In the evening, the setting sun had already half passed over the densely packed houses on the horizon.
In the dim tones, at the side of an alley, six people were hiding behind doors, on rooftops or in the shadows of corners.
These people were wearing cloaks, covering their faces with triangular scarves, holding weapons in their hands, and quietly waiting for something.
Behind the chimney on the roof, there were two people squatting, one of them was Xiao Chen, and the other was Roland's assistant, Ganuo.
"This is a very common mission to investigate the embezzlement of temple property. Markola won't be too vigilant. He will often take action personally when encountering such cases. After all, there is a lot of money involved. Humph, Yepes has left. If something happens to Markola at this time, there will be a lot we can do. But we have to act quickly. There are too many eyes in the royal capital. If we are slow, nothing will be easy to handle." Ganor didn't seem to be used to wearing a mask. He kept pulling the triangular scarf with his hands, but there was a lot of excitement in his eyes.
"Is it a common investigation? It seems that there are many such things in the temple?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"No..." Ganuo frowned, and after a long pause, he explained, "However, fresh meat will always rot, and fresh fruit will always be infested with worms. There will always be some bastards everywhere... There will always be some scum and bugs who have forgotten the glory of God and do some dirty things in secret."
Seeing that Ganuo was somewhat angry, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh in his heart. It would be strange if an organization that has existed for ten thousand years and has continued from the Age of Gods did not become corrupt and rigid. Xiao Chen always felt that any organization has a life cycle just like people. A silver leaf priest of the Temple of Nature could mobilize such a large force to deal with his boss. This organization must have entered its twilight years and many parts are already old, right? However, he pretended to agree and nodded, and asked, "Which faction does the target Giles belong to?"
"Centrists, right? These guys are always wavering. They may lean towards us more often, I can't really tell. But the so-called present-world faction and the God-coming faction are just a point of view. Don't the people in the God-coming faction fight with each other just to grab food, and often even fight with each other?" Ganuo said disdainfully.
"You people from the present world faction must be more pragmatic and have a better sense of the overall situation than those people from the divine faction, right?" Xiao Chen said with a sly smile, but he had a triangular scarf on his face, so the other party couldn't see his expression.
"Yeah." Ganuo's face felt a little hot, and he unconsciously pulled up the triangular scarf.
"But this Giles seems to be very plain. His clothes are very shabby, and there is no sign of any magical equipment on him."
"Humph, this guy is ambitious. He has always wanted to go to a small place to preside over a temple. This is the only way to become a Silver Leaf Priest. This kind of guy who has no background but is obsessed with climbing up will do anything to achieve his goal. I'm afraid he has used all his money and materials to build his own road."
Xiao Chen sensed a sense of superiority in Garno's words. He heard that Garno came from a powerful family in the Temple of Nature, his father was the chief priest of a big city, and his mentor was a Silver Leaf priest like Roland. No wonder he looked down on others. However, did he forget that Roland also came from a grassroots background
I only heard Ganor say: "Only a great man like my mentor, Lord Roland, can achieve such an achievement. Giles is just imagining things."
So this is the difference between those who have succeeded and those who have not yet succeeded, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
"They're coming!" Garno said. Three people wearing cloaks were seen walking down the alley. The first one was a burly man with some of his signature blue hair peeking out from his hood. It was Makola.
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Makola has been very irritable these past few days.
Two days ago, Yepes personally led two assassin teams to carry out a mission, but left him in the capital. In theory, the capital's affairs needed a smart and capable person to handle them, but Makola understood that this was clearly excluding him from a great achievement. This made him feel very dissatisfied.
Makola knew very well that Yepes had been wary of him for a long time. If Yepes had not always been superior to him in terms of cultivation, he would have been able to threaten Yepes' position long ago with his many years of running around.
But no matter how much Macola inquired, he could not get any details about the operation. He knew very well that Yepes was an old shark smelling blood, and the thing he wanted to get involved in but kept so tightly under wraps was definitely not a simple thing.
However, the catch today was not a small fish. Giles had been jumping around for a while, and they had been keeping an eye on him for a long time, and finally they had the chance to catch him red-handed.
Judging from the existing intelligence, the Shadow Group can make a small fortune by catching this rat, and Markola himself can also earn some pocket money.
He kept thinking in his mind, and unknowingly he was slowly approaching the encirclement.
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Xiao Chen and others waited quietly for them to walk into the center of the encirclement. When Makola's footsteps stepped over the position marked by a stone, they took action.
The first to attack was Ganuo. He waved his hands and a soundproof barrier appeared over a 30-meter diameter area. This barrier was silent and colorless, but there was a trace of magic fluctuation.
Markola was suddenly startled, as if he sensed the changes around him. He immediately drew out a dagger and prepared for battle. Seeing Markola's reaction, his two subordinates also hurriedly drew out their weapons and formed a battle formation with their backs to each other.
However, before they found the attacker, Xiao Chen's Heart of Fear magic had already fallen from the sky and exploded among them. After all, Makola was a high-level warrior. Although he was dazed for a while, he resisted the invasion of fear. However, his two subordinates were affected to some extent. One of them turned pale and covered his heart, and the other trembled and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.
At this time, Li Jia, who was hiding in the corner, released a wind binding technique, and an invisible airflow spun around them violently. The so-called wind binding could not bind everyone's body, but used a strong rotating airflow to make them stagger. Makola burst out of the airflow range with fighting spirit. But he saw his two subordinates, like the worst dancers, spinning around in a panic on the spot.
Then Ganor released another slow spell, and the three people in the field seemed to fall into the water suddenly. The air around them seemed to become stagnant and heavy, causing their movements to slow down instantly.
Markola made a prompt decision, immediately abandoned his two subordinates, and rushed back, trying his best to burst out his fighting spirit to offset the effect of the negative magic. But before he could escape the soundproof barrier, a sword light came from the sky. Markola blocked the attack with his dagger, but he was knocked back with the sword.