23. The First Collaboration of Wives and Concubines

The content of the death script was such that I had never expected any outcome of “I can counterattack,” one of life’s three great illusions. That said, the opponent’s “revenge” came a bit too quickly!

Connected to the dagger was a layer upon layer of “chains” surrounding the white-haired elf girl. The first thing that came to mind was that bizarre and exaggerated weapon known as the “Blood Droplet,” but what followed made it impossible for me to smile.

The dagger in the elf girl’s hand glowed with a purple aura, and after this act that felt like “infusing magic,” countless chains appeared out of thin air around me and Lin Ke, intertwining and crisscrossing, blocking all our movements as if a heavenly net had been cast!

After that, she plunged the dagger into the ground! Accompanied by the approach of the death script once more!

Each chain seemed like a dangerous thorn, flickering with purple sparks, as if a mere touch would send the unfortunate to their demise. The girl’s dagger had truly “pierced the ground,” disappearing from sight; who knew where it would next emerge, stabbing into either my body or Lin Ke’s!?

Such a scene had long exceeded my capacity to cope, not to mention that I still had a somewhat dazed Lin Ke with me! The option to escape the script was non-existent! At this moment, the script was a blur, offering no guidance on how to respond next, only familiar content that had appeared a few times before!

Indeed, what I encountered in the United Kingdom of Meri was the “death script” that had to be resolved.

【The white-haired elf killed Oujili De!】

The white-haired elf, then… according to Lin Ke, is a “bounty hunter” who will kill for money, and tonight’s “candlelight dinner” with Lin Ke gave her the opportunity to appear, hired by someone!

With that, there was no need to hesitate. The “bounty hunter” before us was the key to our “script” in the United Kingdom of Meri!

As for danger, a death script? Ha, helping my wife find a script, can that be called dangerous?

“Alsas!”

A cold gleam sliced through the night, freezing everything around us in ice!

“How tasteless, did you just piece me together like a tortoise?”

“Stop whining!”

When it’s useful, you have to call it a shell.

And sure, it’s just a shell, but the frozen ice indeed deflected a blade that had suddenly “inserted” itself from who knows where! The elven girl nearby didn’t even have time to be surprised and had to retract her chains!

Because at that very moment, golden light flickered, and the indomitable heavenly thunder was cleaving the chains that wrapped around the perimeter cleanly! From the shadows hidden beneath the dancing lightning, a long sword, entirely pitch black, suddenly shot out, silently piercing toward the elven girl’s chest!

“!”

In an instant, all the chains were retracted, serving as a “shield” to protect the girl, which allowed the black arrow that had destroyed several layers of chains to finally vanish!

And with that, the death script that Lin Ke and I had just concealed around us also disappeared at the same time!

“Hmm?”

The events that unfolded in the blink of an eye left Lin Ke completely unresponsive, looking at me as if I were a stranger.

“Are you a god?”

What the hell, if I had that amazing move just now, would I even need to run with you? It was someone else!

I pointed behind me, to two figures, one black and one white, who had been waiting for a long time. Ke Fei Er retrieved Alsas, who had just been protecting me, while Nilu’s black bow returned to its fairy form, accompanying Nilu as she leaped down from above.

When dealing with enemies, I don’t mind using methods like “group attacks” that at first glance don’t seem so “fair”! Of course, I must thank the two big shots for keeping their cool; not only did they refrain from rushing to the building to find me at the first sign of danger, but… they also waited until this bounty hunter revealed their identity, allowing me to confirm that it was the white-haired elf who would “stab me in the back” in the script, before they acted swiftly!

I didn’t have time to communicate with Kephiel and Nilu, so I shot a apologetic glance at Lin Ke.

“Sorry, Lin Ke, I’ve slightly ‘utilized’ your invitation. As compensation, you can forget about the ‘one-fold discount’ on the ruins; two-fold will do.”

After all, unlike Lin Ke, I had a rough idea from the start: this “candlelight dinner” with her might not go smoothly. Earlier, to help Lin Ke reclaim the territory of the ruins, I had threatened the head of the Pig family, which had already drawn the death script; it would be strange if that guy didn’t retaliate!

And now, having suddenly lost the majority of his “immediate combat power,” with no “henchmen” at his disposal, his means of revenge were severely limited. The most likely option was to continue using that “bounty hunter” who had previously attacked Lin Ke. And that bounty hunter was precisely the white-haired elf standing before me, who had a death script against me in the United Kingdom of Meri!

Whether it was to explore the secrets she held or to resolve the death script I had in the kingdom, this was the best opportunity! Thanks to my careful arrangements, I had successfully “lured” her over; now, it was my first chance to strike hard against the “death script,” and at the same time, the best opportunity to investigate the existence of the “white-haired elf”!

If I had any concerns, it would be about Kephiel and Nilu, who had gradually agreed to my requests. Strictly speaking, this was still their first “collaboration” after their relationship had finally eased; I hoped nothing strange would arise due to some odd “yin-yang opposition.”

I glanced at the white-haired elf not far away. Walking by the river, how could one avoid getting their shoes wet? Taking on a bounty hunter’s job wasn’t that easy.

“It looks like a trap.”

The elf girl’s previously cheerful expression finally turned cold, “And… they’re all fairy users. There shouldn’t be such people in the kingdom… Strange, have I done anything to offend other kingdoms?”

It was a question she already knew the answer to. That bounty notice she just presented was enough to make her the target of my two big shots, not to mention the secrets hidden within her identity. For the sake of Kephiel and Nilu’s “main storyline,” I couldn’t possibly let this opportunity slip away!

“Be careful, because I ‘can’t see anything’ here.”

I pulled Lin Ke back a few steps. It was strange; the script provided no useful description of the white-haired elf girl before me!

But precisely because of this, it further proved that she was hiding some secret!

Nilu, you see it this way too, right?

“Another white-haired elf; it seems… it really is like this.”

“Nilu, do you still have the mood to mumble here?”

Kephiel shot Nilu a glare.

“Sigh… So, Miss, you look more like a henchman than a wife. Is your only option in that head of yours to eliminate the enemy?”

Alright, alright, both big shots, stop arguing!

The elf certainly won’t be here to listen to a comedy act; it looks like she’s about to “unleash her ultimate move”!

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