"You can come out now."

In the dead silent room, Lin Qiye exhaled lightly, and a wisp of smoke mixed with the gas rolled out, quickly transforming into a figure in a black cloak.

No. 27 stood in the dim shadows for a long time before speaking in a low voice:

"There is a lingering breath of thunder nearby..."

"Next to this is Thor's temple, so of course there will be his presence." Lin Qiye looked out the window at Asgard shrouded in the hazy moonlight, "The most dangerous place is the safest place. If you stay here to heal your wounds, Thor won't be able to find you for a while."

He turned around and walked to the table and sat down. He saw No. 27 still standing in the shadow of the corner like a sculpture. He asked in confusion:

"Aren't you going to sit down?"

"In the shadows, I can recover faster." No. 27 said hoarsely. After a pause, he took the initiative and said, "You shouldn't have taken the risk of hiding me in your body."

"Why?"

“I help you kill the god, and you help me find someone. This is the deal between us... The deal does not require you to save me.

My assassination attempt failed. You can just abandon me and save yourself. There is no need to take risks."

After listening to No. 27's solemn words, Lin Qiye was stunned for a while, then smiled helplessly:

"There's no need to be so serious. I just saved you because it was convenient."

"This is not being serious. This is respect for the contract." No. 27's voice was more serious than ever before.

"… whatever you want to think."

Lin Qiye could see that No. 27 was probably a bit stubborn, so he decided not to argue with him about this matter and asked:

"By the way, how did you know that your assassination attempt failed?"

No. 27 didn't say anything, but silently took out a black object from under his cloak and threw it on the ground.

The mass of thing rolled across the ground and was exposed to the moonlight coming in from the window. Only then did Lin Qiye see clearly that it was a strangely shaped skull.

The reason why it is weird is that the surface of this skull is bumpy, as if it was smashed and pieced together from skulls of different people, and it does not have the symmetry of a human skull at all.

Sure enough, it was the same as Loki's corpse in the underworld.

Lin Qiye thought secretly.

"When did you sneak into Asgard?" Lin Qiye asked the question that concerned him most.

"After we parted that day, I have been waiting near Asgard, but because the Rainbow Bridge was broken, I could not enter until Thor and other gods came through the Rainbow Bridge and descended into the mist. I took the opportunity to enter Asgard in the opposite direction." No. 27 spoke slowly, "After that, I have been looking for an opportunity to assassinate Loki, but the time has never been ripe.

It was not until Thor brought you back from the outside world that I vaguely sensed an opportunity. I took advantage of the one-armed god of war's rest and hid in his shadow. Since he and Thor are both enemies of Loki, as long as I seize the opportunity to hurt both of us, I can kill him in one fell swoop..."

"But this is the first time I've seen someone survive after having his heart pierced and his head cut off." No. 27's voice fluctuated slightly, as if he was a little surprised and helpless.

"I failed in this assassination attempt... But next time, I will never fail."

Seeing this, Lin Qiye didn't say anything more. He just leaned quietly against the wall and closed his eyes to rest.

…

The early morning sun shone on the ground, Lin Qiye's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

From the moment he entered the King's Treasury to the moment he was kidnapped to Asgard, his mind had been in a state of high tension. Not long after he closed his eyes to rest last night, he fell into a deep sleep.

After waking up, Lin Qiye felt refreshed. He glanced around and found that No. 27 in the corner had disappeared.

"Number 27?" Lin Qiye said in a low voice.

"I'm in your shadow." The voice of No. 27 came faintly.

"Have you recovered your strength?"

"I'm halfway recovered...it will take some time."

Lin Qiye nodded and was about to say something else when his shadow suddenly flickered and No. 27's voice sounded again:

"Here comes Thor."

Hearing this, Lin Qiye's eyes fixed, and he immediately said: "Just like yesterday, hide in my body!"

After a coordinated effort, No. 27 quickly turned into smoke, was drawn into Lin Qiye's lungs along with his breathing, and disappeared in the room in an instant.

A few seconds later, there was a strong knock on the door.

He even knows how to knock on the door?

It seems that he didn't notice that No. 27 was hiding in his place.

Lin Qiye coughed twice and said, "Please come in."

The door opened and Thor's tall figure stood outside. Since the door frame was a little short compared to his body size, from Lin Qiye's perspective, he could only see Thor's neck.

"Miles, come out." Thor's helpless voice came from outside.

Lin Qiye got out of bed and walked out quickly.

Thor was seen standing outside the door with a haggard look on his face, looking a little listless, as if his divine power had been overdrawn.

"Lord Thor, you are..."

Lin Qiye certainly knew that Thor was exhausted both physically and mentally because he failed to catch up with No. 27 that night, but at this time, he still needed to pretend.

"I'll get straight to the point, Miles." Thor lowered his head, looked into his eyes, and said seriously, "You said that your prophecy can only be used once a day, so I want you to find someone today."

"Looking for someone again?" Lin Qiye was stunned. "Who?"

"The Outer God assassin who assassinated Loki yesterday."

Lin Qiye: ...

Seeing Lin Qiye’s strange expression, Thor thought he didn’t understand and continued, “It was the mysterious Outer God who chopped off Loki’s head in the underworld yesterday. The Nordic War Department and I turned the entire Asgard upside down last night, but we still couldn’t find him… However, he must still be hiding somewhere in Asgard.

I know it's difficult for you to locate a god, but just like yesterday, I just need a general direction."

Lin Qiye coughed twice and hesitated for a moment, "This... I can only try."

"Then give it a try." Without waiting for Lin Qiye to say more, Thor patted Lin Qiye's shoulder with his broad palm, almost shaking out the number 27 in his lungs. "I injured him badly during the battle last night. I brought a tube of his blood. Maybe it can be used in your prophecy."

Lin Qiye took the blood from Thor with a complicated expression. He then asked curiously:

"By the way, who was that assassin yesterday?"