The player called Old Dog, whose nickname was Kobold, was a veteran of the Iron Rain Guild: [Don't worry, with our strength and coordination, if we get serious, it'll be easy to raise the favorability of a Saintly figure like Lily!]
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky pressed his hand on the gun at his waist. He had waited for this moment for too long. While crouching in the sewer earlier, he had been anxious, fearing that the people hiding in the dark watching Lily wouldn't come out, making tonight's wait in vain again.
Don't look at how confident he usually appeared in front of others; he actually bore considerable pressure.
He was the guild leader, but the guild wasn't his one-man show. The reason others unanimously supported his decision to join the Truth Society was because they trusted him, and he had to live up to that trust.
If the guild's development speed was not as expected due to his decision, even if others didn't blame him, the financial backer would have opinions.
Fortunately, his expectations were not dashed; those Four Directions scoundrels hiding in the dark were indeed lured out.
Now he was only two steps away from success.
First step, use this opportunity to increase Lily's favorability.
Second step, find the Truth Society.
As for extracting information from Lily, Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky didn't see it as a problem at all.
Just as Kobold said, Lily could sacrifice herself for the safety of the Abandoned Cooling Plant despite her heavy past. She was undoubtedly a Saintly figure (in a positive sense). After gaining the trust of a Saintly figure, if it was still difficult to extract information from her, it wouldn't live up to Lily's Saintly character setting.
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky stared intently at the game screen shared by Calamity Dragon and the reconnaissance results. Now, he just waited for those Four Directions assassins to make the first move; that would be their cue to appear.
Excavation Princess asked in the team channel: [Hey hey hey, if they attack later, should I run directly or stand there and let them hit me?]
Patrick Star: [Running might make the other side notice something unusual. Try to find a way to delay for more time, and once Lily receives the message and arrives, everything will be fine.]
Excavation Princess was about to reply with an 'okay' when an unusual chill suddenly attached itself to the back of her neck like ice.
Her heart pounded, and in a blink of an eye, not only her back but also her vision was swallowed by darkness. All the surrounding lights disappeared.
[You have been eroded by darkness. Judging... Judgment failed. Your vision -100%]
[You are entangled by shadows]
Two consecutive prompts sounded.
Excavation Princess realized the problem, but it was too late. A sharp object pressed against her lower back, and a soft female voice came from her ear.
"Little sister, it's best not to move, or my sister's dagger might pierce your kidney."
Excavation Princess struggled hard not to let her body tremble. She quickly asked in the team channel: [What's going on? I didn't even see it clearly.]
Calamity Dragon frowned: [I saw that woman melt and turn into a shadow. When she reappeared, she was behind you. What a powerful skill!]
The opponent had superpowers; this was going to be difficult.
But this did not deter the players present. Are you kidding? She's showing her health bar!
[Notify Lily. Excavation Princess, try to sound her out first. We're coming.]
[Okay]
Everyone took action. Lily, who had been hiding in the hotel, also received a reminder from the player acting as her communicator.
"Do these assassins even have superpowers this time? No wonder the mission reward is high."
Lily felt her blood boiling.
Strong opponents are good; the stronger they are, the higher the reward for defeating them.
She opened the door. The hotel and the Abandoned Cooling Plant where Excavation Princess was located were several streets apart, but this distance was nothing to her now.
After unlocking the [Gunner] profession and leveling it to 5, her attributes became—
[Attributes]: Strength 11, Agility 12, Constitution 47, Intelligence 5, Spirit 19, Inspiration 23
She also unlocked two new skills.
[Low-level Shooting Specialization]: Shooting accuracy correction +10%
[Precise Shot Lv3]: Shooting accuracy correction +6%, Ranged attack critical hit rate +3%
Although 12 Agility couldn't compare to ordinary elite agents and elite assassins, it was more than enough for traveling in the city.
Although the shooting accuracy correction brought by the two new skills was only 16%, it was enough to evolve her from a human-outline master to having a high probability of hitting the target at a distance of twenty to thirty meters.
"Let's go!"
Lily rushed into the night.
Meanwhile, Excavation Princess, with a knife at her back, tried to ask the assassin behind her about her origins, but the female assassin ignored her completely and instead pulled out handcuffs to prepare to shackle her.
Well, there's nothing to be done.
Excavation Princess suddenly raised her right foot and stomped heavily on the female assassin's foot.
The female assassin seemed to have anticipated this, shifting her foot ten centimeters to the right, narrowly dodging Excavation Princess's stomp.
"Little girl, you're a bit restless. In that case, I'll just have to teach you a lesson."
She stabbed Excavation Princess in the back. The placement of this stab was extremely precise, designed to cause intense pain without leading to death from excessive blood loss.
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