Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

The distance between them grew shorter and shorter.

Finally, Ludwig Bach, a Tier Four Knight, sensed that something was amiss.

"Halt..."

He was just about to give the order.

In the next second, an unyielding Knight’s Will suddenly erupted.

This Knight’s Will was completely different from any Ludwig had ever known.

Through this will, Ludwig felt as if the other party wanted to stomp him underfoot and grind his face with the sole of a leather shoe.

An unfamiliar Knight’s Will—this meant the enemy was an unknown Tier Four Knight!

In the narrow, cramped space, Ludwig was forced into a hasty battle.

The moment he engaged, Ludwig relayed the information to Billson, the Round Table Knight stationed beneath Ninghang Technology.

"The plan is in motion. Stall for ten minutes, then retreat." Billson was calm. He knew the Round Table Conference’s mission and would not rashly abandon his post. He had no intention of providing backup.

Ludwig being ambushed was part of this withdrawal operation.

Both the Round Table Conference and the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps were scheming, and both sides had hidden cards to play.

...

’He’s moving?’

Through his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi clearly "saw" the Round Table Knight underground—Billson—stand up.

He pushed the stone coffin before him into a massive metal container, then single-handedly slid the container into a transport-type Floating Vehicle.

He boarded the Floating Vehicle, started it, and proceeded along the tunnel toward the surface.

As Billson moved, Lin Qi also detected fluctuations of Spiritual Particles to the southwest.

That was the location where King Arthur and Master Ma were fighting.

Billson was heading due north, clearly not to provide support.

’Is he preparing to leave? Or... is this still part of the feint?’

Lin Qi’s gaze locked onto the stone coffin, deliberately avoiding looking at Billson himself.

Lin Qi immediately sent an email to Guang Ling, updating them on the Round Table Knight’s movements.

Less than five seconds later, Guang Ling replied.

[I understand the purpose of the Sword in the Stone now. The Round Table Conference isn’t just planning to use it for combat. This is still a feint. The Round Table Conference wants to use a Tier Five Extraordinary Item to mask the Mother Sample’s trail. Aside from someone like King Arthur, who is extremely sensitive to the Sword in the Stone’s aura, very few people can distinguish the aura of a Tier Five Extraordinary Item.]

[Furthermore, a Tier Five Extraordinary Item shows up very clearly on comprehensive monitoring equipment designed for Extraordinary Items. The Round Table Conference wants to disguise it as the Mother Sample to further draw the attention of those taking action.]

Lin Qi quickly understood Guang Ling’s explanation.

’Never thought these Europeans would be playing at Sun Tzu’s Art of War.’

Just having a team led by a Tier Four Round Table Knight in the underground tunnels wasn’t enough; they even arranged for the Sword in the Stone to be part of the show.

If someone were to intercept that Floating Vehicle, they would face a terrifying Round Table Knight wielding the Sword in the Stone.

And besides the Sword in the Stone, there was also the stone coffin. On specialized comprehensive monitoring equipment, it would show that another Extraordinary Item was present in the Floating Vehicle.

A Round Table Knight wielding the Sword in the Stone would have more than enough combat power to cover the Floating Vehicle’s escape.

This way, the outside world would assume the Mother Sample had been successfully moved.

But that raised a question!

What were the Europeans after?

Why not just have two Round Table Knights cooperate, rely on the power of the Sword in the Stone, and cover the retreat of the real Mother Sample?

Why go through all this extra trouble and use a feint to provide cover?

Also, where was the real Mother Sample?

If this was all a feint, then...

[The Mother Sample must still be inside Ninghang Technology’s branch office. Wizard, you’re on your own now. You need to try and find it.]

Guang Ling’s email arrived.

Reading the email, Lin Qi felt an urge to curse out loud.

’Easier said than done!’

’There’s not a single piece of intel, and I’ve already scanned the entirety of Ninghang Technology with my Spiritual Vision without finding a trace of this so-called Mother Sample.’

’How am I supposed to find it?’

’Where am I supposed to look?’

Lin Qi felt a headache coming on.

But Guang Ling was right about one thing: right now, Lin Qi could only rely on his own Ability to find the answers he sought.

This wasn’t just for the Mercenary Corps’ mission, but also to understand the truth behind the Witch Hunt.

As long as the Europeans’ reason for Witch Hunting remained a mystery, Wizard Professionals would never know a day of peace.

Lin Qi immediately withdrew his focus from Billson.

There was nothing more worth watching about that Tier Four Knight, and he was about to move out of the range of Lin Qi’s Spiritual Vision anyway.

Rather than waste energy, he’d better think about what he might have missed.

However...

Just as Lin Qi began to think, something unexpected happened again.

In his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi saw an unexpected presence.

Aishwarya, a Permanent Council member of the Asian Political Zone Big Business Alliance!

She was riding in a vehicle exclusive to Permanent Council members, leading a fully armed security team, and had appeared brazenly in front of the European’s Floating Vehicle.

"Floating Vehicle ahead! Halt immediately and prepare for an inspection by the Council’s security team!"

...

’Aishwarya’s security team actually managed to stop the Floating Vehicle?’

’When did this woman become so aggressive?’

Lin Qi observed the state of Aishwarya’s body. Although his Spiritual Vision couldn’t penetrate the body of a Tier Four Extraordinary, it could see the condition of her skin through her clothes.

He saw two sizable, fresh wounds on Aishwarya’s waist. They were very recent, and it looked like... her kidneys had been cut out.

Seeing this, Lin Qi was even more astonished.

’What happened?’

’Based on the personality Aishwarya has shown before, she doesn’t seem like the type to do something like this.’

’Did she have a sudden change of heart? Or did she receive some news?’

’Or did she have a complete falling out with the Europeans?’

Lin Qi didn’t know that the reason Aishwarya was doing this was, in fact, still related to him.

A few hours ago, Jin Yuanxi had faced a sudden investigation from the Eastern Alliance. A Tier Four Soul Seeker and a Tier Four Death Warrior had shown up at his door.

Jin Yuanxi racked his brains but couldn’t figure it out. He had kept his hands so clean, not even taking any overt benefits, so how could the Eastern Alliance have found any incriminating traces?

Being investigated by the Eastern Alliance meant he would soon be abandoned by the Intercontinental Giant Corporation behind him.

Jin Yuanxi was not willing to accept this.

In a flash, he thought of someone—another council member who also had ties to Europe.

So, he decided to pin most of his own wrongdoings on Aishwarya to clear his name.

After all, Aishwarya’s hands weren’t clean either; she wouldn’t hold up under investigation.

The pitiful Jin Yuanxi had no idea that the so-called evidence found against him had actually been planted by Aishwarya.

The two council members framed each other, essentially swapping the evidence of their own crimes.

But Jin Yuanxi still didn’t know that his attempt at framing her was useless!

Aishwarya was prepared. She was playing 4D chess!

She had even come up with a brilliant counter-strategy.

A plan that would not only clear her name but also further strengthen her power within the Big Business Alliance.

...

Billson’s brow furrowed slightly. Being stopped by a Council security team was not as simple as being ambushed.

This was a legal action in Alliance City. If he refused inspection or tried to force his way out, the next thing he’d face might not be a security team, but Alliance City’s defensive armaments.

There would be more than enough S-Class Weapons, and their use would be perfectly legal.

As expected, the Floating Vehicle Billson was in slowly came to a halt.

Then, the Tier Four Round Table Knight, frowning, came to the vehicle’s access point.

The hydraulic door slowly opened, revealing Billson’s figure, but his face was covered by his Prosthetic Body.

"Which security team are you?"

Billson looked at the security team’s leader.

But the team leader didn’t respond.

The one who answered Billson was the Permanent Council member, Aishwarya, who had exited her own vehicle and was now floating silently in the air.

This Permanent Council member, who had never before revealed her own power, was now brazenly displaying it for all to see, no longer caring about hiding it.

"European, it doesn’t matter which security team this is. According to the laws of the Big Business Alliance, you are required to submit to an inspection and have your identity registered!"

Aishwarya’s voice was ice-cold, one might even say it was filled with killing intent.

Seeing Aishwarya, Billson’s frown deepened.

Theoretically, this Permanent Council member was in a cooperative relationship with the Round Table Conference. Moreover, the Round Table Conference had even implanted Holy Light within her body without her knowledge.

"Are you turning on us?"

Billson spoke, his voice betraying no emotion.

Aishwarya acted as if she didn’t understand the implication in Billson’s words, as if the two of them had never met.

Aishwarya repeated, "Submit to the inspection! I don’t want to say it a third time!"