Inside Dorey City, as Finniel and her group entered, the "residents" who had been prepared in advance began their performance.

With the sound of lively, countryside-inspired music, one dancer after another, dressed in the local traditional costumes, performed dazzling dances.

Meanwhile, Dorey City's City Lord Gavin walked beside Finniel Morton, constantly providing explanations. Each sentence he spoke conveyed the idea that everything in Dorey City was peaceful and beautiful under his governance.

The streets were clean and tidy, with no litter in sight, nor any homeless people dressed in rags. It was truly a perfect city.

Soon, amidst the music and dance, Finniel Morton's group began to slowly walk toward the City Lord's mansion.

As they entered the mansion, luxurious carriage after luxurious carriage appeared from various streets, all heading toward the gates of the mansion.

These carriages carried Dorey City's upper class—wealthy merchants, nobles of high status, and important members of various Hunter associations in Dorey City.

Ordinary Hunters were only allowed outside the mansion to maintain order and check the invitations of those arriving.

Hunters with stronger abilities, as well as entire Hunter teams, were assigned inside the mansion to conduct patrols and remain on alert.

At this moment, Ed was standing with Toronto, Ford, and Jade in a secluded corner not far from the City Lord's mansion.

Jade took a deep breath, pulled out four invitations, and said:

"These were the ones Ed asked me to prepare earlier. Toronto, Ford, according to the plan, once you two enter, head to the agreed location. There are two sets of service uniforms there."

"As for Ed and me, I've already made arrangements with a Hunter team. We'll disguise ourselves as their members and then look for an opportunity to blend into the hall."

Toronto and Ford nodded. Their tasks were simple: find the right opportunity to place the special poison that Melissa had created into the food. The poison would temporarily knock someone unconscious without affecting their health.

Ed looked at the invitations Jade handed him, took them, and after thinking for a moment, he reached into his storage pouch and pulled out the Lucky Dice and the high-level spiritual treasure.

These were meant to be used quickly in case of danger.

For some reason, ever since he had seen Finniel Morton and her guards at the gates of Dorey City, Ed had been feeling uneasy. At first, he thought it was because Finniel Morton's acting was so good, so natural, that nothing seemed off.

But as Ed watched Finniel Morton, passing through the group of "Dorey City residents" who had been waiting at the gates, looking as though she hadn't noticed anything amiss, a heavy feeling settled in his heart.

Ed suddenly wondered, was it possible that it wasn't Finniel Morton's acting that was so perfect, but rather that something unexpected had happened, something he didn't know about?

Perhaps, due to some accident, Finniel Morton hadn't seen the recording stone, and so she was completely unaware of the hidden dangers within Dorey City, and unaware that Duke Morton had already been controlled by the Parasitic Serpent Monster, Vil?

However, Ed couldn't make sense of it. According to what Melissa had said, she had seen the leader of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association, Arya, and Finniel Morton standing at the door of the room, which was when she had decided to take control of Blue and carry out the action.

Ed took a deep breath. There was no time to dwell on this now. Regardless of which situation was true, he needed to get into the City Lord's banquet, find an opportunity, and wait for the right moment to act.

Soon, Ed, Toronto, Ford, and Jade, dressed in luxurious clothes, had placed their silver and steel swords in their storage pouches. After a brief disguise, they arrived at the gates of the City Lord's mansion.

The four of them calmly presented their invitations to the guards at the entrance. Initially, they thought the guards would carefully inspect the invitations for any issues.

To their surprise, the guards at the City Lord's mansion simply glanced at the invitations and then allowed them to enter.

Once inside, Ford, slightly puzzled, whispered, "Seems like these guards have relaxed a bit. If someone wanted to sneak in and cause chaos, wouldn't that be incredibly easy?"

Toronto gave Ford a sidelong glance and replied with a hint of helplessness, "Think about it. Right now, inside the City Lord's mansion, there are not only a large number of guards but also the four Gold-level Hunter guards Finniel Morton brought along, plus our leader Arya."

"With these people around, the guards outside naturally have relaxed a lot. After all, no one would want to cause chaos in front of such powerful figures."

Jade quietly added, "Except for us."

Ed turned around and met Jade, Toronto, and Ford's gazes.

Indeed, except for them, there was no one else.

Jade, the captain of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association's Blackstone Team, a mid-tier Silver Hunter.

Ed, the captain of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association's Moonlight Team, a mid-tier Silver Hunter.

Ford and Toronto, members of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association's Moonlight Team, with mid-tier Black Iron and low-tier Black Iron Hunter rankings.

What they were up against were enemies who planned to sacrifice five Gold-level Hunters and the entire population of Dorey City.

The strength of their enemies was undoubtedly formidable.

Ed thought for a moment, then quietly said, "I have a bad feeling about this. The events that follow may not be what we think. Be careful and stay alert."

Jade, Toronto, and Ford all nodded in agreement.

Looking at the seriousness and gravity on Ed's face, none of them felt the urge to back down.

When they reached the courtyard of the City Lord's mansion, the four of them found a secluded corner and planned to split up to carry out their tasks.

At that moment, Toronto suddenly recalled the time when he had asked Ed why he was trying to stop everything, and Ed had replied that there was no special reason, just that they were Hunters.

Toronto took a deep breath and slowly said to Ed, "Captain Ed, be careful. I still want to follow you and become a legend among the Hunters."

Ford gave Toronto a puzzled glance and muttered, "That's strange. Isn't that something I should be saying?"

Ed looked seriously at Ford and Toronto, nodded, and replied, "It's fine. We'll handle everything."

Then, the four of them split up to execute their plan.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the City Lord's mansion banquet hall, in a room, Finniel was chatting with Arya.

Eng stood outside the door, vigilantly watching every person who passed by.

At that moment, Arya walked out of Finniel's room, as though something needed her attention.

Eng watched Arya's figure disappear and, without hesitation, knocked on the door behind him. In a low voice, he said:

"Miss Finniel, there's something I'd like to report to you."

After receiving Finniel Morton's consent, Eng quickly opened the door and walked inside.

He requested that Finniel Morton dismiss the maids from the room. Once the room was empty, Eng looked at Finniel seriously and said:

"Miss Finniel, please make sure to tell me everything about Arya."

"In yesterday's attack, the glass in your room was broken from the outside. However, when I searched your room, I didn't find anything that could have broken the glass and entered."

"At that time, the only person in the room was Arya. I suspect she took the object."

Finniel paused for a moment upon hearing Eng's words, then, with a confused look, asked:

"What's strange about that? It's just something that broke the glass. Maybe it was a stone. Arya sister probably just picked it up."

Eng shook his head. He knew that Miss Finniel was too naive, and she didn't view the people around her with the necessary caution. That's why he had to be even more careful, to avoid any potential danger.

Finniel noticed the determined expression on Eng's face. After thinking for a moment, she shared some general information about Arya, but did not go into specifics.

She only mentioned that Arya had once been a lady of the Holy City's Torilard Family, which was one of the three major families in Holy City, known for its considerable power.

As for why Arya had come from Holy City to Dorey City to found the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association, Finniel didn't elaborate. She simply said that Arya was someone trustworthy.

Upon hearing this, Eng couldn't help but furrow his brow. He wanted to ask about what Arya had said to Finniel the day before, but Finniel replied that it was not something that could be spoken about.

With no other option, Eng could only advise Finniel to remain cautious of Arya until he had fully investigated the matter.

Finniel nodded in agreement.

Then, Eng left the room and stood at the door.

Meanwhile, in the room where Duke Morton was, Arya was coldly staring at him.

On the table in front of her, there was a transparent vial of potion.

Arya glanced at the vial and then slowly spoke:

"I warn you again. You should know that if anything were to happen to Finniel Morton, the entire Morton Family will not spare you."

Duke Morton, or rather Vil, smiled, looking intently at Arya, and replied:

"Do you think I'm that much of a fool?"

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