Mephisto wasn't angered by Angora's scolding. In fact, he had been scolded by countless people since he joined the new emperor's intelligence department and rose through the ranks, and Angora's insults had no effect on him at all. In fact, he was a little amused.
Still, with his sensitivity as an intelligence agent, he quickly realized the keywords in Angora's words.
"Forum?"
It was a term he had never heard of. Since it had the effect of the truth-telling potion, it definitely wasn't a lie. Mephisto quickly analyzed the situation in his mind.
It sounded like Shamanic and not some other language, making it unlikely to be a rare term. It appeared to be a term exclusive to the Church of Games, and combined with the context, it was a sacred spell similar to telepathy.
If Angora hadn't been fed a truth-telling potion and his emotions hadn't been stirred by the reversal of the situation, he would never have revealed the information so easily given his temperament.
Mephisto had wanted to get more information from Angora, but the situation didn't allow it.
Beneath them, the hunter girl who was dressed like a border girl had shot an arrow at them. Even though it looked like a normal arrow, it exploded violently the moment it touched the wall imbued with divine spells!
Although the Shadow Magic that Mephistopheles had attached to the wall also had a defensive effect, it was more used for camouflage and sound isolation. After suffering such a powerful blow, a circle of spiderweb-like cracks appeared directly.
But that wasn't the end — the woman had shot a chain arrow!
The second arrow pierced the wall directly, shattering it into pieces!
Now that things had come to this, even Mephisto was panicking a little.
Being able to hold his position, he certainly had a discerning eye. While the Nightwalkers, who were under His Majesty's direct command and temporarily assigned to him as surprise troops were quite powerful, they clearly couldn't easily wipe out the Church of Games' believers. On the other hand, after the initial panic, the believers had quickly assumed a defensive formation, holding their ground and preventing themselves from being swiftly defeated while allowing the woman to free her hand to attack.
"What a shame. Looks like this is the end of the show. Let's talk somewhere else …" Mephisto said calmly, feigning calmness. Several servingmen came out from behind to carry Angora away.
As long as they could leave this place, there was nothing else to say.
Did they really think that it was so easy to break into the Imperial Intelligence Minister's manor? Right now, it was just the normal guards and mages who couldn't react in time. When they arrived, it would be the death of the God of Games' believers!
Mephistopheles was right, but he had underestimated the girl's persistence.
It wasn't easy to find him, so how could Vera just let the chance slip away like that?
Therefore, as if she wanted to vent out all the anxiety and depression that she had been feeling for the past day, she instantly drew her bow again and shot the few male servants to death in a flash!
Even Mephisto was almost hit by an arrow.
However, he dodged the arrow with nimble movements that did not match his burly body, only allowing the bowler hat on his head to fly off.
As for the last arrow, it was tied with a sturdy rope. After the arrow was shot into the wall, Vera used the rope to leap up and down among the shadowy humanoid creatures, and finally made it to the top of the attic.
"Lord Angora, I've finally found you …" She looked at Angora happily and went up to untie him, completely not noticing Mephisto, who had fallen to the ground after dodging the arrows and had a dark look on his face.
At the same time, the other Players who had accepted the rescue mission also received a notification that they had completed their quest.
"Everyone, prepare to retreat! Don't rush in and waste EXP! "
Simba shouted at once.
Their objective had been accomplished, and there was no need to fight to the death against the enemies in the manor.
After all, the Players who came for the quest this time were all new generation Players. There were no first-rate or super-first-rate Players, and while their ability had improved, they were still at the level where they could be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
Moreover, there was no telling if there were champions from other churches in the manor, and even now, the Players were still lagging behind the major churches in terms of high-end combat ability …
"Good job, Vela. I knew you'd come, but I didn't think you'd be here so soon. This is great." Due to the effects of the truth serum, Angora was much more talkative than usual. He chuckled and said, "As expected of my most —"
But before he could finish, his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly pushed the girl who was in the middle of untiing him away.
"Angora …"
Caught off guard, Vera was pushed to the ground and almost slid down the attic.
She was about to complain when she noticed that there was a crystal dagger in Angora's chest.
The dagger had been a faint purple, but it quickly turned red, until it was as dazzling and alluring as a ruby.
In stark contrast, Angora's face was quickly filled with a deathly gray hue.
If he hadn't pushed Vera away, the dagger would have been stuck in Vera's back.
"Angora! Angora … How did this happen … "Vera hurriedly took out a can of cola to replenish his HP, but it was too late.
Angora's HP bar was gone.
"What a touching master-servant relationship." Mephistopheles, the culprit, stood up with a gloomy face. A few other similar crystal daggers slid out between his fingers. "Don't worry, I'll make you into specimens and display them in the Intelligence Bureau's wax museum so that people in the future can understand the fate of those who betray the Empire!"
But even as he spoke, Angora's corpse suddenly vanished from the girl's arms right before his eyes.
It wasn't just Mephistopheles — even the grieving girl was left stunned.
It was only after a moment that she remembered that the quest did mention that the penalty for failing the quest was not death, but a drop in Angora's Affinity.
In other words, unlike most Players, Angora, who had no EXP bar, could be revived just like the Players?
Vera quickly wiped away her tears when she realized that.
Although Angora could be revived, she couldn't forgive herself for losing her composure.
She had already decided to help Angora and protect him with everything she had, but in the end, he was the one who saved her.
The words' Successful Rescue 'on the quest completion screen were incomparably eye-catching.
How was this a successful rescue?!
Angora's face as he died was something Vera couldn't let go of, and only felt a fire burning in her heart.
"What did you do?" Mephistopheles was still confused. "Where's that guy's corpse?"
The girl had already drawn her bow at him.
"I'm going to kill you."
She said.
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