Chapter 216: The War Is About to Begin
Lin Chen also turned around and went back to the room upstairs. He had to make some preparations to deal with the upcoming war.
What Lin Chen didn't notice was that in his eyes, Chen Shiyu, the daughter of the landlord, had been looking at Chen De's departing back with complicated eyes, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time until his figure completely disappeared.
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"Old Chen, why don't you say anything when you see your daughter? It makes me, an uncle, feel embarrassed to say hello." Duan Jiebo suddenly spoke while walking on the road.
"After this girl became a player, she broke up with me." Chen De said with a pout.
Duan Jibo was silent for a long time before he spoke again: "There's nothing wrong with being a player. Are you still bothered by Azhe?"
The cynicism on Chen De's face suddenly disappeared, and he looked a little depressed, even sad. After a long time, he calmed down and said, "Azhe's death is in the past. I have been taking care of Shiyu since she became a player. You don't have to worry."
Duan Jibo nodded and stopped talking.
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"What, those two old dogs Chen De and Duan Jibo stopped you?"
In the Sakura National Building, a middle-aged man with a crew cut asked with a look of shock and anger.
The warrior lowered his head and said, "Yes, we have no evidence, which is why they are stopping us."
"Damn those Chinese players! That guy named Lin Chen is obviously a big suspect. Four of us died, and they don't even allow us to investigate?"
"China is too strong. Duan Jibo even used his ghost power directly against us without showing any mercy." The warrior leader said angrily.
"Damn it!" The middle-aged man with short hair cursed, feeling quite indignant for a moment.
At this time, a young man sitting next to the two of them spoke up and said, "Actually, although the death of the four shikigami is strange, the Chinese man is indeed just a little suspicious. Being able to open the door of a player's room is definitely not something a three-star player can do."
This man has a handsome appearance and a fair face. There is a red round mark on his head, which makes it look like he has a third eye.
It is Shenmingmaru, the three-star player with a very high status in Sakura Country!
A person who can be compared with the Chinese sequence, a peak of three stars, who is about to enter the battle of geniuses.
The samurai hairstyle and the middle-aged man with short hair nodded.
They naturally understood this point, and they wanted to bring Lin Chen back because they wanted to use this opportunity to make their voice heard to the outside world.
The sudden death of the four shikigami was obviously due to assassination. If they did not make any move at this time, it would undoubtedly be a loss of face for the Sakura Country.
"We shouldn't provoke the secret guards, but this player named Lin Chen is not difficult to deal with. After the battle of geniuses is over, I will find a way to find him. At the very least, he did have a conflict with the four shikigami, didn't he? For the time being, let's ignore him." Shenmingmaru said with a faint smile on his face.
After saying that, he stood up and left. He had a slender figure, a straight back, and looked full of confidence.
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A new conference room.
A group of people in black clothes gathered here with grim expressions.
If the four shikigami died at home out of nowhere, it would seem unreasonable, and they were also encountering something extremely strange.
A priceless holy lamp disappeared out of thin air in front of a four-star player and a group of two-star and three-star players.
Lost!
This can simply be called a supernatural event!
This makes the black-clad members who have been dealing with ghosts for years feel like they are questioning their lives.
It's worse than seeing a ghost!
And the most frustrating thing is that they are a shadowy organization.
When people in the Sakura Country encounter problems, they can stand up and shout a few words, but they can only rage helplessly behind their backs.
Even last night, this group of people were like a frightened bird and changed their position overnight.
At this moment, all the men in black present had gloomy faces and were in an extremely heavy mood.
"Damn it, who on earth has the means to steal the holy lamp in front of so many of us?" someone said angrily.
“It can’t be a high-star player above five stars.” Someone said with a heavy face and looking a little scared.
"Impossible! If it's a five-star player, all of us will die." Someone sneered and said decisively.
Finally, the leading four-star believer sighed and said, "I don't know the strength, but this method should be the power of space. That person used space to take away the holy lamp, and I didn't even sense it beforehand. It's abominable!!"
As he spoke, his tone became more gnashing of teeth.
The holy lamp was related to their next mission, but it was lost before it could be officially used. It was so frustrating.
To put it bluntly, they were almost ready to leave Banjie Mountain and return home. The mission had ended due to force majeure...
"Now that the Holy Grail is gone, we no longer have to complete our mission. For now, don't act rashly. Let's wait until the outcome of the war is known." said the four-star believer.
The men in black present nodded when they heard this, and all of them looked like they were in a bad mood.
Of course, there are exceptions. At least Zhao Youcai's mood is different from others.
He seemed silent, but in fact he was almost laughing inside.
When the Holy Grail and the Holy Whip were lost in the past, he never thought it was caused by his own subjective factors, but in the end, he was always blamed.
Later, the higher-ups in the organization even asked him to go to the orphanage to interview for the position of gatekeeper, in the name of guarding the gate, to search for clues about the Holy Whip.
This is really too much.
Fortunately, God has eyes. When the holy weapon was lost this time, he was the farthest away and it had nothing to do with him.
Therefore, when he looked at the depressed believers, instead of feeling upset about the loss of the holy vessel, he felt a sense of pride.
See who dares to let me take the blame!
However, what he didn't know was that at this moment, many people were secretly looking at him, with strange looks in their eyes.
Looking at Zhao Youcai, the leading four-star believer's mouth twitched.
While secretly regretting, he complained in his heart:
"If I had known earlier, I would not have let him enter Banjie Mountain even if we were short of manpower! The rumors in the organization are really true. This old guy is really unlucky. He claims to be a professional in destroying holy weapons. He is simply too evil!"
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A bowl of blue ghost blood emitting strong energy was placed in front of him.
Lin Chen is refining talismans with the blood of the Ghost King.
The battle of the geniuses was about to begin, and he had to prepare some things.
When Lin Chen sent away several fallen ghost kings, he left a lot of their blood.
Drawing talismans with the blood of the Ghost King has excellent effects.
First of all, the first thing Lin Chen refined was the disguise talisman.
There will be too many strong people watching the battle of geniuses tomorrow.
Although he has a black cloak and a ghost king-level ghost that can avoid mental prying.
But adding a disguise talisman made from the ghost king's blood would naturally be safer.
He was extremely fast, and in a short while, several disguise talismans appeared.
These are all for my own use and are not prepared for Qiu Ziwen and the three ghosts.
Uncle Chen's name has long been exposed and has entered the sight of certain ghosts in the horror world.
Whether it is a full ten thousand people or abducting the Supreme Being.
All these glories have long been gathered on "Uncle Chen" and can no longer be concealed by being low-key.
As long as Lin Chen used symbolic abilities or showed his powerful side in front of outsiders, he would probably be recognized as Uncle Chen by others at the first moment.
Therefore, Lin Chen did not think that he could participate in the battle without anyone noticing.
That's unrealistic.
But Uncle Chen is wearing a mask, so it doesn’t really matter if it’s exposed.
Ever since he came out of the Haunted Restaurant dungeon, his name has been circulating among the players.
His goal now is to prevent others from seeing his true appearance.
In this way, no matter what "Uncle Chen" does, it will not affect him.
When necessary, he can transform into Uncle Chen at any time. When not necessary, he will turn back into Lin Chen and restore life to normal.
Uncle Chen was exposed, but Lin Chen was not.
This is also the reason why Lin Chen entered the public eye in another identity.
The disguise talismans were drawn one by one
Next, Lin Chen refined several talismans containing thunder magic, intending to give them to the three ghosts for self-protection in special circumstances.
Thunder magic is extremely powerful and consumes a lot of ghost blood.
Lin Chen collected a lot of Ghost King's blood, but after nine thunder talismans, Lin Chen's stock was completely exhausted.
It's really scary.
However, the power of this thunder talisman is naturally extraordinary. Even if it just stays there, the faintly visible bursts of electric light and the terrifying waves it emits prove its extremely terrifying power.
"Let's stop here."
Lin Chen handed the talisman to the three ghosts and let them leave.
And I took a rest.
Stealing the holy weapon or killing the four shikigami was just a coincidence and he did it casually. His real thoughts were always on the ghosts in the opposite ghost clan area.
Lin Chen spent the following time in peace, waiting in anticipation for the start of the Battle of the Prodigies.
The players outside in the Blue Star Domain also experienced changes in their emotions as time went by. Some of them were worried, while others were eager to fight. Overall, the atmosphere was gradually becoming solemn.
The same was true for the evil ghosts in the ghost domain, but relatively speaking, the atmosphere seemed much more relaxed, and many ghosts were even looking forward to the start of the battle.
Humans are weak, especially those below four stars, and it is even more difficult for them to fight against ghosts.
The ghost clan has recruited several supreme beings and some legendary ghost species for this battle of geniuses. Compared with the human side, their combat power has an absolute advantage!
For many ghosts, this can be called a battle that they must win.
Some ghosts even revealed bloodthirsty and greedy eyes. Human flesh and blood are great nutrition for ghosts, and they have long been hungry and thirsty.
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A night passed.
The next morning, the entire Blue Star Region was filled with the deafening sound of war drums.
The drum beats were touching, as if hitting everyone's heart.
Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes to the sound of drums, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
The war is about to begin!
