56. Mao Mentai
Relying on cooperating with Lin Ke to secretly sneak Kefir and the others out of the Rodema Empire was naturally out of the question. With the failure of this plan, Nilu’s objectives in the script became clearer, directly targeting Kefir and the Thunder Fairy Zhi Si residing in Lei Ti’s sword.
Now, I couldn’t even afford to wait. For the safety of Kefir and her group, as well as for Zhi Si, the “treasure” of Kefir in this script, I could only resort to the most primitive yet direct and effective method —steal away!
This was a skill I honed when I was wanted as Euclid.
At this moment, it was late at night, and after the Rosian hotel facade closed for the night, I gathered everyone preparing to leave for the final planning mobilization. The only ones needing to leave Rodema were me and Kefir; the diligent patrol team indicated that they would continue to stay here to provide intelligence for the queen. On the Rosian side, due to the presence of the Rosian Emperor Lei Ti, everyone needed to protect Lei Ti as she left; this was originally all there was, but this time we also had to add some “friendly forces”—Lin Ke, the leader of the Meri United Kingdom, who was fed up with everything happening in the Rodema Empire and temporarily abandoned further development here, along with her entourage.
At this moment, we were waiting for Lin Ke, who had yet to arrive. The agreed-upon time had long passed, but Lin Ke still hadn’t shown up! Just as I was about to check the script to confirm whether Lin Ke had encountered any danger, a signal came from outside the hotel, and Lin Ke appeared with a few of her followers in a flurry.
“Sorry~ We were dealing with some family matters, which took a bit of time~”
As Lin Ke greeted us, she took off her sunglasses and walked in. Her relaxed demeanor made the situation seem calm in my eyes.
“Get me a cappuccino… cough cough!”
Perhaps sensing the atmosphere was a bit serious, Lin Ke no longer acted coy. She put away her smile and sat down at the table, thus completing the participation of all in this “retreat operation”!
“I’m not late, am I? So… have you discussed the escape plan? I don’t mind paying extra, just remember to bring all the followers I brought with me~ Great Yung Empire, Rosian Empire~”
After exchanging glances with Kefir, I turned to Lin Ke.
The queen hoped we could assist Lin Ke, as it would facilitate her in seeking some benefits from the Meri United Kingdom later. Speaking of which, I had repeatedly rejected the queen’s olive branch, so why did I still feel like I was being used by the queen and counting her money?
What was worse was that I actually thought the queen’s decision was quite good! Because I really needed to lend a hand to Lin Ke, both for her and…
For us.
I let my gaze linger on Lin Ke for a moment before slowly speaking: “I was just about to say, Leader Lin Ke, your timing is perfect. You are one of the participants in the plan, so it’s naturally no problem for you to know. Rather, you should listen carefully; this is a dangerous operation.”
The sudden appearance of “fairies” in the Rodema Empire town obstructing our departure; Nilu’s increasingly clear and thorough objectives in the script; coupled with the “danger” I sensed after the incident of Zhi Si’s appearance, the time we had gained was running out . This was our last chance to safely leave the Rodema Empire.
Even though I could clearly feel the danger now—[Kephiel has lost the ‘Fairy of Thunder’ Zousi!],[‘Fairy of Thunder’ Zousi has been destroyed by Nilu!]—I could no longer hesitate!
“My plan isn’t really a plan; it’s just relying on our individual strengths to make a break for it.”
I glanced at Lin Ke, who was standing still, seemingly very focused on listening.
“Kephiel will rely on her own strength to leave first, then contact members of the Great Ying Empire to come to our aid. Meanwhile, I will take Letty and Lin Ke with me, utilizing some of my ‘prophetic’ powers to blend in and slip away. Letty, Lin Ke, as for your subordinates, if all goes well, the Rodma Empire will only want to stop the four of us, so they can just tell them to change those outfits that clearly scream ‘Merry United Kingdom’ and the distinctive ‘Bret’ speech of the Rosia Empire. That way, we can easily blend into the morning crowd and leave the Rodma Empire.”
This was my “plan.” After all, my script wasn’t strong enough to support a scenario where “I could sneak away with a group.” Sneaking out in batches was the simplest and most efficient method, and the script provided for such a process.
Letty immediately stood up, the first to express her agreement, and waved her hand towards Sister Rasputin.
“Sister Rasputin, do you understand?”
“Yes! Lady Letty! We completely understand the Bret!”
Sister, what you need to change is that strong Rosia vibe! It’s too overwhelming!
“What about Miss Lin Ke? You don’t have to do much, just follow us.”
After Letty agreed, I looked at Lin Ke. Although she seemed a bit dazed for a moment, she quickly gave me an OK gesture: “Absolutely no problem, happy to cooperate! But, sir, what I want to know is… when exactly do we start escaping? So I can inform my subordinates~”
【Lin Ke wants to know the specific time for Euclid’s escape plan.】
There seemed to be no issue with Lin Ke’s current objective in the script, so I didn’t mind revealing this “secret.”
“Tomorrow. We need to leave as soon as possible; we can’t wait any longer. Miss Lin Ke, even if you go back afterward, that’s fine. Just make sure to gather here at the hotel on time tomorrow.”
“Ok~ then I shall obey your command~ Happy cooperation, byebye~”
Lin Ke waved goodbye, then put her sunglasses back on, quickly disappearing into the night with her entourage. The originally hostile Merry United Kingdom didn’t raise any strange requests in this plan, nor did they propose any odd trades with us. As long as we can smoothly start the plan tomorrow night, according to the script, we should be able to quietly leave the Rodma Empire, escaping from the lair of this big boss.
However, the script had appeared, and the series of dangers that had already worried me didn’t disappear.
【Euclid and his group failed to escape!】
【The Fairy of Thunder Zousi has been destroyed!】
【Euclid died tragically while protecting the treasure!】
Including my death script, this series of dangers still existed, but…
From here on, starting now, it was different from the situation where Kephiel protected me and kept me from dying. I would now be the one to safeguard Kephiel’s script, ensuring we safely left the Rodma Empire—this was my “battlefield”!