With a cry unlike that of an ordinary bird, Fire Crow descended from the night sky and perched on Qin Ran's shoulder.
The power of the contract instantly gave Qin Ran, who already shared a mental bond with Fire Crow, everything he wanted to know.
At once, Qin Ran quickened his pace.
In fact, whenever he thought of what Artisan had told him, Qin Ran wished he could move twice, even three times as fast!
The Title Dungeon Sub-Scroll!
He had never imagined it would be this item.
But a moment later, it all made sense.
Only something like that could prompt Black Robes, one of the Ten Supernovae Under the Witch, to act personally.
Lairvent of Black Robes.
The sole outlier among the Ten Supernovae.
Unlike the others, who formed small teams or operated alone, Lairvent favored large organizations and powerful factions.
Using his own reputation to draw struggling players into his ranks, he expanded his influence and occupied a corner of the Giant City, like a lurking monster waiting for a chance to devour its prey.
Just like...
Another Broker.
Only, Broker maintained appearances and at least knew to conceal his intentions.
Black Robes did not.
Just as when he had claimed his place among the Ten Supernovae, Black Robes was blunt: if I want what you have, it's mine.
In the real world, such a philosophy was bound by shackles called laws.
But here?
Those shackles had long since been broken.
The beast had escaped its cage.
From Artisan's brief account alone, Qin Ran knew Black Robes had carried out such robberies more than once. This time, he had set his sights on Cursebreaker.
And by using Cursebreaker as bait, he had dragged Lawless and the other lone wolves, along with Qin Ran himself, into the current