Chapter 1459: Artificial Existence Core (Twenty-Seven)
Had the Night Watchers' chief really built it by hand? The earlier prompting had clearly worked.
"Thorough preparation."
As he silently marveled, Fu Qian seemed almost ready to applaud Leilan, the Night Watcher, for his quick-witted answers. He even remembered to turn and glance at Winona.
"Your decision to call for backup was the right one."
Winona, whose emotions had gradually settled as Leilan explained, found her gaze flickering at this praise.
She'd thought her little act of sending a warning had left no trace. She hadn't realized the other party had been watching her all along.
But if that was the case, why had this guy, knowing full well what she was doing, not only refrained from stopping her but even sat back and waited?
Wasn't that far too abnormal?
Could it be that Leilan's arrival had let him deduce what she'd done after the fact, and that he was pretending he'd known all along because he didn't want to admit he'd been outplayed?
Deeply shocked, Winona quickly searched for a more "reasonable" explanation, rather than accept that Gorimshaw was just a complete lunatic.
"I think it was precisely your arrogance that gave us this opportunity to talk."
Unfortunately, the more reasonable possibilities she'd painstakingly come up with found no support from Leilan.
He didn't seem to suspect for a moment that Fu Qian was pretending to be calm.
"Back when I reported the details of my first encounter with you, I discussed with the chief what measures might work against you."
Leilan was indeed sincere about talking. He even began by explaining why they'd prepared in advance, lavishing praise on Fu Qian as he spoke.
"Cunning, cold-blooded, and utterly unconstrained. You're truly a terrifying threat."
"Even a demigod-ranked tracker would