The Battle Horn

Chapter 96 The Battle Horn

Having already seen Upton and put on a mask, Hobart said, "I understand."

"Don't panic. You sense danger; it's possible they'll be monitoring you for the next six hours."

"This is Backlund. They won't launch their attack until at least the middle of the night. We have enough time."

Hobart's composure relieved Upton.

Hobert added, "Go back first. Once the battle starts tonight, if the enemy is as we predicted—one Sequence 6, two Sequence 7s, and one Sequence 8—use the sealing artifact to hold off at least one Sequence 7 for half a minute."

Upton nodded repeatedly and quickly left.

Hobert said to Bishop Utravsky, "Father, the battle horns have sounded; please prepare yourselves."

Utravsky slowly nodded, then began to confess to the Holy Symbol of Life, confessing that he was going to use force to solve the problem again.

Hobert left the church wearing the mask, only removing it after getting into the taxi.

He returned home and left Christine a note: Tonight is the hunt.

This is Hobart's trump card. Although Christine didn't agree to help, she will definitely go to watch the battle. If the situation gets completely out of control, he can ask Christine to save his life.

He then went to the North District, picked up Dai Li directly from Blackthorn Security Company, and received 2-355.

They went to pick up Hugh and Fors last.

Hobert and Daly arrived at the address Hugh had left behind in a horse-drawn carriage. Hobert got out and knocked on the door for quite a while before an old lady finally opened it: "Young man, who are you looking for?"

Hopper stood there, stunned. He didn't recall the original story mentioning that Hugh and Fors had ever hired a maid! And this old lady was so old, it seemed like she could die at any moment. Who would dare hire her as a maid?

Just then, the door opposite opened, and Hugh smiled and said to the old lady, "Aunt Martina, he's here to see me. I think he must have remembered the wrong house number."

Hobert's lips twitched, and after everyone had boarded the carriage, he said somewhat helplessly, "You guys are being way too cautious."

Hugh was a little embarrassed and turned his head away while smoothing his slightly frizzy hair, but Fors smiled and said, "You are the only man who knows our address."

She probably realized that her words were somewhat ambiguous, so she added, "We need to avoid being searched by official Extraordinary individuals, and we also need to be careful of other wild Extraordinary individuals."

Hobert pointed to Daly, who had remained silent: "I have some bad news for you. This is an official Beyonder."

Fors glanced at Daly, who had blue eyeshadow, and then prepared to open the door on the train car and escape. Her first thought was: Hobart betrayed us.

It's important to understand that even if wild Beyonders haven't committed any crimes, official Beyonders will still arrest and imprison them, using them as test subjects for sealed artifacts.

Therefore, wild extraordinary individuals are like "born prisoners".

Hugh then asked, "Is this official extraordinary also participating in our operation?"

Hugh, who is usually slow to think things through, remained calm because she trusted Hobart and knew he wouldn't betray them.

"That's right," Hobart explained. "This Ms. Daly is a senior member of the Night Watch team. She promised before you got in the car that she wouldn't use today to hunt you down."

Dai Li was taken aback, because they hadn't even discussed this topic.

"However, the condition is that I will be the one monitoring your condition," Hobart continued. "If there are any signs of things getting out of control, come to me immediately. Trust me, as long as it's in the early stages of getting out of control, I have a way to prevent it from happening."

Fors breathed a sigh of relief and assured Hugh that he would keep a close eye on his condition.

Daly nodded almost imperceptibly. Hobert's words were in response to the condition of the two young ladies. If the condition of these two wild extraordinary individuals was within the surveillance range of the Night Watch informants, it was indeed not necessary to arrest them.

Because of the presence of Daly, an official Extraordinary, Fors and Hugh were not as lively as usual.

In a slightly somber atmosphere, the group arrived at the Harvest Church.

Daly stood in the doorway: "Harvest Church?"

Hobart walked in front: "That's right, it's the Harvest Church."

Fors looked at the small church in front of her and said, "I didn't even know there was a Harvest Church in Backlund!"

The group entered the church and sat in the front row. The "giant bishop," who was as big as a small mountain, caught their attention.

Hobart felt right at home: "Make yourself at home, don't be shy."

After Daly and the others found seats, Hobart explained, "Among the enemies are extraordinary individuals skilled in divination. Waiting for them in the church can effectively disrupt their divination."

"Don't underestimate a church just because it's small; even the smallest church is still a church."

Any connection to deities will affect or distort the results of divination.

Daisy exclaimed, "You really know a lot."

Hugh and Fors felt like they had learned something new again.

"Your conspiracy will draw the ire of the gods," Utravsky suddenly said. "It won't be a good thing for you."

Hobart completely ignored the priest's warning: "This is another helper I invited, Bishop Utravsky, you can call him Father."

"Father, please come here for a moment. We need to have a pre-battle meeting."

Utaravsky bowed his head somewhat helplessly and confessed a few words before sitting down.

Hugh and Fors exchanged a glance. What kind of friends does Hobert know?

"I suspect the enemy's divination can roughly identify Upton, oh, that's my friend who's being hunted down. Ahahaha, just by looking at your expressions, I can tell you didn't expect I actually have such a friend, right?" Hobart said cheerfully. "They can roughly know that Upton is now a Sequence 8 and has a sealed artifact."

"Faced with such an enemy, their deployment of one Sequence 6 and two Sequence 7 is already considered a luxurious lineup, while our side has two Sequence 6, two Sequence 8, and two Sequence 9, and can also use Level 2 sealed artifacts, so our strength is in no way inferior."

Hugh, Fors, and Daly were slightly taken aback before realizing that Hobert had already advanced.

"Ms. Daly and Father Utravsky have more practical experience than I do," Hobart said. "So I'll only give you a general tactical plan. If needed, you can make tactical adjustments at any time..."

……

Just after midnight, a carriage stopped on the street next to the Harvest Church.

Five people, four men and one woman, got off the car one after another. Led by their leader, they quickly walked toward number 103.

The plan had already been discussed on the carriage. When they arrived near number 103, the two Sequence 8s quickly walked toward the building opposite number 103. In the afternoon, when they were doing reconnaissance, they discovered that Upton had hired two female helpers who were not very strong. The two Sequence 8s were to deal with the two helpers.

The leader ordered an attack, and three "middle-sequence" extraordinary individuals immediately launched a surprise attack.

Just then, the light of dawn suddenly appeared on the street, and a tall figure descended from the sky.

(End of this chapter)