"First, I need to tell you," De Norne looked at He Ao and emphasized again, "today's mission is extremely dangerous. You could very well die during it."
"Tasks that dangerous are usually important too," He Ao said with a smile. "That might be exactly the kind of mission I'm looking for."
De Norne raised his brows slightly, then smiled. "Alright, I'll lay it all out for you. This mission isn't about capturing some key figure. Well, it could be considered capturing key figures, but it's a little more 'complicated.'"
"How complicated?" He Ao asked.
De Norne looked at him and slowly said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "We'll directly raid the Anomaly Cult's headquarters and see if we can wipe out all their core personnel in one go."
He Ao: "Huh?"
Silvi, disguised as a doll: "Huh?"
He Ao had actually expected De Norne to pull something big. Capturing key figures had only been a cover; otherwise, there would have been no need for all this secrecy. That was also why he had been so eager to improve his strength. But he had not expected De Norne to be holding back something this huge.
"I haven't worked all these years for nothing," De Norne said, shaking his head. He took out a tablet from his coat and handed it to He Ao. "A long time ago, I already figured out the location of the Anomaly Cult's headquarters. I was just waiting for an opportunity."
"Does Ryan Ke know this intelligence?" He Ao took the tablet and asked instinctively.
"He knows some of it." At the mention of this, De Norne sighed softly. "But he only knows that I captured some key figures from the Anomaly Cult and extracted some intelligence through interrogation. He doesn't know