Chapter 1606 - 1602: Betrayal

Leilei felt something was off, so since this morning, she has been using "phantom body" to follow behind Sigrut.

"I say, you really seem idle, following from morning until now..."

The so-called "phantom body" is Leilei's transparent masterpiece; to use this spell, one must master advanced invisibility magic and invisibility action skills completely.

Leilei's original English voice alphabet is "recon." In fact, in United States military terms, it refers to reconnaissance units, but the correct pronunciation seems to be Leilei's.

When he shaped his character, he enhanced his ability for preemptive reconnaissance during hunting, so tracking could be said to be his specialty.

He once misused this ability to invade Qiuya's hotel room while she was resting. Although someone later explained that he secretly placed his birthday gift in her room for Qiuya, she still beat him halfheartedly.

Leilei continued speaking, ignoring Ye Zhi's mocking.

"When that guy said such outrageous things at the Wind Tower, I got really angry, ready to poison him. So I followed him to find a chance. Guess what happened?"

"Wow, you're really scary."

"That guy disappeared into an alley wearing a transparent cloak. I thought there must be something strange inside, but would my eyes alone be blocked by such a thing?"

"Stop bragging. Just keep talking."

"I walked into the sewer, spent about five minutes. Two strange individuals were waiting for him in many places. They also wore transparent cloaks, but when they took them off, Ye Qiu would be shocked because the other party was a Fire Elf."

"Why? But the cloak alone can't fool the guards, right? If members of other races enter the gates, they should be chopped down... So is it... could they?

"Yes, you guessed it right. They had passes."

The so-called "passes" are passport-like items. Only after careful review can other races trade on their territory. At that time, only a few Governance Department personnel could issue the items, and these items were non-transferable. Of course, Sigrut had the authority to issue items.

"I thought I finally caught him. So I perked up my ears and heard him telling the Fire Elf he had already cast a tracking spell on Qiuya. But that's not all. In fact, today's main event... New Year's Eve, she's going to the neutral zone under very confidential circumstances to sign a formal contract with the Cat Monster Sect Leader and the Monster Race."

"Ah... that's why the consulate didn't raise the national flag."

Leilei shouted loudly, as if trying to cover Ye Zhi.

"That guy from Sigrut... plans to use the huge Fire Elf army to attack the contract signing ceremony venue!"

"What..."

Ye Zhi couldn't breathe for a moment. Even though she had a feeling of not being able to return when she left, the Wind Elf's territory was her hometown, and Shuye was her respected leader. The unease in her chest made her shout into the microphone.

"Why didn't you say earlier? Isn't this really bad?"

"Didn't I say from the start that something big was wrong?"

Leilei protested with a wolf-like voice, but Nakata continued yelling at him:

"Did you notify New Year's Eve? Is there time before the ceremony starts?"

"I also knew this was a big deal, so I prepared to leave the ground. But at that time, I accidentally kicked a small stone..."

"Idiot! You big idiot!"

"For some reason, being scolded by Ye Zhi makes me feel increasingly comfortable..."

"You big pervert! What happened then? Did you contact anyone in the end?"

"In the end, my hiding place was discovered by the Fire Elves. Originally I planned to be killed and revive immediately in the Wind Tower, then run to the embassy to inform everyone. But they used poison arrows, it's really outrageous."

Although this contradicts what he just said, he really didn't have time to complain about it.

"And then?"

"I was paralyzed in the sewer, caught by the Fire Elves... So I could only leave the game to call you, but you didn't answer the phone. Ye Qiu has no one else to contact in the real world... Ah, well, they said the conversation with the Cat Monster Sect Leader is starting at one o'clock... Wow, only forty minutes left! What to do, Ye Zhi?"

Ye Zhi took a deep breath and quickly said:

"Do you know the meeting location?"

"I don't know the exact coordinates... but seems to be near Butterfly Valley in the mountains."

"Got it, I'll find a way to warn them... it's not too late. Ye Qiu is about to hang up."

"Ah, Ye Zhi!"

As her fingertip touched the stop button, Leilei's nervous voice came through the microphone.

"What's wrong?"

"What's the relationship between Ye Qiu and Ye Zhi?"

Pfft.

Ye Zhi had no intention of listening further, hanging up without mercy.

After hanging up, Ye Zhi placed her phone on the bed, buried her head in the pillow, closed her eyes, and spoke the only effective spell in the real world, allowing her consciousness to shift to the world full of plots.

Qiuya vigorously opened her eyes and quickly stood up.

"Whoa, how scary!"

The Black Elf in front of her was holding a strange food he bought at a roadside stall—a thing that looked like a group of reptiles roasted together—which almost fell, but he caught it quickly.

"Welcome back, Qiuya."

"Welcome back!"

Facing Ye Qiu and Dong who said this, Qiuya didn't even have time to say "I'm back" to Ye Qiu, her opening words were:

"Ye Qiu-I'm sorry..."

"Hmm, hmm?"

"I have a very urgent matter now that I must handle, the timing is really pressing, no time to explain, maybe I won't be able to come back to find you."

"..."

Ye Qiu immediately stared into Qiuya's eyes, nodded, and replied:

"Alright, we'll keep walking as you talk."

"Hey...?"

"You have to leave here anyway, right?"

"Alright, let's talk while we go."

Qiuya ran from Lugulu's central street towards the side gates of Luban City.

They passed through the crowd, left the gate carved from large stones, and saw the bridge across the underground lake. The iron pieces at the bottom of Qiuya's boots creaked with her full-force sprint, but she tried to explain the story to Ye Qiu.

Fortunately, even if you run too fast in this world, you won't run out of breath.

"That's how it is."

After explaining everything once, Qiuya didn't know if Ye Qiu truly understood; Ye Qiu moved his eyes forward as if pondering something.