Lucas hadn't expected that the Mad Axe Gang he decimated yesterday was one of the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau's major financial backers.

  Hmm?

  'her I nor the Secret Intelligence Bureau is family, so how could the Mad Axe Gang be sidered family? But as long as I'm ag as the ior, I o sider my subordinates' financial situation.'

  Lucas stood up, "Sihe Mad Axe Gang is one of our own, we should help them when they're in trouble. Bck Mamba, Zane!"

  Shelley and Zane immediately stood at attention.

  "Awaiting your orders, Ior!"

  "Deploy the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau's Special Task Ford follow me to the Mad Axe Gang's headquarters to hahe case!"

  "Yes, Ior!"

  The full name of the Special Task Force was the Special Mission A Team, the Secret Intelligence Bureau's primary violent enfort unit.

  Shelley and Zahe captain and vice-captain of the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau's Special Task Force.

  With the ior's orders, Shelley and Zahe office to gather the team.

  Lucas took this time to look around his work enviro.

  In the drawer, he found an ior's badge for the Secret Intelligence Bureau.

  He put it on.

  The former ior's e was still there, with a better design, materials, and craftsmanship than the one he bought.

  He sed it. There was also the former ior's suitcase by the desk.

  The suitcase lock had already been opened, likely by the former ior wheook out the appoi letter.

  Inside were some clothes and personal daily items. A stack of cash—he pocketed it.

  And a gun! This was a rare item.

  Due to the presence of various extraordinary powers in this world and the poor quality of gunpowder, firearms had not been widely adopted for individual use.

  Guns were very high-end alchemical meical products, with bullets requiring special manufacturing.

  Purchasing, maintaining, and using them was very expensive, making them not very cost-effective ons.

  In the game Epoch, firearms had many fans.

  However, firearms were strong only in the early stages; they were average in the mid-game, and their limitations became apparent ie game when stats started to balloon.

  For Lucas, having a gun now was a godsend.

  In the Epoch game, Lucas had pyed with guns during his initial pythrough and immediately reized this model.

  [Wolf Dagger No. 4: (Universal Type)]

  [Designed and manufactured by the Imperial Alchemical Maery Bureau, exclusively for the Imperial Secret Intelligence Bureau.]

  Unlike Shelley's military-type firearm, the Wolf Dagger No. 4 was tailored to the enviro of Imperial agents, with a much smaller body.

  It was ve for cealed carry, better suited for assassinations and ued situations.

  The gun's structure was simir to a revolver, with a der that could hold six bullets.

  The former ior's suitcase tained a shoulder strap, a holster, and a box of bullets.

  Lucas took off his coat, put on the shoulder strap, attached the holster, loaded the gun with bullets, and holstered it.

  He adjusted it to a fortable position and practiced drawing and shooting a few times.

  At that moment, Shelley opehe door and said, "Ior, the team is ready."

  Lucas holstered his gun, put on his coat, wiped his ior's badge, donned his gentleman's hat, and picked up the e as he walked out.

  "Lead the way!"

  "Yes, Ior."

  Outside the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau building, a voy was waiting on the road.

  Three sidecar motorcycles were in front.

  In the middle were three bck cars with a retro feel, with fgs on both sides of the hoods—oh the Imperial Argent Empire fg and the other with the Secret Intelligence Bureau's single-eye c.

  Behind them were two trucks, each carrying four Reaper bat maes.

  Imperial agents standing around the vehicles were uniformly dressed iher jackets, wearing bowler hats, with standard-issue long k their waists.

  Each of them exhibited some extraordinary traits.

  Their intimidating presence cleared the ereet without any need for force.

  Seeing this, Lucas marveled at how the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau's Special Task Force had brought out their heaviest firepower for the Mad Axe Gang.

  This was a show of strength to reassure the various forces in the Seawall Distrid their financial backers.

  "The Ior is here!"

  Zaanding at the entrance, shouted as soon as he saw Lucas.

  All the Special Task Force agents drew their swords ahem in front of them.

  "We are awaiting the Ior's orders!"

  Lucas stood oeps of the Secret Intelligence Bureau building, hands resting on his e.

  He addressed his subordinates, "I am Code Name: Meteor. From today onwards, I am the Ior of the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau, fully in charge of all operations here.

  We received hat the headquarters of the Mad Axe Gang was attacked st night, resulting in many casualties. I believe… this i may have deeper implications that threaten Imperial security. Therefore, I order…

  The Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau's Special Task Force is to proceed immediately to the Mad Axe Gang headquarters, secure the se, and prevent aion of the situation.

  Get in the vehicles, let's move out!"

  "Yes, Ior!"

  All Special Task Force agents sheathed their swords and boarded the vehicles in an orderly fashion.

  Zane quickly ran to the side of the tral car and opehe door for Lucas.

  Lucas sat in the back seat, and Shelley immediately followed.

  Zaook the front passenger seat. Once everyone was in, the voy started moving.

  The three sidecar motorcycles in front turned on their sirens, with the agents waving their swords and shouting to clear the way, creating a se of chaos.

  The voy reached the Mad Axe Gang headquarters without any hindrance.

  Outside the tall castle walls, various people with different motives had gathered. There were individuals with obvious gang affiliations, merts dressed as gentry, and dock workers.

  The most spicuous were the sheriffs in dark uniforms and peaked caps.

  They were gathered at the main gate of the castle walls, fag off against Imperial agents and Mad Axe Gang members blog their entry. Some sheriffs had already drawn their standard-issue swords.

  Simirly, the Reaper bat maes, trolled by their drivers, had drawwo-meter-long bdes, ready to force their way in.

  A small number of Imperial agrnts were struggling to maintain trol.

  At this moment, the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau's Special Task Force arrived.

  All the vehicles hoheir horns in unison, driving straight towards the people blog the road, f them to scatter in panic.

  The voy stopped in front of the castle gate.

  Special Task Force agents jumped out, drawing their swords in unison, ready for battle. This startled the sheriffs, who also brandished their ons.

  Two fas of official violent forces from the Seawall District were now in a standoff outside the castle walls.

  The Reaper bat maes orucks started up.

  They resembled mechs, standing three meters tall, with open cockpit heads.

  Imperial agents driving the maes jumped down from the trucks, drawing long bdes from the slots on their backs, and walked forward with heavy steps.

  The bdes dragged on the ground, sparking.

  A sheriff shouted, "What does the Secret Intelligence Bureau think you're doing? Are y to start a rebellion?"

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