Chapter 167-Spider Silk and Seagull Staffs

The Lord’s Manor being struck by heavenly lightning naturally drew the attention of the townsfolk. 

Everyone began speculating, wondering if the Goddess herself could no longer tolerate that good-for-nothing Lord and had delivered divine punishment to strike her dead on the spot.

The guards rushed to the manor to check on Lord Gus’s safety, but upon seeing a group of bewildered little maids, they too were left confused.

At that moment, Bai Yue Zero stepped forward and explained everything to the guards, and only then did everyone come to a sudden realization—it turned out the necromancer by the Lord’s side had been struck down by the heavens.

With the guards now handling the aftermath, Bai Yue Zero didn’t pause for even a second before turning to leave.

She grabbed Ying Ye by the hand, with Zijing Yue, Lie Lie, and Vicky hurrying after her, all five of them moving quickly toward the city’s outskirts.

“Who would have thought, the dignified Lord had a necromancer hiding right at her side.”

Lie Lie let out another satisfied burp: “Hic~ But it didn’t scare me. Anyway, I’m already full.”

“You really think it’s just that simple?” Bai Yue Zero looked back at the castle, eyes grave. “If we treat this as a mission, then we’ve probably only finished 50% of it.”

Ying Ye raised an eyebrow. “You mean, there’s an even deeper secret?”

“Of course.

“Then why not keep investigating?”

“How? Do you think the four of us, still unawakened Travelers from another world, plus a level 40 Mind Mage, could handle it?” Bai Yue Zero shook her head. “If that bolt of lightning hadn’t killed the butler, we might not have made it out alive.”

“So according to you, what about the remaining 50%?”

“We wait until we get back to the Capital and hand it over to the professionals—like High Priestess Histana or Toxia.” Bai Yue Zero shrugged. “As for us… leaving safely is victory enough.”

What none of them knew was that, within the castle, a chilling gaze was fixed on their retreating backs, the killing intent in those eyes undisguised.

“To think that idiot actually got struck dead by a bolt of lightning.”

Gus stood before the window, seemingly transformed, her whole body radiating a sinister aura.

Beside her stood more than a dozen people shrouded head-to-toe in black, exuding an ominous presence.

One of the black-clad figures asked in confusion, “Lady Gus, why not make a move on them?”

“I hadn’t intended to let them leave alive. That’s why I sent the butler to test their abilities, to see if the so-called Priest Heroine was really that powerful.” Gus’s voice was low. “Who knew… the butler would get struck dead by lightning? Now, how could I dare make a move? What if I got struck dead too?”

Just then, the door was suddenly thrown open and an angry maid stormed in.

“Lord Gus! You’d better explain what exactly you’ve been doing to us these past few days—mmph!”

Her indignant words were cut short. Without turning her head, Gus shot a thread of spider silk from her fingertip, piercing straight through the maid’s skull.

Blood streamed endlessly along the spider silk, flowing back to Gus’s fingertip. She bowed her head, and, ignoring everyone else, used the blood to paint a lifelike portrait of a young girl on the wall.

The girl formed of blood was unmistakably the maid lying on the floor, lifeless.

She… she really was struck dead by a bolt of lightning.

The black-clad man closed the door again, kicking the corpse aside. “So, what’s our target?”

“Our top priority is the two divine relics they carry. I sensed two auras of divine power—one atop the Priest Heroine’s head, the other on that girl named Zijing Yue.”

“But that’s not our concern today. All we need to do is ensure the Panlong Mountain Range plan proceeds smoothly.”

Gus paused, eyes shining with deep curiosity. “Besides that, I’ve learned a secret.”

A secret?

“That’s right. I don’t know the secret’s contents, but I’m sure the Priest Heroine wrote a few small words in Vicky’s palm back there.”

Gus gave a cold snort. “Just a few little words, yet they completely changed Vicky’s stance. She let go of her grudges and truly became friends with the Priest Heroine… I’m really curious, just what did the Priest Heroine pour into her mind?”

Gus pressed herself to the window, staring into the distance at Bai Yue Zero’s petite silhouette. With her blood-red fingertips, she drew that silhouette onto the glass, the corners of her lips curving into a deranged smile.

“How fascinating you are, Miss Priest Heroine…”

“How many secrets are you hiding within yourself?”

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Once they had left the vicinity of the Lord’s Manor, the group instantly felt much safer and quickened their pace, heading straight for the city gates.

Suddenly, Ying Ye noticed Bai Yue Zero had switched to a snow-white divine staff in her hand and asked, “Did you swipe that from the Lord’s Manor too, just like you did with Miss Vicky?”

“Swiped it from there?”

Vicky kept a smile on her face, but inside she was already cursing them. These damn Travelers from another world—do they really take this princess for a free bodyguard?

Bai Yue Zero handed the staff over. “Gus said this was the best staff in her warehouse, but I still feel like she’s trying to scam me.”

[Item Name: White Feather Divine Staff]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack: Ordinary]

[Equipment Requirement: Mind 30]

[Stat Bonus: Mind A]

[Description: A staff with a wing-shaped tip, but it can’t make you fly.]

[Note: “Hey, let’s go grab some fries at the docks.” —That’s what the seagulls always say. They can’t live without humans feeding them anymore. Rather than soaring free above the waves, they prefer to fix their beady little eyes on the bags tourists carry, hoping for fries, hot dogs, fried chicken, and other junk food. One day, a French fry-loving seagull grew tired of this passionless existence. It gazed out at the surging, roaring sea, waddled into a convenience store, but instead of grabbing a bag of chips, it bought a diving mask and a small oxygen tank. On a stormy night, it plunged headfirst into the turbulent, icy waves, and from then on, nobody ever saw it again. “Why can’t he understand the joy of fries!” the seagulls always say.]

“Not bad.” Ying Ye handed it back. “Mind stat A—it’s a great fit for you.”

Bai Yue Zero looked disappointed. “But it has no extra skill. I can’t seduce big sisters with it anymore,

『Priest Heroine’s Pink Book』?!”

Just then, Vicky suddenly whispered, “We’re being followed. There’s a consistent psychic ripple trailing us—left and behind.”

“Followed?”

Bai Yue Zero remained calm, walking forward as she led the group into a small alley.

A strange figure, wrapped head-to-toe in a yellow cloak, hurried after them, clutching a small pink notebook and scribbling in it as she walked.

At the corner, she cautiously peeked her head out—only to find Bai Yue Zero lying in wait behind the wall.

“Small fry, you’ve fallen into our trap.”

At the same time, Ying Ye dropped down from above, spreading her voluptuous, long legs, and landed right on top of the figure, pressing a blade to her throat.

“If you don’t want to die, start talking—huh?”

To their surprise, the person dissolved into a flash of white light and vanished.

Bai Yue Zero was puzzled. “I thought it was one of the black-clad people, but it turned out to be a player… But why would a player be following me?”

Although the yellow-clad player had logged off, her little pink notebook was left behind.

Ying Ye picked up the notebook and glanced at it, her cheeks quickly turning rosy.

“Xiao Bai… Look at this…”

“What is it?”

Bai Yue Zero took the notebook and gasped in shock:

“This is… 『Priest Heroine’s Pink Book』?!”