"Take a look, take a look, Silver Scale Breastplate, 5 silver each!"

"The guy on the side of the road! Do you want to play an exciting game of Spirit Cards?"

"Free copy of the Resurrection Slate! Limited places available, first come first served!"

When Udyr and the others jumped through space again, the familiar voice made him unable to hold back his tears.

He suffered a lot in this adventure.

But just as Udyr was sighing, other adventurers discovered something wrong.

"Huh? What's going on? Why did these guys set up a stall here? Did the city hall allow it?"

After hearing what others said, Udyr also reacted.

Yes, the current Storm Bay is no longer the same as before, so what is going on? When the mind realized that something was wrong, the originally clear scenery and sounds suddenly became blurred. This is an illusion!

In a moment, the adventurer team immediately became alert. The stone giant who was preparing to participate in the Spirit King Competition used his innate ability to directly extract the nearby earth elements and condensed them into a stone totem pole.

Just when the atmosphere was tense, a Zhuoer wearing a hip-hugging miniskirt and a tank top walked out from the distorted illusion and cast a wink at everyone.

"Welcome to the Second Storm Bay. We provide accommodation, bathing, and entertainment. Would you like to come in and rest for a while?"

As she spoke, she took out an alchemy pot from somewhere, and with a seductive look in her eyes, she prepared to invite everyone to drink honey water.

The adventurers looked at each other, and for a moment no one dared to go up and try.

They did know that a drow had opened a tavern in the wilderness near Storm Bay, but even the adventurers who had been here were a little unsure of the situation.

Because the situation here is very different from the last time he came here.

Of course, the news that Udyr brought back before was also one of the reasons why they are so hesitant now.

After an adventurer who was familiar with Ruiyi Draenor told everyone about the Nightmare Spirit and a spy organization called "Dark Dream", everyone had an instinctive resistance to anything that might be related to Ruiyi Draenor.

Because according to the adventurer's description, the monks and wanderers in the dark dream can steal other people's memories, and will even look for opportunities to kill the original owner, replace the other party, and use the changed identity to sneak into Khorvaire.

So, the adventurers who were supposed to hug the drow and walk into the tavern all took a step back.

This uniform performance made Zhuo Er, who was about to walk over, froze in shock, and he thought his makeup was smudged.

Just when she was about to take out the makeup mirror to look at herself, a psychic suddenly teleported over.

She is Ash's old friend - Lauren.

"Lord Lauren, I..."

Seeing his boss coming out, Zhuoer, who was soliciting customers, was about to explain, but saw Lauren waving his hand.

Her eyes radiated psychic light as she slowly swept her gaze over the adventurers.

After a brief pause, she asked, "How did you know that the Rose Cult had received support from Ruiyi Drol?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the already cautious adventurers all showed solemn expressions.

They felt that the drow in front of them might be a high-ranking member of the Rose Cult, and now he came to kill them to silence them.

The eyes of several adventurers swept over Udyr inconspicuously, as if they were considering whether handing him over at this time could avoid an impending conflict.

But before any of the adventurers could make a move, Lauren seemed to know everything, and the psychic light in his eyes disappeared.

Suddenly, Udyr realized something.

"You used Detect Thoughts to read our thoughts?"

Because of the other party's words, he subconsciously recalled how he heard the information.

Anyone who has his thoughts eavesdropped on by others is bound to have opinions.

So Udyr got angry.

Lauren can use teleportation, which is only slightly higher than his level.

And the other party is a psychic warlock...

The ranger does not have much desire to fight except when facing his chosen enemy.

"Yes, that's right. In return, you can take a rest here."

Without giving Udyr and the others a chance to speak, Lauren's body lit up with psychic light again and disappeared.

…

Stormreach, underground area 6.

After a dazzling psychic light appeared, Lauren's figure appeared in a room in an apartment.

She took off her hooded cloak, crossed her arms over her chest, leaned against the window and gazed at the square outside.

The neon-lit District 6 has a strong cyberpunk atmosphere, but looking at it for a long time can easily cause eye fatigue.

Lauren pondered at the window for a long time, then slowly exhaled.

"What Ashe said might be true. So, are these recent events Ruiyi Drael's attempts to control the Rose Cult through the Elders Council?"

Taking a deep breath, the drow, who had a similar skin color to Ying, closed the curtains, then turned around and began to undress.

After a while, she walked into the bathroom naked, turned on the shower, and lay down in the bathtub.

She likes to take a bath to help her think when she is under a lot of stress.

After learning that the current changes in the Rose Sect might involve the Ruiyi Drol Empire, Lauren felt deeply mentally exhausted.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the hot water in the bathtub gradually rose to the level of her chin.

At this moment, psychic energy suddenly lit up in the room, and Ashe, who had completed today's game, teleported over using psychic energy.

Seeing this former comrade, Lauren frowned subconsciously. She had not yet figured out how to face him.

But as soon as Ashe appeared, she gave her former friend an apologetic smile.

Lauren was startled, and some bad premonitions emerged in her heart.

"I'm sorry, Lauren, I'm exposed. Lord Carl knows everything. This place is now surrounded. Actually... being Lord Carl's dog is also very happy. He..."

Touching her belly with a look of happiness on her face, Ashe looked like an ordinary woman who had completely fallen.

Lauren shuddered and woke up from her dream.

Looking down, I saw that the bathtub was overflowing with water.

She quickly turned off the shower, wondering if the dream she had just had was some kind of revelation brought to her by psychic power.

But just as she wrapped herself in the towel, psychic energy actually lit up in the room.

However, what was different from the dream was that there were two people coming.

"You betrayed me!"

With psychic energy lighting up in his hands, Lauren cast a spell quickly, trying to stop the teleportation that was about to end.

But Elise, who came with Ashe, was more skilled. Before her body could completely cross over, she directly used the simplest Mage's Hand and pushed Lauren away.

"Calm down, kid. Are you interested in hearing what I think the Dream Spirits believe in? It looks like Rose hasn't told you anything."

With smiles full of maternal radiance on their faces, Elise and Ashe's bodies finally solidified in the room.

(End of this chapter)