They all call me Great Master-Chapter 377 - 374: Go Forward!

The Countess of South Los was planning to make her move against Lisop!

No!

Seeing the expression on the Female Swordmaster, it’s possible she has already made her move—For the Countess, infiltrating Lisop’s Hidden Guard was a piece of cake.

Even more so, the Countess had dispatched more than one person.

And then?

It would naturally be a slow ’corrosion and usurpation’, completely hollowing out Lisop.

And at the crucial moment, she could deliver a fatal blow!

For example, when the Old Lion of Inner Bay and Lisop reached a contract that was ’absolutely detrimental’ to South Los, that would be the time for the Countess’s spies to act.

However, the Countess had definitely not expected this unexpected turn of events to occur.

’If that’s the case... it’s not too bad!’

Arthur somewhat relaxed at the thought.

The unexpected intervention of the Death Poetry Society had made Arthur worry about Little Lisop—In fact, the moment a member of the Death Poetry Society appeared, Arthur was prepared for Little Lisop’s ’death’.

An ordinary person, even an expert in swordsmanship, was sure to die against an organization from the Mystic Side like the Death Poetry Society.

Therefore, Arthur slightly changed his approach when taking over South Town.

However, the situation did not turn out for the worst.

’Facing "death", I’m really quite lucky!’

Arthur lamented in his heart, but outwardly, he maintained a calm demeanor as he looked towards the Female Swordmaster and Marinda.

"Let’s split our forces!

I really can’t manage silent concealment!

You go ahead, and I’ll follow closely with the cavalry!"

The Female Swordmaster immediately said with a sense of helplessness in her tone.

Her constant height of two meters fifty, along with her robust build, gave the Female Swordmaster strength far beyond the average person, but unavoidably sacrificed some dexterity in return.

She had no doubt about her linear explosive speed being strong.

But when it came to moving forward in silence and stealth, the Female Swordmaster just couldn’t do it.

No sooner said than done, the decisive Female Swordmaster turned and left.

Arthur and Marinda naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Or rather...

This is what the two of them wanted!

As the Female Swordmaster departed, Marinda took a deep puff from her pipe—

The fire in the pipe burned bright.

After consuming a quarter of the tobacco, the light from the pipe finally dimmed.

Whoosh!

Thick smoke was exhaled by Marinda, turning into a light grey fog that enveloped the Ghost Carriage laden with explosives.

Roar!

The Undead around the carriage let out silent roars, and then, the grey fog thickened rapidly.

It continued until it completely covered the Undead and the carriage, at which point the carriage lifted into the air.

From Arthur’s perspective, he could still see the outlines of the carriage and the figures of the Undead, but he knew that to ordinary people, this was nothing but a cloud of mist.

"Such a convenient ability!"

Arthur exclaimed with admiration.

"Want to learn? I can teach you!"

Marinda said with a smile, the pipe still in her mouth.

Seeing that smile, reminiscent of a fox, Arthur gave the finger—a clear response that he perfectly sensed that part of Marinda’s ’Ghost Carriage’ belonged to ’Death’.

But it was only a part!

The rest of the power should be ’Smoke’.

Beyond the smoke, there were also some forces that Arthur could not identify.

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In simple terms, even if Marinda taught him, Arthur wouldn’t be able to learn.

And that’s exactly why Marinda was so generous in her offer.

"Tch!"

Seeing Arthur’s finger, the lady made a sound of retaliation.

Arthur did not respond further but instead took a step forward, vanishing into the Shadows.

’So hasty?

Everything must be related to you!’

Marinda thought and immediately quickened her pace to follow.

In the sky, the grey fog was gliding swiftly, while on the ground, two sounds followed in Silence.

Arthur was all ’Innate Skill’.

The "Serpent of Death" Bloodline granted Arthur a special Shadow Concealment effect, which inherently provided him with a +5 level stealth effect. This was enough to render Arthur utterly silent as he moved swiftly.

Not to mention when it was combined with one of the Core Mystical Arts, "Silent Successive Steps."

Arthur seemed like a shadow, shuttling through the darkness of the night.

Marinda, on the other hand, was shrouded in smoke, appearing like a specter, floating straight ahead.

She lacked Arthur’s dexterity.

But she had something more bizarre.

Because...

Marinda moved in a straight line.

Whether it was tall trees or low shrubs, Marinda went straight through them as if these obstacles didn’t exist at all.

This secret technique was extremely similar to the "Ghost Carriage," yet it had subtle differences.

’A common origin but with new changes...

A case of out with the old, in with the new?’ Arthur pondered silently.

As for Marinda’s somewhat ostentatious way of moving?

It was naturally because she felt pressured by Arthur’s Family Secret Art "Silent Burial," which is why she decided to showcase her abilities to Arthur.

The lady was well aware that any lasting cooperation required a balance of power between both parties.

Arthur was aware of that as well.

Likewise, the young Spirit Medium understood another aspect of long-term cooperation: trust.

Therefore, once they had truly left South Los behind, Arthur’s steps started to slow down a bit.

Marinda immediately sensed the change.

The lady quickly approached—

’Lisop is dead!’

Without making a sound, Arthur conveyed the message through lip-reading.

’Did you kill him?’

Marinda frowned.

Arthur immediately rolled his eyes.

He knew the woman before him was doing it on purpose.

It was seven parts probing and three parts jest.

In response, Arthur flashed the lady a smile that carried ’one part aloofness, two parts sarcasm, three parts mockery, and four parts nonchalance.’

In the end, that smile turned completely into derision.

At least that’s how Marinda saw it.

But Marinda did not get angry.

Because she got the answer she wanted.

Lisop wasn’t killed by Arthur.

There might be some connection, but it definitely wasn’t Arthur who took action himself.

With that in mind, it was enough.

Otherwise, she would have to reconsider her cooperation with Arthur—she had already hinted before that if similar mistakes were made again,

she didn’t need such a foolish partner.

’High likelihood it’s the ’Death Poetry Society’!

Small chance it’s the Old Lion of Inner Bay!

And there’s...’

Arthur continued gesturing with his mouth, but he didn’t vocalize the last possibility.

Almost immediately, the lady guessed the last answer.

Her heart chilled in an instant.

She thought again of the surprise Arthur had revealed earlier.

What could make a faker like Arthur show his true feelings?

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A surprise?

Possibly, but not that transparent.

So, it must be an unexpected coincidence that nonetheless made perfect sense!

Which was—

’The Death Poetry Society,’ the Old Lion of Inner Bay, and the Countess had all made their move on Lisop independently.

As a result, the Death Poetry Society got there first, and when the Old Lion and the Countess’s people realized it, they had to protect Little Lisop to prevent the situation from escalating!

And the people from the ’Death Poetry Society,’ to expand their victory...

Wait, hold on!

Momentarily stopped by a sudden realization, Marinda’s steps came to a halt.