The worker was confused for a few seconds but quickly came to a conclusion thanks to his experience.
He grabbed the money and put it in his underwear to the disgust but understanding of those present.
He looked at the creepy mask seriously.
"I'm a nobody Mr. Holmes. I haven't seen anything. I'm not even seeing anything right now!"
The corners of Adryan's lips twitched slightly as Flora burst out laughing.
'What kind of reaction is that?'
Before the worker could say anything else strange, Adryan held up his hand.
"You're confusing things, I don't want your silence."
The worker looked at him confused, Adryan sighed and spoke calmly.
"Think about it like this, there are still members who saw you come in and when what happened here is discovered and they know that not only did you get out alive but you say you didn't see anything, what do you think is going to happen to you?" the redhead explained and the worker and the audience opened their mouths in surprise.
The worker slightly lowered his head with a thoughtful and somewhat scared look.
"I hadn't thought of it that way..."
He looked up, confusion returning to his eyes.
"Then why did you give me the money if not for my silence?"
Adryan smiled under his mask and held out his arms.
"I want you to tell everyone what you saw today"
"What?!" The worker exclaimed and looked surprised at the man in front of him as did the audience.
Adryan turned to face the audience.
"The same with you, tell what you have seen today to your friends, family, and strangers. It doesn't matter, just tell it"
"Tell everyone how James Holmes, single-handily, managed to humiliate and destroy Dead Shot's defense, killing all the guards and finally killing their leader Lacopa!"He finished saying with emotion and looked at the reaction of the civilians.
"..." the audience was confused at him without saying anything.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Flora burst out laughing and Adryan's face went flat.
He could imagine a worm that was writhing on the ground with laughter, revolting happily because something extremely funny happened...
He crushed that mental image with his foot and returned his attention to the people in front of him.
He, with a blank face under his mask, took another 10 pound note from his pocket.
"I'll pay you."
That was more than enough for the rest of the people to agree to the deal.
Adryan handed 10 pounds to the remaining 29 people and escorted them out to avoid any trouble between them.
Just before going up the stairs to leave the dimly lit basement, Adryan turned to the people.
"Now all you have to do is run and scream as loud you can, the important thing is to show that you just escaped from a horrible scene and are running for your lives."
"That should be easy right?" Adryan asked mischievously and the civilians looked at each other before nodding.
"Perfect, I hope you have a good day and it has been a pleasure working with you" Adryan placed the Burnt Band on his left arm and made an elegant bow.
Before the surprised eyes of the people they saw how the shadows wrapped the masked man and he disappeared before their eyes.
They all looked stunned at the place where Adryan had been.
It took them a moment to recover and remembering what the man had said, they ran up the stairs screaming and ran through the entrance of the building almost breaking the door.
They ran down the street yelling about corpses, fights, and the appearance of James Holmes.
...
"Seriously they are dedicated!" the redhead said surprised looking at how the civilians had moved.
He had just done a Shadow Leap to the metal door and watched what the civilians would do.
This was to confirm that they did what he asked for.
"It seems that they wanted to make those 10 pounds worth, good for them" Flora 'applauded' the performance of the civilians.
"If they make it out of here they'll have a good future in the theater," Adryan praised and made another Shadow Leap into the sewers.
Stepping into the sewers he didn't waste a second and begun to run at his max speed.
As the civilians had fulfilled their part of the deal, he could now escape.
If they hadn't comply...
Well...
Adryan had no problem giving them a good reason to scream in fear~
"Your goodness knows no limits, Princess Tomato, your subjects would be proud to have such a kind sovereign."
After running through the sewer for a while Flora spoke bothering the redhead who sighed.
"Mere professional courtesy Miss Dancing Worm"
"Oh~ Would you mind delving into that?" Flora asked, she didn't want to walk in silence so it was better to bring up a topic of conversation.
Besides, it may be a chance to tease the redhead!
"I used them to sneak my soldier to the test, risked their lives attacking while they were sleeping, and even used them to get the attention of the members outside the building, it would be very rude to not give them their share of the pie" Adryan explained calmly.
"Oh! So that's why you asked them to run screaming for their lives... Turns out there's a little cruelty inside the marshmallow!" Flora said amused and Adryan nodded.
"As I said Miss Dancing Worm, mere professional courtesy"
He had put the lives of 'innocents' at risk, even though everything was moderately controlled and the danger was manageable, it still collided with his code.
To compensate the risk those people took, Adryan had no problem giving them a little money.
"Besides, it's not like the money I gave them is mine, it's from Lacopa's wallet who would have paid them at the end of the tests, you can say that it was a payment with interest from outside hands." the redhead explained mischievous, laughing softly.
Flora sighed at this.
"Princess Tomato, once again you show me that you are a soft and sweet marshmallow on the inside" she said confidently.
Adryan didn't miss a beat and counterattacked.
"Say what you want Flora, we both know you want to take a big bite out of this soft and sweet marshmallow~" He said coquettishly, licking his lips sensually.
Flora froze for a moment but recovering she tried to defend herself.
"Who would like to bite that weird body of yours?"
"The person who calls me a marshmallow every chance she gets may be the one. Tell me Flora, is there something in particular you want to taste? My lips, my waist? Or maybe my pecs?"
He said the last part with his voice dripping with lust, he even folded his arms under his chest bulging them.
He remembered very well that this was the move that had hit Flora the most!
And it worked again because Flora choked on her words.
Despite the mask and heavy clothing that covered Adryan's face and body, she had no problem seeing what he had done in great detail.
" You are sick!" she said embarrassed and Adryan laughed in amusement.
"Come on! I know you love it when I do that!" the redhead teased flirtatiously and Flora screamed.
"Fuck you!"
"Hahahahahahah..." Adryan burst out laughing and he continued on his way through the dark sewers.
...
It took him a while but he managed to get where he wanted to go.
Replacing the Burnt Band on his left arm, he made a Shadow Leap into a dark alley.
He removed his Burnt Band as he stepped out of the shadows, he climbed onto the roof and looked into the distance at a house that stood out from the rest.
It was a two-story brick house with a terrace and a small garden on it.
That is the house of the now-late Lacopa.
Thanks to the fact that he had spoken with the spirit of the fat man, he knew everything that was needed to know about it and everything about the security of the place. The 'security system' was focused on the multiple guards that were around the house patrolling and these were the visible ones since there were many more hidden in the streets and buildings close to the house.
'Now that the fat man is not at home the security is not so strong but as soon as they are notified of his death I will have to make a lot of noise to enter...'
According to the spirit of Lacopa, no Beyonder is guarding the house, just normal people.
Sighing, Adryan summoned his Soldier Bird again and with its help scanned the surroundings.
It only took him about 10 seconds to find the hidden guards and after seeing for a few moments the pattern of the visible guards he could only sigh.
The best way to enter was, again, through the sewers.
He sighed in exasperation as the realization hit.
'What I am? A ninja turtle? Is that why I always end up in the sewers? Do I have the face of Donatello or what?' He then frowned.
Now that he thought about it...
He does have a former old talking rat as a kind of companion...
Shaking his head, he left the City of Calamities and returned to his body, but not before telling the soldier to return.
He replaced the Burnt Band on his arm and Shadow Leap in the sewers.
He ran to where exactly Lacopa's house.
He had a maximum of thirty minutes or an hour before those who were guarding the testing building arrived and reported what had happened.
He had to move fast.