The Strongest Curse Master-Chapter 290 : Chapter I.B. Raid

"What's this ruckus so early in the morning?" Ace uttered, annoyed, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he peered out his bedroom window. But what he saw instantly jolted him awake.

Three AH-64 Apaches hovered in air space that should above Lansky Manor. These Apaches appeared to have curse array formations inscribed on their hulls and weapons. They appeared to be equipped with state-of-the-art curse gadgets, making them more expensive and capable than regular AH-64 Apaches.

'Master, while you were asleep, EAD Matthews and Janice had a disagreement over Lilith. Things escalated quickly,' Dame Wasp updated her master via sense-share, detailing what had transpired.

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'Fuck that! Those Apaches will ruin our entire avocado plantation if they continue to circle the area so low,' Ace's attention immediately shifted to the plantation.

Although his parents were planning to replace them after the end of this season, Ace planned to get Doctor Druid to solve their failing borewell problem and genetically enhance the plants to yield more high-grade avocados. As for their financial struggles, he intended to inform them about his trading windfall by the end of the month. This way, his parents and sister wouldn't have to worry about money for the next few decades.

But if the Apaches continued to hover above his estate, he'd have to say goodbye to his avocado plantation. As for the rest, he couldn't care less about the disagreements between the McSuile and C.I.B. Those two were cut from the same cloth.

'Master, I've detected multiple cursed gadgets within the immediate vicinity of the house. They seem to belong to McSuile guards and C.I.B. agents. The McSuile guards appear to be protecting our family and the premises, while the C.I.B. agents seem to be monitoring us, specifically you,' Dame Wasp alerted her master, confirming they were being watched. Thanks to their infiltration of the local C.I.B. headquarters last night, she now had access to their secured networks and channels.

'Leave them be for now; I'll figure out a way to get them off my property. What about my parents and uncle?' Ace asked, heading out of the bedroom and downstairs, determined to address the Apaches before they ruined his avocado orchard.

'After Dan found government vehicles surrounding Lansky Manor, he tried to talk to the surrounding officers but was told to stop what he was doing and go inside his home or be arrested for obstruction. The entire family is now gathered in the hall, discussing what's happening with Janice and what they can do to help her. However, seeing the Apaches arrive, they decided to stay out of it. Mandy still hasn't given up and is using all her contacts to learn what's going on. The fact that she can't reach Janice and Delores's numbers has her worried,' Dame Wasp provided her master with live updates of what was currently happening in the living room.

Listening to Dame Wasp, Ace immediately turned back, locked his bedroom door, and activated an invisibility and presence-erasing talisman before jumping out the window.

As he headed toward Lansky Manor, he ordered Dame Wasp, 'Text Mandy not to worry about Janice. She's not in any trouble and is just meeting a high-profile oligarch from a foreign country. Also, remind her to cover for me.'

'Done, Master,' Dame Wasp replied, as quick as ever.

With Dame Wasp tracking the C.I.B. agents using their cursed gadgets, allowing Ace to easily avoid them and reach Lansky Manor. However, just as he neared it, he was forced to stop as the Apaches' laser guidance systems locked onto him.

Just when Ace thought he was done for, a figure descended a few feet before him, kicking up dust and adding to the chaotic sound of the three hovering Apaches. The scene was utterly chaotic. Due to the dust kicked up by the Apaches, his vision was compromised, and now he couldn't see anything before him.

"Ace, show yourself, you little rascal!" a familiar voice shouted from the dust, loud and clear, cutting through the noise of the Apaches.

"Matthews, what the heck are you guys doing on my property?" Ace asked aloud as he revealed himself, refusing to be intimidated by her show of strength. However, his voice was barely audible above the noise of the Apaches.

"Your property? Mind telling me how you earned it?" Matthews asked with a smirk, nearing him and circling him in amusement.

"What's it to you? And tell those Apaches to go higher—or better yet, just leave. You guys are killing my orchard," Ace said, gesturing for the Apaches, who still had their laser guidance systems locked on him, ready to blast him to smithereens at Matthews' signal, to move away.

"For someone who squandered nearly 400 million dollars in an auction, I'm sure you won't mind us disturbing your little plantation to help us catch a cursed criminal hiding on your property, right?" Matthews teasingly asked, though her eyes conveyed she meant business. Simultaneously, she signaled the Apaches to climb to a higher altitude, where they wouldn't be a nuisance and could continue to monitor the house where Janice and Lilith were holed up.

Seeing the Apaches ascend and the dust slowly settle, Ace countered, "I don't think it's appropriate to label a misguided eight-year-old child a cursed criminal."

Last night, Ace had Dame Wasp erase all the footage involving Doctor Druid and Lilith, but Elinor complicated matters by giving a detailed report of the incident to the agents who came to get her side of the story regarding the death of the mutant rust worm possessing Sir Beyton. Apparently, the old man guarding the 3rd floor hadn't turned her in; otherwise, Matthews could have arrested Elinor too, regardless of her background.

However, once she learned of Lilith's existence, Matthews focused solely on securing the little girl, assigning all other tasks to her trusted agents. After learning what Lilith was capable of through Elinor's report, it would have been surprising if Matthews hadn't come for her.

"No, it isn't. This one is responsible for the deaths of about a hundred of my agents. So, I'll call that thing what I want. Also, don't think you can get away with screwing the system. I know you killed the mutant rust worm possessing Sir Beyton and freed the man calling himself Apex. Once I figure out how, I'll nail your ass too," Matthews bluntly stated, making it clear she was coming for Ace.

There were only two major groups present during the local C.I.B. headquarters attack: the C.I.B. agents and the Cult members. Neither had any reason to kill Beyton or release Apex. As for the other guests, they were either paralyzed by fear or running for their lives, unlike Ace, who was running around the C.I.B. building and its vicinity. This made Ace highly suspicious, even though Man Hunter was following him most of the time.

Because Man Hunter had first seen Apex with Ace in the elevator shaft, and there were no sightings of Apex before that. Therefore, Matthews suspected him to be involved, nay the ring master of all these incidents during the attack. But since there was nothing factual to connect the two, Matthews could only watch Ace's smug face grow more complacent as she blatantly accused him. The fact that he didn't even bother to deny the accusations irked her the most.

"Enough about what you think I did. What about you? How are you still in charge? After last night, I thought the C.I.B. would have kicked you to the curb by now or even imprisoned you," Ace genuinely asked, because Dame Wasp was unable to find any information about that in any of the C.I.B.'s secure networks or channels.

"Kid, there are thousands of ways I can deal with you, but do you know why I haven't used any of them yet?" Matthews asked Ace with a pleasant smile but a grim gaze. This was her subtle warning him not to push his luck. Otherwise, she wouldn't hesitate to deal with him as she had with others before him.

"You know, I've been thinking about what you said to me during my interview. About that anonymous email you accused me of sending to the C.I.B. You should catch whoever's behind it soon, because I was thinking, if that someone is capable of doing something like that, then they should also be capable of a thousand more ways to make your life miserable than it already is," Ace countered Matthews' threat with a threat of his own.

"Is that a threat?" Matthews asked Ace grimly, exerting the pressure of her Sky-tier curse core on him.

"A genuine piece of advice from your husband's former student. Whether you use it or not is up to you." Ace squeezed the words out, not letting the stress of Matthews' Sky-tier core's pressure show on his face.

"You know!" Matthews exclaimed in horror.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Ace denied with a smug smile.