"The territory was attacked by a four-digit Demon Lord?!"
Inside the Nameless Main Hall, Black Rabbit, who had just returned from inspecting the Harvest Festival arrangements, heard a shocking revelation as soon as she pushed open the door.
"Really?! Lin Que, you're not joking with me again, are you?!"
After a month of high-intensity training by Lin Que, Black Rabbit had developed immunity to his habit of joking.
She looked around suspiciously, and after finding no damage anywhere, a look of understanding appeared on Black Rabbit's face.
"As expected, he's lying again. If a four-digit Demon Lord had really attacked the territory, how could there be no damage at all?"
"Black Rabbit, is there a possibility?"
Lin Que raised his fist and waved it: "That I'm too strong, and I resolved him before he could cause any damage?"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Black Rabbit's head shook like a rattle-drum: "Even if there are differences among four-digits, such an overwhelming situation wouldn't occur, leaving no trace of battle."
"Before, you believed me when I lied every day, but now you don't believe me when I tell the truth."
Lin Que sighed with emotion: "Although it's not the first time I've experienced this, it's always subtle to feel like the boy who cried wolf."
"If you don't want to experience it again, then Master should stop lying so much in the future."
Leticia walked over from not far away, placed the late-night snack she was holding on the table, and then looked at her strategist.
"Thank you for your hard work checking the festival arrangements, Black Rabbit."
"It's nothing, it's not difficult at all."
Black Rabbit chuckled foolishly a few times, then suddenly noticed that Leticia's words just now were a bit off.
"Lady Leticia, why did you say 'don't want to experience this feeling again'? Could it be that..."
"Yes, just as you think."
Leticia nodded calmly: "Master didn't lie to you just now."
"He indeed resolved a four-digit Demon Lord who invaded the territory before you returned."
"Eh?!"
Black Rabbit cried out in surprise: "But... Lin Que is also a four-digit!"
"What's so surprising about that?"
Lin Que casually gave an example from the side: "You and Bai Xue Ji are both five-digits; do you think you can instantly kill her with one move?"
Black Rabbit: "..."
Black Rabbit, who had originally wanted to say something, suddenly fell silent.
Could she instantly kill Bai Xue Ji with one move?
After seriously thinking for a few seconds, a subtle expression appeared on Black Rabbit's face.
It seems... she really could.
However, she couldn't be as exaggerated as Lin Que, leaving no trace of battle afterward.
No, no, no! This kind of thing shouldn't be thought about too deeply!
Otherwise, it would be too disrespectful to Bai Xue Ji, who was preparing for the Harvest Festival opening far away!
Her head shook like a rattle-drum a few more times, and Black Rabbit shook off these distracting thoughts.
"In short, it's good news that everyone is fine!"
"With the potential Demon Lord dealt with in advance, let's happily enjoy the celebration tomorrow!"
"Happily enjoy the celebration, huh."
Lin Que smiled, looking at the message that only he could see.
"Group member 'Sea King' killed four-digit Demon Lord 'Maxwell', world reputation increased by 30 points, rewarded 3,000,000 points."
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Six, seven, eight, nine, zero, zero, outer gate.
"Maxwell is dead."
"Eh?!"
Cagliari, who was bouncing around in the kitchen preparing a late-night snack, suddenly froze and turned around in surprise.
Following the direction of the voice, she repeatedly scanned several times before finally finding her target at the door.
It was a peculiar being whose figure and appearance were indistinct, and whose clothing was incomprehensible.
This was not a special Blessing similar to invisibility, but simply a weak presence.
If not for years of continuous contact, even Cagliari would have difficulty immediately locating him.
"Teacher, you're not joking, are you?"
Putting down the half-finished food in her hand, Cagliari took a step forward, coming before this man with a weak presence.
"Maxwell just went out a little while ago, how could he be dead already?"
"I'm afraid I'm not joking."
The man called teacher replied calmly, "He is indeed dead."
"According to my observation, Maxwell's Spiritual Rank of the Third Perpetual Motion Machine has returned to its true owner."
"But..."
Cagliari opened her mouth, somewhat dumbfounded, with an expression of incomprehension on her face.
"Isn't that Demon Star in an incomplete state right now?"
"With the Spiritual Rank of the Third Perpetual Motion Machine, even if Maxwell was terrible, he wouldn't be unable to escape, right?"
With a perverted stalker as a monitor beside her, even Cagliari felt a lot of pressure.
So when she told Maxwell that Vera had been taken away, Cagliari did have the idea of letting Algol simply kill Maxwell.
But that kind of thing was really just a thought.
It was understandable that Algol, at her peak, could instantly kill Maxwell before he reacted.
Now that her Spiritual Rank was suppressed, the other party could at most suppress Maxwell; killing him completely was basically impossible.
Yet, how long had it been?
It seemed less than an hour, and her teacher was telling her that Maxwell was dead?
Was that famous Demon Star really that outrageous?
"It wasn't Algol who did it."
The Hedonist narrowed his eyes: "I observed the Nameless Territory from afar just now and found no disturbance there at all."
"If the Demon Star had made a move, that area couldn't be so quiet."
"Didn't leave any trace?"
Cagliari became somewhat confused: "Can anyone really do something like this?"
"Of course."
The Hedonist chuckled: "As long as one aspect enters the Three-Digit realm, but other aspects are still in the Four-Digit realm, it's possible."
"To be honest, I underestimated the new leader of that Nameless. I originally thought he was just a simple Pure-blooded Dragon."
The Hedonist knew that Maxwell had been dispatched by Cagliari.
But like Cagliari, he didn't expect Maxwell to actually die there, so he let him go out to test the Nameless, which had started to show its head again.
As a result...
Maxwell was really dead.
It was like someone who swam in the water every day suddenly drowned one day.
It was sudden, incomprehensible, yet somewhat reasonable.
"No wonder he dared to destroy the Demon Star's seal; now it makes sense."
As if he thought of something, the Hedonist suddenly chuckled.
"There will be a good show tomorrow, Cagliari."
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