Chapter 088

"Well then, here we are again. Another night, another mission. Sorry you did not get any rest after yesterday, but I promise that our entire unit will have a week off after today. Today, we are dealing with a part of the Aurora Order, so it will be much more dangerous. All of you should be careful. I do not want any casualties as much as possible. Today's mission is also a huge contribution, so if you have plans of advancing in the future, what you do today will be a powerful part of your resume" said Gordon.

"I have talked with the Saint present in Backlund. He was not informed of anything regarding that Lyod being in an undercover mission. Regardless, we will try to capture him alive if possible. The others can be killed freely if an opportunity arises. Donald, tell what the information from the official sources say" he continued.

"Yes, captain. The Red Cherry Transport Services is one of the many companies that transport goods. They mostly deal with grain and cash corps from Awwa Country, which they deliver to the wholesalers and factories on the edge of Backlund for processing. The Stephen Rosier, who Alvin said was a Secret Supplicant, was confirmed to have been working for Red Cherry Trasport Company before he moved to Backlund. They have a small market share of the enormous scale of transactions, but their annual revenue is still expected to be in excess of 20,000 pounds. I have confirmed that raiding them won't affect any important industries of Backlund" said Donald.

"They have very few members permanently part of the company, and instead prefer to hire contractors to do most of the menial work. They have plenty of channels in and out of Awwa County, which is mostly unregulated and unchecked, so who knows what they are usually up to. We have narrowed the base of the Aurora Order to a warehouse right next to their main office in Backlund. There is probably an underground portion that is underneath this warehouse, which may also have a passage that leads to the office"

"We did not collect a lot of information on them to prevent them from being alerted. Alvin got some information from some reliable and hidden sources, and I browsed the official documents regarding them. While we can't rule out some others being members of the Aurora Order, these five are under the strongest suspicion" said Donald, waving his hands, causing 5 figures to manifest.

"The first one that you might recognise is Gregory. He is the only member who we can confirm is a member of the Aurora Order, and barring him suddenly advancing in the past month, he is a Sequence 7 Shadow Ascetic. The second is Lillard, who is Gregory's close friend and partner. The equality of their relationship suggested he is in the same Sequence. The third and fourth are Mallory and Shaun. They both are Sequence 8 Listeners. With divination and the limited information, this is all we have been able to confirm. It is not ruled out that they have several Secret Supplicants like that Stephen Rosier cultivated all across the company" said Donald.

"And lastly, the 5th person is the person in charge of the company. His name is Brock, and he is described as terrifyingly strange by all related people in the business. He is most likely at least a Rose Bishop, with a chance of being a Sheperd. The possibility of him being a Sheperd is quite high, considering that there was a Sheperd that displayed his powers in the villa of Stephen Rosier, hardly a few weeks ago. There is a good chance he may be an Oracle of thh Aurora Order" finished Donald.

"Well, that's about it. We proceed with maximum caution. Let us assume that this Brock is a Sheperd. I have prepared accordingly, and I will be the only one to deal with him. The two Listeners are left to Hannah and Alvin. Rico and Raleigh will take the two Shadow Ascetics. Donald will pick of Secret Supplicants and support whoever is at a disadvantage" said Gordon.

"And Alvin, this time I cannot spare a spirit attack, since I have to reserve all my strength to kill the Sheperd. But I will send you a Sealed Artifact" said Gordon, handing Alvin a copper dagger. "This is 3-075, called the Sunshine Dagger. If you pin onto an enemy, they will feel like they are being constantly purified by the sun. No damage in the short term, but it's great to cause some trouble to those who are weak to the powers of the sun, like the Shadow Ascetics you will face for instance"

"The plan is as follows. Firstly, they will have exceptional hearing, so they will probably hear some anomalies, even we mask out footsteps. Hence, we rush in instead, and try to finish them off swiftly. Me, Rico, and Raleigh will first jointly use our powers to lull everyone to sleep. We then rush inside, and find our respective targets. We will probably know their location based on the resistance after using our Nightmare powers, so we will alert you. Swiftly kill them. Once again, try to leave Lyod alive , but in case it isn't possible, it's not your main objective. Also, I have talked to his grace, and he will coordinate an attack on the other branches of the Red Chery Trasport Company and handle the aftermath. We start in 15 minutes. Prepare yourselves" said Gordon.

All the members of the Red Gloves nodded, and went busy checking their equipment.

Alvin went to a side room, where he checked his equipment and the mystical items he was going to take with him today.

After some deliberation, he chose to carry the Sword of Culling, Skeleton Whistle, Self Mirror and the Null Mask.

After some more time, Gordon said, "Let's depart" and the 6 of them went out into the night.

"This is it" whispered Gordon, as he stepped forwards towards the looming warehouse. "Rico, Raleigh, now!"

The three of them stood in the forefront as they started to send waves of energy towards the warehouse.

Suddenly, the three of them lurched backwards. Gordon steadied himself, but Rico and Raleigh collapsed.

"What strong resistance! Change of plans! We rush inside. Alvin, use the canisters of gas you brought!" yelled Gordon.

Hannah, Donald, and even Rico and Raleigh who had recovered, drew their weapons and rushed forward. Alvin tossed the few canisters of gas he carried especially to resist the Shadow Ascetics after his successful counter last time, and accurately shot them mid-air.

The gas canisters exploded, raining flaming gas onto the warehouse, which immediately caught fire.