Grame was still somewhat surprised by Allen's decisive turn. She hurried forward to stop him. "There are too many of them. We shouldn't act rashly. Let's find another opportunity later."
Allen smiled at Grame. "Don't worry. I'll definitely fulfill the promise I made. They may have the numbers, but they aren't strong. If they had any real powerhouses, they wouldn't have been chased around by the Imperial Army. Besides, I'm only going to take your daughter and the Celestial Spirit Key of Aquarius. There's no need to worry too much."
Although Grame had only just met Allen for the first time, she could tell from his current expression and tone that he was serious. She therefore stopped trying to dissuade him.
Allen brought her over to Ultear and said, "Help me look after her for a moment. I'll be right back."
Allen then walked straight toward the middle-aged man.
"Can you tell me where Grame's daughter and the Celestial Spirit Key of Aquarius are?"
When the middle-aged man saw Allen—who was two heads taller than him—approaching with an imposing stride and asking him that question, fear welled up in his heart. He silently swallowed, and as Allen's gaze grew increasingly impatient, the middle-aged man hurriedly said, "They're both with Maximus. He's our leader now."
"What's the current composition of your forces?"
When Allen directly asked about their military strength, the middle-aged man's expression changed. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to tell him.
"There are still fifty of us here. We have some other brothers in other places, but I don't know exactly how many. Half of the fifty here are men we forcibly recruited from towns before. They've only received basic training and have practically no combat ability. Of the rest, fifteen are B-Class, seven are A-Class, and