At that moment, the narrator of Thieves' Den announced some explosive news:
"Because your completion rate for this mission was insufficient, you were unable to conceal your criminal activities, and your deeds will become widely known. The Divine Marquis Manor discovered that you committed another crime during the period of your wanted notices, so it has decided to increase the bounty on you and extend the duration of your wanted status to fifty days. If you commit another crime during this period, the Divine Marquis Manor will dispatch one Silver Badge Constable and three Bronze Badge Constables to pursue you."
"The next mission will be issued at noon fifteen days from now. At that time, you will be forcibly teleported to Thieves' Den. Please take note."
After a brief pause, a grand voice rang in everyone's ears:
"Announcement from the Divine Marquis Manor: The four vicious criminals of Thieves' Den have committed another crime. They successfully stole the Legendary Relic—the Relying on Heaven Sword—from Jiangnan. The Divine Marquis Manor has updated the thieves' wanted notices and will capture them when they commit their next crime."
The announcement sounded three times. Unlike last time, however, everyone now knew what it meant. On top of that, it was nighttime outside... The Divine Marquis Manor's announcement was practically like yanking people out of bed and striking them three times with a deafening gong.
More importantly, the announcement had mentioned some rather ominous information.
"Silver Badge Constable, Bronze Badge Constable..." Ying Ru Shi murmured. "Could they be demons from the Divine Marquis Manor Secret Realm?"
"I remember that the Divine Marquis Manor is a Third Turn Secret Realm..." Shang Xin Lei's voice was somewhat bitter. "In other words, they're at least Third Turn demons. The Silver Badge Constable is probably an elite demon."
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