Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 156 Another Intruder

Lu Ze observed the two sides fighting below.

On one side are people wearing various masks, who often exude a heavy sense of oppression. On the other side, they appear eerie and mysterious, either hiding in the shadows with only gleaming blades flashing in the moonlight, or their faces are covered in paint, yet they move with extreme agility.

The manuscript lay quietly on the ground, and no one was able to obtain it.

"Rosago, we've already destroyed several of your mystics. Do you want to continue?"

"A superhuman wearing a golden mask asked in a loud voice."

"Heh, who is Rosago? Never heard of him before."

The sound, whose origin was unknown, echoed through the streets.

"Hmph, how long are you going to keep up this act? Your boss is throwing a ball right now to pretend he's not involved," the golden-masked voice said sarcastically. "He's indulging in debauchery while you're fighting tooth and nail. Is it worth it?"

Rosago?
Lu Ze thought to himself, "It's an Intis-style name."

According to the man in the golden mask, he quickly identified the factions. The masked side was likely MI9, while the side hiding their identities were naturally Intis's intelligence agents.

"You speak so well. If I were really the person you described, perhaps I would be convinced." The voice came with a smile, clearly unaffected by the golden mask's words and unwilling to admit his identity. "Unfortunately, I am not him."

This sentence was uttered in three separate voices, each from a different person in his area, creating an eerie yet comical effect.

What a strange feeling
Lu Ze sensed the people over there and felt a little puzzled.

The shepherd's characteristics made him sense the presence of a soul, but even though there were several people opposite him, he only sensed the soul of a lamb.

Are the remaining people not soulless, and therefore not living beings?

“Say whatever nonsense you want, Rosago.”

The man in the golden mask sneered, "I've lost quite a few men, but your puppet has been almost completely destroyed. Tonight, you won't get this manuscript no matter what. If you give up the manuscript and leave now, we'll pretend nothing happened."

"But if you insist on this stalemate and wait for our reinforcements to arrive, you're doomed. Guess how much Beckron would be willing to pay to ransom you if we capture your true form?"

By the end, his voice carried an undisguised threat.

Meanwhile, Rosago, on the other side, fell silent after speaking. A moment later, he chuckled softly.

“You’re right. My mission failed the moment you discovered it. There was no way I could take the manuscript.”

He readily admitted his failure.

"but."

Rosago then changed the subject, "Just because I failed doesn't mean you won, does it?"

"What do you mean?"

"The man in the golden mask asked in a deep voice."

"What I mean is, I think it would be better to give the stuff to a third party here."

A third party?
Hey!
Did he find me?
Lu Ze was startled. He was clearly hiding in the shadows, so how did he find him?
As soon as he thought that, he felt the world in front of him become stiff and rigid, as if it had turned into a video with frames cut out, playing little by little.

what happened
Not only his immediate surroundings, but Lu Ze's thinking also became sluggish. It turned out that it wasn't the world that was slowing down, but himself!

This stuff is no good, I have to save myself.
"Wow—"

As Lu Ze's thoughts raced, the illusory sound of ocean waves immediately echoed in his mind, surging down and dispelling the feeling of being controlled.

"Ok?"

Rosago let out a soft sound of surprise, as if he was puzzled that Luzer had broken free of control so easily.

"who!"

On the MI9 side, the intelligence personnel suddenly became agitated. Even though Lu Ze hadn't been exposed, they were shouting in surprise, as if they had discovered something. Lu Ze looked down and saw a strange, water-like ripple suddenly appear among the MI9 personnel. Then the ripple burst open, and a figure abruptly appeared.

Besides him, there were other people who had also sneaked in!
"Ugh?"

She was a beautiful young girl with long, fiery red hair and a youthful, innocent look on her face. When her figure appeared, she first showed a surprised expression, her mouth slightly open, tilting her head in confusion. It wasn't until she saw the intelligence agents aggressively surrounding her that she reacted, calmly drawing her long sword from her waist and plunging it into the ground.

"boom!"

A dazzling light erupted from beneath her feet, raging like a terrifying storm centered on her. The intelligence agents rushing towards her were instantly engulfed and overwhelmed by the storm of light!

Several intelligence agents were blasted away and scattered on the ground. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the red-haired girl quickly broke away from the crowd and ran towards where the manuscript was.

"stop!"

The man in the golden mask roared, about to give chase to the girl. But then he saw all the figures on Rosago's side simultaneously rushing towards him, using their last resort to stop him with all their might!

"Bastard!"

He roared and put on a black iron-colored metal glove.

"No passage allowed!"

He announced loudly, snapping his fingers at the same time.

The approaching figure paused abruptly.

"Theft is prohibited here!"

He continued.

The girl, who had rushed to the manuscript, was about to bend down and pick it up when she stopped, stopped by an invisible pressure. It was as if there were inviolable laws governing this space, and those who violated them would be severely punished.

However, the girl only paused for a very short time before a black brooch on her chest activated automatically. The brooch emitted strange fluctuations, chaotically interfering with the laws of nature, allowing her to move again and successfully retrieve the manuscript!

"it is good!"

The red-haired girl seemed quite pleased after receiving the manuscript. Just as she was about to leave, her eyes darted around, and she deliberately looked at the golden mask, mockingly saying:
"Is this all that MI9 of Ruen is capable of?"

Her words were spoken with a Fussack accent, and her pronunciation was somewhat unclear, but the sarcasm in them was very clear.

"hateful!"

The man in the golden mask roared with extreme rage, clenching his fist and swinging it with all his might, blasting the last figure blocking his way into pieces.

"Hehe, it seems these two are no ordinary people. Well then, I'll be going now. Everyone from MI9, please enjoy yourselves."

After exhausting all his resources, Rosago let out a soft laugh, and then silence fell over his direction. Luze could sense that he had left.

At the same time, the red-haired girl took out a cloak from somewhere, and after draping it over her back, an invisible current of air surged up, quickly lifting her body.

She's flying away!
How does she have so many extraordinary props?!

"Stop her!"

The man in the golden mask was furious. He had worked hard all night, suffered huge losses, and was finally about to succeed, only to have his victory snatched away by some unknown little girl. This was unacceptable!
The intelligence agents gathered around, but the red-haired girl had already risen to a height they couldn't reach and was flying into the distance.

"No flying allowed in this area!"

The man in the golden mask continued snapping his fingers and shouting.

"ah!"

The girl in flight let out a scream and immediately plummeted.

She fell not far from Lu Ze's hiding place.

(End of this chapter)