The Villain Doesn’t Want To Get Entangled With the Beautiful Girl After Rebirth

188. The Two with Ulterior Motives

Lin Nuo proceeded with caution, step by step, but without appearing too sneaky. His confident stride and dashing manner mostly resembled that of an upright person, to avoid being mistaken by the sorcerer as a villain and blasted to death in one hit.

Oh, ‘mistaken’ is not the right word; it should be ‘seen through,’ since he came here with ill intentions.

To his surprise, he encountered not a single guard or sorcerer along the way, not even their spiritual beasts.

How odd, had they all really gone out to battle?

Lin Nuo did indeed find many valuable resources near the sanctuary, but he refrained from collecting them. Being cautious, he decided to scout the area first to ensure he wasn’t being watched.

His main target was still the sanctuary, to approach the Three-Day Stone, and if possible, to destroy it, causing the entire domain of the sanctuary to sink and explode.

Unwittingly, he stepped onto the stone stairs of the sanctuary, flanked by numerous torches blazing fiercely.

He felt an increasingly strong spiritual force, the Three-Day Stone emitting a colorful aura, drawing ever closer.

Outside, various explosions thundered, and fierce beasts roared.

No matter how earth-shattering the outside was, inside remained as tranquil as ever.

Outside was a cacophony of chaos, inside was his own serene solitude.

Go on, it’s not even midnight, and already wallowing in melancholy tunes.

But now, not seeing a soul was indeed strange for him, especially since this was a sanctuary that commanded awe far and wide, akin to a god of this land. Even if it had just been bombed, and despite the tense need for manpower, it was unthinkable not to have someone guarding the sanctuary.

Was this some kind of empty fort strategy?

Even with an empty fort strategy, there should at least be a Zhuge Liang playing the zither to show off, right?

After ascending more than a dozen steps, Lin Nuo finally set foot on the true sanctuary.

The Three-Day Stone, formed from three rare spiritual stones, radiated intense, colorful spiritual light. Surrounded by various divine beast statues, Lin Nuo suddenly felt as if he had entered an unknown holy land.

Truly, no one was there.

He felt as though he was dreaming. The renowned sanctuary, truly unguarded?

Could it be that the sorcerer was lying in ambush for him?

After giving it some thought, he realized that he was too weak; a single move from a sanctum sorcerer could send him to the heavens, no need to go to the trouble of ambushing him.

Perhaps someone was left to guard, and just happened to be at the latrine.

Everyone has emergencies, even sanctum sorcerers, and if they could use their magic to deal with bodily needs, that would be truly miraculous.

Based on Lino’s experience, in such an important place, even without surveillance, if someone came in, information would definitely be conveyed to other sorcerers through magic.

Moreover, the Tri-Day Stone would be enchanted with magic in three days. Should any anomalies arise, it would act like an alarm, transmitting information to the other sorcerers.

He knew this trick; after all, he wasn’t a novice thief. Hadn’t he seen similar alarm spells before?

And the hidden mechanisms and magic arrays, how to become stronger he didn’t know, but these concealed spells, was he not aware of them?

First, take a look; if the magic is too strong, then forget it.

However, to his surprise, by observing the Tri-Day Stone and the surrounding environment, such as the statues, he found no traps or alarm spells.

That was very strange. Even if the sorcerer guarding the sanctum had gone to the latrine, they should have set up some kind of array for peace of mind.

No obstacles at all; for Lino, this was great news.

Under ideal conditions, a person arrived at a sorcerer-less sanctum, without any defensive or alarm arrays, as if waiting for him to come and destroy it.

It seems that fortune favors the grand villain!

Yes, having endured humiliation and burden for so long, he might have moved the heavens, earning some recompense.

Just wait until he destroys the Tri-Day Stone and blows up the sanctum; then it will be the era of the villain Lino!

Without delay, Lino pondered how to destroy the Tri-Day Stone.

Even without alarm spells, the surface of the Tri-Day Stone still had three layers of barriers. If he tried to break through forcibly, he might just blow up the stone, sending himself to the heavens.

Be cautious; the outer layer could still be broken with a Violent Pill, gradually delving deeper, requiring more and more magical power.

However, just as he was about to start, he sensed a strong presence approaching.

Lino immediately became alert and quickly withdrew his magic.

Who could this be?

Could it be the sorcerer, returning from his squat?

Judging by the aura, it was one person, and very powerful at that, likely a sorcerer.

Lino looked around; if he ran down the stone steps now, he might run right into the approaching sorcerer.

What would happen then? Would he greet him with a “Hello, have you eaten?”

The situation was urgent. If he suddenly barged in and was seen by the sorcerer, he would definitely be suspected of foul play. If it came to a fight, he surely wouldn’t win.

If it was just one person, perhaps he could achieve a surprise victory.

Lino decided not to retreat; he found a stone statue of a divine beast behind him and hid.

He was still good at concealing his presence. Being only third-tier and weak, plus his concealed aura, he estimated the other wouldn’t detect his existence.

From the shadows, using a poisoned weapon to stab the other, then taking a Violent Pill to catch him off guard, and then proceeding to destroy the Tri-Day Stone, should be foolproof.

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Lin Nuo swallowed nervously, a bead of sweat forming on his forehead, yet he strived to remain composed. After all, he wasn’t a stranger to grand spectacles; it was time to take a gamble.

Soon, the grand sorcerer Cang Zhao, clad in a yellow Taoist robe and wielding a spirit staff, returned with light steps. He ascended the stone steps, approaching the vibrant, multicolored Three Heavens Stone.

What a marvelous Three Heavens Stone, its radiant spiritual light so dazzling. He had lingered here for ages, all in anticipation of this moment.

With his own hands, he would remove the Three Heavens Stone and replace it with a substitute spirit stone to temporarily stabilize the altar. Once he retreated, the spirit stone would shatter, and this area would be utterly obliterated.

The plan was unfolding smoothly. Even though those so-called righteous warriors had formed their righteous alliance, successfully fending off hordes of ferocious beasts and amassing a wealth of soul fragments, they hadn’t anticipated the secret enchantment placed upon the soul fragments. A chain reaction triggered by the accumulated soul fragments led to an incredibly fierce explosion!

Countless were dead or injured, the entire righteous alliance crumbled, and then a massive onslaught of ferocious beasts was launched from outside, forcing the sorcerers within the altar to reluctantly confront them.

In the end, only two remained: himself and another sorcerer. With a bit of trickery, he knocked the other sorcerer unconscious. Now poisoned, the sorcerer’s life hung by a thread.

Without any sorcerers left, no one could stop him. Not even the monks of the righteous alliance outside stood a chance against him.

Now was the time; the Three Heavens Stone had to be taken out.

As Cang Zhao was about to perform the ritual, he sensed something amiss.

The outer barrier seemed to have been tampered with.

Hmm? Had someone come in?

Cang Zhao instantly became alert, and Lin Nuo, noticing Cang Zhao’s vigilant gaze, realized he had become aware.

Damn it, could this sorcerer actually detect my concealed, third-tier presence?

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