Chapter 950: BUFF Stacking
Jerome and Mal's astonishment did not escape Xiao Ran and El-Elf. It was easy to imagine just how shocked the two men were after Xiao Ran mentioned Amalgam—and even brought up certain things that only those in the know would understand.
Mal Amit frowned at Xiao Ran. "You... know?"
Xiao Ran smiled. "Of course. And you should know that it is impossible to keep this hidden from everyone. Since that is the case, doesn't it also prove that we are not on opposing sides?"
That cryptic exchange left Tessa, Richard, and Andrew, who had no idea what was going on, utterly confused. In truth, however, the riddle between Xiao Ran and Mal Amit was very simple. It only explained one thing: Amalgam, which represented evil, and Mithril, which represented justice, were both ultimately led by the same person—a man codenamed Count.
This man codenamed Count held actual authority over Mithril, but only bore the nominal title of Amalgam's leader. Xiao Ran, who had once experienced the plot, naturally knew this. Yet to the people of this world, it was a top-secret matter known only to a very small number of people. Xiao Ran also knew that, at some point in the future, Mithril would ultimately be destroyed by Amalgam, leaving behind only a handful of battered survivors struggling desperately on.
From that perspective, choosing Mithril as his partner was not actually the correct choice. Yet Xiao Ran was quite confident that he had the ability to save Mithril from its fated suffering.
More importantly, Xiao Ran had to change Mithril's fate. In this world, Mithril was currently the only ally among the justice-aligned groups. Xiao Ran had absolutely no reason to abandon such a sole ally of justice.
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