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Chapter 328: Seal the Mouth; Arrive

The anomaly in Plot Zero began to spread, first affecting the edge of the central city. The slow and rapid tremors caused many people to panic for unknown reasons, especially the head of the Chamber of Commerce's board of directors, who was invited to stay at the temporary base because of the knight competition.

"Where did those guys from the Wu Zhou Alliance go! How could something like this happen just after they left? Could it be their doing?" Attacked by the sudden strange phenomenon, a pile of documents fell to the ground. The employees were busy cleaning up the mess for their boss, while the directors felt quite dissatisfied.

"McGee called them away, saying they were dealing with a potential problem... But we can't contact McGee right now. The metropolitan area network seems to be down, and they are urgently trying to repair it, but to little avail."

Right now the metropolitan area network is interrupted, and there are only a few call lines still operational. They are all direct lines that are used to contact a specific person, but of course, those lines are not needed right now because the situation is not right.

"Damn it... The Knights' Competition is being broadcast live right now... I hope it won't affect the funds flowing into the competition." The superiors who were still unaware of the accident that happened on the field were just feeling anxious. They believed that this was just a minor episode. Afterwards, it was nothing more than a group of incompetent people losing their jobs and being "invited" out of the Knights' territory, and the profits brought by the competition would still add to their assets.

"Boss, the people from the Wu Zhou Alliance are back...but, the leader is a blue-haired film woman, not the same group of people who left before." At this time, several panicked employees entered the room to report to them, bringing a strong atmosphere of uneasiness into the room.

"Hmm?" Several directors exchanged glances and found that none of them had corresponding arrangements. Judging from the description, it should be another Qingjin, but what is this Qingjin master doing here at this time? "Qingjin Monique? She is not carrying out the mission against the Linguang family at this time. What is she doing here?"

"Let her in because there must be an emergency to report that requires a decision." A director who was usually responsible for issuing orders directly to the Wu Zhou Alliance speculated. At this time, one of the few lines that could still operate in the city received an incoming call, and a retro-style telephone rang in this room.

Several directors who were familiar with the dark side of the city looked at each other in bewilderment. They believed that they had far more resources than their colleagues and could make more decisions. But at this moment, it seemed as if their intuition, formed from their daily exposure to these uneasy and dangerous elements - lack of information, strange phenomena, and abnormal movements of the "knife" that they usually used as a tool, was pushing the situation in a bad direction.

"...Master Xuantie, why are you calling at this time?" In the end, it was the director who was in charge of connecting with the Wuzhou Alliance who picked up the phone. At this moment, the arrogant directors unconsciously used honorifics in their ominous premonition, just like the usual demeanor when the Master of the Wuzhou Alliance obeyed their orders.

The person on the other end of the phone didn't care about their attitude and just said a few words hastily, as if it was just for notification, and hung up the call without waiting for the director's answer.

"What's wrong?" The directors were surprised at the short duration of the call and felt more and more uneasy. The director opened his mouth and felt a little dry in his mouth. He said with difficulty:

"...The Helmetless Alliance...rebellion--"

Before he could finish, a sharp arrow silently broke through the door and pierced his throat. Blood splattered on the table behind him, forming an ugly pattern. The masked killers filed in. The notice had been issued. They only had to complete the task, a task that was not issued by the board of directors.

As if to save their last dignity, they didn't say anything before the final pull of the string, nor did they give them a chance to beg for mercy, including a few innocent employees who happened to be here. Before everyone screamed in fear, arrows neatly cut through the air, blood splattered on the glass of the room, and the golden lines on the rustic telephone were embedded with the path of blood. Monique began to stab these directors in the chest one by one to confirm the on-the-spot death of all those who knew the truth. As for the other employees, no more time was wasted. If they could still survive, they would consider it as their destiny.

She raised her chin slightly, signaling her subordinates to start taking action. Her direct team members also quickly took action to clean up all traces of everyone's visit, and at the same time disinfected the external corridor to prevent this place from being discovered too early.

After cleaning up the mess, Monique looked at the time and ordered a return to the infected west district. Since she had decided to defect, the tasks previously assigned to her by the Chamber of Commerce could be adjusted as needed... For example, killing the younger generations of the Linguang family to cause more chaos, and then letting the Supervisory Commission and the Chamber of Commerce restrain each other so that they could escape.

To be honest, she was very surprised at first when Roy asked her to do this, but she did not object. The status of the No-Hero Alliance in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce was getting worse day by day. They used to be a little afraid and would not put themselves in a superior position, but now they have begun to cultivate their own direct military forces behind the Chamber of Commerce, and their use of the No-Hero Alliance has become more and more blatant. The mentality of feeling grief over the death of the previous generation of Platinum Rabbit finally led to this premeditated tail-cutting action.

Kill the directors related to the Helmetless Alliance, and then use their identity as the Commercial Federation to create enough chaos, escape from the Grand Knight Territory during the chaos, and they will be out of Casimir's control.

"So the next step... execute Maria Linguang and dump her body on the main street in the center of Cavaleliaki. Which side will be the first to attack the other side?" Monique didn't really care, but at this moment, no step could go wrong, and she had to mobilize her enthusiasm.

She walked out of the corridor with her trusted team, glanced at the members of the Wuzhou Alliance who were waiting in the hall, and spoke slowly.

"Let's get started. I will be the only one leading a small team to ensure the target's death. You can hunt down any knights you see and cut off their ears. I will give enough reward for each one. Don't claim the same person's reward twice - this is the order of the board of directors. Now, let's act!"

As the scattered team members began to act, Monica showed a mocking look and led people to the West District. At the same time, she began to think about how to use reasonable methods to gradually reduce the burden around her.

It's a pity that in today's turmoil in Cavaleliaki, the waves caused by the Helmetless Alliance can only be regarded as a very small ripple.

Krakow hotels.

After Ling Dengxian acted on his own, Heijiao and his men tried again and again but failed to contact him. Finally, as the slight vibration came from far away, they discovered that Cavaleliaki's metropolitan area network had been paralyzed, and no one could be contacted through mobile terminals. Even the communication equipment that could carry out the minimum level of communication in a level three natural disaster had no signal - the city had lost its ears and mouth, leaving only a pair of terrified eyes with contracted pupils staring at the seemingly approaching void disaster.

After weighing the safety factors, Hei Jiao finally discussed with everyone to give priority to protecting the doctor's safety. Unfortunately, the doctor and Amiya stayed in the Oversight Committee and did not return to the hotel. They came up empty-handed, but met up with Texas, Huang and Yato who stayed in the hotel and discussed the next course of action together.

But unfortunately, Bai Ge and the Doctor were not there, and no one knew where they were now. Even the elite operator Huang did not know what to do for a moment, and the abnormal environmental vibration was getting worse and worse. At first, it could be explained by a continuous earthquake in the distance, and the damage caused by it affected Cavaleliaki, but now it has evolved into an amplitude that begins to affect walking, and people cannot help but notice the strangeness. This uniform vibration seems as if every space in the city is shaking, as if it will fall apart in the next moment.

"... Let's go to Plot Zero!" Huang finally gritted his teeth and said, "After Rhodes Island connected with Cavaleriaki, a considerable number of Rhodes Island operators are there. The Doctor also has Amiya by his side. Moreover, this is the capital of Casimir. As a cooperative partner, Casimir will take care of any emergencies. At least the Doctor is going to meet their top management, and their safety will be guaranteed."

"...Captain, should we also do something..." Shuangye asked with some concerns.

"Operator Baige told me before that if something unexpected happens and he is not in the team, I will temporarily take over the position of captain. Huang's judgment is correct, but the safety of the doctor is very important. There can't be any mistakes. Someone has to find the doctor and really ensure the safety of her and Amiya." Yedao said in a deep voice. Huang was silent for a moment. Although she was an elite operator, she had no objection to Baige's arrangement. At this juncture, Yedao was indeed more in line with the requirements of the temporary captain to be calm and composed.

Frost Leaf and Xinhuo did not speak beyond their capabilities. There was very little they could do in this situation, and following the arrangements was the best decision.

Huang looked at everyone and was about to speak when Vaifan calmly raised his hand and said, "Leave the doctor's work to me."

"I'm not slow, I'm good at self-protection, and I've performed similar missions in the military, so I have some experience."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Operator Bagpipe."

"I'm going to the apartment," Rupert raised his eyes slightly, his gaze becoming more serious, "Someone is still in the apartment."

"Okay! Surtel and Nightingale are still in the apartment. Do you want to ask her to join us?" After Texas mentioned this, Hei Jiao remembered that there were two other people in the apartment. He originally planned to watch the game on TV and did not go out, but soon he had a different opinion and looked at Texas, "But... it seems okay to leave them here instead of looking for them, right?"

"Don't worry about Surtel. With her strength, no matter what kind of violent conflict occurs, as long as it is not a head-on collision with a natural disaster, she can handle it. Nightingale is by her side...she should be well protected." Ye Dao said in a deep voice, and what she said was convincing enough.

"But someone needs to explain the situation. The communication equipment is out of order. If the situation is unclear, there will be some chaos. In Syria... In some places, this kind of thing is not uncommon." Texas was not convinced. "Especially, the two of them don't seem to have much experience with such situations."

"Okay, then I'll leave Surtel and the others to Operator Texas. Now, let's take action." Black Horn nodded. Although the probability of the situation Texas was worried about happening was very low, it was not impossible.

Xinhuo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Captain, don't you need to care?"

"Operator White Dove is acting hastily today, but he will definitely appear where he is needed." Texas shook his wolf ears, patted his lapels, and set off first.

"Xiao Xian promised, and he always keeps his word." Feng Di also smiled, said goodbye to everyone, and ran towards the Supervisory Commission.

Xinhuo and Shuangye were both a little puzzled. According to their usual observations, these two should be the ones who were most worried about Baige.

"Let's go. The two of them chose the action with the highest degree of freedom, and they are still very worried about Bai Ge." Black Horn patted the two little ones on the shoulders, and then officially set off.

Abandoned residential building in the western area of ​​the infected.

The hall was covered with dust, with only a sparse line of blood dripping across the hall and gathering in a corner. Maria was tied up and thrown in this corner. She was injured during the resistance. Monica thought she was troublesome, so she pierced her hands that were tied behind her back with an arrow when she left, spilling blood all over the place. She blocked her mouth with a cloth and threw her to the platinum guard.

Because Platinum's performance in the tavern was really unsatisfactory, and he did not use his ruthless means as he should have. He seriously injured the old knight, the old craftsman and the bald boss, but he was unable to defeat Zofia and Maria. Finally, the impatient Monique took action to quickly resolve the situation, and did not care about her feelings along the way.

Maria recognized Bai Jin's face. After all, he was someone who had appeared around Bai Ge. In her pain, she suspected whether Bai Ge and Bai Jin were in the same group, but she believed that her sister would not misjudge people. So it was very likely that Bai Jin's actions were beyond Bai Ge's expectations, and he was also tricked.

As for her, the two of them looked at each other from time to time. Maria gave her a questioning look, while Bai Jin was silent, with no light in her eyes. She once accepted Maria's enthusiasm, but today, she destroyed Maria's trust and kindness with her own hands.

Maria thought of the miserable appearance of Zofia and the elders, who were all trying to protect her. She couldn't help but burst into tears again, anger flowing in her eyes, and at the same time, sadness welled up in her heart. She was far less outstanding and dazzling than her sister. Her sister had already been able to take charge of her own affairs, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not be as outstanding as her sister. She also repeatedly dragged everyone down, causing everyone in the tavern to be in danger of life and death...

Her desire to question Bai Jin gradually disappeared, and she could only cry silently.

When footsteps were heard again in the corridor of the abandoned residential building, hope lit up in Maria's eyes, but Platinum's ears moved and his eyes quickly dimmed, forcing himself to stand up.

The door opened, and it was Qingjin Monique who hurriedly returned and walked into the dusty hall. She glanced at the eye-catching bloodstains on the ground, indifferent, and looked at the silent Baijin, slightly raising her eyebrows:

"Platinum, there's news. Kill her."

Bai Jin was shocked and raised his head with some trembling, only to find that the arrow in Feilin's hand was already pointed at him:

“You can’t just do nothing.”

Xinteleya was completely desperate.

The next moment, Filin jumped up on the spot, turned around in the air and shot an arrow at the uninvited guest, then retreated and kept some distance.

White flames suddenly burst into bloom, and the quietly surging flame tips revealed the caster's condensed anger. The boy held a weapon that neither Xinteleia nor Maria had ever seen, and had an expression that neither of them had ever seen before, and murderous intent slowly emerged.