"We only need to destroy this place. There's no need to go looking for the Rulers."
The orange cat looked up at Ember. She was following a workshop attendant toward the highest level of the workshop.
"I don't know where this workshop's core is. If you don't destroy the core, you won't be able to stop it from operating."
As Ember spoke, a dagger appeared in her hand once more. She gripped it in reverse.
The orange cat had given her this dagger before they left, for self-defense. Its function was similar to the dagger she had used to assassinate her eldest sister.
Ember was far too weak right now. She did not believe the tendrils extending from her body could defeat her second brother.
"You're planning to cause trouble for the workshop's Ruler, aren't you?"
Thousand Faces saw through Ember's intentions at a glance. The look in her eyes made it clear that she already had murder on her mind.
"The workshop's Ruler is much weaker than my eldest sister. Didn't you want to eliminate us? This is an opportunity."
When Ember learned that the orange cat intended to personally destroy this Alchemy Workshop, she had guessed that its combat strength might be more than just four paw pads.
On top of that, that toxin-like energy came from the orange cat itself.
Based on Ember's guess... this orange cat might be capable of standing against her second brother.
Over in the Hearthstone tavern, Joshua had already stood up and handed control of the orange cat to Thousand Faces.
"Destroying this Alchemy Workshop will definitely alert her eldest sister. Taking out a Gray Mist Source while we're at it doesn't conflict with this operation."
Thousand Faces did not mind adding an assassination to this "demolition" operation—or rather, a direct frontal