Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

After Lin Yi told his speculation, the whole room fell into an almost stagnant silence.

All the contractors who are able to step into the reward world of Phantom Continent are elites who have crawled out from the brink of life and death, and naturally will not easily deny any possibility.

"Baiyu, you have dealt with the forces of the Shadow Council. How do you feel about the situation?" Iron Fist's voice broke the silence.

His eyes were fixed on a contractor wearing knight armor - Baiyu.

Baiyu is the leader of a small adventure group. Although the team is not large, it takes the elite route. The strength of each member is enough to rank among the top 5,000 in the fourth-level arena.

"You guy..." Baiyu frowned slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, but soon returned to seriousness, "Forget it, now is not the time to talk about this. I have also noticed a lot of things the doctor said. If I were to speculate, the probability of this happening should be around 60%."

"Sixty percent? This probability is not low."

"If the Shadow Council is really planning this kind of ceremony, then what is their goal?" This lone wolf contractor is obviously a representative of the action faction and is not concerned about the internal situation of the major forces.

"According to my speculation, they want to summon the Immortal King."

"The Immortal King? The ancestor mentioned by the Phantom? Isn't that a story?" A contractor couldn't help but blurt out with disbelief in his tone.

Not only the others, but even Baiyu and Tiequan who had just spoken turned their gazes towards Lin Yi, their eyes full of confusion and shock.

"Although I really want to say yes, unfortunately, I have proved the existence of the Immortal King through some means some time ago. And that guy is eyeing the Ghost Continent covetously. If he has the chance this time, he will definitely not let it go."

"The Immortal King... the ancestor of ghosts, actually exists?"

Tie Quan's expression also became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "If it is really the Immortal King, then we are in big trouble. That guy is a legendary being that can devour the world. Although the reality may not be so terrifying, judging from the series of legends he left behind, he is definitely not a good person."

The black-robed wizard murmured in a low voice, with a trace of fear in his eyes: "No wonder the Shadow Council dared to take such a big risk... Once the Immortal King arrives, the situation of the entire continent will indeed be reversed."

"I have said everything that needs to be said now. Tomorrow is the most critical moment. It is up to you to choose whether to deal with the Shadow Council."

Lin Yi sat on the chair and looked at everyone present.

"Do we have any choice?" Baiyu laughed, and after Baiyu laughed, the other contractors in the room also laughed.

Tie Quan rubbed his temples, seeming to have a headache. "I finally won the world battle in the last world. I thought I could take a break in this world, but now I have to fight hard again."

"Anyone want to leave?"

After this question was asked, no contractor left the room.

Everyone knows that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. Once the Immortal King really comes, there will be no place for people to hide in the entire Phantom Continent.

Besides, these contractors are elites who have experienced countless life-and-death battles. They know very well that the current crisis also means huge opportunities.

"Should we inform the guys who have joined the Shadow Council?"

A lone wolf made this suggestion. In his opinion, if tomorrow's mission could have someone from the Shadow Council as an insider, the success rate would be much higher.

"Let's talk about it on the platform. There's no need to go into too much detail. Just don't come and interfere tomorrow." Lin Yi was very open-minded about this matter. It was harder than climbing to the sky to expect the contractors in the Samsara Paradise to give up the benefits they had obtained.

Here, morality and emotion have never been the criteria driving actions; only interests are the eternal theme.

"Let me tell you." Tiequan nodded, and quickly summarized the matter briefly on the native world communication platform and sent it out.

On the one hand, his message was to ask whether the contractors from the Shadow Council were willing to help, and on the other hand, it was to remind those contractors who did not have time to participate or were still on the sidelines.

Kurosawa (Xinsu Adventure Group): "What the hell? Is the Shadow Council really going to destroy the world?"

Sanlai (Sanren): "@Moshou@Moshou@Moshou, stop masturbating and come out and say something."

Mo Shou (Sanren): "Fuck you! But I don't know much about this matter. My position in the Shadow Council is not high now, and they will not let me participate in such key matters. However, I heard that they have made a big move in Zul City recently, and the number of people in Graystone City has decreased a lot recently. If the situation is really as you said, this matter is very likely to be true."

Luan Fusheng (Xinsu Adventure Group): "Damn, it seems the doctor was right. Are these crazy people from the Shadow Council really planning some kind of ritual to destroy the world?"

Sanlai (Sanren): "Mo Shou, you should find a way to get some information. If they succeed, none of us will be able to have a good life."

Mo Shou (Sanren): "I'll try my best, but don't hold your hopes too high. The core members of the Shadow Council are all demons. They won't trust an outsider like me at all."

Gong Ya (Seven Star Adventure Group): "Let me try."

Mo Shou (Sanren): "OK."

Soon, other members who joined the Shadow Council also expressed their opinions.

Although there are some lunatics who want everyone to die, most of the contractors are willing to help.

After the meeting, the office quickly became empty, leaving only Lin Yi sitting quietly in the chair.

The contractors of Samsara Paradise were never the type to easily join forces.

Everyone has their own calculations and purposes, and even when facing a common threat, they prefer to act in their own way.

Although the general direction has been decided, the various contractors are not ready to truly join forces.

They still act according to their own ideas. Some of them plan to sneak into the core area of ​​the Shadow Council and try to dismantle their plans from within; some are ready to assemble their own teams and deliver a fatal blow at the critical moment; others choose to wait and see, waiting for the most appropriate time to take action.

"Zero, what time will the enemy attack occur tomorrow?"

After Winnie brought Ling out of the office, Lin Yi looked at Ling and prepared to make some plans in advance.

"Well, around eight in the morning, which is when the ribbon-cutting ceremony is about to begin."

Ling closed his eyes and gave Lin Yi an accurate time after a few seconds.

Right now, Lin Yi feels that there are two main difficult problems.

First, there is the issue of Harold’s safety.

Although the Shadow Council's main target of attack tomorrow will not be the ribbon-cutting ceremony, this does not mean that Harold can just sit back and do nothing.

Harold is the core figure of the Zur Empire. Once he is assassinated, the entire empire will fall into chaos.

Even if Lin Yi successfully thwarted the Shadow Council's conspiracy, the subsequent situation would become difficult to control.

The second is the basement of the execution agency.

Even though the entry to that basement is extremely complicated, it doesn't mean it has never been invaded.

When Su Xiao was the head of the Executioner Corps, the leader of the Ghost Ring, Sin, had successfully sneaked in there.

But the current problem is that Lin Yi has very little power left.

Harold needs protection, the basement of the execution agency must be defended, and there are still a lot of troubles to deal with at the sanatorium.

After a brief consideration, Lin Yi finally made a decision.

He planned to go to Harold first to ensure the safety of this core figure of the empire.

With Reinhard in charge of the execution agency, even if they encounter trouble, they can hold back the enemy for a short period of time.

As for the sanatorium, he decided to take extreme measures - releasing some of the guys who were imprisoned on the third underground floor.

At 8:40 the next morning, the entire city of Zul was immersed in a festive atmosphere.

The streets were lined with colorful flags and banners, and the air was filled with a festive atmosphere.

Even the beggars at the bottom of the city could feel that today was unusual.

The nobles and officials in Zur City flocked to the city center to attend the upcoming ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Harold was now sitting in a car heading towards the venue. Although there were not many people around the car, Lin Yi, who was following behind Harold, noticed that the crowds on both sides of the road were all people planted by Harold and the military. It seemed that Harold should have been prepared for the attack of the Shadow Council.

Just as Harold was waving to the people on both sides of the street, an accident happened.

"boom!"

A deafening explosion suddenly sounded, and a manhole cover in the middle of the street was blown away by the huge impact force. Thick smoke and flames instantly engulfed the surrounding area like a vicious beast.

Broken stones and glass flew everywhere, and screams and cries instantly broke the original festive atmosphere.

[Warning! Due to special circumstances, the main quest has been changed accordingly. ]

[Main Quest: Stop the Sacrifice Ceremony.] Difficulty Level: Lv.46
Mission Description: Prevent the Shadow Council from completing the sacrificial ceremony.

Mission information: This is the final part of the main mission.

Task period: 15 calendar days.

Mission reward: return authority.

Mission penalty: Forced execution.

Following a series of prompt sounds from Samsara Paradise, the crowd suddenly fell into chaos, with screams and cries coming one after another. The originally orderly streets instantly turned into a chaotic battlefield.

The next second, a series of explosions sounded like thunder on the street where Harold was.

Flames shot up into the sky and thick smoke engulfed the entire street.

In order to avoid any accidents, the Shadow Council obviously adopted a saturation attack, completely covering the entire area within the range of the explosion.

The once bustling neighborhood turned into ruins in just a few seconds.

Rubble and debris flew everywhere, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and blood.

The buildings on both sides of the street were shaking under the impact of the explosion, and glass fragments fell like raindrops, making crisp cracking sounds when they hit the ground.

Harold's vehicle was also overturned by the shock wave of the explosion and hit heavily on a roadside building.

The car body was severely deformed, the window glass was all shattered, and the door was even blown off.

Harold was protected by several guards at the critical moment. Although he suffered some minor injuries, his life was not in danger for the time being.

There was a bloody mark on his forehead caused by the glass fragments, and blood slowly flowed down his cheek.

At this time, Lin Yi kicked open the deformed car door and came behind Harold.

Harold's image at this moment was completely different from his usual majestic appearance. His hair was messy and the hat on his head had disappeared in the tumble just now. A stream of blood slowly flowed down his temples, leaving a glaring mark on his cheek.

Lin Yi quickly checked Harold's injuries. Although there was blood on Harold's forehead, it looked like just a minor abrasion and was not life-threatening.

Harold took a look at the mess around him, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his inner turmoil.

Obviously, this attack by the Shadow Council was indeed beyond his expectations.

Originally, Harold thought that the other party would tamper with the ribbon-cutting ceremony, but he did not expect that they would plant a bomb directly on the road just out of the Parliament Palace and launched such a crazy attack.

If the car Harold was using was not an explosion-proof car, it would probably have been seized by the Shadow Council by now.

At this moment, the driver who was driving Harold suddenly pulled out a pistol, pointed the gun at Harold and pulled the trigger.

But Lin Yi's reaction was faster than that of the assassin. The moment the other party pulled out his gun, several layers of shields appeared in front of Harold, blocking the incoming bullets for him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The bullet hit the shield, making a crisp sound.

Harold's pupils contracted, his body subconsciously stepped back, and a trace of shock and anger appeared on his face.

"You--" Harold stared at the driver, a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

With a flash of cold light, the Black and White Rose directly cut the driver's arm and the pistol in his hand into two.

The weapon the other party carried was just an ordinary pistol. After all, the target was Harold, an ordinary person, so there was no need to use other weapons. On the contrary, the pistol could conceal his intentions very well.

"Troublesome guy."

The corners of the driver's mouth began to crack, making a creepy "crackling" sound, as if something was breaking out of his body.

Then, two slender and sharp claws emerged from his mouth, tearing his skin and bones apart, and blood gushed out.

The next second, the driver's body was instantly torn in half.

A thin, pale-skinned monster slowly crawled out of the driver's wreckage.

Its limbs are as slender as a spider, with joints twisted almost beyond human cognition, and fingers and toes ending in sharp claws that flash with cold light.

There are no eyes on its face, only a huge mouth that is split to the ear roots and is filled with densely packed sharp teeth, like a meat grinder, ready to tear its prey into pieces at any time.

"Hiss - this posture is still comfortable."

The monster's body was slightly arched, like a wild beast ready to attack, staring at Harold and Lin Yi.

Its movements are extremely strange, with the joints of its limbs twisted, completely unrestricted by the human body structure.

[Comparing the intelligence attributes of both parties...Comparison completed, our intelligence attribute is 1.34 times that of the enemy. Due to the influence of a certain force, we only obtained 80% of the enemy's information (the detection eye increased by 20%). ]

The information is as follows
Name: Soul Breaker

Category: Monster

Health: 97.6%
Mana: 9853/10600

Strength: 101 (true attribute)
Agility: 108 (true attribute)
Physical strength: 101 (real attribute)
Intelligence: 76
Charisma: 80
Skill 1: Big Demon (Passive, Lv.60): Health +5000 points, Mana +3000 points, Immune to low-level physical control.

Skill 2: Flesh Core (Active, Lv. 60): Soul Breaker compresses its own body into a flesh core that can invade the body of a carbon-based creature.

During the invasion, the target will be subjected to five physical fitness tests (strength, agility, stamina, intelligence, and charm). If the target fails in any two of these tests, parasitism is successful.

Successful parasitism: The target's main consciousness will be erased, and the Soul Breaker will take control of its body.

Failed to parasitize: Soul Splitter's core is rejected, taking (target's Stamina x 100) points of backlash damage, and entering the [Weak] state, with all attributes reduced by 30% for 10 days.

Skill 3: Soul Scream (Active, Lv.50): Consumes 400 mana points, emits a piercing scream, dealing (Intelligence × 12) points of mental damage to all enemies in the fan-shaped range in front, and inflicts the [Soul Tear] effect, causing them to suffer (Intelligence × 2) points of continuous damage per second for 5 seconds.

Skill 4: Shedding and Rebirth (Active, Lv.60): Consumes 1000 mana points. When Soul Breaker receives fatal damage, he can actively shed a layer of skin, recover 30% of his health, and clear all negative states. (Currently Soul Breaker has 3/3 layers of skin.)
Skill 5: ? ? ?
Skill 6: ? ? ?
Skill 7: Soul Resonance (Passive, Lv.55): Each time you use Soul Scream, you will add the [Soul Resonance] effect to surrounding enemies, increasing their damage by 15% for 8 seconds. If the target is already in the [Soul Rip] state, the damage bonus of [Soul Resonance] is increased to 25%.

Skill 8: Rend (Active, Lv.41): Concentrate the power of the soul into the claws, and quickly tear the target apart. Each attack causes (Agility×6 + Intelligence×3) points of mixed damage and adds the [Soul Rend] effect.

Skill 9: ? ? ?
Skill 10: Sound Soul Blast (Ultimate, Lv. 40): Consumes 1200 mana points and releases a powerful Sound Soul Blast, causing (Intelligence × 100) soul damage to all enemies within 15 meters, causing them to fall into a physical stun state that lasts 1 to 5 seconds (the stun duration is based on the target's physical strength attribute, the lower the physical strength, the longer the stun duration).

……

At the moment when Lin Yi and Liehun were confronting each other, the red-haired man who had been following Harold finally appeared in front of Harold.

There was a big hole in the red-haired man's abdomen and his body was covered in blood. It was obvious that he had experienced a fierce battle before arriving.

"You go first."

Lin Yi stood in front of Harold, and his meaning was very clear, asking the man in red to take Harold to retreat.

The red-haired man gritted his teeth and said nothing more.

He knew his current state and that staying would only be a burden. He quickly supported Harold and whispered, "Sir, come with me."

On the streets, the aftermath of the explosion had not yet dissipated. The surrounding buildings were already shaking under the bombing, and the walls were covered with cracks, as if they would collapse at any time.

This is not a problem for Lin Yi, but for an ordinary person like Harold, even a small stone falling from the roof could cost him his life.

"Hehe, aren't you going to run?" Liehun stared at Lin Yi, a hint of fanaticism flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth opened into an exaggerated arc, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

It could clearly feel the huge vitality in Lin Yi's body. To it, this was undoubtedly the most delicious food.

As for Harold, the top leaders of the Shadow Council only asked him to complete the attack. After all, their real focus was not here.

At this moment, several dull cannon shots were heard, and the weather over the entire city of Zul changed drastically.

Dark clouds gathered quickly from all directions like a thick curtain, covering the entire sky above the city of Zul.

The originally clear sky turned as dark as ink in just a few seconds. The wind howled, blowing up dust and gravel on the ground. The flags and banners on the streets were torn and fluttered, and the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

A blinding flash of lightning streaked across the sky, like a giant silver dragon, descending from the sky and fiercely striking in a certain direction of Zul City. (End of this chapter)