章 821: The headquarters (4)

Erik settled his tab with the bartender, a gesture that went unnoticed amidst the low hum of conversations and the clinking of glasses.

With a purposeful stride, he made his way back to the restroom, where the lifeless body of the man he had impersonated lay slumped in a stall, without his head and with his blood dripping into the toilet.

After having transformed into a fly, Erik slipped out of the bathroom, his new form granting him the stealth and agility needed to navigate the headquarters undetected.

Erik flew through the grand room where the bar while overhearing conversations. Most were about the 'old times', some about the current situation.

Then he entered the private quarters, searching for the entourage in question, hoping they weren't already in the leader's office.

The deeper he ventured, the more the true scale of the operation revealed itself.