Klein, who had finished his half-day leave, returned to Blackthorn Security Company.
Having just successfully performed an act of valor, he seemed to be in a good mood; his only regret was not finding any clues about his target.
Also, it seemed like he had forgotten something?
After thinking for a while with no clear ideas, Klein pushed open the company's door.
Inside Blackthorn Security Company.
"Klein, you're back," Acting Captain Frey greeted him, but Frey's expression seemed a bit off.
"Mm." Klein nodded, and seeing the other party's troubled expression, he asked, "Did something happen?"
"Do you still remember Mrs. Sharon?"
Mrs. Sharon, that problematic widow… Klein nodded.
"Yes, she's been confirmed to be a Demoness."
"Huh? How did she suddenly get exposed?" Klein was a bit puzzled; he had originally planned to investigate her.
"When she used Beyonder powers to commit a crime, she was accidentally discovered by our informant," Frey explained.
"That coincidental?" Klein was a bit surprised; Mrs. Sharon, in his impression, should have been a very cautious person.
"It was just that coincidental." Frey paused and continued.
"In any case, since she's confirmed to be a Beyonder, we can't ignore it."
"Mrs. Sharon's Sequence might be higher than Sequence 7, and the Captain isn't here. If we go rashly, I'm afraid…" Klein was a bit worried; the Nighthawks team's current strength wasn't very high.
Since Captain Dunn Smith accompanied Daily to Backlund, the simultaneous departure of two "high-end" combatants led to a significant power vacuum in the Tingen Nighthawks team.
Normal missions might not be an issue, but encountering emergencies would be problematic.
Currently, the highest Sequences are Frey and Leonard, both sequence 8.
His teammate's concerns were not unfounded. Frey pondered for a moment and said,
"I'll also call Old Neil and Leonard over. Then, you, I, Old Neil, plus Leonard and Ke Enli, the five of us will act together."
"This incident happened suddenly, and she probably hasn't realized she's been exposed yet. We need to subdue her before she's on guard."
"Mm." Klein nodded, agreeing with him.
"Also, go notify Ke Enli. We can apply for a Sealed Artifact for our operation."
"Alright." Then, he asked with a hint of curiosity, "Which Sealed Artifact will you use?"
Frey recalled and deliberated for more than ten seconds, saying, "3-0217."
Since the Tingen Nighthawks team didn't have many Sealed Artifacts, Klein quickly recalled which Sealed Artifact 3-0217 represented.
It was a Sealed Artifact named the Mirror of the Spirit Medium, which required three or more people to use.
The mirror's characteristic was that various dangerous patterns would appear on it, with varying levels of danger, but all of them prioritized attacking the person looking into the mirror.
Tonight, Luo Yao was guarding Chanis Gate, and Xijia Te'ang was patrolling places like Raphael Cemetery, so there was a shortage of manpower.
To be cautious, Acting Captain Frey chose to call back Leonard and Old Neil, who were resting.
After a while, Frey came up from the basement carrying a mirror wrapped up tightly.
Frankly, if I hadn't known beforehand, I wouldn't have been able to tell it was a mirror; no part of it was exposed… Klein and Ke Enli went up to meet him.
"Ke Enli, can I entrust its use to you?" Frey looked at the short Ke Enli.
"Yes." Ke Enli nodded and took the mirror.
Although Frey appeared calm, Klein could see that he was a bit nervous. As Acting Captain, the burden on Frey was heavier than imagined.
Hiss, I'm a bit nervous too… He touched the "Slumber Charm" and other items in his pocket, confirming that he was fully prepared.
"I've already sent someone to notify Old Neil and Leonard; they should arrive shortly."
After more than ten minutes, the door of Blackthorn Security Company was pushed open.
Hearing the familiar footsteps, Klein knew his teammates had arrived.
...
In the carriage, seeing everyone's overly solemn expressions, Frey spoke:
"You don't need to be so nervous. With so many of us and our tacit cooperation, there won't be any accidents."
Even so, the atmosphere inside the carriage remained very oppressive.
Along the way, Ke Enli glanced at the Sealed Artifact 3-0217 in his palm and remarked with a slight tension, "This is my first time participating in such a dangerous operation."
"Don't worry, maybe Mrs. Sharon has already run away." Klein wanted to lighten the mood, but frankly, his nervousness was no less than Ke Enli's.
"If everyone is too nervous, I can recite a poem." Leonard, seemingly sensing the overly oppressive atmosphere among them, said with a smile.
Hearing this, everyone smiled, and their tense emotions eased a bit.
...
...
"Boss, so we're going to deal with that Demoness?" Clown asked in confusion.
"Yes, that's right."
Hearing this, Clown rubbed the back of his head and said with a touch of emotion,
"Actually, you don't have to specifically avenge me."
Hearing his subordinate's words, Magician was a bit speechless.
"It's not as simple as just avenging you."
"This mission also has intentions from above."
"Why, boss?" Another Clown nearby also asked.
"Shouldn't this kind of thing be done by the Official Church people?"
"I'm not too sure either." Magician lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds before continuing, "The Demoness Sect and the organization are inherently hostile."
"Wiping them out is not unreasonable."
"And I estimate this operation also has an assessment aspect to it."
"Assessment?" Clown was a bit surprised.
"Mm." Magician nodded and explained to his teammate, "That's right, it's an assessment, to test each team member's potion digestion and their coordination with each other."
"Every so often, the higher-ups will issue missions for assessment."
Magician pondered for a moment and continued,
"A lone Demoness is indeed a very suitable target."
"Then, won't it be a bit dangerous…?" Clown's tone was a bit flustered.
Magician glanced at him, and seeing his worried expression, slowly said, "That Demoness is at most Sequence 6, within the range we can deal with."
"The problem shouldn't be big."
"Everyone prepare, bring your charms and bullets."
"We'll rest for a bit and then depart."
"The target is on Ollesna Street."
...
Inside the Red Chimney House.
Recalling the Nighthawks who almost came knocking today and the chaotic script in front of him, a certain clumsy Author was a bit annoyed.
"Progress needs to be accelerated."
After pondering for a moment, he picked up a quill and quickly wrote down some content on the paper.
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Ollesna Street.
"I've actually wandered all the way here?"
Looking at the street sign in front of him, Luo En could hardly hide his fatigue.
After coming out of that strange house, he took a rented carriage away from that neighborhood.
Just thinking about the rented carriage made him a little dizzy.
The road conditions of this era were not good, and it was a bit bumpy along the way.
Although with his Robot's physical constitution, he wouldn't get motion sickness, the excessive fatigue and the poor shock absorption of carriages in this era still made him uncomfortable.
"Compared to the carriages of this world, motion sickness in the original world was truly a minor issue."
"Perhaps the only advantage is that carriages don't smell of gasoline."
Luo En started walking; he planned to find a place to stay first and then think carefully about reporting the matter.
Thinking like this, he walked step by step deeper into Ollesna Street.