Let's Make a Deal!

Silence reigned.

In that instant, it seemed that even the chirping of birds, beasts, and insects had been completely frightened away by the stench of blood, and there was no sound at all.

After a long while, a voice finally rang out.

"Gurgle..."

That was the sound of someone swallowing.

Slumped on the ground, Meli stared at the large amount of blood that had stained the ground in front of her, the pieces of Demon Beast flesh that had almost turned into garbage, and the sharp dagger pointed at her head. She couldn't help but swallow hard.

Especially those icy blue Magic Eye that stared directly at him.

Stared at by those Ice-Blue Demon Eyes, Meli felt as if a block of ice had been plunged into her back, freezing the blood in her body and making it incredibly cold.

Under these circumstances, Meli was so frightened that she couldn't speak at all.

At this moment, the twins' maids crossed the sea of blood and chunks of flesh and arrived behind Fang Li.

"Sister, sister, this assassin seems to be terrified by Lord Fang Li."

"Rem, Rem, this brat seems to have been scared out of his wits by that bastard."

It sounds like they're making sarcastic remarks.

However, Meli couldn't smile at all.

Because the twin sisters' gazes upon Meli were completely devoid of emotion, like those of executioners contemplating where to strike, which made Meli tremble slightly.

Heaven has mercy! Without the help of Demon Beast beasts, Meli is simply no match for the situation on her own.

At this moment, with a Killer Demon and a pair of Oni sisters staring intently at her, Meli really didn't even have the thought of trying to escape.

Fang Li then looked at the terrified Meli and spoke again with a half-smile.

"So, can we talk now?"

How could Meli dare to say no?

At that moment, all Meli could do was nod repeatedly, like someone pounding garlic.

However, the twin sisters seemed somewhat dissatisfied with this.

"Lord Fang Li is too kind," Rem said somewhat tactfully. "Rem believes this assassin is not worth taking prisoner."

The implication is that it would be best to kill him quickly.

"Ram doesn't think this kind of person is worth talking to." Ram said bluntly, "Since she dared to attack Lord Roswaal's residence, she should pay the price."

The implication was the same: kill them as soon as possible.

The merciless words of the Oni sisters almost brought Meli to tears.

Now, Meli could only cast hopeful glances at Fang Li.

Fang Li ignored the twin maids' remarks and began talking to himself.

"Let me ask you a question first," Fang Li Meli said, brandishing the dagger in his hand as if in a threatening tone, "Who hired you?"

"I... I don't know." Meli shrank her neck and said tremblingly, "They just accepted the mission and didn't know who the client was."

This is not surprising at all.

After all, many people don't want their information about hiring assassins to be leaked. If there's a risk of leaks, they'll think twice about whether or not to hire an assassin.

Therefore, reputable assassin organizations will definitely have such rules in order to protect the intelligence of their clients.

This is not for the benefit of the client, but rather a measure taken to allow people to patronize the business without any concerns.

Of course, it's also possible that Meli is lying and deliberately not revealing the client's information.

Therefore, Rem and Ram's gazes toward Meli gradually became dangerous, causing Meli to shrink her neck even more.

Fang Li remained unconcerned, as if he didn't care about the issue at all, and continued to ask questions.

"Then let me ask you one more question: Does your assassin organization have any information about the Witch Cult?"

"The Witch Cult?" Meli reacted to the term.

"The Witch Cult..." Rem and Ram reacted to the same term.

However, the former's reaction was somewhat stunned, while the latter's reaction seemed as if negative emotions had been inadvertently revealed.

This is only natural.

The culprit that annihilated the Ghost Village, leaving only the Oni Rem and Ram as the remaining members of the Ghost Clan, is the Witch Cult.

Furthermore, since Ram's horn was also cut off by the Witch Cult, regardless of Ram's reaction, Rem exuded madness just like when she first heard the name of the Witch Cult in the restaurant last time.

However, compared to that time, Rem has resolved her inner conflict and is no longer so fixated on it.

Therefore, Rem managed to control her emotions well, only her gaze towards Meli became somewhat sharp.

It's easy to imagine how much pressure Meli felt being stared at like that by Rem.

At that moment, Meli quickly said, "I... I only know that the Witch Cult seems to have recently entered the border of this kingdom and is preparing something, but I don't know anything else."

At this point, Meli hesitated for a moment, then cautiously added this sentence.

"However, there are reliable rumors that those guys seem to be targeting silver-haired Half-Elf."

The information provided was almost identical to what Elsa had said before.

"Is that all?" Fang Li asked directly. "Several days have passed since then. Has your organization not received any new intelligence?"

"They've been on a mission and haven't had a chance to report to the organization yet," Meli said, sounding somewhat frightened. "So, this is all the information I have."

Upon hearing this, Rem and Ram exchanged a glance and both fell silent.

Fang Li frowned as well, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, only a few days have passed, is it impossible for any new information to emerge?

Since that's the case...

"I'll call you Meli."

Fang Li said this to Meli.

"Meli, do you want to live?"

This question doesn't even need an answer.

Meli nodded repeatedly, even more frantically than before.

Seeing this, Fang Li smiled slightly.

"Then, let's make a deal!"

Seeing Fang Li's malicious smile, Meli immediately felt a bad premonition.

Soon after, about half an hour later, Fang Li group emerged from the forest.

However, on Rem's shoulder, there was a girl who was tied up and looked dejected as she was being carried.

At this moment, the system notification sounded in Fang Li's mind.

"Number 11273 has completed Rank B Side Mission and has earned 20,000 Exchange Points."

Although I completed a Side Mission and earned 20,000 Exchange Points, I am still 10,000 Exchange Points short of the goal for Fang Li's Main Mission Three.

In addition, Fang Li sighed slowly, as he realized that neither the Main Mission One nor the Main Mission Two was yet to be completed.

"It seems I'll still be busy."