Chapter 764: The Mastermind Who Showed Their Hand

After Andiya left, Lingyun gave a casual wave of his hand, and a massive book appeared before him.

"Open!" Lingyun slapped his hand directly onto the book, and golden light began to flash across its surface.

Before long, the book slowly flipped open, and lines of gibberish appeared on the pages. Immediately, tiny specks of light rose from the pages, and these gibberish symbols actually began to slowly vanish.

"Trying to use Fate Power to wipe away the traces of your actions? A mere petty trick. Now that you've shown your hand, watch how I drag you out!" Lingyun sneered and reached out to wipe across the page.

Invisible ripples undulated across the page, and the vanished gibberish symbols reappeared. The emerging symbols began to slowly twist, and then lines of text appeared before Lingyun.

Although the people who attacked the Elf Kingdom this time had been completely reduced to ashes by the Elf Array, their fate trajectories still remained in the River of Fate of this world. And now, Lingyun was borrowing the power of the Whispering Manuscript to examine the traces left behind by those attackers in the River of Fate. Although someone had tried to use Fate Power to interfere with and disrupt these trajectories during this time, such methods were simply beneath notice in front of Lingyun and were easily broken.

"Noklos Family? Is it this family making trouble again?" Looking at the content emerging on the page, Lingyun could not help but frown. "Judging from the information collected so far, the possibility that this Noklos Family is the mastermind is quite high. I wonder if the team of elf scouts Andiya sent out has returned yet; if they have, perhaps we can learn some useful information from them."

Just as Lingyun was pondering, another line of text appeared on the page.

"Kaqinuo?" Looking at the content revealed on the Whispering Manuscript, Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that this guy isn't dead yet, and all of this was stirred up by him? If that's really the case, then this is truly interesting!"

Just as Lingyun spoke the name Kaqinuo, the black shadow hidden in the Dark Crypt shuddered violently. In that instant, he felt as if he had been targeted by something extremely terrifying.

"Oh no, someone has detected your existence!" At the same time, the Fate Mage beside him let out a cry of alarm.

Subsequently, the mage was seen waving his hands repeatedly, and strange ripples appeared between them. By the time the ripples dissipated, the black robe on the Fate Mage was soaked through with sweat. He let out a long breath and slumped directly onto the table.

"What exactly happened just now?" There was a trace of annoyance in the black shadow's tone.

"Someone just invoked Fate Power and inadvertently caught a glimpse of your existence. But don't worry, I have completely hidden your traces. Unless the other party is a god proficient in Fate Power, they will be unable to find your information," the Fate Mage said with a sigh of relief. "However, this action consumed a great deal of my energy; I can maintain this for at most one year."

"In other words, we only have one year left. After a year, we will be exposed, right?" the figure asked.

"That's correct," the Fate Mage's tone was somewhat heavy.

"Time is running out, and our pace must also accelerate. In the fate you predicted, which place poses the greatest threat to us here?" the figure asked.

"Morning Light Forest!" The Fate Mage named a place almost without hesitation.

"So it really is that place?" the figure whispered. "As far as I know, the personnel we sent to attack the Elf Kingdom have all been wiped out?"

"That's correct. From the final message sent from there, we know that they had already severely wounded the Elf Queen and two Great Elf Envoys, but at the final moment, the Elf Array suddenly activated and slaughtered everyone we sent." When saying this, there was even a hint of dread in the Fate Mage's tone.

Looking at the intelligence sent by the attackers before they died, the figure gasped: "To allow the Elf Array to unleash such power, the current generation's Elf Queen could not achieve this. With Andiya absent, there is only one possibility for the Elf Array to exert such might! The Elf Goddess of the Elf race has begun to awaken. However, it should only be just beginning now, otherwise those people would never have been able to send this information back. The Elf race is truly my greatest enemy!"

"What should we do now?" the Fate Mage asked.

"For now, let our little darlings go and add some trouble for the Elf race. As long as Andiya's gaze does not fall in our direction, we will have enough time to complete our plan," the black shadow said. "After all, we are only missing the final step now; once this step is completed, we will be able to fulfill our long-cherished wish!"

"I understand," the Fate Mage nodded.

Inside the Elf Temple, the book in Lingyun's hand slowly vanished.

"Won't you come out and see me?" After the book disappeared, Lingyun looked at the empty temple and suddenly asked.

When Lingyun spoke, a strange power appeared in the temple. This power lingered around Lingyun, but the owner of this power was slow to appear before him.

"Um, I'm a bit indisposed right now and can't come out to see you..." A somewhat embarrassed female voice sounded beside Lingyun.

"Is that so?" Lingyun chuckled and did not press the issue, instead changing to another topic. "Do you know what you are doing right now?"

"I know!" There was a hint of firmness in the female voice.

"So, you handed the Elf Holy Bow to Andiya?"

"No, I didn't hand the Elf Holy Bow to Andiya; it chose Andiya itself," the female voice said with a hint of joy. "I initially thought this would be very difficult, but I didn't expect Andiya to succeed so easily!"

"Do you think Andiya can live up to your expectations of her?" Lingyun moved his hand, and tiny specks of light gathered in his palm, forming a three-inch-tall anthropomorphic shadow of light.

"I believe in her. Moreover, ever since I disappeared, Andiya has basically taken over my burden. If it weren't for Andiya, even if the Elf race hadn't disappeared from history, it would probably have been severely crippled, right?" The shadow of light nodded vigorously at Lingyun. "Besides, with Andiya taking over my tasks, I can relax a little, can't I?"

"You, always thinking about slacking off; this habit is truly not good!" Lingyun reached out and tapped the forehead of the shadow of light.

"Hee hee, but isn't this habit something you spoiled me with in the past?" The shadow of light tilted its head with a smile. "Lingyun, wait for me a little longer. Just wait a little longer, and we will be able to meet again! Before we meet, please take care of those children of the Elf race for me!"

After saying this, the shadow of light dissipated in Lingyun's palm.

After the shadow of light vanished, Lingyun looked up at the statue of the Elf Goddess in the temple, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.