Baron Cullen

Chapter 115 Search

Upon hearing this, Karen did not answer immediately.

He quietly activated the mysterious runes deep within his right eye and began to observe everyone in the tavern.

Actually, finding those two lurking secret agents of the secret society wouldn't be difficult for him; he only needed to check if everyone here possessed that strange, dark fluctuation in their bodies.

He shook his head: "Those two spies aren't here, but I'm sure I'm in this tavern."

The contents on the parchment are correct.

As for why those two didn't show up when he killed Red Rose, perhaps it was because they thought Red Rose wouldn't die, or perhaps it was to ensure the smooth progress of the Secret Society's conspiracy.

Regardless, the fact that three members of the Mystic Order are lurking here is undeniable, as stated in the parchment.

Upon hearing this, Sherman merely glanced at Karen without raising any objections.

He had already learned about the other party's unique qualities from Fiona and the other two vice-leaders, and immediately ordered: "In that case, you and your seventh squad members will search the entire tavern."

Starting from the first floor, don't miss a single room or corner!

Report any abnormalities immediately; do not act without authorization!

After being treated by Maria, Jack and the others have recovered most of their strength and are now able to fight normally without any problems.

Therefore, upon receiving Sherman's order, the men all straightened their expressions and replied, "Yes, sir!"

The five-person team began their operation.

Karen continued to activate the mysterious runes.

Everything inside the tavern appeared to him as several layers of incredibly clear, semi-transparent structures.

The structure of everything—walls, floors, furniture—was analyzed thoroughly.

If there were any unusual or extraordinary fluctuations hidden within, they would definitely not escape his notice.

They started in the storage room behind the bar.

The storage room was filled with barrels of wine, shelves, and various other odds and ends.

It looked normal, but from Karenchit's perspective, he saw a faint, dark red supernatural fluctuation beneath the floor!

"There's something here!"

He crouched down and tapped the floor.

The voice was hollow.

Jack and Allen stepped forward and used their respective weapons as tools to pry open the floor.

Sure enough, there was a hidden compartment below, not very big, just big enough for one person to squat down in.

There was a small wooden box in the hidden compartment.

To avoid any accidents, Karen told the others to step back, while she carefully used her enchanted longsword to pry open the box lid.

There are no traps.

The box contained several account books, some gold coins, and several letters.

Karen flipped through the ledger, which recorded the tavern's daily income and expenses, but several pages were clearly written in some kind of encrypted language, which he couldn't understand at all.

The letter was written in encrypted text; the only readable part was the familiar symbol at the bottom of the signature...

An eye entangled in thorns.

"It's...something from the Mystic Guild!" Kelly whispered.

Karen nodded without saying anything.

He had Jack deliver the box to Sherman, then led a few men to continue the search.

It took the group nearly an hour to completely search the first floor of the tavern.

They found three more hidden compartments.

Each hidden compartment contained similar ledgers, letters, and a small amount of gold coins.

From this, Karen drew a conclusion.

Night Rose Tavern has likely become an intelligence hub and financial repository for the Secret Society without anyone noticing.

After investigating the first floor, the group rushed to the second floor without stopping.

The second floor is used as a hotel, with more than a dozen rooms.

However, most of the rooms were empty at the moment, and the few inhabited rooms were all under the control of the Order Keepers.

Karen and her group checked each room one by one.

Most rooms were normal, with no unusual fluctuations whatsoever.

However, when he reached the last room at the end of the corridor, his pupils suddenly contracted!

On the surface, this room looks just like any other room.

However, upon closer inspection, it can be seen that there is a slight distortion in a certain part of the wall, as if it has been disturbed by something.

Almost instantly, he thought of magical barriers.

"There's a barrier in this room!" Karen exclaimed.

Fearing something might go wrong, he immediately sent Jack down to report.

Sherman arrived quickly.

Upon entering the room, he immediately went to the strange wall and placed his hand on it…

A faint halo of light quickly spread across the wall, soon touching the invisible barrier and creating ripples.

"It is indeed a magical barrier, and of a high level..." Sherman withdrew his hand after examining it for a while. "It looks like it's at least level three. It seems we'll have to break it by force."

But at that moment, Karen was observing the barrier on the wall with utmost seriousness.

With the insight of the mysterious runes, the structure of the barrier was completely analyzed, and the flowing extraordinary elements within it were clearly visible.

He quickly said, "There are two weak points in this barrier, located in the upper left corner and the center of the wall."

If we attack both locations simultaneously, we might be able to break through this barrier silently.

Sherman nodded, gesturing for the men to step back.

He drew the greatsword from his back, and strands of extraordinary elemental energy rapidly flowed into the heavy, sharp blade.

Almost instantly, he unleashed some kind of fourth-tier combat skill.

Two sword shadows slashed out simultaneously, accurately striking the two spots Karen had mentioned!

In an instant, the entire barrier began to tremble violently!

Cracks spread out like a spider web, then shattered into pieces like broken glass.

The invisible barrier has disappeared.

Sherman channeled his extraordinary elemental power into his right leg and then kicked the wall in front of him hard!

boom!

A huge hole was kicked into the wall!

Behind the gap, a dimly lit room was hidden!

The room was small and simply furnished.

But what surprised Jack and the others the most was that there were two people standing in the room at that moment!

They were all dressed as tavern waiters, their faces showing shock and fear, as if they could never have imagined that anyone could discover the secret here.

At that moment, Karen stared intently at the two men.

With the help of the mysterious runes, he could clearly see dark red energy surging within the two people!

Without a doubt, these two were the other two spies of the Mystic Society who had infiltrated this tavern!

Sherman didn't waste any words and immediately took action to capture him.

But the two men showed no intention of dodging or making a move.

They exchanged a glance, a resolute glint flashing in their eyes simultaneously.

The next moment, a dark red aura surged around them, their eyes turned blood red, and their expressions became extremely ferocious!

However, they completely ignored Sherman who was charging towards them.

"Oh no!" Karen realized what was happening and immediately shouted, "They're going to commit suicide!"

At the same time, Sherman also sensed that something was wrong.

He raised his hand to interrupt their spellcasting, but it was too late.

A dark red light burst forth from their bodies, and their bodies began to disintegrate at a visible speed.

Skin cracks open, flesh melts away, bones shatter...!

The whole process was incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, the two living people were turned into two pools of dark red blood, not even a bone fragment remained.