Uncanny

The torrential rain raged madly through the night alongside howling winds. Water poured down like a curtain, seeming ready to shatter the rocks on the ground. The flowers that had only just welcomed Greenleaf Season upon the branches had all been battered down by the rain, and the petals that fell into the mud pits were quickly buried beneath layer upon layer of filth.

Under the cover of such a rainy night, a group of people draped in black robes hurried into Red Valley City. They lavishly rented out a small tavern, then gathered around the table and began communicating through mental means.

Clearly, the only people who would come to Red Valley City at this time were members of the Mutual Aid Society, and their purpose in entering the city was equally obvious—playing the role of "righteous bandits" and robbing a noble estate!

Ganatica's elite team consisted of ten members this time. Aside from Ganatica and Pandora, the two Formal Level combatants, there were also five Formal Level warriors and three Formal Level rogues taking part in the operation. In truth, several of the warriors, Ganatica included, were entirely responsible for combat. An infiltration mission could not be entrusted to burly men clad in armor; they still needed the nimble rogues to help.

Ten Formal Level professionals in total—this was the entire Mutual Aid Society's full strength. Ganatica planned to launch lightning raids on at least five or six large noble estates within a week. For now, this Mosenkai Manor in Red Valley City was merely Ganatica's first target.

"How strong are this estate's defenses?"

Secretly keeping watch in a small tavern outside the manor, Ganatica, wrapped in a large black robe, cautiously questioned the similarly black-robed scouting team. Although, in theory, an ordinary noble estate could not possibly