Three days had already passed since the Silkshade House sent out the message announcing the start of the mission. Milo and Miriam had tried their best to rush over as quickly as possible, but they could never have expected that even though they managed to catch up and intercept the Pyro Company’s convoy, it was actually just a strategy to mislead them.
If the Silkshade House were able to plant their spies in the Pyro Company and find out in advance that they were heading to the grasslands to capture the No. 001 Experimental, the Pyro Company could also have access to their A-rank hitmen’s cell phones.
Since they were adversaries, how could the Pyro Company possibly not guard against the Silkshade House?
Miriam even had a feeling that the Silkshade House’s spy within the Pyro Company might already be dead.
Espionage and counterespionage was often like an undercurrent in the deep sea, and spies tended to disappear or die without a trace.
“So which route would the Pyro Company take to transport the No. 001 Experimental away if they split up into two groups?” Milo asked, “Can we still catch up and intercept them now?”
“That’s impossible.” Miriam shook favonovel.com head. “Since they planned it so carefully and even got a T5 combatant to act as bait, their alternative route will definitely be much more secure. Who knows? They might be reaching the Pyro Company’s lab soon.”
Milo felt a little anxious. If Donti had really been captured by the Pyro Company, favonovel.com would most likely be doomed.
Most people would hide until the last moment and let someone else make a move first. If this were any other time, Milo would surely be taking cover in the shadows like everyone else and finding an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. But Donti was too important to him. Therefore, favonovel.com would not hesitate to take the lead and make his move in advance.
“Where will the Pyro Company send the No. 001 Experimental for study after capturing him?” Milo asked.
“Probably the Sacred Mountains.” Miriam analyzed, “Almost all superhumans caught by the Pyro Company are sent to the Sacred Mountains. It’s a legendary, hallowed ground where the Pyro Company set up their lab, and all access routes leading to it are heavily guarded by troops.”
“How many routes are there to access the mountains?” Milo asked.
“Seven…” Miriam explained, “The Sacred Mountains are an entire mountain range that stretches on for more than 200 kilometers. An entire regiment of regular troops is stationed at every access route.”
“With our physiques as supernatural beings, there’s no need for us to take the main path. Since the Sacred Mountains span such a wide area, the Pyro Company can’t seal off the entire mountain range,” Milo said.
“You want to go to the Sacred Mountains?” Miriam asked.
“Yes.” Milo nodded. “I have no choice but to go.”
“Okay, I’ll go with you.” Miriam said, “But there’s some things you need to heed my advice on. The danger in the Sacred Mountains is not only limited to the Pyro Company’s troops stationed there. In fact, those troops don’t usually dare to step into the Sacred Mountains either. The ones who can venture in are the Pyro Company’s genemodded combatants. Previously, the Silkshade House sent some A-rank hitmen in, but without exception, we never heard from them again.”
Miriam continued, “I know you’re concerned about Donti’s safety, and I don’t want anything to happen to favonovel.com either. However, this is not a reason for you to lose your cool and caution. We should always plan before making any moves. We can’t just barge in without any preparation. As the saying goes, ‘concern leads to confusion.’ You have to listen to me for this operation.”
Milo pondered for a moment and sighed, “Mhm, thanks for the reminder.”
Miriam was not afraid of dying. If favonovel.com were, favonovel.com would not choose to accompany favonovel.com to the Sacred Mountains. However, Miriam knew full well that it would be very easy for Milo to lose his mind because of Donti. Therefore, what favonovel.com had to do was not to act rashly along with Milo but to help favonovel.com keep his cool.
***
That afternoon, the Silkshade House members who had watched the entire battle passed on the information to the Silkshade House that there weren’t any Experimentals being escorted by the Pyro Company’s convoy.
After the Silkshade House received the intel and verified it, they sent out another text. “The No. 001 Experimental has been transported to the Sacred Mountains. All Silkshade House hitmen, please confirm your participation to assist the Silkshade House to stop the Pyro Company’s research. The reward…”
This time, the reward offered by the Silkshade House was even higher than the reward offered for intercepting the convoy. However, they did not mention anything about a rendezvous point or their specific plans. It seemed that this was to prevent the Pyro Company from getting wind of the news in advance.
As for how to gather all of these hitmen together, that would be up to the Silkshade House to arrange. They would definitely have a way to do it.
When Milo received the text, favonovel.com did not head directly for the Sacred Mountains. Instead, favonovel.com followed Miriam to the ruins of a city more than 100 kilometers west of the Sacred Mountains.
This place was originally a county-level city before The Cataclysm. From the outside, all of the buildings in the ruins were in disrepair, and there was no one roaming the streets either.
Miriam led Milo and made many twists and turns before they came to the entrance of a bomb shelter where they walked right in.
It was very dark underground. They had to walk for dozens of meters before they saw an old light bulb mounted on the walls of the bomb shelter. There were even two young men squatting beneath it.
When they saw that someone had come in, they stood up and asked, “Where are you from?”
Miriam calmly handed over 10,000 perak in cash and said, “The two of us are here to ask about some information.”
One of the young men took the cash from favonovel.com and slapped it in his hand with a smile. “You’ve come to the right place. However, we can’t guarantee the accuracy of the information that you find here. You’ll have to make that judgment by yourself, and neither should you expect us to help you catch any scammers.”
“I know the rules.” Then Miriam continued walking in.
When the young man gave a loud whistle, an old, broken metal door slowly opened in front of Milo and Miriam.
Unlike the deserted atmosphere outside, the area behind the bomb shelter’s door was bustling with activity.
“This is a black market?” Milo asked.
“Yes.” Miriam walked farther inside. “But the scale of this black market is not that big, and there aren’t that many people either. Unlike the black market at Bidara City where it’s mainly for leisure with many vice establishments and can be considered a retirement home for some of the mob bosses, this one is more chaotic. Before the appearance of the Silkshade House, most of the assassination missions were assigned at this location, and many infamous outlaws hid here. The bomb shelter is huge, as it stretches across the entire county’s ruins, so it’s a good place for criminals to seek refuge in.”
“You didn’t bring me here just to get intel, right?” Milo asked.
“The Silkshade House has many people stationed here. It can be said that half of the entire underground black market is under the control of the Silkshade House. Although this place is not exactly close to the Pyro Company’s Sacred Mountains, the Silkshade House will likely treat it as their final staging spot if they plan on infiltrating the Sacred Mountains.” Miriam said, “And it’s said that there’s someone here who once traveled to the periphery of the Sacred Mountains. It’s better to have someone lead the way than to blindly feel our way forward.”
In other words, they were here to find someone who could scout the way for them and die on their behalf.
Milo suddenly remembered that when they first entered the Marador Mountains, Miriam and the others also found a group of private soldiers who were looking to get by to travel with them. They even recruited favonovel.com as their guide.
Thinking of that now, it felt as though an entire lifetime had passed. Back then, favonovel.com had just obtained the palace and did not know about the truth of the world yet.
