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Chapter 808 - 808 421 Black Mechanism Chiefs Directive (4000)_2

Chapter 808: 421 Black Mechanism Chief’s Directive (4000)_2 Chapter 808: 421 Black Mechanism Chief’s Directive (4000)_2 ***********************************

August 3, the weather was clear.

Florence, Commercial District, Special Action Department.

This was a building similar to a Police Station, only more secretive, and the entrance had no conspicuous signs. If one didn’t look through the white enclosure wall, it would just seem like a private manor at a glance.

Inside the enclosure wall, Rita, a White Luminance Level huntress, yawned as she walked into a building to locate her team’s designated area. She arrived early, and her team members had not yet arrived; only a few others were scattered throughout the Hall. These colleagues were all yawning wearily.

Rita’s gaze swept through the Special Action Department, recalling the unusual activity of the past few days. For some reason, the Dark Hunt Organization Headquarters suddenly began to pay great attention to the royal capital of Florence, deploying a large force of hunters for patrol duties. Half of them were operating within the Special Action Department, causing a swift and significant increase in personnel.

Logically, with so many people, it almost doubled.

Patrol tasks had frequently overflowed severely.

But the orders from above were to only allow splitting into two shifts, to maximize coverage of every corner of the Royal Capital. Thus, Rita had patrolled with her squad members until late last night and had a long rest, but still felt lackluster when she got up this morning. However, this was an unavoidable issue, being the highest command from the headquarters.

Rita patrolled the Commercial District with her own squad, encountering patrol teams led personally by Dark Golden Level hunters more than once. Before in the Special Action Department, a total of only three patrol teams were responsible for two Commercial Districts, and the leaders were only White Luminance Level. Rita had only seen the Dark Golden Level hunter badges on the chests of the Chief and Deputy Chief of the Special Action Department.

But now, the situation was clearly different.

Even three days ago when the headquarters sent a large number of people, she spotted two silhouettes wearing Shadow Hunter badges! Clearly, there was a severe issue in the Florence Royal Capital; otherwise, the headquarters wouldn’t have made such a big fuss. But unfortunately, after persevering for three to four days, it seemed there were no significant results. Only the dark creatures were completely wiped out.

They had already been fiercely killed by Casio the previous night.

Now, with the Dark Hunt Organization searching nonstop day and night, the remaining dark creatures had been eradicated. After all, exotic species also need to feed.

Sometimes, they had to commit acts against the odds, and naturally, the outcome doesn’t need much explaining.

Rita sat in her seat, and her squad members quickly arrived one by one. Shortly after, a commissioner came over to assign their patrol tasks.

Everyone immediately adjusted their attire, equipment, and weapons.

She patted the hunting outfit she was wearing and led her squad out. It was unclear how long this situation would continue.

Elsewhere, Solomon of the Sinful Thorn was completely panicked.

When he couldn’t contact Candle Soul on the first day, he thought the other party had important matters to handle and that they would soon meet again. However, when he went on the second day, the hut was still the same as yesterday. The interior furnishings hadn’t changed at all, indicating that Candle Soul had not returned.

Solomon held on to a stroke of luck, so he waited another day.

This time, he left a conspicuous note on the table.

On the third day, the destined disappointment occurred. The note hadn’t been opened, and no one had come into the house. Did Candle Soul disappear completely?

For a moment, Solomon was at a loss for words. How could someone who was cooperating well just disappear? This was too illogical. This mysterious organization was definitely pushing him to become a Shadow Hunter because they wanted to confront the entire Dark Hunt Organization. Yet, the other party had vanished out of the blue.

With Candle Soul gone, what would happen to their previous cooperation? Who would he approach for the advanced version of the Secret Techniques of Sinful Thorn? Where was the residence information of the Mission Target?

For a moment, Solomon felt choked up; he suddenly hated this secretive form of contact. If something happened, he was completely clueless. If there was a problem, he couldn’t contact this mysterious organization…

He could only wait anxiously, spinning around like a headless fly.

This waiting had turned into four days, and more than half of the mission period had elapsed.

It was only then that Solomon forcibly suppressed the impatience in his heart, intending first to handle the initial mission phase relying on his own strength. Unexpectedly, as if misfortune liked company and it never rained but poured, large patrol teams, all dispatched from the headquarters of the Hunters Association, had inexplicably appeared all over the Florence district.

The patrols went on incessantly, morning and evening, with numerous members checking even the most secluded corners. Whenever there were signs of activities by dark creatures, they would chase like mad dogs, either killing or capturing them.

These were instructions from the Chief Inspector of the Black Mechanism!

Solomon couldn’t help but start worrying about his mission target.

Could his luck truly be this bad? This was his third time…

Solomon had no doubt about the patrol teams’ ability to kill the mission target, having seen many led by hunters of the Dark Gold Level. Moreover, whenever a fight broke out in one place, hunter teams not far away would converge upon hearing the call, ganging up on the strong exotic species.

If his target’s whereabouts were exposed and these patrol teams found it first, whether it was killed or captured, it would mean Solomon’s third mission failure. That meant immediate disqualification from the competition.

Lion King Soss shared the same worries. Although he was not at risk of direct elimination, no one liked to face complications during assessments.

This way, both lingered in worry for another three days.

Whether by sheer fluke or some other reason, Soss and Solomon concurrently found their targets and managed to complete the first phase of the mission. Before they could even rest, they were summoned to a secretive Hall by the Hunters Association and received significant news.

“The initially set second and third phases of the mission are now canceled due to certain reasons. You will move directly from the first phase to the fourth phase, and the victor will be the next Shadow Hunter…”

Hunter of the Holy Light, Dilixia, said to the four people before him.

“Directly entering the final phase?” Solomon was taken aback. What about the plan he and Candle Soul had made to assassinate Casio?

His expression shifted in the next second. Candle Soul was nowhere to be found, and without him, there was no assassination plan. Solomon slowly lowered his head, his eyes flickering.

“I remember, the final phase of competing for the Shadow Hunter seat used to be an actual combat, confined to a specific area, where all competitors would brawl…”

Claire said calmly, her expression unchanging.

“A brawl…” Soss muttered under his breath, his gaze first shifting to Casio and then moving to Claire and Solomon at his side.

Undoubtedly, in this battle, it was clear who the most formidable enemy was. The others would have to band together to defeat him…

Next to him, Solomon’s gaze also shifted back and forth.

Casio, feeling the gazes from beside him, showed no change in expression. Everything had been predetermined when his Qi had returned to the Fighter’s Realm. With his physique also restored to the top Fighter level, almost no one in the Dark Hunt Organization could prevent his intent from advancing.

If not for the need to adhere to a procedural justice, to fulfill Bai Kui’s obsession and become one of the true seniors of the Dark Hunt Organization, he would have ceased playing house with a few youngsters, which he found utterly boring.

Even interrogating Candle Soul was not enough to pique Casio’s interest.

The source of the Holy Springs Water had always been a must-have for him.

With a click, the Hall doors opened, and four silhouettes quickly stepped out. Casio, the last to leave, walked steadily and powerfully. By the time he was outside, he had already left the headquarters area of the Dark Hunt Organization.

By the direction, it appeared he was headed towards the woods in the northern section of the sixth area of Florence.

Seven days flickered by, and it had been a week since the Experiment Field was destroyed. With Yangyan dead, Candle Soul captured, and the Door Organization unable to contact its leader, they would definitely send out a master to investigate the Experiment Field. Casio had left a piece of fish bait there, and beside the bait, a sharp enough fish hook, just waiting for a fat fish to bite…