Above The Sky
Chapter 492 - 492 461 All Members are Traitors 23

492: Chapter 461 All Members are Traitors (2/3) 492: Chapter 461 All Members are Traitors (2/3) The Earth Pulse Source Crystal likely isn’t something that can simply be observed out of thin air, and Ian, using his Foresight View, had scanned all the passengers but didn’t see any particularly rare treasures.

Therefore, this so-called precious treasure should, like the ‘Key Metal Alloy Stone,’ merely be a byproduct of certain special items, not valuable in itself due to size or purity.

The two Sublimators who easily subdued the security squad Knight were moving from front to back, scanning with a device for anything out of the ordinary.

Ian had no intention of speaking up.

He felt a sense of dissonance in their actions and decided to continue observing.

However, from other compartments, an unclear voice of questioning vaguely emerged.

“You are not…

the Cult!

I recognize Dragon Worship…

they’re…

fakes!”

It seemed that a Sublimator affiliated with the Dragon Worship Cult, like Ian before, had been stunned for a moment by the self-proclaimed identity of these people and had only just reacted, trying to refute them.

In response, the voice that had intended to take care of the subject laughed and said, “You say we’re not the Dragon Worship Cult?

What a strange question but well, I’ll tell you my true identity then, and those who know will surely understand—”

“My name is…”

“Sio.”

—Sio?

This almost caused Ian to lose his composure; if not for his extraordinary self-control, he would have certainly looked up, startled, toward the direction of the broadcast.

You say you’re Sio?

That’s a joke!

Just the other day, I personally saw him running towards the West Frontier Plains!

Besides, an Origin Substance Reaction is completely different from a spirit; no matter how Ian looked, the leader who hijacked the locomotive was at most at the Second Energy Level, one of whom appeared to have just broken through, the Constructing Circulation of the Second Energy Level’s first phase completed not long ago, a pure newcomer.

That’s a fundamental difference from Sio, whose prosthetic body might be man-made, but the core is at the Third Energy Level.

Of course, the Second Energy Level is quite powerful, with the leader exuding a calm and powerful aura, his raw strength estimated to be only slightly inferior to that of a Magnetic Light Knight, but he also possessed Spirit Energy.

He and another Second Energy Level individual, as the perpetrators planning to hijack the Imperial Capital train and coerce many forces, were completely qualified.

It would be suicide for anyone without the strength of the Second Energy Level to dare such a deed.

But the problem now was—

Ian’s brows furrowed slightly.

—Who exactly are these people?

Why do they know Sio’s real identity and have the audacity to usurp it so brazenly?

Moreover, knowing Sio’s identity and masquerading as the Dragon Worship Cult was clearly a planned deception, and it would be hard to distinguish without having personally interacted with Sio beforehand.

If some corresponding evidence could be added, probably everyone would truly believe that the Dragon Worship Cult was behind these actions!

When that time came, The Empire could only be forced to address the Dragon Worship Cult-related matters.

And Ian, a new member of the Dragon Worship Cult, certainly didn’t want to sever ties with the Cult so soon.

At that moment, members of the unknown organization holding the strange detecting equipment had reached Ian’s row.

Due to the numbness caused by Spirit Energy, no one along the way had resisted them, and as Ian also kept his head down, appearing to be controlled, he didn’t draw their attention.

But… Ian’s acting had been habitual for many years, thus without any slip-up.

Others, or the Fae, might not be the same.

“Are you playing house?

This Spirit Energy detector is broken, you know.”

The black-haired Fae girl curiously examined the unknown force member’s detector, nodding slightly: “Besides, even if it were working, it could only detect ore, it wouldn’t detect Earth Pulse Crystals, right?”

On the other side, Frost Butterfly opened her mouth to speak, intending to greet the stranger with a “hello”—the little creature was still somewhat unclear about the current situation, but luckily her words were interrupted by Hua’an.

And before Ian could use Spirit Energy to inform the young lady in front of him and prevent Hua’an from speaking out, Hua’an had already uttered these words.

—Without a doubt, there was no stopping a Fae from speaking its mind.

“A Fae?

How did we not notice before?”

“They possess Spirit Energy allowing them to be overlooked, but to have us all…”

Unexpectedly, the hooded duo of the unknown organization exchanged glances not bursting with anger but rather retreated cautiously, clearly becoming tense: “This matter has nothing to do with you, Fairy Miss…”

“Just keep quiet, and you can definitely get off the train safely and without any trouble…”

The presence of the fae was surprisingly deterrent.

“Two fae?

Could it be that this one is…”

The slightly fatter Sublimator on the left cautiously put his hand on his waist, “Hey, answer, the one sitting in the same row as the fae, how could you possibly be under Spirit Energy control!”

It was no longer possible to keep up the pretense,Ian thought about his next moves, then slowly raised his head.

But before he could speak, he heard a ‘tsk’ sound, and the thinner Sublimator shook his head in resignation, “Why is there another fae?

And such a big one…

Why weren’t we informed there were three fae on the train in the plan?”

“You couldn’t predict the movements of the fae anyway!”

– Could these two really not tell the difference between a person and a fae?

Ian’s hand was already on his Iron Pattern Sword, silver and cyan lights swirling in his eyes, but his expression remained impassive.

At this point, through the actions of these people, and the identification by the Foresight View Silver Chip, he had figured out what was going on.

“It seems likely related to the communication I had with Yisen Gard…”

The young man thought, but the root cause of the matter was still not clear.

To understand it, he had to be more direct.

So, he began to take action.

The next moment.

In an instant that no one noticed, a streak of silver-white sword light flared, cutting through the cool air inside the carriage.

The Iron Pattern Sword was held to the neck of the fatter Sublimator, the icy blade pressing tightly against the carotid artery, ready to slice through the neck at any sudden movement, and let those minutely sharp edges shred flesh and blood vessels.

On the other side, a Charged Water Gun had been drawn at some point, pressed against the forehead of the thinner Sublimator who had mistaken himself for a fae.

The sword light was icy; the crystalline lattice of the Charged Water Gun was charging up.

By the time the two Sublimators realized and their pupils shrunk, they were shocked to find Ian had subdued them both in an instant.

However, strangely, Ian didn’t kill them immediately.

Instead, the young man said in an almost leisurely tone, “I am Ian from Harrison Port, a Patrol Knight Apprentice, on my way to the Imperial Capital by the order of Marquis Barton…

In the name of The Empire, you are under arrest!”

At the same time, the Frost Butterfly cooperatively took out the young man’s Patrol Knight Apprentice’s medal from Ian’s luggage to prove his identity.

This was the unspoken understanding between the Little Fairy and the large one.

Such surprise and silence lasted no more than 0.5 seconds.

The next instant, the two Sublimators, whom Ian had caught off guard, made their move – not against Ian, but against each other!

The fat and skinny Sublimators simultaneously pulled out an Alchemical Firearm and a curved blade, pressing them against each other’s chins and hearts.

They almost spoke in unison, “Inspector Knight Kado Jerlton from the Supervisory Court!

You’re under arrest…?!”

“Member of the Imperial Security Bureau Secret Operations Team, Cybus Kalanbona!

Drop your weapons…?!”

As the two undercover agents unknowingly revealed their identities to each other, Ian slowly shook his head, having already put his weapons away.

Yet the two men just stood there, dumbfounded, staring at each other, oblivious to the situation, their eyes bulging.

“Unbelievable!”

The fatter Sublimator holding an Alchemical Firearm was shaking, he roared in anger, “You’re an undercover from the Supervisory Court?!

Spirits Above, you were bragging to me just the other day about how you slept with five women in one day, you moral degenerate!”

“Hey, shut up!

That’s not true, understand!

It’s not true, but it wasn’t that fake either!” the skinny Sublimator retorted, his voice filled with panic and indignation.

His hand with the knife was trembling as he yelled, “The vicious way you pressured informants was like that of a demon incarnate; tell me you’re an undercover?

How could you be so rough!”

“I didn’t kill them, it was a reasonable action!” “I have to make sure my villainous image is maintained!”

Watching the scene unfold, Hua’an and the Frost Butterfly were stunned, their gem-like eyes blinking, clearly unable to grasp what was happening.

All the other passengers present were just as bewildered.

Only Ian, who had previously guessed some clues, turned his head towards the connection door between his carriage and the one in front.

“And another thing.” he murmured softly to himself.