The more Dies Martin talked, the more excited he became, waving his arms as he explained.
"That's what you call letting the wolf into the house—no, luring the enemy into a trap!"
He rubbed his hands and looked eagerly at Qin Chuan.
"Shadow, what do you think of my plan? Flawless, right?"
With a wave of his hand, Qin Chuan compressed everything his Divine Sense had just discovered—the devastation on the Siberian Plain and the Extreme Ice Queen's forced ascension to Upper God—into a dark purple crystal.
"Take it." Qin Chuan tossed him the crystal. "I added a close-up of me severing the Extreme Ice Queen's arm. The sight of her damaged Divine Body leaking Origin Essence should be enough to drive those Old Monsters in the Abyss out of their minds."
Dies Martin caught the crystal and cradled it like a priceless treasure, grinning from ear to ear.
He straightened his elegant bow tie. The shady merchant look vanished from his face, replaced by an act of utter weakness, disarray, and barely contained fury.
That was the Lord of Lies's professional touch.
He had to play the wretched fool who had suffered a crushing defeat on Blue Star and fled back to the Abyss for reinforcements.
"Wait for the good news!" With that, Dies Martin dissolved into a puddle of murky black water and slipped smoothly into the shadows, heading straight for the Abyss.
Qin Chuan watched him disappear, then turned and descended to the main position of the Changbai Mountain Defense Line.
Alesha still stood quietly nearby. The Night Law behind her remained perfectly controlled, placing no unnecessary pressure on the surrounding space.
The avatar of the God of Void above them slowly faded from sight and merged with the air.
"Guild leader."
The encrypted communications channel lit