Chapter 970: Luo Joins Up
Xiao Ran, Chidori, and Sousuke Sagara had all stayed up all night because of what happened yesterday. But compared to Chidori and Sousuke Sagara, Xiao Ran's physical condition meant that a sleepless night brought him no fatigue at all. To ensure that Sousuke Sagara could carry out his mission better the next day, Xiao Ran took over Chidori's protection duties and had Sousuke Sagara go rest.
Especially after Mithril sent Xiao Ran a piece of information, he became even more cautious.
From Richard, Xiao Ran learned that A21's λ-DRIVER-equipped Behemoth had not actually been built by them. A21 simply did not possess the necessary technical capabilities. The AS known as Behemoth had actually been supplied by Mithril's old enemy, Amalgam.
Even Takuma's λ-DRIVER aptitude conditioning had been handled by Amalgam. Whether there was some deeper purpose behind it remained unknown, but the key point was that the city A21 had chosen to destroy happened to be the one where Chidori lived. That alone forced Xiao Ran to pay closer attention, and the news truly made him feel that something was off.
He had originally assumed that Behemoth was something A21 had produced themselves, but he had not expected it to have been given to them by Amalgam. That meant A21 did not have any Whispered under its control at all. Then why had Luo, a Participant, gone to A21 and mixed in with that ragtag bunch?
To Xiao Ran, that seemed utterly baffling. Surely Luo had not deliberately given up the Main Mission, or even ignored his mission entirely, just to take part in a Side Mission triggered by A21?
Xiao Ran shook his head. That was obviously impossible. The Main Mission carried considerable weight in every Mission World. At least for lower-level Participants, rewards