Faced with Fang Senyan’s inquiry, Crowbar let out a cold snort: “So what? I’ll tell you, the Boss’s rank has been promoted to Metal Mentor! The terror of his power is something you wouldn't dare to imagine!” As the words "Metal Mentor" were uttered, a deep sense of awe flickered in Crowbar’s eyes.

Fang Senyan noticed this but completely disregarded the substance of the words, stating calmly: “Anything noticed by both of your major organizations is likely a treasure already renowned throughout the entire Harry Potter world. Given that our current timeframe is those few days before Harry Potter enrolls, the treasure most likely to have a significant vulnerability, ripe for theft, is the Philosopher's Stone, currently held in the Goblin Bank, Gringotts!” “Gringotts’ defenses aren't as impregnable as legend suggests. Voldemort’s subordinates are actively eroding their defenses.

In the movie’s plot, Dumbledore also perceived this, and upon the start of the school year, he dispatched Hagrid to retrieve the legendary, life-extending Philosopher’s Stone and bring it back to Hogwarts—using the pretext of collecting little Harry Potter as cover. Sure enough, news of the theft spread from Gringotts not long after.” “If handled skillfully, a Contractor aware of this process could absolutely exploit this window, using the breach in defenses corrupted by Voldemort's lackeys to seize the item before Hagrid even arrives!” Crowbar’s expression turned utterly frigid: “And so what?” Fang Senyan completely ignored his provocation, replying placidly: “When a person has their sights set on a target as ultimate as the Philosopher’s Stone, they naturally focus every card, every scrap of power they possess, entirely around that objective! Until then, no losses can be tolerated!

Especially Gringotts’ mechanisms, which one can safely assume require living sacrifices to test and breach! If… I mean if, this Metal Mentor isn’t a fool, then why would he send you two groups to risk certain death or even total annihilation by challenging the Troll? Don't tell me this Metal Mentor reached this position without even basic intelligence gathering failing!” At this point, Fang Senyan smiled meaningfully: “Therefore, he must have a method that allows you to easily dispatch this Troll, smoothly boost Hagrid’s goodwill, and secure your continued presence in this world...

However, this method is one you are unwilling to employ! Because this method might compromise your interests.” Crowbar’s expression instantly shifted. Fang Senyan continued: “Although the drop from a novice Legendary creature would at most be of Black Key to Silver Key grade, far inferior to a marvel like the Philosopher’s Stone—an artifact coveted even by the ultimate villain of the Harry Potter world, Voldemort!—no matter how good something is, if it doesn’t end up in your own pocket, it amounts to nothing.

It seems you’ve calculated very clearly: even if the Metal Mentor obtains the Stone and reaps immense rewards, it brings you zero benefit. But killing the Troll is something you can manage entirely on your own. If you operate well and leave no survivors, then naturally, all the spoils belong to you.

Hence… you betrayed him.” Crowbar quieted down then, saying coldly: “Well spoken. Continue. I want to see what else you know.” Fang Senyan shrugged: “Since you are willing to listen, I don’t mind elaborating.

My last world experience was in the Pirates of the Caribbean world. In that world, I discovered something: if you utilize power that you yourself cannot control to enter a battle, even if you ultimately win, the quality of the spoils drops significantly—this is likely the root reason you are reluctant to use the power the Metal Mentor gave you. Because once you deploy this uncontrollable force, the quality of the Troll’s drop would be severely damaged, though it would ensure the lives of the Contractors entering the world this time are preserved, and the Metal Mentor’s interests are maintained.” “I can even further deduce that the power given to you by the Metal Mentor isn't likely an explosive one.

The Troll has at least 6000 HP. A spell scroll capable of severely wounding the Troll in one go would need an attack power of at least 2000 points to guarantee your team passes without loss. But!

While such scrolls of terrifying might might exist in the Nightmare Space, they are definitely not accessible to us right now. Otherwise, it would create an absolute kill situation for all Contractors, and even affect at least 30% of the plot characters!” “So, what the Metal Mentor gave you is likely some kind of summoning scroll. A scroll that summons a powerful plot character or creature.

Your group, cooperating with it, could easily eliminate the Troll. But even if you used that scroll against the Metal Mentor, he could face it calmly because he already knows the summon’s weaknesses. Moreover, I’ve noticed this: during the recent fight, despite facing extreme danger repeatedly, you barely used your personal abilities...

almost as if you were deliberately conserving your spiritual energy, holding it in extremely high regard. Does this imply that controlling the creature you are about to summon requires continuous expenditure of spiritual energy?” “If I haven’t guessed wrong, you might even have a pale blue key prepared on your person right now, along with a meticulously prepared cover story. When facing the Metal Mentor, you can offer excuses—say, that Das and I were actually spies from the Banks Gang.

At a critical juncture, you suddenly coordinate an attack with the heavily wounded Troll, resulting in catastrophic casualties where only you survived. The Troll, ‘contaminated’ by the summoned creature’s attack, only drops this pale blue key... You've failed the Party, the Nation, the People, and so on.

What can the Metal Mentor do to you? At worst, demotion. But your personal gains will be tenfold!” Saying this, Fang Senyan began to breathe deeply, his eyes blazing like a sea of fire whipped by a gale!

The muscles across his body tensed and swelled, emanating a feeling of being cast from solid steel just standing there. He burst into laughter directed at Crowbar, showing teeth as white as snow, yet carrying an indescribable hint of cruelty. “Come on, Crowbar!

Release your final trump card! Show me what your Metal Mentor gave you. If you pass this trial, I die!

If you fail, you perish!” Crowbar’s face was ashen, and he said nothing more. He pulled a small cross from his robe. The surface of the cross appeared covered in a layer of transparent crystal, water light flowing across it.

Inside the cross, plumes of black smoke churned ceaselessly, rebounding when they struck the transparent crystal surface. Occasionally, the black smoke would form a human face, silently screaming with utter malice. Fang Senyan looked at the scene, affecting a serious expression, but inside, he let out a long sigh of relief.

He had already determined that the creature Crowbar was about to summon was not the type he feared most, and thus he relaxed. Facing an enemy, Fang Senyan certainly wouldn't reveal his entire analysis—in fact, Fang Senyan was no gambler; before stepping forward to confront Crowbar, he had already analyzed the situation carefully, confirming his odds of winning were at least over seventy percent before revealing himself. Although lacking extensive detailed data, if it could be basically confirmed that Crowbar’s trump card was a summoned creature, its type could still be generally analyzed.

The Metal Mentor’s objective was to minimize or eliminate casualties among his team, and all his team members were close-combat types facing a creature like the Troll, which boasted high HP and high strength. Under normal circumstances, the requirements for a summoned creature would be three-fold: One: It must be able to successfully draw the Troll’s attention, allowing the Freemason members to avoid taking damage from the Troll’s attacks. Two: Its attack power must be high enough to inflict severe damage on the Troll within a sustained period.

Three: It must possess the capability for damage control, capable of timely mitigation should any accident occur. A creature possessing these three conditions, and the Troll itself, happens to be listed among them. The first thing Fang Senyan considered was the possibility that Crowbar might summon another Troll!

This was the scenario he least wanted to face: slow attack speed, overwhelmingly strong single attacks, and terrifyingly, the Troll possessed Crush damage, which would severely weaken the effectiveness of his own ability, Tenacity! If this most unwelcome situation materialized, Fang Senyan would immediately turn and flee. He had already checked the Nightmare Marker: all creatures summoned by Contractors are subject to the "40% reduction for Contractor-to-Contractor attacks" effect, but creatures summoned by him attacking other Contractors would not be affected by this rule.

If Crowbar truly summoned another Troll, Fang Senyan’s first move would be to flee toward the proximity of Gree and Das, using them as bait to distract the Troll and buy himself time to escape. As long as he could hold out until reaching the vicinity of the highly anesthetic bushes, he should survive. Besides this, other summonable creatures that fit these three criteria included high-agility, high-evasion melee types.

They are fast, strike quickly, and evade effectively. This would make their damage output significantly stronger, while also shortening the engagement time and mitigating risk... Speaking of which, in the Nightmare World, there were only a few types of creatures that fit the conditions.

And this type of creature posed much less threat to Fang Senyan, because high attack frequency implied lower single-strike power, which would then be further weakened by the 40% rule against Contractors... Fang Senyan's Tenacity talent would then be maximized in efficiency.