The branch leader engaged in a battle against Howard and the vice captain of the Demon Extermination Squad.
While all three of them were spirit grandmasters, the Ardagan family boosted both of them with runes.
As a result, both of them had far surpassed the branch leader.
In just a few exchanges, Howard was able to cut one of his arms while the vice captain subdued him.
The rest were either killed or captured, concluding the mission in such a fast manner.
On the other hand, the rest of the Demon Extermination Squad was handling hundreds of demons the organization freed.
With Shale as the center, they took down the demons in just less than fifteen minutes.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Howard. If not for the Ardagan family, we wouldn't be able to catch all these people." Shale extended his hand.
Howard shook his hand while saying, "You're welcome. The mistress has specifically asked us to hand over every person we capture to the Demon Banner Army. We hope that they're able to be punished."
"Of course." Shale nodded with a serious expression. Shale looked at the captured people.
Normally, the Supreme Devil Organization branches were hard to come by. Even if they had information, it was impossible for them to gather enough men to surround them.
However, Anna found them easily through the Wheel of Destiny. With Dimitri confirming the ability of the Wheel of Destiny, they were able to organize the manpower to surround the enemy.
And because of this very reason that Anna was able to ask for reinforcement from the Demon Banner Army.
Before the organization noticed, they had approached them and surrounded them. Meanwhile, the Demon Extermination Squad took advantage of their speed to reach their position from a farther position, allowing them to create an ambush that sealed the enemy's escape route.
Still, the Demon Banner Army had truly fought them quite a lot. The fact that they knew there was poison that these people would take in case they were captured had been seen through by them.
"No. It will raise suspicion. That's what we don't want to do right now," Rose explained before turning to Anna. "How about removing the spies in this city? It should be possible, no?"
"Yes, but Noel wants to let the spy remain here. By showing that we're harmless for the time being, you will give us some time." Anna noticed one other possibility. "No, we can actually remove the spies, but we won't do it now. We'll wait until we're about to depart for the Zaecuria Kingdom."
"So that they will be cautious?" Rose and Howard saw through her intention.
"That's right." Anna confirmed her intention. "For now, we'll stay quiet. Looking at the previous attack, it's clear that the Third Prince is planning to make a big mess soon."
"Yes. The previous attack seemed to be just them measuring our strength. Now that they know our strength, they will try something bigger this time. I'm planning to spread my soldiers even more right now because I'm afraid other cities or villages will be the victims," Howard gave his insight as a captain of their army.
Anna looked down, muttering inwardly, 'The Wheel of Destiny should be able to show us where they're going to attack but not the timing. In other words, we still need some information.'
Anna turned to Howard. "I want you to focus on strengthening the army. We are thinking about letting the soldiers train to operate."
"Ah. The one where you want to transport a thousand people at once?"
"Yes. For a short distance, I think this is the best method. And we'll try to calculate the time for each city and create a new camp for our soldiers. This will be the center of our military."
"But shouldn't the military focus on the main city?"
"Because of our city's location... no." She shook her head.
"Understood. I'll arrange the soldiers accordingly." Howard nodded and took his leave after receiving his order.
Anna then turned to Rose and said, "I want you to cooperate with Harley and locate all those spies. The purge will be a few months later, but just make sure we keep an eye on them."
"Alright."
Noel didn't know that by the time he returned, Anna would have solved half of their security problems.