The Person Who Ignited the Great War, Rein

As Rein was killing someone, the man and woman secretly talking downstairs naturally noticed the commotion upstairs.

This "Black Market Trade Fair" was originally a carnival ground for phantom thieves. It was perfectly normal for these guys, who were usually rampant, to fight and kill each other over minor disputes.

This level of combat originally wouldn't have interested Bazel, and he didn't care at all why the people upstairs were fighting.

But the speed at which the fight ended was indeed beyond his expectations.

He hadn't enjoyed the spectacle as much as he'd hoped.

"Yo, they're already done upstairs."

[White Wolf] Bazel took a large gulp of wine, smacked his lips, and grumbled, "However, that assassin's stealth ability isn't weak, and he doesn't look like a novice. How was he killed in one encounter? I thought they'd struggle for a few moves. Hmph, boring."

Hearing this, the woman beside him remained expressionless and didn't speak.

The battle between two first-order transcendent beings truly didn't pique her interest.

The matter would have ended here.

But just then, something else happened.

A faint, melodious flute sound drifted down.

In the empty "Hyacinth Tavern," the ethereal flute melody was exceptionally clear and eerie!

Hearing the commotion, the woman finally raised an eyebrow slightly, letting out a soft "Oh?" of surprise, "Oh, there's also a mental sequence [Hypnotist]..."

Bazel naturally noticed the flute sound that caused a slight daze, and a flicker of vigilance immediately flashed in his eyes: "Tsk tsk, things seem to be getting interesting..."

Transcendent beings of the mental sequence were rare to see on a daily basis.

And they just happened to appear here, right when they were having a private conversation?

Bazel thought deeper. The commotion upstairs seemed unrelated to him, but could it be a diversion?

As the thought arose, he looked at Princess Oma beside him, his gaze turning subtly hostile.

Rein had only been in this world for a short year, and he had spent most of his time in the "Weasel Gang" training base, so his knowledge was still shallow.

Although he had heard that mental transcendent beings of the mysterious xì possessed certain strange abilities, he had never seen them before.

Naturally, he also didn't know that mental-sequence spells could be released through sound waves!

As Rein swiftly killed Wolf, he knew that the people upstairs had likely discovered the commotion.

Thinking to take advantage of the time difference before those guys reacted, Rein felt confident he could escape a sufficient distance.

Once he blended into the crowd in the marketplace, he would be relatively safe.

But just as he burst through the door and hadn't run a few steps, that melodious flute sound entered his ears.

"Wuwuwuhu hu hu..."

Like heavenly music from a secluded valley, the flute sound made one feel as if all their pores were relaxed, and their mind became dazed. Looking around, the environment changed, making one feel as if they were instantly transported to an endless grassland, with a blue sky and white clouds, where they were galloping freely in the wind, feeling incredibly exhilarated...

That feeling of comfort made one instantly addicted, unwilling to wake up.

Thump, thump, thump.

The rhythmic sound of leather boots stepping on the stairs echoed.

A few seconds after the flute sounded, Piscis, with a grim expression, and a dark-skinned woman holding and playing a clay flute emerged from the turn of the stairs.

Piscis looked at the blood flowing at the room's entrance. Although he found it hard to believe, he had to accept one fact: the fact that 9527 could walk out meant that Wolf, who was responsible for monitoring him, had been killed!

This blood was naturally that of his old friend, Wolf.

His old face was so grim it looked like it could drip water. Looking at Rein, who stood frozen with a vacant stare, his expression became even more displeased.

Although he had expected this kid to escape, how could an "Awakened" who had only advanced a few days ago kill Wolf, who had advanced to transcendent years ago?

Never mind, since the "[Hypnotist]" had taken action, all secrets would be revealed.

Piscis didn't think much further and said to the dark-skinned woman beside him, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Ms. Serxi. Please hypnotize this kid for me. I have some information that I need to extract from him."

"Mm, it's just a small effort."

The dark-skinned woman, whose face was covered in eerie totems, nodded and said, "He's already been hypnotized by me. Just ask whatever you want to ask directly, and he absolutely won't lie."

Piscis nodded with satisfaction and was about to say something...

But before he could speak, something unexpected happened!

Rein, who had already lost consciousness and was like a wooden puppet, suddenly twitched his finger, pulling a ring hidden in his sleeve.

Hiss, hiss, hiss...

A sound like a gas leak.

In the next moment, before the expressions of shock and doubt on Piscis's and the woman's faces could fully form, a cloud of green gas exploded. It was Rein's "Poison Gas Bomb" hidden in his chest that had been detonated.

The scene returned to three seconds earlier.

Rein, completely unaware that he had been stealthily hit.

While galloping on the grassland, he suddenly heard a danger alert from his "Smart Brain."

[Ding! Abnormal coma state detected, system executing scheduled program]

Then, the system took over the body's neural responses and pulled out a prepared contingency: Baron Morin's last poison gas bomb.

This was Rein's final trump card. As long as he fell into an abnormal coma, this poison gas bomb could create a lethal zone covering over three hundred meters, killing all nearby enemies.

After all, this green gas was a deadly toxin that even Quinn, a third-tier Demon Hunter, couldn't avoid!

When he regained consciousness, the area before his eyes was a sea of green mist.

"This is..."

Rein looked at the corpses of Piscis and a strange dark-skinned woman on the ground, his expression becoming somewhat peculiar.

Although he had "blacked out," he could easily guess what had happened and felt a wave of lingering fear.

The "Smart Brain's" real-time log also had a prompt: [Ding! Mental power was affected by sonic hypnosis. You lost conscious control, and the system executed the preset program.]

After reading this record, Rein realized he had just been on the verge of death.

If he hadn't anticipated such an emergency situation before planning this escape, set up the "Smart Brain" program, and injected the antidote left by Morin in advance...

The consequences would have been unimaginable!

"Sonic hallucination, I was actually affected without realizing it! Mental illusions are indeed bizarre..."

With the enemy's corpses just two meters away, Rein felt an immediate sense of relief at having survived.

However, with Piscis dead, Rein suddenly felt a sense of ease.

Fate had been crushing him, but at this moment, the hammer fell, the stone shattered, and he was safe and sound.

Finally, that suffocating feeling of fate gripping his throat was gone.

Although there was a slight accident, the objective had ultimately been achieved.

He felt like a serf who had overthrown his master and was singing; his miserable days were finally over.

Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, tidying up Piscis's Storage Ring and preparing to embrace a bright and free new life...

Another accident occurred.

"Bang!"

The next moment, a violent explosion deafened his ears without any warning.

Like a burst flintlock, the tin walls of the first floor of the tavern were blown apart. The explosion was so immense it felt like an earthquake, blasting away half of the entire steel-forged tavern...

"What the hell, what's going on now?"

Rein stared at the tavern, half of which had suddenly collapsed, completely stunned.

Fortunately, the shockwave was a "directional blast." Otherwise, if it had hit him, would he still be alive?

Rein swallowed, falling into self-doubt: Could it be that the poison gas bomb's power was too great, triggering some chain reaction that set off the tavern's steam boiler?

Clearly, that was not the case.

Looking through the large hole in the broken ceiling, the situation became clear.

Twenty meters away, a three-meter-tall bipedal giant wolf was ferociously staring at a disheveled figure emerging from the ruins not far away.

The giant wolf even spoke, its voice filled with malicious resentment, as if it had been cuckolded, roaring, "Damn it, your House Oma is truly untrustworthy!"

"A werewolf? White Wolf Bazel, one of the Top Ten Legendary Demon Hunters?"

Guessing the identity of the imposing figure, Rein's heart skipped a beat, and he was completely stunned.

"It wasn't me..."

Ymir, severely wounded by the sneak attack, spat out a mouthful of dark blood as she climbed out of the ruins.

The previous moment, she had been wondering why Bazel had suddenly attacked, but the next moment, seeing the familiar imperial escorts suddenly appear around them, she understood everything.

Ultimately, the woman said no more.

At this moment, any explanation was weak and powerless.