Chapter 186


    vin pondered for a moment. "I''ve underestimated the situation. Let it be for now. What''s the good


    news?"


    "My father has agreed. The team set out five days ago. Five hundred assassins, our family''s


    secretly trained force, known as ''The Silent de.''"


    vin felt a weight lift off his chest, patting Balder on the shoulder. "I''ll remember this favor!"


    "You have the Mollen family!" Balder now had a strong foundation; his father''s letter had a clear


    message. Act freely and boldly. The Mollen family stands with vin.


    "Can we contact the team? Where are they now?"


    "I''ve only just received the news. Rest easy; I''ll descend the mountain now and meet with them."


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    "Make haste. I fear the Grand Elder may be quicker than us."


    ...


    At dusk, a figure d in ck entered the sacred territory where the Grand Elder was in seclusion.


    "Sir, you summoned me?"


    The Grand Elder sat in the shadows, his face indiscernible. "What news do you have from Azure


    Mountain?"


    “Elder Vandill have been doing amendable job and is already taking over the various affairs at


    the mines and starting tomand the Mallister family''s guard. However, the resources at that


    mine are running low much faster than we anticipated. Vandill is preparing to evacuate Azure


    Mountain half a month early and move to the new mining region in Mythic Boulder Valley. But the


    two mining areas are hundreds of miles apart, and the migration of over two hundred thousand


    people is a massive undertaking. It’s inevitable that they’ll attract the attention of Magi-Monster


    hordes, and Elder Vandill can''t manage that alone. We need to send more Elders and Protégés to


    maintain order, or else, by the time we reach the eastern valley mines, there might be less than half


    of them left.”


    “Inform Vandill to move ahead of schedule, gather all the mine ves under the pretense of


    relocating, and quickly head to Cloudveil Woods.”


    “Elder Vandill is short-staffed and won''t be able to cope. If they enter the forest, won''t they all just


    be fodder for the Magi-Monsters?”


    “The Commander is going to pardon the Mallister family.”


    “What??” The shadowy figure looked up sharply. A cold glint shed in his eyes, immediately


    grasping the Grand Elder''s intent.


    “I have another task for you. Assemble three hundred Protégés and set out tonight. On the eve


    before the miners are relocated, strike the mines at Azure Mountain...” The Grand Elder paused for


    a moment, then added in a somber tone. "Eliminate the people of the Mallister family."


    “Do you mean...”


    “Not a single soul from the Mallister family in the mines is to be spared!”


    The cloaked figure paused momentarily, then nodded in acknowledgement. "We could disguise it as


    a bandit raid on the mine. Even if there are suspicions within the Organization in the future, they’ll


    find no evidence.”


    “Tell Vandill to lead the way and not to worry about the Organization. If anything goes awry, I’ll take


    the me for him. And don’t just kill the Mallister family members; we don’t want our actions to be


    too obvious. Once dawn breaks, drive all two hundred thousand into Cloudveil Woods and let them


    fend for themselves.”


    “Rest assured, master, I will personally oversee the operation.”


    “Make it clean.”


    As the cloaked figure was about to leave, he inquired further, “I’ve heard about vin’s issue, shall I


    deal with him? He has a wild temperament, so if he learns of the Mallister family’s fate, he won’t let


    it rest easily.”


    “I have other ns for that.”