Darius handed out a stack of papers to his group, each one detailing the mission they were about to undertake. The room was silent as they read through the information, their expressions shifting from curiosity to determination.
Meanwhile, in a hidden observation room nearby, Kain watched the scene unfold through the surveillance equipment, his arms crossed and his expression unreadable. His sharp eyes scanned each member of Darius’s group, assessing their reactions and body language.
“Let’s see what you’re made of,” Kain murmured to himself. “Hopefully you are able to help me exterminate some pests. And if not… well, there are plenty of others who would kill for this opportunity.”
Kain’s thoughts drifted to the mission he had assigned. The mission was simple in concept but complex in execution: infiltrate and dismantle the network of competitors and saboteurs targeting Kain’s spiritual beer business.
Kain’s businesses had been thriving, but success always came with enemies. His spiritual beer, FMT pills for River Wolf Pups, and multi-element silk had made him a fortune, but they had also made him a target.
The FMT pills and silk were nearly impossible to replicate, thanks to their unique production methods. Nobody knew the true identity of the FMT pills, and even if they did, they had no way to make the microorganisms be stable and survive in pill form.
Also, while everyone knew how to make the multi-element silk, since it was revealed when he applied for the registration of the new evolutionary form. The reason these subsequent evolutions had never been found was because it was almost impossible to get those various Silkworm Moths and Butterflies to create the silk with a specifically calculated amount of elemental energy, and then calculate how much of each element to add. Kain managed to train the moths and calculate the suitable amount of each element largely through the assistance of Bea and the System.
But the spiritual beer? That was a different story. Many felt as though they could easily produce their own spiritual beverages once they figured out the method Kain used.
The beer’s recipe was a closely guarded secret, but that hadn’t stopped competitors from trying to steal it.
Over the past few months, Kain’s beer business had been under constant attack. Some competitors had resorted to industrial espionage, sending spies to infiltrate his factories and try to steal the recipe—not knowing the key ingredients, the Aetherbrew Yeast and the Royal Jelly made by Queen, were firmly under Kain’s control.
Others had taken a more despicable approach, sabotaging his operations and tarnishing his reputation with knockoff products that were either poorly made or outright dangerous.
One of the more egregious incidents had occurred at Kain’s newest factory, located in a low-tier city near Dark Moon.
The factory was supposed to be a symbol of Kain’s growing empire, a state-of-the-art facility capable of producing enormous quantities of spiritual beer that would essentially increase his production capacity by 30% instantly.
But during a routine inspection, Collin—Kain’s trusted assistant and the manager of all of his businesses—had discovered something alarming.
The building materials used in the factory’s construction had been tampered with. Poor-quality materials had been intentionally mixed into the foundation and support structures, making the building dangerously unstable. A slight tremor or even a strong gust of wind could have caused the factory to collapse, endangering the lives of hundreds of workers.
Kain had been furious when Collin reported the findings. This wasn’t just sabotage—it was attempted murder of hundreds of his employees. Whoever was behind this had crossed a line, and Kain wasn’t the type to let such transgressions go without retaliation.
The mission he had assigned to Darius’s group was clear: identify the individuals and organizations responsible for the sabotage and eliminate them. But it wasn’t just about revenge. Kain needed to send a message. He needed to show his enemies that crossing him came with consequences—fatal consequences.
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Back in the meeting room, Darius’s group finished reading the mission details. The atmosphere was tense, but there was also a sense of excitement. This was their chance to prove themselves, to show Kain that they were worthy of becoming beast-tamers.
“So,” Jax said, breaking the silence, “we’re basically being sent on a spy mission to take down a bunch of beer saboteurs. Sounds… fun?”
“It’s not just about the beer,” Lira said, her eyes scanning the document. “This is about sending a message. In addition to finding out the identities of the saboteurs, we may need to get back at them in a way that can subtly let everyone know Kain was behind it and fear him, but not to leave a handle that can be used against Kain later on.”
“Yeah, but why us?” Garret asked, scratching his head. “I mean, we’re good at what we do, but this seems like a job for professionals.”
“We are professionals,” Miya said, smirking. “Or did you forget all those times we outsmarted beast-tamers? Admittedly they were low-grade beast-tamer scumbags and we don’t know how strong these guys are, but I’m not willing to turn back just as I’ve seen the light.”
“She’s right,” Darius said, his voice firm. “This is our chance to show Kain what we’re capable of. If we succeed, we get the power we’ve always wanted. If we fail… well, let’s not think about that.”
The group nodded, their determination solidified. They had spent years honing their skills, preparing for the day they could take on the beast-tamers who had wronged them. This mission was just another step in that journey—albeit a dangerous one.
“Alright,” Lira said, taking charge. “Let’s break this down. According to the documents, there are multiple groups targeting Kain’s beer business. Some are overt and easy to track, like the idiots making knockoff beers and selling them. Others are more covert, using sabotage and espionage. Our job is to identify these groups, gather evidence, and, if necessary, eliminate them.”
“Eliminate them?” Jax said, raising an eyebrow. “As in…?”
“As in permanently,” Darius said, his tone leaving no room for doubt, confirming Kain’s intentions—after all, he was the only one there that had met Kain and could make a reasonable assumption about his intentions. “Based on the effort he put into tracking me down just because he vaguely sensed hostility in my gaze, I can tell that Kain doesn’t tolerate threats. Once we find evidence that someone is behind the sabotage, we take them out. No leniency. No second chances.”
The group exchanged glances, but no one objected. They had all seen the darker side of the world, and they knew what was at stake. Not to mention, based on the reports that showed some of their unknown targets were willing to kill hundreds in the name of business, they weren’t exactly people to feel guilty about eliminating.
Moreover, even if their targets weren’t absolutely deplorable, none of them were perfectly moral characters fully against murder. They wanted to become beast-tamers, and so they had to prove they were willing to do whatever it took.
“Alright,” Miya said, clapping her hands together. “So, where do we start?”
“The knockoff beers are the easiest target,” Lira said. “They’re already out in the open, and they may even be connected to the more covert groups. We’ll start there and work our way up the chain.”
“Sounds like a plan,” Garret said, cracking his massive knuckles. “Let’s go crack some skulls.”
“Not so fast,” Lira said, holding up a hand. “We need to be smart about this. We’re not just brute-forcing our way through. We need to gather information, cover the eyes and ears of the enemy, and make sure no one else we’re targeting knows we’re coming once we eliminate the first one.”
“Lira’s right,” Darius said. “This isn’t just a fight—it’s a game. And we need to play it better than anyone else.”
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Thankfully, due to the likelihood that there would be beast-tamers among the enemies, and the fact that Kain had never really gotten to thoroughly test Darius, Kain took this as a good opportunity to look at what the entire team was capable of and allowed Darius to participate in their mission.
For future ‘examinees’ though, this would absolutely not be the case.
Darius’s group wasted no time in preparing for their first move. The group gathered around a table, poring over maps, documents, and notes that Kain had provided. The atmosphere was tense but focused, each member of the team acutely aware of the stakes.
“Alright,” Lira began, spreading out a map of the city where the knockoff beer operation was based. “The first, and the closest, target is a small brewery in the nearby Blue Moon City . It’s run by a group calling themselves the ‘Golden Brew Syndicate.’ They’ve been flooding the market with cheap imitations of Kain’s spiritual beer, and from what we’ve gathered, they’re not exactly subtle about their operations.”
“Subtle or not, they’ve been causing problems,” Darius said, his voice low. “Their knockoffs are poorly made, and there have been reports of people getting sick after drinking them. That’s bad for Kain’s reputation, and it’s drawing unwanted attention from the authorities.”
“Which is probably exactly what they want,” Jax muttered, leaning back in his chair. “Create chaos, make Kain look bad, and swoop in to take over the market.”
Lira disagreed, “If the ultimate goal is to take over Kain’s business, the knockoff beer sellers wouldn’t benefit from making people sick, as that would only hurt consumer trust in spiritual beer as a whole. If the true saboteurs are more sophisticated corporations, they likely wouldn’t rely on amateur knockoff brewers to cause serious damage and risk damaging an industry they are determined to take over. More likely, the poisoning incident is a byproduct of poor manufacturing since they can’t figure out the correct method of brewing spiritual beer.
Darius agreed with Lira, “Indeed. This ‘Golden Brew Syndicate’ may not even be connected to the other groups. However, they are still a huge threat to Kain’s reputation and need to be dealt with as soon as possible.”
Lira nodded, “This syndicate is small-time. They don’t have the resources or the know-how to pull off something like the sabotage at Kain’s new factory. That means they’re either working for someone bigger, or they’re just unrelated pawns being used as a distraction by bigger corporations.”
“So, we take them out and see if anyone comes running,” Garret said, cracking his knuckles. “Simple enough.”
“Not so fast,” Lira said, holding up a hand. “We need to be smart about this. If we go in guns blazing, we risk tipping off the bigger players just to eliminate some unknown pawns. We need to gather information first—find out if anyone is funding them, or if they report to anyone, and if they know anything about the other groups targeting Kain.”
“And how do we do that?” Miya asked, her eyes gleaming with curiosity.
Lira smirked. “We infiltrate. Miya, you’re up.”
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