Chapter 28

"I can't help but see that Microsoft X brought something more to your suit," the speaker said. "I can't help but notice that." Caleb remarked as Isaac put the finishing touches on his outfit and got ready to make his debut.

When Isaac examined himself in the mirror in the room, he discovered that his goggles had the Xbox insignia. a symbol of an X in a dark green color on the dark sides of his goggles.

"It amazes me that he didn't start doing this earlier. After all, he wears almost only suits manufactured by Microsoft X, and practically all of them feature emblems of one form or another. I'm sure he put badges on your suits too." Isaac stated.

"He did." Lara said this as she nodded towards the Scavenger, Golden Retriever, and Draconic Lord suits that they had on display. She continued by saying that since the older X warriors did not have their own suits yet, many members have always gained their suits from merging minds between the Celestial and Wielder or from Microsoft's own hands.

Each of the clothes, including Isaac's, featured a distinctive symbol on the lapel.

"Are you really certain that you do not want any backup?" When asked, Caleb stated.

"Allow me to manage everything on my own, please. In addition to that, I have a more significant assignment for you all." Isaac stated.

Lara questioned, "What?"

"Investigate every possible lead you can find on this guy. It's possible that the individual you've tasked me with dealing with is too risky to be released from custody." Isaac stated.

"In this matter, we are of the same mind. When I haven't been busy assisting to set up this location or monitoring Jacob's vitals in the pod, I have been putting as much effort as I can into locating Gang Leader Herbert Costell on my end. I have been doing everything I can." Lara stated.

By the way, how is he doing these days? Caleb asked.

"Even though we know for a fact that the serum formula will be of assistance to him, we cannot inject it into her at this time since her cells are in too much of a fragile state. Before we can stabilize him with this temporary serum, according to my estimates, we need to give the pod some time to slow down the pace of the deterioration, since right now, it's happening too quickly for the serum to properly stop." Lara stated.

"Got it. Also, about how long will that take?" Isaac asked.

"If we had to guess, I'd say maybe a month." Lara replied and Isaac nodded.

"I guess it's a good thing that I finally have a method to let out some of the aggravation that I've been feeling." Isaac stated.

"I almost feel awful for Herbert Costell." Since Isaac was only getting started on his crusade, Lara said.

"Have no fear; I'll keep him alive so that you can bring charges against him. Payback is in order because he caused harm to one of our group members." Isaac stated.

"If you want to take on the entire Triad Gang, you're going to need some help from your friends." Caleb said and Isaac nodded.

After I've finished talking to Herbert, I'll give you a sign to come get dressed and meet me here. As Isaac left the foundry, he remarked something, and the others indicated their agreement by nodding.

When all of a sudden, the lights in Herbert Costell's office went out, he was attempting to cope with the lawsuit that had been filed against him by M.R.C., with that pain in his ass Lara Lance heading the effort. Herbert Costell was seated in his office at the time.

"What the hell is going on?" When Herbert inquired, a man dressed in black and Kid leather appeared out of nowhere and dropped down to meet him.

"Herbert Costell, you have let this city down just like every other greedy and self-centered Data Thief," said the mayor. Night Coon yelled as he shot an arrow into the wall, knowing that Lara was already doing what she needed to do to protect herself.

Herbert questioned the other man, "What do you want?"

"For you to refund every single money and digital file that you've stolen but seeing as how I already know that won't happen, you'll just receive this instead." Night Coon said as he proceeded to shoot an arrow into Herbert's leg, and he had to confess that it was extremely satisfying. Herbert, on the other hand, did not seem to care.

"What is your name?" Herbert asked as he grimaced in obvious discomfort.

"I am known as the Night Coon. You had best return that money and those files to their rightful owners by tomorrow at this time, else the next time I visit you, I'll aim for a much more painful spot with a less assured possibility of recovery. You have until tomorrow at this time to make the return." Night Coon stated as he jumped out the window and fired a cable arrow as he did so, "This world needs more justice," and he had to admit that it did.