When that familiar face of Bellwere transformed into a completely unfamiliar appearance for Chanis, a bone-chilling coldness already enveloped his heart.
As the de facto controller of the Soma Familia, how could he not realize the whole story?
The facts were vastly different from what Decree had said.
Liliruca wasn't looking for other Adventurers to form a party for protection; this was entirely aimed at overthrowing the Soma Familia that he controlled!
"No wonder…"
"So all of this was part of your plan?"
"You deliberately mentioned saving enough money to leave the Familia, to escape the Familia, allowing Familia members to pursue, while your true reliance… was this Adventurer?"
As the center of the conversation, Liliruca's expression was peculiar.
She looked up at Keare, unable to say that this decapitation operation was actually Keare's spontaneous idea after dealing with Bellwere.
"Just assume it is."
"Good."
"Very good!"
His arm was tightly restrained.
Chanis tried his best to remain calm. For Keare, who came to the Soma Familia alone, his strength was definitely that of an L2 high-level Adventurer.
He needed to buy more time or resolve the issue through negotiation.
He looked calmly at Keare with a smile:
"Whatever benefits Liliruca promised you, I can give you. As the captain of the Soma Familia, I can definitely offer more generously than she can."
"You also want to grasp the future?"
Keare's expression gradually became complex, but he had no intention of wasting time: "What Liliruca can give is something you can never achieve."
"Why?"
"I have a lot of valis, more than you can imagine!"
As he mentioned this, Chanis's tone became excited, yet a fleeting shadow of gloom flashed in his eyes. He let the dagger in his cuff cut his skin.
When he fully turned to face Keare.
His suddenly raised arm, revealing the dagger, reflected a cold gleam under the overhead lights, striking with full force towards the brown-haired young man's neck.
They were both Lv2 Adventurers; was he really worse than the helper Liliruca had brought?
Chanis didn't think so. On the contrary, he held himself in high regard. His movement to turn and sneak attack was exceptionally skilled, aiming directly at Keare's vital spot.
"Is it really…"
"Over?"
A sinister smile appeared on his gloomy face.
That gently smiling, unfamiliar face made Chanis want to destroy him with his own hands. Since he wanted to be Liliruca's scapegoat so badly…
He had to be prepared for failure!
And Keare, completely unaware, seemed as naive as a new recruit. Was this guy really an L2 Adventurer?
Chanis felt that this matter was not important.
As he was about to succeed in his sneak attack, a triumphant smile covered his face, but when he felt his muscles grow weak, making his dagger thrust stiff…
His expression froze.
"Bang!"
Feeling the sharp pain in his abdomen, Chanis was sent flying backward, crashing into many tables and chairs within the Familia's headquarters before finally stopping.
His muscles were weak, and he had completely lost control of his body.
His eyes filled with terror, he could only attribute the source to this unfamiliar Adventurer, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "What exactly… did you do to me?"
'Deterioration'
Knowing Chanis's personality, he would definitely not sit idly by in this situation.
The moment he touched his body, Keare skillfully used his 'Deterioration' skill, focusing its effect to completely destroy his body's muscles and organs.
After all, he was an Lv2 Adventurer.
He felt it was very necessary to give the opponent some due respect.
"Liliruca, go find Soma, the God of Wine. Whether you can successfully leave the Familia still depends on him," Keare reminded the girl beside him, who was caught off guard.
As for what he needed to do next…
That was to eliminate Chanis and throw the Soma Familia into complete chaos!
"Okay."
A fleeting worry for Keare flashed in the girl's eyes, but she also clearly realized that to truly live up to his expectations for her.
That was to successfully leave the Familia.
Liliruca looked up at the second floor of the Soma Familia's headquarters and took firm, resolute steps.
"Disguised as a Familia member."
"And using poison, your methods are even more…"
Chanis shook his head, clearly understanding his current physical condition. He had no room to resist Keare, only the final compromise.
Give up on continuing to contend for Liliruca's ownership.
Offer Keare a tempting price. As long as he could live, he could use the divine wine to continue controlling the Soma Familia, remaining the dictator of the Familia.
"Black cat, white cat, any cat that catches mice is a good cat!"
"The same applies to methods."
Keare's smile remained as he gently placed his hand on Chanis's shoulder, without any hesitation, decisively using his 'Plunder' skill on him.
Along with the disappearance of ability values.
In its place, ability values quietly increased.
And the extraction of his body's ability values made Chanis's already weakened body, which was already exhausted from physical damage, approach collapse even more: "You really are…"
"Extreme!"
"How about we talk?"
Struggling to sit up from the ground, Chanis no longer had his initial arrogant attitude. A loser had to recognize his position as a loser.
Since he was using… Bellwere's face.
This meant that the few L2 high-level Adventurers in the Soma Familia had already been dealt with by Keare. What about when the other Adventurers of the Familia returned?
The outcome would definitely not change.
It was precisely because he understood the nature of these guys that they would definitely not interfere in this matter.
"What is there for us to talk about?"
"You want Liliruca? I can persuade Soma to help her change Familias. And, as for me… I shouldn't be a threat to you. As for cooperation?"
"No cooperation needed!"
"As long as you let me continue to sit in the position of Soma Familia captain, I can share the final profits from Dungeon exploration with you proportionally."
These were all the conditions Chanis could think of.
Money temptation.
No Adventurer would not be short of money. As long as Keare agreed and reached some kind of cooperation, his rule over the Familia would not be affected.
Instead, he would have the assistance of a stronger Adventurer!
What interrupted Chanis's thoughts was the Familia's suddenly pushed-open door. He struggled to turn his head and saw Decree's familiar face.
His expression instantly froze.
He had promised Decree all sorts of benefits to make him clash with Keare, but his current physical condition completely prevented Chanis from making any other moves!
Just as he was considering how to resolve it, the subsequent conversation completely froze him.
Upon seeing Keare's highly recognizable face, Decree could barely conceal the excitement deep in his eyes. Was he about to take action against Chanis?
But when his gaze fell upon the former captain lying on the ground like a dead dog.
Decree quickly realized that he had appeared at the wrong time, but he quickly thought of a countermeasure, a fawning smile hanging on his old face.
"Captain Keare, have you resolved the problem?"
Chanis: ?