756 Bureau 4 (1/2)
Chapter 756: Bureau 4
Boom!!!
On top of a snowy mountain peak somewhere in Iceland, chunks of snow exploded like bombs and scattered snow everywhere. Looking from afar, an entire right chunk of the snow peak had been blown away, looking similar to a sugarcane that was bitten off.
The top half of the mountain crashed down and fell onto a plateau below, causing the ground to tremble.
The sky was clear without a single cloud but the sunlight did not provide much warmth. The sunlight shone on the exploded part of the mountain peak. There was a dark cave there.
There was a hint of green smoke coming out of the cave. That green smoke swirled around at the entrance of the cave and before it quickly dispersed as though it was a living thing.
Cough cough cough…
A slight coughing sound came from the cave. It seemed to belong to an old man's voice.
A moment later, an old figure with a white beard slowly walked out of the cave. He was leaning on a thick white cane and dressed in shabby clothes made from hides and skins. It seemed to be a patchwork of many different kinds of animal hides. There was a necklace made from shrunken human skulls hanging on his chest, giving off a primitive impression.
”Finally got out…” the old man groused. His face was lined with wrinkles like the bark of a tree. His hair and beard were a mess like the mane of a lion, totally unkempt.
He put his free hand by his mouth and blew.
Piiii!!!
A sharp whistle sound traveled through the cold wind.
After some time, a black dot was flying in the sky in the distance.
The black dot gradually came closer until its appearance was revealed. It was a big black hawk that had a wingspan of over four meters without a tinge of other colors. In the eyes of the black hawk was the strange old man at the bottom. It gave off a loud screech and flew down towards the old man.
A shadow flashed by and the old man was sitting on the back of the black hawk before it had even completely flown down. Then, one man and one hawk flew away from the place.
A few days later, the Lightless Alliance that was growing in numbers sent out a message. One of their three leaders, AG, had finally come out in spring and successfully made a breakthrough to a new realm. Originally, AG was an Upper Level but after the breakthrough, he could only be a Death Apostle.
The Lightless Alliance, which only had two Death Apostle class experts in the ranked one Holy Fist Palace, now had another one. The Alliance had now become more powerful, to an extent that it was comparable to the Blood Breeds and Witches.
Especially the Witches which had now become the weakest among them. AG, who represented the wizards, had had a breakthrough. Did it mean that the wizards who disappeared from history had returned once more? No one was clear.
However, the one point that everyone understood was that Lightless Alliance had become more powerful. Supernatural powers combined with the powers of ordinary people. More and more humans, under the leadership of Holy Fist Palace, were constantly training in fist techniques. Every second and every moment that passed by meant the expansion of Holy Fist Palace and Lightless Alliance.
In this situation, the Blood Breeds had no choice but to make a move.
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Deep in the Blood Alliance Headquarters
In the crimson underground, a number of huge spheres similar to glass balls floated in mid-air while moving around.
All the Death Apostle Blood Breeds except for Ashen were gathered here, occupying each of the glass spheres.
Wellington, Scarlet Moon, the female death apostle, the mysterious blonde man, and the last one was the Lion Mother. The Lion Mother's real body seemed to be elsewhere, but she had projected through the sphere what appeared to be a virtual image standing in the sphere.
The five of them opened their eyes and looked at each other in the sphere.
”The hidden piece is in. The next step should follow the plan,” Lion Mother was the first one to speak. ”The world has become more and more chaotic. If it is not put back on the right track, I'm afraid there will be unpredictable severe consequences.” While she was speaking, she still had a gentle and compassionate look on her face.
”Based on my recent observation, I felt that the original plan should be slightly altered,” someone gave a different opinion. It was the only female Death Apostle. She slightly frowned and stared at Lion Mother.
”I feel that, with Garen's personality, even if we used his parents and relatives to threaten him, the most we can achieve is to perish together with him. Besides letting him cast aside any worries, there are no other uses.”
”Why do you say that? We can use his family to exchange for the benefits we need,” Wellington said. He was now developing new family descendants so his consumption was very large. Until now, his face was still greenish, evidence of his large blood consumption.
”Though there is that kind of scenario, according to my analysis on Garen's past, this person was, on the surface, protective of his family but deep down he was an absolutely indifferent and rational person. I expect that threatening him using his family will not yield a good enough result worth sacrificing our hidden piece which we took so much care to insert,” the female Death Apostle retorted.
”Indeed, with Garen's personality, he will likely go straight down to fighting us to the death. Even if we kill his family, it will only fuel the fire in his heart for vengeance. In the end, it will be a war that consumes both sides with nothing to gain except damage. In comparison, the Holy Fist Palace has a huge number of humans to back them up and their speed in restoring their power and forces far outstrip us. This not worth it,” Wellington also shook his head slightly and said.
”Say, Scarlet Moon, isn't there someone on your side that has a very good relationship with Garen's family? Is there a chance?” he looked at Scarlet Moon and said.
”I will not use such a despicable move,” Scarlet Moon said. He looked at him indifferently and closed his eyes, refusing to say anymore.
”Stodgy!” Wellington curse at him.