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Chapter 226

Author: Eternal Life
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"Judge, the Shadow Demon Shrine is full of tough characters. We shouldn't underestimate them," Blood Rakshasa warned once more.

"How come I didn't see any of them when I was taking out that faction last year?" Howard interjected.

"There could be two reasons," replied Blood Rakshasa after a brief hesitation. "For one, maybe their envoy wasn't in the area when you struck, so they couldn't respond in time.

"Second, their ties with the Shadow Demon Shrine are on the rocks, and I wouldn't put it past the Shrine to use you to take them out."

"Mm-hm," Howard nodded, mulling it over before saying, "Get your crew to put together some intel on the Shadow Demon Shrine for me."

He was surprised to find such an organized outfit operating in the mayhem of The Dark World. It was intriguing, to say the least.

"Got it!" Blood Rakshasa, taken aback for a second, responded resolutely.

"Now that Dark Ebon Corp's gone under, you're out of the woods. What's your next move?" Howard asked.

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