Chapter 538: Hints (1/2)

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”So, what is the plan for this guy?” asked Arthur as he looked at Kayne who was released by Shin from the prison prism.

”We should have given him to that Archimedes guy earlier and let him handle the rest,” said Leonard while also looking at Kayne with knitted brows.

”That is not going to be a good idea,” said Shin as he walked beside the two.

Hearing that, the two couldn't help but knit their brows for being confused. And when Shin saw that expression on their faces, he chuckled for a moment before explaining. ”That is because this guy is like a tracker for our mysterious opponent.”

”Huh?”

The two became even more confused when they heard those words and looked at him with an even deeper frown on their faces.

Seeing that, Shin chuckled a little before saying. ”Just look. This is one of the leaders who are taking orders directly from their boss. Do you think they have no means to communicate with him if that is the case? Of course not!”

”And I'm suspecting that is the reason why he said that he can locate his boss earlier,” he added while turning his gaze at Kayne.

Shin stared at him with squinting eyes before continuing. ”But such methods can also be used the other way around. If these guys can locate his boss, then that guy can also locate them back.”

”Which practically explains how he can keep an eye on them all the time,” said Cloe as she joined them.

”So, are you saying through this guy, their boss can find a way to enter the so-called floating castle if is taken there?” asked Leonard with knitted brows.

Shin shrugged his shoulders when he heard that before replying. ”Well, that is still just a suspicion.”

”But when you look closely at it, how come these guys are still biding their time if the location of the floating castle is practically obvious? Why not attack it directly if it is right in front of them?”

”Maybe because it is being guarded by those so-called Keepers,” he added with another shrug of his shoulders.

He then turned his head back to Kayne before saying. ”So, that cunning snake is probably planning to let this guy get captured by that Archimedes guy and use him to find the safe way to sneak inside that floating castle.”

”Well, yeah, it is their main target after all,” agreed Artur while nodding his head. He then turned his head at Shin once again before asking for another time. ”So, what's your plan with this guy?”

Hearing that, Shin started grinning evilly before talking out the [Spiritual Executioner] and [Silent Killers] from the [Belt of Tomi] wrapped around his waist. ”Well, I learned something new from that duo earlier so let me give it a try.”

Arthur's face suddenly turned when he saw Shin taking out his flying daggers and needles; especially when he saw the scary look that he was currently wearing. ”What are you going to do with those?”

On the other hand, Kayne started trembling in fear while looking at Shin with a terrified expression on his face.

”I-I…” he started stuttering as he was trying to say something but he was too terrified to force out the words from his mouth.

Meanwhile, Shin just ignored the expression that he had and stood up before picking Kayne up and dragging him away from the group. ”I'm going to test something. Don't let Cloe get close.”

”Huh!?” said Cloe as he looked at Shin with a deep frown.

Meanwhile, Arthur and Leonard were looking at Shin's back with a twitching face as they could already guess what Shin was trying to do.

Not long after, the three heard Kayne's loud cries of agony coming from the place where Shin had brought him to. And after a few more moments, they saw Shin walking back on his own.

”Where is he?” asked Arthur when he didn't see Kayne walking alongside Shin.

Hearing that, Shin just shrugged his shoulders while replying in a nonchalant manner. ”Well, his tenacity is quite weak so the system put him in deep sleep mode.”

”Fortunately, I immediately put him back inside the prison prism before the game forcefully logged him out.,” he added with the same nonchalant tone.

”That is not what I'm talking about. Is he-…?” Arthur was trying to say something when Shin immediately shut him off.

”Don't worry. I didn't go overboard or something, he was just too scared earlier; that's all!” said Shin reassuringly while tapping Arthur's shoulders.

Though, he was having a slightly different thought in mind. 'This game is starting to become evil. To think that they will give the players the ability to do that kind of 'interrogation'? Tsk!'

On the other hand, Cloe grabbed the edge of Shin's cloak which made him pause his steps.

”Hmm?” Shin turned his head and looked at Cloe who currently had her head lowered and looking on the ground.

Seeing that, Shin smiled slightly before patting her head gently while saying.  ”As I said, it is not like what you guys are thinking. So, don't worry.”

Before the atmosphere surrounding them could even become more awkward, Leonard immediately clapped his hand to quickly change the topic by asking. ”So, what happened? Did you get something?”

Thankful, Shin immediately turned his head at him before answering. ”Well, I at least learned how to locate their boss from that guy alongside some useful hints.”

”So, we can hunt him now?” asked Arthur with a frown.

Unfortunately, Shin shook his head and replied with a bitter smile. ”The problem is we can't use that method anymore. The other side already anticipated that we are going to use it right after we captured that Kayne dude.”

”And with that, he already blocked all of the possible trails that may expose his location,” he added while pursing his lips.

”Tch! So, there is really no way to track him down?” said Arthur, complaining.

But Shin immediately waved his index finger and quickly added. ”Ah-Ah~! From the information that I got, there is still a way to find him.”

Hearing that, the two immediately turned their heads towards him with skeptical looks on their faces.

”And that is?” seemed to be the words that were written on their faces.

Shin then suddenly smirked after reading the thoughts running inside their heads and said. ”If you want to lure the snake out of its nest, you only have 2 ways to do it.”

”First is to burn its nest to force the snake to abandon it. Second, throw a good bait that will tempt it to willingly leave its nest.”