Excavation Princess quickly went to the community to appease the other players, repeating what Lily had just said.
This troubled some of the players.
Although they had found a way to contact Lily, not all players had the ability to go to 5th Shelter.
[Let's wait and see for now.]
As the first batch of players to arrive in Lynn and follow Lily on several quests, Patrick Star and the others were different. While they weren't wealthy, they could still afford the travel costs from Bagaros to 5th Shelter.
Upon receiving the news, they all headed for 5th Shelter; not a single person chose to back out.
Actually, something did happen on the Iron Rain Guild's side.
After Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky's plan to join the Truth Society failed, his personal reputation was affected to some extent. Therefore, when he suddenly turned around and said they were going to join Lily instead, some people in the guild hesitated.
The promises you made sounded great, but your previous misjudgment makes it hard for people to believe this promise is real!
Regarding this, although Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky was very unhappy, he ultimately modified his plan temporarily.
"How about this: Old Dog and I will go find Lily as scouts. You guys join Gene Primordial. That way, whichever side develops, the other side can go join them."
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky was betting everything this time.
If he lost, he'd become a clown and go fight Batman in Gotham, and he probably wouldn't be able to keep his position as Guild Leader. But if he won, he would win everything.
Lily didn't know there were so many complications on Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky's end. Right now, her attention was entirely on the group of people blocking the car.
This place was fifty kilometers away from Shelter 7, in the middle of nowhere. All that could be seen was endless yellow sand and a settlement mostly buried by it.
"Boss (Fufu)."
Anya and Excavation Princess looked at Lily uneasily.
Lily waved her hand, signaling them to stay calm.
The data fed back by Psionic Vision showed that these people blocking the road weren't assassins, but just a group of Ordinary desert Wanderers. Their strength was mediocre, their equipment was mediocre, and they were likely blocking the road with the intention of "I built this road, I planted these trees; if you want to pass, pay the toll."
Lily was fearless.
Even if these people went all out, they couldn't take off more than a few drops of her health. However, there was one thing to be careful of: if her car was damaged in the fight, it would be a lot of trouble to get to 11th Shelter next.
She jumped off the car and deliberately walked a few steps away from it. "Brothers, give me some face. Leave now, and I can overlook your offense."
"Who the hell are you? Why should I give you face? Be smart and lie on the ground, or I'll shoot you dead."
The Wanderer blocking the way was very rude, raising his gun and shouting curses.
Since he wasn't being polite, Lily was even less polite.
With lightning speed, she drew a gun from her thigh.
Psionic attachment, five-shot burst!
All five bullets hit the cursing Wanderer without missing, instantly stacking five layers of Extra-dimensional Erosion. Then, she calmly began to use Chain Reaction.
It wasn't until she completed the second binding that the other Wanderers around finally reacted.
"Holy shit, you actually dare to..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the screams coming from beside him.
"Aaaah!"
Extra-dimensional Erosion erupted, and three people fell to the ground. Aside from the Wanderer Lily had shot, who died on the spot, the other two Wanderers didn't die, but their living state was even more shocking than the dead one.
Everyone saw clearly that Lily hadn't even touched those two, but now they were rolling on the ground in agony as if being burned by fire, with blood streaming from their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths.
"You're an Esper!"
The group of Wanderers blocking the road were scared out of their wits.
Lily was very satisfied with the power of Extra-dimensional Erosion.
Using this move against Ordinary monsters would be a waste of psionic energy, but against those simple-minded brutes who aren't known for their speed, have little armor, and possess low psionic resistance, it's practically a god-tier skill.
Seeing her rest her finger on the gun again, one of the Wanderers cried out in panic, "You... you... do you know who we are? We're with Red Sand! Even the famous Black Crow was no match for our boss. If you dare kill us, you're dead!"
Black Crow?
Lily hadn't expected to hear Yulia's nickname here, and her interest was instantly piqued.
"I heard that under Black Crow's leadership, the Watchers almost became the most powerful force in the Goli Desert. Your boss is actually strong enough to defeat Black Crow?"
"That's our boss for you!"
"How did he win?"
"Well, it was... it was..."
The Wanderer sputtered for a long time but couldn't give a straight answer.
Lily understood instantly. This was a classic case of 'once Lu Bu is dead, everyone claims to have Lu Bu's courage.' Since Yulia was already 'dead' and couldn't refute them, everyone was coming out of the woodwork to boast about being stronger than her.
She efficiently finished off the Wanderers and continued driving.
She drove for nearly two days before finally locating the 11th Shelter.
The 11th Shelter was situated within an Oasis, but the environment was quite dire. Looking around, there were conspicuous bullet holes all over the shelter's outer walls, and the main gate had long since vanished.
"Good thing I have a map function, or I might have gotten lost in the desert."
Lily gulped down several mouthfuls of water.
Yulia had only told her to come to the 11th Shelter without specifying what to do once she arrived. So, she first booked a room at a nearby inn and then began wandering around to gather information.
Her first target was a tavern called Oasis. Taverns were places for drinking and chatting, so news should be most readily available there.
When the door pushed open, the wind chimes made a pleasant sound. What greeted Lily's eyes was a one-eyed middle-aged man wearing a vest and white gloves.
"Welcome."
The moment she saw this man, Lily knew he was someone with a story.
[Name]:? (Disabled - All attributes significantly weakened)
[Template]: Ordinary
[Main Class]:? Lv14 [Sub-class? Lv10], Wanderer Lv10
[Sub-Class]: Bartender Lv4
[Health]: 186/?
[Attributes]: Strength 11, Agility 4, Constitution?, Intelligence 13, Spirit 18, Inspiration?
[Skills]:???
[Talent]: Unyielding
[Favorability]: Stranger (0)
[Danger Level]: Green
His total level was 34, five levels higher than hers, but because he was disabled, all his attributes were very low, especially Agility, which was only 4. Based on what the tavern patrons called him, his name was Old Nissen.
"Two glasses of water and one glass of your most characteristic liquor."
Lily sat down at the bar.
"Eh? We're drinking water?" Anya looked up.
Lily gave her a flick on the forehead. "You want to drink alcohol instead of water?"
Anya immediately behaved herself.
Before long, the liquor and water were served. Lily took a sip and asked with a smile, "Boss, can I ask you about someone?"
Old Nissen nodded. He had encountered this many times, but this time was slightly different because the name that came out of Lily's mouth was very special.
"Do you know Yulia Vivianni?"
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