Curse the Mainframe! 373 Yraii City

Alec gathered all his Spectre subordinates with the exception of Dominque and briefed them before informing Dorian of anything.

After doing that, he cleared it with Dorian, saying that they were going out on a mission.

Dorian had raised a brow and given his stamp of approval quickly enough after hearing the rundown. What kind of mission would require the entire unit of Spectres, who had been rapidly growing in the sect, instead of having a few teams?

The sect leader knew that it wasn't as simple as Alec told him, likely a lot more complicated judging from the paperwork, but he approved it anyway.

The Spectres listened to Alec before anyone else for numerous reasons, but Alec listened to him.

The reason he approved was because he knew that Alec wouldn't place his Spectres in harm's way if he could help it. Which meant that there were necessary precautions in place. Minimal risk.

The other reason was that Alec had written him a full, lengthy report on what he was expecting during the mission that Dorian had yet to go through.

There was so much of the damn paperwork that Alec just handed him that it was potentially enough to fill up an entire room.

Dorian felt a headache just looking at it, so he had Alec give him the rundown, giving the Spectre leader the approval before he slogged through the paperwork.

Not for the first time, the sect leader wondered if Alec was a sadist. He took way too much pleasure in doing copious amounts of paperwork for him to be anything else.

Alec had his Spectres prepare for battle, doing all their preparations in the sect while he took Rosabel and her team with him.

Along with them, he took Elysia with him, as well as the two ladies that had been put under Loeri's mind control.

He passed their newest 'informant' Dallas back to the Cookie Sect to bring him back to where he was originally. They would keep an eye on him while not making it intrusive enough like the company had done.

But since he couldn't allow the man to go free like that, under the man's permission, he'd been placed under Loeri's mind control to prevent him from having disloyal thoughts for the time being.

It was the largest surprise when Dallas had informed him that Yraii City was under their control. They were controlling from the shadows, and even the inhabitants of Yraii City didn't know.

Well hidden but operating smoothly, it meant that the company had taken over a large part of the city inhabitant's lives without them ever realizing.

This much was confirmed by the pink and orange-haired sisters, who were higher up in the ranks than he originally thought.

They could even tell him where the location of the transmigrator academy was located, as well as how they found possible transmigrators and tested them.

It wasn't far outside of Yraii City, located in the nearby forest.

That forest was warded off and entry was prohibited.

Alec had originally been planning on having Dallas pose as if he had collected that week's quota before placing the people from the company under his control.

However, he changed his mind when Loeri successfully used her mind control spores on the two women. They had put up quite a fight, being naturally resistant to poisons, but they had succumbed in the end.

The group arrived in Yraii City in the middle of the day, seeking a place to stay.

Alec tipped his hat at the guards while they passed through the inspection, acting as merchants who had come to sell their goods.

They passed through without any trouble.

Booking a few rooms in inns at different parts of the city, Rosabel and the rest of her group discreetly summoned the rest of the Spectres one by one, spreading them out around the city.

They would have to find the main headquarters of the company before they could make a move.

Since the headquarters moved around every couple of months, neither of the sisters that had been guarding Dallas knew where the headquarters were currently.

However, they only had ten bases, which meant that they had to go through the bases to confirm that they were not the headquarters.

The only place that wasn't part of Yraii City that was under their jurisdiction was the 'transmigrator academy' that picked up various transmigrators whenever they first got whiff of them.

They would be brainwashed in the coming future and made loyal only to the company.

Sekai, as well as his former partner, Xin Yi, had been part of this program.

So, while his subordinates were handling the situation inside the City, Alec was going to handle the 'transmigrator academy'.

Elysia was against this. She frowned, putting her hands on her hips, looking disapproving. Alec just through she looked adorable.

"I don't think you should go alone. If something happens to you, we won't be able to get to you in time."

Alec shook his head. "Unfortunately, none of the others know enough to be able to play the part, so I don't feel confident about them doing it. Plus, there should be a way for them to determine whether or not I'm telling the truth."

Elysia couldn't stop her frown from deepening. While what Alec said made sense, she just couldn't let him go.

There was a nagging feeling that told her this was not a good idea.

Perhaps it was because there were so many uncertain factors that she was unable to let go of her worries. She trusted in Alec's strength, but those people would stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

Alec's firm will didn't soften, but his expression did instead. He hugged her around the waist, pulling her close and kissed her forehead, she hugged him around the waist as well, biting her lips.

Maybe it was because she couldn't keep an eye on him while he was inside there that she didn't feel like letting him go.

Elysia slapped herself, stunning Alec, who held her hand two hands.

"Don't do that," Alec said with a rare frown.

Her cheek was already pinking, which made him feel a bit of heartache. It wasn't the same as when they got hurt during sparring.

Elysia blinked cutely. "Hmph. If I didn't do that, I would have clung onto you and asked you not to go!"

Alec was instantly speechless. Did she have to be so dramatic?

But… why was this cute as well?! Alec was also speechless at his own thoughts. Had he already developed to this stage where everything she did was adorable… was this incurable?

"Even so, you don't have to slap yourself so hard."

"No way. I definitely wouldn't be able to restrain myself if that was the case," Elysia argued stubbornly.

Alec really had nothing to say. He could already tell he wasn't going to win this argument.

"Anyway, I'll send you periodic updates, so read my letters, alright?"

Elysia's eyes softened. "Okay. Make sure you don't miss any of them. If you do, I'm charging in like it or not!"

Alec laughed, squeezing her tighter. "Alright. I'll take note of it. I'm sure that if you end up coming, you'll end up decimating the entire place and giving us away."

Elysia frowned. "I won't!"

Alec continued like he didn't hear her interruption. "If only because I would do the same thing if I ever thought you were in danger."

Elysia flushed, before she grinned. "True. So, if you don't want to give away that we're on to them, then you better not get yourself in trouble!"

Alec chuckled, then took Elysia's hand, tugging her.

The two of them were about to go on a date to throw off anyone who was looking. This way, they looked just like a normal couple who were out exploring the town.

The couple already had makeup on which made their faces less stunning, and their hair colours were different than usual.

Yraii City was actually well-known for being a dating hotspot, and there were countless couples who came touring this place on their honeymoon, which made their cover perfect to use.

Elysia and Alec laced their hands together, walking towards the bustling crowd of Yraii City Square.

Chapter end

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