"Juan, I've got horrible news." s.h.i.+ntaro Tokugawa burst into Juan's room. Juan was reading a book. He calmly said without even looking, "What happened? Calm down and tell me properly."

s.h.i.+ntaro put down his laptop on the table and showed Juan, "Look at the Gu Family's main house in China. Do you remember that Osiris used his power to seal the evil power in that Four G.o.ds' temple twice?"

"I never forget anything."

"The seal of Suzaku broke. At that same time, in Southeast China, an unnatural phenomenon was seen. But the moment the temple was sealed by Wei WenYing, the unnatural phenomenon disappeared. I've already told Yicheng to check the area. He was in j.a.pan and rushed to China."

Juan finally closed his book. He looked serious but he wasn't surprised. "Wait for his report."

Six hours later, s.h.i.+ntaro got a call from Luo Yicheng. "What did you find?" s.h.i.+ntaro directly asked.

"…I apologize… I didn't find anything.�� Luo Yicheng looked embarra.s.sed. He was mad at himself that he couldn't give them a valid report.

s.h.i.+ntaro's jaws dropped. "You… did not find anything… is that even possible?"

"I'm so sorry." Luo Yicheng bowed again and again.

"Alright, stop. What did you see there?" Juan calmly asked.

Luo Yicheng described, "When I went there, I saw blood and forty-one people's body parts, but, there was no head. I also saw the signs of activities by a searching party that investigated the area before me. They didn't seem any normal searching party to me. They left no evidence of who they were. They were very skilled and thorough. I can tell for sure that they are not a part of The Mongoose and they did not kill those people either."

He continued, "The killers were very cruel. They butchered those people while they were alive. Except for the dead bodies, everything was turned into dust. There was a building too which is not there anymore. It was also turned into dust. The power is similar to The Mongoose but I can't tell for sure because it's a bit unusual. I've never seen this sort of power."

He also added, "The search team came after those people were dead. I think they took those dead people's heads to find out their ident.i.ties. Surprisingly, the killers also left no clue. If I had been there a little earlier, I could find out what was going on and who came to take those heads."

"d.a.m.n it! If I just could see what it was!" s.h.i.+ntaro slapped the table.

"Since it's a mountain and forest area, there must be animals." Juan looked at s.h.i.+ntaro. "s.h.i.+n, tell Romano to head where Yicheng is right now and Yicheng, wait for Romano and try to find out whatever you can."

"I understand." Luo Yicheng bowed once again.

s.h.i.+ntaro took his cellphone. "I'll call Romano."

Another ten hours pa.s.sed and Romano finally called. "Juan, it's bad news." He told him everything he had found out.

"I understand. Stay there for now." Juan looked at s.h.i.+ntaro. "Call everyone. We must have a meeting."

Ten minutes later, five of them gathered and others attended the online video chat.

"What happened?" Carlo asked. "I was keeping an eye on the kid. You cannot just call anytime you want. s.h.i.+n, I'm telling you, if it's not anything serious, I'll sever your uncooked meat for the rest of the month." He glared at s.h.i.+ntaro. Carlo was being Carlo.

"Yawn!" Osiris laid back on the reading bed. He sleepily looked at the only online video chat.

s.h.i.+ntaro said, "It's very serious, Carl. I've checked that in the temple of four G.o.ds, the seal of Suzaku was broken."

Osiris who was yawning abruptly sat up. His sleepiness flew by the window. He asked in a serious tone, "When did that happen?"

s.h.i.+ntaro replied, "Nineteen hours ago." Everyone was looking serious and listening to him. "When the seal broke in the temple, an anomalous incident happened in the Southeast of China. I couldn't check the area because, for some reason, it was blocked. I only got the signal. It was a good thing that Priest Wei WenYing was present at the Gu Family's main house. He sealed it with pure blood. As soon as it was sealed, that anomalous incident abruptly stopped. I sent Yicheng there. Surprisingly, he couldn't get any information and so we sent Romano to talk to the animals. And, he got some news for us."

He looked at the large monitor which was showing everyone's face. He frowned. "Why isn't he online? How long will he take?"

Romano came to the online. Everyone saw him chewing a rabbit's foot. "Man, this is delicious. I wish I had some wine."

"…" Others were speechless.

They are having a serious meeting and he is happily eating. The nerve of his!

"…" Luo Yicheng was sitting beside Romano but he didn't touch the roasted rabbit. His attention was at the meeting. He was the one who answered Romano's video chat call.

"Cough! Cough!" Juan coughed dryly and Romano finally looked up. "Oh, hey you guys! When did you start the meeting? I haven't noticed it at all! You should try this out. Our Yicheng can really roast a meat." He took a huge bite from the rabbit thigh.

"…" Carlo glared at him. If looks could kill, Romano would be roasted just like that rabbit.

Juan ignored him and said, "Tell everyone what you found out."

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[A/N: For those who forgot the names and powers of The Cobra, check the info below.]

***The Cobra***

Juan Silva – see future

Takugawa s.h.i.+ntaro – technology master

Osiris – lazy priest

Luo Yicheng – silent ninja

Romano – animal lover Pedro de Beauharnais – master of medicine

Carlo D' Cruze – mind controller

Mark Anthony – magician

Antonio – water master

Altan Yul – invisible man

Kilimanjaro – sound master

Orio – the strongest

Liam Eyak – fire master

Mu Lan – wind master

[A/N: Look, how much I've sacrificed myself for you guys. I've put my life on the line. If The Cobra finds out, I'll be considered dead or become like Lu Feng. So, keep it a secret. *Shh* ]