Chapter 527: Lin (3.5k)
Facing the Demigod Level pressure, Su Jiu’s expression remained unchanged. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her gaze fell upon the other party’s face. She suddenly smiled and asked softly:
“Councilor Filina, what do you mean? It was your intention to have those association members leave, so why must you also make me leave?”
Looking at Su Jiu’s performance, Filina was a little surprised. She remembered that the other party was only at the Battle King Level. When she had gone to find her before, the excuse the other party gave was—”breaking through to Battle King Level.”
“It means nothing.”
Suppressing the doubts in her heart, she knew she had to complete the mission. Taking a deep breath, she said indifferently:
“What will it take for you to leave here? You belong to the Dragon Country. If something happens to you, the Dragon Country will hold our government accountable, and it will be difficult for us.”
Listening to Miss Filina’s words, Su Jiu frowned. If her words were to be believed, there was indeed some truth to it, but…
Why was her attitude so insistent on making her leave?
Moreover, this defensive war was not a loss for humanity.
“But we didn’t lose.”
Su Jiu looked directly at the other party, then raised her arm and pointed at the virtual screen, adding, “And even if we lost, with my strength, it would be easy for me to escape.”
At that moment, meteor-like shells continued to fall from the sky, bombarding the giant ape. Energy ripples spread, and amidst the rising dust and smoke, the giant ape was found lying on the ground, sleeping like a baby.
“It’s really defeated…”
Seeing it on the screen, Filina was stunned, her expression changing unpredictably. Finally, with a grim face, she repeated like a broken record: “I’ll say it again, leave here.”
“There must be a reason; you can’t just make me leave for no reason, right?”
Still looking at the other party quietly, Su Jiu smiled and asked. Her mental power scanned the other party, and she had already discovered something was wrong. There seemed to be a strange demonic aura on her. Her pupils widened slightly…
Good heavens, is this councilor also a demon? But how did a demon become a councilor? Are all those detectors idiots?
“Because that person doesn’t want you to die here.”
Taking a deep breath, Filina sighed and looked at Su Jiu quite seriously. Her greenish eyes were full of sincerity. “Leave this place. Isn’t living better than anything?”
Meeting the other party’s gaze, Su Jiu had already guessed some of the cause and effect when she heard “that person.” She was silent for quite some time.
“Hoo… I can’t leave here, at least not yet.”
Sighing, she suddenly turned to look at the screen. Her gaze fell upon the images, and with a casual wave of her hand, the images shifted to the city.
“If I leave, what about them?”
The Snow Guards, holding sharp blades to resist the demons, had their robes lifted by the cold wind gushing through the broken formation. The flame skills silently ignited the dimly lit snowfield.
The shouting nobles, and the knights exclusively under their command, wielded their long spears, piercing through the demons that slipped in.
Behind them, ordinary citizens held their own faint glowing flames, illuminating the road ahead. They too were using various skills to drive away the demons, just like in the last battle of that year.
“They…”
Filina’s gaze swept over the resisting ordinary people. She was stunned for a moment, then her face showed a complex expression. She said softly:
“I already asked them to leave as instructed, but many were unwilling to go. Then, it can only be this way. But even if you don’t leave, what difference does it make? That person will take action personally very soon.”
“For warriors, it might just be a change of residence, but for ordinary people, this is a place they exchanged for a lifetime of savings.”
Speaking softly, Su Jiu slowly took out the loquat branch from her chest. She turned to look at the other party and raised her arm slightly, pointing directly at the other party’s chest.
“Make your move.”
With that said, the enhanced aura brought by the [Level 2 Elegy] surged around her. A mask slowly appeared on her exquisite face, and the loquat branch in her hand exuded a faint fluorescence.
“Miss Su, I have no enmity with you. This is all a kind reminder. If you insist on being stubborn, then don’t blame me.”
Seeing Su Jiu’s movements, Filina narrowed her eyes slightly. Instead of the human-like white light flashing in her hand, she clenched her fist forward. Then, a long spear the color of azure suddenly appeared in her palm.
Upon closer inspection, the spear shaft was composed of layers of feathers, and the blade seemed to be a composite of a certain demon’s feathers.
She didn’t understand why that adult specifically protected this human like this, even though the human seemed to have nothing special about them.
“I cannot leave, just as the person behind you said, I am stronger than them, so when disaster strikes, I must stand in front of them.”
Su Jiu sighed, her eyes becoming even more determined. She had seen the devastation of Huayang and understood the helplessness of ordinary people in the face of disaster.
She also had feathers on her. Although she did not want to face the Ice Vulture, Lin Bingren, this was a responsibility.
“Since there’s no way to persuade you, then…”
With a faint smile, Filina stomped heavily on the metal ground, her figure turning into an azure silhouette. At the tip of her spear, wind flow rapidly condensed, and a touch of wind element acceleration appeared at the butt of the spear.
“It’s the same to knock you out and take you away.”
Her body, combined with the spear, was covered by the azure external qi, reaching its maximum speed. As a wind-attribute demon, her speed was naturally extraordinary, her figure almost invisible.
“Flash!”
Amidst the rustling wind, Su Jiu’s crow feather skirt was almost flattened against her body. Facing such an offensive, she did not directly confront it. Instead, the light in her hand flashed, and a profound aura emerged.
Filina’s expression slightly changed due to the sudden loss of her target. With such speed, she could only see a faint black line flashing past. A flicker of surprise flashed through her mind. She was a Demigod Level wind-attribute avian demon, yet the other party’s speed was even faster than hers…
As her thoughts flashed like lightning, her long spear suddenly turned, thrusting violently behind her, piercing a phantom.
As the phantom dissipated, white light suddenly flashed, and a figure silently landed directly in front of her. The cold loquat branch was placed on her neck, and Su Jiu’s voice echoed faintly in the room:
“If you had used the rules from the beginning, you would still have a chance. Since you have no intention of fighting, why not leave sooner?”
Filina suppressed the shock in her heart. She was indeed holding back, but the other party’s strength had far exceeded her expectations.
She looked deeply at the other party again, dispersed her weapon, and took two steps back. She took out her phone and explained, “I need to make a call to that adult…”
Watching her actions, Su Jiu also put away the loquat branch. Just as she was about to dispel the mask, a cold female voice suddenly sounded from the door—
“I have always been here.”
Soon, Lin’s figure appeared before the two of them. Her hair was no longer in the pigtail style, but cascaded down her shoulders, trailing long onto the ground. Her face remained the same, but her pale purple eyes held a hint of indifference.
“Lin…”
Seeing the suddenly appearing girl, Su Jiu subconsciously called out her name, but didn’t know how to continue. The other party’s identity was an Ice Sky Vulture, the very target she had been searching for.
Moreover, the other party could injure her with a single slap. Escaping was definitely impossible. Her feathers were only useful when the other party used ice-element skills.
“Don’t call me by that casually invented name. Just call me Ice Sky Vulture like everyone else.”
Lin said with a faint smile and continued to walk towards Su Jiu. The ends of her hair swayed back and forth, giving a somewhat fierce and cute illusion. Her gaze also fell upon the virtual screen. After only a brief moment, she suddenly spoke again:
“You are practicing what you preach, but I don’t like you standing in front of me. After hearing what you just said, I can’t be bothered to persuade you anymore…”
Looking at Lin’s somewhat indifferent gaze, Su Jiu pursed her lips. She didn’t know why she felt a strange connection to this girl she had only spent a day with. She sighed softly and said, “When I met you, you were called Lin, and you are Lin.”
She didn’t know why she was so unguarded towards a high-intermediate War God level great demon, even though they had only spent one night together.
“Heh… As you wish.”
Upon hearing this, Lin was stunned for a moment. She cast a glance at Su Jiu, her face showing no sign of joy or sorrow. She turned around, her gaze falling on the retreating demons in the video. She let out a soft breath, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but lift into an imperceptible arc.
“Adult, I will wait for you outside the door.”
Filina could feel the tense atmosphere. She swept out of the door in a flash, and soon the silence bloomed under the light of the fluorescent lamps. No one knew when this silence would end.
“Is there still any of that roast meat or soup?”
Lin suddenly asked, as if asking about everyday matters, a look of anticipation appearing on her face.
Upon hearing this question, Su Jiu clearly froze for a moment. Although she didn’t understand what the other party meant, she still smiled and said, “Yes.”
“Serve me a bowl.”
Lin found a place to sit and said softly. Her pale purple eyes were still looking blankly at the video. Suddenly, she thought of something and added, “Make it… spicy.”
“Okay.”
Su Jiu couldn’t understand the other party’s intentions, but the other party’s strength far surpassed hers. She could only do as she was told. Then, she took out the pots, bowls, and utensils, and set up a fire and pot in this technologically advanced tower.
Soon, a faint aroma of meat wafted from Su Jiu’s hands. The aroma, mixed with the spicy flavor, swirled in their nostrils, quite enticing.
Lin watched the flickering orange-yellow flames, and her eyes also became hazy. She said slowly:
“Seeing that idiot defeated, I will abandon this operation… The next time we meet, we will be strangers.”
“Mm.”
Hearing Lin’s words, Su Jiu responded with a sound. She just felt a bit uncomfortable, but she still handed the bowl of cleaned meat to her.
Taking the bowl handed by Su Jiu, Lin took a bite of meat with her fork, her brow relaxed, and a happy smile appeared on her face.
But she didn’t speak, and in Su Jiu’s gaze, she ate silently. Until the bowl was empty, she handed the empty bowl back to Su Jiu and said softly, “I want more.”
“Okay.”
Su Jiu smiled and refilled the bowl for her. The two seemed to have returned to that tree hole, and in front of them was just a bronze level Snow Guard named Lin.
Time passed by the minute. Su Jiu didn’t eat, but kept scooping for the other party, and the pot quickly became empty. Lin saw this and stopped her movements, slowly stood up, and walked towards the door.
Su Jiu watched her departing back with a mix of emotions. However, just as Lin reached the door, she paused again, tilting her head slightly, as if speaking to the air:
“This time, that idiot ape allowed his subordinates to attack humans. My true form and human appearance have been issued the highest-level wanted orders by the Bear of the Snow government, and the Snow Demons are also extremely dissatisfied with me. Perhaps I might die at the hands of a strong person one day.”
“After drinking that red oil soup, we will part ways.”
With that, she opened the door. She didn’t ask Su Jiu what kind of food this was, nor did she say any sad words. Lin knew what she needed and understood that excessive sentimentality would only be useless.
Su Jiu watched the retreating figure disappear from her sight, feeling a bit lost and anxious. However, overall, it was good. At least this crisis was over.
Next, she just needed to go to the Grand Prince of the Snow Demons to understand the specific situation and try to stop the war, which would mean confronting the Ancient God Sect directly.
…
Outside the tower door, Lin stopped and lowered her head, looking at the hair tie in her hand with some distraction. She had intentionally taken it off.
“Adult, are you sure you want to leave this place?”
Filina’s voice suddenly sounded beside her. She leaned against a power pole of a stone pillar with her arms crossed.
“Didn’t you have news that I was already wanted?”
Lin raised her hand, grabbed her hair again, and tied it into a ponytail with a hair tie at the end, making her look like a little angel. She said indifferently:
“I’m going to find resources to cultivate and break through on my own. You don’t need to follow me anymore. From now on, there will be no Ice Vulture Demon Lord, only…”
She paused, then looked back into the room, exhaled a puff of white mist, and as if making a decision, she said:
“Lin.”
