Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Following

In the upper part of Igewent in the morning.

This was a quiet street with sparse crowds passing by. At the entrance of a small alley, a carriage was parked by the roadside. Inside the carriage, Dorothy sat quietly, and in front of her sat Brandon, whose expression was dull.

“Huh… It seems everything is going smoothly. I wonder how Gregor’s situation is? However, since the intelligence has been provided so meticulously, there shouldn’t be any hitches.”

Sighing deeply, Dorothy muttered to herself. Based on the current situation, although her plan had encountered a minor issue, it was still progressing. So far, she had achieved about half of her goal.

Since she had used divination with a pendulum to locate the ambush site at the flooded dock, Dorothy immediately went to investigate. There, she unexpectedly but logically encountered the Holy Communion leaders and members who were scouting the area.

To plan an ambush properly, one must inspect the scene beforehand, deploy accordingly, and determine key points. This gave Dorothy another chance to catch the Holy Communion off guard, and this time, she managed to catch many of them.

Yesterday afternoon, hidden at the flooded dock, Dorothy quietly observed the preparations of the Holy Communion from various angles. After hours of observation, she completely memorized their deployment, including the ambush and sentry points. Using the memory skills of a Seer, she forcibly memorized the entire bird’s-eye view of the flooded dock and the deployment information of the Holy Communion. She then returned and drew a detailed map, which she entrusted to a flower shop early in the morning along with flowers to deliver to the An Yin Bureau.

Dorothy was aware of when the Holy Communion would send flowers, so she arranged for hers to be delivered half an hour earlier. This way, the An Yin Bureau would receive her map message first. When the Holy Communion’s flowers arrived, the Hunter team would already be in action. Meanwhile, the insider, Brandon, who was secretly in the An Yin Bureau, would start his actions ahead of time. Dorothy’s target was him.

Dorothy also considered what would happen if Brandon noticed something amiss and used that dream anchor to notify Buck. But even if he did notify, it wouldn’t make much difference. The Hunters, now on alert, would not be ambushed, and at most, Buck would safely order a retreat. However, Brandon himself would not waste the opportunity when both the Bureau Chief and the Hunters were away, choosing to steal and run. Prepared in advance, Dorothy could still intercept him. Although the Hunters might not achieve their goal, they would not be severely injured due to the ambush. Dorothy considered her objective somewhat achieved.

Moreover, during her eavesdropping, Dorothy had already heard Buck instruct Brandon to notify him only if the Hunters were inactive or delayed. Therefore, Dorothy judged that Brandon was unlikely to notify, and the half-hour delay was insignificant for their plan. There was no need to use the sigil for notification, as even if it was used, it wouldn’t matter much.

“Finally got the items. It’s just a pity… something unexpected happened, and I lost quite a bit.”

As she spoke, Dorothy shook the bl**d-stained handbag in front of her, which contained much less than she had anticipated.

“Who knew that old granny could be so fierce? Without a word, she started shooting. The An Yin Bureau truly hides many talents…”

Dorothy thought with a sigh. She hadn’t expected the old granny, who she thought was only responsible for receiving flowers, to suddenly display such prowess, saving the An Yin Bureau from significant losses with six shots. However, this also meant that Dorothy’s gains were greatly reduced.

“But fortunately… today’s gains won’t be limited to this…”

As she spoke, Dorothy looked at Brandon sitting in front of her.

“So, it’s up to you now, Mr. Brandon.”

“Of course, Miss.”

Brandon, the zombie puppet, said, then turned around and picked up another handbag, opened the carriage door, and walked out, entering the alley.

…

Holding the handbag, Brandon dashed through the alleyway, his expression panicked and breathing heavy. He occasionally glanced behind him, seemingly afraid someone was chasing him.

“Huh… huh… huh…”

Breathing heavily, Brandon held the handbag and ran anxiously forward. He darted through the city alleys and finally emerged onto a quiet, deserted road.

At the roadside here, a carriage was parked quietly. Next to the carriage stood a coachman.

“You’re here? How did it go? Where’s the stuff?”

The coachman of the carriage quickly spoke as he saw the panting Brandon. After taking a deep breath, Brandon replied.

“Huh… huh… It’s all here. Quickly take me away; they might catch up at any moment. Oh, do you have bandages? I’m injured…”

“There are bandages and medicine in the carriage. Hurry up and get in; we’ll leave right away,” the coachman said, then directly climbed into the driver’s seat. Without saying anything, Brandon opened the carriage door and got inside, then opened the first-aid kit he had prepared in advance to treat his wounds.

After Brandon got on the carriage, the coachman began to drive the horses forward, heading toward the end of the deserted road.

Not long after Brandon’s carriage left, another carriage slowly came from the other end of the street. The driver was the zombie puppet Edric, while Dorothy remained seated in her carriage.

At this moment, Dorothy was sensing the position of the zombie puppet Brandon while controlling her own carriage to follow from a distance.

The carriage Brandon had boarded was specially sent to pick him up. According to Brandon and Buck’s plan, once Brandon shook off the pursuers, he would immediately board this carriage to head to Buck’s hideout to await the victorious return of Buck and others.

Now, Dorothy also intended to use this carriage to reach Buck’s hideout. Although she had confirmed the location of the hideout after her reconnaissance at the flooded dock, having this carriage as cover would better enable her to infiltrate the hideout.

According to Dorothy’s plan, the Holy Communion leaders should still be battling the Hunter team at the flooded dock. With detailed enemy intelligence, the Holy Communion there might have been wiped out. Buck’s hideout was unguarded by Extraordinary Beings, so she could seize this opportunity to attack directly, plunder some spoils, and gain extra war trophies.

This would help compensate for the losses caused by the old granny at the front desk.

Without Extraordinary Beings guarding the hideout, Dorothy believed she could handle it easily with her current strength. If Buck died at the flooded dock and the An Yin Bureau traced his identity, following the clues to raid her hideout, she would have nothing to gain!

Therefore, such actions must be taken promptly; otherwise, it would be too late.

Thus, Dorothy followed the carriage that was picking up Brandon as it traveled through the city, heading straight for Buck’s hideout.