After being ambushed by the group leader, Surya thought it was over.
However, he had a little hope that Arjun might help him through the snipers.
The group leader ordered Surya to drop his gun.
As Surya dropped the gun, the main leader and the other two group leaders emerged from their cover.
The two group leaders pointed their guns at Surya.
The main leader wasn't holding any weapon. He then said to Surya, "Nice to meet you, Athene."
"No, not 'nice to meet you'. It would be more accurate to say, 'not pleased to meet you'. Am I right, Athene?" the main leader continued.
"You know you have done great damage to us. You've completely annihilated us. I'm so angry that I want to eliminate you here and now," the main leader added.
"But you know I won't do it now. Not the easy way," the main leader said.
"The group you wanted to completely wipe out will rise again, through you only," the main leader declared.
"We will rise again like a phoenix from its ashes," the main leader said. Saying this, he moved two steps forward. Then he looked into Surya's eyes and added, "From this moment on, your entire business belongs to me."
The leader continued, "Once I've completely taken over your business, then you can rest in peace."
Surya chuckled and, drawing from his knowledge of 'The Shadow Cartel' group, he quipped, "Like leader, like members."
Surya continued, "At first, I thought only your members were corrupt. But hearing your words, it seems like your entire group is corrupt."
Upon hearing those words, one of the group leaders standing with the main leader became angry and said, "What are you saying, you bastard?" He raised his gun to shoot Surya, but the main leader stopped him.
Seeing that, Surya calmly said, "Why are you getting angry? Did I say anything wrong?"
Surya continued, "I have made dealings with many groups, and everyone offered me fair terms, even when I was a lone and new distributor."
"But you guys first tried to completely extort me by making me your slave, and secondly, you tried to kill me," Surya added.
"Now, even after wiping out almost your entire group, you're still trying to extort me instead of eliminating me. Isn't that enough to show how corrupt you are?" Surya said angrily.
The group leader who was angry tightened his grip on his gun, but the main leader put his hand on the group leader's hand and shook his head to signal him to stop.
The main leader said, "You know how many members I started this group with? Only five."
"Among them, one was already dead, and you eliminated another one today. We have become a powerful group without being overshadowed by anyone, and we will become even more powerful," the main leader declared.
"I didn't say that I will spare you. I will eliminate you after I've stolen your treasure. And I'll rise to the same position I am in now in no time. You'll see it before you close your eyes," saying this he ordered the group leader to bring Surya inside the surveillance room.
The other group leaders got relaxed after hearing the main leader's words. Then suddenly, the group leader who was holding Surya from behind, pointing a gun to his head, was shot in the head from behind.
Surya knew that Arjun would help him; he had complete trust in him.
That's why as soon as he heard the sound of the bullet piercing the group leader, he immediately grabbed him and moved him in front of himself as cover, before the other group leaders could realize what had happened and take any action.
The other group leaders were late to react, but they fired some bullets. Surya managed to use the group leader as a shield and escape their gunfire, eventually exiting the boss room.
As he exited the boss room, the doors immediately closed, leaving the group leaders puzzled.
They tried to follow him outside, but the main leader instructed them not to.
The main leader then warned them, "Don't go outside. Take cover. I think there might be more than one."
After the door of the boss room closed, Surya threw the group leader aside and sat beside the door, using the wall for support.
He then slowly looked towards the other side of the door where another person was standing with a handgun at his side.
It was Arjun.
Seeing Surya, Arjun greeted him, "Yo."
Surya wasn't confident about who it was, but his instincts told him it was Arjun. So he asked doubtfully, "Arjun?"
Arjun said, "How did you realize it was me?"
Surya still had some suspicions, so he said, "Shut up. You're not Arjun. You're someone pretending to be like him."
Arjun said, "No, no, I am Arjun."
Surya said, "Okay, let's assume you're the original Arjun. But why did you come so late?"
Arjun replied, "I didn't expect you to completely wipe out the entire group so swiftly."
Arjun added, "Ha, I had faith in you that you would do well since you've completed the 100% of battle room, but you exceeded my expectations. And one more thing, I am the original Arjun."
Arjun then asked, "Are you okay? It seems like you got injured there."
Surya replied, "I'm fine. It's just a bullet graze. It'll be fine after some first aid."
Arjun then said, "Okay, then treat yourself. Once you bandage that wound, we'll charge inside."
Even after hearing Arjun's words, Surya did nothing.
Seeing that Arjun became a little suspicious on Surya's actions as he was doing nothing so he said, "Don't tell me you threw away your medical supplies and filled that space with grenades."
Surya replied, "Yes."
Arjun became angry and said, "I can't believe this! Are you saying you threw away bandages for more grenades?"
Surya replied, "What can I do? You only gave me a little space for grenades."
Arjun couldn't believe what Surya was saying; he put his hand on his head in disbelief.
Arjun said, "Who would've thought you'd use this many grenades in the fight?"
He then took his handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Surya, saying, "Stop the bleeding with this for now."
As Surya was bandaging his wound, Arjun told him, "I'll be in front, and you cover me from the back, okay?"
"Once I open the door, use him as a blockade so that the door can't be closed,"
Surya then took his smoke grenade to throw it.
Seeing it, Arjun said, "Are you a fool? I'm not wearing any mask or goggles. How can I see through that smoke?"
Surya said, "Sorry. But you're not even wearing a vest. Are you sure you want to lead?"
Arjun said, "You realised it now. However don't worry. I'm not going to die today."
Arjun had this much confidence because he had his full trust on AI.
As soon as he entered the basement, he gave AI full control over his body.
He even had healing ability, so he was not afraid.
After opening the door, Arjun charged in slowly.
He first shot some bullets at the wardrobe, thinking that someone might be hiding there again.
Meanwhile, Surya took a nearby weapon from one of the enemies, checked it, and then held the body of the group leader.
Surya then dragged the body of the group leader and used it as a blockade for the door.
Meanwhile, the other two group leaders and the main leader in cover were surprised to see Arjun.
The group leader slowly muttered to the main leader, "Who is he? Are there two Athenes?"
The main leader said, "We'll find out after we capture him."
To which the group leader nodded his head and signaled another group leader at the other end to attack.
Both group leaders attacked at once, but Arjun, with the help of AI which calculated the trajectories of the bullets instantly, escaped their onslaught and was able to counterattack.
The group leaders and Surya were both surprised by Arjun's abilities.
Surya asked, "How did you do it?"
Arjun said, "I'll tell you later. You focus on the guy on the left while I focus on the one on the right."
Arjun and Surya slowly advanced forward together.
Seeing this, the group leaders again emerged from cover to attack.
But before they could shoot, they were hit by bullets to their heads and fell down.
Seeing this, the main leader became frustrated and emerged from cover, shooting blindly towards Surya and Arjun.
Seeing that, both Surya and Arjun jumped behind the nearby sofa to use it as cover.
After the main leader's bullets were emptied, Arjun emerged from cover and shot both of the leader's hands and legs to immobilize him.
As the main leader fell to the ground, Arjun said, "This is how you hold people captive, leader." And then both Arjun and Surya approached him.
Arjun sat in front of the main leader, aimed his gun at the leader's chest, and said, 'The end."