The Mechanical Alchemist
Chapter 62

The Beautiful Woman in the Underground Chamber

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He had originally thought this was merely a simple guide mission for a trial, but now that things had developed this far, how could Suren not see that there was something seriously fishy about it?

After briefly reviewing everything, Suren had already pieced together the limited clues in his mind.

Even without knowing the whole story, he could guess that this probably involved some feud between powerful families—a struggle within a financial conglomerate.

This was a premeditated "accident."

The mentor and assistant instructor who had inexplicably disappeared had probably met with an accident.

After all, if something happened to the young masters and ladies of those financial families, the mentors would also be unable to escape responsibility.

Of course, Suren, the guide, would be implicated as well.

On the surface, the mastermind's target wasn't Suren but probably the students. But to him, this was an even greater hidden danger than facing a crisis himself.

Tier 2 Professionals could be sent to the fighting arena, so it was obvious that those financial conglomerates were no pushovers. If something really happened to these noble students, Suren, an Outer City gang member with no foundation, would definitely be the first to be buried with them.

When that happened, even the president of the Cross Society might not be able to protect him.

"I thought this would be an easy job where I could lie down and make money. I never expected to get caught up in a struggle between financial conglomerates. This is going to be troublesome."

Suren's thoughts raced as he began planning an escape route for himself. Could it be that after this, I'll have to change identities again and infiltrate the Steam Party or the Crow Gang?

Only after joining a gang would one understand how much power the three

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