Chapter 111: Chapter 096: Crime, Bonus Segment, Two Guests (Extra Update, Request for Monthly Tickets)_2Xu Sanyan was silent for a moment, then said, "You’re not trying to take this opportunity to have Blue Arc sacrifice for you, and then justifiably weaken the military strength of the neighboring country, are you?"

    At that moment, Fuyuyama Nobunaga suddenly raised his eyes, emitting a blade-like cold gleam.

    He stared directly into Xu Sanyan’s eyes and spoke word by word:

    "Say that again?"

    Fight, fight, fight... Black Cocoon lay on the ground, propped up his head with his arm, mimicking the pose of the ordinary Pokémon "Leave King," wishing he could jump out and fan the flames.

    "Xu Sanyan," Ke Qirui removed his pipe, his voice chilled a bit, "for the upcoming time, without my permission, you’re not allowed to say a word."

    Xu Sanyan let out a cold snort, no longer meeting Fuyuyama Nobunaga’s gaze.

    Sakurabu, holding the hilt of her sword, slowly said, "I think... you seem to have some misunderstanding about us, we formed this security team based on a practical assessment of the situation." Sear?h the N??eFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    She paused, "Moreover, many others are participating in this operation besides us. Indeed, we are the core combat force; in addition, the eight mafia families have each recruited an elite squad of superpower users, totaling over fifty people, including many dragon-level superpower users with strength similar to mine."

    Hearing this, Su Zimai frowned slightly and whispered to Ke Qirui,

    "What use is more small fry... has Japan not brought out a single quasi-calamity level person? The only quasi-calamity level is the borrowed blue electric mouse from China."

    Ke Qirui shook her head, whispering in response,

    "Japan indeed has a few quasi-calamity level superpower users... but their Superpower Association is more aligned with the United Nations, unlike the Exorcist Association which is closely tied to mafia families, so there’s no need to insert a quasi-calamity level into such a dangerous situation... they just symbolically borrowed a couple of mid-high level personnel."

    After speaking, she raised her head and said loudly to Sakurabu, "Fifty or more superpower user bodyguards, it does sound reassuring."

    Ke Qirui paused, "But more than this, what I’m curious about is: how much do you know about the White Crow Brigade?"

    "Same as you," Sakurabu replied candidly, "we only know the combat strength of five members."

    She finished and gave a meaningful look to the curly-haired man beside her.

    Haibara Ritsu, wearing round glasses, gave a sheepish smile, pulled out a projection pen from his pocket, pondered for a while, then pressed the button.

    A list of dossiers was projected mid-air.

    .....

    Ayase Origami, superpower user, from the Ayase Clan, quasi-calamity level;

    Oda Takashige, superpower user, from the Ayase Clan, dragon-level pinnacle;

    Lan Duoduo, Anecdote Envoy, equivalent to "dragon-level" in the superpower evaluation system;

    Anluns, superpower user, classified as "quasi-calamity level" in the superpower evaluation system;

    Jack the Ripper, second-tier Exorcist, equivalent to "quasi-calamity level" in the superpower evaluation system.

    .....

    Ke Qirui glanced up from her pipe, scanning through the names on the projected interface.

    Her gaze paused for a second on the "Jack the Ripper" in school uniform with a dark red small knife, then she said:

    "As the dossier shows, among the five known members, there are already three ’quasi-calamity level’.

    Even though Mr. Blue Arc is amongst the best of ’quasi-calamity level’, it’s impossible for him to handle so many monsters at once;

    though you say the eight mafias have formed an elite superpower team of over fifty people, it’s still far from enough."

    Ke Qirui paused, lowered her voice: "Because we cannot be sure... whether the remaining seven members of the White Crow Brigade are as strong as the five currently known."

    Hearing this, Black Cocoon, lying on the second floor playing with his fingers, scratched his cheek and thought: "Then rest assured, the White Crow Brigade really isn’t all tough guys, uh... at least No. 12 is a dud."

    Sakurabu said slowly and unhurriedly:

    "Indeed, we’ve considered this point. In case the core security team we formed, plus the fifty elite superpower users from the mafia, can’t stop the White Crow Brigade."

    She paused, "Then others will step in."

    "Who?"

    Ke Qirui and Blue Arc asked in unison, exchanging a glance, then looking at Sakurabu.

    Sakurabu explained: "The hosts stated that among the guests this time, there are two very formidable figures from two different, powerful forces."

    "Two powerful forces?" Ke Qirui murmured.

    Sakurabu nodded, "That’s right. But these two guests don’t want their identities revealed. The hosts also mentioned that they would step in if necessary. After all, being within the auction, they can’t possibly ignore the indiscriminate attacks of the White Crow Brigade."

    While Ke Qirui was still pondering which forces these two figures could belong to, Su Zimai chimed in.

    Su Zimai, disbelievingly, asked: "How strong are these two guests exactly?" She paused, "Or is it just you Japanese who think they’re formidable?"

    Sakurabu shook her head, "No. The hosts clearly told us: these two figures are on the same level as Blue Arc, and one of them might even be stronger than Blue Arc."

    At the end, the swordswoman glanced at Blue Arc.

    "Stronger... than me?" Blue Arc whispered softly.

    He crossed his arms, with his brows slightly raised under the helmet, clearly intrigued by Sakurabu’s words—there are very few people in the world stronger than him.

    Su Zimai blinked, then immediately guessed:

    "Rainbow Wings?"

    "No." Ke Qirui spoke up, "It can’t be Rainbow Wings, the relationship between the United Nations and the Japanese underworld is not harmonious."

    She laughed softly, "There’s no need for speculation either. Since the Japanese side is certain these two ’guests’ are really that powerful, their aura will surely be distinctive, we can discern them at the scene."

    Meanwhile, on the second-floor corridor.

    Black Cocoon leaned on the redwood railing, tilting his head, curiously pondering: "They said there are two ’figures’ among the guests, and these two figures are from different forces?"

    Evidently, the moment they mentioned these two guests, Ji Minghuan had already guessed the identity of one of the "prominent figures":

    —naturally his good brother "Li Qingping," also the Vice Captain of the Royal Court Team of the Anecdote Terrarium, code-named: "Red Dragon."

    Then... who could the other "guest" of equal strength to Blue Arc be?

    This was the question troubling Ji Minghuan.

    Since Sakurabu mentioned, the hosts claimed the other "guest" is backed by a force different from Li Qingping’s, it indicates the other guest doesn’t belong to the "Whale Terrarium," and obviously not to "Rainbow Wings"...

    If you rule it out like this, aren’t there only two possibilities left?

    Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan suddenly paused for a second, then slowly recited in his mind one of the two possibilities:

    "Salvation Society..."

    At this moment, his mind swiftly flashed the kindly face of his mentor.

    Through restraint sensing, Ji Minghuan’s vision seemed like a mesh of insect netting enveloping the first-floor hall, his gaze lingering over Blue Arc and Ke Qirui.

    Observing their expressions, he raised his eyebrows with interest, thinking:

    "Quite intriguing, just when I thought everyone was here, this auction unexpectedly adds even more... I hope this mysterious ’figure’ won’t disappoint me."