Strike First
Li Wei's wounds healed rapidly at a visible speed, disappearing completely in no time. The fat man, witnessing this, was dumbfounded. He vaguely felt that this was all part of a grand conspiracy, and he was the one kept in the dark.
"What exactly is going on?"
It was the same little tavern as last time. Li Wei and Fatty sat at a table laden with food. This time, Li Wei, like Fatty, was enjoying his meal.
In the 'Mage's Tomb' dungeon world, they hadn't had a proper meal at all, and now, seeing the greasy food, they forgot everything. Only after the two of them had devoured the entire table of food did they pat their bellies and stop, satisfied.
Looking at the composed Li Wei, the fat man wanted to ask more questions, but Li Wei gave him a disapproving look.
"Don't ask about this anymore, unless you want to die without knowing why." Li Wei savored the delicious food in his mouth, then stood up and walked out of the tavern.
Ever since learning that Shadow Street was the real world, Li Wei felt somewhat melancholy. Was everything that was originally real there just an illusion, merely created by Shadow Street?
However, Li Wei quickly realized that what is truth? As long as he felt that those things were the most important, that was enough.
Li Wei gained a great deal from this trip to the dungeon world. He not only successfully raised his water magic to the Grandmaster level, but also learned many unknown secrets.
Of course, this time they were only a hair's breadth away from death's scythe. Perhaps the fat man didn't know, but Li Wei was very clear that if there was the slightest mistake in the final trap he had set, then he and the fat man would never be able to come back.
Li Wei glanced at the fat man behind him and smiled slightly, "Perhaps knowing nothing is the greatest happiness."
Li Wei only told one person about the secrets of the Mage's Tomb and the Main God: An Hei.
In the An Hei laboratory, Li Wei lay on a chair, looking at the An Hei room full of things, full of admiration.
This place not only contains electronic equipment, but also a large number of glass containers filled with various kinds of **, as well as scalpels, forceps and other dissecting instruments. Of course, there are also more than a dozen corpses lying on **.
Some of the corpses had already been disemboweled. Among these corpses were demons, monsters, and dead reincarnators. Anyone else would feel uncomfortable sitting in this room for too long, but Li Wei and An Hei felt no discomfort at all.
One was born cold-blooded, the other had a wealth of experience; Li Wei had experienced scenarios ten times more disgusting than this.
Hearing Li Wei's story, An Hei was clearly very interested.
"This is so interesting!"
"However, Li Wei, your escape plan was quite well executed, even managing to keep the Main God in the dark. Using your newly learned magic, Mirror Image that former Main God, then found a corpse for it to inhabit. Since the original possessed fire magic, it could disguise its body as a fire monster. Then, this Mirror Image figure acted out a play entirely according to your will, first injuring you, then piecing together the six pieces of the corpse to lure out the person in the 'gate,' namely the Main God Mordor..."
"Then came the most dangerous gamble. You didn't know if everything Nabro told you was true, so you could only control the Mirror Image to say those words. In fact, when the Mirror Image shouted that Mordor was the Main God, you must have been very nervous, right? Afraid that the other party would discover that the monster in front of you was just a Mirror Image, afraid that the other party was not Mordor at all. But fortunately, everything went according to your plan. You had the Mirror Image give the Main God a hint, and the Mirror Image cursed you as the Main God's lackeys. In this way, subconsciously, the Main God would regard you as 'one of his own'. As for the final destruction of those six pieces of corpse and sealing of the Mage's Tomb, that was probably all within your plan, wasn't it?"
"Then, the Main God, Mordor, who was tricked without realizing it, pulled you out of the instance world and then permanently closed the Mage's Tomb. He believed that his mortal enemy was trapped inside forever, but little did he know that it was just Mirror Image you created. The real Nabro was in your Copper Pot World... In the end, you were the ultimate winner. Heh, indeed a very clever escape plan."
Li Wei waved his hand. "I didn't come here to ask you to praise me. I came to tell you that although my scheme may be very ingenious, it probably won't fool the Main God... no, it definitely won't. Maybe the Main God will realize it tomorrow, but of course, I don't expect it to be that fast..."
"So what do you think we should do?"
"If anyone poses a threat to me, I only have one choice... to strike first." Li Wei's face hardened with murderous intent as he stated decisively, "That is to eliminate that person first."
Li Wei stayed in the An Hei room for an entire day, only leaving after dark. The fat man, who had been waiting at the door, was sitting cross-legged on the ground. Upon seeing Li Wei, he rushed over.
Ever since witnessing Li Wei's true strength, the fat man vowed to stay by Li Wei's side forever.
"Boss, what do we do next?" Ever since deciding to follow Li Wei, Fatty has changed how he addresses people, even though Li Wei explicitly told him not to use such a gangster-like term. But Fatty doesn't seem to have any intention of changing his way of addressing people.
"You continue setting up your stall. I have quite a few items; help me sell them and exchange them for points. I'll need them very much."
"Okay, this is my specialty." After receiving the dozen or so items handed to him by Li Wei, the fat man ran off happily.
Looking at the sky, Li Wei decided to rest. He had spent four days in the instance world, and then spent a whole day discussing things with An Hei after returning. With that, there were only two days left before the mandatory quest. Li Wei believed that even the Main God wouldn't immediately realize he had been deceived, and would most likely increase the difficulty of the quest for him because his physical body had been destroyed, forcing him to accelerate his combat power improvement in order to survive.
"Trying to take my body? Then try!" Li Wei returned to his room. He had made up his mind. Since the current Main God, Mordor, had seized the position of Main God from Nabro, why couldn't he do the same?
Human effort can make a difference. Even for the sake of survival, one must be strong and never allow oneself to be exploited.
With this idea in mind, Li Wei was full of energy, but when Li Wei pushed open his door, he gasped inwardly. There was already someone else in his room.
Zheng Yutong stared at Li Wei as she walked gracefully towards him. Today, she was wearing a sheer long dress, her hair loose, as if she had just taken a shower; the ends of her hair were still slightly damp, which only added to her feminine charm.
"You've finally decided to come back. Tell me, where have you been these past few days?" Zheng Yutong's voice held a hint of resentment, clearly venting her dissatisfaction.
Looking at the other person, Li Wei felt a little distracted. Ever since his last intimate encounter with Zheng Yutong, Li Wei had often missed the pleasurable feeling of that intimate connection. Seeing Zheng Yutong dressed like this, however, rekindled the desire in Li Wei's heart.
When Zheng Yutong asked him, Li Wei recounted his trip to the 'Mage's Tomb,' omitting the secrets of the Main God. Li Wei didn't intend to tell Zheng Yutong these things, lest she worry about him.
When she talked about raising her water magic to the Grandmaster level and learning the 'Mirror Image', Zheng Yutong acted like a little girl, clamoring for Li Wei to demonstrate it for her.
Helpless, Li Wei had no choice but to show her once, and of course, Zheng Yutong became the target of the Mirror Image.
As Li Wei chanted the incantation, a stream of water-like substance floated out from around Zheng Yutong's body, eventually forming a human figure in the room. The figure kept changing, and finally, Mirror Image identical to Zheng Yutong appeared before the two of them.
This was the first time Zheng Yutong had ever seen such amazing magic. She covered her mouth and walked over with a look of amazement, examining the mirror Mirror Image from head to toe.
"It's so similar, it's like a carbon copy of me! You mean, this Mirror Image also possesses the same combat power and special skills as me?"
"Yes, but my Mirror Image has one weakness: it cannot be attacked, otherwise it will be immediately destroyed..."
Zheng Yutong didn't believe it, and suddenly slapped out a palm, hitting the Mirror Image. Immediately, with a 'bang,' the Mirror Image vanished.
With her mood clearly improved, Zheng Yutong put her hands behind her back, turned around nimbly, and said with a smile, "I say, since you have this special skill, can't you just copy a lot of beautiful women and have them keep you company at night?"
Li Wei broke out in a cold sweat. Could he say yes at this moment? He quickly went over, wrapped his arms around her waist, and whispered something in her ear, which immediately made Zheng Yutong blush.
"Hmph, you men are all the same," she said, trying to push Li Wei away. But Li Wei's arms were strong, and after struggling for a while, she was already panting, her face flushed, and her body went limp as she fell into Li Wei.
Li Wei had a very comfortable night.
The next morning, while Zheng Yutong was still sound asleep, Li Wei quietly got up because he could vaguely hear the fat man shouting in the yard.
After getting dressed, Li Wei didn't open the door. Instead, he Shifting Forms and Changing Positions outside and saw the fat man arguing with Nina. Xue Yan was standing by, neither taking sides. Amakusa and Liu Piaopiao kept trying to comfort Nina, but it was clearly to little avail.
As for Zhang Sanfeng, Dongfang Bubai, and Green Conch, they did not participate in such events, but instead hid in the distance to cultivate, truly like reclusive masters.
Nina is quite eloquent, but she can't match the fat man's eloquence.
The fat man's face jiggled as he craned his neck and shouted, "Little girl, you can't just talk nonsense! Who's the thief? Which eye of yours saw me steal anything? Besides, I came in through the main gate openly and honestly, without sneaking around. Moreover, this is my boss's territory. Who do you think you are? If you know what's good for you, get out of the way and don't interfere with my business."
After saying that, he was about to continue pushing his way in when Nina kicked him, sending him sprawling to the ground.