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"You mean, my stalking was discovered back then? They deliberately told me suggestive things to make me suspicious of the leader?"

The moment this idea was conceived, Raul quickly rejected it:

"But why is the commander cooperating with them in every way...?"

“Because I understand!” Asphie took a deep breath and exhaled:

"The enemy is terrifying. He not only understands Finn very well, but can even influence the will of the [Overlord], and has a thorough understanding of our intelligence. He is also an expert in disguise."

Asphie's eyes sharpened as she glanced warily at Nar: "Perhaps, he has always appeared before us in the guise we know! Secretly instigating unrest in the city. Commander Nar... no, am I right? Mr. Joker."

Nar's pupils contracted, and he roared:

"How could I possibly be that thing!"

“Alright, just a test.” Asphie shrugged, gesturing for Alicia to check if she had the face-demon artifact. Once confirmed, she said, “Anyway, there are many ‘suspicious points’ in this incident. Let’s take this opportunity to confront the [Hero] face-to-face.”

The plan to raid Loki's castle fortress also failed, and the allied forces retreated and regrouped. Now, confronting Finn face-to-face is also an opportunity to weaken Finn's prestige.

Alicia looked at Nar, and Angie helped the bewildered Raul leave the castle.

The battle on the city walls had ended; the elven forces had routed the enemy. Rivera leaned against the wall, recovering her roused spirits. The Loki Familia members began repairing the city gates.

Only the battlefield with Hegni remains, still erupting with earth-shaking roars.

Asphie cut to the chase: "We have some questions and need to confront Finn face-to-face. Can we temporarily halt the fighting?"

Rivera scanned the crowd, and when her gaze met Raul's, he cowered behind Angie.

Although Riveria didn't know what had happened inside, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay, follow me."

When the group arrived at the broken city gate, Ais carried the exhausted Alpha back.

She raised her nose: "We won!"

"Yes Yes……"

"Hmm~~" Ais, dissatisfied with Riveria's perfunctory attitude, left Alpha by the roadside and caught up with the group:

"Where to?"

"Tata Kai?"

"I also want!"

Asphie glanced at Ais and thought to herself, "As expected of a battle princess, she's practically a battle maniac."

“We have something to ask Finn.”

"Isn't it Tataka?" Ais asked, disappointed.

"We will publicly try Loki and Finn for their 'crimes'!" Nal's eyes narrowed, the will of "her" calling out in his mind...

Arya.

Chapter 356 Commander, stop.

“Crime…?” Ais tilted her head.

She looked at Riveria.

“Finn did some less-than-honorable things, and this war game was created for that reason,” Riveria sighed.

She didn't want to expose too much of the dark side of the world to the child; in her view, Ais probably didn't understand the meaning of this war yet.

Ais was indeed unaware of the intricacies involved.

But she knew one thing...

This is yet another "plot" that Ciel created to make himself stronger.

In Ais's eyes, Ciel ran to the other side and fought Finn.

I jumped up and went to fight the Dark Elf. We each got one, and after defeating them, we leveled up. Perfect, very fair.

She is very dissatisfied that things have suddenly stopped and there are no plans to continue.

She wanted to fight ten more!

Ais glanced at Rivera, who looked worried, suppressed her fighting spirit, and her small eyes darted around until she saw Pochi hiding behind a boulder with his little tail sticking out.

Ciel peeked out, watching the unfolding events.

He subtly asked Ais with his expression: What's going on? Are we still fighting?

Ais wrinkled her nose: Hurry up and do something, I want to tatak?

Ciel, bewildered and gesturing, asked: "What? War? I'm going to fight the Big Three?"

Ais nodded: Go for it!

grass--

Riveria noticed Ais's little action and followed her gaze, also seeing Pochi with his buttocks exposed.

Ignoring Ciel's eavesdropping, Riveria arrived at the battlefield where three level 6 warriors were fighting.

"Stop it for now."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it made the three people on the battlefield stop fighting instantly.

Hegni's magic vanished, his eyes darkened, his lips stiffened, and he tried to greet someone but failed.

Grace, with the axe stuck in his throat, was panting heavily.

Finn slowly lowered his gun and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He glanced at the retreating alliance of adventurers, then at the approaching kin, and asked:

"what's up?"

Asphie stepped forward: "Regarding the '27th Floor Nightmare' and the matter of 'noname,' we'd like to hear your explanation in person."

"Of course, in front of the 'gods'."

Angie stepped forward hesitantly: "Captain, that guy Raul also slandered you in front of the 'Gods,' and now... the entire city regards us as an unforgivable dark faction."

Finn narrowed his eyes: "I see... so the piece is placed here."

"It seems that this war game is also a grave prepared for me."

Rivera said, "Finn, the situation is not good. Someone is pushing things forward. We must also give an explanation to the city and the gods here."

"What do you want to know?" Finn licked his thumb, his expression indifferent.

"What explanation do you have for the incident on the 27th floor?" Nar asked preemptively.

Finn thought for a moment: "You mean to ask if I deliberately used you as bait, right?"

"Yes!" Nar exclaimed excitedly.

“Yes, you’re right. Even if it means sacrificing all of you, it would be worth it for a complete victory in this war. That’s truly what I’m thinking,” Finn said frankly.

Raul looked up abruptly, staring at Finn in disbelief: "You..."

Asphie frowned: "But the matter of 'Fairy Spirit Clone' isn't entirely without evidence..."

Finn licked his thumb and said, "No, my intuition tells me there's an 80% chance of a 'Celestial Avatar' appearing. Therefore, given the 'prophecy,' the 'unknown' cannot be an excuse. Subjectively speaking, I have indeed thought so. The gods can bear witness."

"It's too arbitrary to rely on feelings..." Asifi retorted.

"Commander..." Raul looked at Finn, who was confessing his guilt, his face full of indignation:

"That 'noname' even fooled Mr. Ciel..."

Finn glanced at Raul:

"Raul, perhaps because of the Ciel, you see 'Noname' as an appendage or companion of our Loki Familia."

But that's wrong.

In my eyes, they are "enemies," a burden that the evil god maliciously attached to Loki's Familia.

From the very beginning, "noname" was a bomb someone had planted to harm our clan...

The reason I accepted them was simply to better convey the information I wanted them to know to those in power.

"Therefore, sending 'Noname' to his death is a smokescreen to conceal my true intentions; the other members of the Familia are merely 'extras' accompanying him."

"As it turns out, I made the right choice. There are many spies from the underworld within 'Noname.'"

Finn paused, then looked at Ciel, who was following from a distance: "As for Ciel... the reason for keeping it from him is also due to 'intuition'."

"My thumb tells me that regardless of whether Charles can obtain the power of the Great Immortal, things won't get any worse."

This intuition was strange; Finn felt that even if Ciel died in the dungeon, it might actually be a good thing for him…

He also wondered if his intuition had made a mistake this time, but his past experience of being saved by his thumb prevented him from doing so.

This intuition led him to suspect Charles for the first time.

Afterwards, Poch's unexpected ability gave Finn a bad feeling.

This bear is so special, just like the Thunder Demon Bear that impersonated him in the Great Rebellion.

While it wasn't quite a case of 'presumption of guilt', it certainly planted a seed of doubt in Finn's mind.

“It’s intuition again…” Raul muttered, then confirmed again, “So, you and Valetta…”

“Valeta?” Finn paused for a second, then chuckled, “We’ve known each other for a long time.”

"As expected, you and the [Killing Emperor] had a secret deal!" Nar exclaimed.

“A deal… well, maybe there was one, but it was on my end…” Finn chuckled.

His gaze unconsciously drifted upwards, as if he were looking at the camera.

Unfortunately, acknowledging this ill-fated relationship might have dealt Valetta a severe blow.

However, intelligence indicates that she is already dead, so even if the probability is only 50%, there's no need to do it.

Finn said, "I did deliberately create openings several times to lure Valetta into reckless actions, and after winning, I intentionally let her go. My aim was to keep her as the 'commander' of the Dark Faction."

"I would rather deal with Valetta than with the unfamiliar and troublesome enemy I have now."