Chương 80: Arrow ~ The Thanatos Guild ~ Part Two
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"I can't sense anyone," Kara looked around as the large group entered the building.
"Overwatch, Telle, can you confirm?" Oliver asked.
"Always trust the Kryptonian," Felicity answered. "But yes, it is just all . . . well, all of you. You're too big of a group to count."
Nyssa had to agree as she surveyed how many had come. She had just been expecting Oliver and Malcolm; she had not realized Slade, Dig, Roy, Alex, Mon-El, and James would join them with gear for Laurel and Thea. "Be cautious," she warned as she and Malcolm took the lead. "My father would have laid traps to protect this place."
"Ooo, traps," Winn's voice sounded excited. "Now we're talking. 'Raiders' or 'Temple of Doom?'"
"Calm down," J'onn's voice broke through.
"Yep, calming down."
"Hey," Roy slid past most of the group to join Thea, who was shifting about anxiously. "You OK?"
"Yeah," she sighed. "I will be once this is all over with."
"Yeah," Roy agreed. "Me, too."
His foot landed on a plate, and Kara perked up. "Get down!" she yelled.
Nyssa, Malcolm, Thea, and Roy hit the ground as Kara and Mon-El shielded Oliver and Dig, James raising his shield to cover Alex, Slade maneuvering so he pushed Laurel out of the way and against the wall. Malcolm looked up first, taking in the arrows that peppered the wall around Kara, Mon-El, and James, then nodded shakily at her. "Thank you."
"Yeah, any time," she nodded back.
"A trap," Nyssa eyed the arrows. "Excellent."
"That's an interesting definition of Mon-El frowned.
"I think she means in terms of how close we are," Malcolm said, helping Thea to her feet.
"Oh," Mon-El nodded. "Well . . . excellent, then."
Dig pressed a button on the side of his helmet, looking around. "Thermal imaging is showing that what we're looking at is what we've got," he said. "No hallways, no doors."
"Looks can be deceiving," Malcolm shook his head, and Thea and Roy turned to see him eyeing the floor. "I had a secret chamber in my office to hide my gear when I was CEO. Where do you think I got that idea from?"
Kara looked down at the ground, then tapped with her boot. "Here."
Nyssa smiled. "Clever." She looked up at Kara. "May I?"
"All yours," she gestured, stepping back.
Nyssa took out a vial and smashed it on the ground, and Laurel and James flinched away from the small explosion it caused when it hit the ground. When the smoke hissed and cleared, Malcolm chuckled. "Oh, that's very clever."
"What is it?" Slade tilted his head.
"Iodine dixonium," Nyssa answered. "A component magnetically attracted to the same type of steel my father used to encase relics."
"A secret of the family, or a secret of the Demon's Head?" Oliver asked.
"Yes," Malcolm shrugged.
Dig snorted. "Just when you think you know everything about these guys."
"Welcome to the League of Assassins," Malcolm snorted.
Nyssa pulled out a knife and crouched down on the ground, digging it into the crack that had formed. "Al Sa-her?"
Malcolm raised an eyebrow. "You sure? I thought you hated me."
"I am more than happy to put aside whatever negative feelings I have for you while we uncover what control my father still has on both of us," Nyssa shot him a look. "Can you do the same?"
Malcolm smirked. "Well, since you asked so nicely."
"Look at that," Thea smirked. "Hell's frozen over."
"Shut up," both said at the same time as Malcolm crouched down to help Nyssa.
Slade snorted softly, but everyone watched as Malcolm lifted the concrete block Nyssa pried out of the ground. Nyssa carefully reached down into the ground, and Roy's eyebrows shot up as she lifted a metal box out. "Wow," Alex whistled.
"OK," Thea said slowly. "That's not a map."
"The map is inside," Nyssa examined the box. "It's an ancient League cipher."
"So it needs a code," Slade nodded.
"Guessing it's a bit more complicated than a birthday?" James asked.
"Considering it needs eighteen digits across three alphabets," Malcolm tilted his head side to side.
"Definitely more complicated than a birthday," Alex sighed.
Splattering on one of the large drums nearby made everyone look around, then Laurel's gaze was drawn upwards. Her eyes widened as a body dropped down, hung by their ankle. "Tigressa!"
Kara spun around, scanning the entire building. "We've got incoming!"
"The daughter of the demon and Al Sa-her." Both got to their feet and turned as a black-clothed woman with a scar down the left side of her face emerged, drawing her sword. "I want both of you and the map." She smirked. "I'm always merciful when I get what I want."
"I know you better than that," Nyssa scowled.
"Stand down," Oliver ordered as Dig drew his gun, Slade his sword, Alex reaching up and turning her collar on. "Not gonna ask twice."
Athena smirked, and Mon-El spun around. "Heads up!" he barked.
Thea and Roy joined Laurel in aiming at the assassins that landed on the ground behind them, Oliver, Slade, and Dig doing the same with the assassins behind them. "Come with us, and we will let your friends continue to draw breath," Athena told Malcolm and Nyssa as Kara, Alex, James, and Mon-El stood back to back, looking around at their many opponents. "Stay where you are, and blood will be shed."
Malcolm eyed Athena, then looked at Nyssa. "You said she was your rival, right?"
"Yes," Nyssa confirmed, a smirk forming on her lips. "May I?"
"By all means."
Nyssa handed the box off to him, drawing her sword. "Supergirl!" she barked.
Kara shot her heat vision at two of the assassins on Malcolm's other side, providing an opening for her brother to run. Those closest to him – Laurel, Thea, and Roy – took off to cover him. Athena tried to run after him, but Nyssa got in her way, swinging both her sword and her bow. Kara maneuvered herself to catch the sword swung at her, and the blade shattered where it hit her. The assassin balked in shock, then collapsed when Mon-El punched him in the side of the head. James and Alex shifted to watch each other's backs, Alex grabbing a fallen sword and alternating between dueling with the sword and jabbing with her claws, James using his shield's strength to good use and blocking her from being attacked.
Dig shot two of the assassins down, then yelled in pain and staggered when he got a sword slice to the back. A snarl came from behind, then a pained gurgle. Dig turned to see Slade withdraw his sword from the assassin who attacked him, then the Australian held out a hand towards him. "Your Kevlar held," he said grimly. "Barely. Watch your six, Spartan."
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