Chapter 70 - Elly's Release Of Anger (Part 1)

Bang! ...

David knelt on one leg while clutching the bullet wound in his left abdomen.

The man threw away the nicotine rod and put the gun right in front of David's eyes. "Looks like your naïve nature can't be cured at all. Do you think this will become like a street fight?"

"Cut the bullshit and pull the damn trigger, Steve." David challenged with a smile, even though his expression looked quite difficult to endure the pain from the shot of a bullet from Steve's gun, which is now lodged in the side of his stomach, to be precise is on the left side.

Steve chuckled softly and drew his gun back. "I can't kill you right now. Catty has something fancier for you."

"Why would you want to be that rotten bitch's pet?"

Steve didn't answer, instead turned to another topic. "Tomorrow, Catty will actually raise the flag of war with you. She asked me to tell you this. And that's when I'll be happy to send you to where Hendrick Brasco is."

"Oh yeah, your friend is fighting Benedict right now. I've put an explosive device in his body, and also, Isaac has planted a bomb that will bring down this place. If you don't leave soon, then the war between you and Catty won't be carried out. "

"Do you think I'll just leave my friend?"

Steve smiled, "I was expecting you to say such grossly disgusting sweet things like that."

Steve stabs David in the neck with an anesthetic injection with a very fast movement of his hand, and David slowly loses consciousness until he is completely knocked down.

And by the time David regained consciousness, it was too late.

***

Slowly David opened his eyes, a dim light greeted his consciousness. Getting brighter, until finally David could clearly see what was in front of his eyes. His whole body still feels numb from the injection of the drug that Steve gave him, but his adrenaline that hasn't dropped after the intense battle against many people at the same time makes his body movements not bothered at all.

Instinctively, David ignored all the pain his body felt as he forced himself to move while the effect of the injection given by Steve was still on the effect. He intends to return to fight with whoever he must fight.

Of course, David was the kind of person who wouldn't stop fighting until things were over. Moreover, he met one of his biggest enemies, Steve Stiffler.

But it seemed like he didn't need to fight anymore, because now three people he knew were sitting in front of him, staring at him with mixed expressions. Happy, angry and sad mixed in one expression.

David still hadn't opened his mouth to let out the words that were already stuck on the tip of his tongue. At one glance, he could tell that they were all on a plane. The reason why he woke up from fainting on the plane was still unclear, the important point was that he was not in the middle of the battlefield anymore.

"Xiang?" asked David, who finally got the word out of his mouth. The question he asked when he first woke up from passing out.

Hearing what David asked, Amanda looked away, Marshall tried to calm Amanda, while Cederic put his hand on David's shoulder and gave a soft shriek.

David took a deep breath and returned to resting his head on whatever was beneath him. Maybe it's a pillow, but it feels far from comfortable even though it's a very soft pillow. He knew that Xiang could not be saved since Steve told him that Xiang's body had been implanted with explosives and could not be stopped or removed. "It's quite a relief that you guys survived."

"Steve took your body out of the exploding building and told us where you were. He also conveyed the message that in less than two days Catty will raise the flag of war with us. With Xiang's death, I fear the war this time will be lopsided." Cederic spoke his thoughts, making David even more uncomfortable.

David thought back about how Xiang was, what he could do and how he did a fight. Also, David recalled how the man with the thick Asian face behaved when he was under very heavy pressure.

Xiang's role is indeed quite important in this battle. His ability to move to the enemy's back line undetected was not something anyone could easily do. His calm nature under pressure also makes him quite a dangerous opponent.

They had lost one person, now they were as if a table had lost a supporting leg. This time they had to be more vigilant.

Even though all the images of how the war he was going to face with Catty filled his head, there was one more thing that made David curious. Is where this plane went. "Are we coming back?"

Hearing David's question made Cederic smile warmly at him. "Of course, we know that you promised your wife to come back tomorrow."

David nodded his head slightly. "Sorry, I made all of you bother about this kind of thing. Also, because of my incompetence, I made your friend lose their lives."

Cederic tapped David on the shoulder again. "Come on, I don't want to hear an apology that sounds so weak from the person I admire the most in the Underworld. After all, it's not only us who are sad here. Xiang is no longer just our friend, but your friend too, right?"

A friend?

David had long abandoned such a relationship. Never mind friends, the people he used to consider as his own family betrayed him so far.

That's right, the people who had been considered his own family, had now become his biggest enemy. And what's worst is, David has put his complete trust in them in the past. But what did David gain apart from years of betrayal and suffering holding a grudge in his heart?

There is nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Will he still be able to open up his trust in others after all the years he has been through?

Of course not. David was not ready to be betrayed by the people he trusted a second time. However, David also doesn't want to destroy the feelings of those who are now fighting with him for the same goals and dreams.

David chose to smile, which made Cederic a little relieved.

It was a fact, he hated being betrayed the most. So, he also didn't want to betray the feelings of those who wanted to fight with him.

It seemed that he needed to do more self-examination. David still lacks a lot, so he can be trapped by Isaac Dominic's lowly trick that cost Xiang's life.

The struggle of David and the rest of the Reus Coronam members is likely to begin again.

***

The hustle and bustle of crowd cheers filled this large room, with a typical MMA fighting ring in the middle of the large building. The two fighters who were buying and selling punches to fight for the world title of the best MMA fighter looked very brave and mighty there.

Angeline could only see Elly who was screaming the loudest. Elly is indeed a martial arts maniac, and that has earned her the title of the MMA women's world title, even though the title has fallen to someone who has won against her in a title battle.

And the fight was over after twelve fierce rounds. McGregor who lost a point made him have to hand over the belt to Mayweather. It also made Elly shout that she did not accept the decision from the judges.

"OK ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming."

Elly and Angeline walked out of the sports arena and ordered a taxi through their online app, but the direction they were going was not Angeline's apartment, making the girl wonder.

"Where are we going?" asked Angeline, making Elly turn her head.

"We're going to a place where I can release my frustration over McGregor's defeat. Take it easy, after this is over, then I'll take you home."

"Then, where is that place?"

"Just wait." said Elly, still looking outward annoyed. Angeline relented with curiosity because of that.

They also arrived at a place that was quite remote. Angeline got off after paying the taxi driver with her virtual wallet and followed Elly into the building. The place is not too creepy, more like a nightclub, only the atmosphere is not as busy as nightclubs in general.

But what distinguishes it is a ring in the form of an MMA battlefield located in the middle of the building.

Elly shook hands with several people who seemed to know her and invited Angeline to walk to the bar table. "Get me some vodka with a squeeze of orange juice. Then for my friend, maybe just plain water, right?"

Angeline nodded and received a glass of water complete with several ice cubes separated in a small bowl and a straw placed next to it. Suddenly the light inside the place became dim, while the bright beam of light focused on the MMA ring.

A person holding a microphone in right hand while the other hand holding a beer bottle walks into the center of the ring. "Tonight we have a special guest."

Another stepped into the ring, wearing only boxer shorts and showing off his muscular muscles, with his hands folded across his chest wearing MMA gloves. "Octov Mbah O'Mbet, a strong fighter who came all the way from South Africa especially for this night. Anyone who wants to try his hard boxing, can go straight into the ring. Of course, there will still be some attractive prizes even if you lose."

Without asking, Angeline understood the reason why Elly had invited her to this place. As expected, Elly got up from her seat and walked straight into the ring.

"It seems that our queen who has been invisible for a long time has now come to challenge Octov's fist. Looks like tonight will be a long night!"

Everyone raised their alcohol glasses and cheered. It turned out that Elly was quite famous in this place. Angeline sucked her water through a straw and unlocked her phone screen. David's contact was written before her eyes. Should he call David?

No, she shouldn't. Maybe David was still busy with his business.

Angeline just hopes that David doesn't forget his promise to come home tomorrow, because there are important things that the girl must make sure before making a decision.

The decision that would truly define her family's life with David going forward.

Whether she accepted Catty's offer to leave David or not was up to Angeline's conclusion.

She just hopes that whatever decision she makes, can make it useful to David, her beloved husband, even if only a little.