Becoming Their Guiding Spirit

# Chapter 102: This Move Is Called ’Splitting Up’ They certainly didn’t bring the Yeti Squadron here for a vacation.

The main reason for getting a mansion was that it was easier to hide the Infected compared to a house in the slums. After all, he was just a soul; he didn’t need to eat, nor did he require a specific place. Sleeping on the streets wouldn’t affect Lucas Reeve. The secondary reason was to let these children, who had suffered for so many years, enjoy themselves a little.

That night, he laid out the next day’s mission.

Having slept all afternoon, everyone was full of energy and listened with extra attention.

The eight members of the Yeti Squadron would form groups of two and quietly pretend to be passersby to investigate all of Chernobog. Meanwhile, Lucas Reeve, with Alina and FrostNova, would head to the slums to find Azazel. As it was their first time in Chernobog and they were unfamiliar with the place, they could only try to get a feel for the people, things, and the balance between underground and official powers before planning their next move.

And.

To prevent any accidents.

Lucas Reeve had also initially entrusted Raythean Industries with getting identification for everyone and purchasing a lot of trendy clothes that would clearly mark them as upper-class. This was to avoid suspicion in case they encountered a patrol from the Infected Pickets.

Usually, given the pickets’ tendencies.

They wouldn’t dare investigate someone dressed so luxuriously.

How could someone dressed like that possibly be an Infected?

At this moment, Lucas Reeve couldn’t help but sigh at how convenient it was to have a rich girl around. No wonder in animes or movies, the protagonist’s group always had a ’rich girl’. A rich girl could solve 99% of the problems, leaving the remaining 1% for the protagonist’s plot armor.

If it weren’t for Jessica.

Lucas Reeve might have consumed one of his ’favors’ to get a lot of money, then used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to get everyone identification and purchase property.

In reality, the outcome would be similar.

It just became much more convenient.

The next morning.

The newly-clothed members of the Yeti Squadron, bearing Lucas Reeve’s orders in mind, filed out of the villa. In pairs, the three groups followed the map in different directions to explore Chernobog. To cover any potential expenses, Lucas Reeve gave each group a considerable amount of money and tasked them with investigating the entire city.

Since they had just arrived.

Lucas Reeve might not need them to investigate too quickly. First, they should get used to the rhythm of city life. Their personal safety was the top priority in all matters.

Meanwhile, Alina and FrostNova didn’t change into expensive clothes, remaining plainly dressed, as their destination was the slums, where looking too wealthy would be counterproductive.

Chernobog’s slums were located in a corner of the mobile city-state, similar to Lungmen. However, Chernobog’s slums, compared to Lungmen’s, were almost like The Wastes. Sewage was everywhere, and there were few intact houses; even those that existed were just hastily built from wooden planks. The slums were rife with armed violence and gang warfare.

The Chernobog government wouldn’t intervene, or rather, couldn’t be bothered. Instead of wasting manpower there, it was better to let them fester like a poison pot, fending for themselves.

The greatest ’treasure’ in the slums was the garbage trucks that arrived daily from the core urban area.

This trash, unwanted in the city center, often became treasure for the people in the slums. It was common for fights to break out and casualties to occur over it.

FrostNova and Alina walked slowly through this slum.

Although their clothes were already quite plain.

Their beautiful faces and proud demeanor still made them stand out like cranes among chickens, incredibly dazzling. Many of the listless people around them stared with gleaming eyes upon seeing the two.

”Mr. Reeve, the slums are so big, how are we supposed to find Azazel?”

Alina quietly asked Lucas Reeve.

”There’s a way...”

Just as Lucas Reeve took possession of Alina’s body, by sheer coincidence, a group of gang members walked towards them from the front.

Being in the slums was actually similar to being in prison.