Joseph was ruthless.
You couldn't survive in Black Robes without being ruthless.
In a few hundred years, he had risen from an obscure member of Black Robes to his current position. Joseph had relied on more than brute force; brains were essential too!
"Joseph!"
Devent stood to greet Joseph as soon as he entered, and Evan immediately rose too.
The three brothers got along well. The two younger ones had often helped Joseph do his dirty work.
After greeting one another with smiles, the brothers sat down, and Joseph got straight to the point.
"What exactly happened? Tell me everything."
He had played a part in the deaths of Diona's parents.
After all, he had sent his brothers to seize that mission item back then.
As far as Joseph was concerned, whether Diona lived or died was beside the point. It wouldn't even matter if what happened back then came to light.
But the mission item he had obtained could not be exposed!
Devent wasted no time telling him everything about the anonymous message.
He also shared the two possibilities he had considered.
Joseph frowned and leaned over Devent's shoulder to examine the anonymous message.
Then he took out a small device and plugged it into the terminal.
It was a rare item that could trace any message to its source.
But this time, Joseph was destined to fail.
The Mechanical Lifeform Race's capabilities in the Digital World were far beyond anything they had imagined.
Joseph found nothing useful. He put the device away, his expression growing grimmer.
"Devent did the right thing. We can't go straight to Diona."
Evan looked surprised. He had misunderstood Joseph.
"Come on, big brother. You're not afraid of that Shanhai, are you?"
"Shanhai's only in the Fifth Faction. We're in the Third Faction."
"You