Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

"Do you know where these supplies came from?" Harold's voice was not loud, but the temperature in the entire study seemed to have dropped by several degrees. Even the flames dancing in the fireplace seemed a little dimmer. It was obvious that Harold was ready to take real action.

Such a large amount of supplies being secretly delivered to the enemy was not only a provocation to him, but also a betrayal of the entire empire.

A cold light flashed in Harold's eyes, and he had already begun to plan a thorough purge of his subordinates.

"The exact source is still unclear, but according to Carl Morris, the vice president of the Black Crow Chamber of Commerce, these materials were purchased through military factories on the border and the underground black market. The channels are very secretive, and they have never had contact with the people behind them."

"A military factory on the border? An underground black market?" Harold sneered, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent. "It seems that some people have forgotten their identities and started to provide convenience for the enemy."

Lin Yi did not respond, but just stood aside quietly, like a silent statue, waiting for Harold's next instructions.

In this situation, Lin Yi believed that Harold already had a specific plan in his mind.

After a moment, Harold stopped flipping through the documents in his hand, and his fingertips lightly paused on the table, making an imperceptible tapping sound: "Don't interfere in this matter for the time being, I will handle it myself."

Lin Yi nodded slightly, having already expected Harold to make such a decision.

Such a major event involves corruption and betrayal within the empire's internal military forces. Harold would never let outsiders interfere, especially people like Lin Yi who belong to a special power circle.

"How's the situation at the Shadow Council going?" Harold leaned back in his chair, pressed his nose with his fingers, and a hint of fatigue appeared in his expression.

The situation in the past two days was like a taut bowstring, with various events following one after another, leaving him almost no chance to breathe.

"We have eliminated the Void Eye lurking in Zul City, temporarily interrupting the Shadow Council's plan. However, the other party will definitely have other reactions later."

"You continue to keep an eye on the Shadow Council. I will mobilize the council's intelligence network and make sure to find out the hiding place of the supplies in the shortest possible time."

"clear."

Harold paused, with a hint of warning in his tone: "Remember, this matter is limited to you and me. The situation within the empire... is much more complicated than it seems on the surface. Some people cannot be trusted."

Harold's warning was just to remind him not to act rashly, and not to let others know about it, so as not to alert the enemy.

"Also, at the sanatorium, continue to maintain level one alert. Nothing can happen on the fourth underground floor, otherwise the entire Zul city will be in danger. Also, this is the key to the underground prison of the execution agency. If you feel that you don't have enough manpower, you can go there to get some supplies to replenish them, but remember, don't be greedy."

Harold seemed to feel that Lin Yi had too many things to do recently. The threat of attack on the Zul City Station, the investigation into the flow of military supplies, the search for members of the Shadow Council, these tasks were like mountains pressing on Lin Yi's shoulders.

With so many tasks, Harold felt that Lin Yi's power was almost reaching its limit.

Hearing Harold's words, Lin Yi showed a rare look of surprise on his face, but he quickly concealed it.

He had heard Su Xiao mention the underground prison of the execution agency a long time ago.

A large number of dangerous items are stored there, and it can even be said to be one of the most dangerous places in the entire city of Zul.

The relic "ashes" once used by Reinhardt were taken out from there.

However, entering the underground prison is not an easy task.

There are three keys to open that place, one is in the hands of Monarch Harold, one is in Reinhardt's hands, and as for the last one, Lin Yi doesn't know its whereabouts.

To open the underground prison, you must collect three keys.

"I gave the third key to Bernard after Nancy died. Take the key and go to him. He will understand what happened."

[You have obtained the 'Key to the Basement of the Execution Agency Headquarters'. This is an important item, please keep it properly. ]

Harold's actions were obviously sending a signal to Lin Yi - he had gained Harold's trust, was incorporated into the empire's core power circle, and was even given the authority to mobilize the underground prison of the execution agency.

Harold had already used this basement when fighting against the Ghost Ring before. But now, the threat from the Shadow Council is more urgent than the Ghost Ring, so Harold naturally would not hide this trump card anymore.

"The safety of Zul City is temporarily in your hands. Don't let me down."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Lin Yi bowed to Harold and then left Harold's study.

After leaving the Parliament Palace, Winnie had already been waiting outside in a jeep for a long time. When she saw Lin Yi coming out, she opened the door and motioned Lin Yi to get in.

"How was it? Did you gain anything this time?"

Now Winnie is wearing the uniform of an executioner. Under Lin Yi's manipulation, Winnie has become his secretary, so naturally she has to wear the uniform of an executioner.

"Okay, now let's go to the execution office."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Winnie whistled, then grasped the steering wheel with one hand, stepped on the accelerator, and drove directly towards the execution site.

The jeep swerved left and right on the street, as if the entire road was its exclusive racetrack.

The tires rolled over the puddles on the ground, splashing up mud. The car body tilted slightly, but quickly straightened out under her precise control.

Fortunately, there are not many cars on the streets of Zul City now, otherwise, according to Winnie's speed, she would have collided with someone long ago.

Just as Lin Yi was on his way to the execution agency, suddenly, Lin Yi, who was sitting in the back, sensed a sense of danger coming from under the vehicle.

Without saying a word, Lin Yi cast a shield for himself and Winnie.

Almost at the same moment, the explosion occurred.

boom--!
A deafening roar tore through the tranquility of the night, and blazing flames suddenly sprang up from under the car like a ferocious beast.

The shock wave overturned the jeep with great force, and the body of the jeep rolled in the air. Flames and thick smoke intertwined, and debris flew like raindrops, hitting the surrounding buildings and the ground, making a sharp collision sound.

Lin Yi's shield flashed at the moment of the explosion, barely withstanding most of the impact, but the vehicle was overturned, rolled several times in the air, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The car body was severely deformed and the metal frame was twisted like waste paper that had been squeezed by huge force.

"Cough cough..." Winnie was dizzy from the shock, and a fishy-sweet taste surged in her throat.

She shook her head, trying to sober herself up.

Thanks to Lin Yi's shield, although she was in a mess, she did not suffer fatal injuries.

The back seat where Lin Yi was sitting was deformed even more severely, and the metal frame almost trapped him in the narrow space.

As three cold lights flashed, the sharp sword blade easily cut through the deformed car body.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yi kicked the roof of the jeep, kicking the iron plate away and escaping from the deformed car.

"I told you your explosives are unreliable. No one inside was killed. Why don't you just follow my assassination plan?" A thin figure walked out slowly from the shadows of the street, playing with a dagger that flashed with cold light between his fingers.

"Stop talking nonsense, that woman is Winnie, I don't want to wait any longer." The other man spoke in a rough voice, carrying a heavy battle axe on his shoulder, with dried blood still on the axe blade.

His eyes were fixed on Lin Yi and Winnie like a wild beast, as if he was sizing up the prey that was about to be caught.

"It's you." Winnie got up from the ground and recognized the two people in front of her.

These two lunatics are "celebrities" among the fourth-level contractors. One is called "Black Blade" and the other is called "Axe King". They enjoy hunting other contractors.

In the ordinary world, their favorite thing to do is to attack and kill hunters.

The key point is that these two lunatics not only attack and kill members of the enemy forces, but sometimes even the contractors of their own forces.

According to them, any loser who can't even withstand their attacks is not qualified to be their teammate.

This also made the two of them notorious among the fourth-level contractors.

However, although these two guys are annoying, their fighting ability is very strong.

This also led to many of the contractors who were attacked by them eventually choosing to give up the idea of ​​seeking revenge.

Black Blade played with the dagger in his hand, with a teasing smile on his face: "Why, you brought a new friend today? He looks pretty weak, isn't he the kind of loser who can't even block a single blow from me?"

The Axe King carried a huge battle axe and stared at Lin Yi: "We'll know if he's useless after trying. However, I hope he can hold on for a while longer, and not be like that guy last time, who was killed by just one axe."

After he finished speaking, he grinned, revealing his sharp white teeth, as if he was expecting a bloody massacre.

Winnie sneered, and the sniper cannon in her hand was already aimed at the two people: "You two crazy people are really haunting you."

The hatred between her and these two people is not just one or two days.

When she was at level 3, Black Blade and Axe had teamed up to attack her in a world.

At that time, Winnie was caught off guard by the sudden attack from the two men.

If she didn't have enough life-saving props on her, she would have been killed by the two men.

Later, when she reached the fourth level, Winnie chased the two men for two whole worlds, but the two guys were not good at escaping, so Winnie spent a lot of money but failed to kill them. Before entering this world, Winnie was eliminated by these two men in the world merit competition.

New and old grudges accumulated together at this moment, and neither Winnie nor the other party was prepared to hold back.

"Let's settle all the new and old grudges today."

Black Blade was still playing with the dagger in his hand: "Oh, it seems that you are really angry. But, do you think you can deal with the two of us by yourself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Axe King let out a deep laugh and shook the battle axe on his shoulder gently: "Don't struggle, just admit defeat. Maybe I can give you a quick death."

After hearing what the other party said, Lin Yi knew that the other party probably did not recognize him.

But this is normal. After entering this world, the Samsara Paradise made minor adjustments to Lin Yi's appearance. So unless someone is Lin Yi's acquaintance, someone who has only met Lin Yi once or twice would not be able to recognize the current Lin Yi.

In this case, Lin Yi naturally would not give these two guys time to react.

"Deep Shadow, Instant Slash."

Lin Yi's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only a residual image in the air.

Hei Ren's pupils suddenly contracted, and the playful smile on his face froze in an instant.

He instinctively wanted to step back, but it was too late.

"Pfft!"

The sword in Lin Yi's hand was like the scythe of death, and it instantly slashed across Heiren's neck.

Blood gushed out, and he subconsciously covered his neck, trying to stop the blood loss, but the blood still gushed out from between his fingers, dripping on the ground, making a slight "tick-tick" sound.

"This... how is it possible?" Hei Ren staggered backwards, and every step felt like stepping on cotton, weak and powerless.

He felt as if a strange energy was rushing into his body, rampaging through it like a poisonous snake, tearing at his flesh and internal organs.

The severe pain made his vision begin to blur, and the scene before him seemed to be shrouded in a layer of blood mist.

He endured the pain, quickly glanced at his status bar, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

Lin Yi's attack this time actually caused his health bar to drop from the full value to 25%, and he almost entered a state of near death!
"Axe! Do it!" Black Blade endured the severe pain from his neck and reached out his personal space with his trembling left hand, trying to take out a bottle of recovery potion to replenish his condition.

"Crack!"

The Black and White Rose accurately cut off Black Blade's wrist, and Black Blade's left hand fell to the ground along with the bottle of recovery potion that had not yet been taken out. The potion bottle rolled a few times and finally stopped in a corner in the distance. The bottle was covered with blood.

The Axe King at the side finally reacted at this time, his eyes red, and roared: "You are looking for death!"

He waved a huge battle axe and rushed towards Lin Yi and Hei Ren like a mad beast, trying to save his companions.

However, Lin Yi's movements were faster than his. The blade of the Black and White Rose was raised again, and a cold light flashed through the air, like the sigh of the god of death.

The sword blade pierced Black Blade's heart accurately, and the sharp tip of the sword pierced through his chest and split his heart in two.

Black Blade's health bar returned to zero at this moment, and a scarlet card emerged from Black Blade's body, suspended in the air, emitting a strange light.

"Fuck you, go to hell!"

The moment he saw Black Blade die, Axe's eyes turned red.

At this moment, gunshots were heard, and Winnie in the distance raised her sniper rifle and shot at Axe.

Now Winnie's bullets have been replaced with special 40mm bullets, which are loaded with high explosives and have extremely terrifying lethality.

The moment the bullet hit Axe King's body, the explosive inside the warhead exploded, like a small bomb exploding inside his body.

"boom--!"

A violent explosion sounded, and the left side of Axe King's body and half of his head were instantly blown to pieces, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the air was filled with thick smoke and the smell of blood.

His body was blown away by the impact of the explosion and fell heavily to the ground, leaving a crack on the ground.

But even so, Axe King still did not die. His only remaining right eye stared at Lin Yi and Winnie, his eyes full of madness and hatred.

"Immortal physique?" Seeing that Axe King was not dead yet in this state, Lin Yi instantly thought of the Black Blood he encountered in the second-level war world before.

"Almost. Although this physique makes him almost immortal, his intelligence will decline significantly, and he will become a madman who only knows how to kill." Winnie's voice came from a distance. She raised the sniper rifle in her hand again and aimed at the right half of Axe King's body.

This is also the reason why these two brothers are so domineering in the fourth level, but few people are willing to retaliate.

It is difficult to completely kill an enemy with this kind of immortal physique unless a huge price is paid.

"boom!"

Another gunshot was heard, and a 40mm special bullet whizzed out, heading straight for Axe King's right shoulder.

Axe's body was knocked over by the impact of the explosion and fell heavily to the ground.

The right half of his body was almost completely gone, and blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain, staining the ground red.

Even so, he still didn't die.

"interesting."

Since Axe's limbs had been blown into pieces by Winnie's attack, he could only crawl on the ground.

Lin Yi controlled the dark surge of lightning to emerge around Axe King, and then wrapped around Axe King's body.

Under the erosion of the dark surge, all kinds of negative conditions began to appear crazily on Axe's personal panel: weakness, paralysis, poison, corrosion... Each condition was accelerating his death.

However, Axe King at this time had already lost his mind and was just a madman who only knew how to kill.

He couldn't use his skills, nor could he take out potions to clear his condition, and could only let these negative effects continue to accumulate.

Axe's body continued to collapse under the erosion of dark lightning, but he was resurrected again and again because of his immortal physique.

Every time he was resurrected, his breath would become weaker and his body would become more broken.

For the thirteenth time, Axe's body completely lost its vitality, and a scarlet card appeared on his corpse.

"I thought I could be resurrected infinitely, but it turns out I can only be resurrected twelve times." Lin Yi glanced at Axe King's body with a little disappointment.

He originally thought that Axe's resurrection ability would be almost unsolvable like Black Blood, but now it seems that this ability obviously has a strict limit on the number of times it can be used.

Axe's immortality still has its flaws after all.

When putting away the scarlet card, Lin Yi suddenly raised his head and looked at a clock tower in the distance.

At this moment, a three-person team was watching the battle between Lin Yi and the Axe brothers through binoculars on top of the bell tower.

"Fuck, are you still going?"

The person who spoke was a girl with a flat face. She wore a pair of glasses and carried a sniper rifle on her back. She was obviously the sniper in the team.

"Go? Go for what? Black Blade couldn't even withstand two strikes from him. What are we going to do? Are we going to die?"

The three-person team on the bell tower fell into a brief silence, and the atmosphere became somewhat solemn.

“But… didn’t we promise the Shadow Council to stop them?” the flat-panel girl whispered, with a hint of hesitation in her tone.

"Promise? Promise bullshit!" The sturdy man couldn't help but swear, "Those two lunatics, Darkblade and Axe, are dead. If we go up there, won't we be courting death? The little reward the Shadow Council gives us isn't even enough to buy us a coffin!"

"Old Li is right."

"Although the Shadow Council's missions are well-rewarded, you still need to be alive to get them. The enemy's strength is far beyond our expectations. Add to that Winnie from the brigade, and the three of us are simply no match for them. Fighting head-on will only lead to our deaths."

The flat girl bit her lip, still unwilling to give up. "Then...are we just going to give up the mission? How are we going to explain this to the Shadow Council?"

The tall and thin man sneered, with a hint of disdain in his tone: "Explanation? The Shadow Council can't even protect itself right now, how can they care about us? Besides, we are just individual people who accept missions, not their direct members, there is no need to risk our lives for them."

The sturdy man nodded and agreed, "That's right. If the mission fails, it fails. It's better than losing your life. Let's retreat quickly and don't let them find us."

The girl with the tablet sighed. Although she was a little unwilling, she also knew that this was the wisest choice at the moment.

She nodded, put on her sniper rifle, and prepared to evacuate with her teammates. (End of this chapter)