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Using dice to decide such a major event, what a lunatic… Hearing Lin Ruo's words, the Demoness of Despair muttered inwardly, but she didn't refute his claim that he had already prepared for this.
That's because the Demoness Sect was indeed prepared; even if the Aurora Order hadn't demanded action today, they would have initiated something themselves soon.
Since the Demoness of Despair wasn't speaking, Lin Ruo naturally couldn't be bothered to talk to her. For every single one of these witches, his favorability was in the negative.
Hmm, the Sherman in the original work was an exception; after all, she was just a 'little girl' with no ill intentions. Even when acting as an Instigator, she only targeted enemies and gangsters, which, in a roundabout way, counted as eliminating harm for the people.
As Lin Ruo thought this, his movements subtly paused, for he sensed Klein's arrival.
He and Bernadette had already reached this underground palace.
This made Lin Ruo blink, but he wasn't worried about Klein detecting his presence. As the dominant party in their mystical connection, Lin Ruo had already mastered a trick to temporarily and unilaterally block the other party's perception during Klein's last advancement to Faceless.
Of course, this blocking was only temporary, and it required the two parties to maintain a certain distance. If they were too close, Klein could still perceive him, and Lin Ruo's perception of Klein's location would also weaken during the blocking period.
Fortunately, the underground palace created by Augustus was quite large, so Lin Ruo didn't have to worry about running into Klein and revealing himself the next second.
However, since they had already arrived… Lin Ruo then looked up at the Demoness of Despair, a hint of sarcasm in his smile, and said, "It seems the place you prepared isn't that secret after all."
Although he was completely revealing the information himself, Lin Ruo maintained his usual self-righteousness, his tone as sarcastic as possible.
The Demoness of Despair was slightly stunned, then realized something. She subconsciously glanced at the True Creator's Blessed before her. Seeing his seemingly unashamed expression, she didn't suspect the Aurora Order was involved, as this wouldn't benefit the Aurora Order at all.
She merely looked at Lin Ruo with some apprehension. After all, the underground palace was heavily arranged, and sensing movements from other areas here wasn't so simple.
However, the Demoness of Despair then showed a sweet smile and said, "It seems your dice made a very correct decision."
"You can also try using dice to decide your fate, but I think you'd probably die because of it?" Lin Ruo replied with a smile, pausing, then lazily added, "After all, you clearly aren't someone favored by fate!"
These words weren't mocking, yet his tone was so matter-of-fact and serious that the Demoness of Despair's sweet smile stiffened a bit.
Don't be angry, I won't be angry, it's not the first day I've known this guy… The Demoness of Despair admonished herself inwardly. Having repeatedly experienced Clark's sharp tongue over this period, her expression quickly returned to normal, but she couldn't help but say:
"Your Excellency Clark, you really should be a Hunter."
"Thank you for the compliment," Lin Ruo said, a smirk playing on his lips.
The alias he was currently using, Clark, was naturally not from the Hunter pathway, but a Saint from the rare Door pathway in this world, though he had molded his appearance to be red-haired and red-eyed like Medici.
He then added, "So, are you going to stay here? If the underground palace has been exposed, you might not get a chance to act if you don't go out soon!" His tone was clearly gloating.
If I don't get a chance, can you guys successfully make the True Creator descend?
The Demoness of Despair couldn't help but curse inwardly, but she also understood why Clark wasn't anxious at all.
He was a Saint of the Door pathway; if anything truly happened, even if the ritual failed, he himself would definitely be able to escape.
And for the Aurora Order, this ritual was merely a casual attempt; success was good, but failure wouldn't be too regrettable.
But you are merely casual attempts, while we are not… Thinking of the deep cooperation between her sect and the Loen Royal Family, the Demoness of Despair maintained the sweetness of her smile and said, "Then let's begin. Let's finish our respective tasks before the unexpected arrival."
"But I need you to take me to the East Borough."
"No problem. Anyway, I also have some loose ends to tie up in the East Borough, so giving you a ride along the way isn't out of the question." Lin Ruo, uncharacteristically, didn't use a mocking tone, just a smile devoid of warmth.
This made the Demoness of Despair, who had prepared herself for a round of mockery, feel somewhat flattered, even a little unaccustomed to it for a moment.
"Let's go!" Lin Ruo didn't care what the Demoness of Despair thought. He lazily extended his hand to the Demoness of Despair. The latter hesitated for a moment, then also reached out to grasp Lin Ruo's hand, but he quickly dodged it.
The Demoness of Despair: ?
The latter immediately looked at Lin Ruo in confusion, only to see him frowning deeply, a look of utter disgust on his face:
"Why are you grabbing my hand? Isn't it dirty? I meant for you to grab my sleeve."
The Demoness of Despair almost subconsciously looked down at her own fair, clean hands, which could make countless men unable to look away, and the next second she couldn't help but clench her teeth.
Damn it!
If it weren't for the impending unexpected event, and the fact that it would be over if she didn't cause trouble soon, the Demoness of Despair would definitely have given the guy in front of her a fierce ice spear to make him understand the importance of speaking properly.
But she endured it in the end, both because of the imminent trouble and because she remembered his identity as a Blessed and his God-level messenger. In the end, she just grabbed his sleeve and said with a forced smile:
"Is this okay?"
"Yes, it's fine!" Lin Ruo said with a grin, seemingly completely unconcerned if such an attitude would anger the Demoness of Despair. He then activated Travel, and a few seconds later, the two appeared in a small alley in the East Borough that could only be described as dirty and messy.
The Demoness of Despair released her grip on his sleeve, pulled down her veil, and looked up at the sky.
Today, Backlund was still shrouded in thick fog, which was a good thing for her.
"What a pity, if only we could have waited a bit longer…" The Demoness of Despair thought, then glanced at Lin Ruo beside her and said, "Then let's part ways here. I hope your actions also go smoothly, Your Excellency Clark."
"Thank you for the blessing." Lin Ruo smiled with rare restraint. This smile seemed fine, but compared to his previous behavior, it only made people feel he was truly a lunatic.
Then, his figure disappeared.
The Demoness of Despair immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Having had enough of him, she turned around, intending to walk out of the alley, spread the plague throughout Backlund with the help of the fog, and then take Trissy away.
However, after only a few steps, the Demoness of Despair suddenly felt a chill down her spine, a sense of impending crisis.
A dazzling, purifying light then lit up in the alley.
The Demoness of Despair, who had avoided serious injury thanks to a substitute, condensed an ice spear in her hand and saw Lin Ruo reappear, playfully tossing a cross made of light in his hand.
"Thank you for the blessing. I also think you're definitely going to die here today." Lin Ruo tilted his head slightly, speaking with a grin.
The Demoness of Despair, however, looked in disbelief at the three historical projections that had almost simultaneously sealed off all her escape routes.
But she had no time to think further, because all the historical projections had moved at the same time.
Lin Ruo watched the scene and continued, "I thought and thought, and I still feel it's more enjoyable to deal with you personally."
"Who told you that your actions back then caused me a lot of psychological trauma!"
As for why he pulled three historical projections, it was because Lin Ruo suddenly realized that the consumption of pulling one historical projection was similar to pulling three.
Since that was the case, why not gang up?
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