Zach was still waiting for the right time to attack. For now, he was taking his time collecting evil points from the man who was stealing valuables from the VIP passengers.
One Syphiruz member contacted the man through their communication devices.
"Geco, how is your situation there? Is everything under control?" The man in the control room asked his comrade.
"Don't worry about me, Rombo. Just focus on your task. I am busy here." The man called Geco nonchalantly responded as he continued collecting money and jewelry.
Rombo heaved a deep sigh. He could tell that Geco was up to something again.
"Don't tell me you are making use of this situation, looting again?"
Geco just let out a sinister laughter. "You know me so well, Rombo."
"Alright! Just make sure you will not get distracted with your task. We should leave this train minutes before the explosion. So always get ready," Rombo reminded Geco.
"I understand, Rombo!"
Zach overheard their conversations. This only meant that Syphiruz was still going to blow this train up even if the government would comply with their demands.
"Did they set the bomb on a timer or did they have a detonating device that they will use to trigger the bomb explosion?" Zach pondered to himself.
He had already expected this from the members of Syphiruz. They were cunning and ruthless. There's no way they would let the civilians here unharmed.
"Damn! I knew it! Using my demon whisper ability to let them destroy each other is not the best option. What if the bomb's timer has already started?"
Zach looked around, assessing the situation. He had to find out how many bombs they planted on this train. To accomplish his mission, he had to find a way to stop the explosion.
Zach knew that these three men were the only ones who knew how to deactivate the bomb. In his current condition, he couldn't remove nor deactivate the bomb since he couldn't even touch an object.
"Damn! I don't want to get struck by lightning bolts! I have to do something."
Zach started planning out his strategy. Since there were three members of Syphiruz inside that train, he decided to knock down the two and find a way on how he could get information from one of them regarding how to deactivate the bombs and their current locations.
Zach checked his timer. He only had 35 minutes left to accomplish his quest and save the civilians inside that train.
After a few moments, Zach's eyes widened in realization.
"Don't tell me… the timer of the bomb is already running. Is that the reason why Angelique also gave me an hour to complete this mission?!"
Zach cursed inwardly. He had to move now. He walked over and approached the man who was now busy counting the money he got from the passengers.
The man couldn't see Zach. He was invisible to him. But once he activated his demon whisper or angel's lullaby, his target would be able to hear his voice.
Without wasting any more time, Zach moved closer to the man who was leisurely sitting in the cabin.
"Angel's Lullaby," Zach voiced out, activating his skill.
Bringing his mouth near the man's ear, Zach began singing using his angelic voice. It did not take long when the man named Geco suddenly felt dizzy.
*Thud!*
The man fell to the floor, unconscious. Zach just succeeded in knocking him down using the Angel's Lullaby. That man would be sleeping for an hour.
"Alright! Now let's find the other guy!"
Zach decided to leave the man in the control room. He would reserve him for last. He went to target the tallest man who walked to the other side of the train.
Zach was still searching for the other member of Syphiruz when he stumbled with Ryuki.
"Hey, Master! Where have you been? You suddenly disappeared. Did you collect some evil points? Where are you going?" Ryuki asked Zach, following him.
"Ryuki, I have no time to explain. Just follow me. I will tell you everything later once I'm done with this troublesome mission!"
Seeing the seriousness in his face and hearing the urgency in his voice, Ryuki didn't ask him further. He just followed Zach silently, wondering whom he was looking for or what he was trying to do.
After five minutes, Zach finally located the other member. Unlike the first one, this guy was blending with the civilians, not letting them know that he was a member of the Syphiruz.
He was wearing a black leather jacket, plain shirt, a cap, and a mask. He was sitting in the corner while holding his phone. He was communicating with their headquarters.
Zach sat down next to him. He listened to the conversation first. He found out that the Syphiruz was still waiting for the government's actions.
It seemed that the government leaders were still hesitating to fulfill their demands. They hadn't released any members of Syphiruz yet.
When the video call was done, Zach had decided to use his angel's lullaby to knock this guy. But something went wrong. His skill didn't work.
"Huh? What happened?" Zach was confused.
Then a system notification appeared before his eyes.
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< Warning Alert: Angelic Skill 1 Is Currently Unavailable! >
[ Your Angel's Lullaby is cooling down. You can be able to use it again after an hour. ]
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"Eh? What the hell is that?"
Then Angelique spoke up to explain to him.
"Your abilities have limitations especially if they are at a lower level yet. At your current level, you can't use Angel's Lullaby spontaneously. That's why there is a need to upgrade your skills."
"Shit. Why didn't you tell me sooner? I am running out of time. What can I do now? I can't even use my other demon skills right now. Don't tell me I will get struck by lightning soon?" Zach complained to Angelique.
"You still have an available skill you haven't tried yet. The Transformation!"
"Transformation?"
"Yes! Using this skill you can transform yourself and the system will grant you a human body. Since your skill is in level 1 as of now. You will be given a random transformation that can be useful in completing your mission!"
Zach's eyes lit up upon hearing that. A human body? That's what he needed right now. If he had a human body then he might be able to fight those terrorists and threaten them to stop the explosion.
Without further ado, Zach went to the comfort room to use his transformation skill.
"Transformation!"
A light surrounded his body. After a few seconds, the transformation was done.
"Aaaaah! What kind of joke is this, Angelique?! What did you do to my body?!" Zach screamed in both annoyance and disbelief.
"Why did you turn me into a woman!!!!"