But it looks like I've underestimated this devil. He has already thought of everything I thought about and made a plan to counter it. Speaking of which, when did he find the time to infect me with the worm?
With a sincere look on his face, Hawkeye said, “I don't need any verification. You're a capable man, Mr. Williams. If you say that you've infected me with a cursed parasitic worm, then you must have done exactly that.”
Zeke nodded. “Go. Be swift.”
“Understood,” Hawkeye replied before turning to leave.
Once he was a distance from Zeke, he came to a stop in his tracks and sneakily scanned his surroundings.
Upon making sure that he was alone, Hawkeye pinched the spot between his thumb and index finger.
Instantly, the pressure built up in the back of his head, and a buzzing sound echoed in his mind. He felt as if something was trying to make his head explode, and the pain was suffocating.
Only after Hawkeye released his hand from the spot did the pain finally subside.
Oh. Oh god.
Hawkeye's heart was still thumping wildly in his chest as he desperately sucked in deep breaths.
I'm screwed. It looks like I'll have to serve Zeke for the rest of my life.
Meanwhile, after Hawkeye left, Zeke gave Sole Wolf a call.
The call was picked up almost as soon as the line was established.
“Zeke, you've finally called. Where are you right now? How are things going on your side?”
“Get your men to track down my location right now. You have to hire the best specialist and do your best to track down the place I'm at.”
“Got it!”
Sole Wolf could hear the urgency in Zeke's tone, so he hastily began to make the arrangements.
Merely three minutes after, Sole Wolf answered, “Zeke, I've hired the best specialist for tracking and have started tracking your signal. Please stay on the call.”
“Okay.”
As time ticked by, Zeke grew all the more anxious, hoping that they would be able to track down the location of Theos Island.
If they succeeded, then he would be able to mobilize the North Regiment and have a high likelihood of destroying Theos Island.
Unfortunately, the news that Sole Wolf soon brought him made him dismiss those plans.
“Zeke, I'm sorry, but the specialist said they couldn't locate where you are.”
What?
Zeke furrowed his brows, “If the signal can be sent, why can't you track it down?”
Sole Wolf responded, “The specialist said that the signal is routing through a foreign satellite. They said they could only track the satellite and no further. We'll need to work with foreign specialists if we want to keep tracking. However, not only will your location be exposed, but all the communication details of the North Regiment may be intercepted by the other party too. Zeke, are you in danger right now? If you are, I'll work on contacting the providers of the foreign satellite to keep tracking the signal.”
It doesn't matter even if the communication signal of the North Regiment is intercepted by an enemy country. At most, we'll just get a new set of communication devices. What will be disastrous is if the Great Marshal is in danger.
“You don't need to keep tracking. It isn't important. Sole Wolf, I'll send you an address now. Take Killer Wolf, Alfred, Nameless, Tyler, and Ares to that place. That is Theos Sect's site of contact in the outside world. I've sent someone to the communication station to pick you up and bring you to Theos Island. Also, arrange for a few men to keep an eye on the communication station. If they see anyone in the army interacting with the communication station, kill them. The soldiers who interact with the communication station must be moles that Theos Sect planted in the army of Eurasia. Their deaths will matter not.”
“Understood!”
“Okay, that's all for now.”
With that, Zeke hung up.
He looked toward the deeper parts of Theos Island and sighed.
Theos Sect was far more troublesome than he thought it would be. It would be extremely challenging for him to find out Lacey's location discreetly and rescue her all by himself.
He needed capable helpers, and that was why he had no choice but to ask Sole Wolf and the others to come to him.
After keeping his communication device, he went back to where he came from.
Midway back, he bumped into Yannick and Yoshua.
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