Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

Outside the exchange, Leo suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"This sense of familiarity..."

He was quite certain that he had never seen this strange fellow in the Western Pole, so why did he have this feeling?

"Could it be someone the original owner of this body knew?"

The original owner's memories were fragmented and disordered, and Leo could not be certain of this.

He shook his head, suppressing his doubts and setting aside the question for the time being.

The guy with the clown mask around his waist gave him a dangerous feeling. Given his current strength, rashly contacting or investigating him would do more harm than good.

"I traded Dark Shards for the [Joke Wonder - Rest Amulet] on this trip, so I've already gained something."

"Let's not create any unnecessary complications."

Leo withdrew his gaze and left the black market.

He planned to go to the original owner's old house to find the diary left by his father.

Bai Zhimin and the matter of the dying wish were of great concern to him.

A premonition told him that if he didn't figure this out, something terrible might happen.

……

Just as Leo was leaving the black market.

Inside the stock exchange.

The man in the bird-beak mask looked at the man in front of him, his eyes narrowing little by little: "Your Excellency has quite the nerve."

"The Masked Fools, who are wanted by the seven major churches, dare to show up openly."

Upon hearing this, the man in the pure white mask simply said, "Since when have people in the black market started taking orders from the seven major churches?"

The man in the bird-beak mask spoke with a hint of amusement: "No, I'm just surprised by your courage."

"All are welcome; the black market never turns away any customer."

"Excuse me, what do you need?"

The man in the pure white mask paused for a moment, the clown mask at his waist swaying slightly: "...I need extraordinary materials with the Shadow attribute."

Upon hearing this, the man in the bird-beak mask laughed.

Earlier on, he certainly wouldn't have been able to meet the other party's demands, but now...

"It all depends on what you, sir, are willing to offer."

……

Waigang District, Heijingji Subdistrict.

At this moment, Leo had taken off his mask.

Once you leave the black market, wearing a mask is far too conspicuous. What's the difference between that and having someone with a "I have a problem" sign on their head?

He stood in the shadows, gazing at the old house not far away.

After observing for a moment and confirming that the old house's gate was locked and that no one was inside, he quietly approached.

Instead of forcibly breaking down the door, Leo used a small protrusion in the wall to climb in through a second-floor window.

The window that was smashed by the two thugs has not yet been repaired, which in turn makes it easier for him to move around.

Looking at the room before him, which was almost identical to the one he had left before, except for a thin layer of dust on the floor and tabletop, Leo sighed softly.

It all started here...

After expressing his feelings, he did not linger there but went down to the first floor.

Compared to the second floor, the tabletops on the first floor were not dusty.

A moment later, Leo sat on a wooden chair on the first floor, his brows furrowed.

"No...?"

He searched almost the entire first floor.

With his keen senses, even the slightest clue cannot escape his search.

But indeed, nothing was gained.

"Were they taken away by the original owner's brother and sister?"

Leo's brows furrowed even deeper.

He didn't want to get involved with those two.

"We'll have to wait for another opportunity."

He couldn't find it here, and there was nothing he could do.

"Find a safe place and return to Baihe Town to begin studying 'Potion Making' as soon as possible."

With two introductory books on potion making from different worlds, "Introduction to Alchemy and Potion Making" and "Potion Making," once he has mastered them, he will have no problem finding replacement ingredients for potions or making potions himself.

Thinking this, Leo stood up.

Just then, the sound of a lock clicking open came from outside the door.

The sound was very soft, but thanks to his 7-point perception, Leo noticed it instantly.

"What's going on? Someone opened the door? I didn't sense anything before the lock clicked!"

Leo was startled and before he could rush to the second floor, the door was pushed open inward.

"Squeak—"

Sunlight diffused from the slits in the pillars, spreading into a large fan-shaped area.

At the same time, several meters apart, Leo and the person who opened the door met each other's eyes.

Their pupils contracted almost simultaneously.

"How could it be this guy? He's been following me?"

Leo was terrified.

The person who opened the door at that moment was none other than the masked man he had encountered at the black market not long ago.

Although he no longer wore the clown mask around his waist, the pure white mask on his face, as well as the unchanged black robe and physique, all testified to his identity.

"etc!"

During their eye contact, Leo noticed a change in the other man's expression: "He seems shocked too? Didn't he come with me?"

Leo looked cautious, but did not make a move.

The guy in front of him felt extremely dangerous, not much less so than the bird-beak masked man at the black market exchange.

If you take action, your chances of winning are not high.

"If we can negotiate our way out, that would be ideal; if not..."

He could only find an opportunity to use the Primordial Mirror to escape back to Baihe Town.

"What bad luck... Every time I try to leave, I can't find a safe place."

Leo gritted his teeth inwardly.

He didn't move, and neither did the man in the pure white mask. For a moment, the two of them were frozen in place.

Just then, a sharp explosion suddenly came from outside the door.

Its appearance broke the silence between the two.

The man in the pure white mask's expression changed, and he was about to dodge, but suddenly realized that Leo was still inside. If he dodged...

"Get out of here!"

A deep, hoarse shout came from the white-masked man.

Along with the sound, as he turned to face the door, he flung a mask behind him.

The mask traced an almost straight line in mid-air, arriving precisely in front of Leo, about to be pressed against his face.

Leo's eyes narrowed.

The mask moves at an extremely high speed; with the reaction speed and a normal person's ability, it would be impossible to dodge it.

But he is not an ordinary person.

While reserve professionals are not as good as actual professionals, they are still far superior to ordinary people.

Without even needing to use his breathing technique, Leo tilted his head, raised his hand, and caught the mask that had been thrown at him—the whole process was seamless.

It was only then that he realized that the mask the other person had thrown at him was the same clown mask he had been wearing around his waist.

What does this guy mean?

Just as Leo was about to say something, a loud explosion and the blinding light and heat in front of him abruptly interrupted him.

Before him, a pure white masked man turned around, his arms crossed, and in front of him, a fire shield made of cold white flames was erected.

However, the powerful shockwaves from the explosions that passed over the edge of the fire shield still shattered the wooden door, and even the sturdy stone wall was on the verge of collapse.

Is he... saving me?

Leo was filled with surprise and doubt.