Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 313 Familiar Figures

Damon looked at Nancy, his eyes glinting with a mix of curiosity and intrigue. 

He had always been aware of Nancy's directness and cunning. She was someone who didn't waste words, and her actions were often calculated.

Hence, this made Nancy quite a formidable foe, and he had no interest in becoming one of her pawns or puppets. Nevertheless, the situation this time had thoroughly intrigued him.

"Figuring out Theobold's goal, huh?" Damon mused, pacing back and forth, his fingers tapping rhythmically against his chin. 

"Theobold is a slippery one, that's for sure. But this time, he messed up quite terribly, especially with how trash his elite soldiers looked when the enemy wasn't even that strong." 

Nancy nodded her head. 

"Indeed, it's clear that Theobold is weakening and his soldiers aren't as strong as in the past. But that's not my point." She responded calmly, shaking her head as Damon seemed to misinterpret her meaning. 

Knitting his brows, Damon tilted his head slightly. 

"Are we not focusing on the enemy?" He asked confusingly. To figure out Theobold's goal, the swift and obvious answer was to identify the enemy.

Once they managed to capture the enemy, any information could be extracted in due time, so long as there was still some breathing in the enemy.

"Do you think the enemy wouldn't know we would have such thoughts when they post the video?" Nancy suddenly asked, prompting Damon to think critically.

Sure enough, with Nancy's reminder, Damon was indeed suspicious of the anonymous user's goal to upload such a provoking video. They weren't even trying to conceal the location, to say the least. 

It was as if they were trying to welcome them in. 

"The enemy did this on purpose to bait us in?" Damon raised an eyebrow.

"Mhmm, and not just that. It seemed like they understood our complex military relationship as well." Nancy smirked coldly. 

"We know it's a clear bait, but this is a bait that we're going to bite for sure without hesitation. It's as if we're moths that love to fly to the fire." 

Damon remained silent, clearly unable to refute her comparison with their current circumstances.

This was a great golden opportunity to drag Theobold down, and if they missed it.

Who knows how many more opportunities are left?

Their goal in coming here was to suppress the monster wave, but their actual goal was to ruin Theobold's prestige among the citizens. Once his prestige was ruined, getting rid of him wouldn't be difficult. 

It could be said that Theobold was the outsider and the hated target among them all as military commanders. He was always too extra and pretentious in their eyes. 

"So what is your plan, Nancy?" Damon asked. He wasn't a critical thinker like Nancy, who always planned like ten steps ahead of anyone. 

"I'm going to follow the enemy's intention and add oil to the fire." Nancy curled her mouth up, flashing a sinister smile. To be fair, she was uninterested in the monster wave and longed to find something else to do.

If it weren't for the fact that it was an order from the Warner Family, then she wouldn't even be out in the wilderness.

"You're going to send the video to Theobold?"

"Not going to… it's more like I've already sent it and am waiting for Theobold to make a move." Nancy corrected. 

"You've worked pretty fast." Damon had to praise her efficiency. Once she latched onto something, she was going to do it at a rapid speed. 

"According to my calculations, Theobold should have received and seen the video by now. Hence, I came over to ask you to bring your soldiers to him. Your soldiers are combat addicts, in contrast to mine. Plus this is your chance to get revenge from back then." Nancy explained, being extremely calm and gentle in her tone. 

"Hmph, this is why you're a dangerous foe." Damon snorted coldly, outright calling her shrewd and scheming. 

Nancy shrugged her shoulders in response. "It's a habit, so nothing I can do about it. Just like how you can't stop yourself from constantly training." 

Unable to refute her claim nor could he win her in an argument, Damon chose the wise option. And that was to keep his mouth shut and wait for what she had to say instead of second-guessing. 

He was positive that she did not just come all the way here to inform him of such superficial information. 

Patiently waiting, Nancy understood Damon wasn't going to humiliate himself by inputting his thoughts. 

'Tsk, he caught on pretty quick.' Nancy cursed silently. She was hoping to humiliate him more for fun but looks like that plan must be scrapped.

Faking a cough, Nancy scrolled a bit on her tablet and handed it to Damon again.

"Do you see that?" She then asked.

"Woman… I haven't even played the video yet." Damon twitched his mouth. 

"Then hurry it up." 

"..."

Speechless, Damon ignored her and kept his eyes on the tablet, watching the video quietly. By the time he finished, Damon seemed to have recognized the figures in the video yet he couldn't seem to recall.

"I'm pretty sure I've seen them somewhere. Otherwise, I wouldn't have found them familiar." Damon said, returning the tablet. 

"Do you recall the Horology Restaurant incident a few weeks ago?" Nancy asked.

"Right, that incident. It was suppressed by the higher-ups, but we still got relevant information about it. And if I recall correctly, Otis arrived at the scene first followed by Theobold." Damon exclaimed, finally realizing why he recognized the figures in the video.

The video was Vanessa and Shi Tian entering the Iron Sentinel and exiting the camp.

Nodding her head in response, Nancy explained. "Theobold tried to cover up, but Otis was a clever man. He informed us and even saved the recordings of the people involved before Theobold created a fake one to deceive the public." 

"Hmph, that Otis? He might have the same rank as us in name, but his authority and power are nonexistent. But he sure is clever to know not to grovel under Theobold, or he's going to get it." Damon snorted coldly.