Bolt and Samukha's conspiracy was almost over. After discussing some more details, they left separately. Lynch followed behind Samukha, preparing to kill Chloe, the only person who might expose him.
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Chapter 26 26
Samuhaza imprisoned Chloe in a seemingly ordinary room in a corner of Black City. Few people usually came here, which is why the news of Samuhaza torturing Chloe never spread among the mercenaries.
"Damn it! I failed again. Even the dark elves couldn't do it. It seems Kaguya is my only hope! The cursed flower! I must create a god that surpasses even the gods!"
Upon entering the room, Chloe was found curled up on the floor, completely naked, struggling incessantly. A chain bound her neck, preventing her from leaving the room. Beside Chloe lay a pool of green slime, inside which lay a strange worm with a baby's face, dead.
When Samukha saw the pool of green slime and the insect, he immediately cursed and glanced at Chloe with some disgust, while beginning to dream about the flowers of the Third Fortress, Kaguya.
"Master, give it to me quickly, my body... is so hot and itchy! I can't take it anymore!"
Upon seeing Samuhaza appear, Chloe immediately crawled over, her face full of longing.
“Draw another of the Queen’s followers, and I will grant you whatever you desire. The ogres have always been obsessed with you.”
However, Samukha was clearly not interested in her body at all, and Lin Qi also doubted whether Samukha's body still had that ability.
Samuhaza coldly tossed the pen and paper in front of Chloe and revealed the real reason for her visit. Thinking of the ogres, Samuhaza suddenly gave a strange laugh. When Bolt made the deal with the ogres, he promised them Chloe and the Dark Queen. Chloe was indeed brutally violated by the ogres, but unfortunately, they never tasted her again. This caused the ogre leader and Bolt to complain several times. Fortunately, the Twin Fortresses were breached, bringing back a large number of human girls, which appeased the ogres' resentment.
Chloe was completely subdued by Samuhaza's Gu worms, and dared not utter a single word of "no." She immediately began to sketch Lynch's outline from the ground.
"Lord Samhaza, Commander Bolt says he has an urgent matter to discuss with you and wants you to go see him immediately. It concerns the Third Fortress."
Just then, a mercenary rushed in, his eyes gleaming strangely, and spoke at top speed as if reciting a memorized text.
"What? The Third Fortress? Has something gone wrong?!"
Upon hearing the words "Third Fortress," Samukha was immediately startled and rushed straight out without a second thought!
"Huh? That's weird, how did I get here?"
Not long after Shamuhaza ran out, the mercenary who was delivering the message shuddered and looked around in a daze. But the next moment, a sharp blade pierced his back, and he no longer needed to think about such a complicated problem.
After finding the location where Samuhaza was interrogating Chloe, Lynch quickly found a seemingly stupid mercenary nearby, charmed and controlled him, and then ordered him to lure Samuhaza away as he instructed.
Kaguya of the Third Fortress was Shenmuhaza's fatal weakness. Sure enough, the normally cautious Shenmuhaza's IQ dropped to negative values as soon as they heard that there was a problem with the Third Fortress.
"It's you! The Dark Queen has finally remembered me!"
After taking down the random mercenary, Chloe naturally noticed Lynch's presence. She immediately became excited, thinking that Lynch had come to rescue her.
"The Queen is very disappointed in you. She never expected you to betray her."
"me……"
However, Lin Qi's frosty attitude and tone made Chloe freeze instantly, unable to speak for a moment. Indeed, just as Lin Qi said, under the influence of the Shamuha Gu worm, Chloe told him everything that she should and shouldn't have said. This was indeed a betrayal of the Dark Queen!
"Come here, kneel down. The Queen has something to tell you from me."
However, Lynch clearly had no intention of wasting time. He pointed coldly at Chloe's feet and shouted in the name of the Queen.
Chloe's spirits lifted. Because she was burdened with the crime of betrayal, she didn't even dare to raise her head. She immediately crawled over like a female dog, lying on the ground and showing off her perfect back curves in front of Lynch. It was so tempting that most people would probably have ridden on her immediately and enjoyed themselves first!
However, it was clear that Lynch was no ordinary person. He was still a little scared of Chloe, who had been first devoured by cannibals and then invaded by Gu worms. What if she got sick?
So when he saw Chloe completely unguarded, Lynch instantly plunged the egg knife into Chloe's back!
Lin Qi could have assassinated Chloe as soon as he entered, but since Chloe was a Tier 3 elite, he chose this roundabout, but safer, method of assassination out of caution!
"you……"
As it turned out, Lynch's caution was very necessary! Chloe, who should have been killed in one blow, actually had the strength to fight back. She sprang up from the ground in an instant, and the knock-off egg knife was also knocked out of Lynch's hand and stuck in the muscles of Chloe's back. She stared at Lynch in shock, ready to counterattack at any moment.
P.S.: Hey hey hey! I thought I had already posted this chapter at midnight! But then I suddenly saw it was moved to the recycle bin! Holy crap...
Chapter 27 27
"The Queen is angry and disappointed by your betrayal, but she cannot bear to kill you herself who has followed her for so many years, so she has asked me to do it and ask you to return to the embrace of darkness."
Lin Qi knew very well how terrifying a Tier 3 elite character's counterattack before death could be. He suppressed the urge to go up and finish them off, and remained standing in place, speaking again in the name of the Dark Queen.
The anger in Chloe's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by guilt, self-blame, and remorse, leaving behind bloody tears.
The next moment, Chloe knelt down on the ground with a thud, as if she had no bones. She bent her left hand backward and pulled out the egg knife stuck in her back.
"Although your strength is weak, I see boundless potential in you. In the room where we first met, there are some weapons that I used to use. Consider them a gift to you. Take good care of the Queen."
Chloe gave Lynch a deep look, but surprisingly, she didn't attack him. Instead, she told Lynch about her inheritance, gave him a charming smile, and plunged the knock-off egg knife into her right chest, ending her life in a kneeling position!
Lynch then realized that Chloe's heart was on the other side.
"It's a pity you were used by the ogre, otherwise I wouldn't mind having another dark elf maid. It's just that we met too late... Damn! My knock-off egg knife!"
Looking at Chloe's corpse, Lynch couldn't help but sigh. When he first met Chloe, she had already been thoroughly penetrated by the ogres. Although Lynch didn't have a virginity complex, he had no intention of sharing a toilet with ogres! If Lynch had met Chloe before she was penetrated by the ogres, the Dark Queen wouldn't have been the one to break the first seal of the Dark Bible.
As Lin Qi sighed and drew his knock-off egg knife, it shattered into pieces in his hand! His sigh of regret instantly turned into a scream of agony!
If it weren't for the system notification that followed and Chloe's timely and generous gift, Lynch might have done something as inhumane as desecrating a corpse.
"Ding! You have killed a Tier 3 Level 9 mercenary, gaining 450 experience points and 39 kill points. You are currently in the novice stage and will not receive any rewards for now."
The first thing that appeared was the same notification of killing someone of a higher level as when killing Hicks. Although he didn't know how the experience points were calculated, based on the fact that Tier 2 Level 3 gave 23 kill points and Tier 3 Level 9 gave 39 kill points, Lin Qi immediately analyzed that the system defaulted him to Tier 1 Level 0. Tier 1 is counted as 10 kill points and Level 1 is counted as 1 point. It seems that each tier is divided into ten levels.
Aside from the clue that Lynch could only see, Chloe actually provided Lynch with four items, the highest drop rate ever. For Lynch, whose luck value was 1, it was like stepping in dog poop!
"Tears of repentance: Special, tears formed from extreme remorse, containing strange magic."
"The Fallen Loyalty: Special. The heart is filled with unwavering faith, but it has been corrupted by external forces, and is filled with a stubborn obsession with rejection and opposition."
Perhaps Chloe died in the light, which is why the two items that appeared were inexplicable, and we had no idea what they were for. They were just for show. However, based on Lynch's years of experience as a pseudo-otaku, these kinds of items with unclear uses can play a huge role at crucial moments.
What truly excited Lin Qi were the remaining two items, which turned out to be skill books!
"Weakness Strike: Passive. When attacking a creature's weak point, damage is increased by 50%! (MISSING)"
"Mastery of Hidden Weapons: Passive. Allows the concealed use of throwing hidden weapons without being detected by the enemy. There is a certain chance to generate a hidden weapon projection that deals double damage. It needs to be used in conjunction with throwing hidden weapons."
Although Chloe's profession is a knight, judging from the way she killed the mage Keane and the two skill books, she was definitely an elven assassin before!
Having played many games, Lin Qi knew very well that there were three important factors in playing games. The first was skill. Between two equally skilled players, the one with better skills would often win. In this live-action game, Lin Qi's skills as a professional assassin were naturally superb. Excluding those with special abilities and special skills, they were basically all brutally defeated by Lin Qi.
Secondly, there's equipment. In games, equipment is everything. A level 10 player with a full set of top-tier gear can one-shot a level 20 player with trash gear with a normal attack! Lin Qi's equipment wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad either.
Thirdly, there are skills. A powerful skill is definitely a weapon to turn the tide of battle! In general, special skills are more important than equipment. After all, equipment will be replaced by better equipment, but special skills can be used for a long time. Chloe's two skill books are good skills that can be used for a long time!
So although Chloe destroyed Lynch's Egg Knife, the two skill books made up for the loss. After all, the Egg Knife was only Tier 2 and a knock-off; it was just a transitional weapon.
Actually, there's another important factor in playing games, but Lin Qi subconsciously ignored it.
Fourthly, there's luck, and Lynch's luck stat is 1...
Chapter 28 28
"Damn it! We're too late! There's a traitor in the mercenary group!"
After quickly cleaning up the scene, Lynch left. Not long after, Bolt and Samuha returned to the room where Chloe was being held, only to find Chloe and the mercenary's corpse.
Lynch originally intended to take Chloe's body away, but he was unable to break the chain around Chloe's neck. As a result, Lynch had no choice but to leave Chloe's body behind.
"No, he was probably being controlled at the time. Thinking back, his expression and tone were off, but I was too hasty and didn't realize it... Wait, since he had the ability to infiltrate and assassinate, why didn't he attack you directly, or me? The death of any key figure in the mercenary group would have a far more profound impact than rescuing the princess or assassinating Chloe, unless..."
Just as Bolt was furious and began to doubt his mercenary group, Samukha shook his head first. It has to be said that Samukha is usually very rational and calm, except when it comes to Kaguya. At this moment, he realized that the mercenary's behavior was a bit abnormal and immediately guessed that he must have been controlled before.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Samuhaza's mind, and he realized a problem: why would this assassin go to so much trouble, even using such an obvious flaw as controlling others to assassinate Chloe? Wouldn't it have been more effective to kill him directly? Or he could have just assassinated Bolt. In that case, the Black Hand Mercenary Group would definitely fall apart. If he were this assassin, no matter what the choice was, he would not have chosen to assassinate Chloe.
Upon hearing Samuha's words, Bolt raised an eyebrow, as if he had realized something. After examining the mercenary's body, he began to carefully examine Chloe's body as well.
Even though the dark elf girl was dead, her body still felt perfect to the touch. Plus, she wasn't wearing anything. If it were an ordinary person, they might have done something disrespectful to the corpse, even if Chloe was dead.
However, Bolt's gaze remained unchanged, instead extremely cold, and after a moment he calmly analyzed Chloe's wounds and cause of death.
"Chloe has two wounds. The piercing of her heart is fatal, but judging from her expression and posture, it seems to be suicide. Hmph, only the Dark Queen's order could make a third-tier knight commit suicide."
Bolt immediately recognized Chloe's true cause of death and guessed the real reason.
"The key is this wound. Judging from the state of blood clotting, this is the first wound on her back. Although it was a vital spot on the back of her heart, it was not the location of the heart. This shows that the assassin's understanding of the human body was limited to conventional observation. He could not determine from the sound of the heartbeat and the way the body moved that Chloe's heart was actually on the right side. Moreover, the depth of the cut was very shallow, and there were obvious signs of muscle contraction around the wound."
"It seems that the assassin initially ambushed Chloe, intending to kill her, but underestimated the physical strength of a third-tier powerhouse. In the end, he had to invoke the Dark Queen, or have the Dark Queen personally intervene, which forced Chloe to commit suicide. This means that although the assassin was very professional, he was only capable of killing ordinary people. It seems that this confidant secretly trained by the Dark Queen is still in the novice stage, and may not even be a professional yet."
After omitting Chloe's true cause of death, Bolt pointed to the wound on Chloe's back, the same wound Lynch had inflicted during his initial sneak attack, and analyzed Lynch's abilities thoroughly with a blank expression. Not only that, he even guessed why Lynch hadn't attacked them yet.
Fortunately, Lynch wasn't here. If he were, he probably wouldn't have been able to resist trying to assassinate Bolt. For an assassin, the worst thing is for the enemy to know all their trump cards. Although this wasn't all of Lynch's trump cards, Bolt's analytical ability still shocked Lynch.
"It's about time. We're preparing to attack the Third Fortress. An assassin who isn't even a professional is no threat at all! We'll deal with him slowly after we take the Third Fortress!"
Samuhaza clearly agreed with Bolt's statement, merely nodding and not taking Lynch seriously. He was more concerned with the Third Fortress and Kaguya! He immediately urged Bolt to attack the Third Fortress. For advanced professionals, low-level professionals were simply not worth their attention, let alone Lynch, who wasn't even a professional yet!
"Attack! We must completely destroy the Seven Shields Alliance's defenses before the remaining fortresses can unite!"
Bolt nodded without hesitation, also disregarding Lynch, and instead chose to attack the third fortress!
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Chapter 29 29
"Where's the promised inheritance?! Why is there nothing here?! That's right! Dark Queen!"
While Bolt and Samha were analyzing Lynch, Lynch was frantically searching through the room where he first met Chloe, looking for any possible hidden compartments! But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any hidden compartments!
Just as Lynch was about to go berserk, he suddenly thought of the Dark Queen! As a follower of the Dark Queen, Chloe must know where the Dark Queen hides things, right?
"Damn human, how dare you treat me like this! I curse you to live in eternal pain and darkness!"
Lin Qi immediately summoned the Dark Queen, but as soon as she appeared, she scolded Lin Qi!
Come to think of it, Lin Qi had brutally violated her countless times back then, and then, when her will was at its weakest, he used charm and mind control to make her sign a dark contract, making the Dark Queen become his woman in a daze. Now that the Dark Queen has come to her senses, she will naturally curse Lin Qi.
However, Lin Qi believed that it was because he hadn't summoned the Dark Queen for too long, and that the Dark Elf, who had just experienced the pleasures of being a woman, was now able to taste that ecstatic feeling again, which was why she was so dissatisfied.
"Stop fooling around. This is where your follower Chloe lives. She died for you. Before she died, she told me that there are some things hidden here that will allow me to do you better—oh, no, protect you. I need you to help me find them."
Seeing the Dark Queen's magical suit that couldn't conceal her vitals at all, Lin Qi almost couldn't resist pouncing on her immediately. However, considering his current situation and the reason for summoning the Dark Queen, Lin Qi decisively activated the power of the contract, asking the Dark Queen to help him find Chloe's legacy.
"%!…(MISSING)…%!((MISSING)@##@。This is a dark summoning that only I can use, and it's also Chloe's sealed past. When I met her, she wasn't a knight yet; she walked in the darkness, constantly killing. After meeting me, she calmed down and became my knight. I never imagined so many years would pass in the blink of an eye. I can feel Chloe has returned to the embrace of darkness. May she…"
As expected, under the power of the contract, the Dark Queen, though extremely unwilling, still chanted the awkward incantation. A moment later, a six-pointed magic circle lit up on the floor of the room, and an unlocked box emerged from the magic circle.
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