Chapter 685


    Eira, and the other women of Bloody Rose were taken away.


    Adrian ordered de to imprison them at Battle Warrior Tower temporarily.


    Following the departure of the women, Wyvern Peak’s soldiers retired and One Jewel Road was quiet


    once again.


    Mya walked over and said to Adrian, “Sir, based on what we’ve learned from these women, Blondy


    Rose is not as simple as we imagined. Looks like there’s a leader at the top of the organization who’s


    doing something that we don’t know about.”


    She was right. Ivy and the others were clearly expendable.


    “Make some preparations for me to head to Yelloton tomorrow,” said Adrian.


    Mya nodded. Soon after, she left in a car.


    After Mya left, Adrian made his way to Samantha and cupped her face with his hands. He asked


    concerningly, “Are you all right, Sam?”


    Samantha cracked a sincere smile and nodded.


    “Your Sam is fine, but I’m not. My neck was cut,” Joanna said grievously.


    Adrian looked toward Joanna. There was a cut on the skin of her neck and it was bleeding, most


    probably caused by a dagger during the scuffle. But it was only a superficial cut that did not endanger


    her life.


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    Rue grabbed Joanna’s hand and said, “Let’s go inside, Jojo. I’ll clean your wound.”


    The few of them returned to the living room and sat on the sofa. Rue cleaned Joanna’s wound with


    antiseptic liquid and then ced a band–aid on it. Adrian leaned against the sofa and shut his eyes.


    Samantha asked concerningly, “Dear, what sort of organization is Bloody Rose? Why did they suddenly


    come to our house?”


    Adrian opened his eyes. He told Samantha all about the story of how he found Kayn up until Bloody


    Rose tried to seize the book


    Upon hearing the story, Samantha asked, “ording to what you just told me, there’s a new enemy


    lurking in the dark? Why is Bloody Rose trying to get the book? Are they targeting Wyvern Peak too?”


    “Adrian, is Bloody Rose working with Chase?” Joanna asked.


    Adrian looked at Joanna. “I’ll have to think about that, but the probability is low. If Bloody Rose was


    working with Chase, there’d be no reason for them to look for the book. Even if they are looking for it,


    I’ll stop them from getting to it. Judging by the situation, it seems that they have other motives.”


    Joanna tutted. “This is really strange. How are organizations from the ounds entering Navia? What is


    Internal Affairs doing while guarding the frontier? Wouldn’t it be a mess if this were to continue?”


    Samantha heaved a sigh and said, “There’s no telling what Bloody Rose is trying to do. Things are


    already troublesome enough with Internal Affairs‘ Chase, and now there’s Bloody Rose. If there really


    is a fight, it’s themon folk who will


    suffer in the end.”


    Joanna said, “Didn’t Adrian just mention the real issue here? It’s possible that all this is just a trap.


    Maybe the boss isn’t Chase or Bloody Rose, but an even more powerful monster.


    “He said that someone named Hannibal is possibly still alive. That’s who wrote Heroes of Wyvern


    Peak.


    “If he’s still alive, he’s a three–hundred–year–old monster!”


    Joanna chattered on endlessly. Adrian smiled upon hearing her words but did not reply.


    Samantha moved next to Adrian, held his hand, and sled, “So dear, what do you n on doing next?”


    Adrian nodded. “I’ll head to Yelloton tomorrow to find Eira’s family. If I can find them, I should be able to


    learn about Bloody Rose to a certain extent. If everything goes as nned, I’ll be talding Chase out


    within a year and turning the monarch into a


    temporary figurehead.”


    “Turn the monarch into a temporary figurehead?”