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Chapter 91: Surrounded
On the same planet Dorian was on, several hundred e, white mansion could be seen, set in the deepest recesses of a wooded forest This mansion was made of a dull, white stone, cracked and faded by ti the outside
A few small dirt trails led away from the mansion out into the forest, but there was no e roo place It was, of all things, a dining room A full table was set, with several delicacies like steah, and various other delicious types offruits could be seen filling up several porcelain bowls
A singleat this table He wore a si, as if he could blend into any area this deep in the forest His face was lined with age, a s beard borne upon his chin His eyes were a placid brown, reflecting his peaceful de at a particularly juicy looking piece ofthe juices and fat, before setting it doiping his hands on a small napkin
"Report, Bathol&8221; His deep voice matched his appearance, not a hint of tension or stress found in it
Three otherattentively at the eating hunter Each of thesebrown robes and had faces that were painted over with brown and green paint, uishable
"We’ve fully suppressed the Tasence froed to influence the Barkel Archives to withdraw their support fro Mans Alliance&8221; One of the three ave his report
The woodshtly, gesturing to the second man
"Kylo, your report?&8221;
The second man stepped forward,
"The Balt Mercenary Team has been successfully eli the Kingdom of Sandra has been taken over But…&8221; The uely uncomfortable underneath the paint on his face
"But?&8221; The hunter’s voice was cal in an unexpected place&8221; Kylo shrugged,
"We hired the Blacktooth Knives, a B Rated ions of the continent Their target was the daughter of retired Captain Huldon from Golden Moon and her ‘Warrior Women’ team They’re B- Rated, and with the eleathered, it should’ve been a done deal&8221; The speaker shrugged again,
"Unfortunately, the entire creiped out by an unknown threat that we have been unable to trace&8221;
The hunter frowned slightly when he heard this before his face quickly returned to its placid calm
"I see&8221;
A drop of sweat fell down Kylo’s face
"M-my men have made preparations to send two more B Rated teams that we scouted out on short notice after her iht there, Kylo&8221; The hunter held up his hand, interrupting the speaker,
"You originally hired a B Rated ets, yes?&8221; He stared at the second of his subordinates calmly,
"Yes, sir&8221; Kylo nodded
"And now that that the B Rated team failed, you want to send two B Rated teams&8221;
"Yes, sir&8221; Kylo nodded a second tihed
"And ould you do if those two teams failed? Send three B Rated teams? Maybe a B+ Rated team?&8221; The hunter continued, his voice still calth of the teaet at a rate that will just barely ain?&8221; A hint of irritation sank into his words
"U-uh sir, I don’t think-&8221; Before Kylo could respond, however, he was interrupted again
"Yes, that appears to be the issue&8221; The hunter waved his hand sharply,
"If a threat arises, the most basic principle is to stamp it out immediately Even a minor incident can explode into a major one if not addressed promptly and with full seriousness&8221; His eyes flashed,
"Captain Huldon may be a mere, injured shell of what he once was, but he was still a Captain in Golden Moon that al him would spawn an inquiry that would be troublesome to avoid&8221;
"While we can’t deal with hihter and her rising tea the threat he poses&8221;
"Weeds row If we are to take control of the shadows of Paxital, we ht beyond our control&8221;
As the hunter finished speaking, a rich, Kingly Aura surround his body
He waved his hand, hed as he watched the his head to look back at his food His previously caler and scorn
"I am surrounded by idiots&8221;
"The Way of the Sword is ht&8221; A voice said, full of reat wisdom in your words&8221; Another voice responded
"Just siic&8221; The first voice replied
"You are wise It is only through swordplay that perfection can be reached&8221; The second returned
"Of course&8221; The first said
"Such a truth is self-evident&8221; The second agreed
Probus looked at the heavily armored Anomaly in front of him, small tears in his eyes
"Friend!&8221;
"Brother!&8221;
He reached out with his ar hands with the warrior
"To have met such a kindred and wise spirit as yourself, this mission is orth it&8221; Probus’ eyes flashed with o of the Anomaly’s arm and looked out into the distant treeline, the air around hi
"Indeed, never would I have expected to find such an intelligent specimen as yourself You are clearly the smartest of your team&8221; Aron’s voice boomed with happiness
The tarriors, Probus the Vampire swordmaster, and Aron, Nued nae hill, overlooking a widespread forest A s spots put together by the Va with the reinforceht direction They had opted to travel through the world containing the Aurelius headquarters, avoiding the dangers of the Blizzaria route
At the center of this ca, black pot that was at least aup a tantalizing scent
Two figures were currently standing near this sizzling pot, arguing over it
"Are you SERIOUS?! You wiped out an entire herd of Blackhoof Deer just to experi with thereatest chef in existence My path is a hard one, but I shall be the true cooking king&8221;
"Sacrifices?! What did those poor deer ever do to you?!&8221;
"Well, for one thing, they looked tasty I hunted down all the ones I could find, I would share some pieces with you, but I think I may have wiped them out completely&8221;
"YOU WIPED OUT AN ENTIRE SPECIES JUST TO TRY COOKING WITH THEM?!&8221;