Chapter 47: The Hunter Organization

Allen froze when he arrived at the location he had agreed to with Scott. He had fantasized about how mysterious the secret strongholds of the Hunter organization were, even hidden somewhere in the city, but a vast bookstore was something he hadn't expected.

"Surprised? This place holds books from the 20th century, but sadly, not many people view them. People prefer to look at TikTok and Facebook nowadays." Scott shrugged, leading Allen to a huge bookshelf.

Scott pulls open a book and a fingerprint reader appears on the shelf. Scott puts his fingerprints in, and the shelf flips, revealing the black passageway underneath.

Allen followed Scott down the stairs. Below was a surprisingly large space with many people going about their business.

"Now that fits my fantasy of a secret service." Allen's mood stirred as he looked around at the busy crowd and the giant screen hanging on the wall.

On the screen was surveillance footage of Rock, and Allen even saw someone robbing passersby.

"That ......" Allen pointed to the mugged passerby and was about to ask something when one of the staff members made a phone call.

"Hey, I'm an enthusiastic citizen. I found the robbery at ......" the staffer said, stunning Allen.

Scott patted Allen's shoulder and smiled, "You'll get used to it later. Let me take you to get your papers first, and then I'll enter your profile information."

Scott called the person in charge of helping Allen with his papers.

When Allen got his papers, he looked at the 'Level 5 Hunter' confusedly.

"What does this Level 5 Hunter mean?" Allen asked suspiciously.

Scott introduced, "Level five means you are a rookie, and you can only upgrade to a level four hunter if you complete five tasks and have a large percentage of credits. The higher the upgrade, the greater the benefits you have."

Allen nodded without paying too much attention. He wasn't even short of money at the moment and wasn't particularly concerned about the benefits of the Hunter organization.

"By the way, what rank is Mr. Addison?" Allen asked curiously.

Scott shook his head, "She doesn't belong to the Hunters; she belongs to the Inquisitors, and the Hunter class has nothing to do with her."

Allen became even more curious. "What's an Inquisitor?"

Scott looked at Allen and smiled. "Your current rank does not qualify you to know this. If you want more information, work on leveling up."

Scott's words made Allen roll his eyes.

A few minutes later, Allen sat in his chair in the conference room, listening to Scott discuss the mission objectives.

The screen in the conference room showed the figure of a strong man; the guy had tattoos all over from the neck down, and his fierce face looked terrible.

"This time, the mission target is Mike Rist, codenamed 'Stone Golem.' He can turn his skin grayish-blue and as hard as a stone, making him highly resistant to regular bullets and electric shocks. Since the target is in a busy urban area, we can't bring high-powered lethal weapons. Do any of you have good suggestions?" Scott looked at Allen, wanting to hear what the newcomer had to say.

"What's the likelihood of drugging?" Allen asked.

Scott shook his head, an option he'd considered but wasn't feasible.

"According to the intel, he purchased a large amount of food from the supermarket that didn't require him to leave the house at all." Scott played up the shopping list provided by that supermarket on the screen.

Allen raised an eyebrow as he saw tampons on the list and asked, "There's a woman next to this guy?"

Scott nodded, "Although we haven't checked inside the house, a neighbor said that the gargoyle had been seen dragging a large suitcase. So, we all suspect it was a woman inside."

"This guy's been dormant for three years, and now he's into kidnapping?" Sassoon inquired with a frown; he'd fought with the gargoyle before and hadn't succeeded in arresting him that time.

Seeing Allen's puzzled look, Sassoon explained, "This guy awakened his ability during a gangster firefight and took out twenty gang members with his bare hands, then escaped when we chased him."

Allen nodded; he understood somewhat, "This guy might have defected to someone or an organization during the three years he disappeared, and this time, he came out to carry out a certain mission. He might be harder to deal with than three years ago."

"That's right, we've got a tough guy to deal with and a hostage to keep safe. Better yet, take him alive to ask what the people behind him are up to." Scott finally stated the ultimate mission requirement.

"No civilians or hostages can be harmed, and a guy who isn't afraid of bullets and is a tough fighter has to be captured alive. You'll have to get Wolverine or Professor X for this mission." Holt told a snide joke, but no one else laughed but him.