Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Who is the Killer?
"The Witch's Convent" by DaoistaHADNk
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Hawthorne was taken aback and then quite shocked: "What did you say?! The Gray Hand team was wiped out?!"
That was a squad under the Black Staff Tower, the largest visible violent organization in Liberl Port, boasting over five hundred powerful Mages who mastered third-level spells—powerful enough to tear the entire city apart when they went on a rampage!
Good heavens, who has such audacity? Who possesses such strength?!
Although it has been said that over the years, Liberl Port has gradually fallen from being the southern gateway of the Sain Empire to an intermediary city serving international conglomerates, a dead camel is still bigger than a horse. If this creaking, decaying bureaucratic machine truly gets angry, believing that the events in the South Harbor District threaten the security of all of Liberl Port, and sends in a real Mage squad, it would definitely be something the folks in the South Harbor District couldn't withstand!
Even the Amazon Fisheries Company could potentially face utter disaster with one wrong move!
With this thought, his body almost trembled slightly, and he lost interest in gifting the witches to cheer them up. He hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened? Heidi, please explain in detail how you discovered the problem and what happened to the Gray Hand team!"
Heidi quickly responded, "Well, this morning, shortly after you left, Master, Andinie's insects discovered that the Black Staff Tower's Investigation Team had not shown up."
"Then we conducted a more thorough search based on the locations they investigated a few days ago, and we found several obvious bloodstains around an abandoned lumberyard."
"By comparing the blood with the samples from the insects used by Andinie, we can confirm that the blood belongs to members of the Black Staff Tower's Investigation Team!"
"It's highly likely they encountered misfortune in that lumberyard, leading to their total annihilation!"
Heidi coldly stated this conclusion, and Hawthorne's face couldn't help but turn slightly pale.
It's over; it seems the situation is already determined. The wrath of the Black Staff Tower is about to descend upon the South Harbor District...
"Wait!" Suddenly, he furrowed his brow tightly. "Who in the South Harbor District has both the ability and the audacity to take action against the people from Black Staff Tower?"
Heidi was taken aback, and beside her, Cuivis's lovely brows furrowed as she confidently replied: "Though there are countless small gangs in the South Harbor District, the only three that have the capability to accomplish this would be..."
"The Amazon Fisheries Company, the Dark Intelligence Network, and the Zhentarim Guild." She extended three fingers, counting them one by one, summarizing, "As for the other small gangs, they can't even compare to that Paladin from the Investigation Team and the fifteen elite Warriors she leads."
Hawthorne tightened his brow: "That's true, but do these three have a reason to act?"
"Even the Dark Intelligence Network typically just bullies the city guards; do they have the courage to directly challenge the Black Staff Tower?"
Others might not know, and may not even realize that the leader of the Dark Intelligence Network is an eye demon, but Hawthorne, as a player, not only knew this clearly but also understood its strengths and weaknesses!
Although this guy is a well-known eye demon tyrant and has legendary power, he is hardly a match for the Black Staff Tower, which wields artifacts: the current Lady of the Black Staff could easily crush him with just a finger!
As for the other two, they are even less likely to.
In front of them, Cuivis looked slightly taken aback, then hesitated in her tone: "Well, there shouldn't be... So then, who else could have this ability and audacity..."
Her voice gradually grew quieter, and Hawthorne swallowed hard, a bold hypothesis slowly emerging in his mind: "Everyone, do you think this..."
"Could it have been done by the out-of-control Die?"
As soon as the words escaped his mouth, the room fell silent. Every woman seemed to be gripped by invisible hands around their throats, and the convent was eerily still.
Yes, this does seem like the biggest possibility.
In her prime, Die definitely had the power for this, and in her amnesiac, uncontrolled state, she might act without consideration for the consequences...
A few nuns felt their hearts tremble, as they could foresee that when the Mages from the Black Staff Tower arrived at the slum, captured Die's true form, and followed the clues to discover the existence of the convent...
All their efforts up to that point would be in vain!
Hawthorne realized this as well and didn't dare to delay any further. He immediately made a decision: "Let's prepare quickly. After sunset, we'll head straight to that lumberyard and see what's really going on!"
He promptly began making preparations, and at the same time, at the headquarters of the Amazon Fisheries Company in the South Harbor District, similar conversations were just beginning.
"The Black Staff Tower's Investigation Team, along with our people, have gone missing around that lumberyard?"
The female executive, Gael Portel, was about to clock out when she listened to her subordinate's report, her thick brows knitting tightly together. The woman reporting to her looked anxious, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, and based on the bloodstains we observed, it's very likely they've encountered misfortune…"
Tricky!
Portel silently cursed. She wasn't afraid of the Black Staff Tower investigating the magical creatures' attack that night since that incident had nothing to do with them; there was no fear of a thorough investigation—at best, the members of the Investigation Team were greedy, and a bit of money could smooth things over.
However, if the Investigation Team was wiped out here, it would be akin to slapping the faces of the high-ranking officials in Liberl Port.
Although their faces had been slapped more than a few times over the years, in the past, it was powerful conglomerates like the Gold Dragon Bank that could turn the tide of the world with a mere finger—where would it leave small companies like theirs to act?
It was clear that this matter would inevitably bring down the wrath of the higher-ups, prompting them to send their elite teams to turn the entire South Harbor District upside down, even to set an example to deter others...
If that happened, many of the arrangements made by the company over the years would have been in vain!
The Amazon Fisheries Company, while large enough to operate freely in the South Harbor District, where even the district hall had to consider their presence; but small enough considering that the Amazon Kingdom behind them was still a small island nation that hadn't even been established for a century, lagging far behind powerful conglomerates like the Gold Dragon Bank or Blue Dragon Bank, which could influence the world's situation with a sneeze...
This matter could not be allowed to escalate. Everything must be dealt with tonight!
"Immediately notify my team; we're leaving right now!" Portel abruptly stood up, her gaze fierce. "Even if those people have to die, they cannot die in the South Harbor District!"
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