Life Dungeon Game

If Velent hadn't initiated the ritual and instead focused on 'Sito', he wouldn't have targeted Krot and Dan, and might even have tried to win them over. After all, as long as he didn't perform the evil god ritual, these two would have been happy to cooperate with the Kejette Group.

That would mean He Ao would face an attack from three B-level fighters within the city and the Kegete Group, a super conglomerate that controls the entire city.

Even if he escapes from such an ambush, Velent will most likely mobilize the resources of the Kejette Group to find a strong person from elsewhere.

Then the difficulty of this dungeon mission will increase infinitely.

Moreover, the incident will also implicate those around He Ao, without...

Whether it's Isiah, Garcia, or even Sinji, as long as Velent is determined to investigate, their identities will be uncovered and used as a means to deal with Heo.

Even He Ao couldn't guarantee they wouldn't die under such pressure.

Therefore, both logically and emotionally, 'Sito' must perish together with Driss.

As long as Sito exists, there will be no conflict between the forces of Velent and Mayor Krot. Velent will unite all forces to deal with Sito.

But what if Sito 'dies'?

In the absence of external enemies, the sharp contradictions that have always existed within the Velent group will erupt.

Velent wanted to hold the ceremony, but Krot, who held all the power in St. John's City, would certainly not accept it.

Although Krote is bad, he's not incompetent; he has his own methods and ideas.

As long as Velent doesn't overturn the table and remains within the rules, he cannot completely eliminate Krot's obstruction.

In a sense, Krot is also one of the 'legacy' left by former mayor Snavaro.

Because of Snava's power, the Kegete Group can only deal with Snava by finding a strong and capable ally, rather than a puppet.

And this ally, naturally, became an uncontrollable force after dealing with Snava.

In fact, as early as when he learned about the entire process of Snava's success and failure from Sinzi, Heo realized that this mayor was no ordinary person.

Someone like Krot, who betrayed his original allies to rise to power, would find it difficult to fully gain the trust of the Kejette Group. Theoretically, he could only serve one term as mayor before being removed from office, given money and housing but no real power.

However, Krott was successfully re-elected and served as mayor for eight years, without being replaced by Kejette's puppet.

This situation might be barely reasonable in other cities. After all, even if a mayor has a strong desire for power, conglomerates can tolerate it as long as they can cooperate and make money.

However, for Velent, who was in contact with the Winding Hill and preparing for the sacrificial ceremony, the existence of such a capable and ambitious mayor was a stumbling block, and he was determined to replace him.

Just like in Rock City, Ilya, who was preparing for the Grim Reaper sacrifice ritual, directly controlled the puppet to run for mayor and became mayor herself.

Therefore, the fact that Krotter was able to be re-elected as mayor is itself abnormal.

This means that Krott has other allies in the city, and there are not many people in the city who can stand up to the Kejette Group.

Furthermore, this ally could make Velent, a B-rank official, wary and hesitant to easily replace the mayor, leaving only one candidate.

City defense officer Daen.

Although this B-level city defense officer also cooperates with the Kegete Group, his private alliance with Krot is probably even stronger, with each guaranteeing the other's status and ensuring that the other can make money smoothly.

You can actually see that from the interview with Kroet and Velent that aired before.

Although Krott kept agreeing with Velent's words, he always maintained his own initiative and was not a complete lackey of the Kejette Group.

So He Aoqi

He was well aware of the internal conflicts within the Velent group; he knew this even before he went to Driss's 'banquet'.

He even learned a detailed account of Kroth's general character from Sinzi, who had a semi-mentor-apprentice relationship with him.

"Over the years, you are one of the best chess players I have ever met."

Velent naturally understood what He Ao meant. In fact, he had guessed this before, but he just couldn't believe it.

Heo stared at Velent.

Actually, the reason he was able to fake his death so easily was because Driss was too strong.

If it weren't for his 'Easy Thinking' ability, his resistance to pollution, and his ability to find weaknesses through divine sense, he might have really died in that battle that night.

Even so, he was almost truly on the verge of death at the time, and his injuries were all real.

Velent knew of Driss's power.

Judging from the power displayed in the battle, Driss could easily take on two B-class fighters by himself.

If Driss doesn't die, even if the Nolanca Group's mercenaries enter the city tonight, and if Fiss comes here, even if another B-rank arrives, it won't be able to stop Velent's plan.

It is precisely because Driss is so incredibly strong that it is easy to accept that 'Sito' and Driss would perish together.

Even for a strategist like Velent, it would be difficult for him to go beyond his own understanding and imagine that a 'Sito' who appeared out of nowhere could kill the renowned Driss without paying any price.

This is beyond comprehension.

Therefore, it was in line with everyone's expectations that Sito and Driss would perish together.

After all, Driss's body couldn't be faked. 'Sito' couldn't have killed Driss without injury. Even if he used a trick, Driss must have been seriously injured, or even dead.

Although it is true that He Ao was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

He Ao only needs to take advantage of this situation, push the facts forward a little, and make it look like they're going to die together.

In fact, he never had anyone announce that 'Sito is dead' throughout the entire process; he only had Ishia make arrangements to escape with Garcia.

When this matter came into the view of those with a keen eye, it was naturally deduced that 'Sito and Deris perished together, and Ishia, having lost the help of a powerful figure, was forced to flee'.

Of course, Velent might not fully believe that Heo was dead, but based on the signals Heo had given, he would assume that Heo was either dead or severely injured and powerless.

This is exactly what he expected.

What can deceive intelligent people is never the lie itself, but their own judgment.

With He Ao faking his death, he exited the main stage.

The repressed conflict between Velent and Krot also erupted completely.

Once Velent has lost his obvious enemy and decides to hold the ceremony, the hindrance of Krot will be useless, and he will definitely overturn the table.

Heo anticipated that Velent would overturn the table, so he sent Sinji to contact Krot in advance. However, Velent's decisive action in killing Krot was still somewhat unexpected.

Although Kroth wasn't stupid, he guessed from Sinzi's reminder that Velent might overturn the table, so he made preparations in advance and gave the key card to his confidant.

However, he probably didn't expect that Velent would kill him directly, which is why he kept delaying to see if he could gain a greater benefit.

Although Kroth was intelligent and astute enough to realize the change in the situation, his greed ultimately determined his fate.

Although Velent was careful in his actions, he was ruthless when necessary.

With Krot dead, Dane cannot possibly survive either.

This internal conflict ended in a complete victory for Velent, who gained full control of St. John's City.

And so, the number of B-level enemies that He Ao had to face decreased from three to two.

This is why Velent was amazed that He's move was a 'brilliant' move.

Of course, given Velent's personality, he's actually said a bit too much.

Heo looked at the old man in front of him and said calmly, "If you are waiting for Bran to come to your aid, then you don't need to wait anymore, he won't be coming."

Upon hearing this, Velent was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled. "The Nolanca Group? They actually chose to break through from the west gate? Their target was Bran from the beginning? If they wanted to launch a 'surprise attack,' they wouldn't have enough troops to breach the city gate. It seems Krot gave you the access key?"

At this point, he finally took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the black rook on the chessboard. "You used a few insignificant pawns to revitalize the entire game. Someone like you shouldn't be unknown."

"yes,"

He Ao calmly gazed at the city in the night sky. "Even a lowly soldier can become an empress if he crosses the line, can't he?"

Pawn promotion is a special rule in chess. When a player's pawn reaches the opponent's back rank, it can be promoted to any piece except the pawn and the king, including the queen, the strongest piece.

A profound silence enveloped the cold, desolate space once more, with only the rustling of leaves remaining.

There should be another chapter this afternoon. Please vote for me at the beginning of the month.

Chapter 707 An Unknown Person (Two Bonus Chapters for Alliance Leaders, Please Vote for Monthly Tickets)

What are you doing stopping here?

The mercenary in the passenger seat looked at the mercenary in the driver's seat with a puzzled expression.

"hey-hey,"

The mercenary in the driver's seat opened the car door, glanced at the small door of the closed cake shop by the roadside, and laughed, "See this cake shop? I bought a cake here yesterday. The owner is incredibly beautiful."

"Are you crazy?" the mercenary in the co-pilot looked at him in surprise. "We're on a mission!"

The two mercenaries sitting in the back also looked blankly at the mercenary in the driver's seat.

"What kind of mission is this?"

The mercenary piloting the vehicle glanced up at the sky, which was distorted by a purple glow. "We've probably been fooled by the captain and that old man. Whatever, let's have some fun first."

He got out of the car, looked at the tightly closed door, shattered the shop's glass with a single shot, and shouted with a laugh into the room, "Boss lady, we have a customer!"

bang bang bang-

As he spoke, he raised his gun and fired a burst of shots around the store.

"what!"

A little girl's panicked screams came from inside the store.

This was followed by bewildered sobs.

"Oh ho, the child is here too."

Hearing this sound, the mercenary laughed even harder, smashed the remaining glass of the shop door with the butt of his gun, and prepared to step inside.

"Son of a bitch!"

A figure suddenly burst out of the night and punched the mercenary on the head, sending him flying.

The mercenary's teammates finally came to their senses and looked at the flying 'figure'.

The figure had no discernible face and was covered in a layer of silver-black armor.

You ruined my good time!

Blood streamed down the face of the mercenary who had been smashed open. He immediately realized what was happening, raised his gun, and prepared to attack the armored figure.

bang bang bang-