Sharp looked in confusion at the guard standing rigidly before him and silently assumed a defensive stance.

Su Yao, having made up her mind, drew her sword and turned around, only to find herself facing a man not wearing a guard's uniform.

He was also holding a weapon aimed at himself.

"You're a weaponsmith who's been locked up, aren't you?" Su Yao asked cautiously

As soon as these words were spoken, Sharp realized that the other person was probably not a guard, but he remained very cautious and responded with a question instead of an answer: "Who are you? You're not a guard."

Su Yao didn't hear him immediately shout for violence, which increased the likelihood that her guess about the other party being a weaponsmith was correct.

Both of them acted based on speculation.

"If you are a weaponsmith, then please don't be afraid, I am here to save you."

Su Yao sneaked in like this, indeed different from Count Adams' people, but Sharp still wanted to ask one more question: "Which side are you on?"

"I don't belong to any faction, I'm just a mercenary who took on a hired mission."

This answer was satisfactory. Sharp didn't like working for the little earl's faction, nor did he enjoy being a lackey for other factions. If it were a mercenary... Percy would be the first to come to mind.

"Come with me first, it's not safe here."

The corridor on the second floor also has guards patrolling, standing here makes them like a target, it's too dangerous.

Sharp brought Su Yao to an empty room, and in the darkness, no one turned on the light.

"Do you know who sent you the employment task? Is it to save one person or all of us?" Sharp asked Su Yao in a low voice.

Su Yao answered each question: "The mission was issued by Percy, mainly to find Sharp. If we can save others, then of course we should rescue them all."

Percy and Sharp are their real names, known only to those involved, so there's no harm in mentioning them; others are unaware, so there's no harm in mentioning them either.

But in the next second, Su Yao was shocked.

"Because the man opposite said, 'It's Percy! I knew he wouldn't forget me! I'm Sharp, the person you're looking for!'"

"You are Sharp?!" Su Yao was so shocked that the tone of her voice changed, "Then tell me, what is Percy's wife's name?"

"Bernice." Sharp was genuine; this question was very simple.

Su Yao was in a daze.

The system described this daze as the surprise of breaking free from bad luck and entering a streak of good fortune, leaving one stunned.

"You don't understand! My luck just doesn't lie in drawing cards; the people I meet are all wonderful! This kind of luck is also luck!"

"Are you really Sharp? Then what about your wife?" Su Yao needed to confirm once more.

Sharp replied, "I want to study the route and run with the others. But after all this time, I've only found a way to the second floor, and I can't find a way from the second floor to the first floor and then outside."

Isn't that a coincidence? Su Yao only has the way from outside to the first floor, and then from the first floor to the second floor.

From Sharp's words, it was learned that the stairs really couldn't be used. Since the mayor's office was on the second floor, the staircase between the first and second floors was the place with the most weapons hidden in the building.

Each step can unleash dozens of attacks; without knowing the path, there's no way to ascend.

Sharp had studied for so long, he was truly stumped.

"I was muddled too, my thinking was rigid, and I never thought of going over the wall," Sharp laughed self-deprecatingly.

"There's one more thing I need to tell you: Berkeley and Lina are here too. We split up once we entered the building, and right now, I don't know where they are."

Upon hearing the names of the two children, Sharp immediately became tense, but only for a moment. "I have a way to find them, so there's no rush. You come with me to find the others first. I'll figure out a way to contact those two."

As a father and a master-level weapons expert, Sharp naturally had ways to contact his children. Previously, the inability to reach them was due to distance issues, but now that they were all in the same building, finding them was a breeze.

Sharp ran upstairs with Su Yao while using the device in his hand to contact Berkeley and Lina.

At this moment, Berkeley and Lina were at opposite ends of the mayor's building. When the patrol outside discovered the body, the two of them were making their way through the second layer of guards. Upon realizing the entire building was on alert, both of them, along with Su Yao, had the same thought: they silently quickened their pace, even bypassing floors to advance.

They have now become the fourth layer of guards, starting to rotate internally.

When the news from Sharp arrived, the two were startled and quickly found a hidden corner to squat and check it out.

The message had a word limit, so Sharp kept it as simple as possible. But when Berkeley and Lina saw the word "scram" on the communicator in their hands, they were still shocked to the point of dizziness.

Fortunately, being his own son/daughter, they were used to Sharp's occasional abstract behavior and immediately understood what he meant, then changed course and ran outside.

Su Yao and Sharp arrived at the floor where the weaponsmith was being held.

This is the fifth floor of the mayor's building, and also the top floor of the mayor's building.

The hallway spirals around, with rooms lined up one after another, perfectly embodying that endless, cyclical feeling found in novels and dreams.

Sharp said, "We find the guards intrusive, so we don't allow them to patrol up here after seven in the evening. So it's completely private, just relax."

After speaking, Sharp began knocking on each door and shouting, "Come out now, come out now! If you don't come out now, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"

This action truly caught Su Yao by surprise. It wasn't until she saw Sharp knock on three doors that she reacted and joined in knocking.

Su Yao didn't shout like Sharp did. Firstly, she was afraid the guards on the next floor would hear, and secondly, Sharp's voice was already loud enough that many doors that hadn't been knocked on yet opened in advance upon hearing it.

Most of the weapon smiths had skills inferior to Sharp's, and they were likely familiar with Sharp's ways, so when their doors were knocked open, they remained in good spirits and asked what was going on.

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Only a scrawny, short old man came out with a cane, ignoring his surroundings, and directly smacked Sharp on the backside: "You little rascal, don't you know old folks go to bed early?"

Sharp was still knocking on the door, and this time he didn't dodge, crying out in pain.

"Master Luo, what are you doing! I'm here to save you!" Sharp's voice lowered in the latter half of the sentence, suppressing his anger with a growl.

At this moment, everyone finally noticed Su Yao, who had been silently following behind and knocking on the door.

Su Yao also pulled down the guard's clothes in advance, her long hair flowing, revealing her feminine features.

"What’s going on? Is this your daughter? Has she come to save you?"

The person speaking was not very familiar with Sharp, only knowing that he had a daughter, but had never seen what she looked like.

"Don't worry about that for now, go and call everyone who hasn't come out yet, pack up your things, and leave immediately!" Sharp didn't have time to explain who this person was; the most important thing now was to hurry up and escape.

The group hurriedly went back to pack their things, while Su Yao stood in the room where Sharp and his wife lived, gazing out.

I don't know how far Jack's actions have progressed by now.

At first, the group intended to explore the Weapon Town for a day before taking action. However, plans couldn't keep up with the rapid changes. Fearing that the gate guards might deliver them to Count Adams the next day, they decided to act that very night.

Su Yao considered herself the one in the trio who attracted the most attention, while also viewing Jack and his group as part of the distraction that drew attention away from them.

Although it might not necessarily be useful, if chaos breaks out on both sides, the guards will definitely prioritize going to protect Count Adams.

The weaponsmiths and their families, numbering around thirty people, created quite a commotion when they moved together.

Fortunately, Sharp had a plan. He had caused enough trouble with this group before that the guards had become immune to it. Otherwise, packing up this time would not have been so easy.

……

Su Yao was waiting for Jack to make a move, while Jack was actually waiting for Su Yao to make a move.

However, it was quite clear that Jack was not that easy to wait for.

Nora led the people staying at the inn to seek refuge with Jack. It turned out that the guard was uneasy about them and came to check. Upon arrival, he noticed some people were missing, and with the patrol having just found the bodies of several guards, he quickly connected the two incidents and immediately caused a commotion in the inn.

Nora took advantage of his unguarded moment to kill him, and since then she couldn't stay at the hotel any longer, so she had to run to find Jack, urging him to act quickly.

"Advance the plan, set the fire!"

The firelight was much brighter than the moonlight. When the towering flames appeared not far away, Su Yao smiled; this was exactly what she wanted.

The weaponsmiths also noticed the situation and immediately stopped in their tracks, crouching down to wait for the guards to leave.

"Go back to your room first, and come out after the head guard leaves." Sharp judged that the head guard of the mayor's building would likely come to check on their situation before deploying people.

"Make sure not to panic, absolutely don't let him notice anything!" Someone in the crowd echoed, helping to disperse the people back into the house.

As for Su Yao, the skinny old man who had just spoken said, "Come with me. They know I, the old man, go to bed early and won't come knocking to check. Sharp loves to cause trouble, so the head guard will go to him first. Hiding in their room is very dangerous."

Sharp didn't like Robertson's description of him, but he couldn't refute the facts in his words.

"Just as long as we don't disturb the master," Su Yao said, following Robertson into the room.

Everyone's predictions were correct; soon the head guard came up, and the first place he went was Sharp's room.

After a round of inquiries confirmed there were no issues, Su Yao saw from the window that the head guard hurriedly rushed downstairs with a dozen people, running towards the site of the raging fire.

The remaining time was spent fleeing. Su Yao had high combat skills, and the weapon masters had plenty of weapons. They killed anyone they encountered along the way, unstoppable in their path.

After leaving the mayor's building, they met up with Berkeley and Lina, and the weaponsmiths also split into groups and began to flee.

Sharp asked irritably, "So why are you following us?"

Robertson said confidently, "There are only three grandmasters in total. Both of you followed her, so if I don't, wouldn't it seem like I'm being isolated?"

Robertson had long guessed that Su Yao was sent by Percy. Any place that could make Percy stay must be a good place, and he had to go too!

Su Yao: .....

Inexplicably, did I just manage to poach the only three master-level weapon smiths from the weapon town?

Who can say I'm unlucky! Clearly, I'm living the script of a feel-good story! Haters, speak up!

The system (Kuroko) remained silent.

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The Misty Forest

Felix and Ya stood at the doorway, their expressions solemn as they watched the fog gradually creeping in.

"This fog is terrifying, I feel very uncomfortable."

Felix said, "It must be a poisonous mist."

Peng Yi had already closed the windows and doors. He ran over to ask Felix, "Is this okay? Can it hold?"

"There are shields that can block part of it, but it's impossible to block it completely."

"What should we do? When will the boss come back? We mustn't run into this fog!"

Su Yao originally wouldn't have encountered this fog. She ran into Count Brook while she was leaving with the Weapon Master. Count Brook, as usual, had a penchant for wanton slaughter of the innocent and was currently in the suburbs tormenting children and the elderly. Su Yao found a way to save everyone and decided on the spot to get rid of this menace.

The result was that before breaking through Count Brook's defenses, the system had already issued a task:

[Warning! Warning! Emergency mission!]

[Mist and miasma fill the forest; the host must quickly create an anti-miasma potion to protect the health and lives of the inn's staff and guests!]