Chapter 106: The Chase
Bailu was afraid that if she stayed, she would be torn to shreds by the giant wolves or have her money extorted back by the enraged gamblers.
She hurriedly left the Wolf Pack Club and walked a long, long way down the main road until a voice called out from behind her.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
In the cold, misty night, Li Wen, cloaked, walked slowly towards her.
Bailu instinctively twisted her fingers, feeling uneasy. She wasn’t sure if she had failed the mission or completed it. After all, there were no prompts in this game.
“I was looking for you,” she said honestly. The time limit for their internal conversation had passed, and Bailu could only find him by taking this approach, walking around the Wolf Pack Club until Li Wen came looking for her.
Li Wen didn’t ask Bailu why she hadn’t waited at the club entrance.
“You did well.”
She spoke concisely, but it was indeed praise for Bailu. She then walked in front of Bailu and touched her with the parchment map.
“But I feel like I didn’t do anything?” Bailu was surprised and a little delighted. After playing this game for so long, she knew that the amount of mission rewards was greatly influenced by the mood of the person issuing the mission.
Li Wen didn’t actually need Bailu to do anything. After all, she was just an intermediary delivering a message. As long as the message was delivered, it was enough.
As for whether the Leader of the Wolf Pack at the club believed her… Li Wen had no intention of convincing him from the start.
The Leader of the Wolf Pack at the Wolf Pack Club was an extremely cautious and suspicious Transcendent, who had never revealed his true face even to outsiders. Naturally, he would never easily believe what others said. If Li Wen had insisted on convincing him or even presenting various pieces of evidence to prove the truth of her words, he would have become even more suspicious that it might be a conspiracy.
But if he investigated and collected clues himself, and then came to the conclusion that there were indeed traces of the Rebirth Pebble in Black Raven Port, then compared to Li Wen’s one-sided words, the Leader of the Wolf Pack would obviously be more inclined to believe his own deductions.
He might even send people to investigate within this night, without waiting until tomorrow.
Perhaps, even now, some Transcendent from the Wolf Pack Club was guarding Black Raven Port, paying attention to every move at the port.
As for whether the treasure that appeared in Black Raven Port not long after, which was fought over by hundreds of Transcendants in Leicester, was indeed the Rebirth Pebble, Li Wen thought it unlikely. Although the Rebirth Pebble and it were both treasures of the creation lineage, judging from the various details from later generations, it should have been a secret treasure that was more precious, rarer, and more powerful than the Rebirth Pebble. Otherwise, why would it attract Transcendants from all over the city to pursue it?
She said this only to pique the Leader of the Wolf Pack’s interest. Otherwise, given his cautious nature, it would be difficult for him to participate in the competition before events reached a certain stage.
“Um…” Bailu carefully glanced at Li Wen. “Since I did okay, shouldn’t I…”
Li Wen had no intention of letting Bailu leave yet. She still had many uses for her.
“After tonight, you should be famous in the Transcendent world of Leicester.”
Huh?
Bailu was a little flustered and confused.
“Your heroic performance in the Wolf Pack Club’s underground casino, where you were ‘slaughtering the four directions,’ is likely to be seen by quite a few Transcendants. Not only that, but it’s even more incredible that you could escape completely after doing something like that.”
What was this supposed to be? Bailu felt a little wronged. She had done as Li Wen instructed.
“But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” Li Wen had no interest in playing tricks on others. “At least the fifty Pound Sterling is in your hands, isn’t it?”
“That’s right…”
It was a truly immense fortune, so much so that Bailu felt a little dizzy thinking about the banknotes in her magic pocket.
“You see… you’ve got the money, and you’ve gained fame. Although the latter isn’t quite what you expected, that’s the reality, isn’t it?”
Bailu always felt there was a hidden meaning in Li Wen’s words. She raised her head warily, “You’re not planning on not taking me to find Marymana, are you?”
“This matter is not urgent,” Li Wen said calmly and unshakably. “Marymana will not leave Leicester for the time being, so you have plenty of time to find her… On the contrary, you need to deal with those fools who are following the scent first.”
As she spoke, the sound of chaotic but solid footsteps echoed from the empty street.
It wasn’t easy to fleece the Wolf Pack Club’s members. The Leader of the Wolf Pack himself might not care about such a trivial matter, but not all members of the club would obediently follow his orders. They were illegal Transcendants who received protection in exchange for regularly paying hefty membership fees to the club.
Moreover, there was a strict unwritten rule among illegal Transcendants: never reveal your identity to other Transcendants unless your backing is strong enough.
After all, the vast majority of illegal Transcendants possessed forbidden knowledge and abilities, much of which was related to cruel blood sacrifices, curses, and necromancy. And Transcendants themselves were among the best sacrifices.
“Hand over the money obediently, and we might leave you with an intact corpse.”
Five or six Transcendants silently surrounded the two. They were a motley crew, but their eyes were uniformly filled with beast-like greed and cunning.
Even during the beta testing, Bailu had never faced so many Transcendants at once. Considering that Li Wen didn’t seem to like to act herself, Bailu was prepared to fight against six of them alone.
But Li Wen beside her said, “Cover your ears.”
Huh?
Although she didn’t understand, Bailu instinctively complied and covered her ears. But would this really be of any benefit?
The answer came quickly: it was useless.
Li Wen summoned “The Primordial Codex of Ending” and instantly activated “Poem of Paradise.”
And “Poem of Paradise” was very accommodating, directly randomly generating the ability “The Fall of the Tower.”
The ethereal voice reached everyone within range, and even though Bailu covered her ears, she still heard the sound, which penetrated directly into her soul, making it impossible to defend against.
The next moment, everyone within the affected range froze.
Transcendants, including Bailu, were all filled with overwhelming fear, their bodies stiff and unable to move, and their heads felt as if they had been hit by a hammer, making them dizzy.
Then Li Wen drew the Raven Feather Dagger and rushed forward, slitting the throats of all the controlled Transcendants with smooth, flowing movements, devoid of any mercy.
About three to four seconds later, Bailu, having broken free from the control of “Poem of Paradise,” looked at the corpses and blood on the ground, speechless for a moment.
