"This doesn’t look good for us." The two assassins narrowed their eyes.
"Yeah. That old man must have sensed us. He is sending killing intent directly to us so that we don’t do anything to their group."
"The only reason why their group actually comes here…"
"Yeah. It’s probably trying to find that guy. I was surprised that he was still alive after all that, but it was clear that we might not have the chance to do anything in the next few weeks. If we mess with them, that old butler is going to kill us."
"How is his strength?"
"I’m not sure. As far as I know, he should be at least Tier 7."
"We can’t do anything then. This sucks. What if that guy uses this chance to repel us?"
"It seems that we have to inform the headquarters about it."
As soon as they reached an agreement, both of them disappeared into thin air.
The ones who observed Hana were not only them. Even the mole couldn’t help but watch the situation.
However, he was the first one to leave when he was about to get found out.
"Well, this is going to be interesting." He smirked as if he had an interesting idea.
…
While they were focused on Hana and her OpenSky group, Clovis was already in the subterranean world.
They had split up. Jay and Melody had gone to buy a few other things and set up their devices for the exploration. On the other hand, Clovis and Kanaria were going to a bar.
As soon as they entered the bar, they looked around and noticed a middle-aged man sitting on the corner, waving toward them.
Before their departure, they had chosen their destination and gathered all the information. However, there was one thing missing from it. While there were some basic details regarding this place, they still needed the details.
They had to reach out to the person who posted the news so that they could learn more about it.
Clovis and Kanaria sat down before him. The middle-aged man looked like a veteran. There were some scars all over his body, but his face looked completely tired as though he had distanced himself from exploration.
"You are the one inquiring about Mount Kelbia, I presume?" The middle-aged man asked for confirmation.
"Indeed." Clovis nodded with a serious expression. He noticed that the middle-aged man was actually a Tier 2, probably close to Tier 3.
"Why don’t you order a drink first?"
"No need. We’ll be brief here." Clovis shook his head.
"Heh…" The middle-aged man looked amused before raising a finger. "As per our agreement, two thousand union dollars for the information."
Clovis only glanced at Kanaria. He was aware that the information might be a lie, but this was their only lead. So, they had no choice but to get as much information as they could.
Kanaria took out her device and transferred the money to him.
"Done!" Kanaria exclaimed.
"So, what do you want to know about Mount Kelbia?"
"We want to know about the terrain and the level of the beasts." Clovis asked this because Mount Kelbia was actually close to the unknown territory. Hence, there wasn’t a lot of information even in the Gold Class Map. So, he had no other choice but to gather the information this way.
"Mhmm…" The middle-aged man contemplated for a moment. "In that case, I can only say that you don’t know anything about Mount Kelbia. Mount Kelbia has a very steep climb, so it’s going to be hard to climb it, let alone fight the beasts on it.
"You would find a lot of beasts that were capable of withstanding such terrain. The majority of them would be flying beasts.
"In addition, those beasts are much stronger than those you will find in the plain. I don’t know whether it’s because of the treacherous terrain or something else, but they are hard to kill as though they are used to pain. Leaving them gravely injured is the worst mistake you can make, so you best kill them.
"During my days, I was like you guys, overwhelming with confidence and trying to challenge all kinds of things. However, I suggested that you shouldn’t go to Mount Kelbia."
Clovis’s expression turned grim. He had heard that this mountain was dangerous, but hearing it personally sounded scarier. Still, this was what he called a challenge.
"What is your reason for going there? Dipping yourself into that natural hot spring? Exploring the ruin? Or just climbing to the very top of the mountain?"
"The hot spring?" Kanaria looked surprised.
"Oh? You don’t know about it? If you want to know more about the hot spring, you need to pay me an additional three thousand. But I heard that the hot spring is rich in minerals and can actually strengthen your body or even make your skin smooth." The middle-aged man smirked.
Kanaria looked like she was about to say something, but Clovis raised his hand, stopping her.
"Enough. Tell me more about the ruin," Clovis changed the topic back to their original destination.
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"So, you guys want to visit the ruin. Well, it’s not that hard to find the ruin. Mount Kelbia was a former volcano and that ruin was actually a former vent. The ruin faced north and was about halfway to the top. Unfortunately, I didn’t enter that place, but I expected there were a lot of beasts that used it as their nest."
Clovis took a deep breath before standing up. "That’s enough. Thank you for the information. Let’s go."
Kanaria panicked and hurriedly chased after Clovis.
"What a boring boyfriend you have there, Miss! He should have paid for the hot spring for your beauty," said the man with a mocking tone.
Clovis simply acted as if he didn’t hear it and left the bar. Kanaria’s head was hanging low as if it were a sad thing that they didn’t know about the hot spring.
But when they came out of the building, a smile appeared on their faces. They had a high-five with both their hands and feet before giving a thumbs up to each other.
"Nice acting there!" Clovis smirked.
"He wasn’t aware that we already knew about the hot spring and didn’t realize there was a ruin on that mountain. By acting that way, we didn’t have to pay for the information." Kanaria winked playfully. While they didn’t mind paying another three thousand for the information, that didn’t mean they should.
To think that the man would actually ask them to pay a total of five thousand just for that information. He tried to rip them off.
"Let’s go then. Jay and Melody should be waiting for us."