Chapter 386
When they saw the timer starting again, the shocked faces of the Mercenary Club made Hektor smile in glee, and he started laughing . This irritated Oliver as he pressed the muzzle of his gun onto Hektor's head .
"What did you do?!"
"Hahaha, that's super hilarious . When all of you felt relieved, and then it turns out you haven't done anything at all! The look on your faces was priceless! HAHAHAHA!"
"Shut the f*ck up! Tell us how we can stop these things!" Oliver punched Hektor as he was irritated at him laughing and mocking them .
"There's no way to stop the counter when it starts . The only reason it stopped for a moment, was because I made it that way, so I can fool you guys and watch your expressions when your relief turns to fear and anxiety . It was worth it, just to see those looks on your faces . " Hektor happily replied as the countdown continued to tick downward .
"I don't believe you! Tell me how to stop the launching of the missiles!"
Hektor sneered at Oliver before answering him, "what kind of cartoon villain do you think I am? Do you think this is like those shows on television? I'm surprised Oliver, I can't believe all of you are so naive . Do you kids really think that I would create a kill switch? Why would I do that?"
"Then why did you keep on telling us that stuff about having a way to stop the missiles? Why did you act like the switch really meant something?" This time Kei who was unable to accept what Hektor said and questioned him .
"Of course I said that to make you believe, to give you hope . So that when you realize the truth, only despair would remain . These missiles were always meant to be launched no matter what happened . There was never a way to stop them, everything I did was a ruse . Something to keep the fire of hope within you, and when you learn the truth the ultimate despair would befall you . "
When Kei heard Hektor's answer he felt his knees shaking, and he fell down onto the floor . 'It's over, it's all over . . . ' Those were the thoughts that kept repeating in Kei's mind .
"You're lying! There must be a way! If you don't tell us now, I'm going to kill you!" Oliver tried threatening Hektor, who only snickered at the threat .
"Sure, go ahead kill me, it doesn't matter anymore . I already won, HAHAHAHA! I already won, since the beginning, there was no chance for you to win! Don't you see, everything was pointless since the start . The only person who could potentially stop this plan is already dead, and you killed him . " The smiling Hektor looked at Alex .
When Alex saw Hektor looking at him, he was at first confused, but then he looked at the corpse of his grandfather . Hektor who saw that smiled even wider, "Bingo! The only one who actually made a failsafe to stop my plan was the one person aside from myself that knew the full extent of my plan, and that's Richter . But now that Richter is dead, no one, not even I knows how to stop the missiles from launching . "
Alex gnashed his teeth, as he looked at Richter's dead body a bit frustrated . 'So even in death you're giving me problems, you really are a sh*tty grandfather . '
"So what now? I might be lying and actually know how to stop those missiles . Are you going to beg for forgiveness and see what happens? You never know, if you guys grovel on the ground, cry and weep as you beg for forgiveness, I might feel a bit bad and help you stop this madness . "
Hektor was enjoying his victory to the fullest, as everyone couldn't think of any way to overcome this crisis . They all looked dejected as Hektor continued to laugh heartily,
"Do you see this my beloved sister! The sinners will finally be pun-" BANG! Unable to take it anymore Sayaka got a hold of a gun and shot Hektor in the head . BANG! BANG! BANG! She then continued to shoot Hektor's head until she had no more bullets left, and Hektor's brain splattered all over the place .
"He finally shut upped," Sayaka spoke still with a bit of irritation in her voice . After that action, everyone turned silent . A few seconds passed and only the ticking of the timer could be heard, when suddenly Emily broke down crying .
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry . . . I'm so sorry guys, I just couldn't do it, if only I was a better hacker, I might be able to do something . I'm sorry that I'm so worthless . "
"No it's not your fault Emi, it's mine . If only I was strong enough to kill him with the first strike none of this would've happened . " Oliver spoke while clenching his fist in frustration . Sayaka who saw that simply hugged Oliver trying to comfort him .
"What's this? Are you guys really giving up? We are the mercenary club! If Sir Lyner were here he would never have allowed us to wallow in despair! He would never give up until the end!" Niel tried to motivate the group, but it was useless .
"Stop with that already Niel! You keep on saying never give up, and Sir Lyner would've done this, Sir Lyner would've done that! Who f*cking cares! He's dead, he's no longer here! There's nothing we can do!" Evangeline finally broke as well and started screaming .
When Niel and the others heard what Evangeline said, they had their heads looking down . The atmosphere felt even tenser now that Hektor was dead . Even the usual mood makers Emily and Sayaka couldn't say anything useful in this situation .
It was then at that moment when despair and hopelessness sunk deeper into the members of the Mercenary Club, they heard a loud BOOMING sound . Rachel who was laying down exhausted from the fight had punched the floor with everything she got, which made her hand bleed .
"If we truly fall into despair Hektor wins! Do you really want that man to have the last laugh?! I don't know about you guys but I won't allow it! I won't ever give up! Eva, you said Sir Lyner is dead, that isn't true! I know this might sound cheesy, but Sir Lyner lives on in all our hearts! Didn't he show us by his actions, that you should never give up, not even when you're face to face with death himself!"
When they heard Rachel talking, every one of them remembered that last stand of Lyner's . That last stand that none of them will ever forget . Rachel was right, giving up while you're still alive is idiotic .
"We already gave up even though we haven't' tried until the end, isn't that stupid? . . . Emi, you try and continue hacking the system . Everyone else let's look into the missiles, see if there is a more manual way to stop them from launching . What's the worse that could happen we blow up? If we fail to stop the missiles we die either way, so it's better to try until the end . "
The others hearing what Rachel said looked at each other, then they started laughing . After laughing for a bit, they stopped and isntead started to smile, they did so to mask away the fear, they smiled to bring up the mood . They smiled to cast away their despair .
With renewed motivation the Mercenary Club refused to give in to despair, they refused to give what Hektor wanted . They all decided to fight until the end, never giving up . What gave them the courage was not only the memory of their teacher but their trust with one another . The little group that started as a small club in school now became something more .