Chapter 1155: [(857)] Wronged Female Brigand (Thanks to Xiao Wu De Ai for the reward support)_2

“Walking away?”

Pei Jinye shook his head: “Senior, are you trying to invite me to join the God Luo Association? Forget it. Although my ability in controlling matrices is decent, being just Third Class, what am I worth to you?”

“So you know about our God Luo Association too,” the woman in the black dress said proudly, but her tone carried a scoff: “With your current value, dreaming to join our God Luo Association is truly delusional.”

Pei Jinye feigned anger.

Right now, he couldn’t be certain whether this woman was genuinely interested in him or not.

But anyways, if it was possible to decrease the impression points, then decrease them, he would.

He was already fed up with the tricks of the Old Gods Association, and now another God Luo Association… geez, do they really think I have nothing better to do than to dance on the edge of a knife?

However, the woman in the black dress was not fooled by his act: “Stop pretending, a person’s will cannot be concealed no matter how well it’s disguised. I can see your ambition.”

“…”

Is it really that mystical?

Pei Jinye looked up.

In the woman’s hand was a black token: “Of course, if you want to work for me, you have to see if you have that ability.”

Pei Jinye didn’t wait to refuse.

“Just try to unlock the formation on this token, I will give you ten minutes,” said the woman in the black dress before Pei Jinye could say no.

“…” “Might as well take action now,” Pei Jinye blurted out in resignation: “I’m a Third Class Matrix Controller, not a Ninth Class… to decipher it in ten minutes.”

“Waste, then I’ll give you twenty minutes at most. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting, the rescue you’re waiting for will never come,” the woman in the black dress immediately snapped coldly.

Pei Jinye couldn’t be bothered to pay attention.

He began to examine the token in his hand.

Completely black.

Showing signs of wear and tear.

When Pei Jinye just tried to probe it with his spiritual power, suddenly a force transmitted through the air, and the token flew out of his hand, hard embedding itself in the wall.

Pei Jinye looked up.

The two people in the room looked at each other.

…

…

Eternal Night Headquarters.

Tang Lu’s train of thought was interrupted. He suddenly looked up at the intelligence officer in front of him: “Two spies are missing? When did this happen?”

“At least fifteen minutes ago, according to the scheduled report time, they should report their identity, but they have missed the time. They are elite spies; they couldn’t possibly make such a rookie mistake,” the intelligence officer said anxiously.

“Where did they disappear?” Tang Lu asked in a deep voice.

“Sky Cloud County.”

“Sky Cloud County?” Tang Lu raised his voice suddenly.

Why is it Sky Cloud County again?!

His heart leapt suddenly.

Tang Lu immediately contacted the Artifact Spirit: “Retrieve the defensive formation information of Sky Cloud County; I need to know if there are any signs of intrusion in the past twenty minutes.”

After speaking, he turned to the side and asked: “Is there enough manpower nearby?”

The intelligence officer said a bit hesitantly: “Barely enough, I guess.”

Hearing this, Tang Lu decisively said, “Send a message to Fish Tail to have them return as soon as possible.”

“But they’re searching for a relic right now, and we can’t contact them.”

“Damn it,” Tang Lu cursed quietly.

At that moment, he heard feedback from the Artifact Spirit, his eyebrows slightly knitting: “No signs of intrusion? That’s impossible, if our people were ambushed, it means that someone broke through the sealing formation…”

“But the Artifact Spirit would not be mistaken…” the intelligence officer said carefully.

Of course, Tang Lu knew that, which made him even more worried. He suddenly realized: “I know now!”

“Damn it!”

“This guy never even left Sky Cloud County, instead hiding within Sky Cloud County all along, naturally there wouldn’t be any traces of invasion.”

Hearing this, the intelligence officer felt a chill: “That woman really has got some nerve.”

Decisively, Tang Lu said: “I’ve already used the Artifact Spirit’s power to seal off the entire Sky Cloud County. The mayor of Sky Cloud County is Li Zhi, right?”

“Yes, it’s him.”

“Good, it’s easier to handle then. Order him to lead a team to search for the whereabouts of the God Luo Association members. I will continue to mobilize the City Defense Army nearby… Just having Cave Heaven Level is not enough; we need Cloud Sky Level Strongmen to take action in person.”

As Tang Lu murmured to himself, the intelligence officer hastily said: “Basically all nearby Cloud Sky Level officers have been dispatched to oversee the relic search.”

Tang Lu understood this as well.

So the woman angering the God Luo Association was banking on the current city defense situation; that’s why she dared such a high-profile move.

“Contact Fish Tail and Yu Long immediately, they are just around Sky Cloud County after all. If they move out…”

He raised his wrist and glanced at the time.

“This woman is a Space Series Spirit Seed; with my current authority, the Artifact Spirit can trap her for at most twenty minutes… so we must act fast!”

“Yes!”

…

Inside the Matrix Shop.

The woman in the black dress looked at the time… only seven minutes left.

But she might not be able to wait that long.

She was about to speak out when she suddenly heard a “click” sound in the quiet room.

The black token floating in front of Pei Jinye unexpectedly broke in half.

The woman’s expression became serious in an instant.

She knew how tough the Black Yan Token was.

She herself had tried to crack it, but couldn’t break it.

If it weren’t for the feeling that this kid seemed to be hiding his talents, she wouldn’t have taken it out to try her luck.

To think…

A complication had indeed arisen.

Pei Jinye gave the woman in the black dress an impassive glance.

“This token is a bit strange… I must tell you in advance, if we continue deciphering, I can’t predict the consequences.”

“Open it.” The woman in the black dress was resolute.

Hearing this, Pei Jinye said no more, spiritual power turned into a key, and he continued Refining along the crack.

He had seen clearly now; this woman didn’t understand formations at all…

But Pei Jinye couldn’t keep going in front of her either, for fear of arousing her suspicion.

“Hmm?”

Pei Jinye’s face changed subtly.

The woman, who had been watching his expression attentively, immediately sensed something: “What did you find? Speak! I’ll kill you right now if you don’t!”

Pei Jinye looked over, speechless.

Dammit, if I could beat you, I’d slap you dead right now!

He said solemnly, “It’s been unlocked, but there’s a problem.”

“What problem?” The woman became wary as she looked over.

Pei Jinye stretched out his hand, and a wisp of black mist emerged on his finger.

As soon as she saw this, the woman’s pupils shrunk, and she recognized the substance, retreating rapidly in fear.

But her gaze became confused in an instant.

The development of events wasn’t going quite as she had envisioned.

However, she noticed the smile on the corner of Little Fox’s mouth with a sidelong glance and cursed inwardly.

With a “swoosh,”

a sword appeared in her hand, ready to stab.

“Seems like you’re really in a hurry, even forgetting the gu you placed inside my Body, resorting to using a sword directly. However, I personally suggest, don’t be in a rush to kill me, you might want to take a look at your own shadow first.”

Pei Jinye’s expression remained unchanged, even showing a fearless optimism toward life and death.

It was these words that made the woman stop.

She looked down at her feet.

Her pupils shrank again.

A blob of black mist had, at some point, followed her shadow.

“When did you set this up?”

The woman didn’t immediately fly into a rage; instead, she cooled down.

This was a tough opponent.

Almost at the same time, both of them shared a tacit assessment of the other.

“I die, you die. That would be worth it,” Pei Jinye shrugged and tossed the token over.

Alas, the woman didn’t dare to catch it.

The token with a crack rolled around on the ground a couple of times.

Her gaze was continuously fixed on Pei Jinye’s face as if trying to discern something: “I truly underestimated you.”

Pei Jinye smiled, but his eyes quickly turned gloomy: “An expert is approaching; don’t tell me when you came in, you alerted the people from Eternal Night.”

The smile on the woman’s face turned charming: “Are you scared? As long as I show up, it’ll be confirmed that you’re one of us from the God Luo Association. Would you like to test if the people from Eternal Night are willing to believe you?”

Pei Jinye spread his hands, as if resigning himself to his fate: “Fine, let’s die together. This is the power of the Black Nightmare; the stronger you are, the faster you get infected… dying after you, I’d still be making a profit.”

“You bastard! So sneaky!” The woman’s smile instantly stiffened, and she gritted her teeth with animosity.