On a certain month in the 104th year of the Qiyao Calendar...

On the outskirts of Altair City, Lloyd followed the person in charge of this area.

Together with Arios, Dudley, and El, they arrived at the former site of DG's Altair stronghold.

Arriving in front of this building, a strange relief was carved on the exterior of the building.

Ousi said seriously: "It hasn't changed at all."

"This is Altair's stronghold. It's really weird."

El said: 'Is this the place where Tio was rescued six years ago?'

"Huh, what a vulgar entrance."

Dudley looked at the dark entrance.

The person in charge of leading the way said: "I will lead the way here. By the way, I would like to remind you that your action deadline is until 17:00 today.

"If the time limit is exceeded, we will take coercive measures."

"Got it," Dudley said.

"Thank you for your guidance." Ossie thanked him.

"Anyway, you guys should be more careful. Since the famous Wind Sword Master is accompanying you, you shouldn't have to worry."

El sighed and said: "It seems that we are not very welcome."

"Forget it, if you think about it from his perspective, it's like having a criminal break into your own territory, but you have to leave it to outsiders to deal with it."

Lloyd asked: "What should we do? Shall we go in now?"

Dudley nodded and said: "Of course, there is no time to hesitate."

After saying that, he turned to ask Oos: "Oos, are there any mechanisms or traps inside?"

"During the suppression operation six years ago, we basically destroyed those things, but the monsters wandering among them were..."

As he finished speaking, a monster suddenly rushed out.

Dudley: "How could that be!"

"Monster!"

"It once appeared in the Tower of the Sun." Lloyd said.

"It's coming, everyone, be careful." Ousi said as he drew his sword.

"Wind God breaks!"

The sword flashed and the monsters were wiped out.

The Sword Master of the Wind is truly powerful.

Dudley said: "Are these monsters?"

"It feels very similar to the monsters in the tower." El said.

"They are of the same category as the monsters wandering inside the tower. They don't give people a very uneasy feeling. It seems that they have indeed escaped into this place."

Lloyd said.

Dudley: "Yeah, he's such an unrepentant guy."

"Time is running out, let's go in quickly. If we act as soon as possible, it's still not too late."

Ous looked at the entrance seriously. There was no light inside the entrance. The unknown hidden in the darkness was like an abyss.

Are we going to step into this devil's cave again? Thinking of the tragic scene we saw at that time, we must investigate thoroughly this time.

"We will never let them escape this time!" Dudley said firmly.

The four entered DG's Altair stronghold.

The reason for coming to a base is that a few months have passed since the DG incident ended.

Lord Haru and another important official Yas, who took advantage of the chaos to flee, were expelled.

For some unknown reason, the two men chose the westernmost city of Altair as their lurking location...

Then Dieter of Crossbell and Altair reached an agreement and sent people overseas to capture them.

In addition, the 1st Investigation Section, the Support Section, El, and the Guerrilla Association also provided assistance and established an unprecedented investigation system.

After several days of investigation in Altair, they finally discovered it, and Haru and Yas fled to the old location of DG's stronghold.

Only then did we arrive at this place and enter inside.

El said: "This is a stalactite cave with a guiding torch."

"Ancient civilization is really powerful. It seems to be the remains of a grotto that was used hundreds of years ago." Ous said: "It was later transformed and built by DG and used as a place for ceremonies."

"It lasted until that day six years ago."

Lloyd said: "In other words, the day when the section chief, Mr. Os and the eldest brother came to suppress it, the eldest brother rescued Tio, the only survivor."

"Well, to be honest, in this hellish situation, that can be considered the only comfort."

The expression on Ous's face was a little sentimental. This incident was a big shock to him.

"Now, those traces of the original have almost disappeared,"

"It's unimaginable that something like that has ever happened before," Ell said.

"Hmph, they are really a bunch of inhumane guys. I heard that Altair didn't take action at that time because most of them were caught by DG?"

Dudley asked.

Os nodded; "Well, that's why Sergei was appointed to destroy this place. Thinking about it now, the method of forcibly intervening at that time was quite reckless. Even the Guerrilla Association was shocked and dumbfounded."

"Humph, this is indeed the infamous Sergey."

"Haha, I can still imagine this matter, Mr. Os, where in the stronghold will those two people go?" Lloyd asked about the business.

"The most likely place is between the deepest rituals, where there is a mysterious altar that is very similar to the one in the Tower of the Sun." Oss affirmed: Haru aside, Yass regarded that place as his goal.

It’s not surprising.”

"Indeed." Lloyd thought of the crazy man named Yas and decided to go back because of his character.

"Is there some relationship between that place and that thing called true knowledge?" El asked.

"This possibility cannot be denied." Dudley added: "And it is not blue, but red."

"Is that the kind of thing that turns people into monsters!?" El said in surprise.

"Well, Haru who is traveling with him may be in danger. Before an irreversible situation occurs, we must arrest them both anyway."

Lloyd clenched his fists involuntarily.

"Yeah, but it's really troublesome. It happened that the force guide was upgraded during this special period." El looked at the logic device hanging on his arm: "A new core circuit can be embedded in the center of the force guide, but because

We were short of time and couldn't wait for the delivery results. Now we can't even use magic."

"Each time Apple upgrades, it's very sudden, but I don't want to blame Tio's Apple." Lloyd said.

"Humph, although the timing is indeed unlucky, there is no need to complain like this." Dudley said seriously: "If you pay attention, this thing can be prepared."

As he spoke, Dudley took out a crystal and handed it to Lloyd.

"Ah...thank you for this." Lloyd touched his nose and took the crystal with some embarrassment.

"Haha, in that case, let me also provide a spare." Ous smiled slightly and took out a core circuit crystal to El.

"As expected of the Ossian Sword Master, he is so well prepared." El said as he took it and carefully observed the circuit crystals. The crystals exuded a strange light, which made people feel at ease for some reason.

"Are you going to give us these two?" Lloyd asked.

"Huh, I'm just afraid that you guys will get in the way and hold us back." Dudley said indifferently as usual.

Ous did not answer this question, but said: "Insert your favorite core circuit into the center of the force guide, so that you can use magic."

The two looked at each other and replied, "I understand."

After Lloyd and El set up the crystal, Dudley asked: "Okay, are you ready?"

"Yes, we have been waiting for a long time. The thank you seat was specially prepared for us and it was a big help." Lloyd thanked politely.

"It's not specially prepared for you."

Dudley's eyes changed slightly, and then he said solemnly: "Let's get back to the topic, Lloyd, I think you should understand, right? For you, this task is also the last link of a subject's training. If you do nothing, you will be full of ugliness.

It’s about to start all over again, so be mentally prepared.”

"Yes!" Lloyd said.

El looked at the two people with a smile, but thought in his heart that they were really dishonest people.

"Then, let's start taking action, shall we?" Lloyd stepped forward and walked in front of the three of them, turned around and said face to face: "Investigator Dudley of Section 1, Guardsman Crosbell El, Guerrilla Association Asia

Rios! Next, the Crossbell Special Mission Support Section will carry out a mandatory search and arrest mission! The targets are Haru and Yas, total people."

“The deadline is 17:00 on my own day! Let’s go now!”
To be continued...