Elements: The Ancient Tomb

Chapter 22: "Land of gods"- Part 10: "Last words of the sheeps"

Linh's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw it. She said:

'It's…No way... Unbelievable! It's the first time I saw it. So that's what it looks like. It's so beautiful.'

'This is what you've always wanted, isn't it? This is also what I was looking for'- Yelena asked.

'What? Really?'

'So just once, we will go there together. Let me be clear, I don't like you for what you did to me, but maybe you should be the one to accompany me there.'

'So that means you'd betray Toan?'

'He is kind and intelligent, but not an ambitious man. He's not someone who will fill my inner ambition. We are the perfect couple. Unlike Toan, I'm not stupid to denounce you when it doesn't benefit me.'

'Oh, you think I still have value to you so instead of accusing me, it would be better for you to cooperate with me, right?'

'Right, that's what I thought. I think you need me too because I know what you need, and most of all, we are all slaves of our ambitions - 'big ambitions'. Is that enough for us to cooperate?'

'What about what you did just now?'

'I just want you to be honest with me. Only if I can trust you completely, can we work together. Your talent and power are indisputable, especially since you are one of the people who used to go there and almost got what you wanted if Toan didn't mess up. I am an ambitious person, I am even willing to cooperate with the devil to achieve my goal, as long as we have faith in each other.'

'The devil you speak of must be me, right? But is it foolish to believe the devil? In myths, the devil has always deceived people to take over their souls and bodies.'

'I am also a demon like you because we are no different. I also want to fulfill my ambition, she has the ambition to dominate everything. The two demons will be each other's companions and will never deceive each other because they share the same purpose and nature. I think you are the role model I want to learn from, someone with all the qualities and abilities to achieve great things. It would be better to call you 'top dog'.'

'Interesting. It's really important to share each other's information and ambitions, I think. So what is your purpose when you get there?'

'My purpose is pretty clear. I wanted to source information that no one else knew about the grave site, write a report, and submit it to my boss. Only when I do that will my career path open up? In short, becoming a full member of the Institute may not be a sufficient condition, but it is one of the necessary and important conditions to realize my ambition.'

'Very interesting. We are alike. I was wrong about you. Unexpectedly, you are also an ambitious, determined person, ready to throw away your friendship and self-esteem to achieve your goals. However...'

'You can rest assured. I promise not to betray you, including calling the police to arrest you and bring evidence against you in court to make you face prison bars. A win-win situation. When we're done, go our separate ways, you can cut ties with me if you want.'

'I think you should do something to prove it to me, don't you?'

'That's easy enough.'

The part when Yelena took the phone from her bag and held it up for Linh to see the recording. Linh says:

'Is this the evidence against me you speak of?'

'Right. Take a look.'

Saying that Yelena deleted the recording. At this moment, Yelena got a call from Toan, so she didn't hesitate to throw the phone on the ground, causing the phone to break, saying:

'Can you trust me now? The truth is that I came here without telling Toan.'

Linh then smiled happily and said:

'Very impressive. I never thought you'd really do that. You truly did not betray my expectations. You deserve to be a partner I can trust to work with. So let's go, shall we?'

'Ok, but did you bring that switch?'

'Ah, of course, I can't forget it.'- Linh took out the switch from her pocket- 'This one, I always carry it with me. I can use it to open the protective barrier right now so…'

When Linh held it in her hand, Yelena suddenly shot lightning from the Elemental Card in her hand before she could finish her words. Linh was convulsed by lightning and fainted on the spot, and Yelena was thrown into the door because she could not control the amount of lightning emitted. Lights and other electrical appliances in the room suddenly flashed intermittently. Although she was injured in the shoulder, her head was stunned, and her body was slightly numb after using the Elemental Card, Yelena still used a little strength she had left to stand up, walked over to the unconscious Linh, picked up the switch, and pulled out the phone. phone from Linh's pocket, press Toan's number, and said:

'I had to act in front of you so that you would take out the switch, Linh. Oh, my back...'

While waiting for a signal from Toan, Yelena looked at Linh lying on the floor and muttered:

'Sorry, but I have to. I realized that I couldn't throw away my humanity and betray Toan's trust as you did. You and I are completely different. Do you think I can become someone like you? After we've done this, I will make you face the law and receive a sentence commensurate with your crime. It doesn't matter if there is no recording of your confession because if Toan comes and testifies everything in court, besides me, it will be difficult for you to escape, you can do nothing but stay in prison until the end of your youth. The journalists will make a big deal about this case, and people will use scorn, defamation, and ridicule you about your sins. It's a stain that will ruin your career and your life. In the end, your career, personal life, fame,... you will be left with nothing.'

Yelena opened her phone and called Toan. When Toan picked up the phone, she said:

'Toan, I'm Yelena. I'm using another phone to call you. I have the switch now.'

'Unbelievable. Good job.

Is she suspicious of you?'

'I beat her with my all courage.'

'How could you...?'

'By Elemental Card, you know...'

'Oh... all right.'

'By the way, are you almost there?'

'Not yet. There are 400m left to go.'

'Now I'll open the guard for you. I'll go there soon.'

After that, Yelena looked at Linh for a while and then pressed the button. Suddenly she heard an explosion, followed by Toan's scream and a series of very strong collisions. Yelena opened her eyes wide in surprise, wondered what had happened to Toan, and still tried to call Toan's name:

'To… Toan. What's going on there? Hello? Hello?'

What Yelena heard five minutes later was the sound of a fire burning. Suddenly, Linh stood up with a cunning smile on her lips:

'Just as I expected. She fell into a trap. What did you say just now, 'make me lose everything', 'want me to pay for my sins'?"

'You… Why could you wake up?! I already attacked you with this.'

'So naive. Do you think I have no defense? Take a look.'

The part when Linh took off her jacket, and revealed a suit with a gray bulletproof armor-like design. She pointed at it and pointed at her pants, and said:

'This is the suit that pushes electrons out of the body when wearing it. Thanks to it, the amount of electricity you shot at me was released and pushed back around, which means when I wore it, my body would only absorb a little rather than all of the electrons. That's why the electrical appliances in this room are flashing, and you are thrown backward. Indeed, buying things from the name of the crazy, dodgy but multi-talented scientist is a wise choice. You know what, he's from Pennsylvania, like you. What a coincidence. I used to call him by the name: 'Dr. K', because his name is quite long... '

'What?! Dr. K?!'

'There is no scientist who does not want money and refuses a lucrative deal from the rich, he is no exception. His creativity is limitless. I wonder what crazy and amazing things he can create. Sure to go to his cafe to thank him.'

'How did you know… my plan and prepare a contingency plan?'

'Do you want to know? Why not try brainstorming and thinking? You really want me to plead guilty before the law and put me in jail, right? I thought you were like me. You betrayed my trust, I am quite disappointed. So we can't work together.

Lan turned to look at Linh with scared and angry eyes:

'You... what did you do with this switch?'- Yelena exclaimed in surprise.

'I didn't expect you to be fooled so easily. Well, seeing your face now makes me very happy.'- Linh said.

'What the hell are you talking about?'

'You fool, let me explain. It's not a switch that opens the protective barrier.'

'What the heck…? So what is it after all?'

'That's the bomb switch.'

'What? Shouldn't...'

"I put a few small bombs under Toan's car. I thought that it would be hard to trick you into pressing it but in the end... After all, my trick works, you did it. You probably didn't suspect it at all, but thinking it was the real thing when you picked it up. But because you kept that naive thought, you killed Toan. Perhaps he died amid the fire. Now no one can save him. Ok, I think I don't need to lie anymore. I had someone put a wiretapping device on you before you and Toan met each other.'

"You bastard. Fuck off.'

'Actually, I already knew everything, including the fact that you two had a date at that ancient tomb and that he instigated you to take the switch from me. So I prepared a dummy switch and still pretended not to know about you two's plan in front of you and followed your scheme to make you fall into a trap, then I could watch a good show. In the end, the person who fell into the trap was you. I'm already one step ahead of you. What fucking makes you think you can beat a master of deceit like me? Hahaha.'

In anger, Yelena stood up and pointed the Elemental Card at Linh, but she grabbed her hand tightly. Yelena did not know when Linh came to her place. Linh squeezed her hand causing the Elemental Card to fall to the floor, then Linh pushed her knee hard into Yelena's stomach and pushed her to the floor. Yelena collapsed, and clutched her stomach in pain, without any spirit or strength to stand up to fight against her, she could only look at the Elemental Card she dropped on the floor and was picked up by Linh helplessly. Tears began to roll down the corners of her eyes, her hands raised with a guilty expression: 'Oh my god, I... what have I done?'

'This is the switch you're looking for'- Linh said while holding up the real switch- 'I thought I could trust you and go there with you, but unfortunately, my belief was betrayed. Just don't blame me, because you betrayed me to follow that guy. In the end, he will have to die for you."

Linh's words were like a knife piercing Yelena's bleeding heart, causing her to completely collapse inside. She began to show her surrender and left her safety for Linh to decide. After that, Linh approached Yelena, who had no more resistance. Linh slowly picked up her Elemental Card and phone and declared:

'You lose. Our time together was so much fun. I'll remember you as a friend... no, a traitor, but at least you still have people who remember you. The end of the game. Go to heaven with Toan. Farewell... until we meet again in heaven!'...

The part when Linh pointed the Elemental Card at Yelena and smiled happily, and revealed a strange sound coming from her throat but Yelena didn't notice it...