Though it was supposed to be an inspection, Lu Yuan had no idea what Sonice had thrown to him.
All he saw was an ordinary black card with a small golden owl pattern on one side.
As for whether it actually contained the more than nine billion Duoling currency Sonice claimed, that was unknown.
But Lu Yuan didn't care.
Casually stowing the card away, Lu Yuan noticeably restrained much of the killing intent he had directed at Sonice.
"There's still two-thirds left, I'll come back for it later..."
Lu Yuan said to Sonice, satisfied.
With that, his massive figure turned and gradually faded into the shadows of the forest behind him.
Sonice's expressions flickered, and she suddenly took two steps forward, shouting: "Regarding the Life Source Ore, we could actually collaborate!"
"Next time..."
A calm voice echoed from afar, and upon looking again, Lu Yuan's figure had completely vanished from sight.
Sonice coldly stared in the direction of Lu Yuan's disappearance, and only after a moment did she turn expressionlessly.
On the same moss-covered rock previously chosen, Sonice sat quietly resting.
Suddenly, her expression shifted slightly, raising her right hand to gently tap a spot on her wrist.
"Are you alright?"
From the other side of the communicator came a young woman's voice, filled with deep concern and anxiety.
"Don't worry, no injuries."
Sonice took a deep breath, quickly responding: "He was here for the money, and I sent him off using the Beilin Gold Bank card..."
"It's good that nothing happened."
Upon hearing Sonice's words, the voice noticeably relaxed, then said somberly: "I didn't expect such a small deal to involve an eighth-level master.
We really got screwed this time... sigh..."
"Eighth level?"
Sonice shook her head, "No, I can tell his Spiritual Power is definitely not at the eighth level.
Just ridiculously abnormal in certain areas...."
"Suffering such a huge loss, this matter won't just end here.."
Sonice's eyes shot out with cold glints, saying coldly: "This guy killed Sea Wolf's younger brother, even if we don't go after him, Sea Wolf definitely won't let it go."
"What if he takes the money and directly leaves Lilva? In the vast Star Sea, we'd never be able to find him again.."
The young woman's voice hesitantly voiced.
"Relax, he won't leave."
Sonice coldly grinned, faintly saying: "I mentioned the matter of Life Source Ore to him.
No one can resist the allure of such a massive treasure...
Believe me, he'll come back to me within three days..."
"When that time comes, whatever he takes in, I'll make sure he coughs it all back up, even his heart and lungs..."
Sonice was speaking with an icy demeanor.
Suddenly, a slender, pale hand silently reached out from behind her.
It tapped her shoulder gently.
The sudden tap made Sonice's voice cut off abruptly, and she jumped up as if electrocuted, bolting forward without looking back.
But Sonice hadn't gotten far before she saw a specter-like figure appear before her.
It was an elegant, noble-looking young man, who, despite seeming slightly shy and bashful, gave her a faint smile.
Sonice was terribly startled by the youth's sudden appearance, instinctively opening her mouth to scream.
But the youth's arm abruptly raised and seemed to grab hold of something black, which was swiftly stuffed into her mouth as she opened it.
"Hm?!"
Sonice's eyes widened drastically, her first reaction to spit out the unidentified object.
But it was exceptionally slippery; after entering her mouth, it immediately slid into her stomach and vanished without a trace.
"Ugh... cough cough cough—"
Sonice knelt on the damp forest floor, repeatedly trying to claw her throat.
However, after a long time, even tears came out, but there wasn't the slightest foreign object expelled.
Her seventh-level Spiritual Power meticulously checked her body again and again, yet found nothing abnormal.
She lifted her head, eying her surroundings.
The aristocratic youth who had ambushed her earlier was nowhere to be seen.
Everything that unfolded within that brief ten seconds seemed like a mere illusion.
Even Sonice herself couldn't help but doubt.
"Sonice! Sonice! What's wrong?... "
The anxious, worried inquiry from the young woman's voice continued on the communicator she hadn't hung up yet.
Sonice sat on the ground, dazed for several seconds.
Finally, she stood up.
Shaking her head, she replied: "I'm alright..."
Despite no danger unfolding, this inexplicable eerie event nevertheless left Sonice devoid of any desire to remain.
She hurriedly got up, summoning her Mecha, swiftly maneuvering it into the high skies, disappearing far away.
.....
"Now it's foolproof...."
Somewhere in the forest, Lu Yuan, playing with the Owl Black Card, watched a dazzling magenta Mecha depart, murmuring softly.
There's no denying, the ability of [Wind Master (legend)] is truly practical.
Upon activating the panel, not only was his speed unbelievably fast, but he seemed to merge entirely with the breeze and airflow.
Even a seventh-level Spiritual Power expert like Sonice was hardly aware when I got up close, left with no choice but to receive my "implanting" of [Seed of Misfortune].
Lu Feng's transformation has already validated the dominance and power of [Seed of Misfortune], so Lu Yuan wasn't worried about potential reprisals from the Demon Fat Thieves.
Of course, the main reason for planting [Seed of Misfortune] in Sonice wasn't merely to avoid retaliation, but because.....
