"Stay away, kid. Don't come any closer."
Quinn stood up from behind the wall, with his right hand on the gun bag on his waist, looking ready to go.
Ed knows this is to protect himself: Quinn has never met Tia, and he has no idea about his and Tia's brother-sister relationship. In her opinion, this was a very threatening move.
"Fuck, I remember this bitch! Andro died at her hands."
Quinn's appearance caused a commotion, and the man Tia called "Drake" cursed and walked out of the bunker. His face was covered with a kerchief, and there was a bullet mark on his right eye, flashing fiercely.
"Then come on, give it a try. You'll see him soon." Quinn sneered, not to be outdone.
"There is one thing."
Tia seemed to be oblivious to the tense situation in front of her. She picked up the one-eyed spider from the ground and threw it to Ed in an arc:
"We cleared this area. There are only two people, one of whom is not an Beyonder."
Counting the three people killed before, there are only five people in total? Looking at the one-eyed spider in mid-air, a thought flashed through Ed's mind:
In other words, the Nirvana Order has invested almost no substantial combat power in the East District.
Then the Nirvana Order is very likely to have noticed Holland's betrayal - after all, it is extremely suspicious for members to lose contact. And took precautionary measures.
But the other party did not choose to immediately ignite all the emperor's blood in his hand, causing the underground to collapse and dragging the entire Silver Mist City with him. And he was also convinced that the other party could not transfer the blood of the emperor through the seaport or airport under the eyes of the Divine Adjustment Bureau——
Therefore, the leading Issyk elder must have had some confidence to delay the time until dusk and successfully perform the Nirvana ceremony.
Ed caught the one-eyed spider that was thrown and took a look: two of the appendages were damaged and disabled, and the shell was also loose due to the impact of the warhead.
This was not serious damage, and he had already made plans for this situation: he hid a spare set of wearing parts and a multifunctional screwdriver in the inner pocket of his coat.
"The cans were moved, weren't they?" he asked.
"Pretty much. The canister was left in place, but the fuel inside was moved away."
Tia nodded. She was still wearing the broad golden brown hooded cloak, hiding most of her body under the cloth.
"Maybe we can work together -"
In the passage on the other side, Mr. Eaton slowly walked out of the shadows, apparently hearing their conversation:
"Those things are a major threat to the security of Silvermist City. The Bureau of Supervision can release some of the detained cadres and internal agents of the Woodcutter and Fishing Gang, or make other concessions. But the 'blood of the emperor' must be completely recovered."
"Why do we have to cooperate with Crow?" Derek growled at Tia, his words full of unwillingness.
"Because our numbers have an absolute advantage." Eaton took off his beak mask and smiled, "And you don't have the 'blood of the emperor' in your hands."
“Together we can keep the peace in this city.”
Tia answered candidly. She turned around, took off her hood and mask, bowed politely and said:
"Can I trust you, Mr. Eaton?"
"No. But I will keep my promise."
…
The underground world is lined with long corridors and dimly lit, like a deep maze.
"How long do I have to walk, honey? My legs are almost broken."
Byakuya slowed down and walked to the back of the team to complain to Ed.
"Stop complaining, look at the anvil and the sea monster dragging such a big pile of iron shell without saying anything."
Ed said while observing the road conditions with his one-eyed spider. He had just replaced the one-eyed spider with new parts while clearing the roadblock.
Due to the peculiar scent of the Emperor's blood, Quinn can locate the Nirvana Order through scent traces. But traveling on the Rat Trail was no easy task, and the team often had to stop to clear traps and collapsed roadblocks, or simply take detours.
"We've been walking for almost four hours, and it's already lunch time." Bai Ya swallowed, "I want to eat the meat pie made by the big fat pig Bodie."
"Think about it, the golden crust is wrapped in overflowing reddish-brown meat, with dripping gravy dripping along the cut surface, and the hot aroma is overflowing..."
"Stop talking nonsense, sissy!" The anvil cursed, "If you let me hear you moaning and groaning from behind again, I will pull out your intestines and make them into sashimi for you to eat."
Byakuya immediately closed his mouth. The scar-eyed Drake on the side came over, showing his big dirty gold teeth and sneered in a low voice:
"Why, didn't your mother make you a sandwich before going out?"
"Friendly reminder, buddy. If an archer can pull a 400-pound longbow, then he can beat you to the ground even if he doesn't eat. Do you understand?" Bai Ya immediately responded. .
"Okay, I know we have our own prejudices against each other, but now is not the time to quarrel." Ed sighed.
"Are you Lady Tia's brother?"
Scar's only good eye looked over, his voice was a little lower, and he whispered.
Ed didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
"Disrespectful. I offended you so much just now. Don't take it to heart."
"Does Tia have a high status with you?" he asked in the same weak voice.
"It's more than just being tall. She is neither a forger nor an axe. She is at best a fringe bounty hunter, but the old grandmother trusts and loves her very much. Some people speculate that she is the old grandmother's biological daughter."
"Grandma's biological daughter, wouldn't she become your mother?" Bai Ya interrupted.
Where is this going? Ed curled his lips and laughed awkwardly. The person who said this probably has never met the old grandmother in person. The old woman does not have any elven blood:
"Perhaps your grandmother plans to train a capable successor?"
"Then I find it disgusting. Although she can fight and manage her subordinates well, she is not cruel enough. No matter whether she is a gangster or a white man, she must be ruthless to achieve great things."
Perhaps knowing that he would never have any more interactions with the two of them, Drake spoke without too many scruples:
"By the way, what exactly is this Nirvana ritual? It can actually burn Silvermist City to ashes."
