Steel steam and flame

"The prey is conveying his thoughts to us through you. Haven't you noticed? When we arrived, the prey had already sensed it. Although he didn't know our specific location at that distance, his characteristics There, knowing someone is lurking around and not knowing are two completely different states." The woman looked at her watch during the period, "The prey is telling us that since we already know who he is, if anything happens, Just go after him, it’s best not to involve irrelevant people.”

"This is probably what I want to say. It is basically certain that the prey is also someone who has signed an agreement with the Kiris family, but it seems to be difficult to just investigate the area of ​​​​Manoma. But the investigation is ineffective, I understand. With our presence, it will be much easier to get clues.”

"By the way, Lord Philia, there is one more thing." Kusoli said when he saw Philia stop, "I asked another team to drop Porphyria, but it no longer has any effect. But If necessary, there is still time to go back."

Filia shook his head: "No, as I said just now, the prey does not want to involve other unrelated people, even if it is his enemy, I still adhere to this principle. You know the identity of Porphyta, this matter makes them Just solve it yourself. We have achieved our goal, so to speak. From now on, except for detailed information about the prey, do not get involved in anything else. Just leave the next thing to the people who come from the Theocracy. , they are qualified hunters, all of them are elites among the younger generation of the Theocracy, and it is no mistake to blame them for all the difficult people and things. Originally, they came here just to hunt."

"I heard that a giant ocean-going ship has set sail. It will take another month to arrive at the port of the Ocean Commons, and the turnaround will not take more than two weeks." Thanos said while looking at the rain screen, not knowing what he was thinking, " Now we only need to consider how to welcome their arrival, and Felice and I agree on the rest, just leave it to them."

When the rain subsided, the limousine arrived at a settlement on the edge of Manoma and stopped in front of a shop. The four of them got out of the car and entered the hidden basement from the kitchen before reporting today's situation via encrypted messages.

After finishing his work, Filia returned to the kitchen, took a bottle of wine and two wine glasses from the refrigerator, and went to the rest area of ​​the store. Business was a bit bleak on the rainy day, and there were only a few customers in the huge store who were carefully selecting products.

"What are you thinking about?"

Glancing at Filia who was pouring wine, Thanos said thank you. He picked up the cup and took a sip. After putting it down, he asked Filia who was sitting opposite: "Do you know the list of personnel sent by the Theocracy?"

"Why are you suddenly concerned about this? You don't have to think about it. You must choose from the three major knights. The mission assigned by the Pope himself must be taken seriously no matter what. The destination is still the Saint Dorag Empire, and you will never choose from other knights at will. Let’s choose a place. But it’s possible for those people to come and exercise, it just depends on who they are.”

"What's wrong? I advise you to just complete the orders given above and don't think too much about anything else."

"No, I think I have done a good job in obeying orders. It's just that sometimes I unconsciously think about what happened in the Extreme Sea Vortex. You must have secretly looked at the information collected by the Kiris family over the years, right? , this is what the top leaders of the Kiris family are afraid of. Sometimes ignorance can live longer, and if you know more, you will always encounter unexplainable things at special times. The Elders of the Theocracy do not want those If the secret is leaked, even here in the Kiris family, there is only a slight possibility."

"That's why we have to prepare in advance and worry about not having any effect. Don't forget that there is a super-state on the Right Prime Minister's Continent that is comparable to the Theocracy, and they have been staring at the vortex of the polar sea for a long time. Maybe the sixth red star appears. Moment is the time when all things settle down over a long period of time.”

"The huge vortex in the sky dispersed, and the black clouds brought a long night. After a long time, when the sun fell on the earth again, something changed." Thanos recited this sentence.

"That's right." After saying that, Phyllis drank the wine in his hand. She stood up and walked to the door, put on an apron with the store's pattern on it, and started waiting for customers to check out.

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When Atuohuan stopped the limo, Cassia turned around.

"Are you okay?" Looking at Atuohuan up and down, Cassia looked at the slowly healing wound on Atuohuan's stomach, and finally said no other words.

"It's not an injury. The tip of the knife is stuck in the fat. There's nothing serious except for a slight pain."

"Don't worry, I just fell into a coma because of the anesthesia gun." Looking at Atuohuan looking to the side of the limo, Cassia said, jumped out of the car, picked up Ye Jielin, and put her into Atuohuan's limo. , "Can anyone else be contacted? Porphyra should have been abandoned on the side of the road. I hope people along the way can see it."

Atuohuan nodded. Although he trusted Cassia, there was no need to argue that his body was relaxing at this moment.

Hai arrived about ten minutes later. He and Ietta did not speak. After carrying Lyle into the limo, he only looked around at the scarred road surface, and then returned to Manoma under the communication from another member of the group. .

Porphyta was still tied up by the roadside by the enemy. He was indeed tied tightly. The steel cable rope was wound around and around, leaving no possibility of breaking free.

Shortly after returning to Hei's villa, Ye Jielin woke up before Lyle under treatment, and the time came to around ten o'clock in the evening. Her head still hurt, so she took a brief rest. After she recovered a little, she returned to the hall, where Cassia and Hai were there.

"Ms. Ye Jielin is awake. It's time to go and see the Porphyry Tower. It has been locked up in the basement for a few hours. I don't think he can wait any longer." Hai stood up and walked towards the entrance of the basement, and the others stood up and followed. .

"You are still alive..." Pofita looked at the people in front of him, and finally his eyes rested on Cassia, and said.

"You are still alive. Is it any wonder that Cassia is still alive?" Ye Jielin answered for Cassia, "Aren't you going to think about yourself? Warren and Lahua Lal have said everything, your own The subordinates don’t seem to have an iron mouth like you. A little threat told us what we wanted to know, and helped us by the way. Of course, if there were no other people, I think the current situation should have happened during the day."

"I never expected anything from them, I just used them as tools." Pofita smiled, "That's what you came here for."

"Of course not, but judging from your attitude, it's impossible to ask anything out of you." Ye Jielin said lightly, "I hope you can still laugh in the near future."

"Hai, is there a full-time interrogator? I just need to get the complete body tomorrow morning."

"There's no way the family will let this go, Ye Jielin! You'd better think clearly. You've done enough to challenge the bottom line."

Ye Jielin laughed. She took the information handed over by Atuohuan and placed it directly at Pofetta's feet: "Not only will I not let it go, I will also use you to enter the cleanup agency and replace your location to be a part of.”

After saying that, Ye Jielin turned around and walked out of the room first, followed by Cassia, Atuohuan and the others silently. Hai turned his head and watched Ye Jielin walk back to the hall, then turned around and shrugged helplessly and politely towards Pofetta, "I hope you have a good time tonight, Mr. Pofetta. If there is nothing else, we are leaving. , someone will come to spend the night with you later."

The next day, Atohuan drove Ye Jielin and Pofita's body put into a body bag back to the Webley family headquarters. For some unknown reason, Cassia got into the limo when it started: "I'm with you." The two of them did not object.

As expected, they were intercepted midway by members of the family's investigation team.