Meanwhile, the surveince screens flickered and died, one by one. A chilling glint hardened in Emmett’s eyes. He said, “Looks like the Wolfshade Syndicate is hell-bent on courting death.”


    “Mr. Murray, let’s storm in and take them out now!”


    “Let’s just wipe out their entire syndicate!”


    Emmett raised his hand to silence the group. “They haven’t sent many people into the mountains yet. Echohawk and Wade can handle it. Everyone, return to your posts.”


    Emmett turned to Wilson. “Are you still nning to stay and wait for someone?”


    “I need to make a call first,” Wilson said. He stepped outside, found the number in his call log, and dialed it, but the call failed to connect.


    The Solemnity Guild is still pretty safe. Even if Caleb shows up, it won’t be a problem,’ Wilson thought to himself.


    Wilson stepped back into the room. “Mr. Murray,” he said, “I’m heading into the mountains. If someone named Caleb Saxones to the Solemnity Guild, please look out for him.”


    Emmett raised an eyebrow. “Saxon?” He cut straight to the point. “Echohawk’s brother?”


    “Yes, her real brother,” Wilson exined. “He and Echohawk look quite alike. Her birthday ising up, and he is worried we won’t make it back, so hees straight here.”


    “The Solemnity Guild has been quite eventfultely.” Emmett smiled. “He’s most wee here. I’ll discreetly send a squad to scout the mountains. You can join them if you’d like.”


    “Alright,” Wilson said.


    Wade kicked the captive’s knee with a sharp crack. “Where is the Wolfshade Syndicate hiding?”


    Seeing the captive stubbornly clench his jaw, Wade wasted no time. He drew his dagger, a sh of cold steel, and a finger hit the ground.


    The captive let out a guttural scream. He writhed in agony as his severed finger hit the ground. Wade gave the captive no time to recover, and the dagger was already at his next finger. “Stop! I’ll talk,” the captive screamed in desperation.


    Except for Joel and Harry, the others watched the scene with cold detachment. The two of them gulped involuntarily. They thought in horror, “This is too brutal.’


    After these days together, they’d mistakenly thought everyone in the Solemnity Guild was actually quite approachable. At that moment, they finally understood that there’s no such thing as a nice guy in this line of work.


    The captive pointed southeast, gasping through the pain. “Before I came…they were in a cave…near the cliff edge… I’ve told you everything… Please spare…”


    Wade slit his throat in one swift motion, then calmly wiped his de and sheathed it. He turned to Aria and asked coolly, “What’s your n?”


    Yvonne said firmly, “Cap, we’re with you on the rescue mission.”


    Yancy said, “Agreed.”


    Wade dered, “We’re all going. Anyone who dares step onto the Solemnity Guild’s turf should be ready to die. And as it happens, Tyree’s head is mine to take.”


    Echohawk had already epted the duel. Regardless of the oue, he was determined to keep his promise to her that Tyree would die.


    Aria nodded curtly. “We move together.”


    Tyree was too bold. It made people wonder if he had a powerful backer behind him.


    Aria looked at Joel and Harry. “What about you two?”


    Joel replied, “Wherever Aria goes, we go. Just say the word.” The fourteen set off southeastward.


    ck Rose ordered, “You three, pick up the pace. We must get there by tonight, no excuses.”


    Dorian’s face hardened. “We’ll leave when we damn well please. If you’re in such a hurry, go on without us.”


    Members of the Blood Association immediately surrounded them. The burly leader thrust out his hand and demanded, “Hand over the map, now!” They clearly saw Dorian hand the map to Caleb just now.


    Dorian gritted his teeth. “This belongs to Arressto. Who the hell do you think you are to demand it?”


    ck Rose raised her gun, her voice cold. “Then don’t me us for taking it the hard way.”


    Dorian’s expression turned cold. “Are you really looking to pick a fight with Arressto?”


    ck Rose sneered, “Once you’re all dead, no one will be wiser.”


    After a tense standoff, Dorian had no choice but to surrender the map. He red at Caleb in frustration. “This is all your fault!”


    Caleb lowered his gaze. “Sorry,” he said quietly.


    The Blood Association group left. ck Rose cast a sharp, lingering nce back at Caleb. One of her teammates teased, “ck Rose, don’t tell me you’ve actually got a thing for that pretty boy?”