Chapter 3: Such an Important Person, Actually Staying in No. 6 Sanctuary City, Unacceptable, Must Immediately Notify Lord Sea King.
Blackhorn·Roe walked along the street. Sofia approached from the opposite direction, stopped, and said:
"Zuiyasi, a ritualist, can alleviate others' Sea Curse through the power of rituals. Wood, a dark patternist, dark patterns have many uses and types. Some dark patterns inscribed on the body can make one stronger, some can grant longer lifespans."
After hearing Sofia's words, Roe also said: "Bai Ye, a doctor, can greatly suppress the Beast Transformation Disease."
Both knew that this time they hadn't stumbled upon luck, but had discovered talented individuals hidden by Boros. The two immediately relayed this information to the Sea King.
Time passed minute by minute. As it neared two in the afternoon, Su Xiao received a message from Bubu Wang. The Sea King's side had already learned of his, Zuiyasi's, and Wood's existence, and was preparing to recruit them. However, before recruiting, a final judgment was needed. The Sea King dispatched a subordinate named Shadow Leech to investigate the identities of Su Xiao and the other two.
According to Baha's investigation, although Shadow Leech's specific abilities were still unclear, he was responsible for assassinations, torture, and interrogations under the Sea King, capable of making people speak the truth.
If Shadow Leech quietly arrived at No. 6 Sanctuary City, found a few nobles, and pried open their mouths, the truth would come to light, and the arrangements of Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi would collapse on their own.
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No. 6 Sanctuary City, South Gate. Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi were all sitting on the steps of a small alley, having waited here for some time.
"He's arrived."
Su Xiao spoke, referring to the arrival of Shadow Leech, whom the Sea King had sent to investigate their identities. This information was learned by Bubu Wang while monitoring the Sea King; it had personally heard the Sea King issue the secret order. After that, Bubu Wang stopped monitoring the Sea King and began tailing Shadow Leech.
At present, Su Xiao only needed to know Shadow Leech's position through Bubu Wang to know when he would arrive at No. 6 Sanctuary City. As long as they dealt with Shadow Leech, everything afterward would be easy. At that point, Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi would have clean identities and could arrange the Sea King's fate in the main city.
"As agreed beforehand, I'll handle it."
Wood stood up. But at that moment, Su Xiao tossed a mask to Wood, the [Primordial Mask]. Through his Reincarnation Imprint, Su Xiao temporarily transferred the usage rights of the [Primordial Mask] to Wood.
After Wood learned the purpose of the [Primordial Mask], he almost blurted out, just like Zuiyasi had before: 'This item has a connection with me.'
But upon learning the cost of using the [Primordial Mask], Wood suddenly didn't want to obtain this thing. Soon, disguised as a city guard, Wood stood outside the city gate.
Over ten minutes later, an imperceptible figure passed through the light membrane before the city gate and entered the gate tunnel. It was Shadow Leech, sent by the Sea King.
Shadow Leech hadn't taken a few steps before his raised right foot froze, and he was dragged into Wood's ability. It was a false reality, an illusion constructed by lies, a mirage identical to No. 6 Sanctuary City.
After a long while, Shadow Leech walked out from the city gate tunnel. He had already interrogated five nobles within the city, and all the information was true. Bai Ye, the doctor, had lived in the city for 6 years. Wood, the dark patternist, had lived in the city for 7 years. Zuiyasi, the ritualist, had lived in the city for 4 years. Shadow Leech still didn't know that everything just now had occurred within an illusory world, a mirage called lies.
Shadow Leech passed through the light membrane again, entered the seawater, and returned to the main city to report to the Sea King.
Not long after he left, Zuiyasi walked out from the city gate tunnel and asked Wood: "Wood, in your illusion, who did he interrogate? Give me the visual feedback from that period."
"Alright."
Wood released a wave of mental energy. Zuiyasi closed his eyes for a moment, then turned and walked back into the city gate tunnel. Details determined success or failure. In the illusion, Shadow Leech had interrogated five people. Now, Zuiyasi would disguise himself as Shadow Leech in reality, go interrogate those five nobles, and inflict identical injuries.
At 6 PM that evening, in the courtyard where Su Xiao was temporarily staying, he lay back on a lounge chair under a tree. A maple leaf fell. At the same time, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and Life Priestess·Sofia walked into the courtyard.
"I am Sofia."
Sofia spoke in a gentle voice, her eyes seductive, stirring feelings in one's heart.
Su Xiao glanced at Sofia, then ignored her, casually saying: "I don't need special services here."
Hearing this, the smile on Sofia's face froze. She explained:
"Doctor Bai Ye, I am a subordinate of Lord Sea King."
"Oh."
"I came this time to invite you to Divine Grace City. Lord Sea King has important matters to discuss with you."
"Ah."
"Doctor Bai Ye, shall we set off now?"
"Mm."
After answering, Su Xiao closed his eyes for a nap on the lounge chair. Go to the main city? Unless the Sea King's side offered some benefits, Su Xiao wouldn't go.
The current situation was particularly peculiar. It was equivalent to the Sea King hiring three people with his own money to go to the main city and arrange his own demise.
One only hears of spending money to seek pleasure; spending money to seek death is truly unheard of.