CH.20 The Cruel Reality
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"Crunch-" The wooden hatch slowly pushed open, and a figure stepped into the cabin.
"Why is the person gone?" the other party looked surprised at the empty bed.
The vigilant Haruka has been hiding behind the door, and while the other party is not paying attention, he suddenly grabbed the other party from behind.
"Ah!!h
"Give me peace! I don't want to hurt you!" Haruka covered her mouth with her hand to prevent her screams from attracting others.
The woman no longer resisted, and nodded obediently.
"Tell me, who are you, why am I here? Haruka slowly let go of the hand covering her mouth.
"I am an adventurer employed by the Adventurers' Guild, and I was commissioned by the Guild to confirm the annihilation of the Nightmare. β
"The Adventurer's Guild?"
"Yes ... Cassius is tasked with scouring the island to see if there are any remnants of Nightmares. β
"Kasei?is that Sword Saint Cassie?" I didn't expect to hear this name again, and Haruka was very surprised.
"Looks like he's recovering well!" a familiar voice sounded behind Haruka, who subconsciously unleashed his flying blade behind him.
"Bang-bang-" In a flash, Cassiu had already knocked out all of Haruka's flying blades with the sword in his hand.
"Cassiu?!It's really you... β
"We're old acquaintances, aren't we?
"I'm sorry, because of the previous battle, so I'm a little nervous... β
"Well, can you let go of my partner first?" Cassius looked at the woman who was being pinched by Haruka.
"It's rude. Haruka quickly let go, with an apologetic face.
"It's okay, I came in without knocking at the door in the first place and scared you. The woman waved her hand, her white robe swaying slightly, "My name is Xi Lan, and I am a holy sorcerer as Kassiu's partner in this operation.
"Holy Warlock?"
"It's a class that is good at restoration, purification, and enhancement magic, and it's not very good at fighting. Cassiu replied. "I was worried about whether you would feel unwell, so let Xi Lan take a look, seeing that you are so vigorous, there should be nothing wrong with your health. β
"Yes, I'm fine. "I moved my limbs, and there was nothing unusual.
"Then let's go, go to the middle cabin! Cassius said, turning and walking out of the cabin.
This is a not very large merchant ship, the total length from end to end is more than 30 meters, out of the cabin is a narrow passage, along the passage through a door, to the middle and front of the large warehouse.
In addition to two or three sailors, Natalie was also here.
"Haruka!!" Seeing Haruka walk out, Natalie suddenly stood up from where she was sitting.
"Looks like you're okay. Haruka breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Natalie.
"It's incredible that both of you survived safely. Cassiu walked over to the round table in the center and sat down, and Haruka and Xilan sat around.
"What's going on on Nightmare Island?" Haruka asked.
"After the assassination of Baron, the former president of the Chamber of Commerce... Cassiu's words stopped abruptly, and his gaze turned to Natalie's.
"It's okay, don't mind me, I already know about my father's death. Natalie whispered, obviously still very depressed.
"Due to this assassination activity, the entire Chamber of Commerce is in chaos, and the combined army against the demons has also been greatly affected, and the logistics cannot be guaranteed, and the defensive front has been advanced by the demons towards the hinterland of the continent for nearly a hundred kilometers at once. β
"Is this also the plan of the demons? Haruka thought to herself.
"In order to defeat the Nightmares, the Templars sent a fleet of airships to attack Nightmare Island, using powerful magic cannons to bombard the entire island. After Caxiu's words, he turned his gaze back to Haruka, "That's why I said it's a miracle that you two survived unscathed." β
"Maybe I'm hard. Haruka said sloppily.
"If the Temple can destroy the Nightmare so easily, why do you have to wait until this time?" asked Natalie.
"I have to say that the main reason why we couldn't launch a crusade before was that we couldn't grasp the location of the nightmare, but this time, because the current president of the Chamber of Commerce, Cronin, provided the accurate magical location of the nightmare island, the temple was able to accurately find its location and carry out a large-scale crusade. β
"What?!Cronin became the president?!" Haruka almost jumped out of her chair. "This guy is clearly one of the masterminds behind the assassination! β
"Really, I think you know a lot of the inside story?" said Cassiu, smiling, giving a look to the side of Ceran, who walked over to the sailors and pulled them out of the cabin.
"But even if you know something, keep it in your heart and don't say it. β
"What do you mean. β
"Now that Cronin is the official president of the Chamber of Commerce, who will believe you unless there is solid evidence. And now that you're a survivor who came back alive from Nightmare Island, you can't help but wonder if you're one of the Nightmare Bunch. β
"No, I'm in a trance!, but Haruka is fighting the Nightmare guys at the end!" Natalie began.
"Actually, none of this matters, whether you are innocent or not, you can't shake Cronin. β
"Why?!"
"For the temple is also on his side. β
"Temple?!"
"Cronin told the Temple the coordinates of the Nightmare, so that the Temple that successfully defeated the Nightmare was able to expand its influence on the mainland, so naturally there was a reason to support him, and it was known that the former President Baron seemed to be in a state of hostility with the Temple, so... β
"So the current situation is what the temple would like to see?"
"It's great that Miss Haruka is so smart. β
"Boom-" Natalie slammed her fist on the round table in front of her, and then left the table angrily.
"The job of pacifying is up to you. Kaxiu stood up and gently patted Haruka on the shoulder with his hand......