Kagu's stiff body turned around.
His eyes were filled with astonishment when he saw Kieran and Borl, who had somehow appeared behind him without him knowing.
Pol wasn't as polite and passionate as before.
All he had was a sneering look on his face.
Did Kieran notice everything?
Was he putting on an act?
The thought bloomed in Kagu's heart, but he shook his head hard.
Impossible!
My plan is flawless!
Even if my initial plan failed, my backup plan would be enough to compensate for everything!
It's just a coincidence!
Yes, it's a coincidence!
Kagu took in a deep breath when the thought came into his mind.
"Don't think that just because you coincidentally ruined my plan, you can …"
Bang!
Kagu, who still thought he had control of the situation, spoke slowly, but before he could finish, Kieran fired a shot at him.
Kagu's eyes showed disdain.
The item in Kieran's hand was indeed decent.
However, no matter how good the item was, it needed someone to stop it.
A musket that couldn't hit its target?
It was no different than a fire stick!
Just as Kagu was about to move and dodge, pitch-black tentacles extended from the void around 'him'.
[Twine Sting]!
The legendary item from the treasure vault of the three kings.
After the monster's death, the item was refined with alchemy. Following Kieran's will, the tentacles extended and wrapped around Kagu.
Although Kagu broke free from the tentacles a moment later, [Dark Powder Gun] fired a pellet at Kagu's head.
It wasn't an air pellet anymore, but a loaded real pellet with Powerful attack and Strong fire damage.
A musket that couldn't hit its target was a fire stick.
A musket that could accurately hit its target was a killer weapon.
KABOOM!
Kagu's head was blasted to bits, his headless body falling to the ground with a thud.
A formless energy came out from the body.
It then gushed into [Lord of Mist] in Kieran's pocket.
Kieran wasn't in a hurry to check on [Lord of Mist], instead, he glanced over Kagu's headless body with interest.
Kagu's body didn't change.
He still had the appearance of a human.
However, it was only similar in appearance.
His inner self had long since been replaced by the 'pagans'.
Under [Tracking]'s vision, not even the slightest detail could escape Kieran's eyes. Especially in this world that was occupied by the mist-like wicked presence, a person with a similar presence was too eye-catching.
After all, true humans were incompatible with these auras.
However, Kieran wasn't surprised that these guys attacked the convoy.
Because, this is normal.
Compared to a city with a weak defense and a city with a strong defense, the former was undoubtedly easier to attack.
Even if the former had fewer people, it would still be the same.
According to Kieran's expectation, it should have attracted a lot of creatures like Withering Branch and Resting Deer, but the number was a little beyond Kieran's expectation.
Not much.
But less!
In Kieran's estimation, three to five such pagans would not be considered a lot.
But now?
The only true heretic was Kagu!
Those who died were just monsters that were corrupted by Kagu.
"Is this a stone that was pushed out to scout the path?
Or is it a bastard that jumped out to gain the upper hand by striking first? "
As Kieran was deep in thought, he saw the merchant group surrounding them again. He quickly gave Pol a 'I'll leave it to you' gesture and walked towards the wagon.
Kieran was always vigilant against strangers.
He knew his current self wasn't a suitable person to deal with.
If he was alone, he would have to bite the bullet.
But now, with Pol around, things were different.
Pol nodded slightly at Kieran's back.
He knew what he should do.
Helping the Flaming Devil deal with things that he didn't want to deal with was the basic principle of helping each other.
"Don't panic!
Kagu is the same as the others before him, he is no longer your familiar comrade. They … no, they have been corrupted by the pagans … "
As Pol explained, he glanced over Kagu's body.
'What a smart ass!'
Since the higher-ups of Kate Trading Company had undergone unusual changes, as the sole survivor, Kagu was much more eye-catching than expected!
Pol didn't have a special skill like [Tracking].
But he had a basic understanding of the situation.
If he wanted to hide a leaf, he would have to put it in the forest, but when the forest was filled with withered yellow leaves, throwing a green leaf into the forest would be suicidal.
Sighing in his heart, Pol started to talk to the temporary person in charge of Kate Trading Company.
After Pol explained everything and was willing to sign a contract under God's witness to prove that what he said was the truth, the temporary person in charge couldn't help but heave a breath of relief.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Pol.
"I was really caught off guard."
We've prepared enough, but accidents still happened. "
The temporary person in charge, Ainte, smiled bitterly. His already wrinkled face had more wrinkles.
Ainte was already a middle-aged man, but his face looked a lot older than his actual age. His clothes weren't exactly clean either, but they were used to keep him warm. Compared to Kagu and the other representative, it was like heaven and earth.
However, these kinds of people were an important part of the merchant group.
Pol's role in the past was also one of them.
So, he knew what people like Ainte were thinking.
Or rather, how should he deal with people like Ainte?
"Yeah, after the Black Cataclysm, accidents are everywhere.
But believe me, Corin is much stronger than we thought.
Of course, we still need to inspect the group. You better tell me what you have prepared beforehand, I don't want unnecessary trouble because of our lack of understanding. "
Borl gave him a guarantee.
Ainte heaved a breath of relief right away.
"Of course, please come with me."
Ai Te nodded in agreement.
Then, he simply turned around and led the way without any delay.
Although because of his age and experience in the merchant group, Ainte was the temporary person in charge, if he had a choice, he would never want to be the person in charge.
Ainte had been on the road from Castle Aïtantin to Mozaar for a decade, but he had never felt fear like today.
Despite running into all sorts of dangers in the past, none of them had ever come from inside the convoy.
One needed to know …
There was an absolute guarantee in the convoy.
But now, this so-called 'absolute' guarantee had actually failed!
Ainte didn't know why it failed.
However, Ainte knew that they urgently needed someone who could guarantee their safety.
So, after getting the basic guarantee, Ainte brought Pol to the biggest secret of the Kate Trading Group without a second thought.
It was a wagon pulled by two horses.
From the outside, it looked no different from the other wagons in the merchant group. The wagoner didn't look any different either, but after Ainte opened the door, he saw a divine emblem!
The emblem of the God of War!
It wasn't the kind of emblem that was carved on a decoration, but an independent, three-dimensional one, carved out of a blood-red rock, half a man's height.
When Pol saw the emblem, he was stunned.
The divine emblem of the God of War wasn't as unique as the one before the Black Cataclysm, but it wasn't something anyone could simply use, let alone this kind of independent emblem.
Based on what Pol knew, this kind of independent emblem could only be bestowed by the War Shrine.
It wasn't an easy feat, not even the former lord of Sicar, a well-known devout believer of the God of War, could get one.
In fact, since the era of Aïtantin I, the number of independent emblem bestowed to the God of War was less than 10.
Most of them were bestowed by the imperial court of Aïtantin.
The rest were only a few nobles from Castle Aïtantin.
Then …
Who was standing behind Kate Trading Company?
Pol's mind was searching for the information.
Although there were only a few nobles in Aïtantin Castle, Pol would need time to differentiate and gather information before he could confirm which one it was.
Undoubtedly, now wasn't the time.
"It's a divine emblem!
No wonder Kate Trading Company became one of the biggest trading companies in Aïtantin. "
Pol pretended to be surprised and exclaimed.
Ainte beside him showed his pride.
It was the pride of being a member of Kate Trading Company, but when he thought about how the biggest guarantee was losing its magical effect, Ainte's face turned gloomy again.
He then looked at Pol with anticipation.
"Mr. Ainte, I'm just a merchant.
I don't know what's wrong with the divine emblem.
It's even more impossible to solve.
You can only ask the lord priests about it. "
Pol laid his hands open and showed a helpless expression.
"Yeah, how can we solve this kind of problem?"
Pol's helpless expression pulled Ainte closer to him. Ainte nodded in understanding. After Ainte closed the carriage door, both of them chatted for a while. When the convoy moved again, only then did Pol return to his wagon.
The moment he entered the carriage, Pol saw Kieran with a slight grin.
Pretty good mood?
Pol was stunned.
Then, Borl blinked his eyes unconsciously.
When his vision cleared up, Pol saw Kieran as cold as he remembered.
Pol heaved a breath of relief right away.
Truth be told, he was used to Kieran's cold attitude, so the sudden change was hard for him to get used to. It was like when he confessed, he was prepared to be friends with Kieran and it worked!
Now, he couldn't even be friends with Kieran anymore, it was a pity.
"Corin, I found the Divine Emblem in the Kate Trading Group's wagon!"
After Borl sat down, he told Kieran everything he had seen. Then, Borl started to express his own opinion.
"The God of War is weaker than we thought.
When he faced the Mist before, it was just a projection. Now, even the Divine Emblem can't suppress the pagans. I think … He might have reached his limit. "
At the end of his sentence, Borl lowered his voice.
If it wasn't for the Divine Emblem in the convoy, Pol would rather use the word 'fallen'.
Kieran didn't comment on that.
Based on the intel he received, the God of War was undoubtedly at a disadvantage, but who could guarantee that it wasn't just a disguise?
Or more precisely, was the God of this dungeon world that Broker had been planning for a long time really as weak and easy to bully as he looked?
Kieran didn't believe it.
So, Kieran answered Pol carefully.
"It's possible.
But it's unlikely. "
Pol thought for a while at Kieran's answer before nodding in a serious manner.
He had never met a God before.
Kieran's opinion was the most important one.
Then, when he thought about how a newbie like him had started to think about the Gods, Pol couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"I should be thinking about my upcoming plans, not these things that you, Corin, should be thinking about!
Aïtantin Castle will be the starting point of all the whirlpools in the coming days.
Hope it won't affect me too much! "
Pol said with anticipation.
Kieran kept quiet.
No one could tell what would happen in the future.
Among all the existences that Kieran knew, other than Nikorei, even Lady Thorn, who had the power of 'Fate', was only peeking at a corner of the future.
And the corner could be changed at will.
Maybe one day, Kieran would be able to peek at the corner of the future.
But compared to all these, Kieran thought it would be better to control the present.
Unconsciously, Kieran reached out to the [Lord of Mist] in his arms.
The [Lord of Mist] had gone through some changes.
While maintaining the original item level and basic attributes, it had an extra special effect, [Deceive Contract].
[Deceive Contract: You have been treated as the God of Mist, you can use the Lord of Mist to accept a large amount of offerings from the believers and give them some rewards (rewards are not limited to physical items)]
…
It was a rather decent special effect from Kieran's point of view.
Although the Mist religious sect was still developing and the special effect wasn't suitable to be used, when the sect continued to grow and reach the level of War Shrine, Lady Calamity, or even beyond that level, the special effect's value would show itself.
Strength in numbers wasn't just an empty saying.
Maybe Kieran could easily crush a 10,000-man army.
But when 10,000-man army was used to search for and create something, Kieran would feel inferior.
Quantitative change would always lead to qualitative change.
Kieran firmly believed in that saying.
Because of that, he was in a good mood just now.
He had been in a good mood until now.
However, right away, Kieran's mood …
He felt happier.
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