After obtaining the two castellan's seal fragments, Lin Huang and the other two did not idle around. They spent the next few days searching for information on the last castellan's seal fragment.
Among the six overlords, excluding the four-faced individual and the three-tailed snake lady whom they had already investigated, they investigated the remaining four.
Finally, they locked onto the Nine Gloom Vine.
The Nine Gloom Vine was a monster whose original form was a vine. It fed on the negative emotions of various monsters.
According to the various information Lin Huang and the others had obtained, the Nine Gloom Vine in the inner world was the longest-living monster known to everyone in the entire inner world. In terms of seniority, he was even above the four-faced individual and the others.
However, he had truly risen to become the overlord of the inner world much later than the four-faced individual and the three-tailed snake lady.
Among the six overlords, he was the second to last to secure his position as overlord.
According to Lin Huang and the other two's investigations, his rise to power was most likely related to the castellan's seal fragment.
"Among the remaining four overlord powerhouses, the Nine Gloom Vine is the most suspicious one. It's very likely that he has the last fragment, "Virtuoso summarized the conclusion of their investigation over the past few days.
"For now, let's not consider the possibility that he doesn't have the last fragment. Let's assume that he has it, and now we need to think about how to attack him. "Lin Huang very quickly voiced the few points he had thought of.
"After all, it's been three days since we obtained the castellan's seal fragment from the four-faced individual. We have to consider the worst-case scenario. That is, the four-faced individual knows that the Nine Gloom Vine has the castellan's seal fragment, and he told the other party that he lost the fragment.
"If that's the case, it's very likely that they'll join forces. They might even have set up a trap and are waiting for us to take the bait."
Saber9 could not help frowning at Lin Huang's words.
Although Virtuoso's expression could not be seen through the mask, they fell silent as well.
"What's the success rate if we were to use the same trick we used on the Nine Gloom Vine?" Lin Huang turned his head and asked Virtuoso when he saw that neither of them were speaking.
"If it's the situation you mentioned, the success rate is close to zero," Virtuoso answered almost without hesitation. "We succeeded with the four-faced individual because he was defenseless. However, if the two of them communicate, the Nine Gloom Vine will definitely be on guard.
"Furthermore, that's not the biggest obstacle. The four-faced individual's belongings are hidden in the storage ring, and everyone close to him knows about it. He has no trusted aides at all with the Nine Gloom Vine. Although he had many plant-type monsters working for him, none of them could get close to the area he lived in. Nobody knows where he's hiding the castellan's seal fragment, either. "
"If we can't replace them with a fake one, we can't just attack them by force, right?" Saber9 frowned deeply.
The three of them fell silent because they all knew that a forceful attack would not work.
Even if the Nine Gloom Vine was alone, the three of them might not be able to gain an advantage over him. To be able to dominate an area in this world, the Nine Gloom Vine's abilities were by no means comparable to ordinary ninth-rank Heavenly Gods. Even if he had not achieved the standard of a half-step lord-level, he was probably not far from it.
Not half-lord-level "Hell" Stage. "Nine God" Nine " Moreover, it was highly likely that the four-faced individual, who was also an overlord, had joined forces with the Nine Gloom Vine.
The three of them fell silent for a long time.
"Actually, it's not like there's no other way." Lin Huang only spoke again after thinking for a moment, "Apart from the four-faced individual, the Nine Gloom Vine, and us, there are many others who are eyeing the castellan's seal fragment. At least the other four overlords must be eyeing the fragment … "
Lin Huang quickly explained his plan in detail. Virtuoso and Saber9 nodded continuously after listening. The two of them quickly came up with ideas and perfected the various details of the plan.
That afternoon, a piece of shocking news spread throughout the entire inner world.
In the inner world, almost all organizations, big and small, were discussing the same topic.
"Have you heard? There's news about the castellan's seal fragment! I heard that one of them is in the Nine Gloom Vine's hands! "
"I knew someone among the six overlords must have the castellan's seal fragment!"
"I always thought that the so-called castellan's seal was just a legend. I can't believe it's actually true! "
…
Inside a magnificent building, a silver-armored figure sat high on a throne.
"How likely is the news about the castellan's seal fragment to be true?" His voice sounded like a low, electronically synthesized voice.
"There's a high chance that the Nine Gloom Vine has the fragment. However, there's no way to tell how much of the other details and descriptions of the news are true. "
"Have you found the source of this news?" the armored man asked again.
"No, this time, the news spread suddenly from multiple sources at the same time. After a thorough investigation, I found a few of them. However, they couldn't remember where they heard this news from. It's as if someone had erased this part of their memory. "
"Keep an eye on the news. Inform me immediately if there's even the slightest movement!"
…
The next day.
In a gigantic building that looked like a stadium, a gigantic purplish-red sarcoma occupied almost half of the square.
The sarcoma was covered in veins that looked like blood vessels. Countless tentacles of different lengths and thicknesses grew out of it.
Not far away from the stadium's entrance stood a slender silhouette.
"News arrived early this morning. It says that the four-faced individual also has a castellan's seal fragment. Not only that, but he seems to have formed an alliance with the Nine Gloom Vine. They're secretly plotting something … "
"The four-faced individual, huh? That's not surprising at all!" The sarcoma's voice came from an unknown location. It sounded extraordinarily hoarse.
"We can't confirm the authenticity of this news for now. However, Spies have reported that the four-faced individual is indeed not in his own stronghold, "the slender silhouette reported the objective results of the investigation.
"Continue investigating. See if the four-faced individual has really formed some kind of partnership with the Nine Gloom Vine."
…
The third day.
In a pitch-black underground area, a flash of scarlet suddenly lit up.
From afar, it looked like a gigantic red-hot soldering iron. However, through the glow, one could see that it was a gigantic eyeball.
It did not look like a mammal's eyeball. Instead, it looked more like an insect's compound eye that was made up of countless tiny eyes.
As the eyeball lit up, a black silhouette slowly materialized at the entrance of the cave.
"There's news. The four-faced individual and the Nine Gloom Vine have formed an alliance. The two of them are working together to search for the last fragment of the castellan's seal!
"However, not long after this news spread, the four-faced individual and the Nine Gloom Vine appeared one after another to refute the rumors. Both of them denied that they had the castellan's seal fragment and denied that they were working together. They also said that everything that's been circulating lately is just a rumor, and that someone is playing tricks in the dark … "
After listening, the scarlet eye's tone was unusually calm. "Whether it's true or not is no longer important. What's important is that the world here is about to change."
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