Tom checked his cell phone notifications. At first, there was no significant change in Tom's face. But soon his eyes were perfectly rounded like when he got a bomb on the mission he had been carrying out so far.
"SOS signal turned on! Matt, SOS signal….Hey, you idiot!" Tom slapped Matt's face which was currently lying on Spider's chest soundly. It turned out that Matt had fallen asleep while guarding Spider.
The slap from Tom's hand seemed to sting Matt's face. Even his face had hit Spider's sturdy chin.
"Meat? I want it. Leave it for me!" Matt raved and almost fell back asleep. Understandably lately Matt has not had time to get a night of proper sleep due to his busy schedule in monitoring the sea lanes. Moreover, there are always obstacles in every mission he does.
If there wasn't a new year party to be held after all these decades, maybe Matt would still be busy with the decorated, congested lines of communication at the port.
"The meat of your head, Fool! Get up! Hey, don't sleep anymore!" Tom pulled Matt's body that was already curled up on Spider's stocky chest again. Matt is indeed too outrageous in loving Spider that he sometimes can't respect Spider as his boss.
"Separate personal matters with work!" That's how Lev always warned Matt. But the warning seemed to bounce away from Matt's ears. Only Spider's anger could bring Matt to his senses.
"Matt, wake up, you idiot! The situation is precarious!" Tom was still pulling Matt's body. His friend's eyes never opened until Tom had to slap Matt in the face several times.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
In the third slap, Matt's life seemed to return to his body, groaned while holding his sore cheek.
"Arghhh!!!! Are you crazy?" Matt snapped at Tom. His eyes were still twinkling and not yet fully opened.
"Wake up now! The situation is critical! SOS signal just turned on!" Tom let go of his hand on Matt's body. Then he checked his cell phone again. There have been a lot of conversations going on in the communication group.
"SOS? Are you sure?" asked Matt who was now fully awake. Matt also drew closer to Tom and joined in checking the messages that appeared on Tom's cellphone.
"Yes. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the point where the signal was activated. We'd better be on standby in Sir's room. Who knows, there will be an attack here as well." Tom moved to go to the open window. Then the short man preferred to close the window. From behind the curtains, Tom peeked carefully.
So far only visible fields and green expanses stretch. There's no sign there yet. Several selected members had been stationed at various guard points inside the mansion as well as outside.
"But what happened?" Matt asked confusedly.
Tom shook his head, still peeking behind the white curtains of the window. "I do not know either. Maybe Victor knows better, but we shouldn't bother him just yet. Because the opponent is very strong this time."
"How strong?" Matt began to stiffen with fear, quietly grabbed the rifle that hung from the holster on his waist. Matt swallowed hard.
"The IP address cannot be traced. So Victor still doesn't know who sent that SOS signal among all the members. I'm afraid this is just a trap." Tom was still watching through the peek behind his curtains.
"Trap? What do you mean?" Matt's hands trembled even more as he gripped the gun that was on his waist.
"I'm afraid that the enemy just wants to reduce the troops to guard the mansion. So when the rescue team is deployed at the SOS point, the enemy will attack here."
Matt almost peed in his place. Sweat from fear was already running down his cute face like a clown. Matt wanted to hide but there was still a Spider to take care of.
"But our big enemies are only three right?" Matt tried to calculate if there might be a new list of names he had forgotten about. "One of them is Vuri Hertz. It's the mafia who doesn't want to join us, right? But…"
"But it was disbanded five years ago," Tom interrupted. This time Tom had turned completely to Matt. Tom began to prepare the gun in his hand. Even he had pulled the gun from the holster hanging from his waist.
"Right. means only two left. Big businessmen who had a feud with Sir Mike seemed unlikely. There is no news about them anymore. And again about the vicious murderer, Sir Mike tortured ten years ago, it doesn't look like him either." Matt pondered to find out who the possible attacker was that the special rescue team formed by the mafia clan The Crown was looking for. The longer Matt thought about it the more dizzy Matt had with no answer he could find.
"The Vuri Hertz could have just been renewed. And now they are starting to show their existence. The cold killer could suddenly want to attack. You can't predict a psychopath. The businessman may have carefully planned the attack. It's just that the movements are soft and undetectable." Tom looked at the still unconscious Spider seriously. In Tom's sharp eyes, there was a prayer that Spider's safety could be maintained until he realized and fully recovered.
"They could have waited until the fall of this clan after Sir Mike's death," continued Tom trying to predict.
"Nonsense!" interrupted Matt, then stood guard right beside Spider's bed. "After Sir Stephen's leadership, our clan achieved greatness. It should be able to frighten the enemies."
"You never know what the enemy is planning. It could be that some of the clans we conquered were the enemy. They went in to find out Sir's weakness. And behold! While Sir lay the assault was carried out." Tom looked straight into Matt's eyes, which were now wide with fear.
More sweat was pouring down Matt's face. The paleness is a natural sign that equates to a drastic change in Mat's current demeanor. His throat was suddenly dry and his knees couldn't stop shaking.
"But this is too sudden right?" Matt muttered fearfully.
"Just prepare your weapons! I'll take a look outside for a bit. There should be a guard at the door." Tom finally came out. His short body seemed to move with a noisy rhythm without stopping.
Matt watched as Tom was almost at the door.
The door opened, accompanied by Tom's disappearance behind the door. Matt's breath dominated his ears. Then, not long after, gunshots were heard from all over.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Matt pulled the gun in his hand hastily and stiffened in place. His face was covered in sweat, his throat constricted. Matt walked quickly to the door. And before he could reach the doorknob, it burst open.
"Some of the attackers are outside. We have to lock the door!" Tom panted with blood on his arm.