"Boss, we promise we won't let you down."
Jeff saluted excitedly. Then, carrying the nuclear material on his back, he led over a hundred ability users out of the base toward Vought Tower.
Once everyone had left, Linderman said to Angela, "We'll leave too and fly to the Japan Base. If they succeed, we'll fly back. If they don't, we'll probably have to hide in Japan for a while."
The organization was run jointly by a group of elders, with no president or similar position. Linderman, Angela, and Arthur before them were all elders.
Besides them, Hiroshi Nakamura's father was also an elder of the organization, responsible for the Japan Base.
The organization had several other elders as well. It was a vast force, far more complicated than it seemed. Even if Linderman fell someday, the organization would not disappear.
Leaving that aside for now, Angela sighed when she heard Linderman's words. "I'm sorry, old friend."
"Angela, what do you mean?"
Linderman was puzzled. Just then, a voice rang out. "She means you're finished."
Startled, Linderman whipped his head around and saw Andrew Wang, the Director of S.W.O.R.D., standing behind him. Terrified out of his wits, he immediately tried to flee.
Andrew raised a hand, and Linderman slammed against the wall with a bang, pinned in place. At the same time, Andrew crushed the communicator at his ear and let it fall to the floor.
Then Andrew said, "Linderman, tell me everything about the molecular formula, and I'll spare you, letting you atone for your sins in another world.
"Otherwise, I'll have to forcibly read your memories. When that happens, even if you survive, you'll be left an idiot."
Linderman was also an ability user. His ability was healing, which was quite valuable, so Andrew had no intention of killing