The girl paused for a oment, then said thoughtfully, "Mr. Ansel, what is Miss DappleSpider's relationship with the other underworld bosses?"
"She has some cooperation with Rodent." Ansel replied softly.
Ansel's words made Marlina fall into thought, not knowing what she was thinking about.
Seraphina, on the other hand, was dumbfounded as she watched the conversation between Hyena and DappleSpider on the screen. Their discussion was transmitted word for word into her ears. Although they went round and round, in the end... it developed exactly as Marlina had said. Just like her previous reproduction of Hyena's thought process, it was exactly the same!
To ensure that DappleSpider wouldn't turn against him, and for DappleSpider to ensure Hyena's credibility and safety afterwards, they indeed signed a highly restrictive magical contract.
"Marli... you are truly remarkable!" Seraphina expressed her genuine admiration, "I could never have thought of so many things... If I were Hyena, I would probably have charged out and fought them directly."
Ansel, unable to suppress his amusement, remarked, "That could indeed be a good choice."
"Hmph, a good choice? I don't believe it!"
The young Hydral merely chuckled, "Let's see what our Mr. Hyena will do next."
"Hmm... there's still a long time to go."
Seraphina leaned her head on Ansel's shoulder, yawning, "It feels like he's not far from being done, which is strange... Normally, such complicated schemes would take several days to complete. Ansel, how did you manage to squeeze all of this into a single day?"
"Waiting is for the right moment, and if the moment is right, there is naturally no need to wait."
Rodent and Vulture are probably celebrating in their lairs right now. Who would have thought that Hyena, who had suffered such a setback, would go mad and join forces with the DappleSpider for a counterattack?
This is the moment, a very... coincidental moment.
However, an unexpected event occurred again.
DappleSpider, who was also hiding, remained indifferent, watching as Hyena alone rose up and fighted towards Vulture and Rodent. The contract magic took effect at this moment, she instantly bled from her seven orifices, fell to the ground with a pale face, directly lost her combat power, but Hyena, who was alone against Vulture and Rodent, obviously had no chance of winning.
"Ah? Really? This guy got sold out again?"
Although somewhat schadenfreude, Seraphina was not pleased, "His way of dying is too funny, Ansel, did you do it on purpose?"
"Seri..." Marlina rubbed her forehead helplessly, "Did you forget the gift that Mr. Ansel gave him?"
"Gift... Ah!"
Seraphina immediately reacted, "That bottle of... what was it, oh! The Water of Redemption!"
The Water of Redemption, a paramount masterpiece of the Holy Church in the realm of the extraordinary.
The Holy Church, a church that arrived with the opening of the Eastern Harbor route, hailing from the other side of the Heavenly Path Mountains.
It is said that they are the de facto rulers of that land, a place unlike the Empire, where numerous small nations coexist. The Holy Church, as the largest organization of extraordinary beings, stands above all nations, much like the Empire itself.
They possess a technology even the Empire lacks — the ability to create extraordinary beings regardless of qualifications.
Emperors throughout history seem to have deemed such a "rival" necessary, hence they did not hinder the propagation of the Holy Church within the empire. However, the emperor's power and majesty, surpassing all divine beings, made it difficult for the citizens of the empire to revere these metaphysical and elusive deities.
Therefore, even though they have been preaching for centuries, their influence among the populace is not particularly significant, despite not being negligible.
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