Chapter 97. A Failed Attempt to Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole...

Lin Xiaoxiao did not receive a response from Quan Zhi. The space was completely silent, with only the stars in the sky twinkling in rhythm with her breathing.

She searched around but couldn't find Omniscience. She was about to leave the second-to-last floor of the Omniscience Library with the black cat and go to the front desk to explain the situation to the staff and ask them to help her find it.

The black cat, with its eyes closed, lazily said, "Wait a little longer. It's still absorbing energy; it won't be that fast."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao could only hug the black cat and sit back down in her chair to continue reading the rest of the book.

Three more days passed while they waited.

Lin Xiaoxiao leaned back in her chair, fast asleep, her breathing shallow, her eyes closed, cradling a black cat that was also half-asleep in her arms, the book slipping from her hands.

As the book was about to touch the ground, it emitted bursts of light and automatically transformed into a ball of light the size of an egg. It then floated up into the sky on its own, returning to its original position to continue being a star in the Milky Way.

Not long after, a pale golden star fell from the sky and landed precisely in her arms.

Before long, the light faded, and Quan Zhi, who had been in a coma, appeared. It lay on the black cat's glossy fur, like a cute little doll.

When the weight in her arms increased, Lin Xiaoxiao opened her eyes in surprise and found that Quan Zhi had returned. She reached out to pick it up, but as soon as her fingers touched it, it turned into a stream of light and merged into her body.

Then a familiar notification tone followed:

[The (Legendary) Ancient Wise Spirit - All-Intelligence, is currently undergoing advancement...]

Lin Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, her mind filled with a bunch of unanswered questions.

Still advancing? What's going on with Quan Zhi? Or is there some secret here that no one else knows? And why does Cat Brother know all this? ...

Completely baffled, Lin Xiaoxiao carried the black cat and left the second-to-last floor, heading to the nineteenth floor to meet up with Xiao Weizhi and Hongwei, who were anxiously waiting.

When Xiao Weizhi saw Lin Xiaoxiao appear, he immediately pulled her around to look her over. Only after confirming that she was not injured or had any marks on her body, apart from being tired, did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The voice was hoarse as it asked, "Is the information difficult to find?"

Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head while holding the black cat: "It's alright, it's just that there's a lot to investigate, which took up a bit of time."

As for Quan Zhi's promotion, we'll talk about it when we get back; it's not appropriate to discuss it here now.

A minute later, the staff of the Omniscient Library slowly appeared and stopped not far from the two of them.

This time, a refined-looking middle-aged man arrived. He wore a light gold name tag on his chest and stood two meters away. He bowed to Lin Xiaoxiao and skillfully performed a divine greeting.

His voice was gentle and soothing: "Good afternoon, Miss Enforcer. I am Ai Lai, the Director of the Omniscient Library. Please feel free to contact me if you have any needs within the library."

Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and shook her head, but her eyes were inexplicably cold: "Mr. Ai Lai, thank you. I have finished checking the information and am about to leave, so I won't take up any more of your work time."

Upon hearing this, Ai Lai's expression remained unchanged, her smile still gentle: "Alright, Miss Enforcer, please take care. You are welcome to visit the Omniscient Library anytime."

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded, then led Xiao Weizhi away, walking about thirty meters before leaving the place.

The smile on her face vanished abruptly, and she lowered her voice, saying, "Weizhi, prepare for battle. There might be an ambush waiting for us outside the library."

Xiao Wei held Hongwei in one arm and put his other arm around her shoulder, nodding, "Okay."

Ai Lai, who stood there watching them leave, immediately used his communicator to contact the person waiting anxiously on the other end after he could no longer see Lin Xiaoxiao and the other person.

His tone was very respectful: "Sir, they are preparing to leave the Library of Omniscience."

A rough male voice came from the other end of the communicator: "Yes, what you asked for will be delivered to the back door of the Omniscient Library in a day. You can find someone to collect it yourself."

Ailey's eyes burned with fervor, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement: "Thank you, sir."

Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi used the teleportation magic circle to return directly to the first floor of the Omniscient Library, but instead of leaving, they strolled around inside hand in hand.

The two walked past pedestrians who were either sitting on the floor, standing next to the bookshelves, or leaning against the edge of the bookshelves, grabbed two books at random, and then walked to the desk in the corner.

The two sat down close together, and Xiao Weizhi casually picked up the book he had just chosen and opened it to read.

Lin Xiaoxiao contacted Lao Ewen and asked softly, "Lao Ewen, has anything unusual happened these past few days?"

Through the communicator, she could clearly hear the rustling sound of papers being turned over on the other end of the line.

A calm voice came through the communicator: "Are you referring to the people guarding outside the Library of Omniscience? Or the groups of people guarding your return journey?"

Lin Xiaoxiao's lips curled slightly: "Whose people are they?"

Lau Evan's voice remained calm: "One of these groups is the forces under the command of Litowei, the agent of the Wild God."

A level three divine possession. An agent of the Wild God? That's something only that big oaf would do.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, resting her hand on her cheek: "And then? I don't know anything else?"

Lau Evan continued, "The information is incomplete, but based on the existing intelligence, we can roughly deduce that it is the work of agents of the God of Death and the God of Disaster."

Two agents of the second-level gods, things are getting a bit complicated now.

Just as Lin Xiaoxiao was thinking of a solution, Lao Ewen's voice came again: "Be careful not to overdo it."

Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and replied, "I won't go too far."

With the black cat and the token, if we can't win, we can just create a spatial rift and go straight through to return to the floating island. There won't be any danger at all.

The reason I swaggered to the Omniscient Library in a flying beast and used the conventional method was simply to see if anyone would run right into my line of fire.

After sitting for another two hours, the sun set, and the orange-yellow sunlight dyed the clouds in the sky reddish-orange, forming a large, beautiful, and continuous expanse of fiery clouds.

'Beep beep beep...' The alarm clock rang, signaling the time to strike.

Xiao Weizhi, who was holding Lin Xiaoxiao, kept his eyes on the book in his hands and skillfully turned off the alarm on the communicator on her wrist.

Just then, the black cat, dragging a 40-centimeter-tall package, rushed back through the spatial rift.

Leaning against Xiao Weizhi's chest, Lin Xiaoxiao, who had been dozing with her eyes closed, slowly opened them, still with a few traces of sleepiness in them.

She sat up straight, stretched, and after a while, said to Xiao Weizhi, "Weizhi, let's go."

Outside the Omniscient Library, the flying monster was still waiting. When it saw Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi come out, it cooed twice, indicating that it was there.

During these five days, the flying monsters stayed outside the door except when they went hunting and eating at night, afraid of missing the person they were supposed to pick up.

Lin Xiaoxiao played with a few experience coins in her right hand. The experience coins rolled and moved on her nimble knuckles, but stayed on the surface steadily without falling off.

Red Tail followed beside Xiao Weizhi, who was carrying a magic staff.

The black cat was perched on Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder, its eyes already open, its back slightly arched, and its tail swaying back and forth.

Not long after the two boarded the flying beast, the sky became completely dark.

Under the cover of night, the team, hidden in the thick clouds and the dense forest below, emerged and quickly caught up with the demigod-level flying monster in front.

As Xiao Weizhi, sitting atop the demonic beast, sensed the pursuers behind him, he raised his staff to make a move, only to be stopped by Lin Xiaoxiao beside him.

She reached out and gently patted the flying beast's fur, whispering, "Gugu, fly faster, take them to the unregulated area to the south."

Then he turned to Xiao Weizhi beside him and explained in a gentle voice: "Weizhi, we can't make a move here. There are surveillance devices implanted in the World Tree, and the area within a radius of 500 kilometers is under its surveillance."

Even if she is being hunted down, if she fights back within the scope of supervision, those people might seize on that and use the Divine Favor Management Law to cause her trouble.

The flying beast let out a cry, flapped its wings rapidly, and suddenly increased its flight speed.

Thirty minutes later, they successfully flew 500 kilometers and arrived in an unregulated area.

Xiao Weizhi waved his staff and used the Mist Spell, which automatically upgraded to a gold-level forbidden spell, creating a dense fog covering a radius of thirty kilometers in this area.

[Forbidden Spell - Mist Spell (Gold Rank): Creates a dense fog 30 kilometers wide, so thick that one cannot see their own hand in front of their face. The caster can clearly sense the enemy's hiding place, making it the best skill for guerrilla warfare...]

The groups of people following closely behind them, upon seeing the suddenly appearing thick fog, instinctively stopped three meters away from it, and did not immediately follow:

"Damn it, what's with this thick fog?"

"Don't hesitate, go in. If we fail to complete the mission, we'll all be in deep trouble."

"What if she's lurking inside us?"

"Stop talking nonsense, go in. You'll die anyway if you don't go in."

...

Lin Xiaoxiao sat on the flying monster-gugu, which remained suspended in the air without flapping its wings, a slight smile playing on her lips. In her hand, she held a large handful of restraint-like items that resembled handcuffs, waiting for them to rush into the mist.

A small map appeared in Xiao Weizhi's pupils, containing many constantly moving red dots.

He whispered, "At 2 o'clock, about 300 meters away from us, there are five together; at 7 o'clock, about 500 meters away, there are three; at 11 o'clock..."

With a flick of its tail, the black cat, carrying over a dozen props, flashed through the spatial rift and disappeared from the spot.

"Damn it, what is that?!"

'Bang--'

"You bastard, don't let me catch you."

...

Amidst the smoke, screams and explosions filled the air. Under the elusive control of the black cat, most of the pursuers were quickly captured using props.

Occasionally, a few fools would sneak up in front of Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, only to be beaten half to death and captured by the two in perfect coordination.

Two hours passed quickly. The fog lifted, and the flying monster, with its legs gripping a string of enemies, landed on the ground in a relatively safe spot.

Lin Xiaoxiao opened the contact module, found an old acquaintance: Guo Duoan, the God of Justice, and took the initiative to request a call.

Not long after, the call was answered, and Guo Duoan's voice came from the small cube: "Why did you suddenly think of contacting me today?"

Lin Xiaoxiao stared at the group of pursuers tied up and piled up in front of her, feeling quite annoyed, and explained the reason: "I've captured a group of divine followers who are chasing me. Are you in the City of Divine Followers? If you are, come and help me drag them back. The trial is closed."

Guo Duoan replied in a deep voice: "I am in the City of Divine Favor. Tell me your location and I will set off immediately."

Lin Xiaoxiao took out a map and glanced at the landmarks where they were. Following the data on the map, she softly read aloud, "We are more than 500 kilometers away from the Omniscient Library, and we are close to the south."

"peng—", "peng—", "peng—"......

Before the address could even be given, the divine favor captured in front of them, without even a moment to react, transformed into an inflatable balloon, rapidly expanding before exploding.

Because the explosion happened so quickly, Xiao Weizhi only had time to pull Lin Xiaoxiao behind him, shield her with his body, and then cast a spell to create a protective shield.

He couldn't block the explosions in front of him and was covered from head to toe in the thick red liquid. If you looked closely, you could also see some yellowish-white paste mixed in.

Xiao Wei's back and the back of his head were covered in a sticky feeling. He took several deep breaths, trying to suppress his nausea and discomfort. His face looked terrible.

Guo Duoan had clearly heard the explosion from Lin Xiaoxiao's side, and asked anxiously, "What happened on your end?"

Lin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the protective shield in front of her. She coldly wiped the red liquid that had splashed onto her cheek and said through gritted teeth, "It's nothing, it's just that everyone we caught was blown up."

We were careless. Even with an additional barrier, we couldn't stop them from remotely detonating the divine seed.

Upon hearing that Lin Xiaoxiao was unharmed, Guo Duoan immediately relaxed: "This is standard procedure. It's good that you're not injured. I'll bring a team over to record this right away. Please wait a moment."

After Guo Duoan led his team to record what had happened, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi went directly back to the floating island through the spatial rift to wash up.

While anxiously awaiting the outcome elsewhere, Litowei was brutally beaten by Atumus, who coldly confronted him, leaving him unrecognizable.

Artums straightened his sleeves, his eyes indifferent, and looked down at Liwito lying on the ground. He said coldly, "Didn't I tell you not to cause her any trouble? If there's a next time, I'll personally dig out the demigod core implanted in your heart and send you to be tested on divine favor."

"Litowei, I can lift you up, and I can trample you down."

Everything that stands in the way of Atums’ plan (people/agents/divine favor) will be ruthlessly eliminated by him; in his heart, the plan cannot fail.

Litowei buried his face in the ground, clenching his teeth, curled up in a ball and remained silent, his eyes filled with terrifying, overwhelming hatred.

Artums had no interest in Litowe's anger. He simply straightened his wrinkled clothes, stepped over the large lump on the ground, and left the area.

After a long while, Litowei slowly got up from the ground, angrily slammed his fist on the ground several times, creating several deep craters in the floor. He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn freak, hermaphrodite, psychopath, I'll kill you sooner or later..."

A few days later, a not-so-big piece of news broke in the City of Divine Favor.

The staff of the Omniscient Library, for reasons unknown, provoked a group of ruthless criminals and were all brutally murdered on their way home. The scene was extremely cruel.

After on-site verification, the law enforcement department has confirmed that the perpetrators were responsible and is intensifying its efforts to patrol and apprehend them as soon as possible.

And two weeks later, an exam was held to recruit new staff for the Omniscient Library.

When Lin Xiaoxiao saw the report, she only glanced at it a few times before tossing it aside.

On the surface, however, she couldn't help but sneer: it was a familiar trick, and she knew without even looking that it was the usual way her 'old acquaintances' would finish things off.

At the same time, three people had arrived below the City of Faith. They looked up from the ground, their eyes filled with piety, gazing at the City of Faith in the clouds.

They had finally arrived. Once they successfully entered the City of Faith, their lives would undergo a dramatic transformation.