216 'Captured'

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The men who burst into their room were all covered in dark clothing from head to toe, and it was hard for anyone to be able to distinguish their identity with just a glance.

Of course, even though she couldn't use her probe skill from within her spatial isolation, Evelyn knew they must be related to the old innkeeper and the deacon from the Temple of Shinra, though she wasn't sure if the 'leader' of these thugs were among them or not.

The two fake girls, who appeared so lost just moments before, were just about to scream when they were knocked out by the light from a strange artifact in one of the cloaked figure's hands.

"Fuck, what a waste! That would have been so much more useful to catch a high-level beast!"

Cloud frowned as he chided his subordinate. "Shut up! Carry them out. "