Chapter 58 (1/2)

It was already noon when Claude returned to Remutt, so it was naturally impossible for him to just return like that.

Claude controlled the underground world of Remutt, conducting all sorts of criminal activities with huge profits.

Arms, casinos, slaves.

As for robbing others, it was an evil deed that had not been done for many years. The reason why he returned to his old job was so that he wouldn't be able to get his hands on less than 10,000 yuan worth of savings. It was also not because of the fact that Lia could sell it for a good price, but because of his face and his so-called dignity.

It was just that Claude could not take any zeros at Remtrie.

Even though he had a lot of influence in this colony, he was still someone Sean had personally taken care of.

In Remutt, the vice chairman, Theon, had more power, because more than eighty percent of Remutt's forces were in the hands of this businesslike man.

This was a person who even Claude did not wish to offend, so he had to deal with Zero. Only after he left Remutt would Claude be able to ignore Sean's words.

However, this was outside of Claude's expectations. Previously, he had inquired about Zero's information and he knew that Claude was only a person with abilities around rank 2.

Hence, he had found Baolong and Lafite, as well as a rank 3 heavy firepower user and an Elemental Domain esper. With Claude's help, he could only make a big deal out of dealing with Zero.

However, Claude never thought that there would be another capable person who would step in and make him brag about his revenge to turn into a joke.

Claude returned, his face ashen, but he had already changed his clothes outside the base, not letting the smell of gunpowder waft from his body.

The revenge had taken place not far from Remutt, and Claude did not wish for this to cause Sean any misunderstandings.

When they arrived at the apartment building in the base, Claude waved his hands, ordering the guards to leave.

Claude opened the door, relieved by the quiet of the room. At least in Remtrie, he didn't have to worry about Zero coming back to take revenge.

In that case, Remutt's guards would teach Zero a lesson.

He poured himself a glass of shoddy red wine and tossed himself onto the sofa.

He took a sip of red wine and closed his eyes.

Claude wasn't an Adept. He was just an ordinary person.

Although he played the role of a villain more often than not, and was naturally self-satisfied when he was in a position of absolute superiority, Claude would also feel afraid if the situation turned around.

When the three of them were in melee combat, Claude was terrified of those battle abilities which far surpassed ordinary humans.

Not to mention Lafayette's Frozen Gun or that woman's sword wind, even with Zero's most ordinary shooting abilities, he could easily end Claude's life with a single bullet.

He suddenly realized that perhaps he shouldn't have provoked Zero, even if he was only a rank two.

All sorts of information flooded through his mind, and Claude rubbed his temples.

Suddenly, he felt his shoulders sink, as if someone was holding him down.

Startled, he reached for the pistol at his waist.

Claude opened his eyes and saw a dagger, bright as blood, lying on the side of his neck where the great arteries were located.

With a light pull of the dagger, Claude could leave this world.

Claude did not even dare to move. In his eyes, an elegant figure walked in front of him.

The person dragged the chair over and sat down in a comfortable position.

Artificial light shone through the window onto his face. The rimless glasses flashed through the cold light, and the cane in his hand lightly tapped on the ground.

The rhythm was not the least bit chaotic, and the mechanical clashing made Claude panic.

It was Shane!

Claude did not expect the trade union chairman to come looking for him at this time.

”Let him go first, Petra.”

Sean picked up the red wine Claude placed on the table and sniffed it, then frowned.

The crimson dagger left Claude's neck, and the owner of the dagger slowly walked around the sofa, arriving behind Sean.

It was a woman in her mid-twenties.

She had long, scarlet hair, just like a dagger, and wore a tight black leather suit.

The close-fitting cut completely exposed her sexy figure.

There was a dark golden snake pattern on the chest of the leather jacket.

This pattern made Claude's breathing difficult.

It represented a secret force, a private force belonging exclusively to Theon called the Cobra, and the redheaded woman was the leader of the army, the beautiful Serpent Pelafini.

It was said that this woman, who was also Theon's lover, with her snake-like waist and legs longer than the average woman's, did deserve the nickname of the nymphet snake.

However, Claude knew that only Sean would be able to enjoy the alluring taste of this beautiful snake girl.

As for the others, even he could only swallow his saliva.

”All right, Mr. Claude.”

Not long ago I received a report of a fierce battle near the Hessen Bridge, two hundred kilometers from Remutt.

There were a few other Adepts involved, and they were the mercenaries I'd appointed to Lampert's University for a reconnaissance mission.

”Can you tell me what's going on?”

Claude's face was full of bitterness. He knew that this matter could not be hidden from Sean.

He hadn't meant to do it near Remutt, but behind the Hessen Bridge lay endless plains, moors, and ruins.