Chapter 497

Complex Team Relationships

The ring did not respond, but that did not mean the opponent could not hear.

Knowing that the Screaming Earl's means of resurrection were still within this trial, Cheng Shi already had a complete plan in his heart. However, this was not the place to start the plan, so he chuckled, strode away from the Judgment Court, and returned to the trial.

And when he appeared in the Rosna Imperial Court again, his teammates had already left and were nowhere to be seen.

The scene was left with large patches of blood and minced meat, lumps of charred remains stripped from bones, and countless messy footprints.

Cheng Shi squatted down with interest to observe for a moment, identifying the footprints of three different people. It seemed these teammates who wanted him dead had already been to the scene; it was just unclear whether they were concerned about him or confirming whether he was dead.

Of course, there was another possibility: they wanted to know where he had gone!

Cheng Shi was not certain whether the scene where he killed Gong Yangjiao had been seen by anyone other than Chameleon. If it had, he guessed that person might be Da Yi, who had left the team.

He had thought of this long ago, which was why he left behind a vague remark when he departed, hoping it would become a hook to catch this big 【War】 fish in the future.

He was playing the role of a mystery to play a game with the opponent. As for whether it was a blind shot into the void, it would depend on the opponent's reaction when they met again later.

But before that, Cheng Shi was probably in no rush to find his teammates. He had more important things to do right now, such as... dealing with this remnant soul playing dead on his ring.

On the other side.

Four figures appeared once again on the high wall at the outermost edge of the Imperial Court. Three of them looked back at the Rosna Imperial Court with complex expressions, then jumped off the high wall with an old man and returned to the Rosna Recruitment Square.

These four were Da Yi and Poison's group.

After confirming that the one who died in that hunt was the hunter and the winner was the prey, the three of them left with different expressions.

It wasn't out of fear, but because time waits for no one.

They couldn't find Cheng Shi's figure, and they couldn't wait in place for a "teammate" with whom a rift had already formed. So, the group left the Imperial Court and, following Old Jialun's guidance, began to search for the eldest prince who had been banished from the palace.

As it stands, only this eldest prince would know the whereabouts of that dagger.

In Jialun's account, everyone learned that the reason the eldest prince was banished from the palace was that he was the only pro-war faction in the entire Rosna royal family!

He advocated for large-scale recruitment to fight the war together as a nation and to expel all the Annihilators within the borders.

The recruitment square in front of the Imperial Court was built under the supervision of the eldest prince.

But the clever old emperor had long seen the end of the empire and knew that the Rosna royal family was already in decline, so he did not agree with his son's remonstrance and turned around to banish this warlike son from the palace, using the method of sacrificing royal descendants to buy a window of time for himself and many ministers and nobles to escape.

After hearing the ins and outs of this, the three players unanimously agreed that the old emperor was indeed clever.

As for whether the eldest prince was stupid... that's hard to say, because it depends on whose perspective you look at it from.

However, the players didn't care about this; they were not the saviors Cheng Shi spoke of. They had rushed here only for the 【Scars of Mercy】 that assassin players dreamed of.

Logically speaking, finding a country's prince in its capital should be a very simple matter, but the problem was that the guards who knew the prince's whereabouts had all run off with their emperor. Coupled with a blizzard destroying the city, there were almost no citizens on the road, and the wind and snow covered all traces, which greatly increased the difficulty of finding the person.

But fortunately, the players were smart people. Through the historian's profile of the eldest prince, they quickly determined several places the eldest prince might go, so the three of them braved the wind and snow to search again.

Da Yi was still in the lead, holding Jialun and controlling the direction of the entire team.

Poison and Jiang Chi followed behind, guarding the surroundings from left and right. Now, they were not only wary of Chameleon but also wary of a Weaver of Fate named Cheng Shi...

Who knows if this hard nut, after chipping the hunter's teeth, would come to chip theirs?

Just as the three were moving across the rooftops, Jiang Chi suddenly approached Poison and asked with a frown:

"Are you... very familiar with this Weaver of Fate?"

Poison blinked: "What counts as familiar? Does sleeping together count?"

"???"

Jiang Chi was shocked, his footsteps stumbled, and he almost fell off the roof. He never expected that a casual question would lead to such a shocking piece of gossip.

He looked at Poison in disbelief, his face full of shock, but when he realized the other party was Poison, it seemed reasonable again.

But Jiang Chi was still led astray and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "You... slept with him?"

Poison suddenly curled the corners of her mouth: "No, aren't I asking you?"

"???"

Is that how you ask questions?

Jiang Chi's mouth twitched, his face darkened slightly. He could see that the other party was changing the subject, but he quickly brought it back.

"Having cooperated counts as familiar."

Poison replied quite bluntly: "Oh, then we're not familiar."

"..." Jiang Chi's face darkened further. "Not familiar, yet you left him a message in the snow? I saw you use Gong Yang's blood to draw directions for him. Poison, I am your partner; even if he is one too, you don't have to lie to me, right?"

Poison blinked again and said:

"I didn't lie to you; I'm really not familiar with him.

We have never cooperated. The only trial we encountered, he led me around in circles, and I used all my strength only to barely pass by clinging to his thigh.

Also, you saw wrong. I just felt a little... sympathy because I saw Mr. Jiao die, so I stained some blood to write two words, just to pay tribute to this believer of my Lord."

Hearing this, Jiang Chi sneered: "You really did leave him a message!"

"?" Poison's pupils shrank, her face darkened slightly: "You tricked me?"

"Heh," Jiang Chi shook his head and said with a serious face, "I just want to remind you that without my help, you won't be able to compete with Da Yi. Don't think that the Weaver of Fate will help you. In his eyes, you are also one of the accomplices who led him into danger.

Even if the role Da Yi played in this pushing of the waves was more hateful, don't forget that he and that Weaver of Fate are very familiar. At least before they tore off their masks, that Weaver of Fate had stood with him."

Poison rolled her eyes, her face showing astonishment: "You mean, they slept together?"

"?"

This was clearly a joke, but Jiang Chi couldn't laugh at all, because he knew that Poison's clowning around meant that the other party was already guarding against him.

"Miss Poison, don't change the subject anymore. We need to face our relationship squarely, so... shall our cooperation continue?"

Hearing this, Poison's expression finally became serious. She sneered and asked coldly:

"Shouldn't this question be asked of you, Sir Knight?

I have been so intimate with the little priest, practically sticking the words 'he is also my partner' on my forehead, yet you still took the opportunity to pit him out of the team. So, is your action trying to help me or harm me?

I have always been curious, after that initial conflict at the start, how did you find Da Yi and what did you talk about with him?

My partner, at this moment, is he still my partner?

You... wouldn't have reached some cooperation agreement with the other assassin, would you?"