From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 406 - 279 Great Arcanist

The strength of the mysterious assassin that almost allowed Xie Shi’en to escape, one can imagine, was formidable.

Even with Xie Shi’en’s elusive abilities, even Lu Heng himself wasn’t confident that he could stop him.

If it were someone else, they might not even have the chance to run when facing this mysterious assassin.

Lu Heng became even more curious about the identity of this mysterious assassin and asked, "Can you recognize this mysterious assassin’s identity or at least their species?"

Xie Shi’en shook his head and answered, "I can’t be sure."

Then, he pulled Lu Heng aside alone, using spiritual power to isolate their voices, and said, "But I know what he wants."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does he want?"

Xie Shi’en answered with a serious expression, "What he wants is probably the Life Protection Box I carry, so I suspect that this mysterious assassin may be connected to the Witch Demon."

He only told Lu Heng because there were three others, including Rong Xincheng.

The information about the Life Protection Box absolutely could not be leaked out, not even to the allied superpower user teams.

The more people who knew this secret, the greater the risk of it being exposed.

Once the secret of the Life Protection Box on him was exposed, his identity as 027 would also be exposed.

He survived the Creator Organization’s assassination attempts because his identity had not yet been revealed. Once exposed, the Creator Organization would ruthlessly hunt him down.

After exchanging information, the two sat back down in their original places. freewёbnoνel.com

Xie Shi’en continued, "Additionally, I have another piece of information to provide. This mysterious assassin seems to dare not come near Kolos City. When I was nearing the outer city, the mysterious assassin did not continue pursuing."

This situation was quite normal if the mysterious assassin was an Abyss Demon or an Undead Witch Demon, of course, they wouldn’t dare to come near Kolos City.

After all, this was the royal city of the Quel’dorei elves; charging into the Elf Royal City to kill, no matter how strong the mysterious assassin, it was unlikely to be that brazen.

After all, the Elf Clan was not so decayed as to lack powerful individuals; at least there was the Great Arcanist Augustus in the city.

Elf Queen Orelana, before becoming queen, was a genius eagerly sought after by three teachers to impart ultimate skills, and could not possibly be weak.

Unless the mysterious assassin wanted a death wish, he certainly wouldn’t dare to come near Kolos City.

...

After exchanging pertinent information, Lu Heng then asked, "So far, no teams of superpower users have entered Kolos City?"

Rong Xincheng shook his head and answered, "I teleported to the outer city on the third day, and so far, I haven’t seen superpower users enter the inner city."

Xie Shi’en nodded in agreement, "I arrived on the seventh day; likewise, I haven’t seen superpower users enter the inner city."

"This is going to be a bit troublesome then."

Lu Heng glanced at the mission panel; so far, the first main quest had not yet shown as completed.

[Main Quest 1: Find the Elf Royal City of Keros, establish relations with the Elf Clan.]

According to the mission information, this quest had two steps, the first being to find the Elf Royal City of Keros, which had definitely been completed.

The second step was to establish relations with the Elf Clan.

The conditions for achieving this step were a bit vague.

To what extent must they interact to consider the establishment of relations complete?

Looking at the current situation, although the Elf Clan’s attitude towards humans had not reached the point of hatred, it wasn’t particularly friendly.

Especially since the last batch of summoned human superpower users included a raiding team, which had left a bad impression on the Elf Clan.

Reversing this impression wasn’t going to be easy.

The establishment of relations, as mentioned in the main quest, must involve meeting the upper echelon of the Elf Clan and resolving the discord between the two species.

In short, one must enter the inner city and meet the upper echelon of the Elf Clan to complete it.

Moreover, this quest was quite special and could be seen as a collective task.

As long as one person could complete this quest, the elves’ attitude towards humans would improve, and it would be much easier for others to enter the inner city thereafter.

It was essentially completion by one, followed by others.

The main quests in the Abyss Battlefield usually weren’t very difficult.

If one only wanted to survive and return, staying in the outer city and waiting for someone to meet the upper echelon elves to soothe relations, then staying in Kolos City until the 30 days were up, one could return.

Of course, if everyone thought this way and no one made an attempt, then the first main quest would fail collectively.

...

Actually, Lu Heng had a way to enter the inner city, particularly since he had just eliminated the Witch Demon Dionysus.

This Witch Demon knew the Great Arcanist Augustus’s secrets; the two must have been acquainted.

Moreover, according to Terres, the [Great Arcanist’s Magic Secret Book], which he got from Dionysus, originally belonged to Augustus.

This meant, as long as he took the [Great Arcanist’s Magic Secret Book] to Augustus, he would definitely meet this notable member of the Elf Clan.

However, as the Magic Secret Book was an S-level treasure, parting with it was somewhat disheartening.

If he chose not to hand over the Magic Secret Book, Lu Heng had another method that likely would allow entry into the inner city.

Having nearly gotten all the information he needed, Lu Heng finally clapped his hands and said, "I think I understand what’s happening. Anyone who wants to enter the inner city, come with me tomorrow morning. I’ll try to see if I can get you into the inner city."

The few people present, upon hearing this, became curious.

"What’s the method to get in?"

"You’ll see when the time comes," Lu Heng didn’t answer, keeping them in suspense.