"Xu Ye, this guy has no soul... or rather, he isn't dead..."
Alice pawed at the Black-Robed Boy's corpse. It couldn't affect the physical world at all, only souls through [Soul-Seizing], and its claws passed straight through his head.
"Playing dead?"
Supported by Lu Mingwang, Xu Ye shakily made his way to the bridge to rest.
The sound of a drone came from overhead. He looked up and instantly understood what the other party was thinking.
The Black-Robed Boy clearly hadn't shown his true strength. He was just putting on an act for the training camp's instructors. If he hadn't run into me, he probably would have found someone else, then used that opportunity to slip away and carry out his plan.
I just happened to cross his path on his way to complete his mission.
The fact that he tossed away his Storage Ring before "dying" could mean he didn't want me getting his Taboo Object. Of course, there was another way to interpret it-
He wasn't dead.
He planned to retrieve it later.
Sequence 9?
Or Sequence 8?
The Black-Robed Boy was definitely stronger than him.
Xu Ye didn't dare let his guard down.
"Wang, take the Iron Token and find somewhere safe to hide until time's up," Xu Ye said.
"Huh? What about you, Ye?" Lu Mingwang asked, puzzled.
"I'll keep killing a few more."
"Then... be careful..." Lu Mingwang pursed his lips, looking rather aggrieved. Still, he had a vague feeling that something was off about Xu Ye today. He didn't linger, and despite his concern, he quickly left.
Xu Ye checked the time.
"Two and a half hours until nine. They'll definitely carry out their plan before then..."
He sat for a while to recover some strength, then stretched and pretended to excitedly search the