Chapter 94: The Melting Iceberg
At night, Lin You stood by the window and looked out of the room.
Torch-wielding, heavily armed orcs scurried downstairs, shouting and fighting from a short distance, echoing through the narrow streets.
The city is in complete chaos.
Even in such a remote ghetto, the streets were full of orc guards.
Thanks to Bob and Diona, the walrus, Lin You was able to hide here without having to hide from the orc guards in the dark.
However, if you want to attack this "Fighting God City", it will inevitably cause damage to the entire city, and the worst result may be to face the end of urban destruction.
This is too unfair for Bob and Diona who live in the "City of Fighting Gods".
Lin You didn't want them to be hurt for this reason, and he didn't want to destroy their originally peaceful life.
"Even if I have to leave in the end, I have to find a way to let them live safely, I am lucky to meet them, but I can't let them become unlucky because they met me, especially Diona......"
However, with his current strength, what can he do?
Lin You frowned and fell into deep thought.
"Perhaps...... Should I find a breakthrough in the 'Eighth Phantom Sun', or the Beastmaster? Do you want to find a way to single them out and minimize the damage to the city......"
Thinking of this, he shook his head and rejected the idea.
"There are not enough resources in this alien world, and there are few skills and equipment, so the odds are not good until you are fully prepared."
"What's more, even the four-star small boss has a large group of subordinates with him, and the Beastmaster and the 'Eighth Phantom Sun' are probably more miscellaneous soldiers, once they are surrounded, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"So...... You can only start with four stars, it is very difficult to kill them in public, and you have to find a way to create an opportunity to face them alone, just like the warden before......"
"Moreover, the number of four-star people must be investigated first, and then eliminated one by one, concentrate their resources on me, rely on other contestants to contain ordinary orcs, and let me face the Beastmaster and the 'Eighth Phantom Sun' alone, so that there is a slight possibility of breaking the game."
"Whew...... But the world is changing, so it's so difficult to operate like this......"
Lin You secretly sighed and called, "Ashley! ”
In his pocket, a little guy moved, Ashley showed her little head to look at Lin You, then grabbed his shirt and climbed all the way up, and sat on Lin You's shoulder.
"What?"
She rubbed her hazy eyes, looking like she hadn't woken up.
Lin You tilted his head to look at her, and asked with a helpless smile, "...... Aren't you physically active? Why do you still need to sleep? ”
"Hmm......" Ashley poked her face and thought for a moment, thought twice, thought for a moment......
"I don't know! I felt a little sleepy and went to sleep, probably because my soul also needs to rest! ”
"Have you rested enough? I have a task for you. ”
"Is it finally my turn? What task!? Just say it, it's okay to cook, I learned a lot of posture yesterday......"
"Not that kind of task!"
Lin You couldn't help but interrupt her indecent remarks that she was about to exit.
He took a seed from the spectral device and placed it in Ashley's small hand.
"Xiaohua will be handed over to you first, help me guard this place tonight, if someone dares to make trouble, you don't have to be polite, if you encounter a difficult enemy, remember to summon Xiaohua, I can receive the news of your skill consumption, so I will rush back as soon as possible."
Ashley took the seed and held it in her arms, as if she was holding a pillow, and the soft part of her chest was squeezed, and the visual effect was even more exaggerated.
She looked at Lin You's serious expression, stretched out her smooth little foot and kicked him in the face, and asked, "Where is the master going tonight, is it dangerous?" Otherwise, let Xiaohua guard here, and I'll go with the master. ”
This was said casually and naturally, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing, which made Lin You's heart quite moved.
Ashley is simple-minded, these words are from the heart, compared to herself, Ashley is obviously more concerned about Lin You's safety, and would rather follow him into danger.
It's just that I really can't take her this time.
Because the important task of summoning Xiaohua cannot be completed by anyone but Ashley.
Ashley belongs to Lin You's summons, and in some ways, it can be said that it is a part of Lin You, and when he is not present, Ashley can summon Flavor on her own with his permission.
There is no substitute for this.
Lin You explained her importance to Ashley, and then told her to complete the task seriously.
Ashley learned that she was so valued, and she was happy to herself, patting her rippling chest and reassuring, "With me here, you can rest assured, master!" ”
Lin You nodded, and then found Diona again, ready to explain to her.
When Diona walked in, she happened to see Ashley growing rapidly in front of Lin You, she covered her mouth and stared at this scene blankly, everyone was stupid.
"Why...... There's one more person in your room dressed like this...... Such an indescribable woman? Eh, this woman is still a little familiar......"
She had seen the miniature version of Ashley, so she would naturally feel familiar, but she didn't remember it for a while.
After Lin You explained his plans to her clearly, he left the tavern.
……
Through the darkness of the night, he has to find his first target, the rhinoceros man he has seen during the day, Quinn, the "Lord of the Arena".
Coming to the civilian area again, it is already completely lively.
Everywhere there was the sound of battle, the sound of fires and footsteps filling the entire neighborhood.
Hiding in the shadows, Lin You overheard the conversation of a few guards not far away.
"Just now, the dungeon was attacked again, and a lot of people from the other world ran out, they are setting fire everywhere to disperse our combat power, and the loss of this invasion of the other realm is estimated to be close to that of the dragon clan!"
"The gutter capsized, I really didn't expect the little human to be so difficult to deal with!"
"They're not ordinary humans, they're otherworldly! Unlike those soft persimmons we've caught before......"
"Shhhh You forgot, Lord Beastmaster has a ban, don't mention that. ”
Another guard came running out of breath, "Oh no! The city gate is besieged by a group of people from other worlds, and the 'City Defense Chief' is going to be unable to withstand it, so go and support! ”
"What!? Even that adult can't stop it, so what's the use of us going? ”
"Go and inform the 'Sheriff' and the 'Patrol Officer' and have them support the city gates!"
At this time, a dense sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and in the firelight, a group of centaurs appeared in Lin You's field of vision.
The leader was dressed in pitch-black armor, holding a half-moon-shaped knife in his hand, exhaling a burst of cold air, and a pale green glow shone from under his helmet.
His voice was far away and hollow, as if it were coming from hell, and all the guards couldn't help but shiver.
"The 'War Knights' have come to the rescue on the orders of the Beastmaster, you ...... Lead the way! ”
Lin You hid in the dark and saw this scene, and couldn't help but take two steps back.
For some reason, the centaur leader gave him an invisible sense of oppression, making him feel that it was better to stay away as much as possible.
Sensing his inner thoughts, Lin You immediately became alert and thought, "Isn't this the effect of 'fear'?" ”
Rao is his 63 spiritual attributes, and he has not been able to completely resist the centaur leader.
So, he forced himself to look out to get information about the other party.
[Four-star "Shadow of War" Karim, a centaur death knight, the "War Knights" he leads are the strongest knights under the Beastmaster.
Because he directly obeys the orders of the Beastmaster, he also has a lot of power, but except in the face of war, they basically do not appear in peacetime.
Karim's power comes from death, and a "fear aura" hangs over him at all times. 】
……
"Death Knight? These centaurs aren't orcs? ”
Suddenly, Lin You became alert and quietly took two steps back, allowing himself to completely retreat into the shadows.
At the same time, the centaur leader also looked at Lin You's hiding place, and under the helmet, a ghostly light flickered.
After a few moments, Karim didn't notice anything unusual, he turned around, gave an order, and led the knights to the city gates.
Lin You listened to the sound of horses' hooves that were fading away, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
In just a moment, he had already heard the names of four monsters that could be four-star monsters, "Chief of City Defense", "Sheriff", "Patrol Officer" and "Shadow of War", all of whom were definitely combatants.
Because these ordinary guards mentioned them, they all added the honorific title of "Lord" at the end.
This is the same as the previous "Warden".
Therefore, Lin You has reason to believe that the number of four-stars in the "Fighting God City" is probably much more than that of the previous otherworld.
"If there is a four-star monster in every position in this city, then I will fight them one by one, and I won't be able to finish them in thirty days......"
"But if you don't fight, will the Beastmaster allow humans to live until the thirtieth day?"
Thinking of the accumulation of white bones under the "Fighting God Statue", Lin You dispelled this thought.
No way.
Under the bewitchment of the "Eighth Phantom Sun", the Beastmaster will not let go of the otherworldly, and his idol still needs the accumulation of souls and the paving of corpses, so he has done whatever it takes.
"Only by defeating the enemy can we have a chance to live, and even if we lose in the end, we have to hurt them and stand on the same level with them, so that we will have enough bargaining chips."
"Human ...... It's time to be united, and hopefully they'll all notice that......"
Lin You walked in the dark corner, trying to avoid the orc guards.
From time to time, one or two patrol guards flew in the sky, and he really understood what it meant to be a net.
Quietly passing through the civilian quarters, he finally came to the aristocratic quarters, where the guards were tighter and the chaos was barely visible.
Because all the high-ranking officials and nobles of the "Doushen City" live here, of course, including all the four-star "so-and-so officials".
Their home is located here.
Lin You's purpose for coming here is very simple: the moon is dark and the wind is high and the night kills.
Breaking into their homes, directly raising knives and dropping knives, anti-customer-oriented, this bandit-like behavior is "exciting" to think about.