NOVPUBA person covered in a black Barrier arrived at the stronghold at the northwest corner of the Great Triangle.
"Welcome, special Agent," one of the guards spoke with utmost respect.
That guard knew this special Agent very well.
This guy had already extended his sentence several times.
He just hoped that the special Agent wouldn't extend it even more.
"Here's the mission," Nick said as his Barrier sent a code to the guard's Barrier.
The guard looked at the mission details.
"I will alert the overseer," he said.
The overseer was the person controlling a stronghold.
Usually, there was a team of five Protectors stationed in every stronghold, and this one wasn't any different.
Nick just waited outside the stronghold.
"You're here to take the Fiend of Darkness away?" the overseer spoke through Nick's Barrier.
"Yes," Nick answered.
"We'll prepare the Specter. Wait outside," Nick's Barrier spoke.
Naturally, this mission came from the Left Arm.
The research on the Fiend of Darkness had ended, and there was no more reason to keep it.
The Fiend of Darkness was under close watch for over 50 years due to its peculiar ability.
However, Aegis had never found anything strange about it.
So, the Fiend of Darkness would be sent to a city.
While some cities had enough Specters to sustain their economy, some of them needed more Specters.
Crimson City had enough Specters for its population, which was why it never really partook in these Specter auctions, but there were plenty of cities that were interested.
The Fiend of Darkness was purchased by a city in the southeast of the Grand Continent, and Nick was here to transport it.
Working with the Fiend of Darkness was very difficult since it only grew stronger by putting people under the effects of the Nightmare's influence.
That was about as bad as it got when it came to working with a Specter.
However, its ability wasn't bad, and it was still a Peak Fanatic,making it quite valuable.
After around ten minutes, a Protector walked out with a Specter Cage and placed it in front of Nick.
"Here you go. Have fun," the Protector said.
"Thank you, Protector," Nick answered.
The Protector nodded before going back into the stronghold.
Nick grabbed the Specter Cage and took to the sky.
When his ability reactivated, Nick changed directions and went to the secret research base.
He placed the Fiend of Darkness in a new Containment Unit and entered a different one.
Inside that Containment Unit was a bipedal black beast with terrifyingly large teeth.
As soon as Nick entered, a grin appeared on the beast's face, and the lights began to darken in the Containment Unit.
Despite its terrifying appearance that indicated a violent tendency towards battle, it actually also grew stronger by putting people under the effects of the Nightmare's influence.
