old dream

Chapter 138 The Northern Organization and the First Confrontation

People in different intelligence networks are like living in completely different worlds.

For those transcendents who originally lived at the bottom of the dark world and couldn't bear to reach out to the bootlegging trade, the most impactful event in recent weeks was not the rapid formation of the Prohibition Bureau and the downgrading of the commissioner, nor did it happen in the The train tragedy in the western suburbs.They were unable to obtain relevant information from any channels, so these few matters that were of great importance to them were not mentioned, almost non-existent.

After all, if only they knew about such behind-the-scenes events, they might not be so reckless in entering the bootlegging market.

In recent weeks, the incident that really impacted them and became more and more bizarre was the silent death of "Wind Demon Rider" Horst.The incident represented the first setback to their relentless expansion.They were going well in the old city where the rich and powerful gathered, but in the remote South Stadt, their start-up organization was cut off with an arm.

It is said that some Sincilian gangs raided Horst's speakeasy that night and opened fire in front of the crowd.But no one would believe that the envoy of Fengmoyu would die in the hands of gang members without resistance, even if the opponent had heavy firepower.Therefore, one of the most widely circulated guesses is that a "Supernaturalist Bootleggery Organization" similar to theirs in the old city also appeared in the South Stadt area.

But the strange thing is that there are always some people who speak convincingly after the accident, but no one mentioned or heard of the existence of this organization before the accident.

On the day the alcohol prohibition was promulgated two months ago, wizards in the old city began to attack the local gangs in Anhe in the north. These gang members used to belong to unprofitable and dangerous people, but things are different now.In the beginning, extraordinary people only carried out sporadic robberies, but later more and more people realized that only a stable distribution system could bring them greater benefits.It's a pity that most of these lonely and low-level wizards have personality flaws. They can't control too complicated organizations, and they often go too far to attract the attention of the church and the authorities.

In order to avoid being beaten again by the authorities and religious groups, and to better integrate interests, several of the smartest wizards began to lobby everywhere, persuading most wizards to retreat behind the scenes and only take their own share at ease. agent on the surface.Of course, the specific process of "persuasion" was a bloodbath, but those are just details, so I won't go into details here.

And before they negotiated, the scattered local gangs in the old city had already been controlled by the wizards, either explicitly or covertly.So the integration among the wizards contributed to the unification of the Ankh Guild in the old city.In just a few months, a new force has formed around the distribution center in the northern suburbs of the Old Town and even most of Stade.

Just a month ago, "Horst", who died tragically at the hands of Colin, joined the northern organization.Horst has been active in South Stade for a long time, but the envoy of Fengmayu has a lot of reputation in the north.He perfectly controlled a wind demon, and escaped several times from the hunting group. The first thing means that he has rare strength, and the second thing means that he has enough experience to avoid the eyeliner.But what Horst made several agents really value was that besides being an extraordinary person, he was also a reliable normal person in other respects, so the agents were willing to cooperate with Horst.

Although the Sindhili community is mostly bleak, the northern group still hopes to expand to the south.What wizard agents covet is the overall lack of supervision here.If a large number of poor people can be hired to make wine in their own homes, it may be possible to make this place a new place for moonshine production.

Through the Anhe local gang that has just been subdued, they also know that there is a group of five-handed Sindhili here, but most people don't think this is any obstacle at all, thinking that whether the other party chooses to cooperate or not, here is a group of organized Extraordinary, if there is any resistance, just run over it.

Horst sourced from a distribution center in the north, and within a few weeks had several speakeasies set up.During this time, the northern organization developed a new downline in Southstadt.In order to reduce unnecessary conflicts, the wizard's agents deliberately let Horst get in touch with and cooperate with the Sindhi gang here, and only then did some Capello members become partners in these underground bars.

The agents thought that this was considered to have opened up the relationship with the Five Hands, and after that, they would be unimpeded in South Stadt.

Everything seemed to be going well until Horst's tragic death at the hands of Colin.

Then, suddenly, everything started to take a turn for the worse.

Most of the people in the northern organization have not yet recovered from the death of the envoy, and they began to speculate suspiciously, whether there are some extraordinary forces underground in Stade, and they have also made their minds on the bootlegging trade. mature interests.

But just as they were still hesitating, the Five Hands also officially launched an attack and looting on more than a dozen underground bars in the Sindhili community. Because Capello members held a large number of clues to underground bars, the northern organization suffered direct losses. Tens of thousands of Ori and countless personnel were killed. Even a few months ago, when they carried out the brutal internal integration, they had never suffered such trauma.

What seems even more mocking and provocative is that the people who smashed up those bars one after another were the Capello family who "reached an agreement" with them.

An agent was stranded in Southstadt because of this. His name was El, also a wizard, but when a dozen hand-held light machine guns appeared in his speakeasy, this person did not choose to resist.So he watched Capello's men remove more than 500 bottles of bootleg alcohol.Most of this batch of goods was only lent to him by the northern organization in name, so El's current situation has become quite bad.

Going back to the old city is already impossible, and I don't know what will happen when it falls into the hands of those weird guys who are eagerly waiting for the bill.But there is no way out, if only he leaves everything and leaves Stade, he can get rid of all problems.But before that, he had to give this "Capello family" a hard vote, in order to get some property for living in the new city, and also to avenge the betrayers.

Maybe wizards will be a little flustered in the face of a sudden attack by gunmen, but as long as they are in the dark, ordinary people will not be afraid no matter how powerful weapons they have. The crowd will always disperse and the weapons will always be put down .

El never practiced witchcraft in South Stade.In fact, there was another consideration in not resisting the gunmen on the spot: he was still in fear of Horst's death.Even if he could kill everyone present, it would inevitably attract the attention of potential transcendents.So he chose to protect himself first, as long as the members of the religious order did not use the lantern device, he believed that he would never reveal his identity.

Normally, that should be the case.

So when exactly was he targeted by the Transcendent?
The person who killed the envoy of Fengmoyu.

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The "houses" in this area may not be called buildings, but the remains of some refugee shacks that have not been cleaned up. No one has lived here in recent years.Because the wild dogs are often seen in packs, even homeless people will not spend the night here.

El is not a native of Stade. As a wizard who has not registered with the Alliance Witchcraft Society, he has to live a life of wandering all year round.He is not good at concealment, so he never stays in a city for more than two months.Therefore, I don't have enough understanding of the geography of Stade's urban area, but if I only use the map, it is impossible to know that there is such a huge no-man's land in the almost center of several Sincilian communities.

Fifteen minutes ago, El thought he had caught a key clue about the Capello family, where the mansion of their young female leader was located.As a result, he came here following a carriage, and what greeted him was a man with a deep groove on his left cheek.

The man also had a prosthetic steel leg attached to his right elbow, with many splints and straps attached to it.At this time, the man was swinging his right upper arm, as if he hadn't adapted yet.The hand movement of the prosthesis is fixed like a fist, but a shiny index finger is straightened, which makes people feel incomprehensible.

"Don't go."

El looked more ordinary than ordinary, a mid-thirties man in a skimpy overcoat with slightly distorted round eyes.He didn't say a word at the edge of the garbage dump, turned around and planned to leave.Giovanni hastily shouted to stop, but did not stop him.

Giovanni stood still and twitched the corners of his mouth, and began to draw a gun from behind in a hurry.I was thinking that if people just left like this, how should I catch up.

Colin, who saw this scene in the dark, couldn't help smiling. He remembered the first time he met Giovanni in the old factory in the southern suburbs.Giovanni's unreasonable playing of cards made him suffer a lot, but now, it turns out that he also has the time to let his prey escape from the trap.

Or this is because of the departure of Aresio, so Giovanni is forever missing something.

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El heard the voice of stopping, but his mood calmed down instead.

He inherited the lineage from his father, which is a partial astral spell, but it is not a taboo, and not registering is just for freedom.He liked the feeling of walking in the dark, but to live that life was to be prepared to get caught.This is not the first time El has encountered such a situation, and often only one side can survive.Maybe he often appears cowardly, but he is the one who lives today, not others.

He had been in contact with Horst before, and knew that Horst's skillful control over that wind demon was extremely rare.As far as elves are concerned, this kind of talent who can completely control a lower spirit body is the most difficult to deal with, a flexible and stealthy killer.But Horst died silently in the hands of someone, so his only hope of survival is to leave here as soon as possible.

"Om-"

There was a buzzing in the head, and Al felt his own frequency being captured.His intentional coordinates are located at the Anhe angle, and this kind of person is somewhat unfortunate.Because the "Anhe Civilization Circle" is a mixture of many other frequencies, in a certain sense, it will be disturbed by some spirits more frequently.

Al once again sensed something beside him.He had already become a Ziyue wizard five years ago, and a huge breach had been opened in the shell of his heart.So when he saw the man with the prosthetic limb just now, he had already noticed an abnormal existence in the nearby field, but he didn't take an image of it.

Because after imaging, one's own frequency will be more easily affected by it.And it is easy to leave troubles later.

But now he has a stronger sense of that spirit body, to the point where he has to image it, the attack of that thing may come at any time, and he can't take too much into consideration.

After all, this is an area bordering Nale, and El is no stranger to the Urju devil after having contact with Horst, so his imaging of the shuttle demon was completed almost instantly.But he was stunned when he saw the face on the other side, a red star devil, almost the pinnacle of the lower existence.

Although it feels a little strange, it seems to be perfectly controlled.

I can't outrun a spirit body no matter what, and a head-on confrontation seems unavoidable.

El's consciousness has always been connected to Ziyue, because once the connection is established, it cannot be stopped, and it can only suppress the flow of spirit essence.But now he can't take too much into account, he began to desperately ask for power from Ziyue channel.

Strong intentions were unabashedly focused, and the three ceremonies prepared in the position earlier were simultaneously launched.El had to fend off the shuttle's first attack before he could survive.

But at the moment when he was about to pull the "trigger", Colin also started to supercharge the spiritual essence. In the reverse operation of the hearth, the Shuttle Demon completely locked El into its own frequency.El sensed that the existence of the one behind him was more solid than ever before, and the fierce wind pressure was already blowing towards his face.

It's too late, he thought, and he can only look for a chance of life in the midst of death.He directly gave up all actions, and urgently reset to zero, completely returning to the material frequency.Therefore, the shuttle demon's sharp limbs did not cut him off.Instead, it penetrated directly from his abdominal cavity.But the remaining power is still raging on his body.Although there are factors that cannot be touched, El has been seriously injured in just one meeting.

But El also felt a bit of disobedience because of this. First, the power displayed by the Shuttle Demon was actually not as good as Chi Erxing, at most similar to him. .

The second is that the devil's owner could have killed himself, but he didn't take the opportunity.

The other party is inexperienced, at least, they don't know the mutual transformation of spiritual essence and matter.

This is quite a common situation, so El immediately made a judgment.

The spirit element from Ziyue is rushing into his consciousness.But he was in no rush to start those rituals again.The spiritual streams naturally entered reality through his ether channels, but they fell into agitation because they were not transformed, and the spiritual balance of the nearby ether field was also disturbed, forming a small piece of turbulent flow.

El tried to sense the position of the elf envoy in this small piece of turbulence.

Why is the Shuttle Demon weaker than expected?El thinks this is a limitation of the opponent's etheric medium.

If the other party's ether channel is narrow, then the range will not be too large.The elf envoy should be within ten meters nearby.

The shuttle demon's second attack has arrived, this time targeting his chest.

However, El still couldn't sense anything.

(End of this chapter)