Chapter 60: The Brewing Incident!
At the Soma Familia home, after the massacre occurred, even the nearby streets were sealed off by the guard, preventing any adventurers from heading there. It wasn't just the Ganesha Familia's guard.
Even the Familia captain, the first-tier Orario adventurer Shakti Varma, had also come to investigate the matter.
She had capable-looking short blue hair, a well-defined face, and a tall figure.
An older sister type in every sense.
At this moment, Shakti's mood was not good. To be more precise, it was extremely bad. Her brow was tightly furrowed as she surveyed the scene of the tragedy.
Many years had passed since the Dark Period.
Occasionally, adventurers would have some friction, but the situation had never escalated to this extent. A large Familia had been completely wiped out last night!
Although the overall strength of the Soma Familia was not considered strong in Orario.
After verifying the identities of the corpses on site and comparing them with the list provided by the Adventurer's Guild, basically all adventurers had been slaughtered last night.
The only one whose body couldn't be found was a Pallum supporter, who was also the key to finding the final truth of the Soma Familia's destruction.
Liliruca.
"Who on earth did this?"
To achieve this without a sound, they had to be at least a Lv3 adventurer. It wasn't that Shakti was making groundless associations.
To be able to do this…
Ryuu?
When this possibility came to mind, she quickly dismissed it. The Soma Familia was certainly not clean, and it wasn't just about selling defective divine wine.
They were even involved in Xenos trafficking, but they were definitely not a Dark Faction.
Shakti's brow remained furrowed without relaxing. Maintaining the stability of the Labyrinth City Orario was what the Ganesha Familia needed to do now.
To avoid causing turmoil among the adventurer community, a reasonable answer had to be given.
"I have a feeling... this is another pool of muddy water!"
She rubbed her temples with both hands. It wasn't until a Familia member wearing an elephant-trunk mask came to report the intelligence summary that Shakti concealed her inner worries.
"Lady Shakti, the Soma Familia held a gathering at their home last night."
"A wine vat was found overturned at the scene, and there was also a piece of evidence placed in a very conspicuous position, as if the culprit deliberately left it there for us to see."
The guard member's tone was grave as he asked for the next arrangements, "What should we do next?"
"Give it to me."
A provocation from the culprit?
Shakti's expression was uncertain. She didn't speculate in that direction. If it were the resurgence of a Dark Faction wanting to create panic.
They would, of course, cover up the cause of the incident, to once again shroud Orario in crisis.
A Lv3 adventurer randomly slaughtering with no target would be enough to plunge those weaker Familias into crisis. Deliberately leaving evidence.
Was more like guiding them to the truth!
"Continue to seal off the scene."
"I will go report this matter to Lord God." Carrying the unopened divine wine, Shakti didn't linger in the Entertainment District.
She decisively returned to the Familia home.
If it was really as she guessed, then the true reason for the Soma Familia's destruction didn't just involve Orario's public security.
It was more like a negotiation between the culprit and the Adventurer's Guild?
"If there are no surprises..."
"There will be results soon!"
Shakti's mood was, of course, not good. She felt a sense of frustration from being led by the nose the whole time. The culprit had revealed the reason for the Soma Familia's destruction.
Sealing the scene and investigating the cause was just going through the motions.
Whether to continue pursuing the culprit was now up to the attitude of Lord Ganesha and Lord Ouranos, who controlled the Adventurer's Guild.
"Who on earth is this madman!!"
After returning to the Familia home, looking at the huge statue of the god Ganesha before her, though reluctant, Shakti still passed through the passage under its legs.
She found the Lord God who was overseeing the home base.
With a stern face, she reported the matter, "Lord God, regarding the Soma Familia destruction incident, we now have a rough outline."
"The killer left behind divine wine brewed by the god of the Soma Familia in a conspicuous place. The preliminary judgment is that it's evidence provided to us by the culprit."
"This may not be a factional dispute..."
"It's more like a grudge between adventurers that ultimately led to the Soma Familia's demise. We are currently investigating the identity of the killer."
Having a simple grasp of the situation, Ganesha didn't give any further instructions. If it wasn't a dispute between factions, then this matter.
He had to inform that fellow Ouranos. He looked at Shakti's complicated expression and said in a gentle tone, "Seal the scene, continue to investigate the true identity of the culprit."
"But before there is a final result, don't make any other moves."
The god's instruction was to wait, to wait for Ouranos's final reply. The result didn't exceed Shakti's expectations, but her mood did not ease.
She looked up with a complicated expression, unrelated to the Soma Familia's destruction, and asked, "Lord Ganesha, is doing this really correct?"
"Everything is for the stability of Orario."
He didn't say it too bluntly. The Ganesha Familia only needed to maintain Orario's stability; the final decision on the incident required Ouranos's judgment.
After a simple instruction, Ganesha decisively went to find Ouranos.
Deep beneath the Adventurer's Guild, the news of the Soma Familia's destruction last night was naturally relayed to Ouranos through Fels.
He maintained a neutral attitude towards all Familias.
Regarding Familia faction disputes, he had no intention of interfering, but the destruction of the Soma Familia was clearly not because of a faction dispute.
If the Soma Familia's destruction had been caused by a War Game, it would barely be considered healthy development.
But the current situation, to some extent, had disrupted Ouranos's layout for the final battle. Noticing the visiting Elephant God, Ganesha.
He lifted his aged face and asked in a cold voice, "Ganesha, what do you want, coming here?"
"Of course, it's about that matter."
Ganesha, wearing an elephant-trunk mask and with his muscular upper body exposed, crossed his arms over his chest, proceeding to discuss the Soma Familia issue.
"Should we continue to pursue the adventurer who massacred the Soma Familia?"
"Hmm?" Ouranos pondered, waiting for an explanation.
"Divine wine left by the killer was found at the scene. If we don't continue to pursue it, we can barely cover up the situation. After all, it's not a faction dispute."
Involving the destruction of a Familia, the specific answer required Ouranos's ruling.
As a god, Ganesha was, of course, more far-sighted than Shakti, whose character in the Familia was reliable but not smooth enough.
The reason given by the killer could barely stabilize the situation in Orario.
The Soma Familia, under the leadership of the former captain Zanis, was not clean to begin with. Perhaps some finished divine wine had flowed out?
It could be concluded that it was picked up by a passing adventurer who discovered its strong control properties, and the case could be closed.
Orario, including Ouranos behind the Adventurer's Guild, would absolutely not allow this kind of mind-controlling divine wine to circulate in the adventurer market.
"A bit interesting..."
The killer had already given a reason and informed him through the Ganesha Familia. Ouranos's expression didn't change at all.
He was just weighing the pros and cons.
If it were purely a revenge killing, the killer would only need to flee Orario. With the huge flow of people in and out of Orario every day, it was impossible to seal it off.
At most, after ascertaining their identity, the Adventurer's Guild would issue a wanted notice for them.
The perpetrator's elaborate actions were nothing more than wanting to continue developing in Orario, making him choose between the Soma Familia and the killer?
This behavior could be completely considered blasphemy against a god.
Ouranos, however, didn't mind. On the contrary, he became somewhat interested in the perpetrator of the massacre. The incident, of course, wouldn't end so simply.
"Abandon the rotten Soma Familia, cover up the truth of the incident, and tacitly allow the perpetrator to continue developing in Orario."
This was actually not a difficult choice.
The former, the Soma Familia, was already destroyed. But the value displayed by the latter, if it didn't meet his psychological expectations.
The Adventurer's Guild would absolutely not allow any threat that could drag down the final battle to exist!
Ouranos's gaze was indifferent as he made his final decision, "Continue to investigate the identity of the killer. As for whether to issue a wanted notice from the Adventurer's Guild."
"Let's see what that one can do first..."
(End of this chapter)
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