Chapter 255: Chapter 255
Sylphid City
Business District, Mayor’s Mansion
“How is it, Mr Mayor? Is anything to your liking?” asked a shady looking man while rubbing his hands. “Hmm, not bad, not bad”, said the slightly large man with a curly moustache, “You did a good job here” the slightly large man with a curly moustache smiled as he looked at the work that the shady looking man beside him had done. “I am glad that you like it, Mr Mayor”, the shady-looking man said with a wide smile. “I’ve got to say, that material you gave me before really made the difference. Without that, I would never have the chance of finishing this masterpiece in front of us”, the shady-looking man uttered. “Uh-huh”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache took out the item from the briefcase before putting it in his right hand.
“So, how do you use it?” the slightly large man with a curly moustache asked while twirling his right hand around. “It’s simple. An Aura Master such as you should be able to use this thing easily. Just inject your aura into the glove, and the green gem on the middle of the glove will do the rest”, the shady-looking man said to the slightly large man with a curly moustache. “Hmm, so it’s like that, huh?” the slightly large man with a curly moustache twirled his moustache before pointing his right palm at the shady-looking man beside him. “What do you—” before the shady-looking man could finish his sentence, the slightly large man with a curly moustache interrupted him, “Who else knew about this?” he asked as he gathered his aura into the glove on his right hand.
Green glowed formed in the middle of the glove as green mana particles gathered around the slightly large man with a curly moustache. The shady-looking man trembled in fear as he raised his hands, “It’s just you and me”, he said with a stutter. “That’s good”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache fired the green mana that gathered on his right hand. The shady-looking man closed his eyes, preparing himself for his death. However, what the shady-looking man waited for did not come. The shady-looking man opened his eyes and saw that the beam was fired past his face and into the wall behind him. The shady-looking man heaved a sigh of relief after feeling that he was about to die.
“Good, you kept the secret. Now, I will give you this” the slightly large man with a curly moustache threw a magic staff at the shady-looking man. “Consider it a bonus”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache said. “T-thank you, my lord”, the shady-looking man bowed toward the slightly large man with a curly moustache. “Hmph!” the slightly large man with a curly moustache snorted as he looked outside of his office. “Alexandro, I knew you were going to move today. So, I made preparation on my own. I will pay you back for the humiliation that you gave me before. Just watch and see”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache gritted his teeth while clenching his fist so hard that it started to bleed.
“Mr Mayor”, just as the slightly large man with a curly moustache was about to turn back, he was interrupted by the voice of one of his subordinates. “What is it?” the slightly large man with a curly moustache asked. The slightly large man with a curly moustache’s subordinates looked at the shady-looking man that was happily holding a magical staff on the side with hesitation. “No problem, you can speak”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache said, easing his subordinate’s worry. “Report, Mr Mayor. Alexandro and his gang of imbeciles are ready to move. Our spy inside the adventurers and the reports from the civilians confirm this”, said the slightly large man with a curly moustache subordinate.
“As I expected”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache rubbed his chin, “Tell Commander Dakota and Commander Steve to get ready”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache said while crossing his arms. “Yes, Mr Mayor!” the subordinate saluted before hurriedly leaving the slightly large man with a curly moustache’s office. After that, the latter took out a crystal ball before injecting a small mana stone inside. “What is it?” the voice of a familiar black-cloaked man asked. “My lord, Alexandro had decided to make his move”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache reported. “So the time has come”, a man cloaked in black said with a low tone. “Prepare the best you can do. I will send you the promised reinforcements when the conflict begins”, the man cloaked in black said.
The slightly large man with a curly moustache’s expression brightened when he heard this. “Thank you very much, my lord. I assure you, I will not disappoint you”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache said with joy. “You better do that, or else”, said the mysterious man cloaked in black before he terminated the connection. Right after that, the slightly large man with a curly moustache furrowed his eyebrows and squinted his eyes. “Order me while you can, dickhead. Soon, after all of this is over, I will proceed to kill you with my own hands”, the slightly large man with a curly moustache said as his eyes glowed green.
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Alexandro, General Ludwig and the armoured woman gathered inside Alexandro’s office. “Is this it? Is this your plan?” General Ludwig slightly raised his eyebrows. “Yes, anything wrong?” Alexandro squinted his eyes. “No, nothing’s wrong. However, this plan put a heavy emphasised on Eru and his friends. Are you sure you want to do that?” General Ludwig asked. “Yes, of course. After all, this is also a part of Eru’s Adventurers Pilgrimage. And I believe that he has the power to do all of this. However, the heavy lifting will still be done by us in the spotlight”, Alexandro explained. “Okay, I’ll follow your plan. When do we start?” General Ludwig asked. “Tonight. When the sun goes down, we will strike the Mayor’s Office Building. The army and the adventurers should finish evacuating the civilians by then”, Alexandro said.
The armoured woman crossed her arms as she slightly lowered her head, “We need to give this everything we’ve got if we want to win.” Alexandro nodded, “Yes, we will. So, to go over the plan once more, Eru and his small but elite team will infiltrate the Clock Tower while we create diversions. Our team will be divided into two. One of them will be led by Syndra, and one of them will be led by me. Syndra’s team will strike where the iron is hot. You, General Ludwig, will be in Syndra’s team, helping them attack the Mayor’s Office Building. I will lead my team to strike here” Alexandro opened a map of Sylphid City, pointing at a spot right outside the city. “From this document that Deddy retrieved from his father, we found that the fat bastard had a hideout right outside the city, disguised as a guard outpost. It should be where the fat bastard hid all of his dirty secrets”, Alexandro added.
“And you will be joined by Duncan and his men, right?” General Ludwig asked. “Yes”, Alexandro nodded, “I believe that the fat bastard’s dirty secret was. I also suspect that’s where the Demonic Cult is hiding. Duncan, too, agreed with me on this one. He’s eager to kill a few from the Demonic Cult.” General Ludwig nodded while crossing his arms, “Okay, since we already confirmed the plan, we should tell the rest about it”, he said. “I agree. I need to call Eru up here”, Alexandro said. “Let me”, the armoured woman offered before standing up. Then, the armoured woman proceeded to left Alexandro’s office, fetching up Eru, who was eating with Evan, Angelica, Long, Meng Huo and Aelgh.
“Hmm, what’s wrong, Syndra?” Eru asked while munching on a fried chicken drumstick. “Alexandro is calling you. He wanted to explain our plans to you”, the armoured woman answered. “Oh, is that so?” Eru said with furrowed eyebrows. “Well, guys, I’ll go meet with the guild master for a bit”, Eru said. “Sure, don’t take too long”, Aelgh said while sipping a cup of tea. Evan and Angelica just gestured with their hands while Long and Meng Huo just nodded. However, before leaving with the armoured woman, Eru quickly finished his fried drumsticks on the plate. “Okay, let’s go”, Eru said. The armoured woman sighed while watching Eru talk with his mouth full of fried chicken drumsticks. After that, the armoured woman led Eru upstairs; using the lift, they went to Alexandro’s office.
“Guild Master, you asked for me?” Eru asked after knocking on Alexandro’s office. “I do; please come in”, Alexandro said. Eru opened the door to Alexandro’s office, finding General Ludwig and Guild Master Alexandro inside. Eru stepped inside Alexandro’s office before sitting on a nearby sofa while the armoured woman stood beside the door, crossing her arms.
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