Chapter 87 Crisis (Fourth Update)
Chapter 87
Outside the Green Island Forest, Lin En finally appeared here.
He gasped for breath, inhaling the outside air, half-kneeling on the ground, feeling as if his body was twisted by an invisible force.
At this moment, Lynn's whole body was filled with severe pain, but the physical pain seemed secondary.
What really made him uncomfortable was his mental realm, which was in chaos due to the backlash.
His brain felt as if it was pierced by countless needles, and the stabbing pain made it almost impossible for him to concentrate.
Lin En felt that everything in front of his eyes was blurry and his whole body was groggy. If he had not relied on deep breathing to force himself to wake up, he would have probably passed out completely.
"Evgrid's desperate efforts have such a terrible backlash..."
He muttered under his breath, barely able to keep his balance.
Half-kneeling on the ground, he endured the pain and after a long while he finally recovered some strength. He was able to stand up and stagger outside.
Fortunately, he was currently in a secluded corner of the Green Island Forest, so he did not attract anyone's attention.
Lin En dragged his heavy body and moved towards the furnace step by step.
The scenes that just happened kept flashing in my mind.
He decisively left that space before Astrid arrived.
Before leaving, he completely hid Xiaolu and all traces that might expose his identity.
The most Astrid could see was a masked man shrouded in light hurrying away, and she didn't notice anything else.
"Someone saw Colin and me in the valley. This is not a good thing... If I had known earlier, I would have killed them..."
A cold murderous look flashed across Lin En's eyes.
Although he had this idea in mind, he also knew that it would not be easy to deal with all the witnesses, especially since he was only a third-level apprentice.
The environment will shape a person. When Lin En first came here, he was just seeking revenge. When facing his enemies, he never hesitated with the knife in his hand, but he would not harm innocent people.
But now, after being shaped by the Crucible and the dark wizard environment, he has become cold-blooded and ruthless, and even has the idea of "killing all witnesses" in his mind.
Even though Lin En had mostly been reading and practicing in the Crucible over the past year, most of the books there were written by dark wizards. It was reasonable for him to have such a change after being influenced by them.
As the saying goes, "If you plan ahead, you will succeed; if you don't plan ahead, you will fail."
Although Lynn's mind was confused at the moment and he couldn't sort out the overly complicated situation, he still made a simple inference: what would happen if he was discovered.
He felt that even if he confessed the matter about the Seed of Life and Xiaolu, it would probably be of no use.
Because the Lord of the Furnace will most likely conduct a "soul search" on him directly.
The affairs of the Great Forest of Green Island were of vital importance to him, as could be seen from the great effort he put into transporting the furnace over.
The Lord of the Furnace must want to know all the relevant information. There is no doubt that "soul search" will be the first step he will take.
Under this premise, let alone the fact that Lin En was just a small apprentice, even if he was a formal wizard, I am afraid that the Lord of the Furnace would not let him go.
If he were a native local, he might be able to endure the soul search of the Lord of the Furnace.
After all, I can wait until I grow up and find a chance to take revenge.
But Lynn is not a native local, but a time traveler!
He knew very well that once his soul was searched, all the soul information from the outside world and the mysterious talents and abilities would be exposed to others.
In the wizarding world, there has always been precedent of wizards invading other worlds through magic, and there has never been a situation like Lin En's.
A soul from another world came into this world without causing any reaction from the wizarding world.
If the master of the furnace knew this secret, he would definitely slice him up for research and analysis...
"No matter what, I can't let my identity be exposed..."
Lin En took a deep breath. He realized that he was facing an extremely serious crisis at the moment.
Once his identity is exposed, the entire Crucible will become his enemy, and even his teacher Rosalind will not be able to save him.
"But I still have time!"
Lin En's eyes gradually became clearer. Recalling the series of actions taken by Astrid to investigate him, he felt that it would take some time for those who came out of the third-level maze to spread the news.
This is a glimmer of hope for him.
He also believed that those who saw him and Colin might not necessarily recognize him.
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Riley was able to recognize him at a glance because the two of them had a deep hatred and understood each other.
But in the eyes of others, Lin En was just an ordinary wizard apprentice wearing a wide hood with his face completely covered.
"Even if Astrid searches the souls of those people, they may not be able to recognize my true face..."
Lynn pondered to herself.
Thinking of this, Lin En soon reached the border between the furnace and the war base.
He wore a special bracelet on his wrist, which was used to record and calculate the apprentice's combat achievements.
Lin En's trip was to settle the mission. What he had just accepted in the Cuidao Forest was a compulsory exploration mission, and now, he only needed to return the bracelet.
He stood in the long queue, waiting patiently, moving forward step by step. Before long, it was his turn.
Lynn took off the bracelet and handed it to the apprentice in charge of acceptance—a man wearing glasses and looking quite old.
After the man took the bracelet, he placed it on an instrument made of special material. Lynn's identity information and combat performance data were displayed at the bottom of the instrument.
“I should have gained a lot of merit this time, which can be used to exchange for some good things and restore my body…” Lin En thought to himself.
At this moment, a low discussion sounded behind me.
"I heard that the minimum combat merit for an apprentice who passes the third level is 300, and you can choose whatever you want to exchange!"
"Oh, how enviable! But there are probably not many apprentices who have passed the third level now..."
Lin En was shocked and suddenly realized that his head was dizzy due to the backlash of the life seed.
A chill ran up his spine and he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Oh no, I was so confused by the backlash of the life seed that I forgot the most important thing! I passed the first three levels of the maze! This achievement is quite rare among the current Crucible Army! If the battle report is uploaded, I will probably become one of the few people who have passed the three levels.
At that time, I will definitely be the focus of the furnace, and I won't be able to run away! Cold sweat instantly seeped out of my forehead, Lin En's heartbeat accelerated, and my mind involuntarily fell into confusion.
(End of this chapter)
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