The Conspiracy of the Elites

Chapter 331: victory was not too far now

Boom!

The both of them ducked clumsily, falling pathetically as the vibrating shockwave of the explosion rocked the earth and swept them from their feet like a groom carrying his bride.

The description felt romantic, but both commissioners were currently in a pinch that left them feeling tense and worried.

Commissioner Terry turned to face his more resolute counterpart. Are you sure that we made the right decision? Things seem not to be going according to plan.

Hmph! Commissioner Craig snorted. No matter what tricks he decides to play, Captain Clark will still die today. I know the terrorist Commander; I have seen him fight before.

Dont worry, the things that hes killed, Im not sure our Captain has half of their strength. Hes just a meat before the butcher in front of the Commander.

Hes just a new 3rd rank high-grade soldier, theres no way that he can survive under the strong hooves of that old man.

The day that he made the decision was the day he lost favor with me, hes taking the city towards a path of doom.

The Persian tigers organization cannot be eradicated, even the whole Spartan republic cant eradicate it, I dont know why hes so adamant about it.

Weve been living with the knowledge of their existence for decades, and weve managed. Thats why I hate soldier leaders, they may bring a lot of benefits but problems almost always follow too.

With such a leader that makes decisions with his muscles and fists rather than his brain, what do you expect?

Are you afraid? He suddenly turned back to face Terry.

The commissioner shrank. No, its just that

No buts, weve done it and there is no reversal. Trust me, this city will lose its leader today. And dont worry, the terrorists would not overrun the city, I already signed a contract with them to leave it under my leadership.

Oh, ok. Commissioner Craig gulped.

After the effects of the explosion subsided and no subsequent one followed, they stood up again and continued their escape farther from the location of the battlefield.

When they first saw the huge energy shield that covered the whole city arise, they freaked out and were shocked.

They recognized what an investment of money it was and this made their faith in the decision waver a bit, but Commissioner Craig quickly recovered and found a way to convince his partner otherwise.

They didnt know how much the shield was worth which only confirmed their guess that the leader hid a lot of the battle plans from them, despite this they knew that the shield was freakishly expensive.

Commissioner Craig was the one who made contact with the terrorists, not when Clark proposed the plan, but he already had contact with the terrorists before now.

As commissioners of the city, unlike the citizens, they knew what was happening behind the scene.

They knew that the republic was not as united as was preached to the civilians, a lot of higher-ups were fighting to pull President Leonidas down from his exalted throne.

This fight was what resulted in the Persian tigers organization in the first place. That was why despite the enormous military power of the republic, they still couldnt eradicate it yet.

Having already known that the terrorist organization was not as preached to the civilians, most of the commissioners perception of the state of affairs of their city started warping.

If you cannot purge them, join them; this started as just a thought but it soon grew into a full-fledged reality.

Commissioner Craig didnt know about the other commissioners, but he already started doing various business that was not convenient to be done publicly with the terrorists. And this didnt start today, it started decades ago.

As he already started making profit from business transactions with the terrorists, then why should he purge them from the city? It was just business in the first place.

Due to this, since the first day that Captain Clark revealed the plan, he opposed it immediately.

He couldnt reveal his plan because of protocols, but he was determined to make the captains plan fail. He tried to use his secret communication method to the terrorists, but this was when he discovered that he was being watched.

They didnt even try to hide it, the soldier stalking him made it so blatantly that only a blind man could not discover it. He came to a realization; this was a silent warning from the captain.

He guessed that this deterred the other commissioners, but it could not deter him. He was still determined to do it.

He was patient, just like a Viper stalking his prey. When he received the reports of the night raid, he was shocked as the victory margin was just too much to be achieved alone by the Vatican soldiers and the Dragon military division.

He guessed that the captain brought secret reinforcements, but this did not deter him still. Perhaps, it was fear that he had, but he called it respect for the old terrorist Commander.

Titus was a monster!

He knew him and saw him in action decades ago when they were still middle-aged men, now they were old but he knew the physique of high-grade soldiers.

He knew that instead of deteriorating due to age, the old man would have become even more frightening now.

Last night, when the attack was going on, spreading chaos throughout the city he finally confirmed that his stalker was gone. He made his move then, contacting the terrorist Commander immediately.

Due to a lot of interference set up by the soldiers of the city, it took him a lot of effort and time before he finally got through to them.

After getting to them, he quickly updated them on the circumstances of the city, the military force of the city, and the possible reinforcements brought by Captain Clark.

In exchange, he signed a contract with them that would make him the default leader of the city after the battle was over, this was as long as Captain Clark died.

To him, the terms were completely unacceptable.

After signing the contract, that same night he contacted commissioner Terry. Being the most undecisive member of the parliament, he was able to convince the commissioner to join his cause without much effort.

All they promised him was that, after the battle was over, Terry would become his second-in-command ruler of the city.

In this era, power meant prestige, and prestige meant money. Nobody hated money, with money a lot of things could be done.

This was the sole reason that motivated his decision.

When he saw the energy shield cover the city, instead of being afraid, after thinking about it some more he instead smirked in ridicule. To him, this was foolish as Captain Clark already sealed his fate by doing this.

I cant wait to see your head.

He turned to his counterpart again. Its not long now, lets go a little bit farther and we would reach the reinforced shelter secret bunker that I bought.

As fragile old men, the shockwaves and vibration induced by the battle were enough to damage them severely but they were able to stand only because they were protected by exotic armors.

After stumbling forward another few meters, they finally opened something like a lid on the road and went underground- into the reinforced shelter bunker that they already prepared.

After getting inside, they finally relaxed, brought out a bottle of whiskey, and started sipping to cool their rapidly beating hearts.

Boom!

They heard booming sounds again, but it only made them nod to the taste of the whiskey.

Victory was not too far now.