Four o 'clock in the morning.
Cangyang City.
"Pitter-patter —"
It started to drizzle in the fog of the night.
The misty rain made the night in the city seem even more mysterious.
In the drizzle, a shadow as black as ink dashed across the empty road like an arrow released from a bow. It ignored all the traffic lights.
If this car had a license plate, it would probably receive a violation notification the next day. It would ring on the phone for five minutes.
"Hmm?"
… X.
Homeros seemed to have expected Irin to ask such a question.
He shook his hand.
A "hidden weapon" flew toward Irin.
Irin did not panic.
After all, Homeros' level was high. If he really wanted to attack Irin, there was no need for him to use such a small trick.
Moreover, the "hidden weapon" did not come quickly. Irin caught it easily.
Irin found that what he caught in his hand was a "mini" crystal.
It was only about the size of a fingernail.
Homeros explained, "Message crystal. Crush it."
It was concise and comprehensive.
Of course, as a player, Irin did not need Homeros' explanation. The corresponding item information appeared in his mind.
Yi Lin smiled. With a light pinch, the crystal in his palm was crushed into powder.
In the blink of an eye, a faint light floated up from the crushed crystal and entered between Irin's eyebrows.
In this game world, the "crystal" had many functions and endless magical uses.
He did not know how it was made.
Irin had a feeling that behind these "crystal" functions, there was more than just a simple program.
At the top of the Holy See branch in Isita Port, Irin looked at the lines of the defense array formed by the seven crystals. From the complicated and obscure lines, Irin seemed to have grasped some trick, but he could not understand it clearly.
"This game world is really, really big."
As Irin thought about it, for some reason, he felt a little happy.
He felt that this game was getting more and more interesting.
Although the original main goal was to leave this game world, it had not changed. However, during this journey, Irin gradually became less anxious to leave. In the journey into this world, Irin discovered many of the deeper layers of the game's fun, and became more and more addicted to it.
As a player, wasn't it normal to be addicted to "games"?
While thinking.
The light that entered Irin's glabella turned into clear information that appeared in front of Irin's eyes.
"This is really advanced technology."
Yi Lin took a closer look at the information, and his expression froze. Amidst his amazement, he looked at Homeros with a strange gaze.
[Side Mission accepted: Homelos's Deal!]
[Mission Objective: Complete Homeros's peace list.]
[Current progress: 0/20]
[Difficulty: S]
[Time Limit: 6 hours.]
[Mission Reward: Designated Giant Divine Beast "Navigation Pointer" x2.]
Peace list?
Irin took a deep breath and said, "This is your real goal."
Homerus was silent.
"Why?"
Irin asked again.
Not because Irin wanted to gossip.
But because he really wanted to know the reason.
The deeper he went into the game, the more he wanted to know the story.
"It's just a deal." Homerus smiled, but there was no joy or sadness in his smile.
"Okay."
Irin nodded. Since Homerus did not want to say, Irin could not ask further.
This mission was an S-level Side Mission.
And it seemed that there was no limit to the number of people.
Maybe he could even share it with his friends.
But Irin did not have such plans.
According to his speculation, the reason why this mission was S-level was because of the difficulty of the game mechanism.
To him …
No wonder Homerus found him in this way.
"There is one more question." In the darkness, Irin's eyes were bright. Homerus was one of the characters that Irin did not dare to treat as an NPC in this game world. He asked again, "Why six hours?"
Pa.
Homerus seemed to have expected Irin to ask this question.
Not long after the question appeared, Homerus did not hide it and directly told him the reason.
"In six hours, before the sun rises, Pope Dige Augi Anthony will lead the Holy See army to the Twin Lions Nation."
Irin's pupils shrank.
As expected.
In the Twin Lions Nation, there was also a Holy See force.
The wanted poster was on the door. If there was no Holy See branch in the Twin Lions Nation, Irin would not believe it.
And in the normal game process, the Holy See was a functional organization that "players" used to change professions. It was impossible that there was no Holy See branch.
Even if the branch was not as big as the one in Isita Port, there would still be some.
Wait a minute?
Branch of the Holy See?
Maybe there was also a "Drop of Blood of the Saints" hidden in it?
Even if there was no blood, there might be some valuable things?
As he analyzed the problem, a bold idea flashed in Irin's mind.
But he did not have time to think.
The situation was serious.
"Six hours, that's enough. Then after six hours, what will you report? "
"This is my business." Homerus closed his eyes again. "This is a deal."
"Heh, that's right, a deal."
Irin smiled kindly and slowly retreated.
As he retreated, he said, "I have the final say on what methods to use to complete the deal. If things get out of hand, I hope you won't regret it in the end."
Homerus suddenly frowned.
His gaze did not fall on Irin, who was gradually retreating into the darkness. Instead, he raised his head and stared at the full moon.
"Ah, today's moon is very noisy."
He did not seem to see Irin running away. Homerus continued to talk to himself. "I wonder if those felons in prison have any thoughts of escaping?"
"Master, is he having fun drinking wine?"
"Yes, let's go take a look."
Although he said he was going to leave, Homerus did not move.
He also "did not" see Irin.
Irin was stunned.
He immediately understood what Homerus meant.
This nation was really interesting.
Homerus could be called a knight of the new era.
Very … pragmatic.
Irin dived into the darkness again.
In the same place, in the training ground, Homerus' posture did not change.
The dazzling crystal at the end of the hilt of the two-handed sword flashed.
A young girl's voice was slightly doubtful. She asked, "Can we trust him?"
Homerus was silent for a moment and gently shook his head. "This is a deal."
The young girl was speechless.
Not long after Irin left, Homerus slowly walked to the center of the courtyard where the light was shining.
There were still many guards patrolling here.
In the palace, the banquet was coming to an end. The nobles and ministers of the kingdom, under the escort of their personal guards, went home. In the second half of the banquet, they did not continue to stay in the palace.
"Those felons escaped," Li Tianlan said.
"From now on, the entire city is under martial law. Search for those wanted felons again."
Homerus quickly gave out orders.
The felons, who had been chased for half a day, with great difficulty, escaped again. This news, with the inner city as the center, spread throughout the Twin Lions Nation in an extremely short period of time.
The entire city was shaken.
The lights in the city were extinguished. The citizens of the Twin Lions Nation who were sleeping early and early woke up.
On the streets, the crystal lights on the roadside lit up again. The entire city was like a city that never slept under the night sky, as bright as day.
Flags with the Twin Lions Nation's coat of arms fluttered in the night wind.
Ka ka ka …
The army swarmed out and once again started a carpet search in the Twin Lions Nation.
This time, many of the guards were experienced and focused on the city walls.
"Felons are very good at climbing over walls."
This habitual thinking was deeply imprinted in the minds of every guard who had participated in the chase.
Near the military port, Homerus also arranged a large number of troops.
Many of the nobles and ministers, who had been drinking and chatting merrily in the Twin Lions Nation not long ago, were so scared that they hid their heads in their blankets after hearing this news. The residence was surrounded by personal guards.
…
At the same time.
On the streets of the Twin Lions Nation.
From time to time, there would be strange shadows spinning, twisting, and swaying.
Irin used the darkness to quickly pass through all kinds of shadows.
"Is Homeros's goal to make a big deal out of this?"
"Let everyone know?"
Irin's index finger swiped down and pulled open the system interface.
Twin Lions Nation Reputation -100
Twin Lions Nation Reputation -100
…
The Twin Lions Nation's reputation continued to drop.
Even though Yi Lin had yet to do anything, his reputation value had plummeted even more than a stock market crash.
This was the so-called 'if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext'.
Coercion, temptation, persuasion, everything was used.
"But why don't I hate this method?"
Irin was confused.
On the contrary, he felt that Homerus' actions were normal.
Speaking of which, this Boss really didn't seem like a competent NPC.
While thinking, Irin casually closed the interface and took out the communication crystal from [Tools].
…
At the same time.
Within the imperial city.
Within the heavily guarded prison.
The prison guard was still sleeping soundly.
On the ceiling, messy footsteps could be heard from time to time.
Kala, kala, kala, kala, kala.
It was as if there was a group of knights dancing on the ground above the prison.
In the darkness, Li Erpang patted his bulging belly and ate a meal of private goods that he had saved not long ago. He burped in satisfaction and said, "I feel like something happened up there?"
"It's him, right?"
Ning You smiled.
"It's him."
Xiao Chuer was very sure.
They were getting used to the days when Irin was not around.
As the protagonist of an assassin, wasn't it normal for him to appear and disappear unpredictably?
Ning You and Xiao Chuer had always believed that in this trial, the "Irin protagonist" was the one who was entangled with luck in the trial.
Whether it was good or bad luck, in short, it was extremely entangled.
If this was a sadistic novel, the protagonist would definitely die heroically in the end. Then if they followed the protagonist, the protagonist would definitely absorb a lot of bad luck.
And if this was a cool novel, it was even more right to follow the protagonist. After all, the protagonist in a cool novel would always use various methods to kill the villain.
No matter what, Ning You and Xiao Chuer, as apostles, would not be at a disadvantage if they moved stealthily in the trial and made use of the general situation to take action.
Li Erpang smiled and squinted his eyes. He was very wretched. "What's that skill of yours again? Can it hit you or something? It's time to show it, right? There's so much movement up there. Fat Lord, after serious consideration, reasonable speculation, and hypothesis, now is the best time to escape. "
Ning You and Xiao Chuer did not refute.
After all, now was indeed the best time to escape.
And just as Ning You was about to release his best talent skill, "I'm standing here, you come and hit me", he felt the communication crystal flash.
It was Irin.
It was indeed him.
Ning You picked up the call.
In the communication crystal, it was dark. Ning You did not know where Irin was hiding. He could not even see his face clearly.
But Irin's voice came through the communication crystal word for word.
"The situation has changed. You must, absolutely, definitely not run around. Stay in the prison and do not move. Understand? "
"…"
The King, the King, was alive again?
This strange scene caused the cries that rose and fell in the hall to come to an abrupt stop.
After Irin's reminder, Homeros' attention quickly fell on the "King".
He saw that the King's limbs were twisted at a strange angle, and his head was hanging to the side. And the King's eyes were rolled up until his pupils could not be seen. Red and black blood vessels gradually spread out from the whites of his eyes.
"Hehehe …"
A sinister and cold laugh echoed throughout the main hall.
Pitch-black blood seeped out from the gaps between the King's fingers and teeth. When he opened his mouth, his mouth was full of black, red, and white colors. This smile was extremely strange. No one was guarding it.
"Hehehe …"
All of a sudden.
In Irin's eyes, the information above the King's head, who was supposed to be dead, changed rapidly.
[Puppet Master of the Six Evil Generals]
[LV:???]
So this was the real Boss!
In the shadows, Irin suddenly understood.
Homeros suddenly smiled.
"I see, no wonder …"
Irin stood behind Homeros.
At this moment, Irin did not know if it was an illusion or not. He felt that after the King's change, the back of the man in front of him suddenly became much more relaxed, as if he had suddenly removed some kind of burden. The feeling that Homeros gave people was completely new.
The Boss with the red name "Puppet Master of the Six Evil Generals" on his forehead smiled strangely. Those white and bleeding eyes made it impossible to tell where those eyes were focused or where they were focused.
But Irin, who was hiding behind Homeros, felt that he was being watched by the other party.
"You are indeed the legendary Sword Saint Homeros. You are indeed the hero in the prophecy. I have been lurking in this country for many years, but I was actually discovered by you. Ha, Homeros, you actually joined forces with outsiders to kill the 'King' … You are no longer worthy of being a Knight. "
"Shut up."
Homeros' expression did not change. He pointed his long sword and said coldly, "Damn monster, where is the real King?"
"The real king?" The Puppet Master chuckled. "I am the real king …"
"You have worked hard all these years, Homeros …"
"On behalf of my supreme 'Lord', I thank you for your contribution to the resurrection of my Lord …"
"Hehehe …"
"What a pity. Before my Lord was resurrected, I wanted to play for a while more."
Suddenly.
The Knights all around let out painful groans.
Everyone's posture was the same as the "King's Corpse". Their joints were twisted, making crisp sounds. They could not help but walk toward Homeros.
The way their limbs were twisted, if it was a corpse, it would be fine. But if it was a living person … the pain was unimaginable. Fortunately, this was a game. Thinking about it this way, it was not so cruel.
"This Boss' ability seems to be to use some kind of skill to control the human body, whether it is a living person or a dead person."
"It is a little strange."
"And the Boss' level is far beyond the limit of what I can detect. I wonder if Homeros' level is higher or if the Puppet Master's level is higher?"
"Six Evil Generals? Who are they? "
Although Irin coveted the Boss' EXP and the treasures that were about to be dropped, Irin did not make a move as he was not confident. He turned into a shadow and moved quickly, once again lying in the shadow of the ceiling.
Fortunately, Irin's ability was like a cheat. Other than Homeros, who had activated the "Sword Saint Realm — Selfless Realm," who could slightly detect Irin's movements, the Six Evil Generals and the Puppet Master did not notice Irin's movements.
"Homeros, I know you too well …"
"Because, all these years, I have been watching you …"
"Watching you grow up, watching you grow up, watching you practice swordsmanship …"
"I am your 'father', Homeros …"
The Six Evil Generals cracked the corners of the Puppet Master's mouth. "Hiss …" The corpse's mouth really cracked. Two lines of red and black blood spread out from the cracked wound. The big smile made him look like a Joker. It was very strange.
He suddenly turned around and looked at Blacksmith Ge Lang, who was silent in the corner. He let out a hoarse laugh and said, "You are old too."
"Yes."
Blacksmith Ge Lang closed his eyes and replied. He took a sip of wine and said expressionlessly, "Goodbye."
“？”
Homeros, who had been silent all this time, suddenly let out a long sigh.
"Father?"
"Ha."
Suddenly, a bright smile appeared on Homeros's face. Irin had never seen it before.
His image as an iceberg prince charming instantly collapsed.
"Then die, 'father'."
"Sword Saint Realm — Extreme Refinement."
Homeros pulled out … his sword!
"Hiss —"
A dazzling sword light pierced everyone's eyes.
Including Irin.
The moment Homeros pulled out his sword and caused substantial damage to the Six Evil Generals and the Puppet Master, the rules of the game world came as expected. The shadow of a scale appeared above the hall, and a circle of light fell from the void, about to envelop Homeros and the Six Evil Generals and the Puppet Master.
So, the battles between NPCs were also turn-based!
This thought just appeared in Irin's mind.
The sword light was as fast as lightning. The dazzling sword light made Irin, who was in the shadows, blink subconsciously. However, in the blink of an eye, that dazzling sword light had already disappeared without a trace. Homeros had unknowingly sheathed his longsword. He stood there with his back facing the Six Evil Generals and the Puppet Master.
"It's over."
The Six Evil Generals and the Puppet Master's health bar were instantly emptied.
Instant, instant kill!
The circle of light and the shadow of the scale did not have time to land on the two bosses before they disappeared again.
Irin's expression was solemn.
He was once again glad that he did not choose to kill this boss. It was the best decision he had made since he started playing this game.
Irin slowly looked to the side of the hall.
The cold moonlight shone through the gap and into the hall.
This palace in the king's city …
It was actually split open by Homeros' sword!
In front of Homeros, from the ground, the walls, and the ceiling, a neat, sharp-edged sword mark cut everything within sight into two halves.
The left half, the right half.
Including the boss.
The boss did not even have time to fart. Under the Blademaster's Domain, which had been tempered to the extreme, it instantly turned into ashes and scattered in the hall.
How terrifying!
Homeros used a 45-degree angle to look up at the moonlight that shone through the sword mark. His expression was complicated as he muttered to himself.
He repeated what he had said not too long ago.
"It's over."
The same sentence, three words. But in Irin's ears, the meaning was very different.
Irin did not dare to appear.
He was afraid that Homeros would not have enough fun and kill him as well.
Until Irin heard a ding in his ear.
"Ding!"
The mission was completed.
It referred to Homeros' mission.
Although the 20th mission monster was killed by Homeros himself, the system still completed the mission. However, the system still determined that Yi Lin had completed the mission. It could not be faked.
The moment the mission was completed, Irin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thump, thump, thump.
After the Six Evils General, the Puppet Master, who had been killed in less than a minute, turned into ashes and disappeared, the spectating knights around fell to the ground one after another. They could not move and kept groaning on the ground.
The pain of being manipulated could not be alleviated in a short time. And the twisted joints also needed follow-up treatment.
"Come out."
Homeros said to the air.
Irin moved a little further away.
This time, he expanded the range of Homeros' ultimate domain to 30 meters.
This boss was too good at hiding his strength. He did not even care about martial ethics. Even the Six Evils General, the Puppet Master, who had been watching him grow.
Seeing Irin standing far away at the entrance of the palace and not coming forward, Homeros knew the reason. He was speechless, but he was too lazy to say anything.
He was too tired.
It was over.
These words were not only directed at Homeros, but also at Irin.
Homeros used the communication crystal to quickly convey everything that had happened in the palace to his trusted subordinates.
The fact that the "king" was actually a "monster" was witnessed by so many spectating knights in the palace. It could not be faked.
And Irin's team also changed from "wanted criminals" to real heroes who cooperated with the "hero, Homeros," to save the Twin Lions Nation from danger and free the 100,000 people of the Twin Lions Nation from the control of the monsters.
The most obvious change was …
All the NPCs in front of Irin's eyes instantly turned green.
It was so green.
Irin silently opened the panel.
[Twin Lions Nation Reputation: Friendly (06000)]
This was friendly!
Irin was both surprised and not surprised.
Even the reputation had become friendly. Irin felt relieved and walked forward. Looking at Homeros's slightly tired face, he smiled and said, "Little Lotus, do you have a worldview setting that you want to tell me?"
Homeros frowned and slowly typed a question mark.
…
…
All of this happened so quickly that it caught everyone off guard.
Fatso, who was surrounded and beaten by 100,000 red-named monsters in the central city district, received the system message "Irin killed the king of the Twin Lions Nation" out of nowhere. He was so scared that he almost fainted and shouted, "It's over, it's over, it's over."
But unexpectedly, in just two minutes, in the direction of the palace, there was a loud bang. The sky lit up, and everything suddenly calmed down.
The 100,000 red-named monsters in front of him instantly turned green. They all became friendly NPCs.
Not to mention Li Erpang, even the experienced Ning You and Xiao Chuer felt that it was very ridiculous. They did not expect this at all.
They almost used their own backup plans and left little Fatso behind to escape.
Fortunately … they did not fall out.
Cough cough.
In short, everyone was happy.
When Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and Li Erpang were escorted by a group of friendly NPCs to the palace in the palace, they met up with Irin again.
Irin looked at the tattered equipment on the three teammates, whose durability was about to reach zero. He was very surprised. "Huh? Didn't I tell you not to come out? Isn't it better to stay in the prison? How did you end up like this? "
After saying that, Irin showed a pained expression. Why didn't they listen to him?
From the appearance of the equipment, one could imagine how badly his teammates had been beaten up that night.
Li Erpang: "…"
Ning You: "…"
Xiao Chuer: "…"
Homeros: "…"
Uranus: "…"
The whole world was speechless.
Li Erpang: "…"
Ning You: "…"
Xiao Chuer: "…"
Homeros: "…"
Uranus: "…"
The whole world was speechless.
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