Chapter 299: Identity (3k)
“Mysterious Merchant… How did she get here? Could it be that, as the video said, she’s really from the Ancient God Sect?”
Lu Bingyu and the others quickly recognized Su Jiu. The former hesitated for a moment before slowing down the car. There was nothing they could do; if the mysterious merchant was truly a member of the Ancient God Sect, their escape would be futile…
This is how powerful Battle Kings are!
“Classmate Bingyu, isn’t that the mysterious merchant who was invited to be the Ancient God Sect’s Bishop, as mentioned in the video?”
A girl sitting in the passenger seat saw Lu Bingyu slowing down and reminded him with a trembling voice. She looked again at Su Jiu’s ghostly figure, her small face turning pale.
Lu Bingyu glanced at the girl, then at the cloaked figure on the car roof in the rearview mirror. The beast soldier in the figure’s hand radiated power. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, “We can’t escape. Those cloaked figures from the Cherry Blossom Country have already caught up, and besides…”
He paused, his gaze falling on the alchemy ball placed in front of the car. After a moment, he continued his previous statement: “She doesn’t look like a member of the Ancient God Sect either.”
“This…” The girl was suddenly speechless. Just as she was about to say something, a shout came from behind: “Junior schoolmate, don’t worry about that, hurry up and give us buffs.”
The girl quickly used support spells to assist the two people behind her who were using skills to harass the cloaked figures. She was also a Priest of Initial Stage Battle General, capable of using some buffs that provided enhancements.
As if discovering Su Jiu’s true identity, the expression of the leading cloaked figure on the car roof immediately turned grim. Seeing Lu Bingyu slowing down the car, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
“Baka yarou! You’re asking for death!”
He then tightly gripped the long sword radiating cold air, moved his body, and charged directly at the girl buffing in the front of the car. The dense killing intent instantly solidified the atmosphere in the rainy night.
“This is bad… my beast pet is severely injured, I can only take the hit.”
Sensing the sudden surge of killing intent, Lu Bingyu’s expression changed drastically. An ice blade materialized in his hand, and he pulled the girl in the passenger seat closer, intending to use his ice blade to block the sword blade that was about to break through the window.
As the dense killing intent drew closer, the girl’s heart filled with horror. This aura, which was already approaching High-Rank Battle General, was definitely not something she could easily resist.
And just as she was placing all her hopes on the senior in front of her.
A violent air explosion suddenly sounded in the rainy night, followed by a blood-red slash that instantly killed the cloaked leader who was about to make a move.
Blood splashed out like blooming water. This process lasted only a brief moment. By the time they recovered, they were shocked to find through the rearview mirror that the mysterious merchant who had been moving on the ground was now standing on the car roof.
Her silk-like green hair fluttered freely in the rainy night, and her black coat had been blown off by the wind, revealing half of her cold, beautiful face.
“Thank you for your assistance, Sir.”
After stopping the car at the bottom, Lu Bingyu breathed a sigh of relief. This mysterious merchant was indeed different from what was said in the video; she must be a good person. His heart filled with joy, and he said excitedly.
The girl sitting in the passenger seat also slightly parted her small mouth, her bright, watery eyes looking in amazement at the mysterious merchant below the car, who was once hailed by the media with just a wave.
If the other party was truly from the Ancient God Sect, they would likely ignore them, right? Now, she was willing to help.
Letting the rain fall on her, Su Jiu’s gaze was deep as she looked at the smoke rising from the distant city buildings, occasionally seeing faint lights flickering. Her bad premonition grew stronger.
Every time the lights flickered, she felt a chill wind blowing. What kind of great battle was happening over there?
“This Lord, in front of us is the Battle King of the Suzuki family fighting with Lord Jiu of the Flower Language, and it is said that some forces have also dispatched half-step Battle King experts for this.”
Seeing Su Jiu staring blankly into the distance, Lu Bingyu quickly cupped his hands towards her and said respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu came back to her senses, then frowned and asked doubtfully, “You said Jiu Yun is fighting with the Battle King of the Suzuki family? What exactly is going on?”
“This is a long story, and it has to do with those foreign forces…” As she got closer and heard this seemingly familiar voice, Lu Bingyu pondered for a moment before preparing to grudgingly explain the reason.
Unlike Lu Bingyu, the girl beside him looked strangely at this mysterious merchant who appeared young but possessed terrifying strength. After a moment, her slender eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she muttered to herself, “She looks so young. Is she really not a lackey of the Ancient Gods? If she doesn’t use blood sacrifice, how can a normal person have such strength at such a young age?”
“Junior schoolmate, don’t talk nonsense! How could this person be a member of the Ancient God Sect?” Lu Bingyu, who was about to explain, was so scared by his junior schoolmate’s words that cold sweat broke out. Regardless of whether the mysterious merchant was from the Ancient God Sect or not, saying that was like courting death!
“Heh, I am indeed not from the Ancient God Sect… and I am even your classmate.” Su Jiu chuckled lightly, and her cold little face also managed a reluctant smile as she looked at the girl. She hadn’t expected this girl to have seen the video; it was highly likely that the Ancient God Sect Bishop had also seen it.
Now, if she wanted to make the people in front of her let down their guard, it would be better to reveal some of her identity. After all, after this matter was over, she would return directly to school. Her current strength was no longer inferior to Bishop-level figures.
“Classmates? Could it be that you are also from Magical Capital University, my Lord?” Lu Bingyu was slightly stunned and asked foolishly. This left him completely bewildered. The mysterious merchant who could beat a Battle King is my classmate?
He thought to himself that it wasn’t April Fool’s Day today! Was she joking?
Seeing their expressions, Su Jiu slowly took off her mask, revealing a pretty face with a slight smile. The rain threads, as they slid down, could not wet her green hair. She then looked at Lu Bingyu and asked softly, “Do you still remember me? We fought a few months ago.”
“You are… Su Jiu?! How is that possible! Didn’t you die?”
Lu Bingyu frowned as he looked at the incomparably beautiful little face in front of him. After pondering for a moment, as if remembering something, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in disbelief.
This joke was too much!
A person of the same age as him suddenly came back to life, and her strength directly surpassed his and Hu Yang’s by a large margin. While they were preparing for the world competition, she was already on par with Battle King experts, chatting and laughing.
“Su Jiu? That name sounds familiar…” The junior schoolmate beside him had a look of suspicion on her face. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and after a moment, her eyes widened, and she pointed at Su Jiu, stammering, “Didn’t you die? The tombstone is already erected, how could you have resurrected as the mysterious merchant…”
Hearing the girl’s words, Su Jiu looked at the shock on their faces and said helplessly, “Consider it an official death notice deliberately set up for my safety. I’m telling you now because I want you to believe that I’m not an Ancient God Sect spy, but I hope you can keep my identity a secret…”
She paused slightly, then took out the Shiyu Order and showed it to them. She said seriously, “I don’t know if you recognize this token, but now I need to go to the front line to protect the civilians, and I need your information.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Lu Bingyu and the girl exchanged glances, the shock on their faces growing even more intense. Is this really the Su Jiu who was on par with Hu Yang a few months ago?
“Night Watcher…”
Unlike the girl’s ignorance, Lu Bingyu, as the eldest son of a War God family, recognized the token at a glance. His mouth slightly opened and closed, he dared not say anything, but his stunned expression revealed his feelings.
This was simply ridiculous to the extreme. A university freshman of the same age as him was actually a member of the country’s highest secret assassin organization, and now she was even a leader.
“These media are really good at rambling, even calling classmate Su Jiu a member of the Ancient God Sect.”
Lu Bingyu couldn’t help but say, then wryly shook his head. He no longer had the desire to compare himself with Su Jiu. In his opinion, it was likely that she would just do a lap of honor after entering the school. With the strength to fight an Intermediate Battle King in her first year, what about her second year? She would probably shake the heavens.
Looking at their shocked expressions, Su Jiu found it a bit amusing. Another cold wind blew, caused by the airflow from the distance. She squinted towards the distance and said to them very seriously:
“The news you saw is not entirely false. That girl named Heather is indeed the Black-clad Bishop of the Ancient God Sect… She might also be lurking within the large force that intends to attack Imperial Capital University. I came here precisely because of this Bishop.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Lu Bingyu and the other two finally snapped out of their shock. The former trembled slightly, looked up abruptly, and murmured, “If she’s really the Black-clad Bishop, then Hu Ling and the others are in trouble! We were pursued by the forces of the Cherry Blossom Country before the people of Imperial Capital University left. We escaped in these two cars halfway, while others took the bus. They had already rendezvoused with the people from Constantine University, and it seems they were all protected by Lord Jiu of the Flower Language, who was escorting the dragon egg, along with the people from Imperial Capital University.”
“Those battles were caused by the clash between that Lord and the little Fuji-bearded man from the Cherry Blossom Country who wielded a long sword,” the girl beside Lu Bingyu added. She then swallowed hard and hesitantly said, “Classmate Su Jiu, if everything is true and that Heather is really the Ancient God Sect Bishop, then…”
“You all leave quickly and communicate with the Dragon Hunters who will arrive soon.”
Taking a deep breath, Su Jiu turned and rushed towards the black pickup truck, her expression somewhat gloomy. She hadn’t expected that Bishop to be hidden among the crowd. With her strength, doing this surely meant she had ulterior motives – most likely wanting to take advantage of the situation when both sides were weakened to initiate a blood sacrifice and profit!
