Two months ago.

"Priest Chaka, we should leave now."

An Evil God's Follower from the Void Erosion Sect whispered.

Chaka looked at the Outer City of the Ether Emblem under the night and said:

"Once we've received the Valkyrie Solution and the Talent Gem, we can officially withdraw."

After a moment, he remembered something and turned to look at the man in the corner.

The blond man wore a mask, leaning silently against the wall.

Priest Chaka said:

"Noding, returning to your alma mater must evoke deep feelings for you."

Noding in the corner let out a snort and said:

"My wanted notice is still on the Ether Emblem's intranet."

Chaka chuckled and said:

"Years ago, at the U25SOLO tournament, the people of the Alse Empire used the Blood Moon Path to destroy the Awakened Talent. Since that day, we've been destined to walk this path."

Noding laughed and said, "Not necessarily. If it weren't for the Speed Dragon, I might not have joined; it's just a delay of a few years at most."

Chaka snorted.

The meaning of "if" is there is no if.

Having enjoyed standing at the top, one would never willingly fall into the dust.

Those who have always been in the dust may not want to stand in the heavens, but those who were born in the heavens almost never accept being dragged into the dust.

To go against human nature is to go against instincts.

Even Morton could not escape this point.

Recalling some news the followers previously told Chaka, this former folk genius sneered and said:

"I heard you spared the lives of those two sacrifices? Could it be you still have feelings for your alma mater?"

Noding coldly snorted and said:

"If you doubt me, just say it; endless testing is boring."

Chaka laughed softly and said, "No, I just hope you don't betray the organization."

Noding said calmly, "We are just a pack of street dogs that can't be seen, with countless traitors from other organizations inside."

"Yes, what binds us firmly together now is benefit, and only benefit."

"Exactly. With benefit, you don't need to worry about my betrayal."

"I'm just reminding you, Noding, that the organization has a kill-on-sight policy for traitors, and I hope you don't forget that."

"I know." Noding waved his hand impatiently, "Tonight, I will steal the Rage Wave Staff protected by the Mad Lion Association, make sure you cover me well."

"Alright, when they stop over at the Amber Hall, distract them a bit more."

An operation hidden by heavy rain quietly commenced.

Soon, Noding infiltrated the Amber Hall.

The Void Erosion Sect needed to steal the treasure known as the Rage Wave Staff.

It was a new Divine Artifact created by the Locke Empire before the Dawn Era to manage the Northern Sea Region and control the storms.

However, 1200 years ago, this Divine Artifact was lost from within the Empire due to a catastrophe.

Until today, only a Locke merchant rediscovered its trail.

However, the Void Erosion Sect's high-level members began to intervene after receiving the news.

They had no intention to take the Rage Wave Staff.

Locke's Divine Artifacts require a special lineage to activate.

They simply did not want the Locke people to retrieve the staff.

The current Honorary Empress of Locke is tremendously powerful and naturally possesses Angel-Class lineage.

Once she gets the Rage Wave Staff, the Void Erosion Sect's branch in the Northern Sea Region would face a great crisis.

Therefore, the Void Erosion Sect started sending experts frantically to attack the teleportation arrays leading to the Locke Empire.

Without teleportation arrays capable of quickly transporting goods, the Rage Wave Staff could only be transferred through traditional long journeys, racing against the Void Erosion Sect.

Including this time.

The actions of Noding and Chaka's group were also just to delay the opponent's escort team.

Failure was inevitable.

But the longer they drag it, the more personnel the Void Erosion Sect could deploy.

There's only a thousand days of being a thief, not a thousand days to guard against a thief.

Now, the staff escort team has been handed over to the Mad Lion Association for transfer.

This was already the third large association to take over the escort.

Just as Noding was creating chaos and preparing to withdraw, he heard footsteps coming from the corner.

He silently blended into the shadows.

Moments later, a cold stern voice came from the darkness:

"Noding?"

Noding frowned, and it was only then he realized that the person now appearing at the Amber Hall was his advisor from the Lion Heart Society.

A respectable old teacher.

He had been quite supportive during his time at the Lion Heart Society.

Unexpectedly meeting an acquaintance at this time, his mind turned as he emerged from the shadows.

"Teacher Nige, it's been a long time."

"Noding, why are you here?"

Nige grasped his staff warily.

Countless thoughts raced through Noding's mind.

At that moment, Chaka's voice came through the earpiece:

"Damn it, Noding, withdraw immediately, the old cronies of the Mad Lion Association are following us."

Soon, the communication got cut.

Noding's eyes narrowed.

Chaka and the top level had planned this operation for a long time.

But as a comrade on the covert front, he had received Principal Alfredo's warning months ago.

The Rage Wave Staff was a trap set by the Locke Empire in coordination with the Ether Emblem for the Void Erosion Sect.

In other words.

Now, the high-level members of the Locke Empire, Ether Emblem, and even the Mad Lion Association had all begun to take action.

With Chaka and his superior's power, they couldn't possibly fend off so many experts.

However, Chaka could still make time to let him escape.

In an instant, he realized where the problem lay.

There was a mole in this operation.

Where was the mole?

The Locke Empire was the first to be ruled out.

If a mole had long been rooted, the Void Erosion Sect wouldn't have initiated this operation; it would be a pure suicide mission.

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