Green Forest City.
Inside a safehouse Aaron had rented some time ago.
Three figures slowly emerged.
After setting down Lilliat and Tias, Aaron began reviewing tonight's operation. "We used false identities when we went to Plymouth, and we wore masks at the auction... Even if Snake Lady betrayed us, the chances of us being traced are minuscule."
As for that delivery note? Aaron was prepared to burn it outright.
After all, they had unexpectedly obtained the remains of another Lamplighter tonight. Its effects might be even better than that coarse grain and rough fare!
Come to think of it, meeting the prerequisites to unlock the fifth Original Quality really isn't so easy... How many Beyonders have I killed and drained the spirituality from already... Mm, mostly Blood of Decay and the Sunset School. Thanks for their contributions!
After this, the Sunset School is bound to decline.
Only after finding no issues in his review did Aaron begin considering the Alchemist's abilities.
That Bairamonger had not actually been all that powerful in terms of Yao, but his ability to create puppets and mystical items had still been an eye-opener for Aaron.
Bairamonger's true body really was in Plymouth, in the Ruined District. After hearing the "prayer," he entered the Spirit Realm, transformed into a war fortress, and used the passage formed by the prayer from within the Spirit Realm to strike directly at me...
Then I gave him an Underworld Moon Curse, destroyed his fortress in the Spirit Realm, and used that connection to catch up with him after he fled back to the mortal world, delivering the final blow... Mm, no problem.
"This is... Green Forest City?"
Lilliat lifted a corner of the curtain, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"Yes, one of my safehouses. It's been vacant for a