studiobondurri Chapter 170: Rise of the God of Petty Revenge
Chapter 170: Rise of the God of Petty Revenge
Chapter 170: Rise of the God of Petty Revenge
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"Don't ever apologize for being the smartest one in the room."
– Mysterio, (Spider-Man: Far from Home)
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<(Lexcorp Tower, Metropolis)>@@@@
<(Omniscient POV)>
"Damn you, Wayne. Why did you have to stick your spoiled little nose in my business again? Because of you, I failed to acquire two of the things I needed." He muttered through his teeth while clenching his fist in utter fury. He was so angry at the Gotham billionaire that even his veins could be seen bulging out on his bald head. "I won't forget this. You are so proud of your wealth, aren't you? Well, wait a few more years and you will see. I will bide my time for now but when I am finished growing my power and influence, even you will have to bow before me. I will destroy Wayne Enterprises and show you that I have always been more intelligent and the better businessman." He muttered in anger as he stared at the bustling city through the glass walls in front of his desk.
Unlike what Bruce might have expected, Lex Luthor wasn't at the auction just to get the Ace of Winchesters for the Mawzir. No, he had a much more important objective for being there. He wanted to get his hands on a certain piece of jewelry that he had heard was going to be auctioned as well, a piece of jewelry that contained a red crystal with an energy signature quite similar to that of the green crystals Lex had seen his father collect and spend millions to research on during their time in Smallville.
"Kryptonite" He whispered with obsession, remembering the name he had heard his father utter so many times. The senior Luthor believed that the crystals of unknown origin could be a source of unlimited energy for mankind and maybe more. The thing was a potential gold mine, one that Lex Luthor had no wish to let go to waste. And that red crystal that was sold in the Gotham auction could have brought him one step closer to his dream of unlocking all the secrets of those crystals including maybe even the method of how to produce them artificially.
Of course, getting the Ace of the Winchesters for the Mawzir was a cherry on top. Hell, Luthor wasn't even sure that he would hand over the gun to the demon in the first place. Maybe he would just keep it for himself as a tool for self-defense against the more supernatural forces of the world or perhaps he would change the deal he had made with the demon to get it to work for him as his lackey. There were endless possibilities but because of that damned Wayne scion, none of his plans would come to fruition.
"Maybe I should send a few assassins after him before he could become even a greater thorn in my path," Lex muttered in a cold voice.
The truth was that he had tried it numerous times already but quite peculiarly, almost none of the local professional hitmen in America had accepted the bounty he had offered and the few ones who had, were taken care of by Bruce's bodyguard long before they could reach him. Luthor had attributed the reason for this to two factors. One was the brilliant team of bodyguards Bruce Wayne had and the other was the new Continental chain of hotels that had been sprouting up all over the world out of nowhere.
Rumors were that the ancient organization called the League of Assassins had gone through some sort of rebranding and restructuring after an internal dispute to become a chain of luxury hotels that offered all sorts of services to hitmen, mercenaries, and professional assassins. In fact, the hotels had developed such an immense authority and influence over the underworld in a short amount of time that most bounties in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, and Japan were placed exclusively through their channels with an untraceable digital currency made by them being the only accepted form of payment during placing orders.
"So, we were never able to sell those securities? And since their prices never increased, we can't force Wayne to buy these back from us. In fact, no one is going to buy these securities from us anymore, now that the market has crashed. We will have to shoulder the debt alone." He spoke through his clenched teeth. "How much is it? How much are we going to lose?" He asked.
"About a hundred billion dollars, although it's nothing compared to the money some of the big banks are going to lose because of this crash," Mercy answered honestly.
"THAT SON OF A GODDAMN LEECH!" Lex screamed before throwing his already cracked wineglass into his TV screen, but he quickly calmed down after taking a few deep breaths. "He knows that this amount of money won't harm my business especially since the government will no doubt come to rescue all the banks that have been affected. Even if we have to give Gotham Merchant Bank half the money we receive as a federal bailout, it still won't be enough to put us under. Worse comes to worst, I will just have to sell Luthor Financial, but this will permanently damage my image. Imagine what will happen when people learn of the great Lex Luthor taking on bad loans without being able to foresee the market crash. This will destroy my reputation in the entire country's business circle." He fumed while panting, his eyes blood red with rage.
"Umm, sir?" Mercy muttered from behind him after noticing a constant influx of notifications on her phone. "It seems our company is being attacked. Someone just shorted a huge amount of Lexcorp stocks and that coupled with the news about the bad securities our financial division is holding started a chain reaction. Our stocks are falling, and we need to stop it." She informed with a gulp.
"... Wayne." Lex Luthor barked out with venom, the hatred in his voice imminent. He knew very well that Bruce Wayne was aware that none of this would result in any permanent damage to his company. No, Lexcorp was already too big for that. It was a major player in almost all sectors of business in Metropolis. However, what Bruce was doing would still result in putting chips on the company's impregnable walls and this was extremely annoying and frustrating for the billionaire nonetheless since it would mean that Luthor would have to use a major portion of his own personal wealth to stabilize Lexcorp's unstable stock prices.
"I swear Bruce Wayne, I will avenge this day very soon. And when I do, I will make sure that unlike me, you are left with nothing at all." He spewed.
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