Chapter 211 Waiting at Night
Lanevus?
Several night watchmen on duty looked at each other, and one of them suddenly remembered the evil god's arrival in Tingen City last month, and thought of the wanted criminal who was still on the run, and cried out in surprise.
"Is it Lanevus from the Aurora Society?"
"Yes, the letter also said that he possesses the divinity of the 'True Creator'."
The night watchman who came to report could feel his colleagues looking at him with disbelief, and he felt the same way when he received the telegram.
The captain took the envelope, tore off the seal, took out the paper for deciphering the telegram, glanced at it quickly, and looked up again.
"Did you call back to confirm? Is the source of the information reliable?"
He was a Sequence 6 Requiem Master of the Unsleeping Pathway. Before being transferred to Backlund, he was a captain in another city. He had dealt with many major incidents involving the entire city, but he was still very wary of the "True Creator", especially after the tragedy caused by the Aurora in Tingen last month.
"The seal verified the whistleblower's intentions. The contents of the letter are true. Well, at least he believes they are. However, further divination was ineffective."
The captain nodded, not surprised. This matter was likely to involve an evil god, and the difficulty of divination could be imagined.
"Also, this afternoon, a letter was dropped into the mailbox at the entrance of St. Samuel Church. The content of the letter matched the report forwarded from Sivellas Field. The two verify each other, and I believe the reported information is true."
The night watchman who came in to report handed another letter to his captain. After reading it hurriedly, the captain stood up, let the reporter take his place, and walked out the door.
"Luckily, Lord 'Sword of the Goddess' Cecima is in Backlund. We don't need to wait for support from the Holy Temple. I'll report to him now. You should also prepare. There may be a major operation tonight."
"Yes, Captain."
The remaining Nighthawks answered one after another.
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Watching the sky outside the window gradually darken, Angel closed the curtains and began to prepare dinner.
This was a little earlier than her usual dinner time, but she had to rush to East Balam Dockyard after dark, so she had to eat early.
She tried several times today to divine and confirm the time of the Nighthawks' action, but failed due to insufficient information.
However, what is certain is that the Night Watchmen will act as soon as possible after receiving the information, and the best time is tonight. This will avoid the daytime when the workers are working, and it will also be most conducive to the Night Watchmen who mainly use the "Sleepless" route to exert their strength.
Even if Lanevus happened to be asleep, maybe they could capture this wanted criminal alive...
"But don't capture him alive. It would be difficult for me to sneak into Chanis Gate and kill him."
Angel took a big bite of the bread in his hand, as if it were Lanevus.
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After a simple dinner, she returned to the basement and put on the equipment that she had checked many times yesterday. The revolver filled with "Gathering Storm" was inserted into the holster at her waist, with the substitute wand tied next to it, and the dagger tied behind her waist. The spare bullets and the cut paper figures were put into her pockets, and the magic mirror was hidden close to her body. The magic pocket watch was tied to her left wrist, and the "Secret Holy Emblem" hanging on the yellow crystal pendant was on her right wrist.
Putting on the "Ring of Madness", she watched the light golden hair on her shoulders instantly turn into an inconspicuous black.
Except for the "Scarlet Eye" obtained from the dead Rose Bishop, she has brought all the weapons and equipment she can.
Angel took the eyeball out of the bullet box, and as soon as it touched her skin, she could sense all living things nearby, including the residents of the next apartment, pedestrians walking on the street, and even the small animals in the sewer.
Based on the postures they showed in his mind, Angel could even guess roughly what these people were doing at the moment.
In the city, the magical item that can observe other lives through walls is very powerful. Unfortunately, this polluted eyeball will constantly emit annoying mutterings, which makes people unable to help but listen, but can't hear anything clearly.
Most importantly, Lanevus very likely possessed the divinity of the true Creator, and approaching him with the Aurora Society's magical item would be tantamount to alerting the enemy.
After much hesitation, she threw the eyeball back into the bullet box and put it in a secret compartment in the basement.
After turning off the lights and locking the door, Angel went out into the street, hailed a hired carriage, and headed to the dock area adjacent to the bridge area.
Then she changed to walking, gradually approaching the huge building on the Tussock River and the clock tower that reached into the clouds next to the dock under the cover of night.
If I reach the top of the clock tower, I should be able to see most of the dock area clearly, and I'll be able to quickly learn of any actions taken by the Night Watchmen...
But she didn't go to the bell tower. She knew that the view there was good, but didn't others know that?
If the Night Watchmen act cautiously, they will most likely deploy corresponding observers here to be responsible for reconnaissance and response to emergencies, and there may even be more than one person.
She no longer has the identity of a Night Watchman, so there is no need for her to meet these "former colleagues". If they knew each other, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?
Walking around the clock tower, Angel came to the dormitory of the dock workers' union. It was a two-story brick-red building. The first floor was the lobby and various functional facilities, while the entire second floor was separated into dormitories. Some of the lights were still on, and people were swaying inside.
She pretended to be a pedestrian, wearing a hood, hiding her hands under her cloak, and walking slowly past the dormitory without looking around.
Tonight, she just planned to be a quiet spectator.
Walking through the alley beside the dormitory, she arrived at a three-story office building. She nimbly climbed to the top floor from the back and found a corner where she couldn't be observed from the clock tower's vantage point, but could still see Lanevus's hiding place. She crouched down, covering her entire body with her black cloak, her eyes fixed on the brick-red building.
The Nighthawks could take action at any moment, and she would wait patiently here.
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Fortunately, I had dinner before coming here, otherwise, under the influence of the "Ring of Madness", I would probably be starving...
Angel looked at the clock tower and found that the pointer had passed 0 o'clock and was pointing to 1, which meant that Sunday had passed and it was already Monday morning.
There was a figure peeking out from above the clock tower. Angel could only vaguely see the other person's movements in the dark. He seemed to be paying attention to the movements in the dock union dormitory. He had been standing there for more than two hours since around 11 o'clock.
The Night Watchman's observation post gave Angel great confidence, otherwise she would have almost thought that the Night Watchman had canceled the operation after waiting for half a night.
She withdrew her gaze from the clock tower and looked back towards the dormitory building. She was surprised to find a huge object floating from the opposite side of the Tussock River. It was olive-shaped, more than 20 meters long, and painted black to absorb moonlight. If it weren't for the two giant propellers turning behind it, even with her dark vision, she would have found it almost impossible to distinguish it from the night background.
This is an airship!
The huge propeller spun rapidly, propelling the airship to the top of East Balam Dockyard. This huge vessel made no sound at all, as no one knew what had happened to it. Only when the airship slowly descended to a height almost parallel to her position could Angel barely feel a slight breeze stirring.
The airship consisted of a cotton fabric wrapped around an airbag, with a lightweight alloy support in the middle, which stretched the cotton fabric into a grid pattern. From the metal box hanging below, several machine guns, a large-caliber cannon, and even several bomb ports protruded.
At this time, all these weapons were aimed at the small brick-red building that looked small in comparison.
"It seems the Nightwatchers have made a significant investment today, even sending an airship. Could it be that military personnel are involved in the operation?" Angel pondered, looking at the heavily armed airship not far in front of him. "But are they planning to directly target Lanevus's hideout? There are quite a few civilians inside."
Soon, the Nighthawks' actions proved that Angel's worries were unnecessary.
Three figures in black windbreakers appeared under the airship. Angel could see that all three of them were wearing conspicuous red gloves.
This directly reveals their identity - the Red Glove Team.
The man in the lead was holding a silver-white metal box in his hand, and the collar of his windbreaker was raised high, covering his neck and chin.
Angel instantly confirmed the other party's identity - "Sword of the Goddess", Creste Cesimma!
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