The Inner World.
In a remote suburb far away from the city area.
Dilapidated villas and low-rise buildings were almost completely overrun by vegetation.
Not only the outer walls, but even the interior walls and the ground were covered in vines of various colors.
It was in such an uninhabited place that a figure suddenly appeared.
The figure looked a little like an extremely well-built human being. He wore a pure black robe that concealed his entire body.
He walked slowly to the side of a low-rise building, turned to face the vine-covered wall, and took off the hood of his robe.
The face that was revealed — to be precise, the four faces — belonged to one of the Inner World's six overlords — the four-faced individual.
Almost at the same time he took off his hood, the vines on the vine-covered wall began to wriggle rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they formed a huge face.
"Four Faced, I'm very surprised that you've requested to meet me alone." The huge face formed by vines was the first to speak. "Tell me, what exactly is it that makes you insist on negotiating with me, even at the risk of being killed by me?"
"Someone has stolen my castellan's seal fragment," the four-faced individual said right away, not even bothering to exchange pleasantries.
"It's been stolen?! Do you know who did it? " When the huge face on the wall heard this, an obvious expression of surprise appeared on its face. Its tone of voice was full of surprise as well.
"I don't know who it is exactly, but I think there's a ninety percent chance that it's an outsider." The four-faced individual seemed to be very certain of this.
"How did you lose it? Tell me in detail, "the huge face asked immediately.
"I put the fragment in this storage ring that I wear most often," the four-faced individual said as he tugged at his sleeve, revealing the storage ring he wore on the middle finger of his left hand. "Every time I take something out or store something inside, I'll subconsciously scan it with Divine Telekinesis. However, yesterday, when I was taking something out, I suddenly realized that the fragment was missing. "
"How could the thing inside a ring that you wear all the time disappear?" The huge face was rather puzzled. "Did you take it off?"
"I did take it off when I took a bath the day before yesterday. Moreover, I went to the storage ring three days ago to store a batch of things. At that time, I even used my Spiritual Force to scan the storage space once, and the fragments were still there. " The four-faced individual nodded. "Therefore, we can confirm that the castellan's seal fragment disappeared during the period between the two times I used Divine Telekinesis to scan the storage space. During this period of time, I just happened to take off my storage ring. Someone must have taken the opportunity to secretly tamper with it. "
"To be able to grasp the timing when you took off the ring, open your storage ring, and return the storage ring without a sound …" The giant face made of vines revealed a slightly mocking smile. "I'm afraid you have a mole among your subordinates. Also, to be able to open your storage ring, he should be someone very close to you. "
"That's what I think too." At this point, the four-faced individual's expressions darkened.
"Did the mole escape?" the giant face asked with a smile when it saw the four-faced individual's expression.
"Kill him." When the four-faced individual uttered these two words, his expression grew even colder.
As soon as he discovered that the Castellan's Seal Shard had disappeared, he went to find the Succubus.
After getting nothing out of her by extorting a confession, he killed the Succubus with his own hands.
"You didn't get anything out of her?" the giant face asked.
"No." The four-faced individual shook his head. "She must have been controlled by some sort of hypnotic technique. She knows nothing about the castellan's seal fragment. I forcefully read her memory, but I couldn't get any information about the mastermind behind the scenes. "
"Not even the slightest clue?" The giant face was also rather surprised.
"No." The four-faced individual shook his head. "That's why I said it's most likely the work of outsiders."
"You've lost the castellan's seal fragment, so why are you looking for me now? Do you want me to help you look for it? "the giant face asked with a smile. In reality, it had already guessed most of the other party's true intentions.
"Since these outsiders are here for the castellan's seal fragment, they'll come looking for you sooner or later." The four-faced individual did not beat around the bush and said frankly, "I want to join forces with you and get rid of these people!"
When it heard this, the giant face fell silent for a moment. It only spoke again after a long while.
"Why should I believe you? It's possible that you're just making up a story, and your real goal is to take the fragment from me. "
"If you want me to prove that I have something, that's easy. I'll just take it out directly. However, if you want me to prove that I don't have something, I can't do it. I have no way of proving that I've lost the castellan's seal fragment. "The four-faced individual shook his head." All I can say is that I've come to you with sincerity. My target is that group of outsiders. I have no interest in the fragment in your possession. "
"Whether you believe me or not, it's up to you. If you're willing to work together, then we'll work together. If you're not, I won't force you. I'll think of other ways to seek revenge on these people.
"However, I still have to remind you that it's only a matter of time before they find out that you have the castellan's seal fragment. They'll come looking for you sooner or later …"
The giant face fell silent once more. It had known the four-faced individual for many years. It knew that although the other party was a cunning person, it did not seem like he was setting a trap for it this time. If that was the case, then his acting skills were too superb.
"Assuming that what you're saying is true, why are you helping me?"
"These outsiders' target is the castellan's seal. If they really manage to gather all the fragments of the castellan's seal, what do you think will happen next? "The four-faced individual did not answer the giant face's question. Instead, he posed another question to it.
"If the outsiders obtain the castellan's seal …" The giant face on the wall had a strange expression on its face. "It's possible that they'll … erase everything that exists now and rebuild Phantom City …"
It was only now that the words had left its mouth unconsciously that the giant face seemed to realize the seriousness of the problem.
It had not thought of this before. It had only thought that the four-faced individual losing the castellan's seal fragment was a little ridiculous. However, now that it thought about it, it was extremely horrifying.
"It's not just possible; it's definitely going to happen!" The four-faced individual corrected it. "Think about it carefully. If you were an outsider and obtained the complete castellan's seal, would you leave Phantom City as it is and not make any changes? In any case, if it were me, I'd overturn all of the original settings and rebuild a Phantom City that belongs solely to me! "
"We'll be erased …" The giant face voiced what it was most concerned about.
The four-faced individual said nothing more. He stared at the giant face on the wall patiently, waiting for it to give him an answer.
A moment later, the giant face made up its mind and spoke again. "How do you want to work together?"
(End of this chapter)
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