Serie's pupils constricted; things had become complicated.
Frost's allies and financiers were Centipede and Toad?!
Serie had originally thought they were coming to join Saint Martan.
If that were the case, then they would be pure enemies.
People from Saint Martan could be killed.
The target was clear, their positions were opposing, and there was no psychological burden.
But now? They had transformed into fellow abnormals and investors, providing aid to the Black Queen in her time of need?!
So, should she act or not?
If she acted…
Killing fellow abnormals who had just injected a massive amount of funds into the organization, and who were also allies strongly recommended by Frost, right after taking power and for no clear reason? This would undoubtedly cause an organizational earthquake, completely shattering the already unstable foundation of the Black Queen.
Serie was still very interested in this organization.
She needed external help to contend with the Control Bureau or other enemies, even if this external force was currently just a bud.
What reason could she use to kill them? To say, "Because they harmed Billie"?
Then, how would she explain the relationship between Serie, Goluthos, and Billie, three seemingly unrelated girls?
Should she reveal everything?
Such recklessness was absolutely out of the question; it would also give leverage to those who opposed her.
Although Serie believed Chloe would protect her, she couldn't just take advantage of Chloe's organization and trust.
But not acting... that was impossible!
On one hand, she couldn't avenge Billie, as they had betrayed Billie before; on the other hand, she couldn't complete her mission.
More seriously, allowing these two traitors to lurk within the organization—who knew what their intentions were?
Was it a bigger conspiracy or another betrayal?
They definitely couldn't be let go.
Serie was searching for a perfect countermeasure.
If the Black Queen were truly as powerful as she was nine thousand years ago, the Queen's voice could naturally override all doubts, but the current Black Queen, even Chloe, the Black Queen herself, was suffering from a trust crisis due to her shallow qualifications.
It was simply impossible for Serie to "act recklessly."
Of course, Serie wasn't blaming Chloe.
Chloe was currently enduring immense pressure and arguing with Frost for her sake.
However, before Serie could untangle this mess, the argument in the conference room had completely spiraled out of control.
Chloe sternly rebuked Frost for unilaterally bringing strangers of unknown identity into the organization's core circle without her knowledge, calling it a serious overreach and dereliction of duty!
Frost retorted, accusing Chloe of being engrossed in ethereal mythological archaeology and forgetting her real responsibilities as the Black Queen's leader, acting like an "impractical college student," and putting the entire organization in danger!
The disagreement completely erupted over the issue of how to rescue the workers.
"As the Black Queen, I will naturally take responsibility and resolve this matter," Chloe said in a deep voice, "along with Goluthos."
But Frost seemed to have been triggered by a keyword and suddenly stood up: "No, I will personally lead my people to Iron Rust Town! The militia armed with this new funding will be enough to crush those sons of bitches, the Cleaners!"
His eyes held a desperate madness, "I will prove to you who can truly lead the Black Queen into the future!"
"Chloe, you will regret today's choice... deeply!" With that, he no longer looked at anyone, and with Lucas and Boris, he slammed the door shut and left decisively!
The heavy clang of the metal door echoed for a long time in the dead silent conference room.
Chloe looked in the direction where Frost had disappeared and wearily rubbed her temples.
The split within the organization's core exhausted her more than external enemies.
This was not caused by Serie's arrival, but rather by existing problems within the Black Queen.
Chloe sought Goluthos precisely to unite the entire Black Queen through her, but unexpectedly, such a situation arose before the plan even began.
A moment later, Chloe led Serie back to the concrete room.
The door closed, shutting out the outside noise.
Chloe leaned against the door, dropping some of her forced leader's mask, and looked at Serie, her voice carrying a hint of imperceptible fragility: "Goluthos... regarding today's events, regarding Frost... and those two people... how do you view them?"
She needed the wisdom of this ancient witch, even if it was just a glance.
Serie walked to the table and picked up a pen.
The pen tip quickly moved across the rough paper:
[Be wary of those two; they are not good people.]
Chloe's pupils suddenly constricted when she saw the writing on the paper!
"You mean... Lucas and Boris... they are not good people?" Chloe's voice deepened, with a confirming gravity.
Serie nodded heavily.
Chloe was silent for a moment.
"Actually... I've never truly trusted them either. Frost was blinded by the massive funds and brought them in too hastily, and..."
She lowered her voice, "The precise ambush we encountered in the suburbs before... only a handful of people in the Black Queen's core knew our exact itinerary."
Which meant... there was a high probability of an internal spy?
Serie's heart suddenly trembled!
If Frost was the internal spy, then things would become simple.
Besides Frost, those two guys, Centipede and Toad, were also highly suspect.
They could even betray Billie and the Wild Beast Gang, with whom they had spent every day.
Betraying the Black Queen for greater gain, acting as inside informants, perfectly fit their personalities!
If there was one and two, there would definitely be three!
If their joining the Black Queen was a pretense, and they were using Frost's ambition to create division, dismantle the organization from within, or even cooperate with external forces to set a trap...
But the problem was, Serie had learned the identities of Centipede and Toad in advance through a method no ordinary person could conceive, using another one of her clones. So how could she expose them in a way that would convince everyone?
Serie thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea.
Since Frost could seek allies... why couldn't Serie?
She trusted her "allies" one hundred percent!
Hmph, so you're the only one who can call for backup, huh?
Just you wait!
A few minutes later—
"Hello, Latin America~"
The Caribbean sea breeze swept across the Black Queen Island's outer beach. Billie, who had been sunbathing in Australia just seconds ago, was now stepping on coarse black sand, spreading her arms to the sea breeze, her bluish-purple short hair fluttering in the salty air.
She took a deep breath, as if to inhale the entire tropical ambiance into her lungs: "Sunshine! Beaches! Passionate Latinas! And the second sexiest language in the world—Spanish!"
It wasn't just her; all of Serie's witch clones were gathered here.
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