Volume 9: Molten Mine Chapter 478: Leaked News
"Have you seen that man?!" Aya Breya's expression suddenly changed.
"Yes." Ke Lan did not deny, "I have seen one of his substitutes."
"You mean this face is exactly the same as that person's stand-in?" Aya blurted out, and then asked, "Where have you seen him? And when?"
"This is confidential, the highest level." Ke Lan raised a finger in front of her lips. "Since you don't know, it means that as the field team leader of the Security Bureau, your authority level is not high enough to read this level of confidential information."
"..." Aya was suddenly speechless. She wanted to explain herself, but found that she was not right.
"I really can't tell you." Ke Lan met her unwilling eyes and said, "Don't think I'm lying to you. If it weren't for these troubles, do you think the commander of this reconnaissance team would fall to a 'civilian' like me?"
Although they were all enlisted in the military, anyone with a little social experience could easily see that this was just a name, a special "protection measure". In fact, they did not have to bear the obligations of being a soldier, nor could they enjoy the corresponding rights , so it was completely fine for Ke Lan to say that she was a civilian.
"It's a pity that this guy is dead." The Hound walked forward and picked up a piece of bone more than ten centimeters long from his waist. Judging from the curvature and thickness of the bone, it should have come from a broken rib.
"We finally got a new clue, but he died and the clue is gone." The hound threw the bone on the ground, "and we still know nothing about this damn place."
"No, there is some progress." Ke Lan said, "I was just guessing at first, but now that Park Sangyou 's true identity has been exposed, I can basically be sure that we are inside 'Aguna Kator'."
The whole context of the matter is already very clear: although Park Sang-woo, the prophet's substitute, successfully mixed into the first exploration team, they apparently encountered an accident in the ancient warship. Four people died, one was missing, and only Park Sang-woo successfully escaped with the help of a lifeboat.
Regardless of whether the others died at the hands of Park Sang-woo or were killed by something else, at least the first exploration was declared a failure.
With the ability of the Prophet's Stand, Park Sang-woo could have left the Molten Mine on his own. Returning to the heretical sect or lurking were both viable options, but he did not do so.
He chose to stay and pretended to be dying so that Ke Lan and others could rescue him.
Then, through superb acting skills, he lured them into the "tunnel".
This is where the problem lies - why did Park Sang-woo lead the reconnaissance team into "Yagunakotor" again after the failure of the first exploration?
In terms of combat power, the reconnaissance team is certainly not as good as the heretic sects that have invaded deep into the mining area. In terms of technology, they are completely inferior to the professional team sent by the Ark Research Institute. If even the top experts in the industry can't solve the problem, there is no reason why a group of relic hunters and a few security agents can solve it.
Then there is only one possibility - the key to entering "Aguna Kotor" lies in oneself!
Although Ke Lan was reluctant to admit it, he and the guy who called himself a "prophet" did have many similarities. The previous stand-in once said that they were "the same kind."
The prophet's stand can use some of the prophet's abilities, but a stand is still a stand. Even if its appearance becomes that of the prophet, it is just a poor imitation.
Perhaps only the true "heir" can unlock the secrets inside this ancient battleship, but the "prophet" who is cautious by nature to put it nicely and timid as a mouse to put it bluntly, does not dare to use his own body to explore this super relic left by the third civilization.
The prophet originally intended to use Park Sang-woo as a substitute to replace his real body, but failed, so he set his sights on himself.
The only thing Ke Lan couldn't understand was that Park Sang-woo used the life capsule to escape from "Aguna Kotor" before she received this reconnaissance mission. How was he sure that he would come to the Molten Mine Area?
Could it be... that there is a traitor among the Undead Crew?
That would not be a good situation... If there really was a traitor, then my whereabouts would be completely transparent to the heretical sect. Even if I could hide on the first day, the fifteenth day would still be waiting behind.
Maybe I should find an opportunity to report this to the Undead Crew? But the problem is that I don't have any evidence, and I can't be sure who the traitor is. There are several of them... If the person I'm in contact with happens to be the traitor, wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?
Ke Lan was not sure what the "Pope" Chiron had said to the undead crew, but he believed that most of probably didn't know that he was an "inheritor" just like the Prophet, otherwise, they would not have let him easily run to a place like the Molten Mine.
Once the news leaked out, the heretical sects would definitely try every means to rob or even kill him, and the risk of doing so was too great. If Ke Lan was a member of the Undead Crew, he would not let his "heir" leave the Ark at will.
Ke Lan discovered that there was a very awkward network of relationships between herself and these two behemoths.
His secret has been kept hidden from the members of the Undead Crew, but there is a traitor inside the Undead Crew who has connections with the heretic sect, and the heretic sect knows his secret.
He was caught right between these two forces, like walking on a single-plank bridge with abysses on both sides.
He originally thought that by infiltrating the Undead Crew, he might be able to ensure his personal safety, but since there was a traitor within the Crew, this traitor would definitely not let him get his wish - surrendering to the enemy and joining a heretical sect might be a better choice, but Ke Lan was not accustomed to the heretical sect's way of doing things.
What's more, even if he joined a heretical sect, there is no guarantee that he will not be used as a tool by the "prophet".
Just like now.
Ke Lan suddenly felt isolated and helpless.
But to be honest, these are things that you need to consider after you get out of here... If you can't get out of here, it's useless to think about it any more.
