked by the Warlock Council, and he only recently came here and attacked this place."
"So the Warlock Council remnants went into hiding. That's a headache. If the battle here hadn't happened here, it would've been so easy to find them. But now they're in hiding," the old man scratched the back of his head, sighing.
....
In the restaurant, Lucifer finished eating and stood up, stretching his arms.
"Shall we get going?" He asked Milena.
"Going where? Aren't you hiding from the guests who are in the city?" Milena asked in return.
"Ah, are you forgetting who you are?" Lucifer asked, rolling his eyes. "You can use Teleportation. Just take me back directly."
"Ah, right. I forgot about that," Milena slapped her forehead lightly. She held Lucifer's hand and disappeared.
...
The two of them appeared on the top floor of the Warlock Council headquarters, where Lucifer lazily sat on the sofa, looking at the hole on the roof.
"You caused that," Milena said, noticing where he was looking.
"I don't remember doing that, but maybe," Lucifer lazily responded. "I thought you would've repaired it by now."
"This is a problem. Anyone can see us from above. Let's go a bit lower." He raised his hand towards Milena. "The floor which was assigned to me might be a good choice. It wasn't half bad."
Milena understood his instructions and took him to the twenty-third floor.
"Anything else?" she asked sarcastically, feeling like she was treated like a helper.
"Yeah, now that you're free, I was hoping you could go talk to Kellian. I can't personally go out. Ask him about the whereabouts of the other members. You and Arthur should bring them back here faster. You should be able to do it."
"And what will you do in the meantime?" Milena asked, rolling her eyes.
"I would take a nap." Lucifer smiled in response, lying on the sofa lazily. "When you go out, remember that I don't exist."
"Before I go, I want to ask you something."
"Sure. I'm feeling generous today. Ask anything. I'll answer honestly."
"Why don't you just kill the two people? From what you said, they're just humans. They don't have any benefits to you. Moreover, I doubt they're strong enough to take out the remnants of the Warlock Council."
"That's not the way I see them," Lucifer replied. "They might be humans, but you can't call them weak."
"They probably knew the strength of the Warlock Council, and yet they only sent two people. I thought they'd send at least a small army.. But that just shows how much confidence they have in themselves," Lucifer replied, sighing.