Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 210 The Truth Behind the Assassination

Qi Luo couldn't snatch the invitation back, her eyes reddened, and she immediately took off her coat, preparing to reveal her true form.

"Wait!" Iser quickly stopped him upon seeing this. "I didn't mean to offend you! I just wanted to ask you about Su Ming."

"Oh?" Qi Luo stopped her hoof. "Su Ming, don't ask anymore, she's already taken."

Iser choked, this was the first time she had ever been told something like this by someone she had always been the center of attention. "...I have no interest in him!"

Qi Luo snatched the invitation from her hand. "Hmph, if you're not interested, why are you asking? I've seen plenty of young girls like you, all of you are hypocrites."

Iser wanted to recount the events, but realized that doing so would only make things worse.

Is the explanation that Su Ming deceived her with his confession, leaving her resentful?
Iser hesitated.

Qi Luo glanced up at the clock tower in Bubing City and exclaimed, "Ah, the prayer meeting's meal portion is about to begin, now's the perfect time to go!"

She walked out of the alley, joined the bustling crowd, and headed towards the Frostflame Festival venue at the Temple of Light.

Iser followed, too lazy to ask any more questions. However, she acknowledged that her actions earlier were indeed impolite. "Miss Unicorn, I'm very sorry for what happened earlier. I should thank you for your help in Ries City last time."

“Yes, that’s more like it!” Qi Luo said. “You guys helped me in Shafeng’er Town too.” She handed over an invitation. “Then I’ll treat you to a buffet!”

Iser looked at the invitation to his church's prayer meeting with a helpless expression.

A person suddenly appeared in front of her, and Qiluo and Yise quickly stopped to avoid a collision.

Blocking their path was an old woman draped in a grey cloak, her eyes slightly white. She looked at Iser and smiled with satisfaction. "What a beautiful young lady!"

As she spoke, the old woman reached out her hand to Iser.

Iser frowned and was about to step back when a middle-aged man suddenly appeared to his side. He stood in front of the old woman and repeatedly apologized to Iser and Kira.

The old woman behind him immediately withdrew her hand in disgust.

"It's alright," Isser said, not taking it to heart. He sensed the old woman was somewhat confused, which was a bit of a hardship for her son.

"May the frost and flames protect you!" the middle-aged man said to Iser as a holiday greeting.

"May the frost and flame endure forever, and may blessings accompany you always!" Iser responded politely, but before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man had already pulled the old woman away.

She exchanged a glance with Qiluo, then continued walking forward.

Iser suddenly thought that it wouldn't be bad to take the invitation from someone else and attend the family's communal dinner party.

"Miss Unicorn, I haven't asked your name yet?" She took a piece of paper back from the unicorn's hand.

“Kiraku Miran!” the unicorn replied. “You really want to go?”

"Didn't you invite him?" Iser retorted. "I know how to get to the kitchen."

“Okay! Let’s go right away!” Qi Luo immediately grabbed her hand and started running.

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Behind him, the middle-aged man bowed respectfully and stepped back a few paces.

"Ruogejin, why are you stopping me?" The old woman's eyes were quite unfriendly. "That girl is very outstanding, with a good figure and good stamina!"

The target women must be beautiful enough to attract the "clients" of the Holy Mountain Divine Grace Sea to buy them and bring them inside for their amusement. They also need to be physically strong to withstand the power-enhancing spells used to carry out destructive actions and kidnappings.

In every respect, Iser was the best she had ever met.

“Reporting to Lord Abigail.” The middle-aged man called Rogkin did not dare to stand up and replied with a bow, “That young lady is a very famous guardian of the younger generation of the temple. If she is trained into a puppet and sent into the Sea of ​​Divine Grace, she will be recognized and cause unnecessary changes to the plan.”

That was a valid reason. The old woman, Abigai, nodded and stopped blaming Rugejin, gesturing for him to straighten up.

"How did this batch of goods go? Dispose of the poor-quality ones on the spot, don't waste my time. With the defensive array of the Divine Grace Sea in between, I can only control a maximum of twenty puppets."

Since a month ago, the Bell of Calamity has been investigated and hunted down by various forces, forcing the organization to drastically scale back its operations and shift all its activities from the shadows to an even more clandestine state.

While the failure of the Yesia Sea Monster Project and the fall of Snail Island had given the higher-ups some indication of this situation, they did not expect it to be so intense and targeted, catching them somewhat off guard.

Therefore, even a trivial matter like collecting beautiful young girls had to be outsourced by Ruogejin, who paid human traffickers in the North to do it. His group also had to go to great lengths to conceal their identities and avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

However, Abigail had extremely high standards for the girls; even among ten carefully selected girls, she might not choose just one or two. Roggen had no choice but to raise prices and continue buying from merchants and mercenaries engaged in the gray market further north. Along the way, they acquired two hundred girls, but only fifteen met the required standards.

“We’ll be passing through Wajon Town next,” Roggen replied. “I’ve arranged for five or six groups of human traffickers to make a deal there, which should gather the missing people. Then we’ll head to Xueqila Town to meet up with Evanbel.”

"Not bad, I should be able to make it on time." Abigail closed his pale eyes. "I'll rest here tonight and set off again tomorrow morning!"

“Yes, sir!” Roggen replied.

For this prison break plan, the Bell of Calamity deployed her, a clock-level combatant, along with several needle-level combatants to ensure absolute success!
****
Leaving the village, Su Ming and Zi Jin flew for a while. The snow eagle's reaction became more intense, and it even stopped pretending. It turned around and cried out directly in the correct direction.

“At this distance, that Feather Clan member should be able to sense it too!” Zi Jin judged.

"Then let's go straight for the hard way!" Su Ming said.

Both of them simultaneously lifted their magic-sealing cloaks. Violet discarded her broom and summoned the Staff of Doom and the Scepter of Divine Favor, then soared forward through the air.

Su Ming activated the flight crystal on his body, lowered his altitude to separate from Zi Jin, and kept watch over the vicinity. He threw the birdcage on the ground, drew the shotgun from his back, released the safety, and loaded an extra bullet into the chamber.

The two simultaneously activated their senses to the maximum extent and indeed found a group of people gathered ahead. Several of them had already scattered and seemed to be trying to escape.

There weren't any particularly strong enemies among them!

This is utterly unrestrained! Violet raised her hand and unleashed a 'Negative Energy Torrent,' sweeping the nearest enemy off the ground. After the Bone Mark was upgraded, the scholar's dark-elemental abilities underwent a transformation, and she had begun to change her tactical combinations.

“You go left, I’ll go right!” Violet said.

Su Ming immediately turned sideways and chased after the nearest target on his left. He cast a spell, but the magic orb vanished without a trace.

Su Ming had never practiced casting spells while flying and moving! He had no idea how to calculate the trajectory of the spell orb and its wind deviation!
The enemy in front of them, who was trying to dodge, had a question mark appear on their forehead.

Su Ming immediately drew his shotgun and opened fire. He had the feel for shooting while moving!

The situation changed instantly; the opponent was completely unable to dodge, and their shield shattered into countless fragments. They frantically tried to dodge, but to no avail.

Su Ming couldn't determine the opponent's specific profession, but after six bullets, the opponent plummeted from the sky, spitting out a mist of blood—there was no need to determine anymore. Su Ming quickly turned to the next target.

****
On the other side, Violet unleashed a "Death Finger," shattering the enemy's most powerful spellcaster into pieces mid-air. The others hastily hid in the woods. Violet raised her bone staff and drew a large circle downwards, uttering, "Sea of ​​Withering!"

The entire forest was instantly enveloped by dark energy, the pine trees withered one by one, and those hidden within let out painful howls. Unable to withstand the corrosive dark energy, they all emerged from the forest, only to be called out one by one by Violet above using "Sunfire".

She hasn't had much time yet, and she hasn't learned any low-to-medium power dark magic spells. This minor character wouldn't warrant using "Death Finger".

Su Ming's side was relatively open, with nowhere to hide, so only three people chose to flee towards him. He easily dealt with the first two, but the last one was a very powerful mage. The two fought evenly, and Su Ming couldn't defeat him for a while, even falling behind.

After clearing out her side, Zijin flew over and chuckled when she saw Su Ming's disheveled appearance.

Su Ming glanced at the girl in the air with displeasure and decided to finish the fight quickly. He used Shadow Spider Silk to rush to her side and wrapped her arm with his Thorn Whip.

"Depressing Words - Elements Fading!"

"Devastating Words - Arcane Energy Collapses!"

With the double casting, all the buffs and protective barriers on the enemy collapsed.

"This series can only be used when you're in a bad mood," Violet laughed even harder. "So you can't use it when you're in a good mood!"

Su Ming sighed helplessly; he had gained yet another indicator of his mood.

"Depressing Words, Strange Things Disintegrated!"

Su Ming then completed the third spell, and the enemy's robe and the prop he had just taken out disintegrated, bursting into colorful light in the night, gushing out like a fountain.

Violet clapped her hands in the air, "That firework was beautiful!"

Su Ming was somewhat dazed after completing the spell, and then he focused his mind.

This was the first time he had used the super-magical abilities taught by Violet in actual combat. He double-casted, then followed up with rapid casting, so that the three Death Spells could be applied to the enemy at almost the same time. This could produce an additional effect: Elemental Disorder, which would prevent the enemy from casting spells for a short period of time.

However, even if Su Ming unleashes two super magic techniques and three difficult spells in a row, he will also be unable to cast spells for a short period of time.

But he already had a contingency plan.

Su Ming drew his dagger and thrust it towards the enemy's chest. However, the blade only penetrated about an inch before getting stuck. The opponent was wearing a layer of soft armor under his clothes!
Zijin smiled even more happily, "This is very popular in the mercenary world. It can prevent stray bullets on the battlefield and short weapon thrusts that are not strong enough."

Su Ming immediately switched to Plan B. He used one hand to block the opponent's waving staff, and with the other hand, he swung his elbow at the enemy's face. Then he grabbed the enemy's hair, raised his knee, and delivered a blow to the head.

The enemy immediately fainted.

Violet clapped again, "Great job!"

Since Su Ming discovered that the burst of the Sangyan combo skill would also put him into a skill cooldown for a short period of time, he had to practice some moves that relied solely on physical strength.

When both spellcasters lose their magic at the same time, Su Ming's extra power determines the final outcome.

Su Ming was a little out of breath; those few moves were more tiring than he had imagined.

Violet flew to his side, reached out and pulled him onto her staff, and flew towards where the rest of the people had gathered.

She didn't let go of Su Ming's hand, and immediately cast a water-based healing spell. He had just blocked the staff with his hand and suffered a minor injury.

"You seem to be in a good mood," Su Ming said.

"Of course!" Violet said without hesitation, her tone carrying a hint of lingering enjoyment. "It's been so long since I've had such a satisfying game!"

Su Ming suddenly remembered something, "Oh no!"

Upon hearing this, Zijin tensed up. "What?"

"That potato I left in the fire is definitely roasted to a crisp now!"

Zi Jin directly elbowed Su Ming.

****
Su Ming and Zi Jin flew closer to the group of people and found that there were several carriages, with a group of people huddled under the carriages, shivering. Some of them were dressed as laborers, while others were unarmed women and children.

Su Ming looked up and saw a familiar person in the center of the crowd.

"Chairman Dimitri, we meet again!" Su Ming jumped off his staff and turned to Violet. "Interrogate the dead or the living?"

Zijin said, "The inscription on his neck is for salvation; killing him will scatter his soul."

Su Ming was somewhat disappointed. "Then how about the traditional method of torture to extract a confession?"

"also!"

Dimitri stood up. "Please ask me whatever questions you have," he said. "Please spare my family."

"These people aren't exactly saints either." Su Ming noticed that beneath the tattered robes of these men dressed as servants lay delicate, fair skin. Several naked corpses lay hidden under a snowdrift not far away.

These people were delusional to think they could deceive the necromancer. Su Ming stretched out his hand, and a few small magic orbs killed these people disguised as servants.

“First of all, why are you here?” he asked Dimitri.

Dimitri didn't even glance at the dead. "Price and Emilio will never expect me to sneak behind them and leave. Besides, this is the shortest route to Redfruit Slope, where I can summon the hidden Black Haze Imitations."

"Is it the darkest place under the lamp?" Su Ming nodded. "Next question, why assassinate Catherine?"

“We did not assassinate Queen Catherine,” Dimitri said with a wry smile. “We’ve always only wanted to kill Princess Daphne!”

This answer greatly surprised Su Ming. "It wasn't because something happened during the assassination of Catherine that forced you to silence Daphne—but rather that Daphne was the target from the beginning!?"

“That’s it,” Dimitri said. “The Star Queen’s sudden visit, accompanied by Princess Daphne, was the real surprise!” He sighed deeply. “We dared not offend the Star Empire, but the assassination attempt on Daphne was already imminent, and we had no choice but to act!”

Dimitri explained the emergency adjustment plan in detail:

First, they raided the princess and queen's guards and kidnapped Princess Daphne and Queen Catherine.

The process of Daphne, overseen by Deacon Brunlev, proceeded as usual: framing the princess to the human trafficker Astako and the buyers of the girls, luring Iser's priest squad to the rescue, and having the girls, acting as spies, poison Daphne amidst the chaos.

(End of this chapter)