Chapter 190: Chapter 189: Visitors from the Moon Worship Sect
Chapter 189: Visitors from the Moon Worship Sect
Claire handed the wheelchair to Nana for care and walked over to George, speaking in a deep voice:
"Director George, we had an agreement—you wouldn't take anyone's side."
Claire was eager to kill Mr. Divine and let Kate take over the Divine family.
Controlling the Divine family was the first step in the Hunter Guild's plan to seize control of North Sea City.
George let out a bitter smile. He had truly not expected the Night Trace Bar to so swiftly and completely crush the Divine family.
He thought that even if the Divine family hadn't deployed all their awakened elites, they would still manage to defeat the Night Trace Bar quickly.
But the complete and utter defeat had been beyond his expectations.
George now no longer underestimated the Night Trace Bar, which made him genuinely want to form an alliance with Claire.
And when friends, he believed, spoke sincerely.
George tried to persuade her:
"Little sister, you must have heard that the Divine family has a powerful transcendent force backing them.
This isn't much of a secret.
If you kill Mr. Divine, it's equivalent to slapping that transcendent force in the face.
I see you as my younger sister, and I don't want you to do something foolish."
Claire's eyes flashed with mockery as she teased:
"You see me as your sister?
Then, dear brother, why didn't you say this last night?"
"Uh..." George was momentarily speechless.
He couldn't exactly admit that he hadn't taken her seriously before, but now, after realizing the value of the Night Trace Bar, he was interested. That would make him sound opportunistic.
Some truths were better left unsaid.
Claire, knowing her limits, smiled charmingly.
"Just joking. I know how much my dear brother cares about me."
George forced a laugh. "Little sister, listen to me. Let Mr. Divine go.
I'll host a meeting later and guarantee the Divine family won't retaliate against you."
Mr. Divine chuckled coldly.
"Director George, you really know how to play both sides, don't you?"
George grinned, clasping his hands toward Mr. Divine.
"Brother Divine, I'm just trying to save you here."
Mr. Divine sneered:
"Fine, I'll admit I've been outplayed by this b***h.
But I won't let that brat Kate get her way.
The head of the Divine family has never been a position for some side branch to covet!"
Claire cast a glance at Mr. Divine, whose neck was tightly restrained.
"Family Head Divine, you've already lost. Are you planning to go back on your word?
And stop calling her that. Kate is your biological daughter, after all."
Mr. Divine snorted disdainfully.
"You won through schemes and trickery. Do you really think you can shake my position in the Divine family?
Even if that brat takes over now, how long do you think she'll last?
Surely you're not ignorant of the force behind the Divine family—"
Claire leaned in close to Mr. Divine's ear, whispering softly:
"A month ago, six elders of the Moon Worship Sect died in the South Sea.
Do you know who was responsible? Welma?
People in North Sea City have been speculating about my background.
I've heard you always thought I came from the capital city?
Family Head Divine, the information from the Security Division wasn't wrong—you were just too clever for your own good.
I truly am from the South Sea."
Mr. Divine's eyes widened in disbelief as an outrageous thought crossed his mind.
Claire smirked disdainfully.
"Evan, do it."
Evan's eyes flickered with murderous intent.
"Explode!"
A burst of light erupted from Mr. Divine's neck, followed by a spray of blood.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, Mr. Divine's head was obliterated in an instant.
Before the move, Evan had erected a wax barrier around Claire to block the explosion. Not a single drop of blood stained her.
George, standing nearby, wasn't so lucky. Covered in blood, he stared at the scene with reddened eyes, anger blazing.
"You… you… little sister! You've brought disaster upon yourself!"
In George's eyes, Claire was already a dead woman.
"So, I'll be killed by the Moon Worship Sect? Ha, and what will you use to defend against the next monster siege?
Rely on the Moon Worship Sect?
The only reason they've secretly helped resist monster sieges is because of their deals with the Divine family."
It wasn't that the Divine family had any particular love for North Sea City; it was just that without the Divine family, North Sea City wouldn't stand a chance.
"Now that Mr. Divine is dead, it'll be fortunate if the Moon Worship Sect doesn't vent their anger on North Sea City!"
Claire chuckled lightly.
"What's there to fear? Whoever comes to avenge Mr. Divine, we'll just fight them off."
The members of the Night Trace Bar erupted in cheers, their boss's boldness inspiring loud whoops of support.
George's facial muscles twitched with frustration.
"Foolish and stubborn!"
No one noticed the jade pendant on Mr. Divine's body suddenly shatter.
It was a soul token from the Moon Worship Sect.
The shattered token immediately informed the sect of Mr. Divine's death.
Moments later, two red-robed figures streaked across the sky and stopped mid-air above the scene.
Their eyes turned icy as they surveyed the scattered remains and Mr. Divine's headless corpse. In an authoritative tone, one of them asked:
"Who did this?"
George noticed the blood moon insignia on their chests, and his scalp went numb. He stood frozen, unable to utter a word.
The very thing he feared most had come to pass.
The two Moon Worship Sect members quickly located George in the crowd.
One of them spoke coldly:
"I remember you. You're the director of the Security Bureau.
Now tell me, who dared to kill someone chosen by the Moon Worship Sect?"
George glanced at Claire, his silence making his intentions clear.
Claire stepped forward fearlessly, meeting the red-robed figures' gaze head-on.
Why should she be afraid when Alexander was right behind her?
The two Moon Worship Sect members studied Claire for a long moment before shifting their gaze back to George.
"The North Sea Security Bureau can't even protect its own masters. You're unfit to be a director anymore!"
To the Moon Worship Sect, Mr. Divine was supposed to be the master of North Sea City—because he was their obedient pawn.
George's expression darkened with resentment, but he had no choice but to bow and admit his failure.
"I… I didn't expect them to actually kill the head of the Divine family…"
"Useless!" one of the Moon Worship Sect members spat, casting a disdainful glance at George before turning back to Claire.
"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Claire.
Mr. Divine mentioned you—someone who unified North Sea's underground forces in just one month."
The other red-robed figure added with a hint of approval:
"Your foundation is weak, but you've got some ability.
From now on, you'll be the Moon Worship Sect's new representative in the secular world."
As if becoming the Moon Worship Sect's representative was some grand honor, comparable to winning the favor of heaven itself.
George's eyes widened in shock, his gaze toward Claire growing increasingly complex.
With Claire now the sect's puppet, North Sea City would gain another top-tier family.
For George, this brought some relief.
With Claire as the Moon Worship Sect's new puppet in North Sea, the city could continue to survive monster sieges as before.
One of the Moon Worship Sect members spoke indifferently:
"As our new representative, you can't let too many irrelevant people know about this.
Of those followers behind you, keep a few with decent cultivation.
Kill the rest as proof of your loyalty."
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