Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 118 The Disappearing Party Members

Claire felt the trigger loosen, and she fired a shot at the man in the golden mask, accurately removing the mask and revealing the face of an ordinary middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's face twitched stiffly, fearing that Claire would fire another shot. He quickly replied, "I'm lurking here under orders from my superiors to monitor Mr. A."

"What intelligence did you get from your surveillance?"

"Mr. A is very cautious, and I can only see him at gatherings, so I haven't gotten any useful information yet."

Claire smiled faintly and said, "Will MI9 allow you to sell the Sheriff's potion formula at the Beyonder gathering?"

The middle-aged man remained calm and replied, "This is a screening method commonly used by MI9 in Backlund. It's used to confirm whether there are any unorganized 'arbitrators' operating within Backlund. Depending on the situation, they can then arrest them or develop them into peripheral members."

Claire played with the revolver in her hand, the muzzle constantly dangling in front of her forehead, and said with a faint smile, "Half true, half false."

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then looked at Xio who was sleeping beside him. He sighed and said, "Because I also discovered Xio Diercha."

Claire compared the man's face with Xio's and looked suspicious: "You two don't look much alike."

The man said with a dark face, "Xiu's father, Mason Dill, was my former superior at MI9. Deputy Director Mason took good care of me, so when I accidentally discovered Xiu, I wanted to take care of her."

"Mason Dill?"

Claire was no stranger to this name.

The ancestors of the Dill family had the title of Earl of the Palace. Mason Dill served as the commander of the royal guard and the chief of the palace guard during his lifetime, and was considered a powerful figure among the nobles.

But Mason Dill participated in the rebellion eight years ago and was hanged by the king, and his family title and fiefdom were deprived.

Claire never expected that Xio was actually Mason Dill's daughter.

What Claire didn't expect was that this member of MI9 who valued his life and had no moral integrity, after discovering Hugh's identity, not only did not report it to his superiors, but instead took care of him.

In this world, there are not many people who can still remember old friendships when faced with such things.

This requires some beautiful qualities.

Claire asked, "What's your name?"

The man who had managed to remain calm even when leaking secrets now showed hesitation: "My name is Joakim LaVar."

After mentioning his name, Joe Jim took the initiative to say, "After Deputy Director Mason passed away, I was excluded from the core power of MI9 and can only do the work of recruiting peripheral intelligence personnel. So, ma'am, don't expect to get any valuable intelligence from me."

"Are all the people in MI9 as afraid of death as you are?" Claire asked quietly.

Joakim smiled bitterly, "Of course I'm afraid of death. I have a family... To MI9, I'm just an excluded marginal figure. But to my family, I'm their only support."

The life of a middle-aged person. Claire thought of her parents back on Earth. They would occasionally exchange similar words with each other, working hard to support a family and allowing her to grow up without too many worries into a self-reliant young adult...

Tai Poslan has had to fend for himself since he was a child in an orphanage.

Burying all the memories deep in her heart, Claire continued to ask, "Is Hugh's father, Mason Dill, also a member of MI9?"

Joakim replied, "Yes, he is the deputy director in charge of matters related to the royal family. He is a truly noble, fair, and respectable man."

Claire said, "But he participated in the rebellion and was hanged by the king. Do you think there's something else going on?"

Qiao Jim shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly:
"I don't know. I just don't believe someone like Deputy Director Mason would participate in a rebellion... And honestly, after Deputy Director Mason's death, MI7 has made me increasingly confused. The darkness there has made me increasingly lose my sense of belonging." "Take Mr. A for example. They actually allowed the lunatics of the Aurora Society to operate in Beckland. I explained the danger of Mr. A in my mission report, but the response was just to focus on monitoring him. They emphasized that I shouldn't act without authorization until Mr. A did anything more dangerous."

"If I weren't afraid that the lunatics from the Aurora Society would endanger my family in Backlund, I wouldn't have filed this report... But with this outcome, ah... I just want to live a peaceful life now, especially seeing Miss Xiou's current situation..."

At this point, Claire basically believed in Qiao Jim's official identity, but just in case, Claire still asked, "Would you like to sleep a little longer?"

Joakim nodded bitterly.

After knocking out Joe Jim, Claire hid in the study and summoned "White Paper" to observe the battle in the living room outside.

This single-family house was blocked by "1-63". Before the blockade was broken, all extraordinary people could not leave this mirror world, so Mr. A was forced to fight with Creste Cesimma.

From the side of the battlefield, Claire saw the many strange abilities of Sequence 5 "Shepherd". Unfortunately, with her current knowledge, she was unable to identify what sequence these abilities belonged to.

But facing Krestai, who possesses the holy object, Mr. A's various abilities seem quite powerless.

Creste, who can unleash the power of the holy artifact, is powerful enough to rival a Sequence 4 demigod.

Claire, who had once fought against Megose while holding two holy relics, had a deep understanding of the power of this qualitative change.

That's a completely different level.

Even under the pressure from Krestey, Mr. A couldn't even harass the "Red Gloves" members standing by.

During the stalemate with Creste, black spots began to appear on Mr. A's blood-red robe - the wounds that originally came from the black spear were spreading.

"My enemies are usually unlucky." Krestai, who had been waiting for a long time, said lightly, but these words seemed like a declaration, making Mr. A's originally smooth attack rhythm become stiff.

Mr. A even made selective errors when switching the abilities of different souls.

The night-like spots on his body continued to expand, becoming completely stained, and finally becoming a black statue, falling into complete silence.

After dealing with the Aurora Society's divine messenger, Krestai, who had been acting with ease, now showed signs of fatigue. He said hoarsely, "It's time to go out."

Soster and Cindy carried "1-63" and placed it horizontally in front of Krestel.

Creste's whole body was tense, and the holy spear was suspended above the ancient silver mirror. Finally, the black spear melted into a black curtain, covering the silver mirror, and black chains extended from the curtain.

Soest, who was standing next to him, hurried forward and wrapped the chains around "1-63".

At this moment, Claire felt that the world seemed to have changed. "Is this coming out of the mirror world?"

Krestey pulled the chain, put it behind his back, and said to Claire behind the gap, "Your informants will be dealt with by you. Let Soster and the others take the rest of the Beyonders away."

After Crested led the team away, Claire first let go of Joe Jim from MI9.

After being forced to leave his contact information, Qiao Jim left with a shrugged shoulder and a bitter look on his face.

Then Claire cleared Audrey and the others' dreams.

Audrey and the others woke up and looked at the empty party scene with confusion on their faces.

Audrey looked at Claire with confusion and suspicion. "What happened here? Where are the people? Where did everyone go?"

(End of this chapter)