The Ice Lake is located in the middle line of the two southeast districts, surrounded by a large area of jungle, and only a small lake is deducted in the middle zone, which is the Ice Lake.

There is a small hill not far from the Ice Lake, and standing on the top of the mountain, you can look down on everything that is happening on the lake, which is neither too far nor too close, so it can be said to be an excellent observation point.

When Shen Yi came here, Chen Yuntao and Pandora had not yet appeared. There was no one on the edge of the lake, only the slightest mist emanating from the cold surface of the lake.

These fogs have an extremely cold freezing effect, and if they are contaminated, they will cause a significant decrease in speed.

At the top of the mountain is a large boulder, the top of which is smooth as a mirror, and it looks like a small platform.

Shen Yi was standing on the boulder and looking down, the wind blowing his clothes and making a rattling sound.

He put his hands behind his back and looked down.

After a while, he said, "Since you are here too, let's watch the excitement together, I am quite spacious here." ”

Behind a big tree not far away, a person appeared, it was Chen Tao.

He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I lost." ”

"What?" Shen Yi said.

Another voice sounded in the distance: "I made a bet with him that you would definitely show up here...... I won. ”

This voice is familiar to Shen Yi, and it is the person who mentioned the colonel when he talked to Chen Tao at the beginning.

He was shocked.

A young man walked out in the distance, and Shen Yi clearly remembered that this person he had seen when he challenged Isado, and at that time, he was standing beside Christine.

"People from the Dane family?" Shen Yi's eyes narrowed.

"My name is Cliff, the third in line to the throne of the Dane family. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Shen Yi. The young blonde man strode towards Shen Yi: "By the way, the colonel asked me to say hello to you." ”

Shen Yi replied: "I never knew that the Dane family was still related to the colonel. ”

"It's not about the family, it's just a personal friendship. Cliff spread his hands: "But when it comes to not knowing, I don't think it's necessarily true." Speaking of which, there's one thing you've forgotten about with us. ”

As he spoke, Cliff took out an item from the coat of arms and threw it to Shen Yi, which was the electronic bee he put in Chen Tao's pocket.

Shen Yi took it and said with a smile: "I said why there was one missing, it turned out to be disobedient and flew to you." ”

"Maybe it's too obedient. Cliff laughed.

Shen Yi laughed, and put the scout bee back into his coat of arms without embarrassment - mosquito meat is also meat, and it is always good to save one.

Then Shen Yi looked at Chen Tao: "So...... You told me, that's what the colonel meant?"

Chen Tao nodded: "You know that if the Evil Emperor has any plan, then the colonel must be happy to sabotage it." It just so happens that the Blasters used to be the Colonel's men...... It still is. ”

Shen Yi understood.

Although the Hurricane team is finished, his agent Liu Haisu is still alive, and Chen Tao and the colonel are still in contact, instead of going to other teams to survive as Chen Tao said before.

Obviously, this is not true at all.

The Nether Wolves approached the Wind Team in order to form an anti-Resolute Blade Alliance, and the news naturally reached the Colonel's ears. The festival between the colonel and the evil emperor was naturally happy to make some trouble for him, so he warned Shen Yi through Chen Tao and asked him to prepare in advance.

Therefore, although Chen Tao did not really want to take refuge in Shen Yi, he was indeed not a spy sent by the Anti-Broken Blade Alliance, he was just like Pandora, serving multiple organizations at the same time.

Understanding this, Shen Yi looked back at Cliff: "It seems that you are the mastermind behind the scenes...... I'll admit you're good, you're the only one I've ever caught since I entered the city. ”

Although it was not an ambush, this kind of thing of being guessed and waiting for the right thing still made Shen Yi extremely unhappy. If it was not Cliff and Chen Tao who were ambushed here, but the people who wanted to ambush him, then most of the current Shen Yi would already be a dead man.

Therefore, Shen Yi was secretly ruthless in his heart, and would never give anyone such a chance again.

On the contrary, Cliff smiled: "If you are prepared and unprepared, you always have to take advantage of it." ”

He saw Shen Yi's thoughts, of course, this is not surprising, for people like them, being calculated as a behavior pattern means a huge risk in action, which can never be easily forgiven.

However, Cliff did not feel any complacent because of this, as he said, he could expect Shen Yi, but because he knew Shen Yi's existence, character, and even knew everything about him, while Shen Yi had almost no understanding of him.

This in itself is an unfair game, it is not unusual for him to win, and it is frustrating to lose it.

"You're very understanding. Shen Yi smiled, he glanced down in the distance, Chen Yuntao and Pandora had already appeared.

He said, "But I don't understand, why do you have to listen to the Colonel, since you're from the Dane family?" I mean...... I'm not even sure right now if you're an enemy or a friend. ”

Cliff replied, "It's up to you, Mr. Shen Yi." If you want, it's perfectly possible that the camp is hostile, but the relationship is friendly...... Just like you and Wei Na and Lao Meng. ”

Shen Yi's eyes shot a fine light, and he said coldly: "It seems that you have really not been idle during this time, can you tell me how you know?"

"Absolutely. In fact, it is not difficult to find the truth, but the difficult thing is to find the problem before then. To be honest, at first I didn't expect you to have helpers in the other camps. Cliff stepped forward, stood beside Shen Yi, and looked down: "It wasn't until I saw that Damned One that I realized that you might not have entered this world for no reason. So I remembered the instructions you gave to Chen Tao...... You let us all in from the South End. ”

"Then you realize that I may have helpers in other camps, which is why you have to go to the Southside. ”

"That's right. So I thought it was necessary to find out who was in those two districts. Thankfully, there was only one team of Chinese in the North District, so it took me just a few bloody points to get the answer I wanted from the North District. On the contrary, it was the West End, and it took me a lot of effort. Luckily, you happen to have two members of your party in the West End, and they're close to a party called Eternal Night......"

While Cliff was speaking, Chen Tao had already walked down the mountain, and the two main owners met, and the errand runners should automatically leave the field.

"The Colonel asked you to sabotage the evil emperor's plan, but he didn't let you reveal my old story. ”

"No, the Colonel told me to observe the situation, to be cautious, to protect myself in advance, and not to go against you easily. ”

Shen Yi was a little surprised: "This is what he told you, didn't you come to destroy the evil emperor's plan?"

"Yes and not quite. Don't forget that I have a personal relationship with the Colonel, but a family connection with Christine. If I listen to him entirely, won't I betray the family?, so all the Colonel can do is to give you a warning, and the rest will be up to you. ”

"So what do you do now......"

"Nothing to do with the Colonel!" replied Cliff in a tone of utmost affirmation, "It has something to do with the Damned." ”

He looked at Shen Yi and said, "I know what you're here for, what I'm going to say next, you can not admit a word, but your tone, attitude, expression, and subtle movements will determine my judgment on this final fact." Attention, please don't mislead me, it will directly determine whether there is a possibility of cooperation between us. ”

As he spoke, he said word by word: "You are entrusted by the space manager to kill this damned!"

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By the small lake, Chen Yuntao and Pandora have found their target, a huge hydra. The two of them are fighting this monster.

Shen Yi and Cliff stood on the big rock at the top of the mountain, watching this scene.

After a while, Shen Yi said slowly: "There is no such thing!"

Looking at Shen Yi's expression, Cliff had a satisfied smile on his face.

Although Shen Yi's answer was that there was absolutely no such thing, his expression, behavior, and even his long thinking, as well as the cautious tone when he spoke at this moment, fully explained that it was "indeed so." ”

Cliff breathed a sigh of relief, and he simply sat down.

Hand your knees and watch the battle below.

He said, "Do you know how many children a spider can have in a year?"

Shen Yi was stunned, and Cliff had already said to himself: "More than five hundred, strong reproductive ability." When the spiders emerge from their eggs, they begin to forage on their own. They will encounter many dangers throughout their lives, and only a handful will survive as they grow. ”

He looked at Shen Yi: "Those who can survive may not all be the best, but they must all be the lucky ones." ”

Shen Yi didn't speak, he knew that Cliff wouldn't say this for no reason.

Sighing, Cliff said: "The Dane family is actually a huge spider den, and every heir must be like a little spider, relying on his own strength to hunt before he becomes an adult. Until you really grow up, you won't have much power in your family at all. That's why Christine wants to get revenge on you, but she can only ask me for help. ”

"So, are the Dane family really all family?"

"How is that possible?" Cliff laughed, "No one can have a baby in the city, and if there is, it must be a bug." ”

Hearing this, Shen Yi's heart was shocked.

Cliff has continued, "The Dane family has a bloodline called the Immortal Bird. Sounds cool, right? Unfortunately, it's not really immortal. The Immortal Bloodline does not have the ability to respawn, but can pass on some of its power to a specific target. In our words, it is the blood relationship between people, which is nothing more than the duplication of genes. The immortal bird bloodline has at least the ability to copy some of its own genes...... Therefore, you can also consider the person who receives this lineage as your own child. Of course, this is a bit different from the traditional concept of family, and it is likely that your son is older than you, but it will get used to it over time. ”

"I see, in fact, you do not pass on your blood to another form through the blood and the family that was conceived, but through the connection of bloodline...... Like the first embrace of the vampire family?"

"That's right!" Cliff snapped his fingers, "but the power boost brought by bloodline transmission is limited, and in the final analysis, it is just a form of family inheritance. To be precise, bloodline is the bond that binds the family, and knowledge is the ultimate goal of our inheritance. The Dane family is a rare ancient family in the bloody city, it has existed in the city for a hundred years, and each generation of patriarchs must choose the undead bloodline. Not only does this bloodline have great power, but more importantly, it has an ancient and vast memory lineage...... It comes from our knowledge and understanding of the world. ”

He looked at Shen Yi: "This is its most valuable place!"

Shen Yi nodded slightly: "So you know everything about the Damned." ”

"Yes. Cliff replied. "The Damned...... The Damned...... Since it has been punished by heaven, how can the city let it go, and always send someone to destroy it. It's just that I didn't expect you to take advantage of this opportunity for us to kill ourselves with the Damned...... Fortunately, from the Colonel, I know your relationship with that girl, and I can understand your choice. ”

Shen Yi did not answer.

There are some things that you can understand in your heart, but you can't admit them with your mouth.

Now that Cliff told the biggest inheritance secret about the Dane family, Shen Yi naturally knew how he knew all this.

There is no doubt that the Dane family knows a lot about the city, and they have hidden these secrets deep in their bloodline, and they have kept them as inheritances, accumulating from generation to generation, and they know many more secrets than he Shen Yi.

But the Colonel knew something about what was going on between him and the space manager and the girl in white.

So it was normal for Cliff to be able to surmise all this.

The only thing he hadn't figured out was that if he knew all this, why didn't he stop it from happening?

On the shore of the Cold Lake, a large number of adventurers from the Southern District have already rushed out and rushed towards Chen Yuntao and Pandora, including the Nether Wolf and the Wind Team, and even Chen Tao has joined the sniper ranks.

Blood flashes and a new brutal battle begins.

Judging from the number of adventurers who appeared and the elven soldiers who gathered around from all directions, this time the action was by no means acting, but really to kill Chen Yuntao.

And the two main envoys who were manipulating this war behind the scenes were already sitting on the boulder talking and laughing at this moment, as if all this happening under their noses was just an ordinary little thing.

Cliff's words are wonderful: "There are always some people who can only be cannon fodder, who are only suitable for being manipulated, and who are naturally managed." ”

"What about us? are born managers?" Shen Yi didn't like this kind of bloodline theory, but he could understand the inexplicable sense of glory of the other party coming from "an ancient family".

Cliff smiled: "No, I'm also managed, but my status as a managed person is temporary. ”

"So when are you going to be a manager?"

"The day I became the patriarch of the family. Cliff replied earnestly.

Shen Yi's heart was shocked, and at that moment he finally knew what Cliff wanted.

"You want Christine's life?"

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Today's Cliff finally no longer hides himself.

There was a rare look of anger on his face, a fierce contempt for Christine, a disdain, and a strong murderous intent.

"Christine is an idiot, he's one of the few idiots in the family who didn't grow up on his own," he said. Because his father was one of the highest-ranking elders in the family. Yes, it was the city that brought their father and son in, at different times. Christine relied on his father's position to blend into the family and became the family's second in line to the throne. But in terms of ability, he is the worst of the five heirs!"

"But you can't kill him, because if you kill him, then the family will find you trouble?" asked Shen Yi.

Cliff let out a long breath: "Although the family allows the little spiders to grow on their own, they will never allow the little spiders to kill each other. Since Christine's father was an important member of the family, he would not sit idly by and watch anyone kill his son. Although I wanted him to die, I had to be careful not to express any hatred for him. Not only that, but I had to get as close to him as possible, pretend to be his good friend, and be patient with all his stupidity and arrogance...... No matter what the situation, no matter how big the mistake is, I must say as good things as possible about him, and leave no one the slightest hint of authority. ”

"So Christine always thought you were his best friend. ”

"To be exact, he always thought that I was a guy who did what he said and at the same time was a little useful and didn't pose a threat to him. ”

"It shows that you are well disguised. ”

"It's a pity that no matter how good the disguise is, there will always be a day when it will be torn. The only problem is that I don't have much time to endure in the city...... In a few months, the patriarch will enter the Tower of Babel. When that day comes, the last patriarch heir will also appear. ”

"So you have to hurry up and kill Christine. ”

"Killing Christine has never been a problem, it's a question of who is responsible. ”

"Yes, you entered this world with Christine, if you kill him and return to the city, the family will not let you go. ”

"So someone has to help me carry this black cauldron. ”

Shen Yi nodded: "That's right, and this person must be voluntary, he must not be afraid of the Dane family, and have the strength to be able to kill Christine, and most importantly, the reason and desire to kill Christine...... Seems like I'm quite qualified. ”

"It's not just that. If this person is willing to help me carry this black cauldron, he will inevitably suffer from the pursuit of the family in the future. It just so happens that I'm only the third in line now, and I'm dead with a Christine and a boss pressing on my head. If it's in the process of chasing the target, the boss is also dead......"

"Then you can be the first in line to the throne, and no one will doubt you. Because I did everything, and I'm the enemy of the Dane family!"

"That's right!"

"So the only question now is...... Why should I help you carry this black cauldron?"

Cliff smiled: "Because I'll also help you carry a black cauldron, a trouble you've been avoiding, a higher-level trouble." For you, that's what you really don't want to face, and for me, since I haven't been commissioned by anyone, there's basically no trouble......"

As he spoke, he pointed his finger at Chen Yuntao, who was not far away: "I killed this person, you help me solve Christine." We share responsibility for each other. How?"

Shen Yi stared at Cliff for a while before he said, "You are the most intelligent opponent I have ever seen since I entered the city." ”

Cliff immediately replied: "I am not your enemy, Shen Yi! A really smart person will never look for someone like you to be an opponent, but only a friend." ”

"Friend......" Shen Yi smiled: "It seems that the colonel said a lot of good things about me." ”

"It was only after listening to what he said to you that I accepted Christine's invitation. ”

"Then for you, this mission can also be seen as your last chance. ”

"Yes!" Cliff did not hide that there was nothing better for him than this opportunity.

Shen Yi said lightly: "The transaction is too beneficial to you, I have to attach three conditions." One: In this mission, you must take the fourth in the faction, and I don't want any additional changes in the main mission. If you don't pay the fine, I can lend you money. Two pay me 60,000 blood points, 10,000 per person on the Broken Blade team, I offer a very cheap price, you can pay after you return. 3. You must provide accurate information about all the actions of the Dane family, especially their possible future hunt for us. ”

"Deal!"