Hunting the Rain Lord

"Is this what you said you wanted to do?"

Inside the hotpot restaurant, two beautiful girls sat at the outermost table by the window.

Chen Xi held a cola she had bought on the way, taking a sip every now and then.

On the way here, the two of them had already gone through the ability explanation phase for the second time this week.

"Yes."

Lin Yue scrolled through her phone, scanning the QR code to order. "Do you have any food allergies?"

To prevent Lin Yue from noticing anything amiss, Chen Xi threw herself entirely into her acting: "...I don't eat fish. Let's talk about business instead."

After placing the order, Lin Yue set her phone aside.

"Hunt the Rain Lord."

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest. "In half an hour, the Rain Lord will appear in the plaza fifty meters away."

This time, to facilitate cooperation with the Countermeasure Bureau, she had specifically chosen a hotpot restaurant nearby.

"At that time, the Countermeasure Bureau will launch an assault on the Rain Lord. We just need to seize the opportunity to kill it and take its eyes."

"At the same time, to ensure they don't raise any objections, we must make our appearance at the critical moment."

Providing help in a time of need and adding flowers to a brocade are two completely different things.

Having experienced two cycles, Lin Yue's personality had already begun to transform.

"Finally, if the Countermeasure Bureau people invite us into their vehicle, don't go. Once we have the eyes, we leave."

"Oh, and don't rush to eat the eyes," she added.

Chen Xi did not refute her plan; not seeking help from the Countermeasure Bureau was the right call.

Although she could now eliminate Wu Xin's threads at the cost of a life, Lin Yue also had a thread planted inside her heart.

If Chen Xi were to force the issue and tell the Countermeasure Bureau about Wu Xin's existence, then Wu Xin, having no chance of victory or promotion, would likely hide in the shadows and secretly trigger the thread in Lin Yue's heart.

Thus, both sides maintained this eerie and tacit understanding, preserving the last shred of decency.

Fiddling with the straw stuck under the bottle cap, the black-haired girl spoke slowly: "Why are you so certain that I can kill the Rain Lord?"

"That's just a prophecy, not reality. What if I mess up? Wouldn't everything be over then?"

She looked up to meet Lin Yue's gaze; the blonde girl's eyes were as calm as still water.

"You won't mess up." Lin Yue's red lips parted slightly.

Looking at the composed Chen Xi before her, images of her swift and decisive combat style flashed through Lin Yue's mind.

"...There is no reason, I trust you one hundred percent."

"So, please trust me without reservation as well." Lin Yue stared deeply at her.

Chen Xi didn't commit to an answer, then asked: "Then what are these dishes we ordered for?"

Lin Yue turned to observe the raindrops outside the window: "As a victory feast for when we come back after the fight."

Hearing such an imposing declaration, Chen Xi only smiled and said nothing.

The two of them spent their time idly browsing the Otherwalker Forum, supplementing their knowledge of the Legends.

"Click."

Raindrops hit the floor-to-ceiling window, creating the sound of fine cracks.

The two sitting opposite each other exchanged a knowing glance; they had already been dragged into the Domain.

Draining the rest of her cola, Chen Xi stared intently at the scene outside the window, ready to provide support at any moment.

The diners inside the hotpot restaurant were still chatting and laughing, completely unaware of the approach of the Grim Reaper.

"Lin Yue, where did you say the Rain Lord would appear?" Chen Xi suddenly asked.

"Over at the plaza," Lin Yue replied, continuing to observe the torrential rain outside. Seeing Chen Xi still watching her, she asked, "What's wrong? Do you have questions about the plan?"

Chen Xi silently pointed behind her. "Then what is that outside?"

Lin Yue turned around abruptly. A muscular Azure Giant Tiger, surrounded by swirling water, stood at the intersection, eyeing the people in the hotpot restaurant with predatory intent.

"My luck is a bit rotten."

Out of the eight roads leading to the plaza, the hotpot restaurant she had chosen was the first one to be targeted.

Not only that, but pedestrians were standing on the road, fleeing in a panic.

The cars they had been driving were not replicated into the Domain, so they were still confused about the situation when they were pulled in.

However, upon seeing the massive behemoth on the road, all confusion was cast to the back of their minds.

Only one thought remained in everyone's heart—run!

The Rain Lord began a one-sided slaughter of the humans on the street.

Flesh and blood splattered, accompanied by the dull thud of bones, immediately alerting every customer in the hotpot restaurant to this absurd and bloody scene.

"Are there really monsters?"

"Quick, pull the curtains shut!"

"Call the police!"

Panic instantly flooded everyone's hearts.

Taking the opportunity to pull the curtains closed, Chen Xi stared at Lin Yue, who remained calmly seated in her chair.

"Not going to make a move?"

To be honest, this surprised her a little.

Given Lin Yue's personality, even if she could use Regression, she should have at least attempted to rescue the passersby; she definitely shouldn't be as indifferent as she was now.

Her own final words, and the sight of her dying miserably before Lin Yue's eyes, seemed to have pushed Lin Yue's growth just a little bit.

Mm, just a little.

Listening to the shrill screams outside the hot pot restaurant, the blonde girl's gaze, previously hesitant, gradually firmed up: "The timing isn't right yet. If I act now, everything will fall into chaos."

Lin Yue suddenly thought of something, her tone low:

"...If I don't act, will you hate me?"

She dodged her gaze, not daring to meet those eyes that seemed capable of seeing through everything.

"No."

The two short words instantly caused the heavy stone hanging in Lin Yue's heart to drop.

"We ourselves are nothing more than half-corpses; we don't have the luxury to help anyone at all."

The last time the two of them appeared to have settled the battle in one blow, that was merely a superficial illusion.

If the members of the Countermeasure Bureau hadn't exhausted most of the Rain Lord's stamina and water flow, Chen Xi would never have had the chance to ambush it.

Afraid that Lin Yue might overthink it, Chen Xi added another sentence.

"When circumstances allow, I don't mind helping out."

After Chen Xi finished speaking, the guilt in Lin Yue's heart diminished significantly.

The black-haired girl took a moment to pull back the curtain and glance at the scene outside the hot pot restaurant.

The bloody scene she had anticipated did not appear; under the scouring of the torrential rain, the blood and corpses were washed away into fragments in mere seconds.

Hidden by the rain, Chen Xi could barely see the Rain Lord, having finished its slaughter, swaying as it walked toward the direction of the plaza.

By her estimation, in ten minutes, the people from the Countermeasure Bureau would break into the domain to confront the Rain Lord, and she and Lin Yue would then have to make their entrance once both sides were battered and exhausted.

However, the timing for this mutual exhaustion was difficult to grasp; battles between transcendents were ever-changing, and one careless move could result in death.

The torrential rain continued, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were already covered in fine cracks; it wouldn't be long before the raindrops evolved into lethal weapons.

The thundering sound of the Rain Lord walking down the street grew louder and louder.

Inside the hot pot restaurant, there was dead silence; everyone was breathing with extreme caution, terrified of attracting the Rain Lord's attention.

Just at this critical, hair-trigger moment.

The door opened.