A second of silence happened before they laughed at me. I rolled my eyes and said "Are you in or are you out!? Laughing doesn't make you less of a pussy." That was when they glared and stood up. "There's no way a couple of kids like you can pull it off! Don't even think about it." one said. "Have you even cased the place, kid!? The tech alone is state of the art. Don't get me started with the security. Not only do they all have riot gear and machine guns, a few of them are even Core Formation Stage cultivators." It was good to know. These clones had Water Qi and were not even in Foundation Establishment. Not only did I not have any relevant spells that I could cast, I would not be able to do much even if I did. I would have to scope out the area. I could not tell them that. "We are going for our final run today. Wanna go with us and see how we operate?" They shared a look before the leader of the duo shrugged. They were going to come along. We went to the nearest branch we could find of the Credit Bank Corp. We went inside together and I could immediately see that it was well secured.
I was not really paying attention as the other banks were all side branches. This was the main branch in the city. There were two open balconies with glass partitions that surrounded us in the lobby. There was a couple of coin counters across the space from a big row of ATMs. People were milling about all over the bank. There was a working fountain circled by low wooden benches. I could even see tables with a continental breakfast on it. It was really fancy. There were seven tellers next to a gate that led further to the back. The balconies were where the offices were. Three armed guards were walking around. They had the machine guns I was told about. It seemed that they had CCTV feeds watching the building and then broadcasted somewhere. I could also tell there were pressure and sensor alarms on and near the doors. I was confident that I would be fine. However, I needed to get a driver and a few extra hands to carry out the cash. They gave me a look and we left the bank. We then walked around the block. We saw a guard outpost that led to a parking lot. That was where the trucks went.
My guess was that it would be staffed with guards just as armed as the bank interior. I was sure I would be able to swing it. All I needed was a crew. "You got a driver we can use?" I asked them as we left the block. "You got a death wish or something, kid!?" the leader said. "There's no way we can pull this off." the other one agreed. It was a long shot. I shrugged and said "Fine. I never needed you anyway. I'll do it without you. I got some other guys in mind. I just need a fucking driver to get the loot out of here." "You need way more than that!" the leader snapped. "What a minute!?" the other said before pulling the leader off for a private chat. After five minutes, they came back. "We're in charge of initiations for the The Crystal Shark Gang. We got some annoying kids that keep trying to join up. Three poor rats that live on my block. It is fucking annoying. We don't take in blessed, but I can can convince them to come if I tell them this is their trial. If they die, that would be best for us. If you actually make it out alive, they'll run with you. It's a win-win. Don't expect much." the other said. I took their deal.
They got in touch with them on the phone. It seemed he was selling on the job pretty them hard. When it was done, he hung up. The leader of the pair told me about the three that would be joining me. I listened intently to him as he talked. Not hearing him out could lead to bad outcomes. There were Erik, Dimitri, and Sergei Umarov. They were aged 18, 16, and 15 respectively. They were poor and spoke two languages, English and Russian. That would probably not come up during the heist. They were very eager and desperate to join up with the gang. They had been following them around and trying to join for 3 years. It was due to the fact that they were poor that they did not have any prospects after high school. Their dad was out of the picture and the mom was way too busy with her job to do much of anything else for them. I was starting to see what was going on here. It would be me and those three on the job. You could have up to a party of six. I switched quickly to the symbiote suit that Cody was wearing. I told him the plan and he was down. Dustin was also down. It would work out. I was sure.
