Sudden Killing Intent!

At the Delan Branch, Supervisor Long Mei Er, dressed in a magnificent golden robe, appeared.

His expression was not particularly pleasant. Not long ago, he had received some rather bad news. Though the news had little impact on the overall situation of the Southern Free Federation, it had successfully ruined his mood.

Thus, Long Mei Er frowned slightly and pushed open the door to enter the office of Canon, the Delan Branch's manager.

Canon was seated behind his desk, seemingly holding something in his arms. The instant Long Mei Er pushed the door open, a streak of white light leaped from Canon's arms and swiftly hid in the darkness at the corner of the room.

Canon was startled at first, then quickly rose to give up his seat to Long Mei Er. Looking somewhat nervous, he asked, "Supervisor Long Mei Er, why have you come so suddenly?"

Because of his mood, Long Mei Er did not question what Canon had been holding. He said directly, "Something happened at the Huo Er E Si Branch."

"Huo Er E Si?" Canon was slightly taken aback. He did know something about Huo Er E Si.

It was a remote Truth Society branch in the Southern Free Federation, one that had always gone unnoticed. It generally made no outstanding contributions and caused no trouble. He did not know what had happened this time.

"Has Huo Er E Si run into some trouble?" Canon asked.

"It barely counts as trouble, but it may be a sign of some problem," Long Mei Er said. "Within the territory managed by Huo Er E Si, there is an ancient forest. Previous investigations found nothing unusual, but during the most recent expedition, an entire squad completely lost contact.

"Although that squad was weak and did not even have a