The reason was simple: Lin Qi was standing behind Shichi Sona, his slender fingers slowly leaving her neck. There was a glaring red line on Shichi Sona's neck and a red cross on her chest; clearly, she had just been "killed" by Lin Qi!
Although their game was considered a victory after defeating the opponent's king, this time their defeat was unacceptable to them! Lynch's performance was too convincing! Everyone was fooled, thinking he was going to attack Shirou Tokimoto! But unexpectedly, he attacked Sona Shitoki instead!
"Don't you know that you can't always trust what men say?"
Faced with the roars and roars of the crowd, Lin Qi looked at them with an expression like "I just like seeing you want to beat me, but you can't kill me", and asked them a question in a mean tone.
Everyone's faces turned ashen! This time, they had truly been caught off guard! Although they had all acted as if they were cooperating perfectly and completely ignoring Shichiko, Shichiko was actually the biggest bait in the whole scheme. Almost everyone was protecting her. If Lin Qi dared to make the first move against her, he would likely fall into the trap and be unable to get out.
However, Lin Qi's acting skills were too good. When everyone carefully recalled why they had overlooked Shiki Sona, the main reason was that when Lin Qi killed the three people before, he would announce the target in advance each time and successfully kill them. He even risked his life and insisted on killing the target he announced, even when the situation was precarious. This gave everyone the impression that Lin Qi was a proud devil who was ready to play a cat-and-mouse game.
For this reason, when Lin Qi announced that he was going to launch a fierce attack on Shirou Tokimoto, everyone began to focus on Shirou Tokimoto and temporarily changed their formation, waiting for Lin Qi to enter the net and deliver a full-force blow. However, no one expected that they would turn around and attack Sona Shito! That's how Lin Qi was able to strike successfully!
After figuring out the cause and effect, everyone still stared at Lin Qi with unfriendly expressions, clearly not accepting such a defeat!
"This is my tactic. Never trust the enemy. I exploited your psychological weaknesses and then attacked the king, which led to our final victory. Strictly speaking, you should thank me because I taught you a lesson."
As Lynch explained, from the beginning it was a game of tactics!
Although Lin Qi had the ability to launch a direct attack on Zhiqu Cangna at the start, the reason he didn't was simple: Lin Qi didn't believe that the heir of the Xidi family wouldn't have other trump cards, and the two artifact holders would definitely interfere when Lin Qi attacked Zhiqu Cangna. As a result, the chances of Lin Qi's successful surprise attack were not very high, and once he failed, it would be almost impossible to launch another surprise attack.
Lin Qi never fights a battle he's not confident of winning, which is why he first chose to attack a few of the family members who might interfere with his surprise attack. This was to increase the success rate of the surprise attack and to lower the guard of Shichi Sona's family members. With Lin Qi's excellent acting skills, he was able to deliver a thunderous blow to Shichi Sona!
If we really had to give an evaluation of this battle, then it would be like what Lynch said: Never believe a man's words too much! Especially when he's on top of you!
"Alright, everyone, stop wasting time. I'll just ask you one question: are you prepared to accept defeat? If not, I can have another round. I'll keep playing until you give up."
"Again!"
After explaining to everyone, Lin Qi gave them a slightly provocative look.
Regardless of the previous results or Lin Qi's current attitude, the members of Shiki Sona's family did not hesitate to propose a rematch!
"Tsk tsk tsk, you really have no shame. It's one thing to be unwilling to accept defeat, but if I were you, I would want to find a crack to crawl into. I was just giving you a way out, and you actually have the nerve to play another round? Sigh, have the followers of high-ranking demons in the lesser hell plane really fallen to this level of moral depravity?"
However, just as everyone was excitedly preparing for another round, Lin Qi's expression suddenly changed, and he started mocking everyone with a smug look on his face!
Rias and the Dark Queen behind Lynch burst into laughter, while Sona's familiars were trembling with rage, as if they'd eaten shit! They wished they could just kill Lynch on the spot!
“There’s no need for another round. You’re right, we’ve already lost, not just in terms of tactics, but also in terms of strength. Don’t forget, his retinue didn’t even get involved. Even if we did have another round, we would still lose, and we would lose even more badly.”
At that moment, Shiki Sona shook her head slightly at Lin Qi, readily admitting her defeat. Although her expression was equally unpleasant, Shiki Sona knew very well that in many situations, the process was not important, but the result was the most important.
Another reason is that after witnessing Lin Qi's true strength, Shiki Sona realized that in a one-on-one fight, none of his familiars were a match for Lin Qi, let alone the fact that none of Lin Qi's familiars had even appeared yet!
After Sona spoke, her retinue members all quieted down, revealing expressions of resentment.
"Since it sounds so good, let's sign this contract."
Lin Qi, seizing the opportunity, took out the Dark Contract and handed it to Zhi Qu Cang Na.
"I never imagined that you would sign such a harsh contract with him in order to break off the engagement."
Sona accepted the contract expressionlessly. A moment later, she looked at Rias with a surprised expression. Anyone would think this contract was a contract of servitude! Sona hadn't expected that Rias would sign an even more harsh contract of servitude with Lynch in order to break off her engagement with the Phoenix family!
"Just like you, because I lost to him."
Rias pouted and told Shido Sona the real reason!
"Now tell me your origins and your purpose. After seeing this contract, I am even more certain that you are not from the Lesser Hell Plane. The power of the laws in this contract far surpasses that of the Lesser Plane."
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After carefully reading the contents of the Dark Contract, Shiki Sona immediately revealed a strange expression. Without hesitating for long, he directly signed his name on the Dark Contract.
After the Dark Pact took effect, Zhi Qu Cang Na asked Lin Qi very seriously, "Now can you tell me your origin and your purpose? Although I had some guesses before, after seeing this contract, I am even more certain that you are not from the Lesser Hell Plane. The power of the law of this contract is far superior to that of the Lesser Plane."
"As expected of a brain-type hero, more perceptive than some cow-type heroes."
Lin Qi narrowed his eyes, glanced at Rias who had a cold and aloof queen-like demeanor, and immediately smiled and teased her.
When Rias signed the Dark Contract, Rias clearly didn't notice any problems with it. These details reveal the specific differences between Rias and Sona.
However, Lin Qi did not reveal his identity and purpose immediately. Instead, he stared at the followers of Cang Na with a faint smile and sent each of them a Dark Contract, just like handing out pornographic advertisements!
The relatives of Cangna were clearly dissatisfied with the content of Lin Qi's advertisement, but no one said anything and they signed the contract one after another.
Firstly, because Sona had already made an agreement with Lin Qi before the duel, with the stakes being all of their families. At the time, no one stopped them, and now that they had lost, they had even less reason to back out.
Another, more important reason was that Lin Qi was twirling a dagger in his hand, staring at each of them with a deathly smile. No one doubted that if they refused to sign the contract, then true death awaited them!
"That's right, we're all on the same side. I won't hide it from you. I'm a god from a certain plane. However, I've only just become a god, so my power is still very weak. In order to increase my power, I'm traveling between planes. Signing contracts with you and obtaining your faith is one of the ways I'm becoming stronger. You can be said to be the first batch of revolutionary backbone members who helped me conquer the world."
After everyone signed the Dark Pact, Lin Qi revealed his identity to them, along with his purpose. Of course, both his purpose and identity were embellished by Lin Qi.
The reality is even crueler. In fact, Lin Qi is just a despicable person who has no sense of divine authority and only knows how to stab people in the back.
The answer, embellished by Lynch, immediately left Rias and all of Sona's familiars stunned! They had actually made a contract with a god! Even if it was just a god who had just begun to rise to power! As a sub-hell plane within the main hell plane, the familiars present had a certain concept of gods—beings capable of easily killing the active demon lords of the sub-hell plane!
The thought that Lin Qi might grow to that level in the future, and that they would become beings like the Demon King, filled everyone with a surge of excitement! It seemed that signing this contract wasn't so bad after all!
"I see. So, you chose Rias and me not simply because we're stronger, but because we're the heirs of the Gremory and Sid families? You want to bring the entire Sub-Hell plane into your faith system?"
Compared to the excitement of his family members, Shiki Tsuru was much calmer. He was not swayed by the blueprint that Lin Qi had vaguely outlined, but instead immediately found the key point in what Lin Qi had just said and saw the essence of the matter.
Lynch chose to sign contracts with them in order to gain the power of faith! There are so many demons at Kuoh Academy, why did Lynch choose her and Rias instead of others? There must be a special reason. And after careful analysis, it is easy to find the answer: what Lynch values is not the power they currently possess, but the power they represent!
“It’s really pleasant to talk to smart people. You’re right, I do intend to control the entire sub-hell plane by controlling your families.”
Lin Qi nodded, not intending to hide his purpose. The reason he chose Rias and Shido Sona was largely because both of them were the next successors of the Seventy-Two Pillar Demons' High-Ranking Demon Clan!
Once the two inherit the family, they will be able to quickly help Lin Qi collect faith power!
Among the bloodline power that Lin Qi obtained from the demon apostle, there was a special skill called Demon Worship. This skill was useless in battle, but it could provide faith points many times over!
"Demon worship: Demons are greedy, and the faith points gained are doubled. Demons are cruel, and if the believer is a demon, the faith points gained are tripled. Demons are vain, and if the believer is a god, the faith points gained are quintupled."
The demons in the secondary hell plane are clearly demons! They can provide Lin Qi with three times the faith points! Lin Qi would never let such a good place pass him by!
Rias and Sora were among the people Lynch chose. Sora was also the calmest and smartest familiar Lynch had encountered so far. This type of person was exactly what Lynch needed. Lynch had never been good at commanding large groups of people in battle. After all, his previous job had allowed him to command a small team of up to 10 people. Compared to large-scale battles, Lynch preferred to fight alone, to take on the entire battlefield and save the world!
However, as he acquired more and more contractors, Lin Qi realized that it would be a huge waste if he didn't make good use of these combat resources. Now, with the addition of Sona Shiki, this problem has clearly been solved! A master of tactics! Although she is not yet fully mature, Lin Qi believes she will soon become one of his core members!
Of course, a contract alone is not enough to become one of Lin Qi's men. You have to be taken advantage of by Lin Qi and pass the test of another special battle!
"Then you're probably going to be disappointed. The Lesser Hell Plane is far more complicated than you imagine. Although we two are indeed nominally heirs to our families, in reality, we are just two baits laid out in the open. I believe you already know that her brother and my sister are both demon lords of this Lesser Hell Plane. Although they are very powerful, they are still not the ones who truly have a say. God... has been ruling this plane for countless years before you arrived."
P.S.: I've been busy with personal matters these past few days. It's the end of the year, and there are all sorts of little things going on. For example, my ex-girlfriends #2, #3, and #4 came back at the end of the year, and since we haven't seen each other for a while, we've been hooking up quite frequently. Please forgive me. Please click on auto-subscribe so you can see updates as soon as they're released!
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After understanding what Lin Qi wanted to do, Shiki Sona immediately showed a complicated and sad expression. Relatively speaking, Shiki Sona's status in the family was higher than Rias's. The Siddi family did not have many direct heirs like other high-ranking demon families. By Shiki Sona's generation, there were only a few people with pure blood and excellent abilities.
Sona Shiki's sister is Beelzebub, the current Demon King of the Lesser Hell Plane, who holds a very high position and great power. Sona Shiki and her sister have a particularly good relationship, which means that Sona Shiki's position in the Siddi family is unshakeable and she is basically confirmed to be the next head of the Siddi family.
Also because of his sister, Shiki Sona knows more things that others shouldn't know.
For example, the plane they inhabit is not actually the true hell plane, but a secondary hell plane derived from a small plane that was once conquered by hell. The demon kings of this secondary hell plane are said to be descendants of the true great demon kings of the main hell plane and the natives of this small plane at that time, possessing only a portion of the bloodline of true demons. Even with only a portion of pure demon blood, they still gained immense power! And they retain the titles of the seven rulers of the main hell plane.
However, in reality, the Demon King in the Sub-Hell Dimension is on a completely different level from the Demon King in the Main Hell Dimension! According to the information that Sona Shito has, Rias's brother in the Sub-Hell Dimension possesses the strength of a Transcendent, and if he were to unleash his full power, he would be capable of shaking the foundation of a Sub-Dimension like theirs.
This power was beyond Shiki Sona's imagination, but her own demon queen sister admitted that the seven true demon kings of the Hell Main Plane could annihilate them with a mere wave of their hand. This was the power of the main god!
Let alone the main god, even the seven apostles under the main god who govern this stimulating plane could easily kill any of the current demon kings! This is the situation and status of the secondary hell plane! It barely qualifies as cannon fodder for the lower and middle levels!
According to Sona's explanation, the reason why the seven candidates of the Landlord Plane keep expanding the Secondary Hell Plane is also for the power of faith. However, their method of spreading the power of faith is simpler and more brutal: conquering and occupying. All people who assimilate with the Hell Plane will automatically become their believers and provide them with the power of faith!
To be precise, all beings with demonic bloodlines in their secondary hell plane are followers of the seven candidates for the main god that have never been seen in the main hell plane!
Lin Qi's attempt to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat is likely not as simple as it seems, and may even attract the attention of those in the main plane. Although Zhi Qu Cang Na acknowledges Lin Qi's strength, she does not believe that Lin Qi can rival those apostles and gods, even though she suspects that her sister could defeat him.
"It's alright. My divine office is very special. If you sincerely believe in me, that's the best. If not, I can still benefit from verbal faith, because I am the god of deception."
Lin Qi was clearly satisfied with Sona's answer. Of all the people Lin Qi had signed dark contracts with, Sona was the only one who started to think about Lin Qi's interests after signing the dark contract. Moreover, she wasn't a brainless fan like Kaguya, but rather someone who, while maintaining her rationality, began to put herself in Lin Qi's shoes and worry about his plans.
With a confident smile, Lynch told everyone his divine name and divine office. Each god has a different way of collecting faith. Although the God of Deception is not a god who mainly fights, he has a natural advantage in collecting faith. He does not need a complicated process. He can obtain the power of faith with just verbal faith. Now that he has the faith of demons, he is even more powerful!
"A very useful ability. Verbal faith is so easy to acquire. In that case, I might be able to make some plans..."
Lin Qi's words immediately made Zhiqu Cangna's eyes light up. It has to be said that Lin Qi's way of obtaining the power of faith is really too convenient. It is simple and convenient, and does not require any price. Although his current strength is not too strong, his potential for growth is huge. If he develops well in the early stage by playing a sneaky style, he will definitely become a god in the late game. He is a hero who belongs to the late game. Almost subconsciously, Zhiqu Cangna's mind began to work rapidly, and he began to plan how to obtain the power of faith for Lin Qi in the most efficient way.
"This matter is not urgent at all. Tell me about Airi and Marina first. What's the deal with the divine artifacts they have?"
When Lin Qi saw the serious expression on Zhi Qu Cang's face, he immediately smiled. He wasn't in a hurry to collect faith power, since collecting faith power couldn't be quickly converted into divine power. Right now, Lin Qi needed to consume divine power for two things: the level of a pseudo-god and the divine power tempering of the Holy Demon Touch. However, the thresholds for these two things were too high at the moment, so Lin Qi wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he was very interested in the divine artifacts on Airi and Marina.
A closer look reveals that all of Lynch's contractors are not ordinary people; each possesses various special skills.
However, Airi and Marina are just ordinary people. [P.S.: We are collecting suggestions on Airi and Marina's special abilities. Please leave your suggestions in the book review section. Your name will be announced if your suggestion is adopted. Valid until January 30, 2017.]
"It's still unclear what kind of artifact it is, but we can confirm that there are artifact fluctuations on them, and it's currently in an inactive state. Didn't you know that?"
Shiki Sona gave Lin Qi a strange look, clearly puzzled by Lin Qi's question. In Shiki Sona's view, Lin Qi had approached Airi and Marina because of the divine artifacts on them, but now it seemed that was not the case.
"Alright, I understand. Now we're all on the same side. After Rias's battle with Riesel, you can help her figure out what to do. These people are all my contractors, and each of them has special abilities. Your task is to select suitable candidates from among them to help Rias win the upcoming battle. Assign me a soldier's position, but don't worry about my existence. I'm just an insurance policy to ensure your victory."
The fact that Airi and Marina possessed divine artifacts was clearly beyond Lin Qi's expectations. However, since the artifacts were not yet activated, Lin Qi did not intend to pay attention to them for the time being. After all, awakening a divine artifact was not a simple matter. Lin Qi was more interested in seeing the strategic abilities of Zhi Qu Cang Na!
P.S.: If I'm not asleep by 3 AM tonight, I'll eat shit on live stream! Aren't you guys busy during the Lunar New Year? Why am I working like a dog?!
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Lin Qi stayed at the villa of Zhi Qu Cangna for quite some time, handing over all the detailed information on all the usable contractors to Zhi Qu Cangna. He also told Zhi Qu Cangna about the information he knew about Riesel's familiars, so that she could make a more reasonable selection of useful contractors and arrange tactics.
As Lin Qi's level increased, his horizons gradually broadened. He slowly realized that he didn't have to do everything himself. For example, those candidates for the main god didn't care about those trivial matters. They only needed to manage their core apostles and let these core members try to build their own core teams, which would then be managed layer by layer.
At this moment, Lin Qi had firmly determined his future development goal: one day he would embark on the path of godhood, and the enemies in front of him were the true gods, the candidates for the main god, and even the main god himself! Lin Qi was now gradually understanding why he had been able to secretly develop to this point without being discovered by the main god—it was because Lin Qi was currently unable to enter the main god's sight!
Just as Lin Qi was unaware of whether any future threat to him was growing within the planes he controlled, Lin Qi also didn't need to know that if you always look behind you, you will never move forward.
Unbeknownst to him, Lin Qi had gradually developed the heart of a powerful being. He had begun to fully immerse himself in the game and adapt to the role of the God of Deception. At this moment, Lin Qi had embarked on the path to conquering dimensions from his days as an elite assassin in an assassin organization!
Of course, some deeply ingrained things will not change, such as Lin Qi's restless, scheming, and turbulent heart...
"So you have so many secrets! Tell us honestly! What else haven't you told us?"
After leaving Sona's villa, Lin Qi returned to Airi and Marina's residence. As soon as he entered the residence, Airi and Marina pinned Lin Qi to the sofa, and Airi fiercely began to interrogate him!
During Lynch's absence, Airi made full use of her strengths and obtained a lot of information about Lynch from the ditzy devil maid Mikiko. This information was completely worthless to Mikiko, but for Airi and Marina, it was like listening to a fantasy story!
Furthermore, Meiqi Ke's evaluation of Lin Qi has always been heavily influenced by her personal opinion, and this so-called personal opinion consists of praise such as scum, pervert, vulgar, and shameless...
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