"But that child won the first place. You were also one of the best when you were in the Academy, Mio. One talented mentee might be helpful." Cato tries to persuade Mio to accept her new mentee.

"I have no interest in teaching new birds. I just want to focus on my missions. There are plenty of wonderful agents in my group. He can learn from them." Mio responded, her tone firm.

Cato chuckled lightly. "Still acts like a lone wolf. Are you aware Evelyn analyzes the matching rate between you and your little bird? Based on Evelyn, the compatibility rate between you and him is 97%. That's why the bald vulture dares to match you and him. He wants another Mio Adrian to work for him."

"Are we back to the AI topic? And how do you have permission to access the analysis results?" Mio's curiosity piqued.

"How can I help you today, Mio?"

Evelyn suddenly popped up, and Mio's tension down to the bottom.

Mio commanded, "Keep quiet and disappear."

"Well noted."

"Such an attitude to Evelyn, you might summoned to the next AI respect committee meeting."Cato wasn't first time to see how Mio treated AI Evelyn, and he knows why. But it doesn't mean he is willing to see his friend get caught by those boring committees.

"What a stupid name. People make them be helpful and don't tell me, you are also intending to treat AI as human those crazy admirers."

Mio's pitch is cold, Cato knows she gets emotional when their topic is around AI, So he decides to switch a topic.

As tension simmered between them, an alarm blared within the building, and an imminent threat caught their attention.

Their smartphones buzzing with urgent contacts at the same time. Without hesitation, they embarked on separate paths, their movements synchronized yet driven by different orders.

Mio dashed towards the central center, with around twenty people running past her. Those people are the first temporary task, most of them are C and D rank agents, on physically they are stronger and faster than police, but Nuée gathers the top physical talent and the smartest.

Compared with S-rank agents who are as strong as a monster, they would be assigned to societal events. Such as rescuing citizens' pegs, and bus jacks or cleaning the mess of policemen. People love their heroes, and policemen hate them.

Since the basic mission would be handled by them, Mio is wondering why she would also be called. When she arrived at the central center, there were already three small groups, Mio stepped into her group, and suddenly Elio sneaked behind her.

Mio glances at him for a second, Elio acts normal, but his sweat keeps on dripping. Rurika stands beside Mio, she looks at Elio curiously, she just can't wait for more drama.

"We have just received a request from the Beehive Corporation's President. His company was attacked while he was traveling. The details of this mission are already sent to your devices."Vic tells them basic information, every agent are confirming the newest missions.

Three groups fell into a hushed silence as Vic outlined their duties. "Group 1 needs to recapture the black box, and this is also the direct request from President Bale," Vic continued, her words punctuated by the soft glow of the projector displaying details on the air in front of every agent."Groups 2 and 3 are going to rescue those scientists, they are trapped on the first basement floor."

Vic turns off the projector and keeps reporting, "Group 4 is preparing the coolant machine, we presume servers of the Beehive Corporation are the main target of UNION. If group 4 fails the cool procedure, all of you should pull back. We don't want any sacrifice of Nuée."

Vic's gaze swept across everyone's face, her expression stern. "Union aiming to steal the advanced core technologies of Beehive Corporation. Our primary objective is to keep that safe. Hostages are in second place, Don't you all dare to forget it." Vic declared, She also noticed there several agents get emotional, and conceal it immediately.

"We will kill anyone who tries to disturb our mission. Anyone with questions, raise your hand right now."

Silence hung heavy in the air as Vic's eyes scanned them, no one dared to break the silence, and no hand rose to seek for answer. Vic smiled with a nod of satisfaction, and lowered his hand, "Now, Dismissed." signaling the end of the briefing.

On Vic's command, most of them run toward their position. Elio also runs behind Mio, but Mio stops him immediately.

"You're not allowed to come with me."Mio's direct order blocks Elio's way.

"I'll come with you, I have to assist you."Elio tries to argue with Mio.

Mio signed, "I thought you were the top of the graduates. I don't need some fresh guy who hasn't tasted blood before to help me. Don't make me clarify it again, I'm not going to guide you. You can have a free year to do whatever you want, and I'll write you a recommendation letter."

Mio provides her kind offer to Elio and insults him completely without consideration. Her words are pissing Elio off.

"I signed for this project it's not for a recommendation letter!! Don't stupidly think everything is about money or fame!"Elio covered his mouth after he realized he had countered his mentor.

"Whatever, I don't care. Just don't  follow me anymore."

Mio quietly glares at Elio with a look of frustration and bitterness, Elio is afraid Mio aband him, and Elio grips her hands tightly. Elio looks like he wants to say something to fight back, but then he notices the deputy commander-in-chief shifts her gaze from her tablet and give a warning glance to Mio.

"A mentor shouldn't leave their mentee behind while they go on a mission. If Elio is staying here, you also have to stay here Mio."Vic's cold words scare Mio a bit.

"But!!"

"Figure it out by yourself. Nuée's order is everything, no matter how great you are, I don't recommend you to challenge it."

Vic leaves them in the hallway, Mio wants to argue, but her tablet keeps beeping, their mission is escalated on the upper level, and they don't have time.

"Damn it!! you first place little shit, follow my instruction, don't you dare to do anything without my will."

"No! I won't do that! um...and my name is Elio..."

"Shut it."

The newspaper's helicopter flies around the tower of Beehive Corporation, Cameras capture the scene, while the on-site journalist sitting in the helicopter to broadcast the real-time reports. There are unstopping gunshots and screams coming from the tower.

At the entrance on the ground floor, police are transferring the injured while simultaneously engaging in a shootout with members of the Union. Suddenly, a large truck bursts in, causing chaos and forcing the police to flee desperately before being crashed by a truck. The police are cursing in the direction of the truck, even though they understand that's the car from Nuée, instead of UNION, they have no choice but to throw their anger toward the UNION's members.

Nuée's first task force quickly disembarked from the truck and eliminated the remaining enemies outside within seconds. Their merciless tactics are broadcast by cameras. 5 to 8 people swiftly infiltrate the tower, and help several police who have been kept in the same place and scared to move a bit. The whole situation has been improved by Nuée's agents.

Meanwhile, civilians on the ground floor are being held hostage by Union members. Hostage is another problem in why police standoff with UNION, with that truck bursting in here, UNION was scared by that terrible sound before they aimed at Nuée's agents, they were already eliminated ruthlessly by them. Suppressing the cries of the civilians with gunfire. One civilian is about to be rescued, he sees a figure who is covered and shielded suddenly aim at him, and shoot quickly, he is shaking from the smell of gunpowder, he turns his head a little, and then he sees a fresh corp laid at the very close of him. The civilian loses control of his bladder, he can't imagine if he stays close to that person.

The police were humiliated first, then  Nuée's agents treated these poor citizens like garbage, every action of them was inhumane. For them, nothing is more important than their mission, the police can't stand their awful behavior and the public still thinks of Nuée are one big fine hero group.

One of the police is grabbing the collar of the agent, stating that such brutality will not be tolerated."They are innocent civilians! They are terrified! Think for them before you shoot!"

"I don't have time for this. Don't block my way, useless junk."

"Screw you!!"Provocated police can't hold his temper, but one of his colleagues stops him. Hostages still stay in this unsafe place.