"Boss, who was that old man just now?"
Never Skunked had caught his breath beside him and looked at Lin Yuan, still panting.
Everything had happened in a flash. Never Skunked had reached out to grab Lin Yuan entirely on instinct.
Only after the exchange of attacks and defenses was over and the dust had settled did he feel an ache throughout his body.
Recalling the old man's astonishing skill-casting speed, Never Skunked could naturally tell that he was no ordinary figure.
"Divine Artisan, an Authority Holder who defected to the Crawlers. His strength ranks near the bottom among Authority Holders."
Lin Yuan briefly introduced him to Never Skunked, then thought for a moment and added:
"But he seems capable of greatly increasing his strength for a short time. He probably has plenty of secrets."
"So that's an Authority Holder? Impressive indeed!" Never Skunked marveled, then chuckled:
"But we actually exchanged a few moves with him. Looks like Authority Holders aren't as invincible as we imagined!"
"The circumstances were special just now. If he came over, he'd kill us all instantly."
Lin Yuan shook his head, not as optimistic as Never Skunked.
But at that thought, he also found something strange.
The instant the door opened, none of them had expected Divine Artisan to be waiting on the other side.
At that instant, whether Divine Artisan had used an offensive skill or passed through the Space Channel himself, he could have killed Lin Yuan countless times over.
Why hadn't he done that? Why had he instead chosen what seemed the most troublesome and least reliable method, trying to drag Lin Yuan over?
How strange!
*Divine Artisan didn't hide across the channel and wait to ambush me after I passed through. That could be explained by his concern that I'd seen