Chapter 64

Chapter 7: Ambush

"Mr. and Mrs., what are you doing?" Hank shouted in panic as he saw the people who suddenly burst into his tent. However, fortunately, his memory was good, and when he saw the tall man standing behind, he immediately felt that things were not right: "You are... Mr. Darlan?"

"Hehe, Commander Hank, if I were you, I wouldn't touch the gun at your waist!" The small man grinned and placed a dagger against the other's neck. At the same time, he reached out and took the money bag containing the gold coins and the gun from the other's waist: "These are evidence and weapons, now confiscated!"

"Oh! No, you can't..."

Seeing the money bag being taken away, Hank immediately let out a mournful cry as if his parents had died. However, before he could continue, the small man struck his neck with a hand knife. Throwing the unconscious Hank to a corner of the tent, the small man looked at his three companions: "Once the Thorn Tower's interrogators arrive, our current mission will be complete. We'll wait for Ye to return for the rest!"

"Will Ye be okay going alone?" The tall man and Ava looked worriedly at the small man, but before they could finish, the small man interrupted: "Ye will definitely be fine! He's the strongest among us!"

The female cavalry captain standing to the side quietly clasped her hands in front of her chest and prayed...

...

With a high-level invisibility spell, Ye Qi followed the carriage at a relatively safe distance. After seeing Hank get out of the carriage, Ye Qi immediately instructed the other companions to return and control Hank, while he followed the carriage. Since the attack three nights ago, Ye Qi had been extremely curious about the identity of the attackers! During these three days of waiting, he had been constantly thinking about their identity, but ultimately, due to the lack of clues, he had come up empty-handed. So, when he discovered their presence again, Ye Qi immediately followed them! Even if there was a risk of alarming them, Ye Qi wanted to uncover their true identity!

After all, even the fiercest lions and tigers are not as dangerous as venomous snakes lurking in the shadows!

The carriage continued to drive through the outskirts of Shaker, eventually entering a manor in the suburbs. When Ye Qi saw the carriage enter this manor, his expression became peculiar.

As a tourist destination, Shaker's land was extremely expensive, and it was already remarkable for ordinary wealthy people to buy a regular house here. Those who could own a manor in Shaker were all major corporations or prominent families. Although Ye Qi was not familiar with these large corporations and prominent families, he had some knowledge of the owner of this manor, as the owner's surname was Dekko...

It really is the Dekko family! Indeed, there are always plenty of madmen in the world!

The question that had puzzled Ye Qi for several days was finally answered, but he was not at all happy—Dekko family's madness had exceeded his expectations, actually risking the destruction of their entire clan to deal with him alone! It was clear how deep the Dekko family's grudge against him was...

Madness? Then you will perish in your madness!

A cold smile formed on the corner of Ye Qi's lips—facing such a mad enemy, Ye Qi would not hold back, because he was not alone! Ye Qi did not want his family or friends to be in danger, so it was inevitable that one side would be destroyed!

After another cold look at the manor in front of him, Ye Qi, who had changed his plan, turned and left—going alone to deal with an Apostle-level assassin and their subordinates, plus the manor's guards, was clearly not a wise move. Ye Qi was not as mad as the Dekko family! Moreover, he clearly remembered what the Moonlight Apostle had said.

Concrete evidence has appeared! What will you do, Jacob?

Ye Qi raised his head, squinted his eyes, and stared at the six towering spires in front of him. Then, he tightened the black cloak that symbolized his Apostle status and walked towards the central castle.

...

On a midsummer night, Shaker, surprisingly, was shrouded in fog. The fog-covered Shaker made the entire street appear hazy, but this did not dampen the spirits of the tourists visiting Shaker. Instead, they took out their cameras and excitedly captured this rare scene as a keepsake.

Some tourists, after taking photos, still felt unsatisfied and took out a considerable amount of money to hire artists in Shaker Square to paint them along with the foggy Shaker. It seemed that only this could highlight their uniqueness. In the distance, the Hank Circus, which was preparing to leave, became a landscape on the canvas.

Circus director Hank stood stiffly by the convoy. Even though he usually had this expression, the circus members clearly noticed their director's foul mood. Therefore, they all silently and diligently packed their belongings.

"Let's go!"

With Hank's loud shout, the circus, having packed their belongings, set off for Shaker's train station. There, they would board a special train to leave Shaker and, at the next town, switch to the cars they had prepared in advance to perform another tour, until the next time they returned to Shaker.

At the train station, Hank first directed the members to load other items into the pre-prepared luggage bags and put them in the trailer. He then immediately began to place the cages containing the circus animals to one side, waiting to pass through the special animal passage, and finally enter the special carriage—although the animals were tamed by the circus, safety was still a concern when traveling with lions and tigers on the same train. Therefore, every time they came to Shaker, the circus had to pay extra for the special animal carriage.

The members, who were used to this, left Hank to pay the fees and boarded the train in advance. After everyone left, Hank walked to the cage containing the animals, silently opened the cage, and the cage door opened and closed by itself. Then, Hank locked the cage again...

On the clock tower of the train station, the Demon Hunters who saw this scene all smiled—facing the enemy, nothing could be more delightful than catching them like fish in a barrel, right?

...

With the sound of the whistle, the train engine slowly started. Carrying hundreds of satisfied tourists, it slowly left Shaker station.

After the train left the city of Shaker and entered the suburbs, the anchor bolts on the last special carriage suddenly loosened and fell off! Immediately, the entire special carriage containing the circus animals detached and stopped on the track. The tourists in the carriage were completely unaware and continued to excitedly discuss their experiences in Shaker.

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