Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 1624

He just kept his eyes on the map, his tone remaining deadly serious. "Black Sun originally planned to use Specimen Seven's rampage as a smokescreen. The goal was to distract the ship's forces and The Merchant’s Quarter, letting them slip Specimen Fourteen into an even deeper Sanctum Vault."

"But you completely neutralized Specimen Seven, shattering their entire strategy."

"So, they improvised. They used the excuse of pacifying The Sterling Sovereign's fury to scramble together The Midnight Gala Auction."

"Once the auction kicks off, the security grid gets rerouted, and the VIP levels pull all the attention."

Listening to him, Serena lazily narrowed her strikingly beautiful eyes. "And under that cover, Specimen Fourteen gets ghosted out."

"Which means..."

Serena suddenly curled her red lips into a wicked smirk, raising an eyebrow. "I'm willing to bet half the ship's crew doesn't even know Specimen Fourteen exists."

"In fact, some of their executives might not even realize they're being played like absolute fools."

"Black Sun is completely bypassing Project Zero-Transit's authority, using their own turf to run a shadow op. That's why they orchestrated this massive spectacle."

Project Zero-Transit roamed international waters, fiercely protecting its reputation for absolute order and security.

There was no way the ship's administration would allow anyone to hoard and extract a high-level Human Specimen under their noses.

Especially... a group like Black Sun, who already had deep ties and elite clearance with Project Zero-Transit.

Serena and Jerrick locked eyes.

In the oppressive darkness, a shared, dangerous understanding rippled through both of their gazes.

"If the ship's brass is being used as blind pawns, that gives us a massive tactical advantage," Jerrick stated flatly.

Serena nodded in total agreement.

It was an absolutely brilliant setup.

An oblivious administration.

A totally off-the-books extraction route.

After all, a Panacea who could conquer Specimen Seven, diagnose the flaws in their Human Specimens, and save The Sterling Sovereign's life.

She was far too valuable.

Valuable enough that Black Sun didn't want her dead—they wanted her chained up. They wanted to harness her genius and turn her into their ultimate, obedient asset.

A slow, drippingly sarcastic smirk crept across Serena's vibrant lips.

The smile was breathtakingly beautiful, yet violently dangerous.

If Black Sun was the one funding the hit in The Predator’s Den, it meant she had successfully forced herself straight onto their executive radar.

Which meant her trap had worked perfectly.

She had boarded Project Zero-Transit for one reason: to get close enough to Black Sun to absolutely annihilate the scum who had stolen her grandmother's life's work.

By making herself the bait, she was dragging their shot-callers out of the shadows, making them so anxious they had no choice but to beg her to step right into the heart of their operation.