Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1876: Chapter 1871: Artifact Seedbed (26)

Truly fearless of death, huh.

Although Ms. Jill’s greeting was very polite, it didn’t stop Fu Qian from making a different kind of commentary.

Obsession is not advisable, but one must also not be easily swayed by appearances.

Faced with a formidable High-level Extraordinary, not only did this person not flee, but at a glance, appeared haggard and covered in scars, clearly struggling under the torment of the Crimson Frenzy and the triple halo.

It’s truly hard to see any semblance of being poorly disguised and eventually discovered.

Even from my perspective and perception at this moment, I still couldn’t detect anything unusual.

In such a situation, it really makes one suspect that the previous thoughts were overthinking, just because the Virgin Lanina was too well-hidden.

But how could the burning longing of the Wandering Knight for his beloved wife, which earned him a final faint ripple, be interpreted so lightly?

Simple intimidation doesn’t work, then further thoughts undoubtedly lead to actual action: firing an Air Bullet directly to blow Ms. Jill’s head to pieces, not believing that the Virgin could still keep up the act—but wrong.

This approach seems straightforward and direct, but it’s also presumptive.

Don’t forget, what fate did the previous knights meet after they died?

Their heroic souls lingered, leaving a final ripple, deeply integrated with this Ice Sea Prison.

If they all possessed such characteristics, wouldn’t this more mysterious and unpredictable Virgin also have them?

Given this premise, the scene before you is very likely another trap.

The reason is simple: if the suspect is crushed directly, and then the mission hint fails, it undeniably proves that the Maid Lanina hiding in Jill didn’t have time to reveal herself, and her very foundation was sent away together.

In such a case, spending 1 SAN Point to lock in on the target leads to considerable mission progress, even if a restart is needed, it seems worthwhile.

But what if the mission doesn’t hint at failure?

What decision should be made then?

Is Virgin Lanina truly not residing within Jill?

Overturning the speculation based on the information provided by the Wanderer and attributing his failure to find the target to Lanina hiding too well or the Bonds being too shallow, so much so that even his persistent pursuit of women couldn’t succeed?

This scenario seems like a gain, eliminating a suspected target—yet can it truly be eliminated? What if it’s like what was speculated before?

With the demonstration of the three knights, Jill died but the mission didn’t fail, making this development no longer meaningful.

Moreover, her being alive might even be a precious point of manipulation.

Imagine if her as the host died, the target I am searching for would return to a whole, not existing in a human form, making it undoubtedly more difficult to lock onto and search for at that point.

Under such circumstances, keeping the host alive is actually more convenient for maneuvering.

In the next moment, on Fu Qian’s only remaining hand, the blue gemstone ring flickered slightly, enveloping the surroundings in the Clear Dream Ring.

Previously turning off the Brilliant Tyrant was partly to reduce irritation to this place, maximizing the delay of the fourth knight’s arrival.

On the other hand, it was to avoid impacting some of my subsequent operations.

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”Your Excellency Sinners, cough cough cough... your hand?”

Compared to Ms. Jill, the Scholar indeed possessed a distinct innocence, lacking acute perception of crisis.

Faced with Fu Qian returning suddenly and scrutinizing both of them, this person clearly didn’t think much about personal safety, but was rather shocked at Fu Qian’s changes, exclaiming in surprise after turning to look.

The situation was indeed miserable, losing at least eight percent of body weight, not to mention covered in fish scales.

Evidently, Fu Qian’s heroic handling of the Plague Dragon earlier left a deep impression on the Scholar.

Such overwhelmingly powerful High-level Extraordinary turning into this state indeed made one worry about the severe dangers lurking in this increasingly uninhabitable place.

Moreover, after the previous separation, Mr. Scholar still wasn’t in a good state, the most obvious change being the scarlet bloodlines on his body, eager to emerge.

”Where’s Li?”

Fu Qian naturally wasn’t about to share sentimental farewells, ignoring the Scholar’s shock, stepping forward to scrutinize the two as he asked.

”Please don’t worry, he hasn’t undergone the final transformation yet, he just set out alone... both of our states aren’t too good.”

Clearly, Jill didn’t dare be slack, catching a boost of spirit simply from Fu Qian being willing to communicate, and almost immediately explained.

As expected, he was abandoned.

Fu Qian wasn’t surprised at this development.

Although not necessarily very clever, Li clearly had plans, earlier just banding together for survival.

While Jill might still be fine, the Scholar, after continuous suffering, was not quite capable of even taking a few steps without panting, were it not for the stimulant effect of the Crimson Frenzy, he might have frozen to death.

Under such conditions, the notion of strength in numbers no longer holds, with the efficiency of actions actually getting restricted somewhat.

If Li left alone, it could naturally be explained as splitting up for more efficient actions.

Although whether he would return after truly finding clues about Virgin Lanina is another question.

”So, any gains?”

While Jill and the others might be tense, Fu Qian casually asked, nodding slightly the next moment.

”Very sorry, no... we tried opening many cells, forcibly executing three such monsters, but had no gains.”

As Sinners focused on the crux, Jill seemed a bit more candid, quickly explaining.

”It appears we are among the few lucky ones in this prison, with most people having poor resistance to the Crimson Frenzy.”

Without securing a bargaining chip, Jill, while speaking, looked at Fu Qian without expressing any further pleas.

Clearly, the unpredictable behavior from earlier made her not hope for any pointless pity from the other side.

”Understood.”

Indeed, Fu Qian showed no emotional reaction, speaking while staring at Jill’s eyes, which had become somewhat eerie, instinctively making her sense something amiss.

”Haven’t you considered that the persistent lack of results might be due to your own problem?”

Not disappointing her perception, Fu Qian spoke again, even showing a rare smile.

Even if the host died, in a situation with no crucial impact on her, Virgin undoubtedly holds significant strategic resolve.

It’s hard to believe there’s anything that can threaten her as did with Eve then, making her reveal herself.

But no worries, threatening her host is far too simple.

In the Clear Dream Ring, the prompting from the master is enough to steer Jill into severe self-examination, leading to a level of split personality.