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"Things are a bit complicated. I didn't expect the Lord and his men to suddenly target the Redeemer Alliance. I don't know where they got the idea that the Redeemer Alliance was problematic," the figure in the shadows replied.

Chapter 137 A Burning Snowy Night, A Sneak Attack in the Snowstorm

"You mean Ruth attacked the outpost? Why would she lead a group to attack it? I don't understand," Barrett said angrily.

If there's a problem at the outpost and his own people are arrested, it will involve a lot of issues, and he'll be in big trouble.

"What can't you understand? If you hadn't created so many slaves, you probably wouldn't have noticed anything amiss," the person in the shadows said after thinking for a moment, believing that the slaves might be the key to understanding the situation.

“Slaves are necessary. Without them, how can I get them to help me disrupt the Phantom Festival? Put poison on them and spread it throughout Morington City, letting them activate the poison themselves and spread it, turning the entire Morington City into a poison city… What a beautiful plan! But it requires a large number of slaves, and they are essential!” Barrett became more and more excited as he spoke, his spittle practically flying out of his mouth.

"It seems this plan is doomed to fail," the person in the shadows said.

“Nonsense, with so many slaves captured, it's impossible. Wait…” Barrett seemed to have thought of something and said, “Is Ruth's side powerful enough? Can we take action directly?”

"Don't even think about it. I went to great lengths to secretly leave you a message so you wouldn't get close and thus avoid being caught. Don't just walk right into my trap."

"You mean I can't handle Ruth's people?"

"Of course, there should be another mid-level apostle by Ruth's side."

"Besides herself, there's another mid-level apostle? Who is it?"

“A woman named Eileen, I have never seen her make a move, but she was able to easily take down Howard and quickly eliminate the rest of our organization’s apostles. She should be a mid-level apostle.”

"This is really troublesome."

Barrett frowned.

He himself is a middle apostle, and if he were to face another middle apostle plus Ruth, he would have little chance of winning.

But this matter couldn't just be left like this. He had already assured the Kingdom of Bagus that this time they would definitely cause a major disruption to the Ghost Festival and inflict huge damage on Morington City. If he failed to deliver on his promise, the people of the Kingdom of Bagus would definitely not give him a good look.

What should I do?

"You bastard, you should know that you and I are bound together by fate, and you should be sharing both our fates. Why aren't you thinking of a solution at a time like this?" Barrett said to the person in the shadows with dissatisfaction.

"I've been gone for too long, figure it out yourself," the person in the shadows said, turning to leave.

"Wait a minute." Barrett shouted quickly, "I have a plan, I have a plan, listen to me first."

"Hurry up," the person in the shadows urged.

“It’s like this…” Barrett said immediately.

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Howard was a spineless man; he confessed everything under interrogation.

The other slaves, when questioned, also told what they knew, and thus the whole story was presented to Ruth.

The Redeemer Alliance was targeted by the Kingdom of Bagus. After being promised many benefits and subtly threatened, the Alliance defected and agreed to help the Kingdom of Bagus deal with the Star River Territory.

Heavy snow sealed off the land, making it difficult for the Kingdom of Bagus to launch a large-scale invasion. So, they secretly instructed the Redeemer Alliance to throw the Star River Territory into chaos, and the Redeemer Alliance agreed.

Before they even pledged allegiance to the Kingdom of Baghs, they had already captured many people to be enslaved, intending to sell them for money, but now that they were being put to good use.

They learned that Ruth planned to make a big deal out of the Phantom Festival, so they plotted to turn Morington into a poison city on the day of the festival, when everyone in the city left their homes and went out to celebrate.

Because they needed to deal with Ruth, who was skilled in making poisons, the Kingdom of Bagus provided a lot of antidotes and various poisons. They planned to put some of the poisons on trained slaves and then have these slaves appear in various parts of Morington City on the Day of the Stranger, spreading the poison to the surrounding areas at the same time and causing the greatest blow to Morington City.

Morington City is the only place in Star River Territory that can be called a city. If something happens to it, the entire Star River Territory is practically crippled.

"How vicious!"

Ruth, who knew what was going on, was furious. She slapped Howard on the head in the basement and then turned and left.

"Ah ah ah ah..."

Howard, who was behind him, let out a scream, and blue smoke rose from his face, clearly indicating that he had been poisoned by a corrosive toxin.

The poison left by Ruth, a mid-level apostle, was clearly not simple, and it didn't take long for Howard to collapse to the ground, lifeless.

After leaving the basement, Ruth suppressed her anger and calmed herself down. She then found Amelia and told her about the current situation.

"Everything is just as I expected."

Amelia was not surprised.

Because the audience's view shifted to that side while Ruth was interrogating Howard, she learned the whole story through the comments sent by the audience.

“However…” Amelia spoke again, “Why hasn’t Barrett, the leader of the Redeemers League, returned yet?”

“We can stay in the house and keep watch on him,” Ruth said quickly. “I’ve already arranged for my people to keep this area as it was before. If Barrett comes back, he definitely won’t be able to detect anything wrong here, and then he’ll fall into our hands.”

“But, according to the slaves, Barrett is a very punctual person. He comes back at six o’clock every evening, and it’s already six-fifteen.” Amelia looked at the wall clock.

Ruth was taken aback after hearing this, and then pondered, "Could something have delayed you today?"

"Perhaps, but we should also be prepared that Barrett has already escaped."

Amelia frowned as she said this.

If Barrett has already escaped, why would the other party know there was a problem here and thus flee?

Amelia narrowed her eyes.

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Time quickly passed and it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

The snow outside was falling heavily, pattering against the window and covering it with a layer of frost, making the outside environment look somewhat unreal.

It's this late, but Barrett still hasn't returned.

Amelia sensed that Barrett had escaped and was already thinking about how to find him.

Even if they can't find the other party, it should be difficult for them to cause any trouble now that they're all alone, right? At least their original plan to cause a disturbance during Phantom Festival has been thwarted because their base has been taken down, so there's no need to worry about any problems on Phantom Festival.

As Amelia was pondering, Eileen suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, something is amiss."

"What's wrong?" Amelia turned to look at Eileen.

Only the two of them remained in the corridor on the third floor.

At that moment, Eileen reached out and opened the window next to her. As she did so, the wind and snow outside immediately swept in through the gap in the window.

Amelia took a step back, then seemed to realize something and looked into the distance.

“Your Majesty, look over there.” Eileen pointed to the same spot.

In the snowy night, a very obvious red light bloomed not far away, standing out conspicuously in the darkness.

It was a clock tower, a clock tower that was burning!

"Is it on fire?" Amelia frowned slightly.

Then she heard another noise and looked down. She saw Ruth rushing out of the courtyard below, surrounded by many guards. She had obviously also noticed the burning clock tower in the distance.

"Quickly, everyone go put out the fire immediately, right now!" Ruth's voice sounded quite anxious.

Seeing this, Amelia gave Eileen a look, and Eileen immediately understood. She grabbed Amelia's slender waist, leaped out of the window, and landed lightly next to Ruth.

After landing, Amelia looked at Ruth beside her and asked, "Ruth, is there anything special about that clock tower?"

“Miss Lily.” Upon seeing Amelia, Ruth quickly said, “Besides being a clock tower, it’s also a very famous viewpoint in Morington City. People come there to enjoy the view every day, especially at night.”

Amelia understood immediately.

At this very moment, there should be people enjoying the view from the clock tower, but the raging fire will certainly pose a threat to those inside, and many could perish if not careful.

“Let’s go over there,” Amelia said immediately without hesitation.

The group quickly headed towards the clock tower.

Because the distance wasn't far, they only had to step out of the alley before they felt the heat emanating from the clock tower, an atmosphere so intense it made it hard to breathe.

"My lord!"

Looking at the flames on the distant clock tower, a guard said worriedly, "The fire there is too big. It will be difficult for us to put it out in a short time. Someone will definitely die."

Ruth looked up and could see people fleeing in panic inside the clock tower. They had been forced to flee to the top of the clock tower and had no way to leave. If they continued like this, they would surely be engulfed by the flames.

"Eileen, go and save them," Amelia said at this moment.

“But…” Eileen looked at the clock tower in the distance, then at Amelia, and seemed a little hesitant.

The sudden flames made her vaguely sense that something was wrong.

Amelia's eyes reflected the flickering firelight from the clock tower, and she said softly, "I know what you're thinking, and I can understand it too, but the problem is we have to do it."

Eileen was still somewhat hesitant.

No matter how you look at it, the current situation is nothing more than a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so naturally she dares not leave Amelia's side.

Seeing this, Amelia leaned close to Eileen's ear and said in a voice only Eileen could hear, "Go without worry. If you don't take action, those people in the clock tower will really die. Only you can save them. Also, don't worry about my situation. There are definitely no High Apostles among the enemies, otherwise they wouldn't need to use this kind of diversionary tactic, right? And if there are no High Apostles, then what is there to worry about regarding my safety?"

After hearing what Amelia said, Eileen finally nodded.

Without further hesitation, she rushed out through the wind and snow.

After Eileen took action, Amelia said to Ruth, "Have your guard go and help out."

"I understand, everyone go ahead," Ruth immediately said to the guards around her.

"Yes, my lord."

The numerous guards responded and headed towards the clock tower.

Except for Wilbur.

“My lord, I will stay and protect you,” Wilbur said earnestly.

“Wilbur.” Ruth looked at the man in black armor: “You have always been too concerned about me, but as the Knight Commander, you should care more about the ordinary people in the territory.”

Wilbur shook his head: "I became a knight for the sake of the lord. In my eyes, everything about the lord is more important."

As he spoke, an inappropriate emotion flickered in Wilbur's eyes as he gazed at Ruth.

Ruth felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this.

She didn't say anything more, and just looked up at the clock tower in the distance.

The flickering firelight illuminated the darkness.

Under their watchful eyes, Eileen deftly leaped up the clock tower and began rescuing people.