It was a nightmarish night for the Octagon.
As a huge organization that dominated the underground world of this country, the Octagon had always been confident in its own strength. But never in their wildest dreams would they have thought that something like this would happen!
What the hell was going on!
The eight-fingered leaders sitting in front of the round table had already lost their usual composure and became restless. One of them slammed the table heavily and roared loudly.
"Calm down. Everyone has suffered heavy losses. It's not just a single person's problem here," a blonde woman said in a low voice with a frown.
A blonde woman frowned and said in a low voice. Hearing her words, the other person sneered.
"Thelma, I heard that your Potion Plantation was burned to the ground?"
"That's right."
Upon hearing this, the blonde woman named Thelma's expression sank slightly.
"Although it's not my place to say this.... from today onwards, I'm afraid anti-fans will have a hard time continuing to circulate. Besides, aren't you the same? "
As she spoke, Thelma looked at the other person who provoked her.
"I heard that not even a single strand of hair is left in your armory? You shouldn't have forgotten that that's the armory of the Octagon, right? "
"It's not my fault!"
Faced with Thelma's accusation, the face of the man who sneered just now twisted. But before he could continue arguing, the others also spoke up.
"My casino is done for too! Not just the casino, but many nobles who played in the casino were injured! Damn it! Who knows how much compensation they'll ask me for! "
"The treasury is completely buried underground. Who knows how long it'll take to dig it out...."
"That's enough!"
Hearing the complaints of the crowd, a tall man in a black robe slammed the table heavily.
"Is this the time to talk about this? Haven't you noticed anything wrong? Let's not worry about the losses for now, but.... the culprit who caused the Octagon to suffer such heavy losses in just one night.... Who is it?! "
Hearing this, the quarreling crowd immediately stopped. That's right, losses could be calculated after they returned. The most important thing now was to find out who their enemy was!
Soon, someone voiced out his own opinion.
"Could it be Princess Lana and the others? I've heard rumors that Princess Lana wants to unite some nobles to deal with us.... "
"I don't think so."
But soon, someone else shook his head.
"You should know that today's attack involved many nobles, and many of them were even injured. If this was Princess Lana's doing, then she would definitely incur the wrath of the nobles. Furthermore, our intelligence network in the palace shows that Princess Lana hasn't done anything out of the ordinary. With the kingdom's strength, if they wanted to completely annihilate us, they would have taken action immediately after the attack, instead of doing nothing like what they are doing now. "
"That's true …"
Hearing this, the others also nodded in agreement. Indeed, in their opinion, this attack was rather anticlimactic. After all, to be able to wipe out all of Eight-Finger's secret bases in the blink of an eye, it meant that the opponent's strength was definitely beyond their imagination. If they wanted to, they could have taken advantage of that time to get rid of him.
But now, everything was normal. There was no movement from the royal palace, and no one was taking the opportunity to cause trouble for them. Instead, the eight-fingered leader was a little confused. If they were in the shoes of the attackers, they would have strengthened their attacks and taken them down in one fell swoop.
But … what was going on right now?
The eight-fingered leader wasn't the only one who was puzzled, but another group of people as well.
"Is the intelligence reliable?"
A sturdy woman in armor strode over and sat down on the table. She stared at the petite figure opposite her.
"The source is reliable."
Sitting opposite the sturdy woman was a young girl as petite as a child. She was wrapped in a red cloak and wore a white mask. Her voice sounded a little dull through the mask, but it was unexpectedly reassuring.
"We can confirm that the places that were attacked are all Eight-Finger's secret bases," said a blonde girl sitting next to her.
The golden-haired girl sitting next to him also spoke. Her appearance was no different from that of an ordinary warrior, and in her hand was a uniquely shaped longsword. As she spoke, the blonde girl glanced at a corner.
"Tia and Tina have confirmed that some of them are already in our sights, and some are still under investigation."
"Damn it! What should we do now? "
The sturdy woman slammed the table heavily when she heard the blonde girl's answer.
They weren't ordinary adventurers. In fact, the five women here were part of one of the only three Gold-level parties in the Kingdom of Reyestige, "Cang Rose". The blonde girl with the strange longsword was the leader of Cang Rose, Ladis Albein Drew Aindora.
She was also the descendant of one of the thirteen famous heroes in history.
In fact, Ladis was currently being entrusted by Princess Lana to secretly investigate and deal with "Eight-Finger", the evil organization that controlled the country's dark underworld.
Everything was going smoothly at first, but the accident that happened tonight messed up their plans.
"Who was it? Could it be that Her Highness couldn't help but take action? "
Said the sturdy woman as she shook her head helplessly. Ladis shook her head.
"There's no movement from the princess' side. This attack has nothing to do with Her Highness."
"Then who did it? To be able to destroy all of Eight-Finger's secret bases in one go, they should know a lot about him. "
"I'm not sure about this, but Hina and Tia have discovered something."
Having said that, Ladis clapped her hands. Soon, a figure flashed, and two identical girls wearing ninja costumes appeared in front of them.
"Hina, Tia, please make the report."
"Alright."
The two ninja girls nodded and one of them spoke.
"According to the results of our investigation, all the secret bases were destroyed by explosive magic."
"Explosive magic? In other words, the ones who attacked Eight-Finger were Gold-level Great Wizards? "
Explosive magic was a powerful magic that was second only to Dragon Slash and Spirit Rupture. It was impossible for non-Gold-level adventurers to cast it. Hence, the moment she heard the report, the sturdy woman immediately had an idea.
Of course, she would never have thought that there would be a freak like Hui Hui, who would put all her points into explosive magic and give up on everything else.
"Currently, none of the Gold-level Spell Casters in the kingdom are in the capital. Moreover, the eight locations were attacked at roughly the same time, so it's hard to confirm."
"You're not telling me that there were eight Gold-level Great Wizards attacking together, are you?"
"It's also possible that the other party used a very advanced teleportation spell."
There was teleportation at this time, but long-distance teleportation by a single person was limited. At least, it was impossible for someone like Fangzheng to go wherever he wanted.
"But speaking of explosive magic … I remember a rumor."
At this point, the masked young lady from before suddenly spoke.
"Two days ago, there was news from the Adventurer's Guild. A party eliminated a vampire that was wreaking havoc in the surroundings and was promoted to the Obsidian level."
"Oh, you mean that … Wait a minute, they clearly eliminated that vampire, so why were they only promoted to the Obsidian level?"
The members of Cang Rosa's party had also heard about this, but at that time, they were all investigating Eight-Finger's information and could not spare the time. That vampire was able to kill five Bronze-level adventurers, which was enough to prove his strength. Even if it was a Platinum adventurer party, if they could eliminate that vampire, they should have been promoted to Bronze-level or above!
"The one who eliminated the vampire was a companion of that party, but not a member of that party. The member of that party only defeated the adventurers who had been turned into vampires."
"I see."
Hearing this, everyone nodded. Although they were Bronze-ranked adventurers, after being transformed into vampires, their strength would definitely be greatly reduced. Of course, ordinary Porcelain adventurers would not be able to deal with such vampires. But they were all experienced people. They knew that an adventurer's level and strength were not necessarily equal. If the members of that party were strong enough, it would not be surprising for them to defeat a few Bronze-level adventurers who had been turned into vampires.
After all, they could easily do it themselves.
"By the way, what about the person who destroyed the vampires?"
"He was a companion of that party, but he did not become an adventurer, so his evaluation was calculated separately. He was not included in the party."
"What a strange guy."
Everyone shrugged when they heard the masked girl's answer. But soon, Ladis asked curiously.
"But what does this have to do with what we're talking about?"
"Of course it does."
As she spoke, the masked girl extended a finger.
"I heard that in that party, there's a girl who likes to cast explosive magic."
"Really?"
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed.
A girl who liked to cast explosive magic? Normally, they would just listen to her, but in this situation ….. it was a big problem.
"You think it was that girl who attacked Eight-Finger? Why? "
"We don't know for sure, but we can be sure that the girl might have something to do with the attack on Eight-Finger's secret base. And … .even if she wasn't, Eight-Finger wouldn't let her go so easily."
Everyone's expression turned solemn when they heard Ladis's judgment. Just as Ladis said, if they could obtain this information, Eight-Finger would definitely be able to as well. After all, they were only a five-man adventurer party. They naturally couldn't compare to Eight-Finger, who had an intelligence network all over the country.
Not only that, unlike them, Eight-Finger was a dark underground organization. These people had no scruples when they did things. Once they found out about something, regardless of whether they were related or not, they would definitely go to their door and interrogate them.
"No matter what, we must be prepared. The original plan is useless. We need to come up with a new one."
Just like that, many of them did not sleep in the dark night.
But that did not include Fangzheng.
He didn't care about this bullsh * t. He slept all the way until dawn, then brought breakfast to the guest room …. By now, the girl rescued by Fangzheng had woken up. But the girl was sitting there motionlessly like a puppet. She did not seem to have any reaction to Fangzheng's appearance.
"How are you feeling? Are you okay? "
"… … …"
The girl did not answer Fangzheng's question. She was like a wooden statue. But that was normal. Although her physical injuries had been healed, the mental injuries were not so easy to heal.
Of course, if Fangzheng had learned enchantment spells, he could have solved this problem through brainwashing or memory manipulation.
But unfortunately, he did not know how.
"Come, eat something."
As he spoke, Fangzheng placed the breakfast in front of the girl.
"You must be hungry after a night's sleep. Eat something first."
"… … …"
Looking at the piping hot food in front of her, the girl finally moved. Although her mental injuries seemed to have not recovered, at least her human survival instinct was still in effect.
Fangzheng watched as the girl picked up the spoon and put it in her mouth …. Then, she started eating in big mouthfuls like a hungry ghost.
After a while, the girl put down the spoon in her hand, and the plate in front of her was empty.
"You still look energetic. Anyway, have a good rest first. You're safe here. No one will do anything to you. I'll find someone to accompany you. Have a good rest for a few days, then think about what to do next. "
"… Thank … Thank …"
Maybe it was because she had not spoken for a long time, or for some other reason, but after hearing Fangzheng's words, the girl reluctantly uttered two words.
"You're welcome. You made your choice, and this is the result of your choice …. It doesn't look bad now, right?"
"Woo … Woo …!"
Hearing this, the girl suddenly lowered her head, covered her face, and cried bitterly.
"Why … Why … Why … Why … Didn't … Come … Earlier … Why … Why … Why … Didn't … Come … Why … Why …"
As she spoke, the girl stretched out her hand and grabbed Fangzheng's clothes tightly. Fangzheng did not speak. He just gently stroked the girl's head.
"… Woo … Woo …"
After a while, the girl slowly let go of his hand.
"That's … that's not … right …"
"Don't apologize. No matter what you've experienced before, it's all right now. You're safe here. We'll protect you …. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng took out a handkerchief.
"Wipe your eyes. It's rare for you to look so cute. It won't be good if your eyes are swollen from crying."
"But, but …."
Looking at the handkerchief in Fangzheng's hand, the girl was obviously a little afraid.
"Such a beautiful handkerchief for someone like me …."
"If I don't use it to wipe the girl's tears, then this handkerchief will be useless."
As Fangzheng spoke, he took out the handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from the corner of the girl's eyes.
"Well, in short, have a good rest first …. By the way, can you tell me your name?"
"My … My name is … Ki … Chialei …."
"Chialei? That's a nice name. My name is Fangzheng. You can call me whatever you want. "
"Mr. … Mr. Zheng …."
"That's right. Now that the meal is over, you can also have a good rest. Close your eyes and take a nap."
"Yes …."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Chialei obediently closed her eyes and lay back on the bed. After watching her fall asleep again, Fangzheng left the room.
At this moment, three girls were waiting outside the room.
"I didn't expect you to be such a womanizer. You like to seduce girls so much!"
Hui Hui glared at Fangzheng, but Fangzheng just glanced at her and shrugged.
"So you want to try it too?"
"Are you kidding me? I don't want to! "
Hearing this, Hui Hui's face turned red and she shouted. Fangzheng chuckled and turned to the priestess.
"Stay with her today. Although her physical injuries have improved, the mental injuries won't be healed so easily. As a girl, you should make her feel more at ease with you by her side."
"Yes, Sir Knight."
The priestess nodded. Fangzheng turned to look at Aiz next to him.
"Aiz, did you get rid of the rats last night?"
In response to Fangzheng's question, Aiz opened her hand.
"Five."
"I knew it.... Alright, you should go and rest too. We might have even more trouble coming our way."
"Okay."
Upon hearing this, Ai Si nodded and returned to her room. As for Fangzheng, he grabbed Hui Hui.
"You're not allowed to go anywhere today. Stay here."
"Why?"
"Because today …. If everything goes well, we should be able to do something big."
"Something big?"
Upon hearing this, Hui Hui, who had puffed up her cheeks in an aggressive manner, could not help but be taken aback as she looked at Fangzheng.
"What do you mean?"
"You'll know when the time comes. In short, you're not allowed to go anywhere today. Stay here obediently and wait for my orders. Understand?"
"Ugh …."
"If you don't want to, I'll drug you again."
"Ugh …."
Perhaps recalling the smell of the drug last night, Hui Hui's expression suddenly turned ugly.
"Okay …. I won't go out."
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