MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 432 - 186 Preaching Cain

Chapter 432: Chapter 186 Preaching Cain

Leaving Soaring Cloud City, Lu Hong returned to the cave where Lina was hiding.

Under the careful scrutiny of two Black Guards, the antidote was handed over to Lu Hong.

"Baron, this medicine needs to be fed orally."

"Okay," Lu Hong nodded. "Hurry up and feed it to her."

The Black Guards looked at Lu Hong awkwardly, "Lady Lina has her mouth tightly closed, why don’t... you feed her?"

Lu Hong was startled. What was this, asking him to administer the medicine mouth to mouth?

"Don’t worry, my lord, we won’t peek," the two Black Guards nudged each other with their elbows and then bolted out of the cave.

"Hey!" The louder Lu Hong shouted, the faster the two Black Guards ran.

Lu Hong shook his head in silence and then turned his gaze to Lina, who was still unconscious.

Tortured by Wu Erfu, even in her slumber, Lina’s brow was furrowed, her lips tightly sealed, and her face showed a hint of panic, as though she was trapped in a nightmare.

Once Lina swallowed the antidote, Lu Hong would be able to have the Holy King activate the Holy Light to heal her.

"Boss, what are you waiting for? Hurry up! She’s a real beauty," the Holy King, who had regained consciousness at some point, egged him on from the side.

"Get lost!" Lu Hong scolded the Holy King and, without being overly sentimental, took the antidote in his mouth and pressed it against Lina’s lips.

But Lina’s mouth was sealed tight. Having no other choice, Lu Hong used his tongue to pry open her mouth and delivered the antidote inside.

As soon as it entered Lina’s mouth, the antidote began to take effect.

Lina moaned softly and then suddenly clenched her teeth, catching Lu Hong off guard. His tongue was bitten hard, causing him to clench his fist and stomp his feet in pain, while the Holy King laughed heartily on the side.

Lu Hong did not dare to disturb Lina and could only endure the intense pain until Lina finally relaxed her bite.

Lu Hong withdrew his tongue and squatted on the ground, cupping his mouth, filled with regret.

"Quick, heal her!"

At his command, the Holy King gathered the power of the Holy Light and slowly diffused it over Lina’s body, healing her wounds. With no more poison to inhibit her, Lina’s ghastly wounds started to heal rapidly.

With a soft cry, Lina finally awakened from her nightmare.

Lina’s gaze was hazy, still entrenched in the nightmare of moments before.

She had been relentlessly tortured by Wu Erfu, beaten mercilessly, as if she were in an endless abyss, ready to consume her.

At that moment, the pitch-black sky suddenly tore apart, and a beam of light shone upon her.

Looking up, a blurred face appeared before her, dispelling the darkness from Lina’s eyes and reaching out an arm to her.

Lina grabbed the strong arm. The figure gently pulled, bringing her into its embrace.

Then, he began to kiss her forcefully. Naturally, Lina would not consent. Seizing the moment when the other party carelessly extended their tongue, she bit down hard; it was her first kiss, after all. How could she let some unidentified molester take it so cheaply?

Lina gradually woke from her dream and saw Lu Hong squatting beside her, cupping his mouth, and was somewhat pleasantly surprised, "Is it really you?!"

Lu Hong nodded, unwilling to speak.

"How come you’re here at Dragon Pool too?" Lina’s injuries had mostly recovered. Now, aside from feeling weak, she was largely unharmed.

Lu Hong channeled his qi to form several characters: "I came to suppress Dragon Pool."

"To suppress Dragon Pool?" Lina was stunned. "Did the empire’s army reach Dragon Pool?"

Lu Hong nodded, then formed more characters with his qi blood: Yes, but not many troops made it, so it hasn’t greatly changed the situation at Dragon Pool. We still need to find a way to cause division within Dragon Pool.

Seeing Lu Hong continue to write and nod in response, Lina asked curiously, "Why aren’t you talking?"

Lu Hong shook his head, not intending to elaborate on the situation.

But the Holy King just had to come out chirping, "It’s all because of you that our boss fed you the antidote, and you bit his tongue. Poor old boss, his tongue is all swollen, and he can’t even speak."

"Get lost!"

Exposed by the Holy King, Lu Hong couldn’t help but suppress his soul and forcibly shoved it back into the ring.

And Lina, who had reacted, felt a blush spread across her pale cheeks. She didn’t ask any more questions and shyly turned her head away, not knowing what she was thinking.

Seeing how awkward the atmosphere was, Lu Hong had no choice but to walk out of the cave and kick the two eavesdropping Black Guards in.

"Lady Lina, hello!" The Black Guards greeted Lina.

Lina’s expression softened, and she tried to rise to express her gratitude but lacked the strength, so she could only say, "Thank you both for risking your lives to save me. Without your help, I might really have been tortured to death by that vile Wu Erfu."

"Why did you come to Dragon’s Pool?" With the help of the Holy King, his tongue had gone down in swelling, but his speech was still not very articulate and sounded strange.

Lina, aware it was her doing, felt her face redden again, and then answered, "I came with my master, but he stayed with the Ke’lor family, while I went out to clear my mind in my spare time. Unexpectedly, I was deceived by Wu Erfu, poisoned, and all my Magic Power dissipated, leaving me imprisoned in a dungeon."

"You disappeared, and your master didn’t come to save you?"

Facing Lu Hong’s question, Lina shook her head, "This time my master came to Dragon’s Pool to guard the Spatial Array; he wouldn’t leave during the period and probably doesn’t know I’m missing."

"Guarding the Spatial Array?" Lu Hong’s eyebrows knit slightly. Dragon’s Pool’s plane was sealed off, which might rely on the Array guarded by Lina’s master, and it seemed like her master was one of the Ke’lor’s people?

He immediately asked further, "What is your master’s name?"

"My master is the Flag Bearer, a well-known Wanderer Knight in the Star Sea named Cain."

"Wanderer Cain?!" The Black Guards exclaimed in surprise.

Lina nodded, "Compared to the title of Flag Bearer, little more people know him by Wanderer Cain."

He sounds pretty formidable! Lu Hong’s brow furrowed. Such a person was helping the Ke’lor family?

Lu Hong somewhat anxiously told the Black Guards, "Tell me more details about him."

Lina was surprised that Lu Hong didn’t ask her. Logically speaking, she was Cain’s apprentice; wouldn’t she know more?

The Black Guards also sensed something amiss but held back and answered Lu Hong, "According to the information we have, Wanderer Knight Cain became famous in the Heaven’s Star plane forty years ago with a battle that claimed the lives of six peers, earning him the honorific of Flag Bearer. However, Cain liked to wander, going around punishing the wicked and promoting the good, hence most people in the Star Sea respectfully call him Wanderer Cain. Seven years ago, he ranked eighty-three on the Empire’s Strength Ranking. Specialized in secret techniques, it is said he has realized a second secret technique, but he has never shown it, so his rank has not changed."

After hearing the Black Guard’s introduction, Lu Hong thought, "What the hell," had he unwittingly killed one of the top three hundred fighters, and just when he learned that Dragon’s Pool had no particularly remarkable figures, now there was an Empire’s top hundred. Was the author adding difficulties for him out of nowhere?

The answer, of course, was affirmative.

Lu Hong nodded and then turned to ask Lina, "Do you know what your master’s relationship is with the Ke’lor family?"

"It seems to be a distant relation, that’s why he came to help," Lina recounted earnestly. "My master originally intended to stay away from the current turmoil in the Star Sea, but after receiving a letter from the Ke’lor Family Head, he brought me to Dragon’s Pool."

"Your master..." Lu Hong was unsure how to inquire, so he asked, "Does he still belong to the Empire?"

Lina shook her head, "My master never liked the Empire, but he doesn’t oppose it either. He’s neutral."

"If the Empire attacked Dragon’s Pool, who do you think your master would help?"

Faced with Lu Hong’s question again, Lina fell silent. After all, this was a question she had held in her heart for a long time. Lina believed in the Empire and her father was originally a Baron under the Empire. Even now, with such turmoil, her family still firmly stood on the Empire’s side.

"I... I don’t know."

Seeing Lina shake her head, Lu Hong felt a bad premonition. It seemed that Cain would become the biggest obstacle to him and Xie’an’s suppression of Dragon’s Pool.

Putting his thoughts aside for the moment, Lu Hong said, "You should rest for now. Tomorrow morning we’ll leave this place and find you a place to recuperate."

With that, he strode out of the cave.

The other two Black Guards sensed something too and followed him out.

Outside the cave, Lu Hong said gravely, "You’ve heard what just happened. I need the help of the Black Guards; otherwise, we have no chance of taking Dragon’s Pool!"

"Tomorrow I shall take you to the headquarters of Dragon’s Pool, where we will discuss strategies with Lord Bai Se," one guard responded dutifully.

"Activate your Eyes of the Sky and help me scout the current situation around Soaring Cloud City; send me a summary of the information," Lu Hong said to the two guards. He didn’t summon them out to chat. Since the Ke’lor family desired Soaring Cloud City, the other two major families certainly wouldn’t stand idly by. Lu Hong had inadvertently killed Wu Erfu, stirring up the stagnant waters of Dragon’s Pool—an auspicious start, as without disruption in Dragon’s Pool, how could they have the chance to break them down one by one?