The path to the vault was littered with Pokémon and human corpses, along with fresh blood, indicating that a bloody battle—or rather, a massacre—had occurred before everyone arrived.
"Be careful," Jacob reminded everyone.
As the group approached the vault, a Salamence flew overhead from the vault's direction toward another area.
The four of them looked up and saw a man wearing a golden Yamask mask sitting atop the Salamence.
Jacob's brows furrowed as he watched this scene. He hadn't expected to see Gods Coffin here.
Raya's face was grim. She also hadn't expected the King to be attacked by Gods Coffin, and the critical thing was that as an official member of Gods Coffin, she hadn't received any warning until now!
"Hurry up. Let's move faster." Jacob nodded and continued walking toward the vault.
The four of them quickened their pace, and when they reached the entrance of the vault, they encountered two men wearing Yamask masks emerging from inside, their bodies covered in crimson blood, looking particularly eerie.
One man wore a golden Yamask with the number 10 engraved on it—none other than Gods Coffin-10, Huxley.
The other man wore a silver Yamask with the number 10 engraved on it, evidently a newly promoted Gods Coffin-10 Reserve member.
Two months prior, Huxley had invited Jacob to become a Gods Coffin-10 Reserve member, but Jacob had declined.
He hadn't expected that after more than two months, Huxley had already found a new candidate for the Gods Coffin-10 Reserve position.
Huxley, who had just emerged from the vault, also saw Jacob and his three companions approaching, and his brows furrowed slightly.
They had thought they had dealt with all the vault guards, but they hadn't expected there would still be survivors.
"Are more fearless ones coming, or are you trying to take advantage of the situation?" Huxley's gentle voice rang out, his Yamask mask concealing his expression. "Isn't it good to be alive? Curiosity will only hasten your demise."
"Go, Salamence! Dragon Claw!" Huxley released his ace Pokémon, Salamence, which roared in the air, flapped its wings, and flew toward the four of them.
"Go, Tyranitar! Crunch!" The Reserve member standing beside Huxley also released his ace Pokémon, Tyranitar.
Two Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon attacked Jacob and his three companions, and both Pokémon were Champion-level in strength.
A Champion-level Tyranitar?!
Watching this scene, Jacob's pupils contracted slightly. The identity of the person wearing the silver Yamask was already obvious—besides Dante, Jacob couldn't think of anyone else.
They were already overwhelmed dealing with one Tyranitar carrying a Dread Plate, and now with the addition of the even stronger Huxley, unless Jacob used his Gigantamax Lapras, there was absolutely no chance of winning.
Facing the combined attack of Salamence and Tyranitar, Jacob didn't hesitate, immediately releasing his ace Pokémon Iron Valiant. Similarly, Raya beside him also released her ace Pokémon, Shiny Gardevoir.
"Mega Evolution, Gardevoir!"
Iron Valiant blocked Tyranitar's attack, and Mega Gardevoir also blocked Salamence's assault. But in doing so, the identities of the two were completely exposed.
"So it's you two?" Seeing the distinctive Iron Valiant and Shiny Gardevoir, Huxley motioned for Salamence to stop. "Jacob, long time no see."
"I was wondering why you refused my invitation. So this is what it was all about." Huxley's gaze fell on Raya, revealing a hint of ambiguity. "Since you're one of us, I won't make things difficult for you. Move aside."
"Huxley," Raya's voice rang out, with a hint of anger in her tone. "Don't you know I have shares in the Golden Gamble?"
"Is that so?" Huxley feigned surprise. "That's truly a pity. It's all your fault. If you had told me earlier that you had shares in the Golden Gamble, we might have invited you to join us. But now, it's too late to say anything."
"Next time, be sure to tell me earlier."
"Oh, and by the way, this operation wasn't led by me. If you have any complaints, you can bring them to Priest-3."
Listening to Huxley's hypocritical tone, Raya was extremely angry. More than the vault being robbed, what bothered Raya more was that with Gods Coffin's interference, it would be unknown how many years it would take to host the Golden Gamble again.
This was equivalent to a stable source of income being cut off.
Although angry, Raya was also deeply wary of Huxley and Dante's strength and didn't dare act rashly.
Moreover, on this ship, besides Huxley and Dante, there was also the even stronger Priest-3.
"We're leaving. If you want to make a move, you'd better hurry." Huxley spoke, but his gaze remained fixed on Jacob and Raya.
Although his tone was relaxed, he still harbored a hint of apprehension regarding Jacob and Raya's strength.
After all, Raya had just caught a Cresselia, and he didn't know how strong Raya's Cresselia actually was, so to be safe, he remained cautiously on guard against the two.
"Since you're not making a move, then I'm leaving. Goodbye, Jacob, Heavenly King Raya."
Huxley and Dante retreated in the opposite direction.
Watching the two retreat, Jacob's face showed a thoughtful expression, and he turned to Raya beside him. "Aren't you also Gods Coffin? Why would they attack the King?"
"Gods Coffin isn't a monolithic entity. It has always been a neutral organization, with Heavenly Kings members like myself and Champions like the Su family, but also outlaws like Huxley and Dante. Huxley has always been closely associated with Priest-3." Watching their retreating figures, the anger on Raya's face dissipated as she explained. "This operation was a conspiracy between them. No one else knew about it."
"Priest-3..." Jacob's face showed a thoughtful expression.
The ranking within Gods Coffin was somewhat related to strength. With such a high rank as Priest-3, how powerful would he be?
"What do we do now?" Jacob turned to Raya and asked. "This cruise ship has been damaged from the attack and will probably sink soon."
"Follow me." Raya's eyes sparkled as she whispered to Jacob. "There are six shareholders in total for the Golden Gamble. After the Golden Gamble ended, the six of us picked out the most valuable portion first."
Jacob's face was filled with surprise. Truly a cunning woman. "Then why did you sound so angry just now?"
"If I didn't get angry, Huxley would definitely notice something was off," Raya explained with a smile, then her eyes sparkled as she whispered to Jacob. "The other shareholders are all Heavenly Kings and Champions from foreign countries, but because this Golden Gamble was held in China, they didn't attend in person—only sent their subordinates. We can take this opportunity to rob them of their treasures."
!!!
How ruthless!
Jacob looked at Raya in surprise. "This... isn't that good?"
"What's not good about it?" Raya said indifferently. "With Gods Coffin causing such a stir, it will definitely be difficult to hold the Golden Gamble again in the future, and robbing them will also allow Gods Coffin and Huxley to take the blame."
How cruel! But I like it!
"Are you sure they're all foreigners?"
"Confirmed."
"Then let's do it."