The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

But before that, the old butler called him to the entrance of the cave, as if he had something to say to him.

"..."

Outside the cave, the pure white snow was dyed black by the night, with only the sound of sharp wind blowing from time to time.

After confirming that there was no one around, the old butler took out a small bag from his waist and handed it to Pace:

"Open it and take a look."

Pace took the bag handed over by the old butler with some doubt. He opened the bag and tilted it gently, and an exquisite copper product fell into his palm.

This is a compass with strange patterns engraved on it. There are no scales on the disk, only a needle that is constantly rotating.

The structure of the needle was very complicated. There was a small glass container filled with blood-red liquid between the engraved hollow structures.

When Pace held the compass, the needle trembled slightly, and then pointed in a direction quickly and accurately.

A strange angle in the northwest room...what is this?

Looking at the state of the needle behind the compass held by Pace, the old butler smiled slightly without being noticed:

"I took this from one of Wilkin's guards. From what I heard, it's called the Divine Blood Compass."

[Divine Blood Compass]? Pace frowned slightly, a little confused:

"The red stuff in the pointer... is it blood?"

"That's right," the old butler nodded, "According to my guess, this is Miss Perlis's blood."

When Perlis's name was mentioned, Pace's eyes were slightly startled, and he looked at the old butler:

"Is this Perlis' blood?"

"Yes, I'm afraid it was obtained by Prince Aloi from Miss Perlis in the [Tower of Babel Competition]," the old butler explained, "With Miss Perlis's blood, the Wilkins forged this compass and searched in the Wanren Mountains in patrol teams."

"This is most likely the reason why the Wilkins want to help Venia with the coup. There is something related to the Hafurgaard tribe in the Wanren Mountain. Under Mikhail's rule, they will never have the opportunity to find it. Venia can make Thebite open its doors to the Wilkins..."

"Based on the amount of blood, the Wilkins should have forged many compasses. Fortunately, we got one of them."

As he said this, the old butler looked at the compass in Pace's hand. The shaking of the needle had almost stopped and it was pointing steadily in one direction.

"Besides, the compass seems to be very stable and points you in a precise direction."

Extra) "Until the top of the snowy peak" (Part 8)

"Precise direction?"

Pace glanced at the compass. The needle was pointing to the northwest direction without fail, as if it was frozen.

"Not everyone can achieve such stable results," the old butler said, extending his hand to Pace, "Come, let me show you."

Pace handed the compass to the old butler, who held the needle in his hand and turned it gently.

Then, a strange scene happened: the pointer was no longer as calm as it was when Pace held it in his hand, but kept swinging back and forth between east and west.

The old butler handed the compass to Pace again. The moment Pace held the compass, it pointed obediently to the northwest angle and did not move.

At the same time, the small tube of blood on the pointer was emitting a faint light, which obviously resonated with Pace himself.

"I guess this is most likely related to you," the old butler said leisurely, "or rather, the relationship between you and Miss Perlis."

"Huh? What's the relationship?"

"If I'm not mistaken, Master Pace has always regarded Miss Perlis as someone of the same status as Miss Lianna, right?"

"Yes," Pace nodded, "I treat her as a sister."

Of course... this sister may be much stronger than her brother...

"And according to my speculation, Miss Perlis may also regard you as a brother," the old butler said, "This may have created some kind of connection between you... some kind of... [anchor]?"

"This sounds unscientific," Pace said with some shame, "but... the existence of that guy itself is not very scientific..."

Yes, after all, Perlis is an existence that can manipulate factors... can use the red lightning in the sky as a weapon... no matter how you think about it, it has nothing to do with the word science...

Thinking of this, Pace turned his gaze away from the [Divine Blood Compass], looked at the old butler, and said:

"So, this is why the Wilkin Guards have not found where the needle is pointing to? Because they can't determine the exact direction?"

"Yes, they can only search slowly and in a carpet-like manner, which is very inefficient," the old butler smiled, "According to my guess, they may not have found it until now."

If Wilkin's guards hadn't found the bunker yet, that meant Pace had a chance to get there first...

No matter what is hidden in that bunker, it is very likely to be able to break the situation.

That object was what the Wilkins wanted to get. If Pace got it first, the cunning Viper would probably give up his support for the Venia regime and instead engage in normal negotiations with him.

As long as Evans can get reinforcements, the chances of taking down the Iron Fortress are very high.

If that is the case...we should indeed try to find out where this [theological compass] points to.

"..."

Pace nodded to the old butler and put the compass on his waist:

"I'll go look for it tomorrow."

"Do you need my help?" the old butler said, "or has the little boy grown up?"

"I can do it alone," Pace smiled and patted the old butler on the shoulder, "The old man just needs to watch from behind."

"You have a good momentum, I feel relieved." The old butler also smiled and patted Pace's shoulder, "Don't be eaten by the frozen land, young master."

With that, he turned and walked away, into the darkness of the cave.

Standing alone at the entrance of the cave, Pace looked down at the compass in his hand and closed his eyes.

Yes, according to the current situation of the Monarch family, he is the only manpower that can be mobilized, and others will easily fall into danger as long as they leave the cave.

I understand more and more what you were shouldering at that time, little princess.

......

Loton-Thebite Alliance

In the dark alley, two investigators walked slowly, following the bloodstains on the ground.

As they turned another corner, a howling gust of wind blew over them.

What came into view was a huge iron fist.

"......"

Half an hour later, Prince Aloi, dressed in golden armor, slowly walked to the bodies of the two investigators, narrowing his red-gold eyes.

"He ran away?" Aloi's voice hissed.

"There are no more clues for now," said the guard behind him, "We are currently conducting a thorough investigation."

"The efficiency is terrible," Aloi's mouth twitched, "Let me do it, I will find him."

Now that Pace Monarch had fallen into the mountains, there was nothing he could do on his own.

Under this premise, as long as Evans Monarch is eliminated, the hive robots behind him will no longer be able to become an effective combat force.

In this case, the gap in military strength between the remnants of the Monarch family and the Iron Fortress is already extremely exaggerated, and there is no possibility of failure at all.

In this round, I have the advantage.

"..."

Prince Aloi swung his scepter gracefully, and a broken red spear burst out, with a boiling red light on it.

It won't be long before Wilkins rises rapidly as long as they can get the thing in Carl Monarch's bunker...

Even the federals cannot stop this inevitable trend.

......

In the cave, Pace spent a peaceful night.

This was not because the conditions were comfortable, but because he hadn't had such a sense of belonging for a long time - the guys around him shared stories around the campfire before going to bed, hoping to get out of their current predicament as soon as possible.

Even though they have fallen to such a state, they are not pessimistic at all, and there is a light-heartedness in their conversations and laughter.

I have even survived those days of struggling in the tavern, so what does a cave mean to me?

"..."

The next morning, Pace woke up alone, without waking anyone up, put on [Drunken God] lightly, and walked out of the cave.

At the entrance of the cave, the old butler had been waiting for him and gave him the leftover food from last night as breakfast.

After that, Pace walked into the snow and ice alone, and headed towards the destination under the guidance of the [Divine Blood Compass].

Thanks to a good rest last night, Pace's journey was smooth. He used the factor energy hook to swing freely between the mountains and forests, and from time to time he would lean on the branches to rest, and then look at the compass to confirm whether he was heading in the right direction.

He walked out of the frozen land where bones were buried from the northwest, advancing between the rocky beaches and the mountains and forests, moving accurately towards his goal.

Along the way, he seldom saw people. Even when passing through the territories of some marginal lords, he could only see closed doors and windows, snow-covered courtyards - and the [Investigators] patrolling everywhere.

Venia's tyranny spread throughout the Wanren Mountain Territory in a short period of time. Most of the investigators extorted money from the people in the name of "capturing Monak", making everyone miserable.

"..."

Looking at the town from afar, Pace opened the map, did a rough search, and found that this was Petrov Territory.

Hmm...if I remember correctly, during the Dila War...the Petrov family and the Monarch family defended the East China Sea coast together?

They are not the ones being hunted by Venia, so if we can find their owner, we might be able to get some help...

If you want to capture the Iron Fortress, of course the more people the better.

As long as I disguise myself well, the investigators won't be able to find me... At worst, I can just kill them all.

"..."

After a brief consideration, Pace put the [Divine Blood Compass] back to his waist and prepared to go to the town led by Petrov to search for some intelligence.

By the way, have lunch.

......

Extra) "Until the top of the snowy peak" (Part 9)

Walking up the main road from the edge of the forest, Pace learned the name of the town only when he passed the signpost.

——Wolf Town.

It is said that this was once the battlefield where the Irenforno family and its allies wiped out the "Wolf Lord" Balza, and it was later divided among the Petrov family.

It sounds like it has a lot of historical background, but Evans said that the current head of the Petrov family doesn't seem to have much courage... He was captured casually in the Dila War and never recovered...

I think his name is... Ajeev Petrov? Vans should know him, after all, they worked together in Donghaibin...

I hope that guy has recovered a little, otherwise there is no way to motivate him to help.

"..."

Before entering the checkpoint on the mainland, Pace left the main road, sneaked through the low bushes, climbed over the fence on the edge of Wolf Territory Town, and entered the town.

The town isn't big, but it's still thriving. Countless wolf-themed storefronts dot the streets, seeming a bit out of place with the old wooden buildings.

There were not many people on the street, most of them were patrolling investigators. Residents who had to go out on the street mostly walked along the edge of the street, lowered their heads, and tried not to look the investigators in the eye.

Pace did the same. He walked around the town a few times and soon found a small bar, planning to go in and get some information.

The people of Thebit don't think when they drink, and you can hear a lot just by eavesdropping.

Thinking of this, Pace pushed open the door of the bar and walked in in the wind and snow.

"Crench."

A warm atmosphere came over him. Before Pace could adjust to the dark atmosphere, a hoarse voice entered his ears:

"...Fuck it, I've already told you that [Pure White Fireworks] is a scary monster, why don't you believe it?"

Following the source of the voice, Pace saw a big man sitting at a table next to the fireplace. The man who was talking had a beard and looked very decadent. He held a wine glass in one hand and rubbed his waist with the other hand from time to time.

If I remember correctly... that person seems to be Azeev Petrov? The head of the Petrov family who was defeated on the East Sea coast?

Pace lowered his head calmly, walked slowly to the counter, put out two silver coins and pushed them to the bartender.

At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation beside him: