After dealing with Juggernaut, Dilos and the others headed for the secret exit of the underground base. Before leaving, however, Dilos and Emma joined forces to use their telepathy to kill all the remaining staff.
On top of that, Dilos used molecular vibration to enter the control room. Drawing on the memories of the mutant Werewolf who had died earlier, he set a timer at the control console and then pressed the base's self-destruct button.
Aboard a private jet, Dilos, Emma, and Juggernaut sat facing one another in the front row. The dozen or so teenagers had finally escaped that hellhole, and their frayed nerves had begun to relax. Now they were asleep in the seats behind them.
"You really went all out on Stryker."
Recalling the sight of Stryker's base being blown up along with the dam, as seen from above, Emma seemed to picture Stryker's fat face twisted with rage. The corners of her lips curled into a captivating smile.
"But I like it. You're starting to make my heart flutter."
"Glad you like it." Dilos ignored the rest of Emma's remark and fiddled with the Shortwave Audio Transmitter in his hand. "My people have already received word and are on their way to attack William Stryker's researchers. After today, unless another major power comes to William Stryker's aid, the old man's plans targeting Mutants will be set back by at least twenty years."
"Maybe we should press our advantage and kill Stryker."
Knowing how badly the boss in front of her had screwed Stryker over, Emma's long-suppressed hatred of him had begun to surface.
"We could even search Stryker's memories for the high-ranking officials targeting Mutants, then kill or control every last one of them."
Having followed the two hawkish Mutant leaders, the Black King and