Work Prophet
Chapter 338 - 96: Golden Eyes, Rare and Strange

Chapter 338: Chapter 96: Golden Eyes, Rare and Strange

Learning that Clara was still alive shocked Tom and his companions deeply.

Over the past two months, they had visited many places, each time filled with hope, but that hope was repeatedly dashed.

Apart from the first two days after the incident, when someone saw the little maid and the mysterious kidnapper, no new clues were found afterward.

Clara seemed to have vanished from the mortal world. When Tom set out, he was full of confidence, but gradually he too became irritable.

If the captain himself felt this way, it went without saying for his subordinates.

It was only after following Li Yu’s guidance to Duolin City that they finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Tom didn’t need Golden Eyes to guide them, as they had already used drones to scout the small courtyard early on, but rescuing Clara, especially ensuring a safe evacuation from Duolin City afterward, would not be that easy.

After those cloaked figures left, everyone regathered in the room where Tom and Redio were staying to discuss the next step of their plan.

Before the captain of the Church Protection Army could speak, one of his warriors raised a doubt, pointing at Golden Eyes and asking in Lizardman language, "Why is he here?"

"He can help us identify our oversights and provide some information we don’t know," Tom replied in Lizardman language.

"Can we trust him?" the Lizardman warrior continued.

"No, it’s better not to. He isn’t a friend, just of temporary use to us now; if he tries to flee midway, don’t stop him—let him run and greet him with a hand crossbow when he turns his back."

The Lizardman warriors unanimously nodded upon hearing this.

Golden Eyes, noticing the odd looks from those around him, frowned and asked, "What were you just talking about?"

"Nothing much, I was just introducing you to them. I mentioned that you’ve decided to leave the Silver Moon Church and embrace Saturday; they all welcomed you," Tom said.

Golden Eyes huffed, "I’m not a follower of the Silver Moon Church, and as for Saturday, I acknowledge its power, but I haven’t said I’ll definitely join the Double Rest Sect."

"The Prophet hasn’t promised to heal you, considering your grievous past deeds, not killing you already shows great leniency," Redio said, "Your further conduct will be under scrutiny."

Golden Eyes pursed his lips, offering no rebuttal.

"Back to the main topic, according to the latest intelligence gathered by the Divine’s Ear, Martina and her Church Protection Army are set to arrive at Duolin City by tomorrow morning," Tom said, "If we don’t want to be caught up in the upcoming battle, we need to hurry.

"Last night, we already conducted a preliminary survey of that courtyard. The Three-eyed Divine Bird spotted eight guards, two guarding the main gate, four patrolling the yard, and the other two guarding a small building.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Mary should be in that building."

After Tom finished speaking, a Lizardman warrior carefully took out a drone and remote control, showing the footage shot the previous night.

Golden Eyes wanted to maintain his composure, not wanting to appear as panicked as when he first heard Li Yu’s voice, so he casually glanced in the direction of the screen.

And then... there was no then.

Golden Eyes jumped up from the floor in shock, pointing at the remote control in Tom’s hand and exclaimed, "This... this image moves!!!"

He received a roll of the eyes in response, "Making a fuss over nothing!"

Golden Eyes felt a bit wronged. How could this be making a fuss over nothing? Besides members of the Double Rest Sect, who in the world had ever seen a moving painting, and moreover, a painting that was so lifelike that he couldn’t even distinguish between reality and illusion?

Golden Eyes now felt that the divine power of Saturday and Merlin was truly unfathomable.

No wonder Hirodod had gone to such lengths to kidnap the little maid beside Merlin.

This also gave Golden Eyes more confidence in dispelling the curse. He took several deep breaths to calm his excitement, then looked again at the glowing little square.

The painting on it continued to move. Initially, because he was too far away, he couldn’t clearly see the scene below, but as the camera zoomed in, Golden Eyes began to see more details.

There were not only trees and buildings but also the trajectories and positions of the guards moving about. Tom occasionally pressed the pause button to memorize important information.

After a while, Golden Eyes realized something, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he took some time to regain his composure before once again losing control. However, this time, he didn’t jump up; instead, he just pointed at the screen and exclaimed,

"This, this is where Mary is being held!!!"

Tom was amused by him, "So, after all that I’ve just said, you haven’t heard a single word, right?"

Golden Eyes had actually listened, but he couldn’t understand how Tom had managed to grasp the situation inside the courtyard.

Hirodod had always been very cautious, not even allowing him to enter that yard, only up to the gate when escorting Hirodod.

Golden Eyes initially thought someone in the yard had betrayed Hirodod and passed out the information.

However, it turned out he had once again underestimated the methods of the Double Rest Sect.

Golden Eyes was just glad that he had chosen to kidnap Clara when Li Yu was holding a ritual for Ireya to join the sect; otherwise, he estimated he wouldn’t have been able to escape Green Field.

While Golden Eyes was still lost in thought, Tom had already begun to formulate the next plan.

"We wait for nightfall to act, releasing the Three-eyed Divine Bird to monitor from the sky. We’ll strike when the patrol is far from the main gate, swiftly taking out the guards at the entrance, then enter here," Tom pointed at a spot on the screen.

"Here we’ll ambush, using hand crossbows to take out the patrol team. Remember, the movements must be fast, and try not to make any noise. Finally, take out the guards in the small building and go upstairs to rescue Mary."

"You can’t take out those two men at the entrance." Tom had just finished the action plan when he was interrupted by a voice.

And the person who interrupted him was none other than Golden Eyes, "From what I know about Hirodod, he definitely has other spies watching from the outside. If you kill the guards, it will trigger alarms hidden in the shadows."

"Then how do you suggest we do it?" Tom asked, not offended.

"Since you can see inside the courtyard through this Divine Bird, you could simply climb over the wall when the patrol leaves, and then proceed as per your original plan."

"Keeping the guards at the gate? Hmm... that could work," Tom stroked his chin.

"Also," Golden Eyes continued, "guards like these usually work in two shifts, one for the first half of the night and the other for the latter half to allow shifts to change, keeping everyone alert. When you make your move, try to keep from waking the other shift."