On the other side of the city, Lovelia's grandfather, Wellen Rusth, was sitting on his chair while glaring down at Lovelia. She was kneeling on the floor while trembling, scared of the punishnt that her grandfather would give her.
"Do you know your mistake?"
"Y-Yes." Lovelia answered hurriedly, her voice was coarse.
"What do you think I should do to you? Not only did you fail to stop the bet, but you also made the situation worse with your remark. The Drake Group has heard about this matter as well, and it's going to spread even further on the Skynet. Do you know what is going to happen?"
Lovelia couldn't answer that question, but she could imagine. With the bad image of their Rusth family being portrayed on the Skynet, she could clearly see how the reputation of their family would go down.
Of course, this would implicate several people, especially their allies. When they saw such a horrible reputation, their allies would be a bit more skeptical about making a deal with them, thinking they would be dragged into this bad reputation and lose the trust of people.
Their enemies might use this to turn this fla into a blaze to burn down their family. Last but not least, they would lose the connection to Ivan and the Drake Group.
That was why, for a big family, saving one's face was not a simple matter. Each of them was like a celebrity, where one wrong word could cause a lot of damage to their image.
Wellen pinched the bridge of his nose before raising his head and asking, "How much do I need to pay to kill soone?"
Suddenly, two people erged from the ceiling.
"!!!" Lovelia couldn't help but tremble. She didn't recognize these two guys, but from the way her father spoke, she could guess their identity.
'The Dark Erald Organization? The one who is said to have a lot of assassins operating under a great power in the south?'
Lovelia didn't say a single word because she was afraid that her grandfather would be angrier and end up killing her as well.
"May we ask the target?"
Wellen took out his device and showed the picture of Clovis. "I want you guys to kill him tonight. How much is it?"
"…" The two assassins fell silent for a mont before they suddenly pulled out their blades, placing them right in front of Wellen's neck.
Wellen's expression darkened as he asked, "What do you think you two are doing?"
"We refuse this mission. And if you are going to kill him yourself or send another assassin, we will inform the headquarters about your action. So, be prepared for the extinction of your family."
"Hoh? Your words are not light, you know?" Wellen glared at them as if he wanted to kill them.
"Obviously, the two of us won't be enough to fight you. However, if we can suggest one thing, you should learn about your target first before asking us. We are also planning to kill him without your request, but the headquarters have specified that we can't kill him with a human's hand, only beasts. If violated, there won't be any Dark Erald Organization anymore in this world.
Of course, you, who have asked us this way, will also be exterminated."
"!!!" Wellen and Lovelia couldn't help but raise their eyebrows as if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.
They never thought that even the Dark Erald Group wouldn't dare to kill Clovis and had to stick to the rule.
What kind of group was the Dark Erald Group? It was the largest and most powerful assassination group. They had completed nurous tasks and dared to kill anyone, including the governnt's relatives as long as the price was right.
Yet, they were actually afraid of killing this kid. How could they believe it?
Wellen asked with a grim expression. "Who is he actually?"
"His real na is Clovis Hacfield."
"Hacfield? That Hacfield?" Wellen's body shook as he couldn't help but stand up. At the sa ti, the assassins pulled back their blades. "Is he related to Michael Hacfield? One of the only few Tier 9 Explorers in the world."
The assassins didn't say anything. He didn't know what was going on between Michael Hacfield and the Dark Erald Group, but he could see why the Dark Erald Group was actually scared of this kid.
If Michael Hacfield truly made his move, he might destroy this entire city with only a few punches. With his strength and the weight of his words, every single connection would be traced and exterminated.
If one asked who among the top explorers they didn't want to anger, it would be Michael Hacfield. Because of the nature of his family, whose influence was big but always small in number, Michael Hacfield could do all kinds of reckless things without a lot of repercussions.
Wellen clenched his fists. "But isn't he…"
"He is proclaid missing. However, there is no news about his death. There is a chance that he suddenly returns and stirs up a huge ruckus because of what happened. Before missing, he left behind one ssage to all his enemies.
"If you want to kill my family, do it without using your own hands. Anyone that breaks that rule will face my wrath even if I have to kill the lord of hell to destroy you."
"…" Wellen gnashed his teeth. If this was true, then he truly had no other choice. He could probably bring a Tier 3 or even Tier 4 beast. But those beasts were too deep in their territory. One wrong move would also cause him to be severely injured.
And this also explained why there was a Tier 2 snake in the competition. They must be the culprits. Even the Dark Erald Group could only resort to this thod.
If Clovis had heard that ssage, he would have realized that the beast wave that destroyed his previous city might actually be related to that ssage.
However, Wellen had another concern. Ivan might be the genius of the city, but even if he could grow in the future, could he actually beco a Tier 9 Explorer? The Drake Group invested in him because they had no doubt that Ivan could beco a Tier 6 or even Tier 7 explorer.
A high evolution rate or unparalleled talent were not enough if they wanted to beco a Tier 8 explorer. And only the most insane one could beco a Tier 9 Explorer.
That was why, compared to Michael Hacfield, Ivan or the Drake Group were just like an ant that could be killed with a single squeeze.
But for soone like him, he couldn't help but see the bigger picture. The Renvolt and Havenson families had been close to each other. Kanaria and Jay were their heirs.
Putting Jay aside, Kanaria was similar to his granddaughter. He put Lovelia by Ivan's side so that Ivan would fall in love with her and eventually marry her, forming that connection.
But after knowing that Kanaria was on Clovis's side, he felt like he wanted to spat a mouthful of blood.
Why did he even bother with Ivan? If he knew that Clovis was connected to Hacfield, he would have pushed Lovelia toward her. And now it was too late. There was no way Kanaria would allow Lovelia to get close.
Just thinking of the victory smile that Kanaria's mother had because of this was pissing him off.
"Does the Drake Group know this?" Wellen asked.
"They should be doing the sa thing as you. And our supervisor is probably the one taking care of that side. If you want to join us and adhere to this thod, we'll welco you. But if you are going to personally kill him, you have to face us first."
Wellen looked at Lovelia coldly. He wanted to punish her so badly, but this was not the ti. Because of her action, the chance of reconciliation was thin, especially since Kanaria was with Clovis.
Hence, there was only one thing to do.
"Lovelia. According to the agreent, that Vina should be following him, right?"
"Y-yes!" Lovelia answered weakly.
"Then, get close to her. Even if you can't join that lowly bastard Ivan anymore, make sure that you are close to her. Find everything you can regarding Clovis and his group's movent. Don't ever get caught. Even if reconciliation is not possible, don't make it look even worse. If you can do this, I will forget about today's matter and not give you any punishnt.
But if you make another mistake, forget about the 'Rusth' in your na."
Lovelia, while shaking, politely bowed her head. "Yes, Grandfather."
Of course, there was no way Wellen would sit still just because of this. There was only one way to ensure the prosperity of his family, which was to kill Clovis. This way, Kanaria's status wouldn't rise because of her connection to Hacfield.
However, Lovelia didn't need to know it because she might make another blunder and tell Clovis about it.
As the assassins said, the Drake Group's president was also facing the Dark Erald Group. He was warned about his intention of killing Clovis.
Obviously, he was not having it. Unfortunately for him, no matter how angry he was, the Dark Erald Group didn't plan to listen to him. In the end, he could only swallow his anger for the ti being.
The one who could smile because of all this was none other than Vania Renvolt. She never thought that Clovis was in this town. Her daughter was even in the sa group as her.
These two alone were already enough for her to protect him.
As for Clovis, while he wasn't completely clueless, he still didn't understand the depth of the problem that centered around him. All he could do was get stronger as quickly as possible.
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