Volume 15 Gray Fog Forest Chapter 730: The Worst Case Scenario
"If she wanted to lead you to the Gray Mist Forest..." The Hound slammed his palms hard a few times, "Maybe this woman is the 'ghost' you've been looking for. Maybe even the 'information' you found was deliberately arranged by her."
"But if Aphrodite wanted to kill Ke Lan, there would be no need for her to lead Ke Lan to the Gray Mist Forest, right?" Layton asked doubtfully.
"You don't understand this. This trick is called 'killing with a borrowed knife'. It uses the Gray Mist Forest as a knife to kill Ke Lan... and when the time comes to track him down, there won't be any loopholes left - the information about the Gray Mist Forest was found out by Ke Lan himself, and the action to go to the Gray Mist Forest was also decided by Ke Lan himself. That Aphrodite at best 'kindly' answered a few questions for Ke Lan and played him a video that was 'completely unrelated' to the Gray Mist Forest. If Ke Lan really died in the Gray Mist Forest, she could easily clear herself of the charge." said the Hound.
The Hound looked around at the other people in the room, raised his head and drank the beer in his hand, and then said, "Of course, I am just proposing a hypothesis... But no matter what, Ke Lan, since you are going to deal with this old silver coin that is who knows how many hundreds of years old, it is best to be careful."
"Old dog, do you mean to let Ke Lan stabilize the current situation?" Layton muttered, "The problem is... a member of the Undead Crew has been assassinated, and the assassinated person was on Ke Lan's side... Who knows who the next target of the murderer will be?"
"Is there a direct connection between finding the traitor and exploring the Gray Mist Forest?" The Hound rolled his eyes at Layton in dissatisfaction. "Is your brain really filled with motor oil?"
"But all the clues have been cut off, and I can't find a better way to break the deadlock..." Ke Lan supported his elbows on his knees and put his hands on his chin. "My intuition tells me that the clues related to the inner ghost are hidden in the secrets they are unwilling to tell me."
"Intuition? You're not a woman--" The Hound said this, subconsciously looking up at Zofia and Valentina beside him, and smiled awkwardly, "Of course, this is not directed at you female comrades... But Ke Lan, you have to think clearly, the place you plan to go is the Gray Mist Forest... If it's just a C-level or B-level... Even if it's an A-level ruins, I won't make any comments, but no one has successfully explored this place so far. Just for your so-called 'intuition', you have to take such a big risk, is it worth it?"
"I think it's worth it." Ke Lan nodded - he knew that this kind of "intuition" was not a literal intuition, but a few fragments of memory sealed deep in his mind. Past experiences have always shown Ke Lan that these "fragments" are completely trustworthy.
"I know that entering the Gray Mist Forest is very risky. The people selected for this operation are more important to be selective rather than numerous. Those who don't want to go can stay and help Zofia deal with the affairs within the Ark and the hunting group. I won't force you." Ke Lan said to everyone in the room.
Asano Akira and Ze Luo stood behind Ke Lan without saying much - they were the most staunch supporters of Ke Lan in the hunting group. Even if Ke Lan said now that he wanted to go to war with the undead crew, the two of them would join his camp without hesitation.
"I'll go with you." Valentina also stood up and walked towards Ke Lan.
"Oh...oh..." Chi Hanfeng's face twitched . His hand froze just when he raised it halfway. Finally, he slowly put it down. The words he didn't say were replaced by a helpless sigh.
"I am quite interested in the things you described." Sanshisan played with the flying blade in his hand, "I also know that you need my strength."
"Your team is still short of a doctor." Ivan raised his mechanical prosthesis.
"Since you all plan to go crazy with this guy, then I will also--" The Hound was about to stand up, but Ke Lan grabbed his shoulders and pressed him down on the seat.
The hound had never undergone any strengthening surgery. If the limit of human strength and physical strength was counted as ten points, he would only be around seven or eight points at best. Facing Ke Lan, who had at least thirty points, the hound was completely unable to move.
"What do you mean, Ke Lan?"
"Old Dog, you, Layton, Zhuoligetu... and Lao Chi, you guys should not go." Ke Lan said softly, "You are right, this operation is very dangerous. Even if Ze Luo is here, she can't take care of everyone ."
The Hound was silent for a full half minute, then he nodded weakly: "I understand what you mean... With our current strength, we are indeed a drag on you... I'm not the kind of old stubborn person who wants to save face. You know you're doing it for our own good by not letting us go. But at least, you have to give the task of logistics support to people like us who are trustworthy, right?"
"Old dog, I have a more important task for you." Ke Lan patted his shoulder and pulled him up.
"What mission?"
"Do you remember the exploration inside Yagunakotor? Although it was put on hold due to the war in Ancient Bronze City, I restarted it not long ago. Ye Yan also came out of his grief and led the remaining men of the Ye family to Yagunakotor... According to the secret report that came in yesterday, they discovered three new plots of land."
"Are you planning to let me take charge of things over there?"
"Well... the deeper we explore Yaguna Tor, the more cards we have in our hands. Assuming that the undead crew is really planning a conspiracy , the only thing we can use to fight them is this ancient battleship."
"Why do you say that?" The Hound's expression suddenly changed. "Could it be that your 'intuition'... told you something again?"
"I'm not sure..." Ke Lan shook her head meaningfully.
"Do you think... the secret hidden in the Gray Mist Forest might cause you and the other members of the Undead Crew... to break up?"
"It's always a good idea to be fully prepared," Ke Lan said. "When faced with anything, I would rather prepare for the worst-case scenario than let things develop beyond my expectations."
"Understood. We will speed up the process." The Hound nodded. "You should also be more careful. If it is really impossible, don't continue. If it really doesn't work, retreat and we can work together to find a solution."
