Chapter 176 - Pest (1/2)

Translator: Yang_Wenli  Editor: Yang_Wenli

Inside the main hall of Hotel Black Dove.

The young dwarf Frostaxe dispatched to the hotel had fallen onto the ground and was sleeping. The only people still awake in the hotel were Pluk, his fostered children and the masked guest.

One of the Gray-cat Beastman crawled on the second floor’s railings to curiously look at the masked person below.

The masked individual raised their head and used the scarlet eyes beneath the mask to glance at the Gray-cat Beastman child. As those from the feline family were extremely perceptive of danger, the Gray-cat Beastman child immediately ran back to his room.

“Pest… I… never imagined for you to return.”

Pluk looked at the special coin that was placed on the counter. It was a coin imprinted with black dove.

Among the members of the underground intelligence network Black Dove, only those of the older generation knew what that coin represented. It signified the ‘founder’ and ‘absolute ruler’ of the Black Dove.

Unfortunately, the holder of that coin disappeared without a trace a long time ago. Because of that, Black Dove began to gradually fall apart. It was only after the dark elf Thousand Faces appeared in Norland and took control over Black Dove that the largest underground information network of Norland was reorganized.

Pluk was one of the founding members of Black Dove. Thus, he recognized the coin as well as the owner of that coin.

“I’m fed up with this city occupied by the humans. Living in the demon realm is much more comfortable for me. Being able to accompany Her Highness Cecily is my life’s greatest honor.”

The Black Dove was created to strengthen the position of the non-humans in Norland. Unfortunately, there were simply too many mages coming to Norland from all around to seek out knowledge. Because of that, the non-humans ended up being forced to a corner of Norland, a place that eventually became Squirrel Street.

Pluk sized up his friend that he had not met in countless years. Her attitude had made it clear what her identity was… a sentinel.

“What… would a sentinel from the Demon Realm’s Royal City want in this city?”

“Her Highness Cecily ordered me to bring her younger brother back to the Demon Realm.”

Pest took out a slender glass container. Scarlet liquid was in the glass tube. Merely by looking at the color of the liquid, one could tell that it was someone’s blood.

“You know that my race is capable of tracking a person’s location using their blood. But, perhaps due to the interference caused by Norland’s barrier, my sense of smell lost effectiveness after coming to Norland.”

What Pest told Pluk could be said to be confidential information for a sentinel’s mission. If this was to happen in the Demon Realm, both the sentinel who leaked the information and the people who heard the information will be severely punished.

But, Pest was not concerned about that. She was not worried that Pluk would leak the secret information she just told him either.

“I need your help. I do not wish to stay for an extended period of time in this human-filled city.”

As Pest spoke, Pluk could feel some of the blood within his body was starting to move strangely.

“What is the name of the person you’re seeking?”

Even though the person before him was holding his life through blood manipulation, Pluk continued to have an expressionless look on his face.

This Deceiver had guessed the reason why Pest came to Norland. But, as he was a Faceless Demon, a member belonging to a race of demons called Deceivers, Pluk was not planning to confess to Pest that easily.

“Joshua. Joshua Annerlaude. He’s also a Chaos Demon. Do you know where in the city he’s hiding in?”