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Hearing this, Tony approached Dave and sat across from him.
“So, you were waiting for me, huh, Alpha Dave?” said Tony , behaving as if the two of them were having a heart-to-heart talk.
“What do you think? Sounds pretty enticing, doesn’t it?” Dave teased. “Would you actually hire me if I were to join DX?”
“Why wouldn’t I? Moreover, I believe you’d do a great job!” “But you know I won’t join DX.”
Dave nodded but continued to persuade the boy, “You can still give it a try. What if you do well?” Tony laughed. “Besides… I don’t have time to be a kid.”
Dave gazed at Tony upon hearing that. Narrowing his eyes into slits, he queried, “What do you mean?”
Tony remarked with determination, “What I mean is… I want to destroy Midnight fang pack and everything they have, and I’m going to do it right now!”
“Right now?” “Yes!”
Fixing his eyes on the boy, Dave deliberated for a moment before stating, “Tony , I know you’re extremely intelligent, but… even if I exhaust all of DX’s resources, it would still be difficult to get rid of Midnight fang pack .”
Tony looked up, meeting Dave’s gaze as he said, “Alpha Dave, just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean I can’t.”
His words were bold and daring.
Dave couldn’t help taking note of the striking similarities between Alpha Kilian and Tony . However, the father and son duo had every right to be full of themselves, and Dave respected people like them.
The future was limitless.
Thinking back to when he joined the organization, Dave was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Tony , on the other hand, had yet to turn ten when he became a valuable asset to Darknetz.
Dave fixed his eyes on the boy once more and attempted to dissuade him from acting rashly. “Tony , I know you’ve made up your mind, but even Darknetz may not be able to escape unscathed. You must
know that even a mighty dragon finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt, let alone Darknetz.”
Tony mulled over Dave’s words. A moment later, an idea crossed his mind. “What if DX and Darknetz joined forces with one another?”
Hearing this, Dave stilled and continued glancing at the boy. A smile played at the corner of his lips as he said, “I’m afraid that’s harder than getting rid of Midnight fang pack .”
“Anything is possible, Alpha Dave!”
Dave quirked a brow. “You have one conundrum to solve right now, but if you proceed down that road, you’ll have two conundrums in your hands. Do you know what two difficult conundrums make?” he asked.
Tony knew what he was trying to say, but after giving it a thought, he retorted, “Perhaps two negatives make a positive.”
Amused by the boy’s analogy, Dave chuckled. “Tony , you’re much more optimistic than your daddy.” “I know you don’t believe me, and I have no way to convince you either, but these are my thoughts and
the goal I wish to achieve. I’ll annihilate Midnight fang pack no matter the cost!” declared Tony . Just then, Alpha Kilian ‘s voice sounded behind them. “You sure know how to talk big!”
Tony turned around to see Alpha Kilian approaching them. Every movement of his was gracious and elegant.
The sight of his father made Tony pursed his lips as a complicated gleam flashed in his eyes. “Indeed. He’s even worse than you were!” said Dave.
Alpha Kilian cast the man a glance as he remarked, “One must be capable enough in order to back up their confidence. Tony is more than capable.”
Tony was quite surprised to see his father defending him.
Dave’s gaze lingered on the father-and-son duo. As a smile spread across his lips, he said, “You’re right. Since you’re here, why don’t you two have a chat? I’ll take my leave first.” He rose to his feet as soon as the words left his lips. When he walked past Alpha Kilian , Dave patted the latter on the shoulder. “He’s a promising young talent. You should train him well.”
After Dave left, Alpha Kilian ‘s ebony eyes fell on Tony .
Adamance was written all over Tony ‘s little face as he met his father’s gaze. Alpha Kilian sat where Dave was seated earlier.
Looking at the boy in front of him, he asked in a low voice, “So, you know already?” Taken aback, Tony looked at his father with a hint of disbelief in his eyes. “What?” “Are you trying to play dumb in front of me?”
“Does that mean you know as well?”
“That’s right.” Alpha Kilian ‘s response came swiftly. He had no intentions of keeping secrets from his son.
Tony furrowed his brows upon hearing the man’s answer. “Since you know already, why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t find out much earlier than you did,” explained Alpha Kilian . “Are you saying that yesterday night…”
Alpha Kilian nodded, confirming the boy’s guess.
Tony pursed his lips. At that moment, it felt as if the pieces of the puzzle were all falling into place. “No wonder you were acting strange after getting off the phone call.”
“I know how you feel right now because I was the same last night. At that time, I wanted nothing more than to kill someone and destroy everything.”
Tony glanced at his father without uttering a word. “But, Tony , this has nothing to do with you.”
Alpha Kilian lowered his eyes. “I don’t have any plans. I’m just going to do whatever works!”
Frowning, Tony looked at him with a suspicious gaze. “Daddy, are you serious? Or are you kidding me?”
Instead of answering the question, Alpha Kilian looked at the boy and asked, “What do you think?” “Daddy!” Tony ‘s gaze remained fixated on his father.
“I’m serious!” Alpha Kilian replied.
The young boy was still in disbelief. “You really don’t have any plans?”
“Plans are just plans. I prefer to tackle things head-on. Your enemy won’t find out about your plan if you don’t have one!” Alpha Kilian stared at his son and enunciated each word slowly.
Suspiciously, Tony looked at Alpha Kilian . Although his eyes were filled with doubt, he felt that the latter’s words made sense.
Pursing his lips, he mulled over it for a while before he asked, “Daddy, aren’t you worried unforeseen circumstances will happen?”
“I am worried!” Alpha Kilian replied. “But am I guaranteed not to encounter those circumstances if I have a plan?”
“You must have some ideas, right? For example, what are you going to do?” Tony questioned, eyeing his father.
“I have some ideas.” “What is it?”
“To have your Nelly leave first!”
“You want to keep Nelly in the dark?” Tony inquired.
“Nelly said nothing about these matters. Do you think she’ll allow us to do them?” Alpha Kilian responded with a question.
Tony agreed after thinking about it for a while.
“But Nelly can’t be fooled easily. What if she finds out?” he then asked.
“The only people who knew about this are you, me, and Dave. How will she know if the three of us say nothing?” Alpha Kilian replied.
Immediately, Tony sat upright. “I will never tell her.” Alpha Kilian glanced at his son. “I believe you.”
Just then, Tony looked at him and contemplated for a second before saying, “Actually, when Anonymous posted a bounty list on Hacker Community a while ago, he had already angered Midnight fang pack . Previously, their hackers attacked Darknetz. Now, they’ve become sworn enemies with Darknetz.”
Hearing how calmly Tony mentioned the name “Anonymous,” Alpha Kilian merely raised one brow and did not show any expression. “So what?”
“Given the chance, I want to-”
“There’s no need to!” Alpha Kilian interrupted Tony instantly. The boy’s gaze fell on him. “Daddy…”
“I don’t need Darknetz to take revenge on my behalf!” Alpha Kilian declared.
“Daddy, you’re not the only one who wants revenge. I want it, too. She’s my Nelly !” Tony retorted. “She’s my woman!” Alpha Kilian said promptly after that.
The father and son locked their eyes, both staring at each other.
“I came out of her womb, so I’m closer to her than you!” Tony said.
At the mention of that, Alpha Kilian sneered. “If it wasn’t for me, you won’t even be born. Although I’m not as close to her as you are, you’re not as tight-knitted to her as me.”
Hearing that, Tony was at a loss for words.
They continued staring each other down. It seemed like neither of them would admit defeat.
“Daddy, if you must put it that way, does this mean we can’t come to an agreement?” Tony asked. “I’m just telling you that I can seek my own revenge!” Alpha Kilian exclaimed.
“So, you’re saying that I can’t get involved in this matter?”
“If you can do this without getting Darknetz involved, I won’t stop you!” Alpha Kilian riposted. “Daddy, you’re deliberately making things difficult for me!” replied Tony .
“So be it!”
The young boy nodded. “Fine. If that’s the case, then don’t blame me for what I’m about to do!” Alpha Kilian gazed at Tony . “What do you mean?”
The latter smiled. “If you don’t allow me to participate, then I have no choice but to tell Nelly about this matter.”
“No, you won’t!” Alpha Kilian declared.
“You don’t believe me?” Tony raised his brow.
The only response the boy received from his father was a look. Indeed, the latter did not believe him. “Let’s go, then!” With that, Tony got up and left.
Seeing that, Alpha Kilian stood up and followed him.
Throughout the journey, Tony walked without saying a word. Alpha Kilian looked at him while following behind him slowly and quietly.
After they entered the castle and went upstairs, Tony walked straight to Nelly ‘s room. Alpha Kilian watched him with a complicated gleam in his eyes.
The whole time, the father and son seemed to be on a secret showdown. It was as though whoever spoke first would be the loser.
However, they remained silent even until they arrived at Nelly ‘s doorstep.
Tony glanced at Alpha Kilian and was thoroughly enraged when he noticed the latter was still shooting him a doubtful look.
Okay! If that’s the case, don’t blame me!
After pushing the door open, Tony exclaimed, “Nelly ! Daddy said he wants to avenge you!” Alpha Kilian was too stunned to speak.
The development of events was beyond his expectations. He thought Tony would at least have a warm-up conversation first. Yet, the latter was so upfront about the situation.
As soon as Alpha Kilian walked into the room, he opened his mouth to explain himself urgently. However, no one was there after he entered the room.
Both of them looked around and asked at the same time, “Where is she?”
At that moment, the sound of water flowing came from the bathroom. Soon after, Nelly came out. Upon seeing them, she studied them from head to toe and asked, “Why are you two here?”
“Nelly , I have something to tell you,” said Tony . Nelly ‘s gaze fell on him. “What is it?”