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# Chapter 557: Why Is It So Troublesome?
A Small Wooden Boat, uncovered, no more than five or six meters long, carrying two men and three women, was pulled by four Giant Birds using thick Ropes, sweeping over the vast, snow-covered Mountain Ranges below at extreme Speed.
Meilard looked up at the clear blue Sky, then lowered her gaze to admire the majestic silver-white Mountain Peaks below, a pleasant, charming Smile always on her face.
This incomparably beautiful 'Death God' had finally changed into Winter Clothes that were less revealing, though they still couldn't completely conceal her graceful figure.
She felt her Luck was quite good.
Not only had she not encountered any harsh Blizzards along the way, but she hadn't even run into conditions that could be called Strong Wind.
"Lord Melard, the target location is three Snow Mountains away. What do you think?"
Daniel the Butler, whose hair and beard were gray but neatly groomed, and who wore a refined Suit, walked over and asked softly.
Behind him followed two charming Maids in black and white dresses, their Postures humble. They were Gilbert and Cassandra.
They were actually Oarberg's assassins as well, but their main job was to serve Meilard's daily life.
"Land. I'll go the rest of the way myself. You all wait here for three days according to the original Plan. If I don't return after three days, you can transmit the news of my death to the Imperial Capital."
"Understood."
These people, whether discussing death or facing death, could remain calm and natural. It was precisely because of this that they were also decisive and clean when causing death.
A few minutes later, the Airship landed smoothly beside a sheltered Mountain Slope.
After Meilard's figure quickly disappeared from their Line of Sight, Daniel the Butler began setting up the pre-prepared white Tent with Gilbert and Cassandra.
The next day, nearing evening.
Meilard finally saw a team of Black-Clad Soldiers patrolling on snowmobiles, and also discovered several hidden sentries concealed in trees or under the snow.
The subsequent process, naturally, involved relying on her superb Infiltration Ability to pass through layers of Guards and a few 'large Snails' wearing Winter Clothes and moving slowly, without any major incidents.
Meilard naturally didn't know what a Transponder Snail was, but noticing their two large eyes Scanning back and forth, she carefully avoided their Line of Sight.
However, one thing was very strange. Among the patrol teams and the guarding Personnel, more or less all of them had Officers who had Awakened Observation Haki.
Yet, not a single one of them detected Meilard, allowing her to successfully Infiltrate the Camp Base in the Valley.
"Indeed, Modai-chan isn't imprisoned in the Buildings here, but Najenda used the Divination Tortoise Shell to confirm her location is here."
Meilard hid in a corner, thoughtfully watching Black-Clad Soldiers walk past her or around her.
"So there are only two possibilities: either there's a more hidden place, like an Underground Space used for imprisonment, or she was taken into *there*!"
Her beautiful eyes fixed on the white Building in the distance.
Whenever its Main Gate opened to the sides, twenty to thirty Black-Clad Soldiers would always walk out pushing Black Heavy Motorcycles, occasionally mixed with figures wearing Black Suits or white coats.
Of course.
Meilard didn't know what a Motorcycle was. To her, it was just a peculiar Alchemy or Mechanical Vehicle.
"A Space Gate, similar to a space-type Imperial Arms like the Dimensional Array? Although I don't know which Influence/Power these people are from, they've certainly created something remarkable..."
Meilard pondered inwardly, a Smile in the corner of her eye. She suddenly wanted to try entering that white Building to see. Perhaps she'd have a chance to steal the Space Gate?
As for Modai-chan, finding her would naturally be a good thing, but she wouldn't force it if she couldn't.
However, there was a problem before her now.
How to get in?
She could only conceal her Aura, not make her Body completely invisible. It would be impossible not to be discovered in such a small Space.
Should she secretly kill a Soldier and change clothes to go in?
But she had observed for so long and hadn't seen any Soldiers walk in; they were all teams of Soldiers walking out from inside.
After about twenty minutes.
Meilard finally discovered that some figures wearing Black Coats, with two symbols resembling Divine Symbols written on the coats, seemed to be able to freely enter and exit the white Building.
Perhaps she could disguise herself as them?
As for their Body Size and Height, which were comparable to Zhu Tian of the Imperial Fist Temple, that wasn't a problem for her. She was also very skilled at the Martial Arts of controlling the Body.
The key was how to kill one silently and stealthily, and also ensure it wouldn't be discovered within a short period of Time?
A moment later.
With an idea in mind, Meilard once again moved silently and stealthily. At this Time, the Sky was also gradually darkening, and lights began to illuminate one after another in the Valley.
Not long after, she found a small Building whose appearance was similar to other Buildings, but most of the people entering and exiting wore Black Coats.
Through careful observation, she felt that this should be the Dormitory for those Officers.
For the next period of Time, Meilard patiently Infiltrated, waiting for the Sky to darken little by little.
This process was actually quite uncomfortable, because the Temperature outside was very low, and wind and snow blew through from Time to Time. Even though she wore Winter Clothes, it was still very cold.
But as The Empire's strongest assassin, her Will was certainly extraordinary.
Finally.
Night descended, and Meilard Infiltrated the target Dormitory Building.
A few minutes later, a figure who looked to be at least 1.9 meters tall, wearing a full set of Black Military Uniform, Leather Boots, and a Coat, with a Black Gentleman's Hat covering the lower half of their face, walked out.
This person was naturally Meilard.
However, she didn't kill anyone after going in. Instead, she used a spray she brought with her, capable of making a Rank 1 Danger Beast like a Horned Dragon fall asleep for ten hours, to make the person who was already sleeping in a Room on the second floor fall into deep sleep.
This wasn't because she was soft-hearted, but because she was concerned that killing might cause some Accident.
As for her current tall Body Size, it was because for the Martial Arts of the Imperial Fist Temple, making a person's Body smaller or larger was very easy.
Although this Martial Arts was a Secret Technique, as the Commander of Oarberg, she naturally had the qualification to access and practice it.
Perhaps because it was night, there weren't many people on the Base's Street. The occasional patrol teams she encountered simply saluted after seeing her Coat and silently left.
Just like that, Meilard slowly walked into the automatically opening Electric Gate under the gaze of four guarding Soldiers.
Suddenly.
When the gate closed again, thick White Smoke sprayed in from the four corners above. This almost made her think she had been exposed.
But reason kept reminding her that it was simply impossible to be exposed.
As expected.
The Smoke, which smelled a bit pungent, didn't cause any effect on her Body.
And when she successively passed through two gates and was enveloped by smoke that changed color slightly twice, she finally realized this should be a normal Disinfection Procedure.
Then the problem came again, why make it so troublesome?
Carrying this question, Meilard walked out of the third gate. Immediately, a golden yellow Tunnel Entrance, about twenty meters high and seven or eight meters wide, appeared before her eyes.
"What is this Situation? Shouldn't it be a Light Gate?"
(End of this chapter)
A Small Wooden Boat, uncovered, no more than five or six meters long, carrying two men and three women, was pulled by four Giant Birds using thick Ropes, sweeping over the vast, snow-covered Mountain Ranges below at extreme Speed.
Meilard looked up at the clear blue Sky, then lowered her gaze to admire the majestic silver-white Mountain Peaks below, a pleasant, charming Smile always on her face.
This incomparably beautiful 'Death God' had finally changed into Winter Clothes that were less revealing, though they still couldn't completely conceal her graceful figure.
She felt her Luck was quite good.
Not only had she not encountered any harsh Blizzards along the way, but she hadn't even run into conditions that could be called Strong Wind.
"Lord Melard, the target location is three Snow Mountains away. What do you think?"
Daniel the Butler, whose hair and beard were gray but neatly groomed, and who wore a refined Suit, walked over and asked softly.
Behind him followed two charming Maids in black and white dresses, their Postures humble. They were Gilbert and Cassandra.
They were actually Oarberg's assassins as well, but their main job was to serve Meilard's daily life.
"Land. I'll go the rest of the way myself. You all wait here for three days according to the original Plan. If I don't return after three days, you can transmit the news of my death to the Imperial Capital."
"Understood."
These people, whether discussing death or facing death, could remain calm and natural. It was precisely because of this that they were also decisive and clean when causing death.
A few minutes later, the Airship landed smoothly beside a sheltered Mountain Slope.
After Meilard's figure quickly disappeared from their Line of Sight, Daniel the Butler began setting up the pre-prepared white Tent with Gilbert and Cassandra.
The next day, nearing evening.
Meilard finally saw a team of Black-Clad Soldiers patrolling on snowmobiles, and also discovered several hidden sentries concealed in trees or under the snow.
The subsequent process, naturally, involved relying on her superb Infiltration Ability to pass through layers of Guards and a few 'large Snails' wearing Winter Clothes and moving slowly, without any major incidents.
Meilard naturally didn't know what a Transponder Snail was, but noticing their two large eyes Scanning back and forth, she carefully avoided their Line of Sight.
However, one thing was very strange. Among the patrol teams and the guarding Personnel, more or less all of them had Officers who had Awakened Observation Haki.
Yet, not a single one of them detected Meilard, allowing her to successfully Infiltrate the Camp Base in the Valley.
"Indeed, Modai-chan isn't imprisoned in the Buildings here, but Najenda used the Divination Tortoise Shell to confirm her location is here."
Meilard hid in a corner, thoughtfully watching Black-Clad Soldiers walk past her or around her.
"So there are only two possibilities: either there's a more hidden place, like an Underground Space used for imprisonment, or she was taken into *there*!"
Her beautiful eyes fixed on the white Building in the distance.
Whenever its Main Gate opened to the sides, twenty to thirty Black-Clad Soldiers would always walk out pushing Black Heavy Motorcycles, occasionally mixed with figures wearing Black Suits or white coats.
Of course.
Meilard didn't know what a Motorcycle was. To her, it was just a peculiar Alchemy or Mechanical Vehicle.
"A Space Gate, similar to a space-type Imperial Arms like the Dimensional Array? Although I don't know which Influence/Power these people are from, they've certainly created something remarkable..."
Meilard pondered inwardly, a Smile in the corner of her eye. She suddenly wanted to try entering that white Building to see. Perhaps she'd have a chance to steal the Space Gate?
As for Modai-chan, finding her would naturally be a good thing, but she wouldn't force it if she couldn't.
However, there was a problem before her now.
How to get in?
She could only conceal her Aura, not make her Body completely invisible. It would be impossible not to be discovered in such a small Space.
Should she secretly kill a Soldier and change clothes to go in?
But she had observed for so long and hadn't seen any Soldiers walk in; they were all teams of Soldiers walking out from inside.
After about twenty minutes.
Meilard finally discovered that some figures wearing Black Coats, with two symbols resembling Divine Symbols written on the coats, seemed to be able to freely enter and exit the white Building.
Perhaps she could disguise herself as them?
As for their Body Size and Height, which were comparable to Zhu Tian of the Imperial Fist Temple, that wasn't a problem for her. She was also very skilled at the Martial Arts of controlling the Body.
The key was how to kill one silently and stealthily, and also ensure it wouldn't be discovered within a short period of Time?
A moment later.
With an idea in mind, Meilard once again moved silently and stealthily. At this Time, the Sky was also gradually darkening, and lights began to illuminate one after another in the Valley.
Not long after, she found a small Building whose appearance was similar to other Buildings, but most of the people entering and exiting wore Black Coats.
Through careful observation, she felt that this should be the Dormitory for those Officers.
For the next period of Time, Meilard patiently Infiltrated, waiting for the Sky to darken little by little.
This process was actually quite uncomfortable, because the Temperature outside was very low, and wind and snow blew through from Time to Time. Even though she wore Winter Clothes, it was still very cold.
But as The Empire's strongest assassin, her Will was certainly extraordinary.
Finally.
Night descended, and Meilard Infiltrated the target Dormitory Building.
A few minutes later, a figure who looked to be at least 1.9 meters tall, wearing a full set of Black Military Uniform, Leather Boots, and a Coat, with a Black Gentleman's Hat covering the lower half of their face, walked out.
This person was naturally Meilard.
However, she didn't kill anyone after going in. Instead, she used a spray she brought with her, capable of making a Rank 1 Danger Beast like a Horned Dragon fall asleep for ten hours, to make the person who was already sleeping in a Room on the second floor fall into deep sleep.
This wasn't because she was soft-hearted, but because she was concerned that killing might cause some Accident.
As for her current tall Body Size, it was because for the Martial Arts of the Imperial Fist Temple, making a person's Body smaller or larger was very easy.
Although this Martial Arts was a Secret Technique, as the Commander of Oarberg, she naturally had the qualification to access and practice it.
Perhaps because it was night, there weren't many people on the Base's Street. The occasional patrol teams she encountered simply saluted after seeing her Coat and silently left.
Just like that, Meilard slowly walked into the automatically opening Electric Gate under the gaze of four guarding Soldiers.
Suddenly.
When the gate closed again, thick White Smoke sprayed in from the four corners above. This almost made her think she had been exposed.
But reason kept reminding her that it was simply impossible to be exposed.
As expected.
The Smoke, which smelled a bit pungent, didn't cause any effect on her Body.
And when she successively passed through two gates and was enveloped by smoke that changed color slightly twice, she finally realized this should be a normal Disinfection Procedure.
Then the problem came again, why make it so troublesome?
Carrying this question, Meilard walked out of the third gate. Immediately, a golden yellow Tunnel Entrance, about twenty meters high and seven or eight meters wide, appeared before her eyes.
"What is this Situation? Shouldn't it be a Light Gate?"
(End of this chapter)
