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Chapter 282 - 80 Black Death

Chapter 282: Chapter 80 Black Death

"Aske! Aske!"

Following Adams’s secret deactivation of his ability, Aske in the tent lifted his head and uttered an "Oh",

"A Mind Blind Zone, right? I was wondering why I couldn’t find you two..."

"I am Adams, Knight Squire to Viscount Heinrich. We’ve crossed paths in the Knight Fighting arena, Lord Aske." The black-robed Adams stepped forward and explained his presence, "I am here to discuss collaboration."

"I had already guessed that," Aske said indifferently. "Just give me the conclusion. Who is the mastermind behind the scenes? And what is the planned method of attack?"

The black-robed Adams was stunned for a long time before responding in shock,

"I do not know who the mastermind is, but they should be within our camp. As for how the attack will be launched..."

Nora had already hurriedly recounted the recent "disappearance of the deer leg" incident. Aske pondered for a moment; he already had an answer in his mind.

Moving in packs... Fear of light... Rodent-like animals... That must be a high-level "Rat" ability, no doubt about it.

However, in professional circles, there had never been an esports player who leveled up the "Rat" ability to a high level because as the level increases, the "Rat" ability can only control more and more rats.

No matter how many, the rats were still just rats—they could easily be killed with a few flames, quite an underwhelming ability.

Hey hey, what am I thinking! Aske slapped his forehead. This wasn’t a professional league with limited player counts; he should think from an NPC’s perspective. If it were in the world of online gaming, what other Magic Potion abilities would someone who levels up the "Rat" sequence pair it with?

Plague.

Toxin.

The Black Death!

Aske stood up without any hint of alarm and quickly said,

"Medea, call Mia."

"Okay." Medea immediately initiated Mind Communication.

Nora also started to feel nervous because she knew that when Aske’s face showed no emotion, it meant he was beginning to take things seriously.

"Your name is Adams, right?" Aske turned his head to the black-robed witch, "Listen."

"We do not know if we should trust you, nor do we intend to take the risk. If it were any ordinary Mercenary Group, expelling you would be the safest course of action."

"Luckily for you, you have encountered ’The Azure Longsword.’ If you are willing to open up your mind and let my two companions read it, and we confirm that you pose no harm, we can temporarily allow you to stay within our defense perimeter."

"Otherwise, you’ll have to return to the Wolf emissary group’s quarters."

The black-robed Adams’s face turned ashen; he had not anticipated such a request.

Still, he had to admit that his initiative to propose collaboration was actually a bet that ’The Azure Longsword’ did not have the assurance of self-protection and thus would need his participation. If ’The Azure Longsword’ was confident in this regard, they would decisively choose not to collaborate with him, as neither party knew the background or foundation of the other.

However, having two heart-reading witches on their side provided the possibility of establishing trust—this was a true opening of the heart, with the guarantee of Extraordinary Abilities to perfectly prove his harmless intentions.

"So you’re the leader of ’The Azure Longsword’, huh?" the black-robed Adams said through gritted teeth, "To read my mind, fine, but I must also read your mind, otherwise how can I be sure you have no ill intentions towards me?"

"No." Aske said decisively. "We are a group that trusts one another, and you are alone. So in the imminent danger that is approaching, it is you who needs to collaborate with us more, not the other way around."

"This condition is non-negotiable. If you do not agree, then please leave."

Adams’ face turned both green and white, and for a moment he was utterly speechless, unsure of what to choose. At that point, Mia lifted the black robe curtain of the tent and walked in:

"Lord Aske, are you looking for me?"

"We need a large quantity of kerosene," Aske said. "Go fetch some."

"Alright." Seeing Aske’s expressionless face, Mia felt a twinge of fear and immediately flew out of there.

She ran to Peggy, who was in charge of guarding the entrance to the Half-plane Fragment today, and then teleported to Fire Island to retrieve the kerosene—it was military supplies distributed during the last defense battle of Olympia City.

"Nora, gather everyone secretly, and also have the Weisbach family’s guards assemble outside the tent."

"What about the Wolf family?" Nora hesitated to ask.

"Don’t worry about them," Aske answered.

Medea looked at her silently, thinking what a foolish girl she was.

Of course, she knew what Nora meant; it was simply about the many innocent people of the Wolf family... However, the mastermind could very well be within their ranks! If you rashly went to inform them, wouldn’t that immediately tip them off?

"So, Lord Adams, what is your decision?" Aske asked slowly.

"I..." The black-robed Adams clenched his teeth. Under normal circumstances, he would never agree to such harsh terms.

However, the threat of the rat swarm in the darkness outside was now imminent, and he had no confidence that he could use his "Mind Blind Zone" ability to evade the large swarm of rats’ perception and the backstage manipulator’s search, let alone as a Spiritual Transcendent with low blood thickness—if he was exposed, it would undoubtedly result in certain death.

What to do? Should he take a gamble? Or agree to mind reading?

After much deliberation, a kind of cautiousness still prevailed, and black-robed Adams shook his head with difficulty:

"I’m sorry, I can’t reveal all my secrets to you."

"Understandable," Aske made a gesture indicating permission to leave.

Black-robed Adams lifted the curtain and left. Soon after, the girls lifted the curtain and came in again, especially Ellie in her Power Armor and Sigrdrifa, instantly filling the inside of the tent to overflowing.

"Private channel conversation." Before anyone could ask, Aske quickly said.

Medea and Nora engaged in Mind Communication, connecting everyone’s Mind Bodies together.

"Ladies, we can now roughly confirm that the mastermind is among our team," Aske said solemnly.

"He possesses the ’Rat’ Extraordinary Ability of high rank, having already gathered a large swarm of rats, and is currently outside the camp planning to attack our team."

"Rats?" Sigrdrifa spoke in confusion. "You mean the kind that I can stomp dead with one foot?"

Her question undoubtedly represented the thoughts of most of the girls present; while rats were indeed disgusting and annoying, everyone here was a seasoned Transcendent—using a bunch of rats to attack seemed somewhat exaggerated...

"The ’Rat’ ability itself is not a major threat to Transcendents," Aske said earnestly. "However, if it is combined with two other abilities, then it represents a terrifying threat not only to us but also to the entire Bavarian Duchy."

"That is ’Plague’ and ’Toxin’."

"Plague and Toxin?" Peggy’s breathing became rapid. She was well aware that those were two of the Sequences within the bloodline she had chosen. "Lord Aske, are you saying..."

"High-rank ’Rat’ Ability allows the Transcendent himself to completely disperse and merge into the rat swarm," Aske explained. "A high-rank ’Toxin’ Ability makes the claws and teeth of these rats carry a toxin, which can quickly dissolve the resistance of ordinary humans."

"And, high-rank ’Plague’ Ability, combined with the special bacteria carried by rodents—Plague Bacteria—creates an acute infectious disease capable of destroying a nation."

"The Black Death."