If Mimosa had been at a loss before, then the moment he realized Qin Ran was no longer beside him, he completely lost his bearings.
Especially when he saw the city guards truly draw their swords and begin suppressing the panicked crowd because a Thorn Temple priest had been assassinated in the street, Mimosa could only lean against the wall and tremble.
Fortunately, Qin Ran soon appeared before him.
"Follow me!"
Seeing Mimosa's timid appearance, Qin Ran frowned inwardly. Carrying the captive in his hand, he headed toward the nearby shadows.
Mimosa hurried after him.
Although only a few seconds had passed, to Mimosa, it had felt as long as a century. At that moment, he did not want to be separated from Qin Ran at all.
After successfully returning to the Charge-Up Stables, Qin Ran handed the captive to Meltzer and Pirk, who had returned ahead of them, and instructed them, "Take him and the other two back to Meltzer's hidden stronghold. Unless I summon you, do not show yourselves!"
"Yes, sir!"
Although Meltzer and Pirk were puzzled, they did not argue. They immediately obeyed respectfully.
"That person was...?"
After returning to the inn, Mimosa finally calmed down from his panic. He pointed at the captive being carried away and looked at Qin Ran.
"Mm."
Qin Ran nodded.
Though Mimosa had not finished speaking, Qin Ran already understood what he meant.
That captive was the assassin who had hidden among the crowd and attacked the Thorn Temple priest earlier.
He possessed considerable skill and combat ability, no weaker than an ordinary veteran player.
But compared to Qin Ran, he was simply not worth mentioning.
Qin Ran subdued and knocked him unconscious in a single exchange.
If Qin Ran had not wanted to obtain more useful information from him, he