Chapter 27: “Argument of two men"

After knowing the whole thing that happened with Yelena two months ago, Victor burst into tears and got goosebumps from fear:

"It was amazing that your mind connected to me through the Elemental Card and showed me all the memories of what happened when your EC was still in Toan's possession until it was in Yelena's hands. That's why you said my telepathy is extremely useful and let me keep the Elemental Card because it is the only factor that connects our mind, only with it I can utilize the full potential of my telepathy."

"If you understood, then from now on don't hold the idea that that ability is a burden, but use it properly, because it has unlimited potential that you have not yet discovered. More importantly, how do you feel after knowing the whole truth?"

"I was shocked when I watched it until the last scene. Didn't expect Yelena to have to go through these things in Vietnam."

"She is the bravest and most pitiful person I have ever met. Some people in the world want to take over the Elemental Card to do bad things like Linh và Hiếu, different from Yelena and Toàn. It's like two sides of a coin."

"So I was able to conclude that the place where all the mysteries about the ancient tombs, the Goddess worshipers, the battle between light and darkness,... existed was Vietnam. Yelena has been dragged into the plot to compete for your power over those who have ambitions by possessing Elemental Cards."

"Right. Vietnam is where it all started. There is a legend about us in that ancient tomb, but it seems most people today have forgotten about it. When a brave young girl went to a strange country alone, and ventured into that ancient tomb to bring everything to light and made the story of us not forgotten, she got sucked into things like this. Humans have bottomless greed. Through the ages, they run after frivolous temptations, seeking money, fame, losing the essentials of life, losing their noble dignity and essence."

"No, Hieu is a real villain, but I don't think Linh is such a bastard with such low dignity."- replied Victor.

"What do you mean?" asked Thedus.

"Don't you see that Linh was controlled by Hieu using EC to control her mind? She is a pitiful person after all.'

"As far as I can see, even if she cultivates her heart to nurture her character and is determined to correct her previous mistakes, the sins she has committed in the past cannot be forgiven. It was she who released the seal for us, letting EC fall into the hands of humans, causing so much trouble for ourselves and all of you humanity."

"Do you mean to rebuke humanity now?

"This isn't the first time humans have caused disaster and trouble for us after taking that power from us. The Goddess had chanted love before, listening to the words of some human, asking us to give our strength to them. And because of the Goddess' mistake, it would have brought annihilation to the world, had it not been for the intervention of her advisor."

"Tell me in detail, if that's true."

"You think I'll tell you that easily? You are going beyond your limit. Didn't you say you just wanted to know about Yelena?"

"Ah yes, the matter in your community has nothing to do with me, I already know what I need to know. The truth is that I have many questions, which are aching in my heart, about the god of darkness revival, about the mystery behind the goddess's brainwashing campaign, about the people who once held the power before Yelena,..."

Thedus began to look a little worried, and restless and said:

"You've confessed, finally. That we can guess. That's right, who doesn't develop curiosity after what they've seen?"

"You wouldn't say anything about the Goddess and the war 1000 years ago to a human like me to avoid getting involved with the Goddess and her followers, I know. I promise I won't ask any more questions regarding the Goddess. After all, I am just an outsider, nothing more, nothing less"

'Sorry if I said something that touched your pride. I will speak my mind, but not because I hate you, hope you don't get mad at me: you'd better know your fate, don't try to find out what has nothing to do with you, or else you'll get yourself into trouble, instead continue fighting until the Goddess is found and ends her feud with the god of Darkness."

"You mean I'm just a fighting machine in your hand?"

"That's not what I mean. I consider you a partner, not a puppet in my hand. Also, I respect Yelena very much, but I still have to say this, because I am so frank: No human could escape the temptation of using an Elemental Card on their own without supervision from the gods.

"Do you mean that maybe there will be people who use it for personal purposes like Hieu? So why let Yelena become the owner of your EC and give your power to Yelena?"

"You can't complain to me about it, thanks to me, she was found by Michael and arrested at DCPD headquarters…"

"What? Was she sent back to the DCPD? Ah, I remember, Adam told me about that before. Why would she be arrested? Tell me the truth, please."

"Didn't I tell you already? I have nothing to hide from you anymore. Why do you keep asking?"

"There is. You still haven't told me what happened after that. My memory doesn't have that event."

Thedus suddenly jumped up and shouted:

"What you saw through the 'Mind Zone' is all I know, since I wasn't with Yelena after that event."

"So where are you? Could it be... to stay with Uncle Karatini? Only that possibility remains. Was that the premise for the Warriors project he mentioned?"

"You won't say, shall you? That's fine, I'll find out for myself."

"That's exactly what I want to say. Why don't you go find out for yourself? What would you get when continue to depend on me for everything?"

"I'll find out without your help or the Elemental Card. We're not partners anymore. It's time to say goodbye."

"Hey you bastard, are you crazy? Do you know what you just said? Could it be..."

"After all, it all started with the arrival of the Elemental Cards and you. The fate of Yelena and the others might not have been so tragic and cruel, nor would they have to fight, tearing each other apart for that frivolous power if this thing hadn't resurfaced."

"After what happened, are you still saying that? I saved Yelena, if you didn't thank me, don't blame me for what I did.

Are all the conflicts between you humans our fault? Don't be confused.

 Imagine if there were no people, how good would the world be?

In this situation, if we have a part of the responsibility, humans must have 8, 9 parts of it…"

"If you say so… let's cut our ties. Just say and do what you want, I don't care anymore. 'It's all human fault', you thought like that, right? If that's the case, then there's no reason for me to use this power anymore."

"Are you going to give up ownership and leave me?"

"Damn right. Now I understand what Hoang said. I give this man, take it. From now on we will go our separate ways, stay away from me if your mind is still wise."

Then he threw the Elemental Card at Thedus and walked towards the car. Thedus shouted:

"Hey, you're not being calm. Don't be too angry and lose your wisdom, act foolishly."

While walking, Victor suddenly got a headache and fell to his knees. Thedus approached and asked:

"Hey, are you okay?"

In headache, Victor recalls some memories of Lan as she was taken to a police headquarters and spent several days being arrested and interrogated by agents, the moment she lamented that she was unjustly, especially when he saw Michael's presence there and got into a heated argument with a certain agent about the thing concerned Yelena. By the time Victor witnessed the moment Michael was calling someone, telling him to come to the headquarters to help get Yelena out, Victor's mind was brought back to reality, and his headache was also gone.

"The headache is gone. What was the memory that flashed in my head just now? Thedus said earlier that Michael had found Yelena in the ancient tomb. So maybe he knows something. What I need to do now is…"

Without hesitating for another second, Victor got inside the car and started the car to drive away, leaving Thedus behind...

Holding the address of the house found on Michael's desk, Victor went fur-throttle there, thinking:

"Michael has all the answers to Yelena's arrest, I'm sure of that. Hopefully, he's still at home."

But as soon as he went to the front of Michael's house, Victor saw that the gate was locked from the outside. Victor got out of the car and approached the gate, looked closely inside, and looked at the whole campus where Michael lived. Behind the gate in front of him was a large three-story mansion, built in ancient architecture, located on St. Confidence. In front of the mansion, there is a small garden planted with some pretty flowers. Thinking that Michael was not at home, Victor was about to leave, but he noticed something unusual when he looked at the house number plate:

"This plate says the landlord's name is 'Lisa Dan Teller'. Is this not Linh's English name? After all, what is going on here? Is Michael living at Linh's house?"

While standing thinking, Victor's sixth sense sensed that two strangers were wearing black suits watching him in the far corner. Although he knew that he still did not look at them, but tried to pretend to look away, thinking:

"They look suspicious. They seem to be Arthur's people. Sure enough, he'd been suspicious of me ever since I was flustered after watching the video and touching him. The moment I shook his hand, I saw his memory and knew that he always wanted to take the position of director of Linh. This guy is not simple."

Victor was afraid that if he lingered here, something bad would happen to him, so he decided to return to the car. But just as he was walking, he suddenly heard the footsteps of the two stalkers getting louder and louder. When he turned around, he saw them standing right next to him. The guy with the sunglasses on the left asked:

"Are you an acquaintance of Miss Dan Teller?"

Victor guessed their identities, so he was not surprised, but still pretended to ask:

"No, I… Who are you two?"

"You just have to answer my question, don't ask anything."

"Yes, I am. To be honest, what do you want from me?"

"Good. The second question, is she here?" - The person on the right asked Victor.

Victor realized that Arthur was still searching for Linh, so he followed him because he thought he knew something. I think:

"It seems they don't know Lisa's location yet, so they're following me. What should I do now?"

Thinking for a moment, Victor tried to look roundabout:

"Hey, are you guys a gangster? You're too rude to even forbid me to ask."

"Please answer to the point, or else don't blame these guys for kicking your ass. You're the boss's number two target, you know?"

"Ah, so someone hired you to find and handle me? It's not surprising that I'm also his target besides Lisa, getting involved with her will be a thorn in his eyes anyway. Listen, don't try to force me to reveal her position, I'm not that easy to handle."

"If you say so, then we won't hold back. Anyway, the boss doesn't ask us to let you live if you don't cooperate. Let's handle him, George."

"Hi, George! Nice to meet you" - Victor tried to say politely before starting the fight-"Two against one? Doesn't seem very fair. Handle me if you can."

Then both guys in black suits rushed to attack Victor. Victor dodged their blows quite hard, unable to fight back, thinking:

"Motherfucker, it's hard to fight them back. Don't know how long I can hold like that. If only I had an Elemental Card now…"

Being in a disadvantageous position, Victor saw Michael rushing from behind them to push the guy wearing sunglasses to fall back. George saw that, and turned to attack Michael, but was sneaked at by Victor from behind, as a result, George was lying on the ground in pain.