Blame They Couldn't Escape

The voice of "Celestial King" rang out from directly above the Museum, and Chen Le and Li Nian looked up at Lin Yu together.

"So, are we really going to just give it to her?"

Although Lin Yu had just expressed his "you have to give up something to gain something" attitude, Chen Le still had some thoughts when faced with the same "Divine Artifact"...

Lin Yu's eyelids twitched.

"What, are you going to lead me and 'A Nian' to fight against 'Celestial King'?"

Chen Le thought for a moment and said, "I don't need to beat her. I can just drag it out until the Chosen of God and the people of 'Order' arrive. The 'Swordsman' of 'Order' will naturally deal with her."

Li Nian's eyes lit up. "Hey, maybe we could give this a try..."

"I'm testing you two," Lin Yu said irritably. "I've figured it out, Chen Le, you're really greedy. No wonder you love fishing—did you get dragged into the water by a fish and wouldn't let go, and then drowned, which is why you're in this 'Death game'?"

Chen Le was shocked. "Oh, the Boss told you?"

Lin Yu was speechless. "Anyway, listen to me... know when to stop—retreat!"

"You really don't need to worry about this 'Divine Artifact'!"

Lin Yu finished speaking, then ended his conversation with the two and looked at the "Celestial King" at the hole in the ceiling.

"The Divine Artifact is powerful, but we don't intend to risk our lives... Since you want it, then keep it."

We're not going to argue with you anymore.

Lin Yu spoke calmly, then kicked the "Sealed Stone Box" that was still emitting that strange energy on the ground directly below the breach.

The "Celestial King" nodded.

"You guys know what's good for you!"

Then, "Celestial King" leaped down through the hole in the ceiling...

However, during the descent of "Celestial King"...

"Whoosh!"

A flash of white light streaked past, swiftly passing in front of the "Celestial King"!

If the "Celestial King" hadn't abruptly changed direction and stopped in mid-air, the white light would likely have struck Celestial King directly.

Then...

A figure wearing Bamboo Hat, dressed in simple cloth clothes, and even with leg wraps appeared in mid-air.

That white light just now was the longsword in this person's hand.

"He runs really fast, 'Celestial King' —so he was in a hurry to grab something!"

"I thought you were afraid of me."

The Celestial King, upon seeing the newcomer, immediately grinned.

"Afraid of you... how could I possibly be?"

"Even if you team up with that Octopus Chosen of God, I don't think there's anything to be afraid of."

"And— 'Swordsman,' you've arrived so quickly... but you're all alone!"

As he spoke, the Celestial King suddenly lunged towards the "Swordsman" in mid-air!

As the blood-stained blade clashed with the white sword, the Celestial King, empowered by "Pure Violence Aesthetics," immediately subdued the Swordsman!

"You're such an idiot—you clearly learned techniques from Mist Island and the Barren Realm, yet you insist on using [Item] from the Prison Mountain Realm!"

The Celestial King slashed down with his blood-red blade in one hand, while simultaneously conjuring magic in his Right Hand and instantly unleashing a spell that struck the "Swordsman" in the face.

His Bamboo Hat was flipped up by the bang, revealing the "Swordsman's " sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, as well as the resolute expression on his face.

The Swordsman did not respond to the Celestial King's taunts, but simply continued to draw his sword!

After the two had been locked in combat for several rounds, the situation took another turn!

"Boom!"

The ground bulges up—Ka's Doppelganger reappears, breaking through the Museum floor once more.

Although this was Ka's home turf, because these Doppelganger were so enormous and clumsy, Ka was actually not as fast as these two "Tier 4" beings at teleporting.

Looking at the two locked in combat in the air, the roaming Sea Demons, and the Museum in complete disarray...

Ka also showed anger again.

You... bastards!

"Those bastards from the Outer Sea and otherworldly realms—how dare they ruin my cherished exhibition hall like this! I'll make them pay!"

"Hand over all the stolen artifacts!"

As he spoke, Ka's eight tentacles lashed out together, indiscriminately attacking everyone inside the building!

The Celestial King burst into laughter.

"Hey, 'Order'... it seems you're being a bit wishful!"

"This time, the Chosen of God Octopus won't be teaming up with you again!"

The Swordsman scoffed, "We didn't steal any exhibits—once he Leng Jing down, he'll naturally be on my side again."

"Do we even have that?"

The Celestial King said sarcastically.

While the two were dodging the card's area-of-effect attacks and engaging in close combat...

Two screams suddenly rang out from the Museum below.

"Ouch!"

"Ah!"

The Celestial King and the Swordsman looked down and saw only the Museum floor...

"Ling Xian" and "Director" were struck by the tentacles, and some collectibles fell out of their arms.

Then, the two picked up the collection and ran quickly towards the door.

"Alright--It really was you guys!"

Kaber flew into a rage, swinging his tentacles as if to crush the two of them to death.

The Celestial King and the Swordsman naturally couldn't stand idly by—the two had no choice but to temporarily let the other go and join forces to stop the card!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The two tentacles were stopped by the Celestial King and the Swordsman, and the figures of "Ling Xian" and "Director" also left the Museum area.

"Damn it— Ling Xian, what are you doing?!"

"Celestial King" couldn't help but curse.

Although the "Swordsman" remained silent, he harbored some dissatisfaction.

"How can the Director be so Discipline?!"

But...

After the two figures disappeared, the Celestial King and the Swordsman suddenly realized something.

Wrong...

Neither "Ling Xian" nor "Director" should have arrived so quickly!

Moreover, the members of the "Freedom Alliance" disappeared without a trace.

So... the Swordsman was the first to react.

"We were tricked by the 'Freedom Alliance'! They stole the collection and then framed us!"

The Celestial King also knew that what the Swordsman said was very likely the Truth.

"Ha, those bastards," the Celestial King said, but then squinted at the "Sealed Stone Box" below, "However, we didn't dare take this thing with us..."

With this "Divine Artifact" in hand, the Celestial King naturally made his own judgment.

"Forget it, we'll settle the score with the 'Freedom Alliance' later!"

The most urgent task now is indeed... to deal with this "Order" guy, to eliminate that Chosen of God, and then retreat with the "Divine Artifact"!

Outside the Museum, aboard the Sea Moth, which has already been launched.

"Fishing Man" Chen Le sat on the ground looking exhausted, while "Master Thief" Li Nian lay on the cabin floor, appearing somewhat shaken.

"That was... that was so exciting! I almost got killed by that Chosen of God!"

"We won't get killed, though. Even if the 'Marauders' and the 'Order's' 'Tier 4' didn't help in the end, I kept my defensive [Item] ready," Chen Le reassured Li Nian. "No matter what, we'll definitely be fine... Of course, it's really exciting."

Lin Yu spoke leisurely, "Now you know that when I said 'dangerous,' I meant it? A Nian... I told you, this mission isn't going to be fun!"

Just as "Swordsman" and "Celestial King" had guessed, "Ling Xian" and "Director" were actually imposters.

Lin Yu used Hannah's optical camouflage to transform the two people's appearances into those of "Ling Xian" and "Director"—although Hannah's camouflage was not as flawless as [Mask]'s, Hannah could still be done without any flaws in a short period of time, as long as they were not directly contacted or subjected to any targeted scanning.

And what happened in that instant was indeed enough.

Moreover, Lin Yu didn't really need to hide it from "Celestial King" and "Swordsman"—after all, even if they saw through it, there was no way to explain it now.

After all, the "Celestial King's" goal was to take away the "Divine Artifact."

Although the primary goal of "Order" is to prevent "Celestial King" from taking the "Divine Artifact," they certainly wouldn't stay here if they had the chance to take Divine Artifact away.

Lin Yu chose the Museum as the location... naturally leading both sides to assume that the "Sealed Stone Box" was a Museum artifact.

So the two of them naturally didn't bother to explain—because they themselves felt that they really did intend to "rob" the Museum.

Of course, it's no use even if they try to explain.

Lin Yu had already communicated with Sea Eye Venerable beforehand. If he found that these two were trying to deny it, Sea Eye Venerable Sea Demons pretend that they were the ones who had summoned them.

In the end, both the "Marauders" and the "Order" will have to take the blame.

The blame for the Nine Treasures will certainly fall on these two organizations.

And now...

Things have almost gone in the best possible direction.

Not only has someone taken the blame, but in addition to the Nine Treasures, they've also acquired some extra collections, and the battle among Museum continues.

For a short time, no one was even able to pursue the Sea Moth!

Before leaving... they even collected the "Sea Beast Blood".

In order to stop the card's attack, the "Celestial King" and the "Swordsman" had just used their full strength to injure the card's two tentacles.

Chen Le naturally Bu Wang to collect a few drops of blood along with him—and for a chosen Sea Beast Chosen of God like Ka, just one drop was enough for the [Sea Beast Certificate] to carry the three of them back.

Amidst this chaotic situation... the three members of the "Freedom Alliance" emerged as the biggest winners.

As the mastermind behind everything, Lin Yu leisurely piloted the Sea Moth, slowly sailing away from the Octopus's territory.

Looking at the seawater that had darkened again, Lin Yu didn't seem particularly proud; he simply appeared quite calm.

"Let's go, let's try our luck out to the Outer Sea next..."

"Maybe with a bit of luck, we can collect all Nether Void Realm's Nine Treasures that aren't currently in the hands of the 'Player' this time."

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Le also got up from the ground.

"Yes... and with your connection to the Sea Demon Governor in the Outer Sea, plus my connections among the Sea People, even if the Nether Void Realm is at war, we can move as freely as possible within the territories of both sides!"

"Although three items already exceeded my expectations... this time, I might actually be able to collect most of them all at once."

Chen Le regained his optimism.