Kill the Sun

Nick explained his plan to Aria and Vernon, and in the end, it was decided that they would take the risk.

Nick went back into the briefcase with all of the equipment he had received, and Vernon carried him out of Kugelblitz.

Vernon traveled two floors down and arrived at the floor in which Gemini and Ghosty's Lab were.

Nick had entertained the thought of going to Ghosty alone, but he decided against it.

There was a high likelihood that Ghosty would want something, and only Kugelblitz had the power to grant him whatever he desired.

The two of them entered the main hall of Ghosty's Lab, which was made of shining chrome plating, giving the building a very futuristic design.

It looked just about what one would expect.

Vernon reached the reception and came face to face with a smiling woman.

Surprisingly, she was a Veteran.

"Welcome, Mr. Melfion," the receptionist said with a bright smile. "Ghosty has already informed me that you will be arriving."

Vernon nodded, not surprised that Ghosty had anticipated he would arrive.

Ghosty always seemed to know what was going to happen.

"Thank you. Please, lead the way," Vernon said with a smile of his own.

The receptionist nodded and led Vernon down one of the hallways.

After climbing a couple of stairs, she walked down a hallway and stopped in front of a door.

Vernon knew this door very well.

He had talked with Ghosty many times over the decades.

The receptionist knocked on the door.

"Come in," the neutral voice of an older man came through the door.

The receptionist opened the door but didn't step through, gesturing for Vernon to enter.

Vernon nodded to the receptionist and walked through the door.

"Ah, Vernon," Ghosty said with a calm voice. "I've expected you."

At the same time, the receptionist closed the door behind Vernon and left.

"I'm not surprised anymore," Vernon said in an equally calm voice. "You always seemed to know the future."

Ghosty chuckled dryly. "Oh, come now. It's not difficult to foresee your arrival in the current situation."

Vernon sighed and sat down.

"I presume not," he said.

Then, everything became silent for a couple of seconds.

"So, what is it you want to talk about?" Ghosty asked.

Vernon took a deep breath.

"I'm taking a very big risk by arriving here," Vernon said. "Undoubtedly, Anatomy has already taken note of my arrival, and they will be more vigilant about me from now on."

"Additionally, I can't be sure that you are still willing to give an old friend a helping hand with what Kugelblitz has done."

Ghosty didn't say anything and just smiled.

Vernon had anticipated that Ghosty wouldn't give him an answer without receiving important information about the plan, which was why this entire thing was so risky.

"Tomorrow, we are going to call for a big meeting between all of the Heroes of Kugelblitz and Anatomy. During that meeting, we are going to talk about Anatomy's acquisition of Kugelblitz," Vernon said.

When Vernon said that, Ghosty became noticeably intrigued.

Maybe even surprised.

But who could fault him?

Vernon had just said that Kugelblitz wasn't even going to try fighting Anatomy.

Instead of trying to stop the bleeding, they were willing to slit their throats to embrace death.

"How did Kugelblitz come to that decision?" Ghosty asked.

Vernon sighed again.

"Wilfred and the shareholders are under Mundus' control," Vernon said in defeat, "and we didn't notice it until it was too late."

A gleam appeared in Ghosty's eyes as he scratched his chin in thought.

"We are not entirely sure how he did it," Vernon continued, "but we believe that Mundus took control of the shareholders when they were telling their representing directors about their desires for the company."

"As for Wilfred, we can't be entirely sure. You already know that he started to step out of the public eye 40 years ago. However, we are not sure if he was already under Mundus' control back then or if it happened after."

"It was difficult to come into contact with Wilfred since he always said that he didn't want to be disturbed by anything that didn't directly relate to Kugelblitz's survival. For everyday matters, he left everything to Aria and me."

Vernon sighed again.

"That's why we don't have any other choice," Vernon said. "Aria and I have tried our best, but we only represent 40% of Kugelblitz. Mundus controls the other 60%, and whatever he wants to happen will happen."

Ghosty nodded. "That does sound quite troublesome. You make it sound like Anatomy has already won."

"Haven't they already?" Vernon asked.

Ghosty smirked a bit. "If they had, you wouldn't be here."

"That's true," Vernon said with a small chuckle. "Kugelblitz has given up, but that doesn't mean that Aria and I have given up."

"We have a little plan. During the meeting tomorrow, one of our agents is going to infiltrate Anatomy and cause enough damage to make the fight equal."

Ghosty raised an eyebrow. "That sounds unfeasible."

"I know," Vernon said with a nod, "which is why Anatomy is not going to expect it. How could one agent possibly get past all the coral people? If even one of them dies or sees the agent, everything is over."

"And this will give us a chance to succeed."

Yet, Ghosty didn't seem convinced. "That sounds very farfetched. While Anatomy's confidence is definitely a thing to consider, it doesn't change the facts. Nobody is getting past all of these coral people."

"For that matter," Ghosty added, "how would you even get your agent into Anatomy? The only entrance is the main entrance, which is tightly guarded."

At that moment, a confident smirk appeared on Vernon's face.

"The same way I got the agent into this office," he said.

Ghosty's eyes widened.

Their agent was in here?

Ghosty was a very powerful Specialist, and he also had a couple of machines surveilling the building.

If Vernon managed to get someone in here, that would truly be impressive.