The Zetta Sonic
S20 - (Spring) Next Flight

Mark remembers every detail of the memories from Kloster village to this day even though Alex remembers it a little differently. Mark recalled talking to the continental-level ICPA leader Regis and how his career journey was until he finally replaced the position. Based on his own experience, Mark realized that there were many things that the field agent could hide from his supervision.

Standing on the skyscraper at that moment made her remember. Being at the top does not allow him to see many things. He can't watch the whole world. It takes key people to stand in the right position at the right time. But at least he got a better view.

Mark turned around once, making sure that their meeting today was over. He circulated a glance, watching the neatly dressed people leave the room. The twilight sky was hidden behind a cloud of cloud when he got a short message on his phone. Thin, black, glass-lined, high level safety equipped. A short message was written there, stating his invitation had come.

Mark left the building, walked down the neat sidewalk, then got into a plain silver sedan car. “I'm impressed that you picked me up personally, doctor,” said Mark greeting the driver.

“How can I refuse to give my own boss a ride?” Dominic chuckles. “See you are fine without cuts.”

“If we talk about inner wounds, the story will be another.” Mark's strapping his seatbelt.

“They attacked you? I mean, don't the leaders usually attack each other with cynical comments, scathing criticism, I don't know what else. Your meeting is a battlefield, you once said yourself.”

Mark shrugged his shoulders. “No one comes out without a wound.”

“True.” Dominic started running the car.

The car rolled smoothly on the streets of the capital. Nothing was off the car. Unlike the ICPA service car that is luxurious and fully armed. Professor Dominic's car has a standard safety system, like bulletproof glass. There are no weapons there. Besides, they don't need it. Mark's men followed his car by keeping their distance. Mark wanted to talk to the professor.

Mark scanned the screen of his phone, checking the messages he had gotten some time ago. “You also got the message?”

“You forwarded it to me, remember?” Dominic hurriedly added, aware that Mark just wanted to make sure. “What about him? What did you tell him? Nadira, I mean. You didn't forward this message to her, ‘kan?”

Mark shook. “I was just giving a warning. He doesn't know what will go into his territory.”

“She will think you are entering her territory.” Dominic chimed again. “Oh, wait. It's been a regular occurrence. Espionage within the ICPA itself. Healthy competition makes development in its own way. I heard you're gonna send a new agent there. What's name?”

“River and English.”

“River has been there and met directly with Zetta Sonic.”

“And... English?” Dominic hesitates to say the same last name with his own last name. He remembered some agents with the last name. However, hearing it directly from Mark made him a little suspicious.

“I sent you there, to your girlfriend's place.”

“You sent me to Sinde? Nadira will kill me!” Dominic almost yelled. “Vanessa and I, we're not dating. So far, we are just discussion friends.”

“Sinde borrowed a medic from Regis and you entered my name?”

“We used to lend a fellow agent, doctor.” Mark folded his hands to the front of his chest. His eyes looked at the face of the doctor who was the driver as well. “They provide a house with a swimming pool, its location is close to bars and restaurants, equipped with security facilities. You refused?”

“No.” Dominic answered briefly.

“Good. You fly there tomorrow. The tickets are ready. Now, we're talking about your job. You need to extract information from Vanessa.” Mark's words made Dominic sigh long. Mark didn't care about it, instead continuing. “Their latest mission, weaponry, up to the latest threat they can.”

“You think the message is real?”

“I can trust my informant. That's the original message. From Kloster.” tribe

Dominic gave a long sigh. “Hard to believe. It's been more than ten years that we've helped them develop, now they're stabbing us in the back. They cut off good relations with us. More than that, they declared war on ICPA.”

“No, Dominic. They declare war all over the world.”

Dominic swallowed his saliva. War is not his favorite hat. He had been a doctor on the battlefield before joining the ICPA. It wasn't a pleasant experience. He likes to save someone's life but he prefers to see someone unharmed in the first place. He was always caught between the two conditions.

“The Kloster tribe has sent some of their best sons to Sinde. Sooner or later, Zetta Sonic will meet them.” Mark glanced at Dominic again. “Maybe you can warn your girlfriend again without telling her in full.”

“Nadira will increase his vigilance.”

“Unfortunately she doesn't understand exactly who she's dealing with. The Kloster tribe is growing much more rapidly than anyone expected. They managed to develop their own technology even knowing the original formula of Dragon Blood.”

Dominic clucked in annoyance. “Yes, they preceded me about that. I only got it after Otto died. The formula was changed several times. I don't think Otto is aware of the real secret behind his own liquid.”

“Thank you, I got an answer to all my suspicions.”

Dominic nodded. He drove quietly to the airport. Mark would return to Regis that very day, while Dominic would go to Sinde the next day. There was a contradiction in his heart when he realized that he was going to the battlefield.

“Hei, Mark. Do you think they can beat Zetta Sonic?”

“Nobody knows. But, he needs help.” Mark closed his eyes for a moment. There were many pawns in his hands that had been in position. “Nadira will not hesitate to put Zetta Sonic to face the Kloster tribe. They ask for war and they will get it.”