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"If it's a binding magic, he will be punished for what he said, but he won't lose his voice in advance." Buck gave his analysis.

Buck was silent for a moment, then moved his lips and said reluctantly, "This is more like... the ability of a succubus."

Succubus?

Lian Yun subconsciously glanced at him, and this glance made Buck purse his lips even more unnaturally. "This is another reason why I don't want to talk about it. When people mention succubus, everyone will think of me, but I'm far from having that ability."

Succubus has the talent to seduce people, but the improvement of this ability requires constant training and growth.

Lian Yun thought of it almost at the same time - Buck was not the only succubus she knew so far.

The hallucinogenic array in that village was the work of another succubus.

"So it is very likely that the other party cast a spell on Kelme on the day they attacked the village?" Lian Yun thought that Kelme's behavior these days was no different from that of others.

It was as if nothing had happened, but it didn't seem like something that could be faked.

Buck said that Kelme clearly saw him open Lianyun's window that day, but he said nothing.

Until just now, Kelme was discovered, escaped, and caught, he did not say anything, but suddenly at such a critical moment, he glanced at Buck intentionally or unintentionally.

The thought flashed through my mind.

Everything was premeditated.

Her eyes dimmed slightly, and she pulled Buck back.

She vaguely felt that the entire situation was being controlled by a mastermind she had never seen before.

However, she was unable to discern the other party's true intentions and next plans in the game.

You can only respond to each move as it comes.

Returning to the altar, Lian Yun walked through the crowd and came before Kelme.

The moment he saw Lian Yun and Buck getting along peacefully, Kelme's body trembled and a squeezed cry came out of his throat.

His face was twisted and contorted, and the whites of his eyes were red, as if they were about to burst out. This happened suddenly, and the children around him covered their eyes.

Kelme's throat made a hoarse sound, as if he was squeezing his chest with all his strength. What made people's scalp tingle was that they could vaguely hear two words mixed in the sound - "idiot".

The next second, he seemed to have completed his final mission.

His head suddenly drooped.

Lanna went forward to check and looked at Lian Yun: "He's dead."

Shock and suspicion filled everyone's heart. Before they could accept the fact that their partner of several years, Kelme, was a traitor, he suddenly died.

"It seems that it is really not a restraining magic." Lian Yun said calmly.

She told everyone about Buck's analysis, and then looked at "Kelme" lying on the ground with blood coming out of all his orifices and his face looked miserable.

Lanner focused his attention. "That's right. Binding magic really can't impose such a severe punishment."

To take someone's life from thousands of miles away, even a great magician would have to make careful arrangements and expend a great deal of energy.

Kelme is just an ordinary person and not worth such thoughts.

If it was the work of a succubus, it might be much easier to explain.

The succubus might have teamed up with another magician to launch an unexplained killing operation against the village.

"There is another possibility." Lian Yun looked serious and signaled to Lana with his eyes.

The latter soon brought in fisherman number 1685.

Lian Yun nodded and looked at No. 1685.

If her guess is true...

Following his instructions, No. 1685 walked up the steps to the altar without looking around.

At the same moment, Lian Yun received the residents' intentions.

[Residents' opinion from "Fisherman No. 1685": None.]

Lian Yun's pupils shrank slightly.

That’s right, as a puppet, 1685 has the same intention statement as Kelme did back then.

It seems that Kerme is no longer "Kerme" anymore.

The corpses on the ground gradually became transparent. Some people wanted to step forward but were stopped by the people around them.

This is not Kermay.

Even though it had the same face as him and spoke and behaved in exactly the same way.

But the real Kerme is long gone.

Lian Yun explained the current situation to everyone with a slightly heavy heart, and the scene fell silent again.

Gerry clasped his hands tightly and whispered, "You mean, we've been targeted for a long time?"

Were the massacres and puppets all pre-set traps? Even Gerry's desperate struggle and his escape into the cellar were part of a plan?

"If 'Kerme' had already sneaked into the village, it must have known the existence of the cellar," said Buck.

It followed Gerry's lead, fled into the cellar, lived a hard life together, and was on the verge of death. Later, it was rescued by Lian Yun and others, and lived in the town for so long...

Is everything really under the other party's control?

"What on earth is this for?" Gerry asked in a trembling voice.

The village he had worked so hard to build, his blood, his efforts, the life he had devoted to the village, was it ultimately just a chess piece predicted by others?

The deaths of those innocent villagers were just glossed over.

Lian Yun also fell into deep thought in a trance.

After Gary and his friends escaped, they were accepted by the town. Was all this expected?

If that's the case, what chance do they have of winning?

Lian Yun came to this strange world in a hurry. She didn't even know what to do next, but the other party had already predicted how everything would develop?

But they didn't even know each other's identity.

Lian Yun clenched her fists, a raging fire burning in her heart, constantly burning her sanity.

She was just an ordinary person, completely ignorant of the continent's many rules and regulations. Without the guidance of a system and her own armor, she couldn't even compare to the most ordinary human in this alien world. Perhaps she would have died on her first day.

All she could do was grope, grope again and again.

But now, not only did she fall into a trap designed by others, but she also implicated a group of people behind her, led by her.

There was still darkness ahead, and the ground was covered with sharp thorns. She suddenly didn't dare to reach out and grope around anymore.

The people behind her are different from her. They are the natives of this world. They do not have equipment with maximum defense level and have no chance to trial and error.

She even thought that perhaps it was because of her appearance that these people suffered unexpected disasters.

Lian Yun didn't understand why the system chose to drag her into another world and gave her the title of savior.

She couldn't even do it herself.

…

Suddenly, a faint fragrance entered Lian Yun's mind.

The fragrance lingered around the flame in her heart, which gradually died down, and her thoughts slowly became clear.

"Sir." A familiar voice sounded beside him. Lian Yun turned around and saw the man who had been guarding him.

He said nothing, just stood there in silence.

Lian Yun didn't need him to say anything. Just seeing him gave her some strength.

The two of them were people who had promised each other that they would always trust each other.

"Sir, you are the lord of this town. If it weren't for you, this town would never have existed." Lana's gentle voice seeped into Lian Yun's heart bit by bit. Lian Yun took a deep breath and slowly calmed his mind.

"Sir," Gerry stepped forward and said in an old yet resolute voice, "I understand your perspective. I felt the same way when the village was destroyed. But as a leader, I must always be confident in my decisions."

Just like he had sent a distress message to Kuoge City before.

A decision without an answer is always a gamble.

When faced with unknown forks in the road, leaders must be bold and decisive.

He stared into Lian Yun's slightly confused eyes.

"You might be wrong, but you must never hesitate." Gary said slowly.

Many times, indecision is more fatal to a leader than making mistakes.

After a moment's struggle, a choice must be made.

"You are the lord, the leader of the town."

As she said this, Lian Yun slowly raised her head, taking in every little detail around her.

A few hundred meters away, the houses were lined up next to each other. Some had bunches of dried wind-dried grass hanging in front of their doors, and some had racks set up to dry clothes or make grills.

After accumulating enough task points, a few diligent residents changed the paint, repainted the walls and roof, and also followed Lian Yun's example and painted their favorite patterns on the exterior walls.

In the fields far away, the land purified by the windweed is a beautiful and healthy black, with tender green shoots already emerging; the unpurified soil is yellowish and lacks nutrients, so the seeds grow more slowly, but they are also gradually emerging from the ground.

Full of the breath of life.

Adults and children stood together, looking up at the girl on the altar, their eyes fixed on her with expectation and hope.

Their eyes always followed her.

The initial construction took more than half a month, and this was not something that could be completed with just the movement of fingers like in the games Lian Yun had played before.

Only those who have experienced it personally can understand the hardships and difficulties involved.

They get up before dawn to repair the houses and cultivate the land, and work until sunset and nightfall. Lian Yun often urges them to go back and rest, otherwise they would rather not sleep all night.

But the people here have never questioned or complained.

They truly treat everything in the town as their own business.

"Thank you..." Lian Yun said softly.

The issue of what caused the village's destruction has shifted to an emergency situation concerning the safety of Bubu Town.

Kelme on the ground has completely disappeared, and the mastermind behind the scenes is nowhere to be found. Lian Yun and the others will not just sit there and wait for death and stop moving forward.

Lian Yun smiled at everyone and said, "Go and get busy."

When everyone saw that Lian Yun was fine, they dispersed.

Lian Yun sat on the steps of the altar, and Lana stood behind her, waiting quietly.

After a while, she sent Lanner to find Gary to discuss with him the idea she had just come up with.

She had just stood up when she saw Meili, who had left not long ago, running towards Lian Yun with an anxious look on her face.

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Nothing to say, happy birthday to everyone. (?