CHAPTER 591: CHAPTER 272: OVERFLOW

The night was growing deeper.

The crescent moon hung high in the sky.

In the "Southwind Valley," only a few drunken patrons remained at their tables, mumbling incoherently to themselves.

The second floor was already empty, as a typical tavern would be nearing closing time.

However, "Southwind Valley" was a 24-hour tavern and would not close.

Tavern bartender Afeqi sat inside the bar counter.

Watching Vasily beside him.

The Night Watcher Dute, usually responsible for culinary matters, also came out of the kitchen.

According to the rules set by the Night Watchers, taverns located in various cities must always ensure there are two Night Watchers present.

And with the tavern as a fixed number of members, usually forming a small team.

Mainly responsible for intelligence and crises regarding Evil Gods in the current city and surrounding areas.

"Vasily, did you find what you were looking for?" Afeqi asked.

Vasily was not a Night Watcher of their team, though he was part of the Liberty City Alliance region.

But his task range was in other cities.

Vasily slightly shook his head: "No, I still haven’t found out who handed the [Investigation Stone] to the cultists."

This was precisely why he came here.

The city Vasily was in was part of the Liberty City Federation, [Sea Serpent Harbor].

Being a port city, its wealth and level of development were among the highest in the entire Liberty City.

There was a significant flow of people, attracting many from the continent or various countries.

This inevitably led to the appearance of cultists in this city, with quite a few in number.

Moreover, these cultists were affiliated with different Evil Gods, some unfamiliar even to the Night Watchers.

You couldn’t expect Kana to remember every Evil God, with every detail memorized, each one’s characteristics thoroughly understood—that was impossible.

He could at most remember those that were powerful, had strong forces, and posed a significant threat.

After all, games were just games, with not many having names, storylines, and reputations.

But there was a large batch of Evil Gods in the game world, perhaps famous in a specific city or region.

And if Kana hadn’t been there or done tasks there, he might not know them.

And this was inevitable.

Even when Kana played the game, there were many places he hadn’t visited.

So for these Evil Gods unknown to Kana, Night Watchers needed to understand, analyze, and record them themselves.

Our team, when they dismantled a small cult group, was surprised to find they had a [Investigation Stone].

This was terrifying because once a cult group obtained a fragment.

Given the current world’s fragile defense, they might be able to summon an Evil God’s Apostle between Level 8~10 using this fragment.

Furthermore, as time progresses, the level of such summoned Evil God’s Apostle will increasingly rise.

This was not something the Night Watchers wanted to see.

Afeqi couldn’t help but sigh and said, "We have to thank the internal conflicts within the alliance right now; otherwise, perhaps one or two fragments might fall into cultists’ hands."

From Vasily’s findings, they secretly started investigating when they discovered the small cult group acquired the Investigation Stone.

Using [Identification] from a distance to observe those cult members.

Discovering many cult groups actually possessed [Investigation Stones].

Vasily agreed with Afeqi’s words.

"I wouldn’t be surprised if city lords can get stones, but these sewer rats surprisingly have many, I truly suspect someone is supplying them en masse."

"Do you suspect the Enzelle Kingdom?" Dute, who had been mostly silent, asked.

Vasily nodded.

The forces bordering the Liberty City Alliance weren’t many, and the only significant one that previously joined the Alliance Army from the mid-late stages was the Enzelle Kingdom to the south.

Afeqi pondered and asked, "Should we ask the people over there?"

There were Night Watchers in the Enzelle Kingdom as well.

Vasily sighed: "I’ve already inquired, but got very little information... comrades over there aren’t having an easy time."

"I can imagine," Dute commented.

They were, after all, situated in a border city, so they understood this kingdom better.

Although they agreed to the Night Watcher’s request after the Alliance Army disbanded.

They were only permitted to dispatch one team, and only able to set up a tavern base in the Royal Capital.

But the problem is, the Enzelle Kingdom is quite large, completely exceeding the Cohen Kingdom.

In the Night Watchers’ current primary continent, the Enzelle Kingdom was undoubtedly one of the strongest nations.

This resulted in Night Watchers, even in presence, not understanding the country much, only somewhat aware of its culture, relationships, and policies.

This was all they could offer.

According to Night Watchers there, they were often secretly surveilled.

Sometimes feeling powerless.

Their lone duty there was to prevent cultists from appearing in the capital.

Of course, they were sometimes responsible for finding and receiving "newly birthed Blood Race."

"Our captain actually suspected that the Investigation Stones that ended up with the city lords previously came from here," Dute said.

Vasily nodded, unsurprised.

Most of the Liberty City Federation’s team members in other cities had noticed.

After all, Liberty City Federation hadn’t joined the Alliance Army.

Naturally, it didn’t get to share the spoils.

But the number of forces joining the Alliance Army back then was substantial, and the primary issue was many being from various military personnel.

Documents passed through many hands.

Any step could see someone copying a document or remembering it, unknown to anyone.

The only data strictly kept confidential and sealed was one type of information, namely, the [Stone of Creation’s Fluctuation Investigation and Analysis].

That refers to the production technology of the [Investigation Stone].

Other knowledge inevitably fell into other forces’ hands.

"Alas, I’ll keep investigating; the fox’s tail will eventually show," Vasily sighed.

Afeqi nodded: "We’ll help you if you need anything."

Though they could temporarily offer little help.

After all, they also had their own tasks to attend to.

Each team consists of only 5 people.

And here was a city, with a large surrounding area covered.

In this cursed Liberty City Federation place, nearly every city harbors a considerable number of cult groups.

And they all knew their enemy was the Night Watchers.

No longer as brazen as they were in the Cohen Kingdom, but truly like sewer rats, hiding and lurking.