Chapter 38: The Enemy

To avoid losing fingers.

The Star Spirit voluntarily handed over an honesty contract.

This was originally a magical contract created by mages at the request of merchants to avoid being cheated; now it is quite suitable for use here.

However, these four little things possessed only average strength, and their intelligence was also average, so they had little access to management-level decisions.

The wailing Star Spirit told Rod.

They only knew their mission was to kill the forest warden, Rod.

"I have told you everything I know! Don't kill me!"

Perhaps it was the effect of hormones within the Star Spirit's body.

At this moment, he seemed unable to feel the pain of losing an arm and having his body pierced.

Rod wanted to use the Nu Yi Zhou.

Using it on a villain would not make his conscience feel any remorse.

Unfortunately, this fellow was male.

"Then there is no other way."

Rod stabbed his sword into the other's heart.

The Star Spirit's face filled with shock, then gradually turned into deep resentment.

"The moment you wanted to kill me, you had to be prepared to be killed by me."

Rod did not care about their corpses.

Instead, he hurried toward Shi Ying Town.

Informing Dimia of the situation as soon as possible might reduce casualties.

A moment later.

He once again crashed into the festive atmosphere of the program.

There were very few staff in the city hall today; only one unwilling-looking girl sat at the front desk.

At this moment, the staff were either maintaining security in the town or holding alchemical cameras to record the festival.

Rod went straight to the security branch.

Soon he met Dimia and quickly informed the other party of the matter.

"Shi Ying Town has already been infiltrated; the encirclement operation is likely already exposed."

The sheriff's betrayal would never be an isolated case; the people of the Brotherhood are always good at kidnapping family members to blackmail.

The Witch frowned deeply and called for David.

First, she took a bottle of pale yellow oily substance from her magical bag and smeared it on David's face, who looked completely bewildered.

After asking a few basic questions, she continued:

"This is an alchemical oil. Originally, it was used as a catalyst for drugs with two opposing attributes, but later someone discovered it can make people unable to lie for a short time. Take a few trusted people and go verify our operatives."

David received the order, nodded to Rod as a signal, and immediately left.

"Perhaps you should cancel the operation."

Rod watched David's departing back and advised.

Dimia hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head.

"The more the Ruin Brotherhood's methods are beneath the dignity of the stage, the more it proves they are out of tricks."

In her eyes, the Ruin Brotherhood was always an organization that would scatter with a single blow.

"At least my intelligence shows they have not yet left their stronghold. Once David finishes verifying the personnel, we will depart immediately. Mr. Rod, please take your position first."

A common pit on the edge of Two-Finger Mountain.

The firelight inside the cave flickered occasionally at the entrance with the night wind.

A series of walking humanoid shadows flickered in and out, appearing especially terrifying beneath the surrounding pitch-black, dense giant locust trees.

Listening closely, one could hear the rustling sounds of conversation inside the cave.

Suddenly, a voice from within drowned out all other noises.

"Raj! Raj! Hey, have you seen Raj?"

The female werewolf grabbed the arm of a passerby and asked.

"Raj? Who is Raj?"

This was a dog-headed man with black fur; at this moment, he was holding a large bundle of weapons in his arms, his wise eyes full of confusion.

"Aren't you a member of the Brotherhood?"

"Of course! I am Robin of the Black!"

"Then how could you not know who Raj is?! That is our Ruin Brotherhood's fifth-tier mage, the Star Spirit!" the female werewolf shouted angrily.

"Star Spirit? Ugh! Transparent D***'s good brother! I remember now; you should have just said so earlier!"

"Oh my god, I said we shouldn't recruit dog-headed men, those fools." She covered her head.

Speaking of which, although werewolves and dog-headed men both belong to the canine race.

Their appearance and status differ greatly.

A werewolf is a person with wolf ears and a wolf tail.

A dog-headed man has a dog's head and a human body, and often has low intelligence.

"So where did he go?" Cassidy asked impatiently.

The dog-headed man pointed toward a room in the depths.

"Earlier, people from the Yige Sect called him in. By the way, who are you?"

"I am Cassidy, the leader of the action team for this operation of the Brotherhood! You fool!"

Cassidy kicked the kobold aside with one foot.

She stormed into the Yige Sect's room.

"Yugo!"

In the cramped space inside the cave, the earthen walls were concealed behind luxurious curtains, and the floor was paved with a layer of bricks and carpet. Tables, chairs, furniture, decorations and furnishings — everything one could need was there.

It didn't look like a mine, but rather the room of some noble.

"Ms. Cassidy, good evening."

Sitting inside was a pale, sullen clergyman, the red-and-black bishop's holy robe on his body marking his status.

Bishop Yugo was currently reading the scripture in his hands.

"Where's Raj!"

"That Star Spirit — he and his squad need to complete a secret mission."

"What mission?"

Cassidy asked instinctively, then opened her mouth to curse: "Damn it, he's an important mid-level member of our Brotherhood — when did it become your turn to give orders?"

Half a month ago, this so-called Bishop Yugo had suddenly shown up at the door, saying he wanted to discuss important matters together, and held a closed-door meeting with the president for a full three hours.

Who would have thought the president actually agreed to him!

This was what Cassidy could least make sense of.

The other side was the official church of the Kingdom of Etheron, and our side was a bottom-rung criminal Brotherhood — what kind of twisted world would make the two sides cooperate?

"Please rest assured, it's only a trivial matter. A small task I've personally commissioned."

Personally commissioned?

Cassidy suddenly recalled that the Yige Sect had suffered a setback in Windwall Forest.

Seems like... the forest's Warden — intelligence says he's a warrior who just advanced to fifth-tier, and keeps a succubus.

Some fool who keeps a succubus — his combat power can't possibly be that strong.

She didn't want to meddle in the Yige Sect's grievances.

What she was worried about was the current situation.

As the person in charge of this Brotherhood operation, her mission to herself was to rescue the imprisoned Brotherhood members.

"Then why send threatening letters? That's just plain stupid. Now Shi Ying Town has tightened its defenses, and we've lost our first-mover advantage! They've already invited a sixth-tier witch from Gale City — if this keeps up, sooner or later a seventh-tier legendary mage will come!"

Hearing this, Bishop Yugo nodded.

Casually flipping through the scripture in his hands again.

Cassidy's fury blazed, her face gradually turning cold.

"Bishop Yugo, you don't seem to care about our brothers' lives."

At this moment.

This Yige Sect bishop finally stopped flipping the pages.

And looked seriously at the half-wolf woman before him.

"It was my oversight. My apologies."

Cassidy was surprised by his show of weakness — in their brief acquaintance, this Bishop Yugo was actually a very tough person.

"As long as you know that."

"I overlooked the issue of your morale. My deepest apologies."

"... What?"

"Come out." Bishop Yugo waved his hand toward the back.

Cassidy suddenly realized there were other people in the room.

Right beside the low corner, in the shadows the firelight couldn't reach.

The slow sound of magic rubbing together drifted out.

(End of this chapter)