Bab 43: Targeted by Another Obsession

After perusing the news, Alla found herself frozen in place, utterly astonished.

What form of power was this, which could, in the span of a solitary night, cause the titans of A CITY to crumble into defeat?

Suddenly, she recalled the words of the masked man from the previous evening - he had claimed that Billie would not return. How could he have known of Billie's impending absence? Could he have been the orchestrator of this event? If so, her earlier speculation that the masked man was a friend of Billie's would be rendered invalid.

Moreover, Billie's friends would not possess such formidable resources, capable of annihilating the Roman Corporation overnight. If it wasn't one of Billie's acquaintances, then who could this 'Mr. White' be?

A pounding headache threatened to split Alla's head in two.

However, she found solace in the fact that someone had dealt with Billie, alleviating her of constant fear.