Lancer, who was covered in blood, should have been 'dazzling' or had a pungent smell, but in this space that was almost full of the smell of blood, this was the best camouflage. When he sensed that someone was coming from a distance, Lancer simply used the bloody smell on his body to hide himself.
What he didn't expect was that after his sneak attack, he saw a fleeting 'emblem'.
A shield as the base with a gauntlet on top.
And this gauntlet had a special name——————Support Gauntlet.
The meaning it represented was 'the hand of support that protects the people'.
This 'emblem' represented one of the most widely distributed organizations in this world——————The Bracer Guild.
So after the other party dodged the attack, Lancer didn't continue to attack. After all, the 'Bracer Guild' was one of the few organizations in this world with no major black marks. The church had a big traitor, and the society itself should be considered a 'lawful evil' faction.
When he asked 'Bracer' with his question, the other party did not counterattack either, but held the long staff and looked at him with narrowed eyes.
"Who are you? From the Republic?"
Black tight-fitting clothes, black shaggy hair, an oriental face...
While Cassius breathed a sigh of relief, he naturally thought of this possibility. Although the Republic also participated in this joint meeting, almost everyone knew that the 'DG cult' had bribed some imperial nobles and republican parliament members, and it was not impossible for the other party to send people to silence them, as it would inevitably give others a handle if they were caught.
Cassius was not unable to understand the Republic's thinking, but he actually wanted to tell the other party that the bracers had no interest in being a bargaining chip in the struggle between the Empire and the Republic, and even if they were caught, they would be handed over to them for their own disposal.
"A person from the Republic?"
Hearing Cassius's words, Lancer was also stunned for a moment, and then he simply nodded. He had only played the Trails in the Sky trilogy, and among them, 'Unyielding Gold' was a person from the Republic, and also the one whose art style most resembled that of a Chinese person.
And when Cassius saw Lancer nod without hesitation, he also nodded and didn't say anything more.
"Your 'mission' should be completed, right? Please leave. We bracers will take it from here."
The other party's use of the word 'mission' let Lancer know that the other party had misunderstood, but he didn't want to cause trouble for now, so he simply turned and left. As for what the other party was thinking, it had nothing to do with him.
But as Lancer left, he kept thinking about one thing——————
The other person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was, especially the small mustache and the staff in his hand...
It couldn't be, could it?
In the end, Lancer's expression became extremely subtle.
On the other side, when Cassius saw Lancer leave, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that he was afraid of Lancer, but he just didn't want to get involved with the other party, given the possibility that he was from the Republic's intelligence department.
The first meeting between the two ended peacefully.
When Lancer rushed back to the underground laboratory, he found his three cats and Reinhardt, Joshua gone. Just as he was about to sense the location of his three cats————
"Who?!"
The long spear swung sharply backward, and then he saw Joshua standing a distance from the tip of the spear.
"Follow me."
The expressionless Joshua at this time showed no sign of the pain from before. After greeting Lancer, he turned and left.
Lancer had not taken this path before. After opening a certain mechanism, the two finally left 'Paradise'.
As expected, Reinhardt was waiting there for him, and beside him stood a purple-haired young girl. Renne, who was not even as tall as Reinhardt's thigh, was looking at Lancer timidly, but what attracted Lancer's attention more were the three cats being held in the other party's arms.
Alu, Jack, and Tiger were all on their hind legs, with their front paws hanging down, and their three cat heads were being held in Renne's arms. With the cats' flexibility, they naturally wouldn't be strangled to death, but there was no doubt that they didn't like it either. However, due to Lancer's 'calm down' order, they didn't resist. At this time, seeing Lancer, they quickly looked at him with a pleading gaze...
But perhaps Lancer's gaze was too piercing. Renne, who was being stared at, unconsciously took two steps back, and at the same time, her arms tightened a bit. Instantly, the three cats all looked at Lancer with angry eyes——————'Are you here to trick us?!'
Although he still hadn't learned cat language, Lancer had at least learned to read the room. But after some consideration, he could only give the three cats an 'I'm sorry' expression.
Immediately, the three cats all rolled their eyes...
While Lancer was observing Renne and the three cats, Reinhardt was also observing Lancer. After Lancer left, Joshua quickly returned to normal, and then Joshua went to perform his lookout and assassination mission again, but soon, he sent a message that someone had arrived.
The leader's order this time was to act secretly, so Reinhardt was ready to withdraw, but in the end, he decided to confirm Lancer's identity again, as the other party's situation was too strange. According to Joshua, the other party had appeared in that small base as a 'prisoner', but based on the strength the other party had shown before, it was obvious that the small base was no match for him.
So he was very curious about the other party's identity, but in the end, he still had a 'contingency plan'. If Lancer didn't leave with the new group of people, he would bring the other party over. But he didn't expect that Lancer was actually brought back by Joshua.
Neither side said much, after all, the reason Lancer came was almost self-evident, but Reinhardt and the others had to go back, after all, their progress had been caught up by the bracers, and they also had an extra 'little burden'.
"We'll take you to the next base and then leave."
"Okay."
There wasn't much a connection between the two sides, so Lancer didn't say much nonsense. The three people and three cats didn't say anything, only Renne, who was holding the three cats, looked at everyone with a puzzled expression, as if she didn't understand what was happening.
"Let's go."
Following Reinhardt's words, Renne finally loosened her grip on the cats, and then she directly lay on Reinhardt's back, who was crouching down.
What else could Lancer do but smile wryly? Although he comforted himself by saying it was because of the 'title', he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Sure enough, he couldn't compare to a handsome guy like Reinhardt...