Chapter 563

"Don't you guys think Lin Yu looks like a villain right now?"

"We were just chased by the boss of the Upper City. Does that mean we'll be... in the Lower City too?"

"That can't be that bad, can it?"

Star looked at the motionless Luka and responded softly to March 7th.

"The man walked up to Lin Yu and didn't say anything. Does this mean he might have realized that Lin Yu hadn't done anything wrong, so he started to reflect on his own actions?"

No, no, no.

Looking at Scott, who was on the verge of death, March 7th's expression of helplessness deepened.

"Although I also trust Lin Yu's judgment, after he arrived in the lower city, he punched an old man so hard that he was on the verge of death."

"This... doesn't seem like a good person at all."

"Wait a bit, March."

Xing glanced down at Lin Yi and then said nothing more.

In Xing's eyes, speaking ill of Lin Yu's Daughter's father in front of her was clearly not a good thing.

Unfortunately, March 7th didn't understand Xing's meaning at all; instead, he asked Xing questions out of curiosity.

"Hey, why did you suddenly change the subject?"

"About this..."

Listening to the discussion of these mothers in reserve, Lin Yi opened her eyes wide and looked up at the two of them.

"Actually, Sister Xing, you don't need to be so formal. Dad has done even more outrageous and exciting things before. It's definitely okay for you two to have a normal discussion."

"Even more outrageous and exciting things..."

Hearing Lin Yi's initiative in speaking, Xing seized the opportunity to expand the topic and subtly steered the conversation in the direction he wanted to understand.

"For example? Did Lin Yu do anything excessive before?"

"Well, how should I put it... He abandoned his daughter and other family members because of work, killed clan elders, and manipulated others mentally... Ah, these are just the things I know. In places I don't know, my stinky old man might have done even worse things."

Listening to Lin Yi's speech, March 7th became certain that her idea was correct.

Considering Lin Yu's past actions and his current behavior—doesn't he seem more like a villain?

Abandoning his daughter to attend to work—this is a trope typically found in villainous characters in various comics who pursue power but forget about family.

Killing a clan elder—no need to say more, it's the standard plot for vying for power.

Mind manipulation of others—this needs no explanation at all. Would a decent person do such a thing? (╯‵□′)╯┻━┻.

For a moment, because of Lin Yi's remarks, March 7th looked at Lin Yu with an even more strange gaze.

Faced with March 7th's suspicious attitude and Lin Yi's nonchalant demeanor, Xing sighed and realized that March 7th probably really believed what she said.

"In March, if you just look at Xiao Yi's expression now, you'll see the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned."

"She's just joking with you—what daughter would say that about her father?"

"Yes, that's it."

Looking at the shocked March 7th, Lin Yi put her hands on her hips and said with a grin.

"Sister March, you're too easily fooled!"

"Huh??? I trusted you so much!!!"

After subtly probing their attitudes toward her father, Lin Yi realized after a moment's thought that although their attitudes toward her father differed, both attitudes were... well, you know.

To put it nicely, people who celebrate March 7th are naive; to put it bluntly, they are easily deceived.

She's certainly not stupid, but expecting her to be smart enough to distinguish between truth and falsehood is clearly overestimating her.

With her father's cunning, manipulating this Abyss Flower girl with words was no more difficult than breathing.

Xing clearly thinks more deeply than March 7th, and from this perspective, she is less likely to be deceived.

But her father was far too special to Xing.

From an objective point of view, a handsome man who demonstrates sufficient strength, treats people kindly, and has done a great favor for you clearly fits the aesthetic of most young women.

Xing is capable of thinking, but Lin Yu's verbal probing revealed that whenever Lin Yu is involved, Xing uses her clever little brain to conjure up logic that benefits Lin Yu.

Lin Yi felt that Xing, a woman who would deliberately deceive herself when it came to her crush, was obviously easier for her philandering father to handle.

"Alright, let's go over there too."

Listening to the discussion behind him, Dan Heng addressed the crowd.

"That man didn't 'realize the truth,' but rather his body was completely unable to move."

"The aura emanating from Lin Yu is too strong. If he wanted to, he could even crush his opponent with his aura and make them lose without a fight."

"We've only just arrived in the lower city, so it's really not appropriate for us to cause any more trouble. Therefore, we must act as a lubricant..."

At this point, Dan Heng clearly showed a look of surprise.

"Where's Svarog?!"

"Hey, Uncle Blue Hair... I really didn't expect how he left us."

Sure enough, this person is up to no good.

His appearance on the snowfield was no accident. The fact that we were able to encounter the Silvermane Guards so quickly was clearly the result of his prior guidance.

No wonder Lin Yu tried to contact this guy to help us. Did he already notice something was wrong with Svarog yesterday?

"What's wrong."

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Luka, who was already drenched in sweat, forced himself to stay awake and sneered at Lin Yu.

"One person isn't enough, should we all come together?"

"Oh, it's no use."

Seeing his companions walking towards him, Lin Yu took a step forward and said to Luka.

"Let me go see your teacher. I have something to discuss with the overt commander of the Earthfire."

"Hey, you want to see Master?!"

As Luka sensed the pressure intensifying, he felt a significant increase in his inner fear.

He should have been a fearless fighter, but now, facing his fear, Luka realizes that he is indeed far from being as good as his mentor.

If his mentor were here, perhaps he wouldn't be behaving so poorly as he is now.

"If you want to see your master, then... you'd better beat me first!"

"... Ha, not only are your hands iron, but your head isn't much better either."

Looking at the young man who was barely managing to throw a punch at him, Lin Yu sighed helplessly and then gently grabbed the other man's iron fist with his right hand.

"As expected—you wouldn't fall for it so easily!"

Having missed his first attack, Luka immediately prepared to launch a follow-up offensive.

But just as he was about to launch another close-range assault, a scythe suddenly fell from the sky, cleaving his mechanical arm, which he used to assist in the battle, in two.

"This is..."

Luka, whose offensive had been interrupted and who was even forced to retreat, looked at his companion Seele, who had emerged from the shadows, and said nothing more with a complicated expression.

Faced with Luka's incredibly complicated gaze, Seele, a [Earthfire] executive who already had a bad temper, said to Luka in an annoyed tone.

"What are you looking at? You've caused such a commotion as soon as you got back. If I hadn't stopped you, you... look at what this gentleman is holding."

"Hmm, this is...!"

Luka was stunned when he saw the other half of the mechanical arm in Lin Yu's hand turn into starlight and fall to the ground.

If Seele hadn't severed his arm, what would have happened to his physical body now that his mechanical arm had been taken care of?

"Hey, don't give me that look, buddy."

Having completely annihilated the wreckage, Lin Yu spoke to the two Earthfire cadres before him.

"You are good people. Unless there are special circumstances, I generally don't want to hurt innocent good people."

"As for that old Deng over there—hey, you locals know better than I do how disgusting and deserving of a beating he is."

Listening to Lin Yu's speech, Seele, who had just arrived at the scene after receiving Oleg's orders, glanced at Scott lying on the ground.

Although she tried her best to appear nonchalant, everyone could tell at a glance that the girl almost burst out laughing.

Scott has been causing trouble and being annoying for a long time. If it weren't for the Earthfire's pursuit of stability in the lower city, Seele and Luka might be the ones dealing with Scott now.

If it weren't for the formalities, Seele would definitely have shouted "Yay!" in private.

As for why Seele addressed Lin Yu, this stranger, as "sir" after they met, there is a reason for that.

If it were up to Seele herself, she certainly wouldn't be so polite to someone she'd just met.

But the reason she was able to come here today, and even arrive at the scene in time, was because Oleg, the leader of the Earth Fire, issued an urgent mission to Seele, asking her to come here and bring a new guest to him.

Seele is now the face of [Earthfire] to the outside world. Even though she doesn't have a particularly good temper, she will pay a little more attention to her attitude when the boss emphasizes it.

"Mr. Lin Yu, right?"

After walking up to Lin Yu, Seele pushed Luka aside and, barely maintaining an expression she wouldn't normally show, spoke to Lin Yu a very serious manner.

"Our leader of the Earth Fire Oleg, has long heard of your deeds."

"To be honest, I came here personally to invite you all to have a chat with him... Ugh, so annoying."

Seele realized that she was still not comfortable with this tone of voice, and then she realized she couldn't be bothered to keep pretending.

"In short, our boss said you are very important and asked me to take you to see him."

"If you have nothing else to do..."

"—Now, I can take you to see the [Firefly Leader] you want to see."

Trailblaze Chapter 20: A Rebellion Against My Beautiful Mother!

That night

Since arriving in the lower city, Bronya has come to understand what it means to be in hell.

In the past, although she was dissatisfied with some of Cocolia's orders, she could still convince herself that "these are all for the good of Belobog."

Because those lies kept repeating in her mind, she was able to tolerate questioning Cocolia most of the time and continue to carry out those obviously wrong orders.

Even after Lin Yu appeared and exposed part of Cocolia's true nature, Bronya's heart still leaned more towards her adoptive mother.

But when she arrived in the lower city and saw the reality she had been seeking but never witnessed, she truly felt as if the sky had fallen.

She had anticipated that the people in the lower city would suffer greatly after the communication between the upper and lower city areas was cut off.

But after witnessing the current situation of the residents in the lower city, Bronya felt a real sense of guilt.

Before Cocolia issued that order, the Upper and Lower City were just called Upper and Lower City, and there was not much difference in their daily lives.

Even now, some of the residents in the Lower City were originally from the Upper City who came to carry out missions and participate in support work.

Now, after comparing the living conditions of the residents on both sides, Bronya felt that the living conditions of the residents on both sides were worlds apart.

The Upper City will face a threat from the Rift...

Well, or rather, before Lin Yu can deal with the Void creature, they must face a host of threats from the Rift.

It was precisely because the number of rifts was increasing that Bronya believed there was no problem with Cocolia's order to recall the Silvermane Guards.

But now, having witnessed reality, she realized that although the people of the Upper City were in danger, they were generally safe thanks to the protection of the Silvermane Guards.

They not only have abundant material resources, but also a richer spiritual life.

The situation is quite different in the lower city area. Not only are people living in hardship, but some supplies have also been running out for a long time.

Because there are no Silvermane Guards in the Lower City, the residents of the Lower City can only rely on their self-organized self-defense group, "Earthfire," to protect everyone.

However, no matter how hard Di Huo tries, this can only be considered a vigilante-level combat force.

This group includes skilled officers like Luka and Seele, but most are ordinary people.