Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 451 The investigator's bad luck is quite reasonable.
"Loyalty, combat effectiveness, and numbers cannot be obtained simultaneously. Count Bazel abandoned the loyalty of the Winter Wolf Guard. Anyone who has a basic understanding of the Winter Wolf Guard's system knows that the best option for the alpha wolf is to lead his men in rebellion."

"So Bazel needs to replace the old wolf every now and then, clear out all the people loyal to the old wolf, and give this army a new head, and then wait for the next cycle."

"The Winter Wolf Guard has now killed so many civilians to claim military merits, which is already a betrayal. Once Count Bazel finds out, he will definitely replace them."

"This...this can't be possible, can it?" Gwen was very surprised. "By the time the old wolf needs to be replaced, he will have already basically and completely mastered the winter wolf, and then it will be too late to replace him, right?"

"Could it be that he sent more soldiers to surround Winter Wolf? Wouldn't that directly force Old Wolf to rebel?"

Isaac chuckled in a low voice, picked up a pebble, clenched it tightly in his hand, raised his arm horizontally, and slowly released his fingers.

He crushed the stone into dust.

"The fact that he can implement this system means that he has enough capable people under his command. Perhaps it is an elite force with extremely high combat power, but more likely, he has superhumans under his command."

Gwen was taken aback by this deduction, and she stammered, "A...a superhuman?"

"Yes, and they must be superhumans skilled in combat. Someone like the Night Watchman won't do. After all, this superhuman would have to behead the old wolf in the military camp and subdue the rest. Simply being good at assassination isn't enough."

"And what?"

"And he also has to be loyal enough to Bazel. If it weren't for this superhuman, his Winter Wolves would have eaten him, their master."

Gwen gradually came to her senses, and she looked intently at Isaac: "Sir, with your extensive knowledge in the realm of the extraordinary, you must have some guesses, right?"

“You are quite perceptive.” Isaac laughed. “I have seen Count Bazel’s coat of arms. It has an iris on it. Only a few nobles in the southern part of the empire use it as their coat of arms. They all have one thing in common: the loyalty of those who have the [Knight] pathway.”

"Uh, I don't know much about the extraordinary. From what you're saying, this is very important, isn't it? Is there something special about those who become extraordinary through this path?"

“Yes,” Isaac nodded. “There is something special about it—”

"Extremely weak."

Gwen's eye twitched.

"The biggest advantage of this path is loyalty. Their power comes from an oath and they can never betray it. They are also good at head-on combat, but overall they are just so-so. They can bully ordinary people without any problem, but they have almost no advantage in a duel with superhumans."

"That is to say."

"That means he's definitely no match for me." Isaac licked his lips. "Now is a perfect opportunity. If I go to the military camp and kill that superhuman, the entire situation in the North will undergo a huge change!"

"With the alpha wolf of the Winter Wolf Guard no longer a threat, he will become too powerful and no longer obey the lord's orders. Count Bazel has lost control of the army and no longer has a superhuman to protect him. The three dukes in the North have long disliked him!"

Nobles generally avoid involving superhumans in their games and tacitly refrain from sending them to assassinate others. After all, doing so would only allow superhumans to reap the benefits while the bloodline of the nobles is wasted. However, all of this is predicated on the loyalty of superhumans on both sides.

Without the protection of a superhuman, one would generally either pay taxes to the church in exchange for protection or become a vassal of other nobles; otherwise, one would easily die from various accidents.

Without the influence of the Church in the North, once Bazel loses his superhuman abilities, he will be ineligible to play at the table.

By then, the power structure in the North will be completely reshuffled. The three grand dukes will inevitably start fighting over Earl Bazel, and no one will care about this group of resistance fighters. They might even deliberately leave an opening for the resistance fighters to escape, so as not to interfere with their division of spoils.

Gwen has learned a lot from Isaac these days and has gained a basic understanding of the situation in the North, which makes sense after a little thought.

Then her eyes lit up, and her face was full of excitement.

"Lord Isaac, isn't this too risky?"

Her voice trembled slightly—there was no other way; this was a golden opportunity to save the entire resistance. The superhumans around Count Bazel had just left, and their whereabouts had been tracked. If they missed this chance, they might never see them again.

Assassinating someone in a heavily guarded noble mansion is a completely different level of difficulty!
"Don't worry, Ms. Gwen. I can't go into detail about my extraordinary abilities. You just need to know that I can easily deal with the [Knight]. Moreover, the enemy is completely unprepared this time. Even if my sneak attack fails, I can retreat immediately. You can meet me here. Even if the wolf cubs chase after me, we can still give them a shot. It's foolproof!"

Isaac stopped wasting words, gave a few brief instructions, and headed straight for Grizzly Town.

Gwen knew this was a precious opportunity, so she rallied the resistance soldiers to be alert and ready to provide support at any moment.

As Isaac walked toward the town, he reflected on his plan. He was a dual-path of Investigator and Nymph. While this didn't offer much additional advantage in combat, he could still unleash the original strength of the Investigator, making him a formidable opponent in direct combat.

Even if they can't win, the Nymphs are top-notch at escaping, and the Investigator has many escape methods that can be combined with the Nymphs, so he has almost no chance of failure.

The only variable is that the investigator might occasionally have bad luck, but since he has two pathways, he is less affected by this and generally won't encounter any problems.

Isaac was always cautious, and he made this decision only after careful consideration and deliberation.

As soon as he entered the town, he frowned.

Why is there such a strong smell of blood?

Could it be that the Winter Wolf went mad and slaughtered the entire town? Or were there cultists who sacrificed all the townspeople?

Isaac dared not be careless and immediately concealed himself, using the [Self-Binding] ability to scout.

His perspective was drawn to the sky, and then, under his control, he quickly looked at several houses.

There are people here, there are people in this house too.
There seemed to be no problem; there were people in the house, and they were all alive and behaving normally, so it didn't seem like something had happened.

He gasped when he saw the military camp.

So many corpses? At least a dozen people were killed, and they're arranged like this.
Would the Knights do something like that?
His cautious and suspicious nature led him to immediately decide to abandon the operation. He shifted his focus back to the original state and prepared to end his ability.

As the camera zoomed out, his own location naturally returned to the center, and so he saw—

The girl standing beside him, expressionless.

"Got you."

(End of this chapter)