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.
Whichever way Claude tried to find him, it would be very difficult, and he wouldn't be able to pay the two Adepts an hourly salary.
That was why he had set up an ambush at the side of the Hessian Bridge. In Claude's case, the importance of a zero should not be so high that Sean would have to deal with it after he left Remutt.
But it turned out that he was wrong. Not only had Sean come, he had also brought a beautiful female snake with him.
"Chairman Shane, listen to me …"
Claude wanted to defend himself, but he was interrupted by Sean.
"I'd be disappointed, Mr. Claude, if you try to defend yourself.
After all, I already have solid evidence in my mind that you were the mastermind behind this incident. "
Shane spread out his hands and made a helpless expression. "Sir, I am allowing you to do something that you cannot afford to see in Remutt."
That's because I need a foil, and I want a villain to justify my strict justice.
That's why I tolerate you. I can turn a blind eye to anything you do, but you shouldn't set a trap for an Adept.
Do you know, compared to trash like you, even if you only have a rank 2 ability of zero, you are still a talent that I lack.
"My Remutt, never content with this fowlish fringe. In my blueprint, Remutt should be in the center of the continent!"
Claude was surprised at Sean's impression of the union president as a gentleman of modest politeness.
However, he hadn't thought that beneath Shane's elegant appearance, there would be such ambition.
"I can't do this alone.
I need Petra, or any of the odd Adepts.
I want to send a message to the unorganized Adepts in the wilderness.
Sean's face suddenly turned cold, "But, after the news of today's incident got out …"
If anyone thinks Remutt can't even provide a secure organizational platform for Adepts, why would they join the base, and why would they work so hard for me?
What you've done has touched my bottom line, Mr. Claude.
I want you to understand that it's hard to find, the street is full of villains.
It won't be hard for me to replace you. "
"No, Mr. Shane, I promise there won't be a next time."
Claude's expression changed drastically as he begged for mercy.
Sean stood up and bowed gracefully to Claude, "Thank you for your contributions all these years. Now, Remutt doesn't need you anymore."
With that, the trade union chairman turned his cane and left.
However, the beautiful snake girl had no intention of leaving.
Claude looked at this sexy lady, cold sweat dripping down his back.
Pella suddenly put on a charming expression, walked around to Claude's side, and climbed onto the sofa.
The beautiful snake moved to Claude's side, extended her pink and slender tongue, and gently licked behind Claude's ear.
Claude only felt an electric current sweep through his body, and his abdomen immediately spewed out flames.
She licked Claude's earrings and neck.
The red dagger came to his hand again, and with ease it lifted Claude's coat to pave the way for Pera's tongue.
Claude licked his chest all the way to his lower abdomen, before finally stopping at the tent supported by his pants.
With a chuckle, she used the tip of her dagger to lightly point at Claude's vitals.
The combination of a dangerous and seductive tease caused Claude to continuously gasp for breath.
He had no idea what the beautiful snake was trying to do, so he could only watch her stand up, spread her legs, and sit on Claude.
Pella's leather skinsuit made her look almost naked, and Claude could distinctly feel the full triangle clamping down on him with amazing muscle strength.
Claude could not help but roar. Right now, he only wanted to enter the body of the beautiful snake.
He pinned her down on the sofa, while the beautiful snake held Claude in place with her long legs, so that the two of them were intimately inseparable.
"Give it to me, give it to me!"
Claude shouted, opening his mouth to kiss her.
Pera did not refuse. She opened her mouth, and her nimble little tongue slipped into Claude's, causing the volcano he was suppressing to erupt.
Claude reached out and touched the thin waist of Petra, about to roughly remove the tight leather pants.
At this moment of intense passion, Claude's chest suddenly felt a sliver of coldness, followed by pain and fear that instantly extinguished the raging flames he ignited.
The snake was still kissing him, but the dagger that had been thrust into Claude's chest twisted and twisted, shattering his heart.
Claude could not speak, and a large amount of blood gushed out of his throat into Petra's mouth.
When she gently removed him from the corpse, Claude's blood was still on the snake's mouth.
She closed her eyes, swallowed hard, and drank the blood from her mouth.
Right now, she was no different from a vampire who seduced a man with her beauty.
Only Shane, who had saved her from the mob, was able to enjoy her body without being killed by her.
Now, ever, ever!