Pleasant Cooperation

"We'll be working together later, so why don't we introduce ourselves first?"

Linsey headed toward the edge of Echo Valley Town.

The town was built in the valley, and at his speed, he quickly reached the edge.

Linsey grabbed the Perceiver with one hand and used the other to climb, leaping over the edge of town in a few bounds and heading straight up the cliff.

When they arrived at an Echo Cave, Linsey put down the Perceptor in his hand. "Don't worry, I won't force you to fight Seventh Stage Awakener. Just lead the way obediently."

"Our cooperation will definitely be very pleasant!"

"..."

The perceiver looked bitter.

He had an urge to turn around and run away.

But when he thought of the methods and abilities Linsey had demonstrated, he extinguished that delusion himself.

The perceiver had no choice but to introduce itself:

"Sir, my name is Ka Ji."

"As you can probably tell, I'm just a Fourth Stage Perceptor, with no talent in combat."

Linsey casually replied with a pseudonym:

"Ka Ji, right? Don't be shy, just call me Di Ya Bo Luo."

Ka Ji immediately began to flatter:

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, your name sounds very imposing; you must be an extraordinary person!"

"..."

Linsey almost laughed, but he held it in.

He turned around and saw that there were numerous caves on the mountain wall. Even with the [Decryption Game] module activated, he could only see those complex and chaotic footprints and could not distinguish the correct path.

So Linsey looked at Ka Ji beside him. "Tell me, where did Mu Le Na Hu En and Han Si Ke come from?"

Ka Ji's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing this.

Even now, he still finds it hard to believe Linsey's motives:

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, are you really going to track down those two Seventh Stage Awakened Ones? You're not joking, are you?"

Linsey countered, "When you and the others surrounded Fuerzi, you weren't this cautious, were you?"

"..."

Ka Ji's lies were repeatedly exposed by Linsey.

He didn't dare gamble on whether Linsey was testing him this time, so he honestly pointed to a spot on the lower part of the mountain wall. "It's there."

"The two of them entered the mountain from here, one after the other. As for what they did inside, I have no idea."

Linsey nodded.

He grabbed Ka Ji and continued to climb upwards, easily reaching the cave entrance.

The moment Linsey stepped into this place, he felt his Task Bar react.

Looking up, a new task indeed appeared.

Search for the Wounded

In the midst of a tense chase, the injured Awakened One is trapped here; find him!

[Task Reward: Upgrade to the [Decryption Game] module]

"..."

"Decryption Game?"

Linsey raised an eyebrow, surprised but also somewhat delighted.

Finding someone in this Maze Echo Tunnel does indeed feel a bit Decryption Game.

He then looked at Ka Ji beside him:

"With your skills, you should be able to track them down."

Ka Ji looked troubled:

"Sir, more than a day has passed."

"My vision and hearing are trained, and my Scouting Skill are quite good. But if the distance is too far, then there's nothing I can do..."

Linsey suddenly interrupted Ka Ji's answer:

What about the sense of smell?

"The Fourth Stage of the Perceiver's skills should have already unlocked extraordinary sense of smell."

"The two of them will inevitably leave some scent as they pass by. You should be able to tell the difference, right?"

"..."

Ka Ji was speechless, his expression so terrible he looked like he was about to cry.

He tried to find an excuse, but Linsey immediately saw through his abilities.

Now, this perceiver has completely lost all thoughts of resisting Linsey.

He became completely focused, examining the smells in the surrounding air.

"Sniff—sniff—"

Through the enhancement of skills.

The sense of smell of a human being can even surpass that of an elephant!

In a cave with poor ventilation, he could clearly smell even a week ago, let alone a day or two!

Ka Ji quickly identified the correct route.

This time, without Linsey urging him, he was completely convinced and took the initiative to lead the way, only then asking Linsey a question:

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, have you worked with other sensory beings before? Even if ordinary people know that we are good at reconnaissance, they would not think of factors such as smell and odor."

"..."

Linsey recalled her experience in Black Mountain.

Oma, who was controlled by the Dragon Beast, was a Fifth Stage perceiver.

Once the empathy is achieved, the tracking ability is even more powerful than Linsey's Map Skill.

It's a pity to lose such a talented person.

But because of the Dragon Beast's control, they remained in Black Mountain forever.

Linsey sighed, "I did work with the Perceiver, but sadly he's gone forever..."

Linsey was just making a casual remark.

But to Ka Ji, it sounded like a blatant threat! What did Linsey mean? The Awakened One he had worked with was gone forever! Did this answer mean that if he didn't cooperate properly, he would face the same fate? At this thought, Ka Ji immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He took a few steps forward, venturing deeper into the dark cave, and even asked Linsey behind him:

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, my eyes can see clearly in the dark. Would you like me to light a torch?"

Linsey switched to the Crimson Spider Eye Goggles in her Equipment Slot: "No need, I can see clearly."

"..."

The two hurried forward through the dark, Echo Tunnel.

Guided by their sense of smell, they quickly ventured deep into the mountain, encountering other adventurers exploring the tunnels along the way.

Several hours passed, but the Echo Tunnel still showed no signs of ending.

Linsey activated the [Map] skill, and the number of markers appearing around her was greatly reduced.

At this moment, the cave they were walking through was no longer as rounded as the outer side of the valley.

The surrounding terrain began to show abrupt, angular features, and in some places there were even natural underground fissures containing pale skeletons.

Ahead of Linsey, Ka Ji's movements also began to slow down.

He could smell the scents of the two Seventh Stage awakened beings growing stronger, and his fear intensified.

They walked another distance.

Ka Ji forced himself to talk to Linsey behind him, hoping to find some sense of security from this powerful figure:

"By the way, Lord Di Ya Bo Luo."

"What exactly is your profession as an Awakened One?"

"I've been to many places around the world, but I've never met anyone as remarkable as you!"

Linsey replied calmly, "As for me, I'd say I'm a Life Scholar, and at most I've also learned some combat techniques for warriors."

Life Scholar? How does someone in that profession see through your lies? Ka Ji was puzzled.

Just then, he smelled a peculiar scent from the wall, which made him stop in his tracks immediately.

"Not Mu Le Na Hu En, nor Han Si Ke?"

"This smell... something's not right!"