The villain's goal is to save the heroine

Chapter 143 Lin En's Counterattack

The friction between Lynn and Mona came to a temporary end on the premise that "Cecilia's matter" was the priority.

The truth was, Lin En's urgency to save Cecilia was no less than the other two. To quickly reach the Sacred Forest, he didn't bother with the foolish woman and chose to act immediately! Starting from the scene of Vivian and the Iron Wolf Mercenaries, and while in a state of deep contemplation, he began to make a planned approach to Cecilia's mansion.

Yes, since Cecilia's house is relatively remote, the distance isn't actually that close. There are several branching routes along the way, and we even have to consider the possibility that Cecilia might take a longer detour, so a certain priority must be set.

Mona reported that the guards hadn't received any missing persons cases, so it could be inferred that the location of the "Sacred Tree" would inevitably be on a less-traveled path. Cecilia's personality was relatively indifferent, and she generally didn't choose a specific route, so it could be assumed that she was likely taking the shortest route. Therefore, a less-traveled and closer route would naturally be prioritized.

Following this idea, Claire quickly planned several round trip routes. As long as the divination was true, two round trips at most would be enough to achieve her goal.

Of course, in terms of efficiency, it would be best for each of them to try a different route, but considering that the condition of "deep thinking" is actually quite difficult and requires at least concentration, in order to avoid "slipping through the net", the four of them adopted a strategy of unified action.

No one spoke along the way, as if they all had different thoughts. They all tried their best to move forward in a thoughtful manner through the layers of Siena's streets and alleys.

soon…

"We've arrived at Cecilia's house." Mona suddenly said.

When one is contemplating, one often fails to notice the passage of time. By the time they realize it, they have already reached the end from the starting point. However, they did not enter the "Forest of the Sacred Trees".

"Did I choose the wrong path..."

Claire came back to her senses and looked around. This was clearly the usual Siena, and there was no difference.

"No, Claire's choices are rarely wrong... Humph, I'm afraid we've been fooled by someone!" Mona squinted her eyes and started to speak sarcastically again.

It goes without saying who this person is. Mona would bite Lin En whenever she got the chance.

However, Lin En ignored her. Knowing that she was an idiot, he didn't want to waste his time with her, but...

"Hey, Lynn Noel! Why aren't you talking?! Are you finally feeling guilty?"

Named directly.

Obviously, Lynn's silence gave the stupid woman the illusion that "I am right". She probably felt from the bottom of her heart that the information Lynn provided was wrong, so she seized the opportunity to deny it.

However, Lynn still did not respond.

Even though it was just an attempt, the result did not meet expectations, and he did not want to put himself in a position where he might be considered stubborn.

"Let's continue on the second path." Lynn simply said this calmly.

He thought it wouldn't be too late to settle the matter after finding the "Forest of the Sacred Trees", but...

"I think you're just trying to stall for time?" Mona remained motionless, her voice firm as usual, "Lynn! I'll give you one last chance. If you confess now and show leniency, I might even let you go this time for Noel's sake!"

It felt like he had already been identified as a criminal.

And this time...

Mona succeeded in pissing Lynn off.

Even with the Ice Heart Pendant on, Lin En once again felt the irresistible urge he had when he smashed the keyboard.

He didn't tolerate it anymore and started to curse: "Shut up, you loser! What else can you do besides barking like a dog?"

Mona's face darkened when she heard this rude remark. She slammed her sword in front of her and shouted viciously, "Waste? Who are you calling waste? Lynn Noel, do you dare to challenge this captain?!"

"What a stupid provocation!" Lin En unabashedly revealed a look of disdain upon hearing this. "Our goal now is to rescue someone, someone who's been missing for three days! You want me to compete with you now? Is your brain full of shit?!"

Mona's face darkened even further, and she sneered coldly, "Don't be so self-righteous! Do you think it will take a long time to defeat a piece of trash like you?"

"Oh, and then?" Lin En glanced coldly at this foolish woman who had been picking fights so many times. "And then you were able to find Cecilia, right? You're the leader of the knights who serve the Grand Princess, but you can't even distinguish between the primary and the secondary. How can you be qualified to be the leader?!"

Lin En turned around and looked directly at Mona. "Let me ask you, who was it that barked that I'd give her to you and you wouldn't have to worry about her? Now that she's lost, what have you done besides waiting for help? To put it bluntly, this young master is cleaning up your mess right now! But what else have you done besides barking at me? To put it bluntly, even a dog can smell something, how about you? Since I learned about Cecilia's disappearance, I've at least given her a plan to try. What about you?! Besides barking without any basis based on your narrow-minded, filthy thoughts, what else can you do? You're worse than a dog, don't you know?!"

At this point, Lin En's tone suddenly became polite: "Do you understand now? Because you are a complete loser who can only bark like a dog, so could you please be quiet for a while and stop hindering me?!"

As soon as the words fell, the scene suddenly fell into deathly silence.

Be it Mona or Claire, they never expected that Lynn would suddenly say such sharp words!

Mona still had a mocking expression on her face, but as Lynn's questions kept repeating in her mind, the leader of the Royal Knights' face darkened at a visibly rapid rate. First, it became gloomy, then turned to anger, and then his whole face began to twist, his chest heaving, obviously a little angry.

Yes, Lin En's words were indeed very lethal. This wasn't because he was a good curser, but because every word he said was true, leaving no room for rebuttal!

Lies won't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!

Mona, this not-so-bright woman, has no ability to deal with emergencies at all. She is just an obedient dog that bites people. From this perspective alone, Lin En is indeed making things difficult for her.

"Lin, you're going too far." Claire stood in front of Mona and defended her. "Captain Mona has always been worried about Cecilia's affairs. She's not omnipotent. She's done everything she can. What gives you the right to say that to her?!"

Lin En asked back, "Oh, really? Then what gives her the right to say that about me? If I hadn't provided you with the information, you wouldn't even have a connection now. And you're still trying to make excuses for her?"

Claire was speechless.

Although what Lin En said was a bit exaggerated, it is undeniable that Mona did not do anything practical.

You can say she tried her best, but you can't say she failed. These are two different concepts!

and…

Honestly, Claire also felt that Mona was being too critical of Lin En. It was simply because he was also very dissatisfied with Lin En, and Mona was the eldest princess's person, so he was happy to see Lin En suffer.

But who knew that Lynn would explode so suddenly?

Claire had never seen Mona so angry.

Of course, Lin En had no intention of exploding. With the Ice Heart Pendant as a solace, he managed to suppress the urge to create hundreds of alt-accounts and hound people.

At least not on an inner level.

He just wanted to shut the stupid woman up.

"continue…"

Lynn turned around, waved his hand as if nothing had happened, and then began testing the second route.

Mona and Claire, though one pinched their palms bloody with anger and the other had a gloomy look on their faces, still followed and began a new round of experiments...

Chapter 144: Foot Licking Bet

Unlike what he was thinking about when he came, Lin En no longer "thought deeply" about Justu's field, but instead focused back on the present.

Yes, the so-called bad teammate is not necessarily the kind of idiot who shoots the ball into his own goal. Rather, it is that you are confident enough, but that bad teammate is always around you and constantly conveys some negative thoughts, so that you gradually begin to doubt yourself.

"What he said seems to make sense. At least I can't say he's 100% wrong..."

“…Am I necessarily right?”

"Could it be that I missed some detail that I didn't notice? Or maybe the route was wrong from the beginning, so the conclusion I drew is also wrong?"

In short, thanks to Mona's repeated questioning, Lin En now couldn't help but think about other possibilities.

First of all, there is definitely no problem with the first item of divination, this is almost 100% certain.

Is there a problem with the second one?

Probably not.

This question can be answered by asking the servants and housekeepers in Cecilia's mansion. After all, Cecilia has no friends who can visit her at will.

The problem obviously lies in the third one.

The fact is, Xisha used a relatively affirmative tone when describing the first two items, but used the word "seemed" in the third item. She described it as "seemingly thinking about something seriously."

In other words, Cecilia doesn't necessarily think about anything, she just looks like she is thinking about it.

And if you think about it carefully, that girl doesn't seem to be thinking about anything. After all, her mind is full of swords, and she has a cold and beautiful face. Usually she is like a wooden stake. What can you expect her to think about?

In short, while all three of Xisha's divinations are correct, the third one does have room for discussion!

Even if we take a step back, what if Xisha’s divination was wrong?

After all, "astrology" feeds on the inspiration of the fortune teller, and Xisha only increased the probability because she brought the "astrology adapter", but it is not 100%. If two of the divinations are correct, is there a problem if one is wrong?

no problem!

If you have such doubts, then Mona's question "Why are you so confident that these three points must be correct" might actually have some meaning!

And this time...

"We're back to square one."

Reality adds weight to this statement.

They tried two routes, but both ended in failure.

However, it wasn't Mona who said this, but Claire. Perhaps because of Lin's harsh criticism, Mona just stared at him with a cold and disdainful look, as if to say:

I knew it was like this, you piece of shit keep pretending!

But Lin En still didn't give in: "What are you looking at? Why don't you come up with an idea? And what does that look mean? Didn't you just say I was the mastermind? Why don't you say it now? Come on, weren't you good at analysis just now? Analyze what we should do now? Should we go back to sleep? Or should we suspect that he kidnapped Cecilia if we don't like him?!"

Lin En's words were full of sarcasm. Mona, who always caused trouble for others but never had others cause trouble for her, suddenly had a cold look in her eyes, filled with murderous intent, when she heard these words!

"Lin En, what do you mean? You think you can act so recklessly just because I'm silent?! Don't be so arrogant! I just took you for a couple of laps. What do you think you're doing? It doesn't matter whether you're here or not. If you don't want to help, get out!"

"Oh, now you know I'm helping!" Lin En looked at the angry Mona with a mocking expression. "I'll say it again, dear Captain Mona, you're the one who lost them, and you're the one who couldn't come up with a solution. If you still have any sense of shame, at least lower your head. Do you understand?"

However, Mona snorted coldly: "Shut up! Who do you think you are? Do you think you are worthy?! Don't blame me for not reminding you, you are wasting everyone's time now. If Cecilia misses the rescue because of this, you will be the primary person responsible!"

"Really?" Lin En looked at Mona with the same indifference. "Then you really scared me. How about I give you the time now and you take charge of the arrangements?"

"you…!"

Of course Mona had no way out. If she had a way out, she wouldn't have rushed into his house like a fool last night.

But how can I say "I have no other choice" at this time?

Seeing Mona's embarrassment after another setback, Claire stepped in and said, "Sister Mona, the sun is almost setting. We should try the other two days' route as soon as possible. It's not too late to decide after the results are in."

It’s not too late to wait until the results come out...

I have to say, the male protagonist is the male protagonist, and Claire's words are really artistic.

On the one hand, he was urging progress, after all, he was really worried about Cecilia.

On the other hand, it gave Mona a reasonable way out to divert the matter and avoid being provoked by Lin En again.

And that's not all. Claire persuaded Mona to make the decision, as if Mona was the backbone of the team. Not only did she elevate Mona's status, but she also secretly excluded Lin En. This was undoubtedly something Mona would love to hear.

However, Lynn had no intention of letting this opponent go.

Do you think you are the only one who targets others and causes trouble?

Sorry, I've done it again and again. From the moment we met at the mansion to our last encounter, Lin En had already tolerated her countless times! Yet, not only did this girl not back down, she actually got aggressive. Just because she didn't trigger the "path," she started picking on him and getting mad at him. Lin En had already reached the limit of his tolerance for this woman!

then…

"Hey, Mona, how about we make a bet?" Lin En didn't wait for Mona to react. After Claire finished speaking, she immediately interrupted, "Don't you think I'm useless? Don't you think I'm just wasting time wandering around? Then let's make a bet! Let's bet on whether I can find that alien space! If you win, I'll do whatever you want with me. You can take the blame for me or beat me half to death. In short, you can do whatever you want! But if I win, I want you to kneel down and apologize to me, and lick my toes clean! What do you think? Do you dare to bet?"

I have to say, Lin En's bet is actually quite cruel! On one hand, he lets others do whatever they want, while on the other hand, he kneels down and licks the feet to apologize. It can be said that if he loses, he will definitely not be able to hold his head up in front of the other party for the rest of his life!

But Mona was obviously not that stupid. Although her teeth were almost broken by the provocation, she understood that Lin En had to rely on others to dare to propose such a bet!

The despicable and treacherous Noel would not do anything without the slightest confidence. This is clearly a trap!

"Do you think I'm stupid enough to accept such a despicable provocation from you?" Mona said sarcastically. "Even though you pretend to have nothing to do with it, you are actually one of the participants, right?! Because you are in cahoots with the criminals, you know everything that is going on. That's why you dare to make such a low-level provocation, right?"

"Oh!" Lin En couldn't help but applaud. "You're truly Captain Mona. Even when you're cowardly, you can find a good excuse. But I'm curious. If I really did it, would our bet still hold true? You have absolutely no need and no obligation to fulfill your agreement with a criminal, right?"

Then he chuckled again. "But forget it. Since Captain Mona is worried, let's add another premise. Under the premise that Cecilia's disappearance has nothing to do with me, let's bet on whether I can find the alternate dimension where Cecilia is hiding! How about it, do you dare now?"

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't dare. All you need to do is apologize to me honestly and sincerely now! Take back all those slanderous words you said earlier, and repent for trespassing into my mansion last night! Of course, don't forget to admit that you're a loser. After all, I'm helping a loser like you, right?"

As soon as the words fell, Mona's face twisted...

Chapter 145 Claire's Consolation

I have to say that Lin En's words can be said to have pushed Mona into a corner, and then he hit her hard in the face!

If she still didn't dare to gamble even with the added conditions, it would undoubtedly be like admitting defeat to Noel! It would be like admitting that it was all her fault, admitting that she was a worthless waste, and...

And I have to apologize!

Apologize?

How can that be done?

How could she apologize to that damn Noel?!