Chapter 1117 Corrupted Hawkeye

Of course, Wuqun knew what Xiaolu meant.

——The Hawkeye organization is now basically completely divided.

It's more like corruption than division.

They were all disciples of the Honey Badger, and were fanatical pro-Catholics. However, this emerging faction now accounted for less than one-tenth of the Hawkeye organization.

A few months ago, at least a third of the assassins were willing to follow them. Back then, Aiwass was still the Pope... The value of a human Pope is something anyone who understands understands. Aiwass's reputation within Iris was largely due to the hype created by these assassins.

But Aiwass was soon out of office.

While he still held his own glory as the first human Pope, it was difficult for that honor to carry any influence over them—he had fallen from power far too quickly. While the Theocracy's election system was entirely different from that of the Iris, most civilians only understood what they knew... If Prime Minister Iris had fallen so quickly, it must have been some unspeakable scandal. Many people shared the same perception of Aiwass.

The Honey Badgers were striving to gain authorization from the Theocracy, but after Aiwass's departure, progress was slow. Of course, the Honey Badgers knew this was simply because elves were slow to act. However, this only exacerbated the Iris people's impression that Aiwass had lost the Theocracy's protection, further solidifying their belief that he had done something wrong.

It doesn't matter whether this thing is true or not.

What matters is whether people perceive it this way—this directly determines whether the assassin can use Aiwass's reputation to whitewash himself and become a legitimate figure in the hearts of the people. This is also why the assassin is willing to follow the honey badger.

And now, everything is in vain.

Their influence within the organization was shrinking rapidly... and now they are caught up in new changes.

The Blood Sky Commander has arrived.

That could almost be said to be a catastrophic disaster...but the assassins never expected that it was the head of the Son of the Moon that was destroyed.

Now the voices of the "power-grabbing faction" within the Hawkeye organization overwhelm everything.

——They have been craving power for too long.

And now that the entire upper layer of Iris has completely collapsed, the huge power vacuum left behind is like an extremely delicious honey cake, making these gutter kids who are used to and afraid of poverty jealous.

They were now the strongest organization in Iris. The extraordinary individuals of the Path of Beauty had been shrunk to their limits under the suppression of the Path of Love... The former Kingdom of Love and Beauty had been completely eroded into the Kingdom of Love. And now, the Hawkeye Organization had become number one... an overwhelming number one.

Since he is the strongest, it is normal for him to have power, right?

They should make the rules!

They come to grab power!

They came to rebuild their own country!

A country that truly belongs to the Iris people!

Drive out all those foreigners! Drive out all the dwarves and goblins! Kill all the Moon Children, kill all the werewolves! Eradicate all the remnants of the Path of Love!

——These arguments go on every day, and a fanatical atmosphere spreads within the organization.

Those strongholds that are rarely used are packed every day, and the sounds of quarrels can even be heard on the streets.

They have completely disregarded concealment.

After all, the Children of the Moon are already dead, so what can anyone do to them?

——Even if everyone knows that this is the base of the Hawkeye organization, would anyone dare to come and wipe them out?

Do you want to die?

The Blood Sky Servant wasn't particularly ruthless, so many blood slaves were still alive... They were all captured by the assassins as "accomplices of the Son of the Moon." It wasn't so much a trial as a venting of anger... and sexual desire.

——Release fear.

While the Hawkeye Organization was founded to fight the Moon Child, most members lacked the resolve and ability to do so. They lived in constant fear, dreading their own demise. And the organization forbade betrayal... The accumulated psychological pressure had long since perverted them. Few assassins were truly normal; all possessed a few quirks.

And when the Son of the Moon was still around, they didn't dare to make too much noise.

Afraid of being discovered.

It would be the same even if the Son of the Moon had not discovered it.

For example, if they killed someone in public, revealing their ability to adapt to the Dao Path, their identities as assassins might be revealed. They might also be captured by the Moon Children and tortured or executed. To prevent them from leaking information, the organization would often silence them in advance.

——But they already have that level of ability, but instead they are asked to hide their identities?

Why?

I used to be a poor, incompetent person, but now I have money and have become a superhuman, and I still have to pretend to be a poor person... I can't let people find out that I'm rich, and I can't let people suspect that I'm a superhuman - then why do I kill people to make money and practice?

But before, with the Son of the Moon pressing on top, all this was reasonable.

Now that Moonchild is gone...Hawkeye has gone into a frenzy.

Under these circumstances, Hawkeye's business had almost completely ground to a halt—some local outposts were barely accepting any orders. The Assassins, huddled together in their outposts, began discussing how to build a nation and distribute power. They even argued over this, making promises, boasting, and attacking each other like politicians.

Some other "pragmatic" assassins had already begun "communications" with the surviving councilors. Originally, they had been worried that this would cause the neutral factions to turn to the Moon Child, so they had to maintain a service attitude. Their attitude was almost humble.

But now they have all changed their faces - there is no need to pretend anymore.

If you don't obey, you will die. It's that simple.

When 70% of a country's extraordinary people above the third level are concentrated in one organization, it is equivalent to that this organization has controlled the country.

Originally, the task of tracking down the hiding place of the Blood Sky Commander could be said to be very simple.

After all, Xue Tiansi had no ability to hide his identity. For these omnipresent assassins, it might take only one day to find out.

But now…the Hawkeye organization is all but shut down.

It is impossible to mobilize so many members of the organization to carry out the task.

Most Assassins believed that "the organization's mission had ended" and "they had won"—even though this victory had nothing to do with them. However, some Assassins felt that it was precisely because of their continued pressure that the Moon Child chose an extreme and uncontrollable means to destroy himself, and this was also their victory.

Now that we have won, we can enjoy it.

Since the mission has been accomplished, who would bother to go through the sewers and into the slums?

Hawkeye then began to decay at an extremely alarming speed.

Now, probably only those assassins who have decided to follow the Theocracy are still carrying out their missions normally.

Of course... when they came out to do the mission, they were too lazy to go into the base and argue with those red-faced fanatics.

How did the organization become like this?

The dance skirt was a little confused.

Isn't it the Son of the Moon who is crazy, but this country...this land?

Update completed! Happy Lantern Festival!

The work and rest schedule is so good, I accidentally fell asleep at 9:30 and woke up at 11... Woohoo, another day of perfect attendance...

Then I'll update after midnight tomorrow, and see if I can salvage this month's full attendance...

(End of this chapter)