Among Three, There Must Be Cheng Shi
This left Hong Lin speechless, because she had indeed left a huge mess behind.
She failed to win the war on the ground, or rather, the battle on the ground was far from over.
Just as Cheng Shi had predicted, all six of the Grand Inquisition's members, except for the deceased Loart, were indeed in Kato Court today. However, since two of them were in the dungeon, only three remained on the ground.
When the Iron Law Knight surrounded the entire Wailing Iron Prison, Grand Executioner Altare was the first to arrive and the first to engage in combat with Hong Lin. However, this strongest of the six Supremes seemed to be injured and was quite inconvenient to move around. Only with the strong [Order] Faith power contributed by the Iron Law Knight was he able to barely fight the Big Cat, who had transformed into Giant Bear, to a draw.
But soon, the other two Chief Judge arrived. Under the protection of the Iron Rule of Order, the two of them reversed the Grand Executioner's disadvantage as soon as they joined the battlefield, leading the Knights to force the Big Cat to retreat step by step.
Even ants can kill an elephant if they outnumber them. Faced with overwhelming numbers, the Big Cat dared not be careless, so she rolled her Dice.
As the Dice wobbled across the ground and landed at 24, the Iron Law Knights, the strongest guard of the Grand Inquisition, renowned throughout the Isle of Hope, gradually crumbled amidst the roar of the Giant Bear.
Today's Warrior are utterly unreasonable. She single-handedly charged into the fray, like a tiger among sheep; every pounce and leap claimed lives, every roar instilled fear. Just as she was getting into the swing of things, Cheng Shi called...
No, it was Yu Mu who called.
She sensed that Yu Mu was being controlled, which startled Hong Lin. She thought that something had happened to Cheng Shi Cheng Shi the prison, so she shoved away the executioner's counterattack, stretched out the dented iron door, and used it to block the enemy in the doorway for a moment. Then she followed the direction Yu Mu was heading and came down.
Then they encountered the scene of Cheng Shi confronting Li Jingming.
To be honest, Hong Lin and Li Jingming have a decent relationship, or rather, apart from Zhen Yi, everyone else has a decent relationship with Li Jingming.
As he himself said, this Believer of "Memory" has a really good temper and cooperates more with other Chosen of God and Peak Player than with them, which is why he is able to obtain all sorts of different Memory from countless people.
When Peak Player talk about cooperation, they often think of two people: Zhen Xin and Li Jingming.
However, having too much contact with Zhen Xin meant having to put up with her unlucky younger sister, while cooperating with the Dragon King was much more innocent.
Therefore, Li Jingming has a good reputation.
But it was only good, because when he started using his Memory to impersonate others, the other players gradually became wary of him.
That's the attitude of the Big Cat: cooperation is fine, but friendship... not a chance.
She coughed lightly, still pondering how to answer the question without making herself too embarrassed, but Cheng Shi had already figured out why Big Cat had come down. His heart warmed, and he immediately spoke for Big Cat:
"It's not a big problem. Who said you have to choose a place like this to check Memory?"
"This dungeon is so stuffy, I've wanted to leave for ages. Hong Lin, you withstood the Grand Inquisition's strongest offensive, don't tell me you can't break down these chains of 'Order' or breach these thick dungeon walls."
Yes!
Why stay here and take the risks?
If you don't have time to fight, you can run away first.
Hong Lin raised an eyebrow and smiled, giving Cheng Shi a big thumbs up.
Li Jingming observed their interaction and, combined with his previous probing of Hong Lin over the phone, finally realized that their relationship was far better than he had imagined.
Interesting, could this be a case of mutual respect between warriors?
Hong Lin ignored Li Jingming, raised her head and let out a low roar, transforming back into her Giant Bear form.
However, the Giant Bear still possessed the full Divine Power of [Destiny], making her incredibly fierce. She took a step forward, smashed down the sturdy back wall of the dungeon with a single punch, and then roared as she began to smash the empty dungeon with her hammer.
Hong Lin wasn't stupid; at least she was very shrewd in combat. She could see that she might not be able to break the shackles of this "Order," but that didn't stop her from dismantling the entire dungeon and leaving with the people and the shackles.
I can't open the safe, but I can choose to take it with me!
So she actually demolished the dungeon!
The dungeon is called a dungeon because it is buried deep underground. If the cell were on the Surface, the three men would have already successfully escaped with three prisoners from the Grand Inquisition.
But not now. Hong Lin smashed the entire dungeon to pieces, the compacted soil around it began to collapse inward, and the collapse of the entire spatial structure happened in an instant.
However, none of the three people in the dungeon were afraid.
Cheng Shi the mud surged towards him, Cheng Shi pulled out a shovel from his spatial storage and swung it left and right with both hands, as fast as rowing a boat. He quickly dug a spacious passageway through the collapsed earth.
Hong Lin roared again, recalled the Tree Servant Yu Mu, pulled the three sinners still bound by the chains of [Order] closer, then transformed into Jungle Leopard, threw the three onto his back, and followed the "Cheng Shi brand excavator" outwards.
Li Jingming stood on the only patch of ground that hadn't collapsed yet, watching the two men's crude escape attempt. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.
They're all reckless fools.
As Peak Player, they clearly had more effortless and elegant ways to escape, but they chose the most cumbersome and laborious one.
So...
Are soldiers so great?
Don't you consider how your Mage teammates feel?
Li Jingming sighed. He really didn't want to make himself look so pathetic, so he used the backup plan he had left outside the Wailing Iron Prison and sent it directly underground.
Although Cheng Shi was right, they could continue to probe into Memory in another place, but the search and pursuit by the Grand Inquisition remained an uncertain factor.
So he had to take advantage of his free time to do something to further delay the actions of the Chief Judge and the Chief Executioner.
The instant Li Jingming disappeared, Cheng Shi suddenly paused, stopped swinging his shovel, and laughed on the spot.
The Big Cat behind him also paused, surprised, and asked, "Let's go, why are you stopping?"
Cheng Shi looked back at the collapsed passage he had come from. "The Dragon King is gone?"
The Big Cat patted the dirt off its head with its huge paw and nodded. "Let's go, you'd better hurry up and go."
"That's good, let's take another route!"
"?"
"We have the man in our hands, the Dream-Peeking Candle in our hands, and everything is ours, so why should we stay with him?"
"Quick, Hong Lin, go dig in the dirt up ahead. Your claws are sharp, you can dig fast."
"???" Hong Lin was stunned, looked at Cheng Shi with disdain, and sneered, "You probably forgot that he has your place in the family."
"I didn't forget, so we went our separate ways."
As he spoke, he slipped a Dice into the Big Cat's paw.
"Take the people and the Dice and head that way, dig out the Prologue Mountain, and head away from Kato Court."
I'm walking this way, I'll be there to find you soon.
"Maybe we can even make a small profit before the Trials begins."
"..." Hong Lin's expression turned strange. "Cheng Shi, although Li Jingming is not a good friend, it's best not to make him an enemy either."
"I didn't want to be his enemy. Besides, we're all fellow citizens of the 'Nothingness', so there's no such thing as an enemy."
"... Then why did you still trick him?"
"How could I have tricked him?"
When you give me a thumbs up, doesn't it mean that your thumb is separated from the other four fingers, indicating that you want to part ways with him?
"I made this decision based on your advice, Hong Lin!"
"???" The Big Cat was stunned, but then she bristled, "Cheng Shi!!!"
However, after saying these words, Cheng Shi had already quickly dug a hole in another direction and left.
That speed was even faster than before.
Seeing this, the Big Cat gritted its teeth in anger, slapped the soil in front of it flat with one paw, and angrily dug in another direction.
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