Quadruple split.

Chapter 2571 Greetings
Game time AM02:39
A silent storm swept across Ankh under the night sky.

Behind the daily routine as usual, some people have quietly taken action.

Perhaps it was a red letter that suddenly appeared on the carpet in the study.

Perhaps a visitor who rarely comes to disturb.

Perhaps a brief warning.

This prosperous, orderly and open market made a silent declaration in its most gentle and restrained form.

The core of the content is just four short words——

【Business as usual】

No need to inquire, no need to suspect, no need to understand, no need to verify.

From the regional head of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, the branch president of the Adventurer's Association, the owner of the Steam Fish Pot Head Office, the branch president of the Thieves Guild and dozens of presidents of large chambers of commerce, to the hawkers who make a living by selling pet Slime, everyone just needs to go about their business as usual.

Of course, if someone insists on being different, that's fine. After a simple warning, the corresponding person or force will be included in the field of vision of the special regulatory unit, and the reputation of this organization is so good that it is even no less than the Inquisition of the Sun Sect.

As the market management unit has already issued a notice in advance, people and forces that go against the "initiative" will not receive any additional protection for their safety or property. In other words, the special regulatory unit can do whatever it wants.

By the way, for more than 70% of the people in the market who did not receive the "initiative" and did not even know what the so-called special supervision unit was, this was indeed just an ordinary night.

By the way, although most of the influential organizations received the "initiative", there are a few that are not among them, namely the Explosive Airline, the Pan-Gnomish Business Circle Transport Business, and the Ankh Market Branch of the Mages Guild.

Although nothing seemed unusual on the surface, the three parties mentioned above all welcomed several uninvited guests that night. They were people under the command of several managers in Anka Market. After a gentle and friendly exchange with the relevant person in charge, they were taken to the registration office for the corresponding transportation business and quietly watched the staff work.

In most cases, they just sat there like air, but only those responsible who were aware of the situation knew that if some people tried to leave Anka Market tonight through airships and teleportation arrays, then before they completed the registration and were about to enter the payment stage, the agents under the managers would politely dissuade them and try to get the designated people to stay in Anka for one more night.

With the full cooperation of the Mages Guild and the two airlines, no matter whether the parties are willing or not, there is no possibility of leaving through the corresponding channels, so the final result can only be forced submission. As for the means of movement other than air routes and teleportation... It goes without saying that for some people, the Anka Market, which is now under implicit martial law, can no longer come and go freely.

Similarly, when they are completely confused about the situation, many people who have obtained relevant information will choose to take an airship to the nearest Brilliant City or Academy City, just to verify whether they are being "targeted" by Anka.

At the same time, [Woodlouse], who had become the center of the storm without knowing it, and Vito Theresa, who had just transformed himself into the leader of the [Unicorn Mercenary Group], had just left the Ankh Market and was anxiously leading his men to the excavation site in the north.

About an hour ago, because he did not receive the hummingbird message that needed to take off from [Music Field·Warm Cocoon] and transfer more than three times on the way, Vito instinctively felt something was wrong and did not hesitate to remotely control this form to activate several scouts and asked them to rush to the music field as quickly as possible to check the situation. Not long after, he received the terrible news that made him terrified.

Including Barbara, all the guests and staff in the entire amusement park were killed from top to bottom, leaving no one alive, and the victims who were sent to the amusement park through various channels disappeared without leaving any trace.

What is commendable is that despite the extremely grim situation, Vito still maintained a minimum level of calm. Not only did he not react suddenly, but he also immediately calmed down his restless subordinates and conducted a detailed investigation.

Finally, after confirming that the Woof Adventurer Team in the [Blue Carp House] had disappeared and several young Highlanders in the [Wreck-It Mercenary Group] base had also disappeared at some point, Vito finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason is simple. Although the current situation is very bad, the worst possibility has not happened yet. So even if you suffer huge losses, there is still a chance to recover everything.

As for the so-called worst possibility, it was the [Black Wolf], [Wildfire] and [Puppet] lurking in the Ankh Market. Vito knew very well that if these three were the ones who took action, then he would just have to wait for death quietly. Any struggle and resistance would be ridiculous and futile.

However, since the other party is the 'Paw Patrol Adventurer Team' mentioned by the alien Kuang Dalei, there is still room for maneuver. Although the strength of these people is far beyond his expectations, in the current situation, Vito still has a safe way to survive.

First of all, he must set off as soon as possible to the [Mountain Earthworm Excavation Site] located in the north of Ankh Market, bordering the outermost part of the permafrost. However, since the opponent's strength far exceeds his expectations and may even have epic combat power, he and his close associates who are wearing the [Unicorn Mercenary Group] vests may not be able to completely eliminate them even if they can block the Paw Patrol and the Highlanders at the excavation site.

Rather, even though Vito believed that the current [Unicorn Mercenary Group] was stronger than the security personnel of [Lechang Wenjian] in terms of pure combat power, if they switched sides with the enemy, he did not think that he could lead the group of people around him to massacre the place without leaving a single survivor.

In other words, although it was hard to believe, the culprits who had destroyed his years of hard work were likely so powerful that he was simply unable to deal with them now.

However, the "way out" still exists, because according to the internal rules of the [Viper Chamber of Commerce], no matter what the circumstances, as long as they face individuals or groups identified as "enemies" or "enemies" by the Chamber of Commerce, surrounding members are obliged to work together to resolve their common enemy, with defending the interests of the Chamber of Commerce as the top priority.

In other words, when facing the "Bark and Bark Adventure Team" that once caused a great loss to the members of the [Viper Chamber of Commerce] at the Carcelo Grassland, Vito has the right to ask for help from more powerful colleagues nearby when he has a head-on conflict with the other party.

As everyone knows, in the small area of ​​Anka Market, apart from him, the [Woodlouse], whether it is [Black Wolf], [Wildfire] or [Puppet], they all have considerable power. Apart from anything else, they have a lot of epic-level professionals under their command.

So, after a brief thought, Vito sent someone to find one of the powerful managers in Anka Market, the middle-aged ogre [Wildfire] who went by the alias Krull Momor, and asked for help from this colleague who he thought was the most suitable to deal with.

It’s not that Vito thinks Krull is easy to talk to, but the latter has a special status in the Ankh Market. As a Viper Deacon with a semi-official status, his position is actually quite delicate.

To put it bluntly, [Black Wolf] and [Puppet] can reject Vito without any psychological burden, but [Wildfire] needs to consider more. For example, if he refuses to lend a helping hand, will this [Woodlouse] bite him and make him lose his position as manager?

Although Vito would not threaten the other party in this way, and would never break up with Kruel regardless of Ms. Moth's position after being rejected, even so, the latter still needs to consider one more thing than the other two, and this alone is enough to make Vito resolutely choose to contact only Kruel.

As for why they didn't cast a wider net and catch more fish, but instead only communicated with Wildfire, it was actually easy to understand - on the one hand, if Wildfire, who was relatively easy to talk to, didn't agree, then the probability that Black Wolf and Ragdoll would agree to support would be basically negligible.

On the other hand, if Krull is willing to cooperate, the relationship between the two sides will be immediately broken. Vito, who is seriously injured but has a large amount of invisible resources, can work with Krull to rebuild [Playground·Cocoon] and give most of the profits to the other party.

Although it seemed like a losing deal at first glance, Vito, who had already made up his mind to run the Unicorn Mercenary Group as his core business, would not feel sorry at all if he could get the support of Wildfire, especially when the risk of the amusement park was hundreds of times greater than that of the mercenary group.

Although for Krull, that place was probably just a simple money-making machine, but in the eyes of Vito, whose foundation was not yet solid, that thing was more like a fierce poison to him. If it was not for the purpose of earning more profits and making other senior executives feel that [Ms. Moth] did not make a mistake in choosing someone, he would not have planned to organize such a place at this stage.

To sum up, although [Woodloaf] seemed to be a waste whose core business was directly destroyed by the "Paw Wang Adventure Team" at first glance, it was simply a piece of trash that could not be any lower, but it was obviously not without reason that [Ms. Moth], a new member of the 20-member committee of the [Viper Chamber of Commerce], entrusted him with an important task.

Apart from anything else, just from the fact that he has been operating [Lechang·Wenjian] for such a long time and was forced to cut it off due to a thunderstorm, and he was able to choose a set of optimal action logic with great calmness under such circumstances, Vito's title of "First-Class Butler" is not too exaggerated.

All in all, this emergency operation was carried out in a tight and time-sensitive manner, and what excited Vito was that Krull agreed so readily that before his men had time to put forward a series of heavy conditions, he agreed to send an epic assassin to accompany them and promised that no matter what happened, he would let that person protect his personal safety.

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Game time AM04:49
Southern part of the permafrost, outside the [Mountain Earthworm Excavation Site]

"Sure enough, the barrier and the sentry have been removed..."

Wearing a pure black light armor with dark gold patterns, [Woodworm] Vito Theresa, who armed himself to the teeth for the first time in recent years, narrowed his eyes, tightly grasped the rune sword at his waist, and said with a gloomy face: "It seems that the adventurer team has indeed found this place."

The epic assassin standing next to him, the dwarf cool guy Lasuo Lengfa under the command of Wildfire, hummed noncommittally and did not express any opinion.

Behind the two men stood a total of fifty-seven people.

Although the fifty-seven people seemed to have no strong discipline and their formation was very disorganized, they were murderous and experienced.

As direct members of the Unicorn Mercenary Group selected by Vito, although these people do not have epic powers, they are definitely at the peak of the high level. Two of them are even close to the threshold of epic. In addition, each of them has been through hundreds of battles and killed countless people, so their combat effectiveness is far superior to the elite security personnel of the Music Field and Warm Cocoon.

But as mentioned before, under the current circumstances, these people cannot make Vito feel at ease. What he really relies on is the top combat power "borrowed" from [Wildfire]. Even in the epic category, Zipper is definitely not weak.

"Don't look at me like that, Lord Woodlouse."

Seeing that Vito didn't move forward but kept glancing at him, Ziplock said impatiently, "Didn't Krull already promise you that if the fighting power of that adventurer team exceeds expectations, I will play with them. No matter how critical the situation is, I can ensure your personal safety."

Vito breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Then it all depends on Mr. Zipper."

"Easy to say."

Ziplock yawned and said lazily, "I'll be right beside you, don't worry."

After saying that, he disappeared without any warning, as if he had never appeared. Vito, who had calmed down, took a deep breath, drew out the rune sword at his waist, and strode towards his base in Ankh Market.

Five minutes later, Vito and his men successfully arrived at the entrance of the excavation site and met the adventurer team with a rather mysterious name as they had wished.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Vito Theresa, former manager of Blue Ocean Pawn and leader of the Unicorn Mercenaries."

At the front of the team, a half-dragon man wearing only a simple linen shirt, with an upright figure and a gentle gaze, stared at him and asked calmly, "Or should I call you the first-class deacon of the Viper Chamber of Commerce - Woodworm?"

Vito sneered and said in a grim tone: "It's all right."

"Although I felt that I would not mistake him from the beginning..."

The half-dragon's eyes gradually turned cold, and those eyes that were surging with anger suddenly turned into two dark purple vertical pupils that seemed to be filled with storms. "But it's always best if you can admit it yourself."

The next moment, fine scales instantly climbed onto the back of his hand, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a pair of crystal-clear and intricate arm guards, and then -

A cold light flashed.

Vito Theresa was beheaded.

"Nice to meet you, Captain."

The expressionless dwarf assassin raised his index finger, slowly wiped the blood off the dagger, and bowed to the stunned half-dragon in front of him.

"I am Ziplock Coldvalve, a first-class operator of the Viper Company. I send my greetings to you on behalf of Wildfire."

Chapter 2562: End