Otherworld Advance Team-Chapter 64 - 60 New Clue

64: Chapter 60: New Clue

64 -60: New Clue

“Splat”

Dunuo could feel a numbness in his leg, followed by a complete loss of sensation.

He collapsed onto the ground, screaming out at the intense pain that radiated from his calf.

He collapsed onto the ground, reaching for the source of the pain in his lower leg, only to find it drenched in blood.

The sniper bullet had torn through his calf, shredding a large chunk of flesh and leaving behind a gaping wound that was gushing blood.

Ziang launched into action, forcefully pulling out his gleaming sword from its sheath secured on his back, releasing a clear sound of the blade sliding against the sheath.

From unsheathing his sword to putting it back, it took Ziang less than three seconds.

The strong men surrounding them fell to the ground one after another, each having been cut on their arms and legs.

They all writhed and cried out in pain on the ground.

Luo’er, wearing an unconcerned expression on his face, walked over to Dunuo.

Upon detecting Luo’er’s approach, Dunuo backed away in terror, asking with trembling lips, “Who exactly are you?”

He had originally assumed that Luo’er was just an adventurer, a half-blood member of the Elf Race, a rootless entity within Holy Heart City.

Therefore, he decided to swindle Luo’er, expecting an easy target.

However, he never expected to encounter such difficulty.

“I ask you, where is the Assassin Alliance located?” Instead of answering Dunuo’s question, Luo’er countered with one of his own.

“What on earth are you trying to do?” Dunuo asked, his lips trembling and sweat pouring down his face.

As a plump man, he was prone to excessive sweating under pressure.

“I will ask you again, where is the Assassin Alliance?

Do not let me ask you for a third time.” Luo’er said, his face expressionless and his tone calm, sending fear coursing through Dunuo.

“I…I…” Dunuo hesitated, uncertain what to do.

Luo’er extended his hand without looking back, and Ziang silently drew a six-shot revolver from his waist and placed it in Luo’er’s hand.

Playing with the revolver, Luo’er cocked the hammer and pointed the gun at Dunuo’s other leg.

“You’ve already lost your left leg, do you want to lose your right one too?” he asked.

“I’ll talk!

I’ll talk!

I’ll tell you everything!” Threatened by Luo’er’s calm demeanor, Dunuo could not help but spill the beans.

Therefore, Dunuo confessed in detail how to find the location of the Assassin Alliance, how to connect with them, and how to give the secret signal.

“Wouldn’t it have been better if you had just complied from the beginning?” Luo’er sighed, returned the gun to Ziang, and turned to leave.

“What about, my reward…” Dunuo still asked hopefully, having managed to keep his life.

Luo’er turned back to look at him, and then revealed a ruthless smile: “The things on you guys are worth more than 200 gold coins; I’ve already paid in full.”

Ziang looked at Luo’er, then at Dunuo, who was still curled up on the ground.

He ultimately chose to spare him, turned around, and followed Luo’er, leaving behind the groaning men.

“Are we just letting them go like this?”Asked Ziang, who was following him.

“There is no need to kill them all, it would attract unnecessary attention.” Luo’er said dismissively without turning his head.

“What I mean is, aren’t you afraid they’ll leak information?” Ziang asked again.

“I don’t believe they know our identities yet.” Although he said this, Luo’er couldn’t help but glance back at Dunuo, who was still trembling and holding his leg.

Finally, he sighed and turned back.

“Let’s leave it at that!” Luo’er sighed, raising his hand to signal the sniper team to withdraw.

Ziang wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth and chose to follow Luo’er silently instead.

Back at the inn, the group began to discuss the information they had gathered during the day.

“According to Dunuo, there’s a man with a scar on his face deep in the slums.

To give orders, one has to find him and put a bag of gold coins in his hand.

Assassins wanting to take orders need to flip their adventurer’s emblem and put it in his hand.”

“If he smells something fishy, he will ignore both the gold coins and the emblem.

But if he trusts the other party, he will take them deep into the slums.

There’s a door there with a small window in it.

When you put your coin bag or emblem in the small window, the door will open after a while, and we can find the middleman!”

“It all sounds very cloak-and-dagger-like.” Tangmo couldn’t help but comment. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

“It’s only natural for organizations that engage in dirty work to be guarded.

The Adventurer’s Guild would definitely not recognize them,” Luo’er analysed.

“That’s funny,” huffed Hu Daoke.

“Everyone knows there is an Assassin Alliance that specialises in murder within the city, but everyone pretends not to know.”

“According to existing information, the government of Odelanqi has issued orders to the Assassin Alliance more than once.

In other words, the Assassin Alliance is an organization that has the tacit approval of the local government.”

“So, if we offend the Assassin Alliance, we are indirectly offending the government here?” Hu Daoke asked with open arms.

“That seems to be the case,” Luo’er pondered before confirming.

“Hehe,” Hu Daoke began to laugh, saying, “We are loyal to the headquarters from Earth, completely unfamiliar with this Otherworld – we’re just country bumpkins in their eyes.

The saying goes, ‘the barefoot have no fear of the shod.’ In my opinion, whether it’s the Assassins’ League or the government institutions, we are not afraid at all.”

“Easy for you to say, but…” Luo’er started to speak but then stopped.

“In my opinion, we should just storm in, capture this middleman, and interrogate him to get the information we need.

Isn’t that a good idea?” Hu Daoke suggested.

“Well, this…” Luo’er was momentarily unable to find a reason to counter his suggestion.

“Just as I said before, the barefoot have no fear of the shoe-wearing folks.

We’re strangers here, so why should we be scared of all this chaos?

Besides, as Luo’er, you have mentioned before, we inherently have hostile relations with the people in Otherworld.

There’s no need to be polite with the enemy.”

“Although it’s a good idea, the method is a bit stupid!” Cheng Ziang suddenly spoke out coldly from the side.

“If you’re so clever, why don’t you come up with a better idea!” Hu Daoke turned and pointed at Cheng Ziang, speaking defiantly.

Cheng Ziang didn’t speak, he merely looked at Luo’er.

Although he hadn’t said a word, Luo’er understood his meaning and began to speak, “If we just storm in, it will definitely alert them.

The best approach is to enter the Assassin’s League without alerting anyone, find an opportunity to be alone with the middleman, and then somehow force out information about the contractor.”

“How are we going to do that?

People can scream, and if he raises his voice, we’re done for,” Hu Daoke asked, spreading out his hands in puzzlement.

“We need a space where the outside world can’t hear what’s happening inside.

That way, we can act freely,” Luo’er suggested after some pondering.

“Soundproofing!” Cheng Ziang pinpointed the key with a single word.

“Yes, if we can soundproof the room, nobody will hear what’s happening inside,” Luo’er nods in agreement.

“But how do we soundproof a room?”

“Don’t we have Silence Magic?” said Hu Daoke.

Cheng Ziang did not respond, but merely let out a scornful, mocking laugh.

Luo’er explained to him, “Once Silence Magic is cast, it’s not just the outside that can’t hear anything.

The people inside can’t hear anything either.”

“So are we supposed to communicate in sign language?” Hu Daoke said, glaring at Cheng Ziang.

“If we could just silence the wall area…” Luo’er murmured, falling into deep thought.

The Silence Magic works by converting the flow of magic power, causing the air in a certain area to stop transmitting sound.

However, if this magic is cast in a room, no sound can be heard throughout the entire room.

That would make it impossible to conduct the interrogation.

Luo’er was thinking if it’s possible to isolate only the sound in the wall area, enveloping the entire room, but preserving the sound within the room itself.

So even if noise is made inside, it would be unable to propagate to the outside due to the isolation zone created around the room.

All of a sudden, an idea flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly turned to Tangmo, “Moumou, can you use runes to silence a specific area?”

“Sure,” Tangmo replied nonchalantly, “Just modify the sixth and ninth lines of the Silence Rune.

Can’t you trace it out?”

“Uh…” Everyone fell silent, unable to respond.

As the top student in the academy’s magic course, Tangmo excelled in both Spell Magic and Rune Magic Circle.

Therefore, as a top student, she could never understand the grades of her classmates who failed their magic exams.

“So, my idea is this,” Luo’er leaned forward, spreading his hands to explain his thoughts, “Use the Silence Rune to completely isolate the four walls, floor and ceiling of the room.

This way, during interrogation, no matter what happens inside, the outside world won’t have any idea.

Therefore, we will have enough opportunity to extract the information we need!”

“So you’re taking her?” Cheng Ziang pointed at Tangmo and asked.

“Of course.” Luo’er nodded affirmatively.

Cheng Ziang snorted coldly and stopped talking.

“Luo’er, I…

I don’t think I can do it…” Seeing Cheng Ziang’s attitude, Tangmo began to feel a bit nervous.

“It’s okay, just follow my instructions when the time comes,” Luo’er reassured her.

“Little Ke, your sniper team should continue to find high ground to set up sniper rifles to cover us,” Luo’er commanded.

“Received!” Hu Daoke made an ‘OK’ hand gesture.

He turned to Baiyue, who was quietly sitting with his rifle, a poker face revealing no emotions.

“If we have no further objections, we’ll adjourn the meeting.

Everyone should rest early.

Tomorrow, we’ll settle this issue,” Luo’er said.

All along, the threat of assassination from the Assassins’ League had been a heavy weight on their minds.

They wouldn’t be able to continue their investigation in peace until this issue was resolved.