Chapter 710: Spirit-fied Tobiichi Origami

On the Fraxinus EX, Kotori could not help but fall silent after receiving the latest battle report; the information displayed in this report was truly too shocking.

"Mr. Lingyun, the DEM company wizard who attacked the Mysterious Shop has already been repelled," Itsuka Kotori said to Lingyun.

Lingyun nodded slightly, evidently having been mentally prepared for this matter long ago.

Itsuka Kotori took a deep breath, seemingly wanting to ask something, but for a moment, she could not bring herself to say it.

"You want to ask me who exactly the person who repelled the DEM company wizard is, and whether they are a Spirit, right?" Lingyun asked with a smile.

"This, that is indeed the case," Itsuka Kotori nodded.

But what she did not say was that Liuli had not simply repelled the DEM company wizard, but had completely annihilated them. What shocked her most was that even the strongest wizard of the DEM company, the world's number one wizard Ellen, who was said to possess power even greater than a Spirit, had died at her hands.

"The person who repelled the DEM company wizard is my companion, and her name is Liuli. As for whether she is a Spirit, I can tell you, she is not!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Not a Spirit?" There was a trace of inexplicable surprise in Itsuka Kotori's tone. "Then why..."

"Don't forget, Ellen is not a Spirit either, but her strength is stronger than the vast majority of Spirits!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"This..." Itsuka Kotori felt that Lingyun was trying to fool her, but she could not find anything wrong with his logic for the moment; after all, they did have the example of Ellen right in front of them.

Watching Itsuka Kotori's frustrated expression, Lingyun felt a bit like laughing. But now was not the right time; after all, Itsuka Kotori was able to become the captain of the Fraxinus EX, and her intelligence was definitely not something an ordinary person could compare to. If she saw through any flaws, it would not be so easy to fool her in the future.

While the two were talking, the massive Fraxinus EX slowly turned and sped off in the direction of Earth.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed since the satellite crash incident. During this period, the DEM company had completely gone into hiding. After all, they had suffered immense losses at the hands of Lingyun.

In their continuous clashes with Lingyun, the DEM company had already suffered heavy losses; not only had they lost several aerial warships, but elite wizards had also been killed one after another. In particular, the death of the First Wizard, Ellen, had directly caused the DEM company's top-tier combat power to drop significantly. Furthermore, the mysterious deaths of many of the DEM company's board members had also plunged the company into a precarious situation.

Under these circumstances, no matter how powerful Westcott's abilities were, he had to temporarily shrink his sphere of influence to preserve the DEM company. After all, the DEM company's technology, which surpassed modern science, was coveted by many factions. Previously, when the DEM company was strong, they had to adopt a cooperative approach to obtain this technology. Now that the DEM company was in trouble, these factions would definitely pounce at the first opportunity, wanting to swallow the entire DEM company whole, skin and bones.

Just as Westcott was frantic over the current state of the DEM company, Lingyun and his group were enjoying a relatively leisurely time. After all, the only faction in this world with malice toward Spirits was the DEM company. Without the DEM company causing trouble, Itsuka Shido's school life had been relatively peaceful.

However, Itsuka Kotori had been coming here quite frequently during this time, seemingly wanting to glean some useful information from Liuli. But Liuli was someone who had spent time in the Main God Space, and she was adept at all sorts of deceptive ways of speaking, easily leading Itsuka Kotori around in circles. Therefore, although Itsuka Kotori had probed several times, she had not obtained any useful information.

"Today is another peaceful day!" Lingyun said in a leisurely manner.

"I always feel like you've just set up an incredible flag, Lingyun!" Liuli, who was tidying up the teacups on the table to the side, raised an eyebrow as she looked at Lingyun's lazy appearance.

"An incredible flag? Perhaps!" Lingyun said nonchalantly. With his current strength, he could basically steamroll through any flag he set in this world.

"Hmm, there seems to be an unfamiliar fluctuation of spiritual power around the shop." Suddenly, Liuli, who was tidying the cups, paused and said to Lingyun.

"An unfamiliar fluctuation of spiritual power? It seems she has finally made her choice! It looks like you really can't just set flags whenever you want; the moment I said that, trouble came knocking." Lingyun straightened up and said with a helpless expression.

"You mean the person who came is someone we know?" Liuli raised an eyebrow. "Could it be her?"

"That's right, it's her." Lingyun nodded and looked toward the direction of the front door.

The shop door was pushed open, and a white figure appeared before the two of them. Both were very familiar with the person who had arrived; it was Tobiichi Origami. However, whether it was the white-based Spirit Dress she wore, the threads of light extending from the ring floating above her head, or the inexplicable fluctuation of spiritual power on her body, all of it told others that the current Tobiichi Origami was different from the Tobiichi Origami of the past.

Tobiichi Origami's current mood was very complex. One had to know that she had always advocated for the complete eradication of Spirits, but now she herself had become the very existence she wanted to destroy most. It had to be said that life really liked to play jokes on people. However, thinking of the people she wanted to protect and the death of her parents, Tobiichi Origami's gaze became firm once again. Since she had already chosen this path, she could only continue forward without looking back!

"Mr. Lingyun, you said before that when I could pay a sufficient price, I would be able to complete my request. Does that still hold true?" Tobiichi Origami stared at Lingyun and asked in a deep voice.

"Is this your final decision, Tobiichi Origami?" Lingyun sighed helplessly. "Since you still remember what I said, you should also remember that I once said some things are not necessarily as they appear, and some things are thousands of times more cruel than you imagine!"

"Even so, my answer remains the same. Even if there is an abyss ahead, I still want to go and see it!" Tobiichi Origami's tone was full of determination.

"Sigh, you really won't turn back until you hit the south wall!" Lingyun sighed helplessly. "I'll ask one more time, have you really decided?"

"That's right! I have decided!"

Under Lingyun's gaze, Tobiichi Origami could not help but shiver. Her intuition was already telling her that if she continued like this, she might open the gates of hell. However, the death of her parents had always been her inner demon; this time, she had to find out who exactly the murderer who killed her parents was!

"Sigh, go then. I hope you won't regret it!" A trace of helplessness leaked into Lingyun's tone. With a casual wave of his hand, a flintlock appeared in his grasp.

"Bang—"

Following the sound of a gunshot, Tobiichi Origami's figure twisted and completely vanished from the shop.