"Oh? What is it?" Seeing the obvious fear on the man's face when he mentioned that matter, Jane couldn't help but ask curiously.
"W-well, Big Sis Jane, I'll tell you, but you must not tell anyone else it was me. After all, the higher-ups don't want this to spread, and..."
"Alright, cut the crap and spit it out!" Jane knew this person's personality and urged him sternly.
Seeing this, the man stopped blathering and got to the point. "Oh, so you're saying that some strange figures have appeared near the base recently?"
"Y-yeah! I heard from the other patrol brothers that those things are very fast. Often, before they can even get a clear look, they've already darted past. And they can hear hissing sounds like a snake, or the cry of a fox. But where would there be snakes and foxes in this Hollow? Aren't they all Ethereals?"
Hearing this, Jane fell into thought. The higher-ups of the Mountain Lion Gang at this base seemed to take this matter quite seriously, even increasing the number of patrol personnel. The man in front of her was one of them.
She ignored the man's frightened, trembling appearance and instead looked at the gang member responsible for guarding the hostages not far away. The man was very obedient to her and had given that Public Security officer named Seth three times the amount of drinking water. In that case, there shouldn't be any problem on this side for now. It was worth noting that the guard member mentioned he was very familiar with the shortcut rifts in this Hollow, which was useful information.
But not long after, Jane noticed a problem. He had only gone to the bathroom, and the recent food was fine, so why was he gone for so long? Sure enough, a moment later, another gang member ran over in a panic, shouting.
"They're gone! The hostages! The guard! That Public Security officer! All gone! The guard at the bathroom was knocked out, the guard kid betrayed us, he and the hostages all ran away!"
Jane was a bit surprised to hear this. She never thought Seth would actually manage to persuade someone. Should she say that person was too gullible, or that he wasn't thoroughly bad? But there was no use thinking about this now. To prevent the situation from worsening, Jane didn't hesitate to step out and chase the escaped hostages herself, leaving the rest of the people here to receive the Mountain Lion Gang's boss.
On the other side, the guard kid, Seth, and a group of hostages, having run some distance, had already reached an exit. The guard kid was panting heavily from exhaustion, while Seth, who had been injected with a muscle relaxant, looked relaxed. At this time, the other two hostages had already left through the exit. Just as it was about to be the guard kid's turn, he hesitated, wondering if he could really abandon the dark side and turn to the light.
As the saying goes, hesitation leads to defeat. Jane and the Mountain Lion Gang's boss, Riza, caught up one after another. Although, even if he hadn't hesitated, with their speed, Riza and his men would have caught up eventually. Forced by the situation, Jane could only helplessly 'execute' the traitorous kid in front of the Mountain Lion Gang members—that is, push him from the tall building.
Seth, seeing this, cried out in despair. That guard kid, even in his final moments, had said he wanted to turn over a new leaf. But at this moment, Seth himself was in a precarious situation. Just as Riza was about to make a move on him, Jane spoke up again to stop him and incited the gang members, gaining an opportunity.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the siblings, who had just walked out of the Public Security Bureau, were holding a citizen ID. "It's finally done. Now we can give it to that old woman. I'm counting on you, brother." Belle said, handing the citizen ID to Wise. She herself went to the nearby shopping mall first. After planning this, the two temporarily separated.
Arriving at the agreed-upon location, Wise immediately noticed the old woman, and the two young girls around her, one of whom was particularly familiar.
"So, that ceremony is about to start again?"
"That's right! We've been preparing for it recently!" A girl named Caesar said with her hands on her hips, looking confident.
The old woman smiled kindly at her words. "I miss it so much. The last time I experienced the ceremony, we caused a lot of trouble for the other side. Although he still won in the end, hmph!"
"The one grandma experienced was the one where the current [Overlord] won, right!" another girl said enthusiastically. She had light yellow hair in two ponytails and wore red-lensed sunglasses. She wore a black leather jacket and, like Caesar, was well-endowed. Her tone and demeanor gave off a fiery passion.
Caesar, hearing this, couldn't help but nod. "He is indeed powerful... but it doesn't matter. No matter what kind of opponent, I will win!"
"In that case, grandma, can you tell us about that ceremony?" The enthusiastic girl asked, holding up her clenched fists, looking at the old woman with expectant eyes.
"Of course. But I've arranged to take care of something with a passionate young man first. Ah, he's already here." The old woman said, looking at Wise who was walking over from a distance.
Caesar also looked over and was taken aback for a moment. The enthusiastic girl beside her, however, her eyes lit up. "Oh! A very sunny and handsome young man! Hello, hello, my name is Bernice. Are you the one who helped grandma with her citizen ID?"
"Y-yes, that's me. My name is Wise. I just didn't expect to meet Caesar here." Wise looked at Caesar beside him, who had also recovered from her brief surprise.
"Ah? Yeah! I haven't seen you since we last met. When grandma said someone had helped her, and she described him, I was wondering if it might be you and Belle." Caesar smiled and scratched her head, then as if suddenly remembering something, she quickly added, "By the way, that manga you gave me before, I've kept it safe!"
Caesar recalled Lucy telling her that the book was very valuable, but then she had taken out 9 identical copies, which made her a little confused about the book's actual price. But regardless of the price, for Caesar, it was very valuable.
At this time, the old woman's eyes widened a little. Watching Caesar and Wise chatting so happily, she didn't know what to think.
"Eh, so you're the one Caesar has been talking about, the one who gave her that manga? To think there's such a coincidence in the world!" Bernice's small mouth was slightly agape, both surprised and curious about Wise.
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