Modern World Warlock

On the same night that Nihilor exposed Astaroth's plans to Dante and his group, Camille called Lilith to come to her office since she wanted to speak with the five succubi who were undercover with Astaroth.

Sophia and Victoria had gone to sleep, so the succubus queen brought out her wings and arrived at the skyscraper in a few minutes.

"Great job, Dante—I was watching the whole time," Lilith said with a smile.

"Thanks. Let's get this over with…" replied Dante, wholly uninterested.

When Lilith pointed her palm at the floor of the laboratory, five beautiful women materialized from the shadowy smoke.

The women wore revealing attires, which caught Zac by surprise as he turned red out of pure embarrassment.

"Well, with everyone here—this might be a good time to introduce my subordinates…" Lilith commented.

The first succubus she introduced was named Zarina, and she was the most powerful out of the five as her umbra control was the most refined.

"That's Ravenna, Sable, Lilura, and Isolde… Say 'hi' to my new friends," Lilith said, with the last part of her sentence sounding like an order for her subordinates.

"Alright, since Zarina is the strongest, I'll give her the task," Camille said with a severe tone.

The five succubi were supposed to be working at a strip club to lure men and give them Astaroth's blood, which explained why they were wearing thongs with a thin strap covering their chests.

Nevertheless, they hadn't lured anyone after Lilith and Dante told them to stop. Instead, they had been trying to collect more information to give to the Jade Dragons.

When Zarina reported what they had seen, she explained that the behemoth had been successfully summoned under the town's cathedral, making Zac flinch as he recognized the name from the many games he had played.

"Behemoth…? As in, those huge monsters?" the redhead asked.

"Mhmm… It sort of looks like a massive dog-gorilla-elephant," replied Dante, making everyone in the room raise their eyebrow.

Zarina continued her report and said that a "banshee" had also been summoned, making Dante click his tongue with annoyance.

"A banshee… Like, the ones that scream super loud!?" Zac inquired, getting more restless.

"Yeah. They are easy to kill but hard to attack…" Dante commented.

Besides those additions to Astaroth's army, thirty fiends, thirty shadow demons, and ten wraiths had been summoned.

Camille looked at Dante as if pondering if it was something he could handle, receiving a confident look from the warlock that made her smirk.

"This is what we'll do…" the handler said aloud.

Her plan was to give Zarina three of the soul shards that Dante could make in his Shadow Well.

These soul shards would be attuned to each of the members of the Omega Team, and at a specific time the next day, Zarina would break them and have the trio infiltrate Highpoint Town.

It was the same type of shard that he gave the teenagers, which would teleport the person attuned to the crystal to their location.

While Dante and his group would weaken them from the inside, the rest of the combat teams would go to Highpoint Town with their armored vehicles and heavy weaponry.

The succubi revealed that Sabelio was planning a terrorist attack the very next day, which gave Camille another idea.

"Let's block their exits," the handler said.

When Trinity used the drone to map out the current layout of the area, they discovered a police checkpoint on the road leading to the town.

Camille suspected that the police working there were mind-controlled, so they couldn't be trusted. However, her plan was to have the Kappa Team take their spots and act as the cops, preventing anyone from leaving the town.

After laying out the entire plan and distributing it to all of the different teams, everyone went home to rest for the final battle.

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The following morning, Detective Alice opened her eyes when she felt a gentle caress of her hair, finding herself lying on a nice bed with Camille lovingly petting her.

"Cami…?" Alice asked, slightly confused but relieved to see her friend.

"It's me," the handler replied, her tone soft and gentle.

"Mmm, that feels nice…" the detective muttered as Camille kept on softly stroking her head.

Suddenly, she widened her eyes and sat up abruptly on her bed, wondering if June was okay.

"She is perfectly fine—she is just resting," Camille said, allowing the woman to flop back down.

*Sigh* "How did I even survive?" The detective asked.

Camille told her everything that happened at the factory in detail. Alice could remember a few things, like seeing June there, but she couldn't remember much of anything else.

"And how are the victims?" Alice asked.

"They are all healthy and resting… We still have to conduct a few tests on them to make sure they don't have any side effects active in their bodies," the handler explained.

Alice was relieved to hear those words, but she still felt heartbroken about her captain's betrayal, knowing that his corruption had spread around other cops.

The news about Alice's murder at the hands of June had spread throughout the city, so if one of them tried to return to the headquarters, they would certainly get intercepted.

Besides, June was considered a high-class criminal after she was broken out of prison, putting her high up on the list of the most wanted criminals in Novis.

"Heh, so we can't go back…" Alice muttered.

"Not right now, no…" Camille said.

"But, just so you know… My offer is still there if you want to take it," she continued.

"And what about June?" the detective inquired.

"Of course, the offer is for her too…" the handler replied.

Alice placed a hand on her chin and shut her eyes for a moment, clenching her sheet with a bit of apprehension.

"After I abandoned you—why do you keep trying to help me?" Alice asked, her voice laced with remorse.

"Abandoned me? When? —All I remember was telling my friend to follow her dreams," Camille said.

The detective had always felt like she left her best friend to become a cop, which ended up leading her to her captain's betrayal.

On the other hand, Camille never left her side, as she always kept receiving help from the handler, even during her time as a detective.

'I wonder… If I had made this choice back then…' Alice thought, gazing back at Camille.

"When do I start?" Alice asked, making Camille smile brightly and gently embracing her.