Another World Mall

President of the Essence Bank, Frey, put on a solemn face while staring at the president of Absalom.

"You are asking for something unexpected, President Rysen." Frey squinted his eyes.

"Let's not beat around the bush, shall we? According to the regulation, the Essence Bank in the fallen cities has their rights returned to the country." Rysen crossed his arms. "It's not unexpected for someone like me to get it."

"Oh my. Not unexpected? It's normal for a president of a country to ask for this information, but it only happens when you have the desire to conquer it. However, there's no military operation being conducted in the fallen cities, especially in your country, right now. So, I can't help but wonder…" Frey smiled, calculating everything.

"Let's see… According to the regulation, even a normal explorer group can get access to this information as long as they're able to prove to us that they manage to secure the vault itself.

"I wonder… who asks you for such a thing?" Frey knew someone was asking it. At the same time, there weren't many people who could ask the president of a country to do such a thing in Absalom. That was why Frey asked, "It appears I have gotten sidetracked a bit. Of course, I don't oppose you for getting that information. Please inform me of the location. I will send the data and process to you."

'This guy has figured it out…' Rysen wanted to punch Frey, but he had to do it for Clovis. If Clovis got stronger, their country would become stronger as well. Hence, Rysen asked for something unexpected. "All the fallen cities."

"!!!" Frey widened his eyes in shock. This was Rysen's move to prevent Clovis' location from leaking. Even though they could narrow it down to several cities, they would have to check every single one of them.

Frey's smile became even bigger. "In that case, I will send you the information you want. I can guarantee it will arrive in less than an hour."

Rysen nodded. As the president, he didn't plan to follow along with Frey's questioning, nor did the latter intend to push the president into the corner.

Both of them got what they wanted. Before Rysen hung up, Frey added, "Well, congratulations, President Rysen. I wish you a pleasant day."

Rysen's eyebrows twitched. It was obvious what the congratulations were for. With this, President Frey had become another person who knew that Absalom had obtained Clovis.

Nevertheless, it was something supposed to happen sooner or later, so he just dropped this matter. At the very least, by keeping Clovis happy, the latter would contribute to the country. That was enough for him.

…

After receiving the information, Clovis decided to execute their plan right away.

Clovis and Christina first came out of the tower and moved as quietly as possible, heading to the military facility. They put down a radar here for Melody to scan the area and maintain this vision.

Meanwhile, they both entered through a broken window before looking around. After noticing there was no beast around, Clovis gave a hand signal through the camera on his chest.

Then, Aileen came out of the tower and used her talent to the maximum. Instead of heading to the military facility, she actually headed to the opposite side of the tower, trying to check the movement of the beasts.

Melody watched them closely before muttering, "As expected, it does seem they're being ruled by a single beast instead of multiple high tier beasts. In other words, this entire city was controlled by a single beast, which might be the Tier 7 beast.

"Now that we've confirmed their movement, what should we do, Clovis?"

Clovis paused for a moment. He observed the beasts around the facility before saying, "Proceed with Plan B. While the original plan might succeed, the number of beasts is lower than we originally expected. Hence, we should focus on speed instead."

"Got it." Melody nodded. "Guide mode."

The first one coming out was none other than Reolf. He had the sharpest sense, so he should check the situation on top of the radar. However, Reolf's body was much bigger than a normal human, so he would stand out.

That was why, as Reolf moved, Aileen returned and struck down multiple beasts as silently as possible.

Meanwhile, Clovis and Christina were looking for the entrance and secured it. Christina first provoked the beasts so that they focused on her instead of alerting other beasts. Clovis, on the other hand, swiftly eliminated them with his speed.

Once the entrance was secured, Reolf entered the building.

"Good. Reolf is safe now. Aileen." Melody typed a few things as arrows appeared on Aileen's screen, showing her targets. These were the beasts close enough to notice Clovis and the others, so they had to eliminate them first.

While Aileen took care of them, it was Kanaria and Jay's turn to enter the facility. Erwin and Luci followed behind them, as Melody and Ragna became the last ones to enter the facility.

It was true that Clovis was able to kill a lot of beasts and finished his mission faster than the others, but the way they executed the plan was still similar to other groups.

They first secured a building to hide themselves. Then, they used that building as a bridge to go to their destination.

They did it as quietly as possible so as to not disturb the peace inside the underground city.

However, they did one thing differently. Normally, the group was supposed to clear the facility first and grab some equipment that could still be used before heading to the Essence Bank.

Clovis, on the other hand, instructed, "Melody. Lead us directly toward the closest point to the Essence Bank."

Melody gladly obeyed. Although it was good to grab some equipment from here, they first had to find out whether the bank had it or not. They could send Aileen, but they didn't want to risk it too much. In case a beast noticed her and alerted them, it would be harder to save her from that position than breaking through the enemy's rank as a group.

Once they reached the nearest exit toward the Essence Bank, Clovis scanned the area before nodding his head.

Melody began the countdown as Clovis and Christina were ready to open the door.

But before the count reached zero, they suddenly heard a deafening roar echoing inside the city.

"Grraaaaa!"