With a crackling sound, a bright flame shot straight into the dark sky of the library. The light it emitted instantly tore through half of the curtain of night, enveloping most of the library in a half-dark light. Seeing that the fireball hung steadily on the ceiling, the leader of the west wing, who looked like a mushroom, withdrew his gaze and laughed hoarsely at Lin Sanjiu, "This is all we can do to help."
Reno immediately scoffed indignantly.
According to the south wing's request, everyone had to retreat at least 500 meters away from their current location. Only one person could walk to Siri's work desk and hand over the target book. Only after the team from the south wing received the book and verified it would they release Rena. In the words of the woman from the south wing, "Since everyone has the ability to attack from a distance, we should at least have some form of protection."
Lin Sanjiu wasn't sure if that was part of the woman's plan, but when she made that request — just as Silvan had described it with slight contempt — the team from the west wing, who had promised to team up with Lin Sanjiu and her team, suddenly became cautious and hesitant.
"We don't care who gets the book," the leader from the west wing said hoarsely, "But we agreed to attack the duoluozhongs in the south wing together, and we'll be the ones to take down their lives … Now that they've captured a hostage, the mission of rescuing the hostage is not within the scope of what we agreed on at the beginning."
In other words, they wanted to attack the duoluozhongs from the south wing only after Lin Sanjiu and her team dealt with the hostage issue.
Silvan winked at Reno. His expression seemed to be saying, "I told you, they are really annoying."
Lin Sanjiu didn't have much hope in the west wing team anyway, so she didn't mind. She stared at the west wing team for a moment and said calmly, "Since you guys don't want to help, you better hold it in. If you attack the south wing before we get the hostage back, don't blame us for being hostile. "
The leader from the west wing obviously didn't have a direct understanding of Lin Sanjiu's combat ability, so he looked a little dismissive. However, since Silvan was on the other side, he only snorted. He didn't say anything.
Lin Sanjiu didn't say anything else. She just kept the four books in her arms and said to the adult and the child behind her, "I'm leaving now."
"Be careful." Silvan smiled at her through his combat glasses, revealing his white teeth. Reno, on the other hand, nodded nervously.
The walk to Siri's workbench was over in a blur of light. Lin Sanjiu stopped and looked up.
"I'm here. Here are the books." She raised her voice and shouted. Her clear voice echoed in the four walls of the library. Then, she suddenly raised her voice. "All of you, get down here!"
The air was silent for half a second.
"Oh. What a hot-tempered girl. "
The woman from the south wing chuckled. Unlike before, her voice suddenly became hollow, as if it came from all directions, making it impossible to tell where she was. Following her words, the atmosphere in the library changed.
It was an indescribable feeling. Even though the brightness of the light source didn't change, it was as if someone had adjusted a dark and gloomy color, slowly dying the air. Something was hiding behind the surface and was about to tear apart "reality" and crawl out from the darkest place. At that moment, no one could believe their eyes.
From the corner of the ceiling, a grayish-white thing slowly appeared. Then, like a gecko, it crawled down the crack in the wall. The oil painting on the wall suddenly rolled its eyes and jumped out of the frame, leaving behind an empty landscape. A human figure suddenly appeared on the flat wall. This human figure crawled along the wall, the floor, and all the way to Siri's work desk.
Very soon, nine duoluozhongs with different forms surrounded Lin Sanjiu.
Lin Sanjiu hugged the books and didn't move. She looked at the duoluozhongs.
"Where is my person?" Rena wasn't the only one who didn't show up. The woman from the south wing also didn't show up. Lin Sanjiu yelled, "Come out. At least let me see that she is still alive and well!"
She paused for a moment. The woman from the south wing chuckled. "Alright."
A tall and slender figure slowly walked out of the thick darkness on the second floor of the south wing. Just as the spirit in the bathroom had described, this was a person who was covered from head to toe by a cloak and a long robe. If not for the fact that she was not tall, she would not have been able to recognize her. The shoulders were also relatively thin, and it was hard to tell if it was a man or a woman.
Rena's hands were tied as she followed the woman down the stairs. Halfway down the stairs, the woman from the south wing stopped and smiled, "Let's stop here."
Lin Sanjiu looked up.
It was about four hundred meters from where she stood to the stairs. If it was on flat ground. She covered the distance in the blink of an eye, but there were nine duoluozhongs standing beside her.
"Put the books on the table." The woman from the south wing stared at the work table and said, "Wait for my people to confirm it."
The strange woman, who still had some skin on her face, sighed softly. Then, she stacked the four books on the work table. Beside her, a duoluozhong with a strange appearance walked out. It looked as if its shape was constantly changing in the midst of chaos. After it roughly read through the four books, it also placed the book in its hand — or rather, its hand — next to the book.
Siri didn't seem to care about what was happening in front of her. Only when the books were placed in front of her eyes did she reach out to flip through the books in front of her as if she had received a command. As she confirmed the books one by one, Rena suddenly bent over, as if she couldn't take such a huge failure anymore.
Seeing this, the woman in the cloak straightened her back slightly. Her gaze swept across the library again and again. As expected, the remaining posthumans all stayed where they were. Even the tall man didn't move.
“How
Render... No, this book isn't right, "Siri's calm voice suddenly paused. Then, she continued, "One of the five books isn't the target. The confirmation process has ended. The event will continue."
"What —"
In an instant, everyone in the dojo started moving. The cloaked woman blurted out subconsciously. She immediately formed her hand into a claw and tried to grab Rena, who was beside her. However, the cloaked woman was stunned when she saw a few pieces of paper appear in front of Rena, who was bending down.
Lines of words were written on the piece of paper, and they looked like pages that had been torn out of a book. The girl was still holding a card in her hand, and when she glanced at it, it turned into another page of a book.
"Hehe, I'm sorry."
As Rena smiled proudly, a white light exploded in front of the woman in the cloak. (To be continued.)
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