Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil-Chapter 348: Mess

TUNG!

Pablo rang the gong.

It was deep midnight and the gong was rung as loud as it could.

And not only once.

TUNG!

Pablo rang it again.

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And the loud sound was enough for each and everyone to get up from their sleep.

The sound of the gong also reached Ground 0.

Where Luther and Draxus were.

After beheading Ted, Luther stood in front of the skinless dead body.

The bundle of Ted’s skin was beside the dead body but Luther only watched Ted.

He was covered in blood and was panting.

"Serves you right, you bastard." Luther cursed.

He didn’t run away even after the gong rang. Heck, he didn’t pay any attention to it.

He just turned around and started walking out of the ground 0.

According to Pablo’s plan, Luther shouldn’t get out of ground 0.

Draxus had to do something.

So he also moved his shadow towards Luther, leaving Ted’s dead body behind him.

However...

"You are one stupid man, Marshal."

A voice came.

Draxus and Luther both knew that voice.

That voice gave them dread.

Draxus was still in his shadow and as he looked around to see the source of the voice, he found a knife lying on the ground.

It was covered in blood and Draxus recognised that knife full well.

And when he recognised that knife, his brows shot up.

It was the same knife that he threw at Ted’s mouth.

How did it come off? Luther never took it out from Ted’s mouth so how did it come off?

He instantly jerked his head at Ted’s body and what he saw made him freeze.

Luther also frowned.

"You are still alive." He said.

Ted’s head rejoined itself on his body. And the bastard was healing.

New skin began to grow out of his body.

Ted wasn’t dead yet.

’I should have known. The gong has been rung as well. People will be coming here. I shouldn’t have called czar before making sure Ted was dead. I fucked up.’

Draxus was successfully tense.

Now that Ted was alive even after his head was cut down, he would surely tell the truth to Luther.

He would tell that it was not him who killed his son and the real killer is Pablo because he wants revenge for his sister’s rape.

’Sorry, czar. You are needed here right now.’

Draxus moved his shadow at the speed of light.

He crossed hundred meters in half a second and before Ted could heal himself fully, he reached the tower where the Gong was.

"Czar." He called.

"Draxus? Why are you here?" Pablo asked.

"That’s not important. Only you can handle the mess now. Come."

Draxus brought his shadow under Pablo and sucked him in. And without any questions and answers, dashed towards the ground 0 again.

In just two seconds, they both reached the ground.

"I thought Ted was dead. Luther cut off his head. So I missed call you but then I got to know Ted was alive. I didn’t know what to do so I called you here. It is out of my hands now." Draxus explained the mess.

Pablo sighed.

"Of course. It wouldn’t be this easy. I rang the gong as well. Everyone will be coming in any second now."

"Now what?" Draxus asked.

Pablo took out Colt.

"The plan remains the same. Ted will die today."

"I will do what you say. My mind isn’t working right now." Draxus just gave up thinking.

’You see this, Angel? You were telling me that he can become the next me. He cracked like an empty egg under pressure.’

"Anyone would be worried if something like this happens. It’s you who is made of something else. Not Draxus." Cupid said.

Pablo didn’t reply and focused on the main thing.

There was still darkness all around and when the Admiral would come in ground 0 only then the lights would be turned on.

"Move your shadow near Ted." Pablo said.

Draxus nodded and did it.

Now the shadow was just beside Ted who was still lying on the ground, healing.

He had removed his uniform and was only wearing one cloth. His underwear.

The skin under his underwear was also peeled off but Ted was healing nicely.

Luther was also there and he also walked towards Ted.

"Why am I stupid, Ted?" The second Marshal asked, his sword still in his hand and his eyes still glowing purple.

"You were played, Marshal. And the player nearly succeeded if not for my Ego." Ted said.

"Explain yourself. And don’t think you can fool me. You killed my son."

"The real killer is Pablo Castillo, Marshal."

"Lies. He is dead. You killed him!" Luther roared.

Ted chuckled. "I wish."

"Don’t laugh, you bastard. My son told me everything." Luther pointed his sword at Ted.

"Pablo Castillo is still alive and he is the killer. I am pretty sure your son is long dead. You were called here because Pablo willed it. I didn’t know that scrawny guy would turn out to be this smart."

"Say everything clearly."

"Yeah. Just a second."

Ted was almost fully healed and when the flesh of his feet regenerated, he stood up.

"So hear me out."

Ted began the explanation.

"Me, Kony, Whitey, Jeffrey and Dilinger, all five of us raped Pablo’s sister. I let him live as I thought what a person from the slums could do to us. I shouldn’t have done that though.

Anyway, now that man is here for his revenge and only I am left to kill. That’s why I was called here and since you are here as well, it means he wanted you to kill me and frame you as the killer. Because the gong has been rung.

Everyone would be coming here. If I was dead, they would have seen my dead body and deemed you as the killer. Pablo would be safe and sound and all his enemies would die on their own without him doing anything."

Luther heard Ted and he went silent.

He also removed his sword towards Ted. It wasn’t pointing at him anymore.

"How did he manage to call you here, Marshal?" Ted asked.

"I received a call from my son. My son told me that the real killer is Ted. And my wife was innocent. She was cheating on me. And then, I heard some noise, then I heard the death of my son. The killer was you and he told me to come to ground 0. Do you mean all of this was done by Pablo?"

"Yes. I am pretty sure the son you talked to is not your real son either. It was someone related to Pablo." Ted said.

"Then... then where is my son? Is he still alive? If that was not my son on the Receiver then where is he?"

"He died on the first day of his joining, old man."

Someone spoke.

FWISH!

Then someone came out from the ground.

It was a man and he came out just from between Luther and Ted.

"You.. you.. are alive!" Luther exclaimed.

"Well played." Ted said, smiling.

There was only one man who could make Ted and Luther react like that.

Pablo Castillo.

Luther was in front of him and Ted was behind him.

On his hand was Colt and on his face was a smile.

"What do you mean my son died on the first day? I was talking with him regularly." Luther barked.

Pablo grinned more.

"That was someone else, idiot. You couldn’t even recognise the voice of your son, you couldn’t satisfy your wife so she cheated on you, you were played by me and came here like a lab rat. I would say just die on your own at this point."

"You bastard!" Luther raised his sword again.

"Your death has to wait."

Pablo jumped to the side.

Luther’s sword followed Pablo and when it was about to land on Pablo’s head from the top...

SWIP!

Luther got sucked inside the ground.

Pablo saw the shadow going a little away.

’I hope Draxus can handle that man.’

Pablo left Luther to Draxus for the time being.

All his focus was on Ted now.

"I am glad you didn’t die." Pablo said.

"Oh. Why is that?"

"I got to kill you myself now."

Ted laughed.

"Even the second Marshal couldn’t kill me. What can you do?"

"That man was wrong about your Ego. It’s not your skin that protects you..."

Pablo jerked his sword and took a stance.

"It’s what’s beneath the skin."

Ted raised his brows. He gave an impressed nod.

"Bravo. I didn’t know you were this smart. Where was your smartness when we were molesting your sister?"

"It was clouded with rage."

"Then today it will be clouded with helplessness."

"It won’t take long. My plan will work in the end."

"It is impossible. I will never die. My body is not normal, slum kid."

Pablo sighed. "You people rely too much on your Egoes. You haven’t met a real killer. They don’t talk about their Egoes and heck they don’t use it often as well. The only thing they do is..."

Pablo bent his knees, he pointed the tip of Colt towards Ted and like a bullet out of a gun, Pablo zapped towards Ted.

The next moment, he was standing behind Ted.

"Heh. I feel nothing. What was all that show for?" Ted mocked, turning around to face Pablo.

Pablo smiled.

He showed his sword to Ted and when Ted saw it, his hand went straight towards his chest.

He ran his hand all over his chest and no matter how many times he did it, he could feel it.

There was a gaping hole in his chest.

Ted raised his head at Pablo with horror and Pablo’s smile turned wider.

He perfectly showed Ted that the real killers don’t use their Egoes. The only thing they do is...

"They go for the heart."

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