Chapter 294

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The road wasn’t a good place for conversation, so to make communication easier, Izay, Ais, and Lulune took a few steps and arrived at the town’s warehouse.

All around were countless modular cargo crates used for transporting supplies, looking like castles built from building blocks. Various construction tools were placed in the corners. The purpose of these things was self-evident.

Since everyone in the town had gathered in the square, there wasn’t a single soul in sight here.

Izay found a portable magic stone lantern nearby, lit it up, and hung it on the corner of a cargo crate, illuminating the dark surrounding space.

At this moment, Ais couldn’t help but ask her question out of confusion.

“Izay, you said earlier that there was something the murderer wanted in her backpack, what do you mean by that?”

“Take it literally, or do you think she was running because she wasn’t afraid someone would kill her?”

Very simple logic.

Ais wasn’t dumb either; after all, she was an officer of the largest Familial Group in the city, having accumulated a lot of experience over the years. After hearing Izay’s words and recalling Lulune’s frantic escape earlier, she immediately understood.

“Did she steal something from Mr. Hasana?”

So this girl was actually a thief!

That explained why the murderer couldn’t find the item in the room and went into a rage!

In her mind, little Ais couldn’t help but nod, feeling as if she’d uncovered the truth.

“That’s not true! I’m not a thief! I just accepted…a commission.”

Lulune weakly rebutted with some hesitation.

Upon hearing the word “commission,” Ais reflexively thought of the blood-stained parchment found in Hasana’s satchel and urged her to continue.

“What’s the content of the commission!?”

“To meet someone at a designated tavern with the ‘goods,’ then deliver the goods to the surface and hand them over to the commissioner.”

It wasn’t Lulune who answered Ais’ question, but Izay.

He found the confidential paper document in Lulune’s backpack and read its contents aloud.

“Another delivery commission, truly your Hermes Familial Group’s signature move.”

After reading the details of the commission, including the secret rendezvous between Lulune and Hasana, Izay shrugged helplessly.

“There’s no helping it! This is our line of work!”

“Who is the commissioner?”

Compared to Izay, Ais was more concerned about who caused this incident.

“I don’t know! … It’s true! Recently…”

While Lulune was explaining to Ais, Izay found a hidden compartment in her satchel.

After removing the leather layer disguising the bottom of the package, he took out a tightly sealed bag.

Looking at the bulging bag in his hand, Izay already guessed what was inside and helplessly smirked.

‘That Fels guy is causing trouble again…’

It seemed he inadvertently discovered it in the deeper levels of the Dungeon, and upon receiving the news, wanted to confirm it himself. To do so, he separated the pick-up person and delivery person into different Familial Groups and concealed their identities.

Among those who discovered what was in this bag must have been the heretics; it couldn’t possibly be anyone else.

Hasana, the pick-up person, undoubtedly knew the truth due to his relationship with Ganesha. Being Level 4, he was one of the core members of the Ganesha Familial Group, which only goes to show how unlucky he was.

As for the delivery person…

Izay glanced somewhat sympathetically at Lulune, who still didn’t know what had happened, sobbing and explaining the truth to Ais.

This silly doggo, also a poor kid, doing nothing wrong but walking at night and getting approached by Fels, blinded by money, and ended up being tricked into this mess.

Izay slightly weighed the package in his hand, pondering how to deal with this thing.

“Izay, what’s in your hand?” After listening to Lulune’s explanation, Ais suddenly noticed him and looked over curiously.

For some reason… Izay holding that object gave her a vague sense of unease.

“Ahh, that’s the item for my commission! The black-cloaked person told me not to ask too many questions and absolutely not to let anyone see it!” Lulune anxiously stared at the bag in Izay’s hand.

“I don’t intend to look either? I’m just holding it.” Izay rolled his eyes at her.

Since Ais might react to the contents, Izay decided cautiously not to open it now.

However, things always go unexpectedly.

The thing seemed to react on its own.

Suddenly, the bag in Izay’s hand began emitting a faint green glow, pulsating like breathing.

Under the soft green light, a ball-sized object could be faintly seen.

“Eeeek! What’s happening!? It’s glowing!” Lulune screamed in fright.

After the anomaly occurred, Ais instinctively focused her attention.

She was very close to Izay right now, just a step or two away. In other words, she was also very close to the bag in Izay’s hand.

A strange sensation swept over her.

As if resonating with that light, her heartbeat quickened, and her blood began to churn alarmingly.

‘Special drop item?’

‘Or is there some unknown ability monster trapped inside?’

Ais didn’t know what was inside. But her current state wasn’t good.

Her eardrums rang with a sharp noise, replacing all sounds around her. A chilling sensation ran down her spine, and a wave of nausea surged up her throat.

Instantly, dizziness spread throughout her body, leaving her limbs weak and powerless.

The next moment, Ais trembled in her legs, nearly collapsing.

“!”

Izay reacted quickly, swiftly supporting the girl under her arms while simultaneously tossing the glowing bag behind him to distance it from Ais.

‘What the hell, it’s affecting an area!?’

Holding the breathless girl in his arms, Izay watched the glowing bag he had thrown aside with uncertainty.

Based on his memory, he thought that as long as he didn’t take the fairy spawn larva out of the bag, nothing would happen.

But that thing didn’t follow the rules!

Just by being close, it reacted!

“…Whaaat!?”

Lulune stood frozen in place, her face distraught, her gaze flickering between Izay, Ais, and the glowing bag tossed aside.

What was going on!?

…

From the dim alley embraced by the shadowy twilight, a pair of eyes quietly surveyed the scene below from a high vantage point.

The stealthy gaze swept through the cluttered warehouse filled with stacked cargo crates, taking in the adventurers within, finally resting on the glowing bag on the warehouse floor.

‘I’ve found it.’

No matter what, retrieving the gemstone was the goal.

The shadowy figure narrowed their eyes dangerously, emanating a fierce glare.

Only this was absolute!

The gemstone must be retrieved!

The figure reached into their cloak, pulled out a grass flute, and brought it to their lips.

“—Appear!”

A shrill whistle pierced the air, reverberating across the town.

Below the figure, the street lights reflecting off the glowing shadows hinted at the passing of some massive form.

When they returned their gaze to the previous spot, the shadowy figure had vanished.

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