"Not bad luck. I completed the mission right away."
Alger considered not reporting the news so soon, dragging it out a little longer and claiming some extra expenses along the way.
Vice Admiral Iceberg had no intention of keeping that key. If the price was right, the Church would not let it slip away.
Yet at that moment, the sharp-eyed Alger sensed a hint of danger.
He had already entered an empty alley when he noticed someone following behind him.
Had they started tailing him when he went to the casino?
What did they want with him?
Had someone discovered his bounty?
Although Alger had kept a low profile, and the bounty did not remotely match his strength, there was still one on his head.
"There was also Dunnitz the Blazing in the casino, with a bounty of 3,000 gold pounds. If the stalker chose me over someone more valuable, then they probably weren't confident they could handle Danez.
"And Danez is also Sequence 7. He is still a notch below me, who am about to advance to Sequence 6, so..."
At that thought, a cruel smile appeared on Alger's face.
An excellent hunter often appeared in the guise of prey.
Then let me...
Boom—
A ball of flame exploded before Alger, and a figure leaped out of it.
The figure was accompanied by a short cry.
A-da~
Then Alger suddenly suffered a storm-like ambush!
Although Klein's pathway did not grant much enhancement to the body, he was Sequence 6 after all. Combined with the techniques he had never stopped practicing—
Just as he had suppressed Danez, he completely overwhelmed Alger in every aspect.
Very soon, Alger's hands were twisted behind his back, his back pinned to the ground beneath a knee. He received the same treatment as Danez.
That