"Now there are two magic stones left, one for light and one for darkness. I've found the one for light; it's in the hands of a high priest."
After listening to Xiao Jingang and Hao Yun's conversation, Ye Zi's expression went from confusion to shock. When she heard the two discussing how to rob the High Priest and snatch the magic stone from him, she immediately stepped forward and interrupted their conversation.
"You actually dared to rob the High Priest? Do you have a death wish?!"
Ye Zi's profession is Paladin, one of the professions of the church. Although she rarely goes to church to pray, she is still a believer of the church.
Ye Zi found it unbearable to hear Hao Yun and his companion discussing robbing the High Priest in front of her.
"Enough! The High Priest is the most revered person in the empire, and I am also a member of the church. I will absolutely not allow you to make a mistake!"
Little King Kong looked at the leaves, and then at Hao Yun.
The two exchanged glances, and finally the time machine stepped in to smooth things over.
"They're just saying that. Don't get excited. Calm down. Little King Kong is used to messing around with us and doesn't know how to speak properly."
"Hmph! You'd better be telling the truth, or I'll be keeping a close eye on you!"
Ye Zi turned around, slammed the door, and left the room.
"What do we do? Should we continue?"
The time machine looked at Hao Yun, its expression showing a hint of helplessness.
"Let's do it! But don't rush into action. The High Priest is right there; he can't escape. Let's find the dark magic stone first, and then we'll go after the light magic stone."
Hao Yun said that it was necessary to grab it, but it could be left until the end.
"Sure, but according to my intelligence, the only ones who can meet the requirements of a teleportation array are probably the Demon King's army."
Little King Kong frowned, feeling that this matter was a bit difficult to handle.
He had seen the Demon King's army before and had dealt with them; none of them were easy to deal with. Last time, when he infiltrated the lair of a Demon King's army officer, he almost didn't make it out.
"Are we going to attack the Demon King's army's officers?"
Hao Yun thought this was not a good idea. They weren't heroes; going to fight the Demon King's army would be a huge rip-off.
Little King Kong patted Hao Yun on the shoulder and said to him with a smile.
"Among the twelve Demon King's officers, there's bound to be one who collects dark magic stones. If we can't just take them by force, we can steal them."
Chapter 218 Conflicts within the Team
"That won't do, will it? They're officers of the Demon King's army, after all. Do you think it's so easy to get into their quarters?"
Hao Yun felt that Xiao Jingang's suggestion was not quite appropriate.
"Don't worry, I infiltrated the lair of a Demon King's army officer before. Although I was discovered, this method will definitely work."
After listening to Little King Kong's words, Hao Yun sent a probe at Little King Kong, but the result was full of question marks.
"Stop using the probe. I've blocked my own information. Oh, and I'll help you unlock the suppression of the world's will."
Little King Kong patted Hao Yun's abdomen, and a strange force probed in.
The power dissipated after circulating once in Hao Yun's dantian, and then Hao Yun felt the spiritual energy flowing through his body.
"Phew~"
Little King Kong wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Your own strength is really strong. Helping you unlock the suppression almost exhausted all my abilities."
Unlike Hao Yun, upon arriving in this world, Xiao Jingang, despite being suppressed, still retained some of his original strength.
As the representative of the world's will, Little King Kong still has some privileges.
Thanks!
Hao Yun was pleasantly surprised; he hadn't expected that Little King Kong would have such an ability.
The power that has been freed up is not much, but it is definitely enough for this world.
Feeling the increase in his physical strength, Hao Yun stretched his limbs. He threw a punch, creating a sonic boom.
The increase in power emboldened Hao Yun. Before, in this world, Hao Yun had always been cautious, fearing that he might be killed in an accident.
With his own power unleashed, Hao Yun could easily shout, "I'm going to take on ten of them!"
Upon opening the panel, Hao Yun clearly saw that all four of his attributes had reached five thousand.
"I've unleashed a portion of your power. In this world, with your abilities, you should be considered invincible."
After finishing his conversation, Xiao Jingang began discussing with Hao Yun how to rob the Demon King's army officers and find the dark-attribute magic stone.
After discussing it all night, the two decided to first find the weakest members of the Demon King's army.
The twelve Demon King's Army officers varied greatly in strength, with the leader being almost as powerful as the Demon King himself.
Those at the very bottom can be taken care of by a few high-level adventurer teams.
The Demon King's Army officer that Little King Kong targeted last time was ranked third and was very strong, so Little King Kong didn't plan to cause him any more trouble.
"Sixth Brother, come and merge with me."
Little King Kong waved to Sixth Brother, who shrugged, took off his gear, and walked towards Little King Kong.
Suddenly, the earring worn by Little King Kong flashed, the two overlapped, and then Sixth Brother disappeared.
"My power has increased again, and the suppression of this world's will on me has also weakened a bit."
After stretching his body, a smile appeared on Little King Kong's face. Now he was more confident in leaving this world.
"Go back and rest. We'll head to Slime Town tomorrow. There's a Demon King's military officer there."
Hao Yun yawned. After a busy day, coupled with the release of his strength, he felt a little unwell.
“Sure, that Demon King’s military officer is ranked ninth, so he shouldn’t be too strong. The two of us should be able to handle him.”
With Hao Yun's assistance, Xiao Jingang was full of confidence.
"Let's call it a day then. I need to go back and rest too."
The time machine quickly slipped out of the room to avoid Little King Kong causing him trouble later.
"Wait a minute, I have something to ask you!"
Little King Kong sneered, grabbed the Time Machine by the back of the neck, and dragged him out of the room.
Hao Yun was the only one left in the room. He got up, went back to bed, and rubbed his temples.
Taking a deep breath, Hao Yun closed his eyes and muttered to himself, "Finding Little King Kong will make things much easier from now on."
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, everyone went to the hall for breakfast.
Ye Zi glanced at Hao Yun and the other three, and asked in confusion.
"Where's Liuwa? I haven't seen Liuwa."
Hao Yun glanced at Little King Kong, pondering how to explain. Should he tell Ye Zi that Sixth Brother and Little King Kong had merged?
"He had some family matters to attend to, so he went home first."
Little King Kong calmly replied to Ye Zi, then lowered his head and continued eating his breakfast.
Ye Zi glanced at them but didn't ask any further questions.
"What are we supposed to do today? Go on a mission, or head back to the capital?"
Hao Yun hesitated for a moment, then said to Ye Zi.
"We are going to defeat the Demon King's army."
"What! You want to attack the Demon King's army?"
Ye Zi slammed her hand on the table and stood up, instantly drawing the attention of the guests at the surrounding tables.
"Don't get excited, everyone else is watching us."
Hao Yun pulled Ye Zi to sit down and nodded apologetically to the people around them.
"Are you kidding me? Defeating the Demon King's army is no easy task. The Empire once sent a large army to besiege the Demon King's army, but they all failed. With just a few of us, going to defeat the Demon King's army would be suicide!"
Ye Zi looked at the three of them, trying to dissuade them from this idea.
"I'm sorry, Ye Zi, but we absolutely have to go and defeat the Demon King's army. We have a compelling reason to do so."
After Hao Yun finished speaking, Ye Zi looked at the four people huddled together and felt very disappointed. It turned out that I didn't belong to this team at all.
After a long silence, Hao Yun finally broke the peace.
"Ye Zi, what we're going to do is very dangerous, so we can't take you with us this time."
Ye Zi didn't speak, but just lowered her head and silently ate her congee.
Hao Yun glanced at Ye Zi, then spoke to the time machine and Sun Wukong.
"Time Machine and Sun Wukong, you two will stay in Slime Town this time. Little King Kong and I will go out."
The time machine shrugged, indicating that it was no problem; he hadn't originally planned to participate anyway.
"No way! I want to go too, take me with you."
Sun Wukong remained resolute. Yesterday, his abilities were unleashed by Little King Kong, causing his strength to surge. He was eager to wreak havoc.
"Okay, count Sun Wukong in too."
Little King Kong nodded, indicating that he could go with him.
Hao Yun glanced at the two of them and quickly understood why Little King Kong had agreed. It seemed that Sun Wukong's power had also been unleashed.
"Alright, we'll rent a carriage and head back to Slime Town in a bit."
After breakfast, the five of them quickly set off.
Ye Zi was unusually quiet on the road. Sitting in the carriage, she didn't say a word, her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
"Ye Zi, what's wrong?"
When asked by the time machine, Ye Zi looked up and smiled.
"It's nothing, I probably just didn't get enough rest yesterday."