Chapter 42: Shadow and Gregor

The meeting was finished when the participants agreed on the deal to ally themselves with each other.

After the Conqueror said that the deal is sealed, they went on to talk about the finer details of the alliance.

They talked about how the plans would be made later, how they will attack the Lion Clan, etc.

After the meeting was finished, Baron Tell and the group of guys who sneaked in here were taking a walk around the mansion.

Well, they weren't exactly taking a walk with no purpose. They had a destination, and that was the guest room.

They only had one topic to talk about, and it was the hottest issue for them right now.

It was something that must be solved right now because of the matters in their home.

And so, they walked towards the guest room where they could talk properly.

After a minute of walking, they reached their destination, and Baron Tell opened the door.

After they settled in, Baron Tell...no, Shadow used magic to prevent any eavesdropping or any content leaking from what they would be talking about.

When they were certain that they were safe, the guy who seems to be leading them...Mayo, or rather, Gregor, spoke to Shadow.

"We confirmed it. That baby is living with the Suckus in Skinjur for almost a year now. There is no trace that he left."

Shadow sat down first before proceeding to think.

This information was something they wanted to get for a long time. The only reason why they didn't attack the forest was because of the 'missing' of action.

They didn't have any word or information about the guy they were hunting for, which confused them.

Did he leave? Where is he? Why is he not here? Why is he not showing up?

These sorts of questions were tormenting them until a good piece of news came up.

Well, it was actually a woman who introduced themselves to them.

It was the woman who was in the meeting earlier, a Suckus.

That woman only said one thing to the group of Shadow.

"That baby is living in Skinjur. Since we have the same goal, why don't we work together?"

Since the group was trying so hard to find the baby, some other external forces or organizations could find out. It was quite easy to tell as their intentions were out in the open.

After all, they were literally searching every nook and corner for the baby.

Although the baby wasn't news known to the public, the influential people could still find out as if it were the palm of their hands.

However, Shadow didn't fret at all when the woman mentioned the baby to him.

After all, why should he when his goal is just to kill him?

In fact, the woman knowing his intentions was some kind of notice, telling Shadow that he was working hard.

After all, there's no need to keep it a secret, and there's no need to do it in secret.

Anyway, there was a piece of information that Shadow wanted so much that he was ready to destroy the entire forest.

It was the location of the baby.

And the key to the location of the baby was the woman who offered the piece of information.

"Skinjur, are you saying you could lead me there?"

And to confirm his questions and doubts, he asked this straightforwardly.

At this moment in time, Shadow still didn't know about the real identity of the woman.

After all, the woman was trying to hide the fact that she is a Suckus, so she looked exactly like a normal woman.

However, that changed when she revealed the fact that she was a Suckus, making Shadow assured.

And her efforts weren't in vain as Shadow accepted her offer without hesitation.

And now, they were in the middle of reaching their goal; attacking Skinjur.

While both of them wanted to go to Skinjur, they had different wants and needs.

The woman wanted something else, and Shadow wanted the baby.

Of course, Shadow didn't ask about what the woman wanted.

Either way, the deal was beneficial to Shadow, who couldn't find even the piss of the baby.

"Huuuu." Shadow took a deep breath before speaking.

He didn't want to let his old habits kick in now when they are so close to their goal of killing the baby.

"So, who exactly is going to come with us for this mission? We can't spend every guy we have on Skinjur. The deal is to help those guys also take on the Lion Clan, which will also help us in the long run of the battle."

Shadow spoke while looking at Gregor. He trusted Gregor even though Shadow was in a higher position than him.

This man was his partner, who was always with him on any mission that he took.

Even when Gregor was Mayo, Shadow was in the shadows, always helping him.

In short, Gregor was the public face of Shadow.

Incidentally, Shadow decided that the work will be faster if they just replaced Baron Tell instead of manipulating him.

After all, Baron Tell was a piece of trash who had no worth in controlling him.

That was why he was here being Baron Tell while he was on the mission.

This was his temporary identity.

"We have ten guys coming from the top. The weaker guys will be the ones going with those three guys from Jakart. The ten guys who will come are powerful enough to match even me. The orders from the top are to kill the brat as soon as possible."

Gregor spoke with a grave tone and a serious face.

This mission of theirs was already taking too much time, and this fact displeased the one who was their boss.

They also took too many resources, manpower, wealth, and position just to tackle the baby's location.

It would have been fine if they could show the results of their work and investigation, but they couldn't.

After all, it was as if the baby disappeared out of nowhere.

"Don't worry. That baby won't be able to escape us this time. What about the woman? Have you investigated her?"

Shadow once asked Gregor to investigate the woman who came in to offer an alliance with them.

She was dubious and hard to trust, but since she had an ally on the level of a Conqueror, Shadow could at least trust some of her words.

However, Shadow wanted to know every little detail about her. After all, he is making a deal to basically a stranger.

Even a Conqueror's dignity and reputation wouldn't be able to cover that fact for a person like Shadow.

After all, Shadow knows how the underworld works. Betrayals were something common and were eaten daily by the people who live by the laws of the underworld.

"I did investigate her, but...There's no information about her. They hid it well. That Conqueror is the one who hid it and some other organization. However, this helped us gain some insights about her forces."

Gregor spoke while brandishing four of his fingers.

"She has four organizations backing her; the one that the Conqueror leads, The Mysterious Guild, The River Flood, and the Sky Tiger. The last two, River Dragon and Sky Tiger, aren't really great forces, but the Mysterious Guild is something even I can't look into."

The fact that Gregor couldn't investigate the Mysterious Guild is something Shadow didn't want to hear.

However, at least, they were able to know her forces and what kinds of organizations are backing her.

It was then.

Shadow looked at the men who were standing and spoke to them.

"Spread out in the forest once more, and try to look for the village that the baby once helped. Be discreet so that the others wouldn't find you."

The men didn't speak as they immediately disappeared into the shadows.

Gregor just watched them leave, and when he felt that they were completely outside, he sat on the couch where Shadow was sitting and spoke to him.

"Shadow...this is the last chance that has been given to us. If we can't accomplish it, that man will kill us."

The two were seen as incompetent members of their organization, and the boss was seriously considering cutting them off.

After all, your subordinate just made you lose some great wealth and time.

What's more, the organization that they were part of wasn't some organization that the newbies or kids join.

It was a dark organization.

Killing the two of them would be a simple task that anyone in the organization, even their friends, wouldn't hesitate to do.

"I understand. This time, we'll make sure to kill him!"

Shadow clenched his hands, and his face crumbled so bad that it wouldn't be weird to think of it as it was a deformed face.

"That fucking baby took so much of our time and made us lose our face; we'll make sure to kill that bird too!"

He remembered the one who disturbed the mission last time. It was Percia.

"I'll kill that bird and cook him like a piece of meat!"

Shadow bared his fangs and anger at the guy who made their mission last for almost a year.

"I'll kill both of them!!"