Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 323 Seeing Sharon Again
After dealing with the werewolf Tyrell's body, Luze left with Old Jack's corpse.

He didn't disturb too many people, and went straight to Charles's bedroom.

The latter was startled awake from his sleep, and upon opening his eyes, he saw a corpse; the shock he experienced was unimaginable. Even so, he didn't dare to get angry, but instead cooperated with Lu Ze's wishes and accepted the task of burying the dead.

This leader of the Lehman gang nominally controlled several streets, reaping a stable source of funds and prestige. He had more gang members under his control, and the stable funds made them more loyal to him. But Charles was a smart man; he knew that all his power came from Luzer, and if Luzer didn't want him to be the leader anymore, he could remove him at any time. Of course, it was more likely that he would be eliminated outright.

"Damn Count of Andes!"

After hearing Lu Ze's words, he couldn't help but curse, "If they can't beat us in the market, they resort to underhanded tactics in places like this!"

Lu Ze frowned.

"Do you know this count?"

"We know each other."

Charles nodded and said, "You mentioned wanting to open a textile factory before, so I did some research and learned about the industry. The Count of Andes also owns a textile factory; in Backlund, his business is the largest."

So it turns out it was just competition between rivals. Count Andes probably wanted to use the werewolves to secretly kill people, causing workers to go missing, creating unrest, and disrupting production. Unexpectedly, the red moon appeared, and the werewolves went berserk.

Lu Ze understood some of it, but also didn't quite understand it.

My factory isn't large, so it can't possibly affect the other party's industry. Why would they specifically come looking for trouble?
Do you know where he lives?

"I don't know, but I know the location of their factory."

Charles replied, giving the address of an industrial area. "That address will do," he said. "With so many people in the factory, surely one or two will know where the Count of Andes lives."

Luze entrusted Old Jack's affairs to Charles, and then left under cover of night, heading to the location of the textile factory.

He herded Mr. A, who in turn herded the recorder, releasing the recorder's "journey." This triple process required his spirituality to sustain him, resulting in a significant depletion of his spiritual energy. Continuing to act was not a wise choice.

But Lu Ze couldn't stop.

The lamb's cries still seemed to echo in his ears; the lingering resentment after its death seeped into his soul, igniting his anger and scorching his heart.

He wanted to get justice for his lamb.

A row of factory buildings came into view, far exceeding the size of the small factory that Lu Ze had bought.

When we arrived, it was nearly midnight, but the factory was still brightly lit. The high-powered gas lamps illuminated the darkness and made it impossible for the workers to have any peace and quiet.

A massive steam engine powered the entire factory, transmitting power to the belts of every textile machine. Each worker was responsible for six machines, replenishing materials to those that ran out of yarn.

They looked exhausted and numb. The workshop was extremely noisy and brightly lit, yet many people were still drowsy.

At this moment, what woke them up was the overseer's stick and roar.

Using his "psychological invisibility," Lu Ze moved through the area, quickly finding the management's quarters. However, it was too late; the management had long since left, leaving only empty rooms.

"who!"

Lu Ze was getting impatient because he hadn't found anything, but his shepherd's intuition told him that a powerful extraordinary being was hiding in the office area.

"come out!"

Because he made a sound, his "psychological invisibility" was automatically canceled. Although he couldn't see the other person's specific appearance, he could clearly sense that someone was right around him!
Just as he was about to use some tricks to force the person out, the space in front of him suddenly became hazy, and a figure slowly emerged. It was a woman wearing a black court dress, with light gold hair, blue eyes, and exquisite features, but her face was unusually pale. Her every move made her seem like a doll.

Sharon.

"It's you?"

"Lu Ze said in surprise. The other person was the Sequence 5 Beyonder he had met at the Queen's Gathering, and they had agreed to team up to explore the "vengeful spirits" of Amon's Tomb. However, due to her own reasons, the two lost contact.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Sharon, wearing a small soft hat, floated in the air, lifted her skirt, and bowed slightly to him. Her ethereal voice then echoed around them.

"Why are you here?"

Lu Ze asked.

At the same time, he became somewhat wary.

Perhaps the other party is also a member of the Rose School, and is here to protect the Count of Andes. However, he only had slight doubts, after all, the fact that the other party could appear at the Queen's party proved her reliability to a certain extent.

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Sharon looked at him silently, without speaking immediately. When she remained quiet, she truly looked like a delicate, life-size doll.

Is the reluctance to answer out of caution, or because it concerns oneself?

Lu Ze stared directly into her azure eyes and said coldly, "My subordinates were attacked by the Rose School, and I tracked them down to this place, where I found you. If you don't give me an explanation, I can only assume you are an enemy."

"boom!"

He drew his lava longsword, the eerie blue flames illuminating Sharon's exquisite yet lifeless face.

“I do come from the Rose School, but things are not as you imagine.”

She finally spoke, "I have a very bad relationship with those who hurt you and your subordinates, or rather, we hate each other and are enemies."

"Do you have a grudge against them?"

Lu Zeqi said.

“We belong to the same path, but we have different ideologies, which leads to conflict and struggle. They advocate indulgence and the release of malice, while we emphasize restraint and maintaining our true nature until it erupts,” Sharon explained briefly. “We came to Backlund from the southern continent to escape persecution, but we are still hunted down by them.”

"I'm here today because I want to kill them."

The same sequence.
Lu Ze was somewhat surprised. The difference between werewolves and vengeful spirits was too great, yet they were still in the same sequence. If there was anything similar, it was probably that they were both non-human beings. So, does that mean this sequence consists entirely of similar monsters?
He suddenly understood something.

"You suddenly lost contact before, and you also stopped the planned exploration of the cemetery. Was it because you needed to escape being hunted down?"

Sharon nodded, but not very much.

Lu Ze thought for a moment, then took out the dark green fang from his pocket and showed it to Sharon.

"This extraordinary characteristic comes from a thin man with short hair. Do you know him?"

"It should be Tyr, a werewolf of Sequence 7."

Sharon actually knew the werewolf's name.

"Are these the people from the Rose School who are hunting you down?"

"Yes, besides him, there's also Jason, the 'living corpse' of Sequence 6, and Steve, the 'vengeful spirit' of Sequence 5."

Sharon said softly, "The leader was a Sequence 4 demigod, but he was lured away by the wrong clues we left behind and has gone somewhere else."

In other words, the Rose School currently only has one Sequence 6 and one Sequence 5 in Backlund. Meanwhile, they have two Sequence 5s, one of whom is a very powerful Shepherd within the same sequence!

(End of this chapter)