Not long after, Qingyi sent a message saying that her informant had located Bringer, which meant Perlman's information was correct.
Bringer was indeed planning to use a Hollow near Elpis Port to smuggle himself out of Janus Quarter, but this time, he wouldn't escape.
Soon after, everyone arrived at Elpis Port.
"Wise, let me introduce you. This is our Public Security undercover agent..."
"Oh, Little Wise, I didn't expect to meet you here. It's truly unexpected, yet perfectly logical~" Jane said with a teasing smile as she pressed herself against Wise.
The tail that usually curled around her black-stockinged legs now swayed excitedly behind her.
This action inevitably caught the attention of Yanagi, who was still talking with her teammates nearby.
"Snap!"
"Uh, Deputy Chief...?"
"Yanagi...?"
Hearing her teammates calling out beside her, Yanagi finally came back to her senses and realized that the pen in her hand had snapped in two.
"Sorry. Where were we just now?"
Looking at the somewhat terrified expressions on Soukaku and Harumasa's faces, Yanagi tried her best to suppress her emotions and maintain her usual gentle demeanor.
At the same time, Jane also keenly noticed the disturbance from the other side, though she didn't pay it much mind. Still, subconsciously, she connected it to Wise.
Fortunately, she didn't continue clinging to Wise in public. Even if her outward appearance was bold, deep down, she still couldn't quite bring herself to do that.
That allowed Yanagi to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, seeing how familiar the two of them seemed, Qingyi suddenly didn't know what to say.
"What a surprise. I didn't expect you to even... You really are something, Wise."
Qingyi crossed her arms over her chest, her lips curving downward in clear displeasure.
If this had happened on another occasion, Wise would have definitely picked up the small Qingyi and comforted her fiercely upon seeing that expression.
But now... with this many people around, it definitely wasn't the time for that.
"Just now, a big fish took the bait I cast. My informant notified me that an anonymous person wants to take a ferry nearby to Throne Quarter and has offered an extremely high price."
Jane spoke this while fiddling with her phone.
"He also has a lot of valuable 'stock' piled up inside the Hollow and wants someone to transport it later. That batch of goods is extremely delicate, apparently some kind of special Ether material..."
After receiving Qingyi's call earlier, Jane used a fake identity to act as the contact person, intending to take on this major deal. Without a doubt, that person was Bringer.
However, because the pursuit of Bringer had not yet been made public within Public Security, they couldn't openly mobilize personnel.
So Jane had Qingyi falsely report that a fugitive had been spotted nearby, prompting the PubSec officers in the surrounding streets to seal off the area.
Now, everything was ready.
It was time to tighten the net.
Bringer should already be waiting at the designated location inside the Hollow, patiently waiting for his contact to take him away.
"Little Wise, I'll send you his location. It's time to give this former senior officer a little surprise."
After finishing his conversation with Jane, Wise walked over to where the three members of Section 6 and Belle were gathered.
"Wise! You're here. How was your conversation with that lady?"
Yanagi seemed calm, but somehow, that only made Wise feel even more uneasy.
At the same time, Harumasa quietly pulled out the broken pen from behind Yanagi's back and showed it to Wise, while Soukaku made several exaggerated gestures beside him.
In response, Wise could only "thank" them inwardly.
'Thank you for making me even more scared.'
"Hmm, the Elpis Port Hollow area is right ahead. This time, we have the initiative. Bringer is already cornered," Wise quickly chose to change the subject, and Harumasa cooperated immediately.
"That's right, but even so... I always feel that Bringer choosing to smuggle himself out from here means he has ulterior motives. Perlman said that many of the goods Bringer smuggled before were stored here, right? Since he wants to take them away, perhaps there's something suspicious about them."
"Harumasa is right. This operation must be handled with caution. Wise, I'll leave it to you. Let's prepare for the assault!"
Without further delay, Yanagi immediately led Section 6 into the Hollow and headed toward Bringer's designated contact point according to the coordinates.
Soon, a familiar figure appeared before everyone.
It was Bringer, preparing to flee.
"Surrender, Bringer, Acting Commander Bringer... No! You've lost your right to that title."
Yanagi's tone was filled with anger. After all, the other party was one of the true culprits responsible for harming her companions, so naturally, she wouldn't treat him kindly.
"Hmph! As expected of Hollow Special Operations Section 6, catching up so quickly! Fine... Since you've delivered yourselves to me, I won't need to hunt you down later!"
Bringer stopped before arrogantly pulling a syringe from his pocket.
"The cursed blade's power is mine! This perfect form will lead us into the Age of Hollows!!"
After speaking, Bringer immediately plunged the syringe into his arm.
As the liquid was injected, an orange-gold light flashed around his body.
"Creator... I implore you... Refine me!!!"
The moment Bringer shouted those words, a powerful surge of Ether energy instantly spread outward from him, covering the surrounding area in Ether crystals in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterward, a gigantic white arm appeared before everyone, an eye growing from the center of its palm.
The siblings instantly seemed to remember something upon seeing it, both revealing shocked expressions.
And without hesitation, the giant hand attacked everyone.
After they narrowly dodged, countless strange orange-yellow pupils opened along the crook of the massive white arm, while Bringer himself appeared embedded within the palm, transformed into an Ethereal.
Feeling the intense Ether fluctuations emanating from the enemy before them, everyone's expression turned solemn.
"It seems I'll have to defeat you first before I get a proper explanation," Wise murmured softly before drawing a katana from thin air.
[Fully Captured Target: Miyabi]
[Reward Generated ⭢ Incubus Blade (S): Not limited by its name, it can transform into any weapon, and its displayed power is directly proportional to the owner's charm value and the number of people enamored with the owner.]
At this moment, the blade in Wise's hand was already far stronger than Tailless. The terrifying power radiating from it was so immense that even Wise himself struggled to adapt to it for a short time.
Using it against Bringer could only be described as overkill.
So much so that when Victoria Housekeeping and Belobog Heavy Industries arrived later to assist, they could only play the role of pursuing Bringer and preventing him from escaping.
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