Chapter 315: Siren (Part Two)

Chapter 315: Siren (Part Two)



"Alright, Viscount Ryan," Olenna nodded.

At this moment, Ryan was pondering two matters.

The first was whether he should bring Anna with him to the Blood Curse Nagah Cavern. Considering the Sam's Team from the Imperial Capital, there wasn't much to worry about within the city of Minster. This was evident from the previous attitude of the Bloodtop Mercenary Corps.

As a mercenary group from the Imperial Capital, they inherently held a sense of superiority. Even if they suffered a defeat, they would merely consider it as a minor setback.

Therefore, once he left Minster, there was a high probability that they would directly abduct Anna.

This was naturally unacceptable to him.

Since this was the case, he decided to take the initiative and eliminate the potential threat before it could grow.

Before leaving, he had a second matter to attend to. He needed to visit the Exchange Hall to exchange for the ninth and final Extraordinary Combat Technique he required—'Rockdilo's Guardian Staff'.

"Hmm, okay," Anna nodded heavily.

Due to her weakened strength, Captain Bartista had assigned her here as a liaison and lookout.

Just as she was pondering how to resolve this issue, the Sea God Sect delivered some good news.

Underneath the massive skeleton was an intricate formation, emitting a dim green light that flickered between brightness and darkness.

This caused Anna to panic and struggle with all her might.

Ever since the conflict between Sam and Ryan, two influential figures, had been shifted two days ago, allowing them to resolve it themselves, Fabien had felt a great sense of relief.

"In the morning, I have a small matter to attend to," Ryan smiled and said.

Soon, Ryan suddenly felt his vision blur, and the next moment, he could no longer see the team members or Anna.

"Something's wrong, be on guard," Ryan said in a low voice.

The other party also belonged to the Axson Auction House, but they were from the main branch. They wouldn't attack him, a shareholder, without reason.

"Viscount Ryan, what brings you here?"

"No, Viscount Ryan, of course, I'm willing. They are staying in a nearby guest mansion. I'll take you there right now," Fabien hurriedly said.

The inventor of this Extraordinary Combat Technique, Rockdilo, was actually a high-level sorcerer who also practiced the path of knighthood. Since he wasn't a metal-type sorcerer, his usual weapon was a staff about one and a half meters long.

If he succeeded, dealing with everyone would be easy and enjoyable.

He became a viscount by relying on his family connections and giving his all. Even then, he barely met the requirements for a viscount.

Initially, he thought he would need to put in a lot of effort to convince Anna.

"So, they must have encountered trouble!" the other party quickly explained.

"Please, Viscount Ryan, please take a seat," Fabien nodded hurriedly.

This was something Ryan had been thinking about and searching for in the past few days as he contemplated his final Technique. Unexpectedly, he learned about this Extraordinary Combat Technique involving a staff from his conversation with Neror.

Although both Ryan and Fabien were viscounts, there was a difference between them.

To use this combat technique, one required a sturdy staff.

Even this small section was blocked by the skeleton.

Ryan's neck suddenly bulged, his mouth opened wide, and the next second, a massive white sound wave blasted out from his mouth.

"Aren't you afraid?" Ryan asked with a hint of curiosity.

He never expected Neror, the marquis's heir, to be the first to volunteer to accompany him.

At this moment, he realized that Anna's familiar aura was nearby but moving away rapidly in the opposite direction.

"Additionally, there's a formal sorcerer. Using their blood essence to awaken the Dragon Egg should yield excellent results," the Sea Piercer Rulgatz said with a smile.

For her, once she could contract a young Tailless Three-Headed Sea Dragon, her strength would surpass that barrier and reach an extremely high level.

"Okay, thank you!" The other party glanced at Angus and then turned to Ryan, saying:

"Why is someone singing here?" Anna asked in surprise.

But Ryan was different. Being a viscount was merely a small step in the other party's promotion path.

"Good," Ryan nodded in satisfaction.

If one looked closely, they could see that at the bottom of the skeleton, there was a staff, most of which was buried underground, with only a small section exposed.

"Yes, Captain, we know we are far inferior to you in strength, but we can't always stay under your protection. During our missions from the military, there were often casualties," Angus and Vereri said.

This singing was not simple; it could even mislead people in distinguishing friend from foe!

Inside was a deep and spacious cave filled with various large marine creature skeletons, some reaching ten meters in height and forty to fifty meters in length.

It was said that the human Dragon Knights had already left the area, and they received reliable information that the Dragon Knights would not return for a short period.

Among them, the one with a larger build was a male Blood Curse Naga, over three meters tall, with a two-meter-long pointed tail snail on his left hand, and an extremely tall and robust physique.

Although Ren's tone was calm, he knew that Ren was most likely going to personally confront the other party.

Everyone looked up and scanned their surroundings, searching for the source of the sound.

"Your Excellency Fabien, please inform me immediately when Sir Sam returns. Thank you."

Upon receiving this news, she was naturally overjoyed. She did not inform the Sea God Sect about this.

Ren's voice interrupted the strange song for a moment, but now the song began to echo again.

"Hmm, I came here last time and even fought with the ancient Blood Curse Nagas." Ren spoke as he walked, recalling the situation at that time.

"We'll leave in the afternoon, and there's a high chance of combat, so you should prepare a bit."

Whether Duke Dram believed it or not was another matter.

"You..."

At the same time, he felt quite proud of his own cleverness.

Fabien wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes darting around.

This was a real skill! "Knock knock!" The knocking sound echoed.

"Come in," Fabien said casually.

Anna immediately used her transformation technique, returning to her human form, and her pretty face turned red. She covered her face with her hands and said, "Don't say anything more, I know you're the real Ren!"

Ren felt something was off, and the song made him a little uncomfortable.

If he guided Ren, and Sam's team found out later, he would be in trouble. But if he didn't say anything, the problem might become more serious! It was likely that he would be in trouble right away.

At this moment, a strange song echoed from all around.

'Sam's team followed Anna, and when he came to ask for an explanation, Sam's team initiated an attack on him. Then, he eliminated Sam's team.'

After Ren's group got off the airship, they hurried from the fishing port town to the vicinity of the cave where they had previously encountered the ancient Blood Curse Nagas.

Because of this, he thought of a phrase to describe himself, 'A flowing great man, a solid Fabien.'

"Pfft!"

These two pieces of news coming one after the other were like a godsend.

"Your Excellency High Priestess, your plan is truly effective. Using the Sirens' song, we have now captured the second batch of elite human combat squads."

Just as his large hand was about to touch Anna, Anna let out a horrified scream and immediately transformed into a Great Deer, charging towards Ren.

So, unless Sam's team was foolish, they wouldn't have done that.

This made Ren pause, but he quickly understood what was happening.

"It's been about thirty hours since Captain Bartistan led Raymir and two other team members into the cave. According to the agreement, there should be a transmission every two hours, but until now, there hasn't been any transmission or news."

"Of course, of course."

"Don't worry, tell us what you know so that we can better rescue the Boulder Squad." Angus, who had completed numerous missions in the military department, was experienced. He patted the other person's shoulder and comforted him.

But Ray felt that he was also a wizard, and if he held a staff, he could confuse the enemy quite well.

As for the aftermath, he had also prepared a suitable excuse for Duke Dram.

Seeing Anna's excited expression, Ren was taken aback, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.

Because, at this moment, in Anna's perception, a huge demon had grabbed her deer antlers, and was laughing at her, saying, 'Come on, little cutie, come to my embrace, little cutie.'

"An illusion caused by sound waves?" Ren immediately thought of a solution.

"Ah!"

Ren quickly glanced at the other party, seeing their exhausted expression. Clearly, in the twenty-four hours that Boulder Squad had lost contact, the other party hadn't slept a wink, and their mental state had been on high alert.

"Captain, although I know you're worried about the danger inside, we are a squad. Moreover, we can only grow through these trials," Evelyn added from the side.

"Hmm!" The High Priest nodded in satisfaction.

As for the second matter, it could wait until the first one was resolved.

"Okay, let's go down together," Ren smiled slightly and nodded.

For example, Neror walked towards a wall in the hall and unfurled multiple scrolls, unleashing a barrage of sorcery attacks.

However, when a Blood Curse Naga scout happened to return, they discovered an intact Dragon Egg inside the remains of a white skeleton, hidden within the bones.

"Your Excellency Fabien, excuse me, but I'd like to ask you about something," Ren smiled and got straight to the point.

However, he had lost his left eye, and his smile now made him look even uglier.

Rockdilo's weapon was the famous Iron Staff.

Meanwhile, she looked at the shattered Dragon Eggs not far away, unable to hide her disappointment.

In that case, Ren had to take Anna with him.

He respectfully addressed the six-armed female Naga beside him:

He looked around and noticed that the other four had already headed off in different directions, each moving as if they had seen a ghost, their limbs flailing.

Ren forcefully pressed down on Anna's giant antlers and shouted:

This left Anna feeling a bit lost.

Suddenly, circular waves of energy surged around them.

"Ah? Great!" Anna clenched her fists and waved excitedly, then asked, "When are we leaving?"

"What? You left yesterday and never came back?" Fabien was surprised after hearing the servant's report.

Because if they attacked, it would only provoke him, and Duke Dram behind Sam's Team couldn't protect them.

"Moreover, I believe in the Captain. As long as the enemy isn't a legendary powerhouse, they won't stand a chance against the Captain," Evelyn said with a light laugh.

Ren remembered clearly that at that time, he had basically caused the tunnel to collapse by half, which was what stopped the pursuit of 'Tide Piercer' Rulgatz.

"This... that..."

Ren smiled and quickly thought of something. "That day, in the mansion's oak forest, I was holding you..."

Due to the prolonged sealing, to maintain the eggs' activity, these eggs had been put into a state of suspended animation by the Tailless Three-Headed Sea Dragon, along with it.

After all, their target was very clear—Anna, not him.

After Ren left, he didn't head to the new mansion but instead went to the Swordsmen Branch.

At this moment, the sound was getting louder.

"Have you been missing for so long?" Ren thought for a moment and said, "You guys stay here, I'll go in and take a look."

The hall's surroundings retained the style Ren had seen before—pale blue rectangular boulders formed the walls, and in the center of the hall, there were two rows of Doric columns.

He planned to deal with Sam's Team before heading to Myester.

Viscount Fabien was leisurely in his office, leaning back in a large armchair, sipping some Yorton black tea, looking utterly relaxed.

But before he could wipe it, he hurriedly stood up, looking flustered and respectful.

Until the Sealed Gateway was opened, Dragon Knight Menia suddenly appeared, and these eggs were completely destroyed by the impact wave during that battle.

"I'd like to ask, where is Lord Sam currently staying? I'd like to pay him a visit."

This was the explanation Ren had prepared.

Ren was taken aback by what he heard.

Ren first observed Fabien's expression, which didn't seem fake, and his heart sank a little.

This Dragon Egg, due to years of contact with the giant bones, had almost fused with the enormous bone remains.

The key point was that he didn't want to get involved in this matter!

Soon, the group arrived at the underground hall where Ren had killed the Blood Curse Naga leader the last time.

Ren and his party ventured deeper into the cave and soon saw the traces of the battle from when Ren had left.

However, when they reached the Sealed Gateway, they encountered another problem. At the same time...

"Captain, let me accompany you," Neror volunteered.

Ignoring the others, Ren rushed towards the direction of Anna's aura.

Inside the Sealed Gateway.

On both sides of the passage, there were still many scattered stones, but the passage had obviously been cleared and reinforced; otherwise, it would be completely impassable.

"Your Excellency Ren, why didn't you choose to leave in the morning?" Olenna was slightly puzzled.

As for his family, Ren wasn't too worried.

Regarding this, if Fabien couldn't understand, then he was truly incompetent.

Huh? Illusion?

"That's right, Lady Olenna, please arrange for our team to take the earliest flight this afternoon to Meister's Imperial Military Airship." Ren looked up and said to Olenna.

In the evening.

Meister Fishing Port Airship Dock.

No wonder the previous Gold Class Squad, 'Boulder Squad', was lured.

The enemy intended to use this hallucination-inducing singing to dismantle their entire squad.

Anna only felt a piercing pain in her eardrums, and suddenly, her vision blurred, and a huge antlered figure appeared before her, which turned out to be Ren.

"However, this time, you need to be careful. Humans aren't foolish. With consecutive disappearances of elite squads, they will surely notice something amiss."

When he saw Ren and his group approaching, he quickly stepped forward with a worried expression, saying, "Lord Ren, you're finally here!"

There were giant whale-like skeletons, smaller ones like deep-sea plesiosaur skeletons, and even smaller ones like spiky turtles, all several meters long, the remains of ferocious wild beasts.

But Ren's Great Deer was still struggling violently.

An extremely rare Extraordinary Combat Technique related to the staff.

No matter how the shares of Axson Auction House changed or how the struggles within it unfolded, as an elder of the Minster Branch, he managed to retain his position and thrive in the midst of it all.

At this moment, besides an elite squad affiliated with the military, there was also an official member of Boulder Squad stationed here.

This was why this Sea Dragon Egg had not been discovered, but it also led to a problem.

Ren nodded and said, "This sonic wave is strange, and it seems to have a powerful illusion effect."

"Lord Ren, you seem quite familiar with this place." Neror couldn't help but be curious.

She didn't know if the present situation was real or if the previous one was.

Additionally, the Sea God Sect wanted the Blood Curse Naga Clan to secretly go to the human coast again and establish a base, facilitating their counterattacks.

Minster Auction House.

"So, even if the enemy this time isn't a Dragon Knight, they are definitely formidable opponents."

Because there were three passages here, the sound waves reflected in various ways after being conducted, making it sound like surround sound, and it was difficult to determine the original position of the sound.

Except for the top of the staff, most of the staff was covered in thick metal, considering the need to communicate with the mysterious side energy, without covering it in iron. This made it convenient to block and parry some close-range attacks.

However, there were quite a few issues to resolve in the middle.

In an instant, Ren understood the enemy's plan.

Two people were talking next to the huge skeleton.

Half an hour later, Ren returned to the manor with a satisfied look, holding a sheepskin scroll.

Fifteen minutes later.

"Anna, you might need to prepare. We're going to Meister to carry out a mission, and if you stay here, they might come knocking on your door." Ren said.

The choice was simple.

It seemed there was only one way! "Roar!"

These were once the eggs of a Tailless Sea Dragon.

"Rest assured, High Priest. As long as the enemy isn't a Dragon Knight, with your help, I believe victory will be ours." Lord Rulgarz's ugly dragon face smiled again.

Soon, Ren and Fabien arrived at the manor with the Lynthi Warhound, 'Cookie'.

"Anna, it's me!"

This was the Sea Dragon Egg, almost immovable. If it were to be moved, it might damage the Sea Dragon Egg, causing her plan to fail.

Even without knowing the enemy's true strength, this tactic alone could easily lead to their defeat.

Neror smiled calmly and said, "That's why I must go, despite the fear."

It sounded nice, a 'visit', but they might start fighting after just a few words.

"It seems, Lord Fabien, you're unwilling to help me."

"Lord Rulgarz, thank you for your hard work! Although we still lack some sacrificial offerings, I believe we'll gather them soon." The High Priest smiled and nodded.

So, he gradually explored and perfected this set of Extraordinary Combat Techniques using the staff as a weapon.

"Ren, I also want to go with you." Ren's teammates spoke up one after another, and Anna also showed a longing expression.

"Huh? What's that sound?" Not far away, Lord Rulgarz, a 'Tide Piercer' about to launch an attack, suddenly stiffened his huge snake tail.

The familiar voice soon made him realize that it was the owner of this voice, the one who had blinded one of his eyes! "It's that guy! Human, you dare to come back!"

"This time, I will never let you escape again!" A low, angry voice resonated from Rulgarz's throat.

He swung his massive snake tail and accelerated towards Ren's direction.

(End of Chapter)

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