The dim light shone in the hidden room of the Brotherhood of Steel, the atmosphere was heavy and depressing. Ian sat at the table, his gaze deep and his face with hard-to-conceal apprehension. William, Alexander and Adrian watched him silently, waiting for him to relate the hidden truth.
The room fell into a brief silence, and finally, Ian took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "The recent frequent attacks on the City of Ashes by the mutant beasts are due to the fact that there is an even more powerful creature behind the scenes directing them."
"In the relic I mentioned, an extremely powerful mutant beast is sealed. It's impossible to know exactly who sealed it and for how long. All I know is that it was in a state of slumber for a long time, and only recently did it gradually awaken. The prolonged sealing has greatly weakened its power, but even so, its current strength is already at the top of the Luminary class, and it is impossible to determine whether it has reached the Astral class."
William frowned, "Are you saying that this mutated beast summoned other mutated beasts to attack the City of Ashes? What exactly is its purpose?"
Ian looked at William with a grave gaze, "Its purpose is clear. It needs a large amount of human flesh and blood to recover its strength and eventually break free from the seal. If we allow it to recover, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Silence once again fell in the room, everyone realized the severity of the problem and the expressions on their faces became even more grave.
Adrian spoke first, "What about the other treasures and resources in the relic? After all, the reason we paid attention to the relics in the first place was for the resources and treasures."
Ian shook his head, "I can't be sure of the existence of specific treasures, but what I can be sure of is that there is definitely more than just a powerful mutant beast inside. The appearance of this mutant beast is just a surface issue, I'm afraid that the deeper secrets are even more complicated."
Adrian's face was grim, but his tone was a bit condescending, "So that's how it is, I thought it was just a simple adventure, but I didn't expect it to turn into a critical choice of life and death."
Ian let out a bitter smile, "I also don't want to make things so complicated, but the current situation is that if the problem of the relics is not solved as soon as possible, the City of Ashes will face an even more severe threat in the future. That powerful mutant beast will definitely not give up on the City of Ashes, it will continue to gather more mutant beasts to attack, and soon a new round of disaster will come."
Alexander slowly said, "Ian is right, although we don't know the exact level of danger, a potentially huge threat must not be ignored."
Adrian waved his hand impatiently, "Cut the crap, the question is whether or not we're willing to take the risk. If the guys in the relics are really Astral ranked, those of us who go in are asking for death. I'm cooperating for the resources and treasures in the relics, I don't want to lose my life in it! "
Alexander was the first to take a stance, "If we ignore it now, I'm afraid it'll be even harder to settle it later, I think it's better to settle it cleanly before it's too late!"
William followed closely behind, "Indeed, I don't want my territory to be in danger at any time. "
The three of them looked towards Adrian, Adrian opened his mouth, "What are you looking at me for, you guys are willing to gamble your lives you can go, I'm not going to go, the big deal is that I'll take the wealth and resources and leave here."
The three of them did not force themselves, instead they began to stimulate Adrian, "Fine, then the wealth we acquired in the ruins won't be yours."
"The Free Chamber of Commerce also took out a lot of things for the defense of the City of Ashes this time, so if we don't have the resources from the relics to replenish them, we'll lose a lot of money."
"Yeah, and if we come back with a large amount of wealth, the three major forces in the City of Ashes will have to become two major forces in the future."
Listening to the words of several people, Adrian's expression kept changing, and his heart gradually faltered, Ian added at the right time, "You told me when we first met that businessmen are meant to gamble, and as a businessman, you should also be clear about the reasoning that the bigger the risk, the bigger the gain."
After a short struggle, Adrian finally failed to resist the lure of the relics and agreed to explore together.
Ian felt slightly comforted in his heart as he listened to everyone's stance, and said in a serious tone, "So, everyone has decided, we'll leave for the relics early tomorrow morning. This action is of great importance, we must make sufficient preparations."
Everyone nodded, each falling into deep thought, and the atmosphere in the room eased slightly.
William smiled, "After this incident, I would think that fighting side by side isn't a bad thing, at least we trust each other more now than before."
Alexander smiled back, "Indeed, that's probably the only good thing that came out of this disaster."
Night still shrouded the City of Ashes, but the gloom in everyone's hearts seemed to have been dispelled a lot. Although the road ahead was still full of crises, the power of unity made them feel stronger than ever.