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"Do you want to continue?"

Bai Ye tilted his head.

Not far away, the Grand Inquisitor had been inactive for a short while. He was probably adjusting his breathing and muscles.

In fact, this guy's physical attributes are indeed stronger than those of ordinary Terrans. He's among the strongest in this land. Moreover, he may have used some techniques or secret arts to enhance his basic attributes.

Even without Bai Ye using his full strength and power, he was able to keep up with Bai Ye's speed, which was quite remarkable, considering that with Bai Ye's current base attributes of over 80 points, he could easily crush most of the opponents.

But that’s all.

He has reached his limit.

Only a few fantasy races like Big Daddy and deep-sea hunters are capable of challenging White Night.

As for Haisi?

Humanoids are fine.

But what if it's a monster?

That terrifying physical strength was probably beyond what a single person could withstand. Compared to those enormous monsters, Bai Ye's physique and strength were certainly no match.

……

Upon hearing Bai Ye's question, the Grand Inquisitor remained silent, instead raising the Swift Sword, which was already riddled with cracks.

No one knew how many more impacts and sword fights he could withstand, nor did anyone know how many times his sword could endure.

At the same time, his right hand gripped the revolver again.

Bai Ye raised an eyebrow.

He then took the initiative to put the "wind chime" back into his inventory.

I've received what I was looking for. The swordsmanship is indeed excellent, but it now belongs to Bai Ye.

My body is warmed up; it's a good warm-up.

The objective has been achieved; there is no need to continue fighting.

"Skadi, it's time to go."

"Oh."

Skadi stood up from the reef and walked toward the White Night.

"You are not allowed to leave!"

Alene then realized what was happening and hurriedly got up to try and stop Skadi.

But the deep-sea hunter flipped him to the ground with a single hand.

Skadi walked back to White Night's side, and then the two slowly walked away along the coastline.

……

The Grand Inquisitor neither spoke nor moved, but simply watched as Bai Ye and Skadi walked further and further away.

Even after they had disappeared from sight, he did not move.

"Sir? Should we let them go?"

Elena walked up to the Grand Inquisitor.

Her advisor did not answer.

"Sir?!" Elena was somewhat at a loss, and she took a step forward.

The Grand Inquisitor still made no move.

Inadvertently, Elinie touched her teacher's sword.

The tip of the Swift Sword broke off and crashed to the ground, while the Grand Inquisitor's body swayed before collapsing with a thud, falling to his knees on one knee.

"Sir!!"

Alini's eyes widened.

It was hard to accept that her invincible teacher, the Grand Inquisitor who had never lost, her respected superior, Lord Dario—had lost.

"cough--"

The Grand Judge removed his cracked mask, then spat out a mouthful of blood. He took out a water bottle from his waist, opened it, and dripped two or three drops into his mouth, which restored his complexion.

After a while, he stood up from the ground, pulled out the Swift Sword that he had stuck in the ground to support himself when he fell, looked at the broken tip, remained silent for a moment, and then put the sword back into its sheath.

Dalio put his mask back on and said, "Follow them."

"Sir, should we stop them?"

"No, they should know something. If we follow them, we can find the answer."

Chapter Twenty-Five: A Visit

Bai Ye and Skadi walked out of the Grand Inquisitor's sight, and then Bai Ye stopped.

He lowered his head and frowned as he looked at his right hand.

The sleeve of the black hunting coat was torn.

These were the first few sword duels. Bai Ye misjudged the distance of the opponent's sword tip and was stabbed by the third sword, which tore his sleeve.

This was the only attack he failed to block.

Fortunately, the sword only tore the coat and did not injure Bai Ye's arm.

Getting injured and bleeding at the beach would be a very troublesome matter. It would be far more serious than offending the Grand Inquisitor of the court.

“Bai Ye didn’t use his full strength just now,” Skadi suddenly said.

Apart from using his powers to block the barrage of hand cannons, Bai Ye has never used magic since the very beginning of the sword fight.

"Hmm." Bai Ye nodded, then smiled and said, "You did the same, you didn't lay a hand on that little girl either."

“I saw that you even shielded her from the aftershocks of our battle.”

Skadi remained silent.

The opponent was too weak; she didn't even feel like making a move.

Bai Ye seemed to have thought of something and sighed: "Whether you hold back or hide something, this battle is unavoidable. Sometimes, you have to go all out."

Skadi listened from the side.

Bai Ye continued, "Sometimes, unless you have a fight, the other party won't understand some things, such as... how serious you are."

"When weapons clash, the will is already conveyed to the other side."

As he spoke, Bai Ye straightened his coat, which had become somewhat disheveled from the battle.

"They probably won't catch up with us anymore."

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White Night and Skadi returned to the beach.

They watched as a person slowly walked towards the sea.

He stepped across the beach, leaving a long trail of footprints.

He walked across the rocks, the seawater constantly washing over his feet.

He kept walking forward, without looking back or running.

The seawater kept rising above his ankles, his knees...

Finally, his feet left the ground and he floated in the sea. He began to sink, his hair getting wet and resembling tangled seaweed.

Then, a wave crashed in, and his figure disappeared into the deep sea.

The sea swallowed him, and he became one of its inhabitants.

The two moons in the sky silently watched all of this.

"The tide is coming in..."

Bai Ye murmured.

He did not stop the man from going into the sea.

That must be the Saltwind City resident who drew the red shell.

There is an old saying in the Great Yan Dynasty: "Give up the desire to help others and respect their fate."

Some people are destined to be beyond saving.

……

"Sir, the tide is coming in soon."

"The color of the sea has changed in one area—there are actually shells and scales in the water? Why are there these things in the seawater here...?"

Elena observed the seawater, then exclaimed in surprise.

She had already experienced too many strange things today, but this particular bizarre event still left her feeling puzzled and worried.

“Cough—these things come from deeper waters along currents that shouldn’t exist.” Grand Inquisitor Dario removed the cannon’s magazine and replaced it with a new one.

Elena suddenly realized: "I see... I thought their going to the sea, claiming it would bring them food, was just an absurd superstition. I thought they were being misled in despair, spouting nonsense..."

"I never imagined they would actually trade with the sea? They used their own people as bait to feed the monsters in the sea, and then the monsters fed them in return?"

"This horrifying, distorted symbiotic relationship... No wonder there are so many dinosaurs here!"

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"There's no need to watch any further."

Baiye finally received the signal.

The signal sent by Goredia.

A short, sharp knocking sound came from the wind; the wind was a bridge and a bond, connecting Gretia and White Night.

"How is it?" Skadi's eyes lit up with anticipation.

"We've caught a big fish." A cold smile appeared on Bai Ye's lips.

Skadi took a deep breath.

The hunter's blood in her body began to boil and flow faster.

Then, Bai Ye saw a person walk out of the church. He stood on the cliff and stretched out his hand towards where Bai Ye and Skadi were, making an invitation gesture.

"Interested in joining us for the banquet? It seems Gretia has taken care of everything."

Skadi then extended her hand to White Night: "Give me the instrument case."

Skadi's instrument case is a disguised sword case specially made for her by Rhodes Island's engineering department. It is sturdy and durable, and can even be used as a weapon itself.

Bai Ye took the instrument case out of her inventory and handed it to Skadi.

If the two of them were traveling together, Skadi would have long been accustomed to leaving her weapon with Byakuya. Mainly because carrying weapons around could easily cause trouble.

……

The two headed toward the church atop the mountain on the coast.

Not far behind them, two judges watched them.

"As expected, there's something wrong in the church." Elena said excitedly, "Sir, could they be in league with the enemy?"

The Grand Inquisitor did not speak, but turned around to leave.

"Sir?" Elena asked, puzzled.

“Prepare the explosives. This den of traitors must be destroyed.” Dario never used a tone of negotiation. When he spoke, he made a decision.

"And what about the two outsiders? I saw them fighting the terror fish too."

“They are who they are, and we are the judges; we do our job.”

With that, Dario took out the scripture box.

The box, originally intended to store scriptures, was now filled with highly concentrated, high-powered explosives.