A'yu, Lin Yu's most reliable source of information, was still delivering (revised)

"Yayu, you've come at just the right time!"

In the lounge on the top floor of the International Convention Center, "A'yu" looked at Lin Yu, who appeared before her in the form of "Yayu," and couldn't help but sigh.

Compared to the previous clamor for war, the International Convention Center is now somewhat quiet.

A tranquility permeated with the smells of blood and gunpowder, yet no battle was actually taking place.

Lin Yu came down from the Rooftop —the "Marauders" had breached the Rooftop defenses and pushed their position up to the third floor.

"What's so clever about it, Sister Yu?"

Lin Yu looked at A'yu and asked.

Although he asked the question, Lin Yu certainly knew why A'yu would say that.

Because there is currently a temporary "truce" here.

Furthermore, Lin Yu now understands perfectly well why there has been a "truce" here.

The root cause may be that both sides suffered casualties of varying degrees. Lin Yu could see that in the "Marauders '" rest room, although "A'yu" was mostly unharmed, "Ling Xian," a clerical worker, was already receiving first aid and treatment.

The fact that Ling Xian was able to be injured is enough to demonstrate just how intense the previous battle was.

Both sides had likely already been notified and were aware of the battle between the "Emperor" and the "Diviner," so they might have already considered retreating.

As for the direct reason, or rather the "technical" reason, that a ceasefire was achieved, Lin Yu could easily guess it.

It's probably because of some "Rule of law" that separates the stairwell between the second and third floors.

The "Ren Gu" from "Order" used the power of its "officials" to invoke the Authority of "Rule," creating such a barrier and increasing the cost for the "Marauders" to continue breaking through.

Since "Order" has no intention of launching a counterattack, the battle lines have temporarily reached a stalemate.

But...

A'yu's explanation to Lin Yu was clearly not that detailed.

"The situation is complicated. In short, we've reached a tacit truce. The 'Benevolent King' Item, which was supposed to be the final prize, isn't here anymore, so we're not really motivated to fight," A'yu said, somewhat annoyed. "Let's not talk about that... what happened when you were knocked unconscious earlier?"

"The 'Director' of 'Order,' he ambushed me. I don't know how he knew my whereabouts, but I was caught off guard," Lin Yu said regretfully. "Sorry, I only lasted about three moves."

A'yu looked at Lin Yu and sighed, "Director, well, there's nothing I can do... To be honest, you'd be lucky if you could last three moves."

Lin Yu frowned, seemingly somewhat displeased with A'yu's consolation. "Sister Yu, he's only at 'Tier 2'."

A'yu reminded her, "You're only at 'Tier 1'."

Lin Yu thought for a moment and then said, "But I'm different."

This statement sounds somewhat arrogant, but in reality, when Lin Yu said it, there was not even a hint of "confidence" in his voice.

He was simply stating the facts.

A'yu chuckled and said, "You are indeed different... but it's not just Li who's different in this world, Yaya — the Director is also a very special guy."

"He managed to Escape from Brother Zhan."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu said, "I think I might be able to do it too."

A'yu recalled the "test" in the factory earlier and nodded. "Okay, maybe you can do it... but given your special circumstances—you're 'Tier 1' and he's 'Tier 2' —losing to him is reasonable."

"Besides... you were ambushed and attacked, weren't you?"

Lin Yu paused to think, then nodded. "I understand. Perhaps this is indeed 'reasonable,' but that doesn't mean I have to 'accept' it."

"I've had way too many 'failures' lately."

A'yu pouted. "Last time it was 'Schreiber,' this time it's 'Director'... Honestly, I don't think it's your fault."

"But according to your little philosophy of wilderness survival, losing to a bear or a tiger is probably unacceptable, since the consequence of defeat is being eaten... Is that what you're planning to say?"

Lin Yu listened to A'yu's words and touched his nose.

"Oh... that's exactly what I would say."

A'yu grinned and laughed happily, "Oh dear, are you embarrassed? Really, you can actually be embarrassed!"

Lin Yu sighed, "It can be a little embarrassing to have someone mimic your speech..."

He paused, then changed the subject as if out of shyness.

"Anyway, he didn't kill me, perhaps out of mercy, but I won't be grateful... Next time I meet him... I will win."

Lin Yu said with certainty.

Although he initially seemed to be changing the subject, his tone became firmer as he spoke.

A'yu gave a thumbs up. "That's right, it's okay to lose this time. Just train hard, improve yourself, and you'll get your revenge next time!"

"Fighting is something that involves winning and losing; as long as you're not dead, anything is possible."

A'yu said optimistically as always.

Lin Yu nodded. "Sister Yu is right... but..."

Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, then spoke again.

Even A'yu could hear the obvious "turning point" in Lin Yu's words.

"But what? What are you plotting, Yaya?"

A'yu blinked and asked.

"However, I don't intend to drag this Revenge out for too long. I want to find his location this time," Lin Yu said earnestly. "Sister Yu, could you help me contact Brother Zhan and figure out where he is? Brother Zhan probably wants me to take him down too!"

When A'yu heard Lin Yu say that, she waved her hand and said, "No, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you, nor that I think Brother Zhan won't agree... it's just that I can't contact Brother Zhan right now."

He should no longer be in this world.

Lin Yu asked in surprise, "Not in this world anymore?"

A'yu nodded. "Yeah, he's probably going to carry out the next step of the plan... I don't know what it is, but it must be some crucial step."

Lin Yu nodded, stopped asking questions, and silently wrote down A'yu's words.

Very good, the location of the "Diviner" has been roughly confirmed; they are not currently in this world.

He might have gone to the Divine Realm or Other Worlds to assist the "Emperor"? In any case, Lin Yu guessed that it was probably related to dealing with the influence of the "Grandmaster" and "Feng Shui Master" on the "Decisive Battlefield," so he didn't need to worry about it for the time being.

At least the "Celestial King" and the "Chancellor" weren't going to see a "Diviner."

Considering that the "Emperor" is also embroiled in a fierce battle...

There aren't many "safe" places for the Chancellor now.

But Lin Yu was too lazy to use the process of elimination.

"In that case... Sister 'Celestial King,' are you able to get in touch with her?"

Lin Yu asked earnestly.

A'yu nodded. "That should be possible, but although she's a 'Tier 4', she's not very good at finding people. Why are you asking this?"

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Yu said, "To be honest, Sister Yu, besides wanting to see if I could find the 'Director's' whereabouts... there's another matter I wanted to discuss with you."

"I want to put the 'Benevolent King' Item Set here with you."

Upon hearing this, A'yu's face showed a look of shock. "The 'Benevolent King's' [Item Set] is in your hands? When... wasn't it in the hands of the 'Freedom Alliance'?"

Although the initial plan was to conceal the fact that "Yayu" possessed "Benevolent King's " [Item], after all, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't be handed over if it were in "Yayu's " possession...

However, in order to fish out the "King of Celestial King" position, Lin Yu decided to make some trade-offs and take some risks.

He also thought of a way to avoid actually having to hand over the "Benevolent King" [Item].

So Lin Yu patiently explained to A'yu, "The battle was too intense before, and I didn't have time to explain in detail to you, Sister Yu... Anyway, after I told you that the 'Freedom Alliance' people caused the explosion, stole things, and ran away, I also sneaked into that passage afterwards."

"Because the people of 'Order' were chasing members of 'Freedom Alliance'... no one noticed me. As a result, perhaps because of the Protection Mechanism of 'Benevolent King's' [Item Set], or perhaps because they were worried that 'Order' had left tracking devices on them, the people of 'Freedom Alliance' didn't seem to directly complete the 'ownership' transfer..."

A'yu was utterly shocked. "Yaya, Ya Ya... did you find a wild [Item]?"

Lin Yu nodded. "That's right, I found their hidden [Item Set] -- although it was set up very discreetly, it didn't escape my nose."

"They concealed their energy fluctuations, and their appearance was almost invisible... but they overlooked their scent."

As Lin Yu spoke, A'yu gave him a thumbs up.

"As expected of you, Yaya! But since you got it, you can keep it and use it for now... Why give it back to me?"

Lin Yu shook his head. "I still think it's more appropriate for me to take them. Firstly, because Sister Yu, this is a battlefield after all, and having them here can enhance your Combat Power."

"On the other hand... I suspect that when 'Director' attacked me, it was very likely that 'Order' discovered that I had also entered the passage. After all, the situation was urgent when I infiltrated, and I probably left some traces... Therefore, it wouldn't be difficult for 'Order' to deduce that I might have taken the [Item], so 'Director' probably wanted to retrieve these [Item] for 'Order'."

"But for some reason, after knocking me unconscious, he didn't kill me or take the [Item]—in my last moments of consciousness, I seemed to notice that he had encountered some kind of accident, so he left in a hurry."

"Regardless, it's really too much of a 'treasure' for a Tier 1 like me to carry so many [Item] on the battlefield these days."

"But I just realized that leaving everything to you, Sister Yu, isn't entirely a good option... After all, this is indeed the 'center of the battlefield' here."

"So, I think it would be a good choice to keep some of them for you and have 'Celestial King' sister keep the others."

As Lin Yu said this, A'yu thought for a moment and said, "Oh, oh... that makes sense."

"However, I think you don't need to leave any of them with me—you should just give them all to 'Celestial King,' it's more appropriate for her to keep them."

"My Item compatibility with 'Benevolent King' is poor, and the others don't lack this level of defense, right?"

"I'll contact her for you now."

As she spoke, A'yu took out her phone, made a voice call, and pressed the speakerphone button.

As a ringtone of elegant Classical Music sounded, the Celestial King answered the phone.

"Hey, what's up? I'm really busy!"

"Your side is about to collapse? Has Tengshe appeared?"

A'yu shook her head. "No, but I got the 'Benevolent King's' [Item ' - Yaya back! She snatched the spoils from the 'Freedom Alliance' and returned with a full haul!"

"Ya Ya? Oh," Yayu... Wow, amazing, the "Benevolent King's " [Item] is actually on her?

The Celestial King couldn't help but sigh.

A'yu said with a hint of smugness, "Of course—so, are you free to protect her right now? Or take over this set of [Item]?"

"She was attacked by the 'Director' of 'Order' before, and her [Item] were almost stolen—but Yaya, Yaya was One step ahead and escaped."

Upon hearing this, the Celestial King was even more surprised. "The 'Director' did this kind of thing? Oh... if I had known, I would have beaten him up when I bumped into him!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu immediately exclaimed anxiously, "Sister Tian, you just met the 'Director'?!"

"Hey, you're pretty vengeful... But it's not a good time for you to come looking for trouble. There are two 'Tier 4' units from the 'Freedom Alliance,' one 'Tier 4' unit from the 'Order,' and one 'Tier 4' unit from the 'Night Watcher,' all of them his 'Friendly Unit.' Tsk, he's really good at social maneuvering. Good looks and great fashion sense are certainly appealing," the Celestial King remarked, then added, "You'd better not get your hands on him, at least not now!"

"However, now is indeed a good time to come find me... because I'm also planning to go to a 'Safe House'."

"A'yu, I'll send you the address later. Have 'Yayu' come find me."