Chapter 67: CHAPTER 67 – Recap 2: Mysterious Incident.
The world was shocked by the news, for some it was devastating, for some it was something that called for a celebration, and for some, it was simply something they didn't expect.
But the whole world was shocked nonetheless when they heard that the strongest raider of Orange country, or the raider that ranked 3rd in the whole world had died.
No one believed it at first, actually, no one even knew where the piece of information came from. It was as if the information appeared out of thin air, and it became viral as people started discussing it.
The Raider Association, however, didn't take things lightly as they were unable to get in contact with Stephan or anyone from the group that went to the White Shark Guild. So, the Association sent a group of low-rank Raiders to scout the White Shark guild, but what the raiders saw there was anything but pleasant.
When the scouts arrived and told everyone what they saw, the scouts were trembling, and they were drenched in cold sweat.
"T-there was d-dead bodied everywhere. I-I don't know how to say this, but..."
The only raider that was able to speak said this much and then stopped again.
"Say it!" One of the higher-up's shouts jolted the guy out of the nightmare he was having., the one who spoke was not someone powerful, but just a person with authority and a fat belly.
The guy nodded his head and continued.
"I-I couldn't tell who was who just by looking at them, b-but I am sure that they were the t-team we sent out. I could tell that from the clothes they were wearing."
"What did you see there?" Another question was asked by one of the higher-ups and this time it was an old man with a face like an Orc.
"I-I….." The raider looked terrified just by the mention of what he saw, and it was clear that he was terrified from the way his eyes started turning watery and his body started trembling.
"For fucks sake, say it!!!!!!" The same fat guy that spoke earlier shouted again.
Even though the Raider wanted to kill that pig-like bastard right now, he still nodded his head and tried calming his breaths.
"I-I could only see and smell blood and blood everywhere just as we stepped into the guild's building...
T-The walls were painted with b-blood, and there were some strange marks on the wall.
As we moved forward the scene continued as there was blood everywhere, w-we could see some drag marks made by dragging bloodied b-bodies. There were marks of struggle as well, as if the one being dragged were still alive….
We followed those marks as they led us to the training hall of the Guild, t-then we finally saw it....
I-It was as if we had entered the hell....
T-There were dead bodies everywhere, and by everywhere, I mean it.
The d-dead b-bodies were not actually in one piece...
It was like some scene from a horror movie for us as we could see it….
The mangled bodies of many people, and not all of them were from the association, they were also members of the White Shark Guild.
Some had their eyes removed with their jaws torn apart, some had their limbs thrown away, some didn't even have their head on their body, and some had their innard spilled out.
We could feel them screaming even if they were already dead.
T-The faces of the ones we could still look at were clearly filled with pain and terror, the temperature of the hall was chilly and even the wind whistling through the training hall felt like it was screaming.
B-but one thing was common among them...…"
The guy looked into the eyes of the with his eyes that were trembling violently.
"T-They were eaten alive, w-we could tell that from the bite marks on their body...
T-They were tortured alive....
And it was not done by any w-weapon, they were tortured and maimed by having their body parts torn apart by brute force."
The Raider was unable to tell them things in more detail, so some other experienced Raiders decided to go there.
Even though the raiders didn't like what they saw, they were still able to retrieve the bodies of their fellow workers.
Amidst all this another thing was discovered in the White Shark Guild and it was that every member of the White Shark Guild was murdered brutally after being tortured just like the members of the Association.
Not only that, there was another shocking fact discovered after the Raider entered the guildmasters cabin.
Joseph Claude, the guild master of White Shark was discovered dead right on his guild master seat with his head detached from his body and placed on the desk as a decoration.
The investigation of this case is still ongoing as nothing about the culprit who did all of this is known yet which made people name this incident as 'Mysterious'.
The atmosphere in the Orange Country had turned tense and it had been that way since Stephan's death. If not for Luna somehow supporting the Association, it would have already collapsed.
After all, Stephan who kept every guild suppressed by his power was gone forever, never to return.
Each and every guild started behaving like untamed dogs just after the news of Stephan's death was confirmed. They did all those things that the Association had denied and surprisingly they got away with it, without having to face any consequences of their actions.
Some righteous people in the Association tried to stop them only to get beaten up.
This was also the reason why the Association had been in control for the last three months as it only did things that it was supposed to do.
The guilds did whatever they wanted to but not openly as they knew that even if Stephan's dead, there was still Luna, and the member count of the Association was still the highest in the world.
The Association also had some other S-rank raiders, so one guild would want to go against the Association completely as it would simply be digging its own grave.
The people in the Association thought that they were doomed until Luna suggested an idea. She suggested that even if Stephan is dead, his death could be used to gain a better supporter.
Although the higher-ups were confused by her words at the start, as they continued to listen, they became excited as they knew if the plan worked then there was still hope for them.
Somehow, without anyone realizing it, Luna had already become the leader of the Association.
But Luna was still sure that problems were just starting, and she had a feeling that they were soon going to be exposed to many changes, she didn't know why but she just felt like that...….
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