Another World Mall

"The one-eyed swordsman has met the association president and made contact with R.A.I.D."

"That's…" Melody sucked a cold breath. "Isn't that bad?"

"Yes. They might be coming as a third party." Eid nodded. He looked calm, but he was observing their reactions.

If they were indeed a third party that could determine the winner, Stefany and Vina might be able to hire them. Then, the biggest problem would be how they should proceed. More importantly, this was something that could change the situation around.

If either Vina or Stefany could get them, they could suppress the opposite party. They might not need to rely on the Libation Fiesta or the Three Swords anymore.

It was true that their background was huge, but as long as they cut it off cleanly, they wouldn't get a retaliatory attack from them.

That was right. As long as they didn't kill any members of the Three Swords or the Libation Fiesta and just ended their agreement there, it was enough.

"The one-eyed swordsman is a Tier 7 human. Although he doesn't have a pseudo unique ability, it's said that his strength is equal to a person with a pseudo unique ability. In fact, there is a rumor that he managed to fight against a Tier 8 human, which resulted in the loss of one of his eyes.

"On the other hand, R.A.I.D. is a massive organization. They are a tactical organization. They specialize in hunting people and beasts.

"Although their strength hasn't reached the world level, they have bases in three countries. There's no telling what will happen if they join hands."

Eid nodded in agreement. "The assessment is pretty accurate. What do you think, Clovis?"

Clovis smiled as if he had expected it. "Our opponents… How many tier 7 humans will they send, I wonder…"

Vina looked away. If it were her, she would be able to figure out their numbers. Still, they needed them to even do the next mission while waiting for their chances.

Hence, Vina opened her mouth. "R.A.I.D. brings about 5 Tier 7 humans. None of them has a pseudo-unique ability or a unique ability, but they are elites among elites. There is also the one-eyed swordsman, who is known to be stronger than a pseudo unique ability user. If they have figured out the rules, we should expect 6 Tier 7 humans and 14 Tier 6 humans.

"That's all I can say."

Clovis nodded in understanding. "That's the situation. What do you think, Rin?"

Rin finally understood the danger of the mission. She had heard about the target of this mission. The cave itself was dangerous, but the fact that they were going to clash with these dangerous opponents increased the chance of not escaping alive.

Still, unless they wanted to provoke the Hacfield family and the Elseingarde family, the chance of dying decreased significantly.

Besides, her food could boost their strength to a certain degree.

"If I'm useful, are you going to give me a bonus?"

Clovis smiled. "Of course. I will do my best to protect you as well. The agreement is that you come with us as a chef, after all. That is fine, right, boss?"

They couldn't help but turn around, finding Dnanta already hanging around on the counter.

Dnanta waved his hand. "Sure. I have risked my life so many times to seek out ingredients. I have traveled around the world to see new things.

"I want my daughter to experience a lot of things. However, that will depend on her will. If she doesn't wish to continue, I will have to break the agreement. I'm ready for the penalty."

Rin shook her head. "I'll go. I'm not like you, but I still need my fair share of experience. To know how to cook something, I should be there and kill that beast myself."

"That's your choice. I will fully support you."

Rin nodded before turning to Clovis. "I'm going. If necessary, I'm not planning to stay idle either."

"Understood."

Rin also noticed something was off. For what reason did her father entrust her to Clovis? If he wanted her to experience life, shouldn't he entrust her to R.A.I.D. or something? This would make her feel more secure.

Is her father trying to make a connection to Tier 9 humans or the future Tier 9? Sadly, he wasn't someone like that. If not, he would have already been a chef under one of them.

So, there might be something else. She couldn't shake the feeling that her father knew something. Whatever it was, she might be able to figure out the answer in this successor battle.

Still, she joined the group as a chef, not someone who handled the succession battle. In other words, whoever became the Dark Supreme's successor was none of her business.

Of course, she had met the Dark Supreme personally. She is probably worth more than Vina or Stefany as of now.

Clovis turned to Eid and said, "In that case, we will head straight to that cave. How about in the morning?"

"No. We will head out in the evening. That will be the right time to come out of the danger zone. We will get some rest first before heading to that cave. We have to conserve as much stamina as possible. Know that we might encounter Tier 7 or even Tier 8 beasts there.

"We need to be precise and covert if we want to accomplish the objective. If we are too reckless, I'm afraid that the beasts will exhaust us and the third party will take us out."

"Reasonable." Clovis nodded. "Still, this is an alliance. What are we going to do with the lead?"

If two parties work separately, it will work to a certain extent. But when something went awry, having a leader was necessary. He would be the one directing everyone to survive. If there were two leaders, there was a chance for their orders to be contradictory, and that clash would cause the order to be slow.

"I believe you are a much better captain here, Eid. You have all the knowledge about this cave. This place is your turf, so it's better to have someone local lead us." Clovis smiled.

"!!!" Eid was startled, not expecting Clovis to hand over the leadership without hesitation. "I…"