A custom-made trap

"Death Sleep Technique - Serpentkin of the Night Valley Realm!"

Looking at the "Mountain Sparrow" lying in Lin Yu's arms, "Chongming" called out the method Lin Yu had used.

But even if she cried out, she couldn't stop it from happening.

Because Lin Yu's movements were too fast, and his design was ingenious enough!

From the very first attack on the "Mountain Sparrow" launched as Projection of the "God of Desire," Lin Yu gave them almost no chance to catch their breath.

His deliberate act of rushing towards the three of them was also a deliberate act of revealing a flaw—it was the image that Hannah had conjured with ink.

The reason no flaws could be detected was because Lin Yu had placed Soul Fragment inside and had also wrapped the [Fear Torch] with his Soul Power.

Add to that the lingering power of "Desire," and Robin "Chongming," "Mountain Sparrow," and "Robin" racked their brains, they couldn't possibly realize that the Doppelganger from before was fake!

Even if they knew it was fake, they couldn't just sit idly by... because the power of Desire and the [Fear Torch] were real.

This scheme is almost an open plot!

Seeing "Mountain Sparrow" fall again, "Chongming" became increasingly anxious.

She is straightforward and loyal, which are the "advantages" shown in Chongming's profile.

However, these "advantages" can also be exploited as weaknesses in battle!

"Release the Mountain Sparrow!"

Chongming his Chain Blade and charged towards Lin Yu.

Her judgment wasn't entirely irrational—while driven by an urgency to save "Mountain Sparrow," it was also largely due to...

Now that Lin Yu is no longer surrounded by the golden light of "Desire" and his hands are temporarily occupied by "Mountain Sparrow," with only the figure of a Serpentkin beside him, it is indeed a great opportunity to attack him!

Only...

This is still part of Lin Yu's design!

The instant Chongming charged toward Lin Yu with his Chain Blade, the two Chain Blade crossed in mid-air and slashed toward Lin Yu from two different angles!

A surge of intense heat coalesced on the Chain Blade, and azure flames ignited them along the chains—the air itself distorted wherever the flames passed!

And to deal with Chongming's furious and merciless attack...

Lin Yu neither dodged nor backed down.

He chose to "parry".

The method of parrying... is rather unique.

Lin Yu picked up the "Mountain Sparrow" in his hand and held it horizontally in front of him.

He positioned the sleeping Mountain Sparrow at a clever angle, allowing it to perfectly block the attacks from the Chain Blade on both sides!

And seeing this scene...

Chongming naturally stopped!

"Splash!"

She pulled the chain back and tightened it, causing the burning Chain Blade that had been flying to fall to the ground with a clang.

"Mean!"

Chongming cursed angrily, his eyes burning with a flame even more intense than the one on her Chain Blade.

Lin Yu laughed, "Thank you for the compliment—but you'd better watch out!"

As Lin Yu was speaking, Chongming suddenly saw a golden light emanating from beside him.

"While I warn you to be wary of my other Summoned Creature, the one you should be most wary of... is the 'God of Desire'."

Lin Yu's light voice rang out, Chongming saw the golden doll with a heart-shaped head appear beside him, throwing a large ball of golden light at him.

"What?!"

Chongming cried out in surprise, and then her vision blurred for a moment before she vaguely saw a huge floor-to-ceiling window—outside the window was a Coniferous Forest, a vast expanse of white, silent and peaceful.

The crackling sound of the Furnace Fire reached my ears. Turning my head, I saw a beautiful Village Head burning, the flames leaping. Beside it was a deck chair, and on the low table next to the chair were two cups of hot Coffee and a plate of macarons.

Chongming suddenly realized that this was the detached villa she and her husband had bought in a small Nordic town, which came with a 500-square-meter estate, and they were currently on vacation.

Turning around, she saw her internationally renowned supermodel husband, a tall man of mixed Chinese and European descent, cooking dinner for her next to the open-plan central kitchen island. Village Head pan-frying lamb chops and simmering mulled wine in a glass pot. He looked up at her, a doting smile spreading across his handsome face.

The man was wearing suit trousers and an apron, but because the fireplace was burning brightly and the cooking was very hot, he wasn't wearing any clothes on his upper body—through the apron, Chongming could vaguely see the man's perfectly proportioned, full muscles and the chiseled lines brought about by his extremely low body fat percentage, all befitting a supermodel.

The other person slightly opened their mouth and called out their name.

"Chongming!"

Hmm, why does this sound sound a bit thin?

Like a little girl.

"Chongming! Chongming!"

It sounds a bit like... Robin's voice!

Wrong!

Where did I get a supermodel husband?!

And where would I find the time for a vacation!

Chongming snapped out of his daze, then forcibly turned his head and saw Zhigeng anxiously calling out to him while frantically scribbling in his sketchbook, which was slightly Robin.

Large Geometric Shapes of geometric shapes kept falling from the sky and rising from the ground, while "Zhu Ming" hid among them—thanks to Robin, he was also separated from the "God of Desire" from before.

Chongming came to his senses.

"That was really dangerous...!"

Chongming said with lingering fear.

If I had been completely defenseless just now, if that woman from the "Freedom Alliance" had gotten close to me while I was lost in my Hallucination of Desire, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

But...

Through this experience, Chongming also figured out the pattern by which this "Desire" works!

"Robin —this 'Desire' technique requires you to simultaneously see a 'golden light' at a nearby point, and it seems this move has a cooldown period and cannot be used consecutively!"

"But be careful—it seems to be able to appear next to anyone at any time—the last one was Mountain Sparrow, this one is me, and the next one might be you!"

"However, although this guy claims to be Deity... he doesn't seem to be in the right state. In any case, he's definitely not as strong as Deity —and most of his power should have been used to trap Teacher Tengshe. He's not that scary!"

Chongming, Robin nodded.

"I see!"

Lin Yu's voice rang out, "That's really good, you found the pattern so quickly... But I'm a little curious, what did you just see?"

Chongming said coldly, "What's it to you? Can't I see world peace?"

Lin Yu chuckled as he carried the Mountain Sparrow and dodged the Robin's attacks, "Actually, I can replay the scene you just saw, I can expose the 'Desire' in your heart!"

"Surrender, Chongming, or I'll show Robin things she shouldn't see!"

As Lin Yu spoke, Chongming paused for a moment in surprise.

As a pillar of the Night Watcher, although she is not the strongest among the Tier 3, she has always been the most reliable, resolute, and strong-willed.

The idea of surrendering in battle was something Chongming had almost never considered.

She also thought she would never have such thoughts.

However... in the current situation, after hearing what Lin Yu just said, the Desire image he had just witnessed flashed through Chongming's mind...

Imagine such a scene being made public, even in front of the "Robin," "Tengshe," and "Mountain Sparrow."

For a fleeting moment, Chongming wavered.

But soon, Chongming became determined again.

"Fuck you! You're asking for it!"

Chongming's face flushed red, and he lunged towards Lin Yu, Chain Blade in hand!

At this moment, even more terrifying flames rose from the Chain Blade!

Lin Yu once again wanted to use "Mountain Sparrow" Chongming shield for Chongming, but...

"You only need to use this despicable method once!"

Chongming shouted, then flicked his wrist, causing the Chain Blade to change direction strangely in mid-air and slash towards Lin Yu's legs!

"Whoosh!"

The Chain Blade avoided the Mountain Sparrow's body and struck Lin Yu's thigh!

"Whoosh!"

Blood gushed from Lin Yu's thigh, and Lin Yu's movements slowed down considerably instantly.

Then...

"Snap!"

Grayish-white plant vines, rather than Geometric Shapes, suddenly rose from the ground. These vines, similar to the [Item] that "Carrot" Grandpa had used before, tightly wrapped around Lin Yu's already injured legs.

Then, "Chongming" appeared in front of Lin Yu, grabbed the sleeping Mountain Sparrow, dragged him away from Lin Yu's hands, and carried him on his shoulder.

"You despicable bastard! Today is your death day!"

Chongming spoke, he clenched his fist and swung it at Lin Yu.

Although she knew there was no need to kill the "Beast Master," the person in front of her wasn't particularly heinous, and she now had a chance to capture him alive...

However, in the process of fighting against this woman from the "Freedom Alliance," Chongming had accumulated far too much anger and resentment!

Every action of the other person made her unhappy!

So even though the opponent seemed to have no ability to resist, Chongming couldn't help but want to punch the opponent in the face after sheathing his Chain Blade!

After all...

Even now, entangled in the Robin's vines, the other person still wears that faint smile, as if victory is assured and everything is under control...

It's truly disgusting!

Chongming thought this, he felt a chill run down his spine.

I have to punch her to vent my anger.

But...

Chongming thought this, he noticed that his fist was becoming slower and slower.

"... wrong!"

Chongming finally realized what was happening.

The "chills" I felt were not psychological; I was genuinely quite cold!

Just like that woman in front of me, that smug look on her face wasn't just bluffing...

Instead, he was truly mocking himself!

Damn it! Damn it!

Chongming spoke, he realized the problem.

The "Mountain Sparrow" on his shoulder—his body was emanating waves of chilling cold, freezing his body and even his soul.

"Indeed, you are a kind person who values loyalty and righteousness..." Teacher Chongming, Lin Yu said, looking at Chongming was covered with a thin layer of frost and gradually frozen in place, "To be honest, if you hadn't taken the initiative to carry him, it wouldn't have been so easy to get around your Body Protection Qi."