Chapter 310 Meeting The Other Side

Chapter 310 Meeting The Other Side

The opening address didn't take too long already, as all the soldiers had already been briefed prior to the day of the operation.

The entire operation could be summarized into two essential elements: the Day and Night.

The Day Operation was a more broad search, disguised as some kind of super patrol. As for the night search, it would be a lot more aggressive.

The goal was to utilize the day patrol as an excuse to execute a more thorough investigation in the night due to a reason they would cook up.

By patrolling and searching in the morning, soldiers would take up strategic positions around the city, and they would also properly cover all the grounds that made up important checkpoints.

Once that was established, a more intense approach could be carried out.

Above all else, the goal of such a roundabout strategy was to ensure that they didn't tip off the enemies during their search.

Or, at least, ensure that it was too late for the criminals to run and hide once they figured out what was happening.

This was the essence of the Full Sweep Operation.

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"Looks like you can take things from here. I'll be on my way now."

Ralyks began to step away from Conrad, who was about to join the soldiers in starting the operation.

"As promised, I'll investigate things with Kara on my end."

"Ah, yes! I understand." Conrad replied with enthusiasm.

Ralyks had never failed them before, so he had no doubt in the man's abilities.

"How is she, by the way? Kara Verte, I mean. Does she still appear suspicious to you?"

In response to this, Ralyks shook his head.

"I don't trust her. However, she isn't suspicious, so there's no need to worry. Just carry out your operation, and I'll carry out mine."

With this agreement in place, Conrad and Ralyks shook hands once more before the Councilor jogged to meet up with the troops while Ralyks opened a portal and vanished from sight.

Not too long after, the Operation on the Merchant City began.

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'Huu...'

Rey appeared in his next destination—the Safehouse that held his other allies.

He had to knock and say the passcode, of course, before being allowed to enter. It all felt like a silly spy movie, but Rey played along anyway.

Once he went through all due processes, though. The door opened, and the first face he saw behind the door was none other than Kara's.

"Welcome back, Sir Ralyks."

'A little too ambitious, though.' Rey decided to shrug off his thoughts and focus on clarifying their roles in the imminent conflict.

"As planned, Asher will be transported to the KariBlanc Shop in the Black Market, where he will remain for the duration of the entire incident."

Of course, he wasn't going to be without help.

"My subordinate will be with you, so there's no need to worry."

Then, there was the obvious issue of the Capital. The New Order was bound to raze a lot of things to the ground in order to send a message, while also completely destroying the Blanc Mansion and whatever other assets they had on the surface.

There was no need to be so concerned about that either.

"Another of my subordinates will handle that as well, so there's no need to fear." He told the people who were listening to him.

However in truth, Rey only had one subordinate to handle both affairs.

—His Familiar, Ater.

'He said he can properly handle everything without any innocent casualty, so I'll take him at his word.'

He also knew Ater was more than capable, so that was pretty much a closed chapter.

"As for the Dark Gathering, the roster remains the same. Rebal and Kara are the participants, while my partner and I will act as your guards..." As Rey said this, he realized something.

Or rather, he chose to address something he had realized a while back.

"Where is she, by the way?"

By "she", Rey meant Esme. She wasn't to be found among all the people who gathered before him.

As if waiting for him to ask, a sweet-sounding feminine voice echoed from behind Rey.

"Right here."

'I already knew you were standing there...' Rey's thoughts trailed, but he simply decided to play along with the current situation.

"Hm..." He slowly tilted his head and turned in the direction of the voice.

What he saw, however, defied his expectations.

'Is that... Esme?!'

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