The Return of the War Legate

Chapter 704

Adrian shut his eyes and the image of Bloody Rose’s gigantic palace in the outlands emerged in his mind.

According to Ivy, the person behind Bloody Rose was Eternity. He had no choice but to acknowledge that it was very mysterious indeed.

Adrian opened his eyes and said, “So, is Eternity aware of everything that’s currently happening in Swallowston?”

Ivy flipped her hair and said, “I suppose. I’m not too sure because my orders were from Bloody Rose’s management personnel. They told us of the room under the statue at St. Elmer’s Church, and we were ordered to retrieve the book hidden there.”

“How did she know about the room?”

Ivy shook her head.

Adrian beckoned her to continue her story.

Ivy said, “Bloody Rose is holding Louisa hostage. They’ll kill her if we fail to acquire the book or flee after acquiring it.”

“Who’s Louisa?” All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

“She’s part of our group. We go through thick and thin together like a family.”

Adrian was enlightened. It was no wonder these women did not hesitate to threaten him with Samantha to get the book.

Upon hearing this, he asked, “How many members are there in Bloody Rose? Why is Eternity threatening you? Also, how did you come to join Bloody Rose? Please tell me everything about the organization.”

As soon as Adrian’s voice faded, Eira walked into the room and said, “Bloody Rose is a huge organization that’s spread all across the world. It has a total of thirty thousand members, mostly consisting of women. They come from different parts of the world but the vast majority of them are orphans. It’s that or their family members were killed by Bloody Rose.”

Adrian turned his head and looked toward Eira making her way to them.

She took a seat opposite Adrian and continued, “There are a total of five hundred women in Navia’s Bloody Rose. Ivy and I are just two of those hundreds. Some of the members were tricked into joining the organization while some were abducted.”

“Did they train all of you?” asked Adrian.

Eira nodded. Sitting next to Ivy, she said, “They put us through strict, formal training. We were subjected to all sorts of training daily. Those who achieved their standards would be assigned missions. Many people have died on missions over the years.”

Ivy added, “Moreover, more and more women join Bloody Rose each year.”

Upon hearing that, Adrian furrowed his eyebrows. “Since most of you are orphans, why didn’t you fight back?”

“There were a few large–scale rebellions in the past but those who rebelled were executed publicly as a form of humiliation. After that, no one dared to resist anymore. We don’t even have the courage to flee when we’re on missions. They’d immediately kill us if we deviate from their assigned path.

Countless people fled during their missions and died in the end. Everyone was scared so no one tried to escape after that.”

“I witnessed that,” Adrian answered.

Upon his return to One Jewel Road previously, someone had indeed tried to assassinate Ivy and the others. Bloody Rose was so huge that it surpassed Adrian’s imagination.

Adrian said, “Even Wyvern Peak has yet to achieve the scale of having assassins in different parts of the world, so how did Bloody Rose grow its massive influence?”

Ivy said, “Bloody Rose has existed for centuries and has a much longer history than Wyvern Peak. It has secretly planted its assassins in different parts of the world so they even exist in Swallowston.”

Adrian asked, “Are all the members women?”

Eira answered, “There are two types of members in Bloody Rose. The first are killers who work out in the open, while the second are assassins who work from the shadows. The killers are all women, and the assassins are all men. The assassins‘ main mission is to supervise us in secret. If the killers fail a mission or flee, they’d kill without hesitation. In fact, they’re even allowed to rape the women before killing them.”

“Please give me a rough estimation of the headcount,” said Adrian to Eira.

“The conservative estimation of all the killers and assassins in Bloody Rose is roughly five million people. The organization’s den is located on a lone island far out on the Sant Sea. They’ve been working with the outlands all this time.”

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