Chapter 12: Betrayal and the Chinese Triad
The Arrow Cave was a lot like a family reunion. Everyone was there, everyone had a role to play, and everyone was a little bit dysfunctional. Adam was, of course, the one who was there to stir the pot and make a lot of jokes.
"I'm the family clown. The one who makes jokes at the expense of everyone else. But in this case, the family is a group of vigilantes, the jokes are about their trauma, and the pot I'm stirring is a pot of... well, it's probably a pot of trauma. A lot of trauma. I need to be more careful with my metaphors."
The current trauma was the Chinese Triad. They were a group of villains who were, as Adam so eloquently put it, "really, really bad at being subtle." They were after Oliver and his family, and they were not going to stop until they got what they wanted.
[Mission: Protect the team from the Triad.]
Adam sighed. "Guido, that's not a mission. That's a suicide note. This is a classic 'the past comes back to haunt you' plotline. I'm going to need a little more detail. Or a lot more coffee."
He knew he couldn't just stand by and watch. He had to protect the team. He had to use his Gu. He had to be a silent guardian, a watchful protector. Or, you know, a sarcastic guy who knew things. Same difference.
He used his meta-knowledge to protect the team from the Triad. He knew where they were going to strike next, and he used his B-Rank Mind Gu to subtly influence Oliver to be there. He also used his B-Rank Communication Gu to create a fake voice, a voice that sounded like the Hood's, to give Detective Lance a tip that would help him with the case.
He was in the Arrow Cave, watching the news report. Detective Lance was giving a press conference, talking about the Hood's involvement. Lance was, as Adam so eloquently put it, "a real pain in the butt."
Adam focused on the news report, on Lance's voice. He felt the mental buzz of the Communication Gu. He wasn't controlling Lance's mind, just nudging his thoughts, a little whisper in the back of his head. He made him think about the innocent people the Hood had saved, about the criminals he had stopped. He made him remember the good, not just the bad.
When he was done, he used his A-Rank Mimicry Gu. He had just acquired it from the System, and it was a powerful Gu. A Gu that could mimic any voice. He created a fake voice, a voice that sounded like the Hood's, and he gave Lance a tip. A tip that would help him with the case.
He watched as Lance's eyes widened. He had a look of shock on his face. Adam smiled. He had done it. He had protected the team from the Triad, and he had made Lance a little more open to the Hood.
[Mission Complete. Team Protected from the Triad.]
[Reward: A-Rank Mimicry Gu and 10,000 Coins.]
[Gu Acquired: A-Rank Mimicry Gu.]
[Coins Acquired: 10,000.]
He felt a new, powerful buzzing sensation in his throat. The Mimicry Gu. A Gu that could mimic any voice, any sound. A Gu that could make him a master of deception. A sarcastic, pop-culture-obsessed master of deception.
"An A-Rank Gu! A Mimicry Gu! This is going to be so much fun. I can finally create a fake voice of myself making a sarcastic comment. Or a fake voice of Oliver saying something funny. The possibilities are endless. I'm a voice actor now. A very, very sarcastic voice actor. It's a good look for me."
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