NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1237
Chapter 75: Infiltration!
The dark veil finally lifted, and as light returned to the Little Dragon Daughter’s vision, she found herself inside a large shed, surrounded by densely arranged thick jars. If she listened closely, she could catch snippets of urgent conversations from outside.
The language was one referred to in books as “Vilyric,” a commonly used tongue. Having studied it for some time, Xiao Guang could roughly understand what they were arguing about without relying on the translation tool provided by her master.
“Are you idiots?! Using the power granted by our God in such a public place, at the most guarded Adventurer Guild, you’re not afraid of being discovered, are you?!”
“But, but Boss…”
“Call me Bishop!”
“Uh… Yes, yes, Bishop! You didn’t see the situation at that time. The Tree Bow Enrique and the Tree Wall Sophie stepped in to greet that little girl in white clothes. Ramon’s Insight was even backfired, almost letting her notice. That black-haired little dwarf is definitely not a good person!”
“So what? What of it?”
“Just think about it. To have both Tree Bow and Tree Wall show up together at the Adventurer Guild means that person is at least a legendary adventurer. The Adventurer Guild is currently on high alert, tracking the movements of the Holy Church. We’ve already caused them a lot of trouble. If they add another legendary one, wouldn’t that make things even worse?”
“So, I discussed with Ramon about using the opportunity while the three legends are temporarily away to quietly take that black-haired woman’s child as a hostage. Perhaps in a critical moment, we can use her to threaten the other party. Plus, she has those strange horns. She might be some rare race…”
*Slap!!*
A sharp, impactful sound suddenly interrupted the former’s shameless flattery, and from the pained grunt that followed, it could be guessed… that guy just got slapped.
“You’re such an idiot! Useless in achieving anything, only harmful!”
Another male voice, who called himself Bishop, seemed to fall into fury instantly.
“Threaten? What the hell are you talking about! Do you even know their relations? What if it’s just a lost child they picked up on the road, seeking help at the guild? That woman might just be passing by, not intending to get involved! And you, thinking you’re clever, drag her in front of everyone to kidnap her. Do those legendary adventurers have no pride?!”
“Uh, well…”
After being slapped and then scolded, that voice suddenly sounded a bit awkward and panicked, as if he finally realized his oversight and the problem at hand.
Hmph, what a fool…
Listening to their conversation, the Little Dragon Daughter curled her lips in disdain.
Indeed, although she wasn’t quite clear on what these guys intended to do or why they opposed the faction called the Adventurer Guild, given Xiao Guang’s understanding of her master, if there was no special reason pushing her, she probably wouldn’t want to intervene in such troublesome matters.
But now that she was “captured,” the situation called for a reevaluation.
In fact, the Little Dragon Daughter had already noticed those two who were dressed like adventurers, watching her with ill intent from a corner. Her master, Miss Vilyric, had likely noticed too but deliberately chose not to expose them.
Though this body wasn’t as strong as her original one, it was more sensitive to various information and crises. If she wanted to, she could have easily caught those two self-proclaimed smarties by now.
She intentionally stayed in the resting area to give these two humans a chance, as her master hadn’t revealed their existence, and it wouldn’t have been fitting for the Little Dragon Daughter to step in. Besides, she was genuinely curious about what those two intended to do in such a situation.
Since her master said she could observe everything around her in her own way, having this degree of freedom to choose was certainly fine, just as she often said.
“Life should have more unknowns and surprises, or else it would be boring~”
After that, the two adventurers indeed stealthily moved closer. Perhaps they thought they were being very natural and normal, but to the golden-haired little girl who had already noticed them, their actions seemed quite ridiculous. She nearly couldn’t resist exposing their poor act several times; pretending to be innocent and clueless was quite exhausting.
However, their ultimate performance did bring the Little Dragon Daughter some… delightful surprise.
In a brief moment when no one was paying attention, the two who had been pretending to be nonchalant suddenly charged at her from both sides. One pressed a thick cloth soaked in some liquid over her mouth to silence her, while the other seemed to crush something in the palm of their hand from behind.
In the next second, the surrounding environment transformed dramatically, shifting from the bustling, bright guild hall to a dim, deserted alleyway.
That was… quite an interesting method.
Having experienced a similar process herself, Xiao Guang immediately concluded this was not the space magic her master had mentioned and demonstrated before, but instead a more mysterious and complex transfer technique with an unclear principle.
In terms of sensation, it was somewhat similar to being sent into another unknown spatial dimension and then instantly expelled, with the entry and exit points being different, which is why she ended up in her current fixed position.
Though the process was complex, to common people, it only felt like a brief instant. Perhaps those two didn’t even understand the principle behind it themselves…
This discovery made the curious golden-haired little girl temporarily set aside the idea of crushing those two ants and instead decided to observe a while longer to see what their true intentions were and where they obtained such power.
The wet cloth emitting a strong, irritating smell must have been soaked with a potion of high concentration, easy to determine its function: it merely caused biological entities to fall into temporary unconsciousness and be unable to resist. Combined with what came before, it was easy to guess what these two were up to.
Were they human traffickers mentioned by her master, but why were they dressed like adventurers?
While her first reaction was to beat them half to death and stomp on their heads to force out all their secrets, considering the previous performances of these two idiots, the Little Dragon Daughter seriously doubted how much useful information they actually had in their heads. Playing mind games and guarding against lies sounded quite troublesome.
Thus, she decided to take advantage of her appearance, just like her master often said: instead of carelessly venting violence without thinking, use it as a trump card for greater returns when necessary.
To get them to continue their actions, she quickly pretended to close her eyes. The two fools seemed to take it for real, skillfully stuffing the golden-haired little girl into a sack they had prepared and began moving with their “loot.”
As expected, just as predicted, they weren’t acting alone; there were more accomplices and even a hideout.
The voices outside continued.
“So, Bishop, what do we do now? Should we send this little girl back?”
“Send her back? Are you brain dead?! Return for a buy one, get one free deal? Ugh… never mind, since you’ve already brought her here, let’s take her to the headquarters for processing. This little brat’s appearance fits the criteria.”
“Laela can’t stay. We must leave the city immediately! Understood?”
“Yes!”
Huh?
There’s actually a higher headquarters…