r18novel Chapter 812 Panic Spreads
Chapter 812 Panic Spreads
Chapter 812 Panic Spreads
"Ha, things are valued for their scarcity. The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. You don't think those heretics will fetch a lower price in the future, do you? Or do you think we won't dare to sell or catch them?"
Orario prohibits the buying and selling of people, but the number of people involved in human trafficking has never decreased. It's just that the less skilled ones have been dealt with, but some cunning ones are still getting away with it.
Rather than listening to you and going against the grain only to get caught, it's better to lie low for a while and wait for things to calm down before making any moves.
Dix didn't care at all whether the heretics were accepted by Orario. To him, the more something was forbidden and protected, the more likely it was to fetch a high price. Therefore, he had not stopped the surface from accepting heretics in recent days.
"Wait a while, but you have to be able to wait."
"What do you mean?"
"If you refuse to comply, we will cut off all supplies to the man-made labyrinth. Ha, how long can you withstand the curse of the Daedalus bloodline?"
The sarcastic words came from under the black robe, making Dix's face turn extremely ugly. He gripped the spear in his hand tightly, while the smugglers around him also looked hostile and gradually surrounded the black-robed man in the middle.
"What, you want to make a move? Don't blame me for not warning you, you're only Lv.5, and with this bunch of trash, you're no match for me."
"You bastard, who are you calling rotten fish—"
The bald, muscular man who had previously chased Winnie had his head detached from his body and fell off before he could finish speaking.
Ye En had already drawn his sword at some point, and the speed at which he swung it was so fast that no one present could react.
Dix's pupils contracted slightly behind his goggles. He had expected Ye En to be powerful, but he hadn't anticipated that he was this strong.
"Since I'll be killed if I'm caught doing something against the rules, and I'll be killed if I don't do what you ask me to do, then I'm going to take control of my own life."
The strength of his opponent did not deter Dix; he raised his gun and aimed it at Yeon.
"Well, well, Dicks, don't be so temperamental~"
Just as the scene was tense and a battle was about to break out, a dejected male god walked over.
"What, Ikelos, are you going to interfere with my choice of how I die?"
Dix glanced sideways at his god and asked.
"No, no, no, I just don't want the child who always brought me joy to just disappear like that."
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Ikeros shrugged, and after his captain gave him an annoyed snort, looked at the black-robed man over there.
"Ye En, that guy Enio should have given you a detailed plan, right?"
It's impossible for me to let my clan's children risk their lives for no reason, just to become stepping stones for the story he's planning.
As long as his plan can guarantee my child's safety, rather than putting them in a high-risk, or even fatal, situation.
I don't think my Dix is the kind of fool who would easily end his own life.
"Lord Enio needs the savage's ability to control monsters; all he needs is for the monsters to cause some destruction in Orario."
"Hmph, that's easy for you to say. Those heretics who went to the surface are now living in the Hearth Hall. And the Tyrant of Lust, the Sword Maiden, and the Great Severer in the Hearth Hall are all formidable. You want me to go over there and control those monsters to cause trouble? You're probably trying to send me to my death."
"They don't have to be heretics; ordinary monsters will do. Of course, you also have some heretic prisoners here; controlling them and using them in Orario on the surface is fine too."
Upon hearing this, Dix was taken aback, then scoffed.
"According to your plan, if you want to create panic among the residents of Orario about heretics, you'll probably have to create a monster catastrophe."
If a monster wants to cause a major disaster and goes to the surface to cause trouble, it is likely that it is too weak and too few in number to even get past the city's military police.
"But transporting so many monsters to the surface makes the entrance to the artificial labyrinth of Knossos on the surface easier to discover. You've made us take such a huge risk, yet we get no benefit whatsoever. Do you think we'd obediently do something like this?"
"As a reward, we will send someone to secretly transport the two billion fali worth of supplies to the place you designate on the surface."
Furthermore, we will not allow you to handle this matter alone; we will also send skilled individuals from our dark faction to assist you in your operation.
Three Lv.6 experts and a group of skilled members of the Dark Faction of varying levels will provide cover for you and prevent the surface entrance to the man-made maze from being discovered.
"Hmph, that's more like human language. You should have just said it clearly earlier."
The tense atmosphere dissipated.
Although people have died, there is now resurrection magic. As long as one is willing to pay a high resurrection fee, it is not a big deal to bring the dead back to life if the body is preserved intact.
"By the way, did Johnson have any revival insurance?"
Dix looked at the decapitated corpse on the ground and asked directly.
"It seems not."
"Why not vote?"
"Commander Dix, it seems we're a smuggling group that's not tolerated by the guild, right?"
"Of course I know that. I'm asking why you didn't vote?"
"We're the bad guys, the guild is the official entity. We're investing money in the guild; isn't this like throwing good money after bad, a complete waste of money?"
"What an idiot! We may be the bad guys, but does the guild even know that? We didn't invest in the resurrection guarantee, and now if we revive this guy, we'll have to pay the full amount, you know that?"
Dix grumbled and cursed, still hoping that he might be able to break the damned bloodline curse that caused him to build man-made labyrinths in this lifetime.
"Take Johnson's body to the guild. Night, you killed him, so you pay for the resurrection fee. Then we can talk about what to do next."
Ye En:
I acted too hastily, like killing the chicken to scare the monkey. I should have just cut off one of its arms.
Ennio is Dionysus's alias on the dark side. As the main villain in his own script who wants to destroy Orario, he usually mobilizes the people of the dark faction to do things, which requires money from top to bottom.
His money mainly came from the wine estates he operated under his public identity as the god of wine, but this plan he was preparing to execute would almost wipe out most of Dionysus's current assets.
"Fine, let's just spend an extra ten million. As long as the plan goes smoothly, that's all that matters."
That evening, after hearing Ye En's report, Dionysus didn't seem to care about the extra ten million he had spent on the resurrection.
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"Valetta, it's been a long time."
"William, I didn't expect you to still be alive."
"Hahaha, darkness has not yet enveloped the world, how could I bear to die!"
The red-haired youth smiled and looked to the side.
"Who is this?"
"Rivice, the weirdo from the underground city, is the one who's been helping us with this cover mission. I wonder if we'll be able to kill some of those hypocritical guys who uphold justice and order on the surface this time."
"This mission is to provide cover, not to kill."
Revis frowned and couldn't help but remind her that she had been called here by Ye En to help, not to engage in a direct war with the Orario Familia forces on the surface.
"Oh----"
Valeta was about to make a sarcastic remark when he was interrupted by the red-haired youth next to him.
"The person we need to cover has arrived."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps came from the dark, man-made maze, mixed with the hissing of monsters.
Dix and his men, escorting the monsters, appeared in the sight of the remnants of the Dark Faction.
"Hey, hey, hey, weren't you planning something big? What can you do with just these few monsters?"
Witt was somewhat dissatisfied upon seeing the number of monsters.
"Enio's plan is to incite panic among the surface inhabitants of Orario about heretics. These ordinary monsters and heretics whose minds have been disturbed are the ones to be used to dig a hole on the surface and lure the heretics into the trap."
"But this seems to be different from the original plan, doesn't it?"
"As long as the effect is the same or even better, that's fine."
The plan is just a formality; when it comes to actual implementation, we still need to see the actual situation.
In reality, the risk of being discovered if a large number of monsters were actually sent to Orario is too high.
Dix, through her understanding of how the heretics valued their companions, slightly refined Ennio's plan for himself.
"Run away, heretics, go back to your companions and tell them that your companions who are already on the surface will be sent to the surface to cause a great disturbance, while your companions are still in our hands."
"If the notification is delayed and your companions who were sent to the surface are killed by Orario adventurers, then that's not my problem."
Before executing the panic plan, Dix deliberately released a heretic, sending him back to deliver a message.
Therefore, when a monster appeared in Orario and was about to be killed by the city's military police, Broly and the others, who had been notified in advance by Gross, arrived at the scene in time and spared the monster's life.
"The monsters that appeared were not high-level and not numerous. This is a street that the city's military police patrol daily. When the monsters appeared, the patrol officers stopped them in time. Apart from some buildings being damaged, there were no casualties."
"Mr. Broly, some of these monsters are heretics, but some are just ordinary monsters. And whether they are ordinary monsters or heretics, they all seem to be under some kind of mind control."
"This is a curse."
Fels, who had followed, examined the area and quickly came to a conclusion.
"There's a force that deliberately releases ordinary monsters within the city and controls heretics to cause trouble, but they deliberately told me in advance..."
"Why is this happening?"
The doubts arose, but they were quickly answered.
"Those guys aren't trying to cause any damage to the city of Orario, but rather to destroy the trust that the Orario residents have built up over time."
After the first monster appeared in the city, monsters that appeared out of nowhere would start appearing in various parts of Orario at different times.
These monsters were not very strong or numerous. With the city's military police present, they did not cause any casualties, but they still caused panic among some people in Orario.
Originally, Winnie and the others could go out normally with their heretics' identification cards, but because of this incident, the attitude of the Orario residents towards heretics has been reversed once again.
Even if you try to explain that the troublesome monsters appearing in the city are not heretics, it won't help, because the opponents are very cunning and are a mix of ordinary monsters and heretics.
Reed and his companions did not want to give up on rescuing their companions who were controlled by the curse. This meant that every time a monster appeared in the city, they had to subdue it first and determine whether it was an ordinary monster or a heretic controlled by the curse before they could proceed with the next steps.
This inability to decisively eliminate the monsters causing trouble in the city has been questioned by some ordinary residents and adventurers in Orario.
Some people are saying that the monsters appearing in the city were attracted by the heretic, and that to maintain peace, the heretic must be driven back to the dungeon.
As monsters appeared more frequently in the city, this kind of talk that clearly indicated something was wrong gradually gained the upper hand and was accepted by people.
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"Sister, how's it going? Did you catch the guy who's been releasing monsters everywhere?"
"No, the people who released the monsters were very cautious; they basically fired one shot and then moved to another location."
"Miss Shakti, people can be moved, but those monsters can't just appear out of thin air, can they?"
"It's impossible for something to appear out of thin air, but it can be arranged in advance. Some monsters are placed in certain places before things happen."
There were also some, likely those lurking troublemakers who used Orario's complex sewer system to move them.
"Then why don't we just monitor the sewers?"
"Other places are manageable, but Daedalus Street is a small maze just from its surface streets, and the sewers are even more complicated. Those guys seem to be able to move freely throughout Orario's underground sewer system through Daedalus Street's sewer system."
The Ganesha Familia were not to be trifled with; they did manage to uncover some clues, but unfortunately, they still encountered some problems.
These urban military police find it difficult to track down a group of people who are conducting guerrilla warfare in the city in terrain familiar to others.
"Commander Shakti, something's happened."
Suddenly, an Amazonian female warrior burst in.
"What's wrong, Ilta?"
"One of our teams was completely wiped out."
When Shakti and his men arrived at the scene, all they saw was an alleyway covered in blood and black ash.
The Ganesha Familia, a military police squad led by a Lv.4 adventurer, all perished here.
Moreover, not only were people killed, but their bodies were also destroyed with firestones.
"It can be resurrected, but the remains need to be repaired. But don't worry, we will reimburse the cost."
Upon hearing that he could be resurrected, Shakti breathed a sigh of relief and then began to analyze the situation on the spot.
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"From the moment the warning was given to the moment he was killed, only a very short time had passed."
The leader of the team is a skilled member of our Ganesha clan.
Humans are not chickens; when prepared, they cannot easily kill a Lv.4 adventurer and a group of Lv.3 adventurers head-on.
I'm afraid even just one level higher wouldn't be enough to achieve that —
Shakti quickly deduced the strength of his opponent from the situation on the ground.
"There are probably first-level adventurers helping them on the other side—"
The situation has become more complicated.
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"Fels, how's the situation?"
"The Hestia and Loki families have both joined the Ganesha family's encirclement."
Finn met with his rivals yesterday, but they were remnants of the old dark faction.
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"They didn't leave anyone behind?"
"The other side has reinforcements; the encirclement is too scattered, and the enemy has broken through."
"Although there were no major casualties, the situation is not optimistic for Heretics. If they can't catch those guys who are releasing monsters and causing chaos in the city, Heretics will probably have to bear the resentment of the people of Orario."
Uranus sighed and said that everything was originally heading in a positive direction, and the heretics had been initially accepted by the mortals on the surface. However, due to the interference of some people who did not want to see humans and monsters living in harmony, it has turned into the chaotic state it is today.
"Lord Uranus, please do not worry. The three great clans are gradually closing in, trapping those troublemakers in the Daedalus district. Monsters have stopped appearing elsewhere, so it shouldn't be long before they are found and dealt with."
"The fear is that those guys might eventually become desperate and resort to desperate measures, causing enormous damage to Orario."
"The monster horde is almost ready. When it does, let them rush out from the four sewers beneath Daedalus Street, causing massive destruction and chaos in Orario. Then detonate the firestones buried throughout Daedalus Street and retreat back into the man-made labyrinth. Then we'll be done with them."
"Daedalus Street, I remember it was one of the ancestral buildings designed and built by your ancestor Daedalus, Dix, you really have the guts to do that!"
"Hmph, if it weren't for Daedalus's bloodline curse, I would have destroyed the artificial maze, let alone the ground streets that were just used to cover up the construction of the artificial maze."
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"Perfect, by destroying the above-ground structures, I can smuggle more building materials into the man-made maze during reconstruction."
Reeves overheard Dix and Valeta's conversation and couldn't help but remind them, "Although the plan has been going smoothly so far, we still need to be careful when wrapping it up. What if we're accidentally discovered—"
"Then let's fight the guy who discovered our trail head-on."
"Valetta said nonchalantly."
"Among those who are surrounding us, only the Loki Familia has three Lv.6 adventurers, and we also have three Lv.6 adventurers on our side. In a head-on fight, we are not afraid of top-tier combat power."
Witt also said.
"The Loki Familia isn't the problem; the problem is the tyrannical madman of the Hestia Familia."
Seeing the two remnant leaders of the dark faction, looking eager to fight, Revis shook her head.
"He's just a new adventurer, albeit somewhat famous in Orario right now. There's no need to be afraid of him, is there?"
"I'm just giving you a heads-up: the other side's strength might be extraordinary. Believe it or not."
Rives wasn't going to explain anything to the two of them. If something really happened and that terrifying guy found her, she would just run away.
Perfect, I can use these two clueless guys as cannon fodder to buy time for my escape.
The reason why she, Revis, is still alive is mainly because she sells temporary teammates who are clueless about themselves and always have inexplicable self-confidence.
The white-haired ghost in the twenty-fourth level of the maze was one, as was the filthy fairy spirit clone in the fifty-ninth level of the maze.
She is now very composed. She knows her opponent is formidable and has made up her mind that she will run away as soon as things go wrong.