Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Lu Meng looked up at the sky. The Reef was like a whale floating in the sky, blocking most of the rain and the sunlight outside the drilling rig.

This battleship is undoubtedly their biggest threat at the moment. Unlike the harpoon cannon, it has the power to destroy everything.

But now, the ropes that were pulling the Reef, having lost the power provided by the lake town, were gradually locked up as if they were sleeping in the well - and if you zoom in on the entire depression lagoon and look down, you can see that with the No. 0 community of the drilling platform as the center, darkness is spreading like water waves.

The lights in the city that were once bustling and on all night long were turned off one by one, the busy mechanical equipment stopped, and the entire town on the lake fell into deathly silence.

There was only a storm.

In such a storm, the Reef battleship was trapped in mid-air by its own ropes, like a fish caught in a net!
It was not Lu Meng's action that triggered him, but he realized that it was time to expose himself when he noticed that the power switch was officially turned off.

Now, the Reef could certainly cut the ropes at all costs and smash through the Raven, which was also trapped in mid-air, with great force.

But the premise is that it will be smashed to pieces along with itself!
The huge commotion also alarmed Green, the manager who was flattering Qin. He looked behind him in surprise and saw Lu Meng breaking free from the shackles. Green had no men with him and was holding the merchants hostage to wait for an opportunity. Naturally, he was worried about the suspects being free to move around. When Lu Meng met him, she did not have a weapon in her hand.

However, if they were looking for harpoons and spears, the previous round of salvos from the Reef had already dropped tons of "ammunition".

It can be used at any time.

"What are you doing..." Green was still a little unsure. After all, no one could immediately connect the spear that almost knocked down Watcher Qin with a simple traitor guard.

He thought it was just Lu Meng acting on his own.

This manager was originally kneeling on the shattered deck and confessing to Qin, but facing Lu Meng, he obviously felt that it was disgraceful to do so. He held the axe with one hand and tried to stand up with the other hand - but the next moment, a smooth and powerful palm pressed on his head.

Green could wield an axe with one hand that was strong enough to chop through solid steel, and his brute strength was amazing, but he was not good at speed and group fighting. However, when he was pressed down by this hand, he couldn't even straighten his back.

Time seemed to slow down, his head slowly lowered, and all the bones in his body made wailing and crackling sounds.

Green was originally kneeling on one knee, but with a "click", his lower body was suddenly flush with the deck - the man's legs were broken, crushing the yellow pear wood board and sinking into it.

"Oh!"

The merchant couple who were kneeling on the ground next to them screamed in fear, broken bones and blood splattered on their faces. In their eyes, the manager was like a balloon that had exploded.

In just a moment, he turned from a fierce and strong thug into a bloody mess.

The corpse fell forward and fell beside his huge axe. Lu Meng's hand still remained half-extended and pressing down, like a priest waiting to touch the head of a believer, but the bloodstains on his palms were quickly washed away by the heavy rain.

Leaving behind a reddish water.

Only then did he look at Lin Ji.

This inspector had indeed taken action before Qin ordered the Reef to open fire, but there was now another figure beside her.

Bo has completely changed her clothes, wearing an assassin's outfit that can blend into the shadows. The mask covers her mouth and nose, leaving only a pair of sharp eyes exposed. Even her female features are hardly visible.

She jumped out from under the broken planks and stopped Lin Ji halfway, so it was impossible to tell whether she originally wanted to rush to the side of the ship or pounce towards Lu Meng.

Lin Ji reunited with the assassin she was quite curious about. She should have been very concerned, but now the inspector seemed to have not noticed anything at all. His eyes just stared blankly at Lu Meng who was bathing in the wind and rain.

Her expression seemed frozen, unchanged. Against the backdrop of the sliding rain, her face looked even more like a smooth jade. However, judging from her slightly enlarged pupils, it was enough to show the astonishment in this woman's heart:
"...Path?"

With an uncertain tone, he felt as if the scene just now, along with this young man, had turned back into an illusion in his imagination.

Because it's too incredible.

They were still on the battlefield and in crisis, with the watchers in the sky and the Reef battleship with full crew... But now Lin Ji felt that none of these seemed to matter anymore. Questions filled her heart, and each one urgently needed an answer.

But I don’t know where to start.

"Inspector Lin." Lu Meng nodded. He could see it, but he didn't intend to answer.

The young man spoke in a flat tone, and his face no longer had the smile he had when they were together before, as if they had never met before: "I think I know why you came here."

"You are here to die."

Lin Ji's strength was extraordinary, and based on this alone she was qualified to be the team leader. However, when it came to reconnaissance, detection, and searching for clues... as an investigator, her ability in this area was indeed insufficient, and could even be said to be worrying.

The latter is theoretically the most important assessment factor for this trip into the depression lagoon.

Lin Ji killed the old man who was guarding the secret room. Although he had no choice, he did not feel much regret for the permanent loss of intelligence. Later, when Luo Yousheng was about to call out her identity, he killed her without hesitation, and did not even consider the factors of torture and obtaining evidence.

In addition, she was not very enthusiastic about the goods on the Raven. The purpose of going all the way to the Central Community seemed to be to face Watcher Qin himself...

Then, there is only one purpose.

——Killed by him.

Therefore, he could act recklessly all the way, without even waiting for support from his companions, advancing alone and fearlessly... Because, from the very beginning, Lin Ji had already chosen his own ending.

The only difference is that it has to be grand.

If you want to know why.

That is, as an investigator and disciple of the Sword Master, the fact that she was killed is the only basis for Black Scratch to convict and take action against Watcher Qin!

Lu Meng only said one sentence, but Lin Ji took a step back as if hit by a heavy artillery, with a huge wave in her heart. Her frozen expression collapsed inch by inch, not because of fear, but because her biggest secret had been seen through by someone, and she was at a loss as to what to do.

Or by the person in front of me.

She remembered what a senior Tech Hunter said to her before she left:

"Whether it's enslaving civilians to raise private soldiers or colluding with criminals to smuggle and sell drugs... For you who grew up in Black Scratch Town, these may be unforgivable crimes. They even violate the organizational regulations of the Tech Hunters..."

"But, outside this world, it's all like this."

Even if she had the ability to collect all the hard evidence and report it to the headquarters for review by the inner ring... the final result would be nothing more than a major reshuffle of the Lagoon, so that she could justifiably focus on attacking Qin's men.

But it will never involve Qin himself. Who else can judge a war-level?
Of course, even if it was the former result, Qin could not accept it. It would be a huge loss for him, so he had to obstruct the layout everywhere before he could get rid of the technology hunter.

And his confidence also lies in.

From the very beginning, no matter what the degree... I will always be invincible.

"The moment the principles were established, they were meant to be broken." The man sighed, "As a member of the Tech Hunters, you have read so many documents and should know how much our civilization has declined since ancient times. The Tech Hunters' rules were set when the organization was first established. The participants were all outstanding people at the time, including the No. 1 Watcher. The one who found the second intelligent core... Ha, he may not be considered a hunter, but how can we, the younger generation, afford the expectations of these people?"

Many regulations are no longer applicable in today's environment. The black scratches have not changed them, but they are still inevitably empty words.

A feeling of powerlessness surged into Lin Ji's heart, but she asked unwillingly, "Then there are no principles, rules, or regulations... no matter what, there is no one that the Tech Hunters are not allowed to break?"

"...Yes." The senior executive looked at her meaningfully.

"Never forgive betrayers."

The Tech Hunters were a loose organization, so the so-called betrayal naturally did not include normal personnel turnover, joining and leaving... but was really about turning the knife against one's own brothers and putting them to death.

Clearly having the alien program, yet still making such a choice is definitely a betrayal.

If an organization can even forgive such a traitor who kills himself.

But it no longer needs to exist.

Of course, with Qin's identity and strength, no one would say anything even if he killed one or two unruly technology hunters.

It can even be legalized through operations, and regarded as a punishment imposed by the Watchers...

But if the Inquisitor with the Black Scratches died at his hands, it would be inexplicable and would be seen as a blatant disobedience to the headquarters, and the contradiction would be exposed to the public.

Most of the hunters in Lake Town would not follow Qin, so the watcher would be forced to rise up without adequate preparation.

Even though it would be difficult for anyone to punish him at this time, this was definitely the strongest blow that Lin Ji could make considering his identity and skills!
At least, there will be a chance to wait until Alk can successfully escape from the Mist Island... Just as Qin said, even Lin Ji, as his disciple, is not very sure about this matter.

"Xiaolu..." Her eyes trembled, and the figure of that man was reflected in her pupils - the young man who disguised himself as a guard, walked with her all the way, and threw a shocking spear. She asked that question:

"Who are you?"

"Nice to meet you..." This time, Lu Meng smiled.

But at this moment, a series of terrifying roars came again from the circular sky formed by the drilling circle - the sailors on the Reef battleship who were knocked to the ground by the violent shaking quickly cheered up and operated their turrets again.

delivered the Watcher's belated blow.

And it was at this moment that Lu Meng sensed that Chad had finally led all the drifters to the bottom hold, opened the hatch, and threw the heavy cargo and ballast stones into the underground river one by one.

As a cargo ship, the Raven could have had a very deep draft, and this now reduced its weight by nearly half.

The watchman Qin also recovered from the shock of dodging the spear. The rope anchor he was holding on was swinging back and forth like a swing in the entire drilling hole under the intense force.

There was anger in his eyes.

Like it could burn through everyone.

At the same time, white steam began to rise from Lu Meng's body: the blood in his veins boiled like a rushing river, as if resonating with the surging waves. Almost in an instant, the young man's body became as hot as a furnace.

Not even the storm could extinguish it.

In full view of everyone, he leaped up towards the steel spears that were falling from the sky. The impact force of his feet completely shattered the already dilapidated deck.

Some merchants wisely ran down after seeing Green being killed, but there were still a few who were so timid that they couldn't even stand up. When the deck was broken, they fell to the next level without even noticing it.

Lu Meng climbed onto the mast and jumped more than ten meters high with one effort. The next moment he jumped up again and grabbed the rope that was pulling the entire Raven. The sturdy mast was instantly shattered by the impact of the subsequent force.

In the strong wind, it is blown away endlessly.

Bo grabbed the dazed Lin Ji and rushed towards the side of the ship. Although she was small in stature, her strength was amazing. She almost dragged the Inquisitor on her back and then jumped off the Raven.

As a native of Lake Town.

She has always been an expert at swimming.

In Lin Ji's vision, the Raven, which was just under his feet, this time really seemed like a raven flying in the air, shrinking smaller and smaller, and flying farther and farther away from him.

"Nice to meet you, Lin Ji." The man's last voice echoed in her ears:

"I'm……"

"Lu Beiyou!"

In the hand of the white-haired young man suddenly appeared a long weapon with a scarlet blade, which looked like a knife or a sword.

He inserted the inscribed blade into the stuck sling, and with a flip of his wrist, the iron ring, which was as thick as a bowl, was cut off like tofu. The entire Raven freighter creaked with a roar and broke away from the platform of Community No. 2.

Lu Meng stabbed again.

This time, the pulley of the cargo ship that was stuck due to power outage was directly cut off.

Without power, the Raven could not descend smoothly, but...

At least it can fall straight down!
However, its starting speed could not catch up with the harpoon cannon which had initial acceleration. Even though Lu Meng's skills were extremely fast and it was just an afterimage in the eyes of ordinary people, the iron rain of spears still caught up with the cargo ship.

The number is twice as much as before.

The huge ship and the tiny people on it were all covered.

(End of this chapter)