Deadly Struggle and Deception
"Night Watcher's Robin, ha, you are both brilliant and audacious."
"As expected, anyone whose name I've heard of is no ordinary person."
Since his identity was exposed.
This was the first time the Diviner had shown such clear emotion in his speech.
Looking at the dissipating white mist around him, the Diviner's voice revealed an unusually strong anger.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Robin seemed to have recovered somewhat and struggled to get up from the ground.
Blood dripped down her arm, but the Robin unaware.
"If you were here in your true form, my plan would likely fail, after all, you are a 'Diviner'," she said softly, "But you are only here in the form of 'possession' and you only brought a Compass."
"That's why... I succeeded."
Upon hearing this, the Diviner let out a cold laugh, "Success? Do you really think you can make me fail?"
"Even if you only possess the [Gold Seeker] skill, even if you're using this 'Tier 1' body... if you want to die, I can still grant your wish."
Robin nodded calmly. "Yes, but as I said, you won't get the Living Soul of the Lord of Mist Island either."
"A complete half-soul voluntarily separated from Demigod... even for an existence like you, it is extremely precious."
"And the fact that the First Generation 'Freud' was trapped here by sheer chance is something that's extremely rare to find again."
"The people in the organization are absolutely right when they say you're arrogant."
Robin's voice was still weak, but incredibly firm. "I didn't intend to kill you, I can't... but I will do what I can."
The Diviner stared at Robin for a full five seconds. "Looks like you really want to die."
Robin shook her head. "No, I will still do my best to live... In your current state, killing me shouldn't be too easy, right?"
"All I need to do now is 'leave the Instance '."
The Diviner looked at the determined Robin and shook his head slightly.
"As expected, you 'Night Watcher' have focused your attention on the 'Psychology Society'."
"If it were Tier 3 'Order' being, they would never say such a thing."
"But no matter what... we were really looked down upon."
Robin looked at the Diviner: "What do you mean by this?"
The Diviner remained silent, simply tossing the Compass into the air.
"Whoosh--"
The white symbols around the Diviner vanished like bursting bubbles.
Then, the Diviner spoke.
"I'm returning this girl's body to you—consider it my appreciation and reward for your courage and Wisdom!"
After speaking, the Diviner closed his eyes.
Max's body lost all life and fell from mid-air, landing right in front of Robin.
Robin picked up Max's body, and then suddenly heard the sound again.
"Next comes the punishment for disobeying me..."
A male voice rose from the end of the mist, its tone distinctive, warm yet clear, like a broadcaster from the last century.
"Robin, you will die in despair."
The words, like a pronouncement of judgment, rang out, and a strong wind suddenly rose, temporarily dispelling all the fog that had swept across the island.
A fishing boat floats above the island.
A man dressed in a dark blue robe sat at the bow of the boat, with a full head of short, silver-white hair but an extremely youthful appearance.
Behind him stood Long Banner, from which hung strings of Copper Bell and copper coins.
The calligraphy on the banner, written in a flowing, cursive script, contained the line with a dark humor. "Down with all demons and monsters!"
The white-haired young man looked down and reached out to catch the Compass that had just been tossed high into the air.
"Ze Di Cui, Ze Shui Kun."
The Compass rotates.
The shrill white mist that had originally scattered and "escaped" from the wine cellar was pulled back against the current and eventually converged in the man's hand.
Robin looked at the man in mid-air with a bitter expression.
"You actually... came in person!"
The man in mid-air was none other than the Diviner —and the real deal.
"You don't understand me at all," the Diviner said softly, holding the swirling wisp of mist in his hand. "Since it's been predicted that there might be an unexpected problem, and this thing is so important to me, of course I couldn't just not come and act as a final precaution."
"After all... once 'Freud' dies, the island's restrictions on me will be lifted."
"Although forcibly invading [the Instance] comes at a price, it's worth it."
"As it turns out, I was right again."
He spoke casually, then looked down at the Robin.
"Very good, it seems you've realized you're wasting your time."
"Then... you can go die now."
The Diviner spoke with great ease.
Robin was indeed somewhat desperate.
She certainly didn't want to die, but... she knew very well that the situation before her was a dead end.
Even though she's not weak among the Tier 3, she's practically in the top tier among Player.
But the man before them stood at the very pinnacle of all Player!
If he were to kill himself...
Robin a sigh of relief.
"Then let's give it a try, Your Excellency the Diviner."
Faced with life and death, Robin once again adjusted her mindset.
"I won't try to survive, but I'll try to stall you... The cost of invading the Instance, the cost of exposing myself here, might not kill you, but I'll make you suffer greatly."
Robin spoke, she sliced open her other hand with Utility knife.
The Diviner looked up.
"Quite bold—in that light, he's certainly a formidable opponent."
He stood up from the bow of the boat and took down the string of copper coins hanging there.
"Night Watcher's Robin, I will give you a magnificent death worthy of you!"
The Diviner spoke loudly, and Robin spread his arms, ready to fight.
At this critical moment...
"Hello! Hello!"
A voice rang out from behind Robin.
The Diviner and Robin turned around and saw a figure that surprised them somewhat.
The girl with dyed blonde hair put one hand on her hip and waved the other.
"Boss, give me some face... I need this woman!"
"How about we capture him alive?"
The Diviner looked at the girl below, paused for a moment in astonishment, then sighed and said, "Don't be ridiculous, A'yu... If we let her go now and leave the Instance world, how are we going to capture her alive?"
The figure that appeared below was none other than "A'yu," the Deputy Minister of Yanjing from the "Marauders"!
But immediately, the Diviner realized something was wrong.
His fingers moved rapidly, his expression changed slightly, and he raised his hand and gave a low shout.
"Shock!"
"Snap!"
The Lightning struck the spot where A'yu was standing, but it missed.
"An illusion? I've been tricked!"
The Diviner stared wide-eyed in surprise at the vanishing phantom.
He only saw a tiny Octopus dart out from the crack in the rocks, leaping at a speed beyond its size to the edge of the island and into the sea!
When the Diviner came to his senses again...
Even the Robin has disappeared!