At seven o'clock in the evening, Varina came to the Tavern of the Workers' Union.

When he entered, many of the workers who noticed it spontaneously came forward, and many more followed immediately.

The scene was so brief that several reporters were unable to capture it.

Varina asked for food and beer, and sat down to her usual seat for dinner.

Mike Joseph, a reporter for the Daily Observer, was about to take advantage of the last meeting to get close to the interview, but he was stopped three tables away.

Mike explained the situation, and the workers passed the word, which Varina refused without much thought.

He's ready to run away, what interview is he going to give?

What is the difference between this and the soup chicken taking the initiative to fade the feathers on its body?

Besides, with his extraordinary eyesight, he glanced at it and saw that there were many strangers in the tavern today, most of them "guests" in the morning, with a few heavy portable cameras at their feet, apparently also journalists.

He didn't have to come out again.

However, after a while, Makarov and a few of them will come over, so that they can talk to the reporter and help him attract firepower.

When it was almost eight o'clock, Makarov and a few others arrived and sat down at a table with Varina.

They also enjoyed the same get-up greeting as Varina.

"Scratch!"

The magnesium light flickered, and the shutter sounded one after another.

This time, Mike and another reporter seized the opportunity and took several photos in a row.

At this time, the temperament and demeanor of Makarov and others have changed very much compared with the earliest time.

They're starting to get into the groove and have some of the leaders to look like.

When they finished their dinner, Varina asked them to be interviewed separately by reporters.

Of course, it's the kind that just a few words can mean.

……

Nine.

There were more people in the tavern.

Because this is the customary start time for presentations.

Since nine o'clock, there have been intermittent speeches. Of course, it was mainly Varina who spoke.

This time, under the expectant gaze, Varina pushed Makarov to the stage.

He himself was surprised and pleasantly surprised.

After tidying up his state a little, he improvised and started from the most familiar basics, half reviewing and half explaining, and by the way, bought time to prepare for his follow-up speech.

Speaking of rising, he also stood on the table to strengthen his momentum, as Varina often did.

The scene should be harmoniously sounded one after another.

Of course, there were more flickering lights tonight — it was a couple of reporters taking pictures.

Makarov, Mark, and Burton, and even Kirk and the former Squirrel boss were given considerable time to speak.

Of course, the most anticipated was Varina's speech.

However, he used his physical discomfort as an excuse, so he just sat down at the table and said a few words before getting past.

At this time, it was already past ten o'clock in the night.

Several reporters waited for a long time, but finally arrived at Varina and left with disappointment.

However, they are not too disappointed, they have collected enough materials tonight to write many reports, but they feel that the harvest is not satisfactory, which is a regrettable disappointment.

Most of the "guests" who came in the morning left at about the same time as a few reporters.

Unlike the reporters, they were gifted by Marc and Burton, as they were at a banquet hosted by the aristocracy.

……

After the speech, more and more workers left the venue.

Eleven.

There are very few workers in the tavern left.

Varina also planned to leave early, citing mental exhaustion.

As he moved, most of the people left behind followed him out of the tavern and gathered around him to say goodbye.

Varina smiled in response, and was about to turn away when there was an accident.

It was even flat on the street, but his right foot was tripped and he couldn't lift it up at all.

Someone sneak attacked!

Just when he lost his balance, Varina reacted.

Almost instinctively, he activated his ability to lighten, causing his body to pause for a brief moment in the process of pouring.

Taking advantage of this time, he adjusted the landing point of his left foot, and after his left foot landed, he activated the ability of "charging burst" to break free from the restraint of his right foot.

The whole thing happened in a short single step.

At this moment, Varina, who had just regained her balance, had an idea, and intuitively felt that extreme danger was brewing in the shadows around her.

Varina leaped to his feet.

Sure enough, almost at the same time as he jumped, the darkness there distorted, and a thin and tall figure quickly grew.

It's a bit of a slender ghost.

When the figure appeared, the first thing that appeared was the right palm that was stretched out together, and the front of the palm was a long nail that was sharp at first glance.

The sneak attacker turned out to be a knife with his hands!

In a hurry, Varina jumped just over a meter high.

But fortunately, this height is enough.

As the attacker's body "grew" out of the shadows, Varina's body remained at a short distance from the opponent's right palm.

The process is also extremely short-lived.

Many of the workers who said goodbye to Varina just blinked their eyes before they saw Varina jumping up, and where he had been standing, there was a tall thin man with yellow hair and a pale face with his right hand raised.

Those who blink are considered lucky, and those who don't blink see even more incomprehensible scenes-

A tall and thin man came out of the shadows on the ground?!

"Smack!"

Varina fell to the ground, turned and ran.

The tall and thin man who sneaked up frowned, raised his right palm and squeezed it into a fist, and at the same time pronounced an ancient Hermetian word:

"Bondage!"

This is the special ability he received from the voice of a Great Being during the "Listener" phase, allowing him to dominate the shadows and bind his enemies.

This ability can also be activated silently, but the distance will be reduced to a very close one, and it will take time to prepare.

He squatted in the tavern for most of the day before he found an opportunity to get close and launch a sneak attack.

I didn't expect the target to be so alert and quick enough to completely dodge his surprise attack.

Looking at the way the raider appeared, Varina would have been blind to a lot of occult knowledge in his head if he didn't recognize him as a "hermit".

So he landed and turned and ran.

But soon, as a word in the ancient Hermetian language sounded, he was restrained again.

This time the effect was much stronger than before, and he couldn't break free once.

Looking at the assailant who was growing out of the shadows for the second time, Varina quickly reached out and wiped it in front of his eyes, "connecting" him to a stone on the ground.

Counteract control with control!

After being affected by the "connection", the attackers even grew slower.

Varina took the opportunity to burst out again, breaking free and continuing to escape.

The tall and thin man who sneaked up on him also quickly broke free from the influence of the "connection", and looked at Varina who ran away, and his body sank into the shadows again.

In just a few seconds, the two attacked and defended for a few rounds, and then quickly left.

The workers who saw the fight were shocked and almost thought they were hallucinating.

They rubbed their eyes and looked at each other, and they could see the shocked and frightened looks on the faces of the others.

"Just ...... Isn't there a ghost ......?"

"Sneak attack on Mr. Lexa!"

"yes, I saw that too."

After a few words, they gained enough psychic strength from each other to believe what they saw with their eyes.