Lin Gui agreed to Shadow Blade Lynn's commission.
But he made a condition.
He needed Shadow Blade Lynn to do him a favor first.
Hearing this request, a trace of displeasure flashed through Shadow Blade Lynn's eyes.
To her, Lin Gui and Eve in front of her...
...were nothing more than prey she could toy with in the palm of her hand.
She could crush them at any moment; they had absolutely no right to negotiate.
Moreover, she was once someone who stood at the very apex.
Irritation flashed through her eyes.
But when she heard that Lin Gui's condition was “go to the Voiceless Rift and help him rescue a few people”...
...the moment she heard those words, her expression instantly changed.
It was an extremely brief instant, but it clearly reflected a trace of...
...deeply hidden fear.
Then, it turned into an intense, peculiar expression.
She stared at Lin Gui and asked with interest, “Are you with those people who barged into the rift to find 'that thing'...”
“...the same group?”
Lin Gui frowned slightly.
“Those people? You've seen them?”
“Of course.”
Shadow Blade Lynn leaned back in her chair, her tone casual.
“In the years since my death, I have been lingering near the rift.”
“The soul energy there... is very abundant, suitable for rebuilding my strength.”
She paused, as if recalling.
“A few weeks ago, two groups of people went in one after the other.”
Her description pieced together a fragmented picture for Lin Gui and Eve.
A white-haired Demon King, and a powerful knight.
To save a Demon Hunter, they fell into the rift together with a “terrifying fellow.”
Some time later, another group of people arrived.
They fought their way through the “Undead Knight Order” and rushed in after them.
Leaving only an assassin and a female demon outside.
However, after they left, that “Death Knight Order”...
...actually came back to “life” again.
The female demon was heavily injured, and the assassin drew away the pursuers to cover her retreat.
Having said this, Shadow Blade Lynn shook her head gently.
“That assassin... has a very slim chance of surviving.”
“People always say heavy armored warriors are the natural enemy of assassins.”
“But the true natural enemy...”
She looked up at Lin Gui.
“...is a soul mage who has mastered soul tracking.”
“That assassin has been completely marked.”
“All her concealment methods have failed.”
“And the ones hunting her down...”
Shadow Blade Lynn's tone was flat, but every word was as cold as ice.
“...is an entire undead knight order.”
“Plus a heavily armored Mid-tier Legendary Knight.”
She shook her head gently, her expression completely undisturbed.
“The probability of surviving...”
“...is virtually nonexistent.”
She looked back at Lin Gui, a playful glint in her eyes.
“So, which group do you want to save?”
Lin Gui did not hesitate.
“The group being hunted down.”
“The assassin and the female demon.”
Shadow Blade Lynn raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled.
“Fine.”
She agreed readily.
“But, if I help you save them...”
“...what can you give me in return?”
Lin Gui was slightly startled and asked in confusion,
“Haven't I already agreed... to help you resurrect?”
Shadow Blade Lynn laughed out loud and shook her head.
“No, no, no...”
She leaned forward slightly, her light blue eyes locking onto Lin Gui as she teased him.
“Helping me resurrect is the 'payment' for you to walk out of this post office alive.”
“But for me to make an extra move to save people...”
She tapped her finger lightly on the table.
“...that's another transaction.”
Eve's brow furrowed slightly, a flash of anger in her eyes.
Lin Gui, however, showed no change in expression.
Instead, he felt a... familiar sense of oppression.
The Legendary and Epic experts he had met along the way...
Whether it was Freya, Balin, Blackbeard, or the people of Avalon...
...could all be considered approachable.
But Shadow Blade Lynn's blatant arrogance and desire for dominance...
...actually made him feel a bit “nostalgic.”
It reminded him of how this world prioritized martial strength above all else.
What price would he have to pay to get this powerful assassin to act?
No matter what, it would be disadvantageous to him.
Lin Gui looked up, his tone flat:
“Since that's the case...”
“...then forget it.”
“I can do it myself. There's no need to trouble you, Lady Lynn.”
In the first place, this person hadn't been factored into his rescue plan to go north.
Running into Shadow Blade Lynn was, for Lin Gui, an absolute stroke of terrible luck.
Shadow Blade Lynn was clearly taken aback.
Then, she let out a cold snort, her lips curling into a mocking arc.
“Oh?”
She drew out her voice, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
“Could it be that you plan to let this little girl...”
“...use her own life to shield you?”
Lin Gui replied calmly:
“No need.”
“It's just rescuing a few people. We'll grab them and run.”
Shadow Blade Lynn heard this and sneered even harder.
“Things are not as simple as you think.”
She tapped her finger on the table, her tone gradually deepening.
“On the surface, the demons hunting down that assassin aren't even Legendary Rank.”
“But do you know... what organization is backing them?”
She looked up, a rare trace of gravity flashing in her eyes.
“That is an existence that even in my peak...”
“...I would be unwilling to provoke lightly.”
Lin Gui looked at her, several terms flashing through his mind.
He spoke up tentatively:
“Is it... the 'Church of the Final Reincarnation'?”
Shadow Blade Lynn's expression visibly froze.
A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Although she quickly concealed it, that split-second pause...
...was enough to explain everything.
Lin Gui sighed inwardly.
He had only made a casual guess, but he didn't expect...
...that he actually guessed correctly.
Now... things were truly troublesome.
There had always been rumors regarding the origin and trajectory of the Dark Tide...
...that the Demon Race was guiding it from behind.
And the organization to which those demons guiding the irresistible natural disaster belonged...
...was a taboo that even the Dark Council, which constantly harped on the “demon threat,”...
...did not dare to easily speak of.
An extreme existence...
...that spent every day preaching the “resurrection of the evil god” and the “restart of the apocalypse” in its doctrines.
The mobile Dark Tide—the Church of the Final Reincarnation.
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