Chapter 429 - Wang Yu Yan (4)

Jiang Li's Original this time was somebody with a distinct, if not eccentric, personality. He was not like the idiot Zhao Bolin who couldn't even remember if he had some regrets he wanted to address. The middle-aged was somebody who knew what he desired and was not one to hand over his identity without getting something promised for his sake. 

Not only did the man left some wishes, but he also left a remnant of his soul to cause trouble for Jiang Li if needed.

Like now.

In reality, the woman in the picture was not Jiang Li's wife so he should not be surprised or alarmed. As an old soul, acting had long been second nature to him, and there were not really many things or faces that could make him agitated. Zhan Rong's face, actually, would make him ecstatic. If there was one person who could crack his normal composure, it would be people he hated, like the Fortune Teller and her pesky son, and the ones from his original words. 

None of them made an appearance so far.

So, he could only attribute his sudden reaction to his soul-client. It was the Master Appraiser Yue who was influencing him with his emotions.

'Well… Does Yue Hong's mother have a clone?'

Yue Hong was the real name of the master appraiser who lent his body and identity to him. 

Jiang Li was inwardly feeling awkward at the reason for the old guy's disbelief and annoyance. 

'Maybe it's an identical twin born decades later?' Another ridiculous guess flickered in his mind. 

This time, the remnant urged him to investigate Wang Yu Yan's connection to his family. The master appraiser was now an orphan with no wife or children so when this person learned of the possibility that he might have a living relative, or perhaps, a parent who was still active, he immediately sprung into action. The remnant arose and kept speaking. 

But while it intrigued Jiang Li, he was also quite irritated since the other party kept adding conditions. 'Investigate! Investigate! Raise money too as preparation! Stop going to war! Investigate!' The damn remnant continued shouting these words to his ears and he could do nothing to it since the voice was coming from inside his brain. 

His face could only turn sour. 

"Miss Wang doesn't have a good temper," suddenly, the voice of the commander rang to summon his wandering thoughts back to her body. He added, "… and even though we all know she climbs to her current position using her own abilities as a genius strategist, the majority keep saying she depended on her uncle to get to where she is. In other words, not many held a favorable opinion of her."

The two appeared like they were having a normal conversation since Jiang Li's hypnosis was subtle. It was not the kind that could be rejected. Yet it was also not one which would leave remnant damage and alert the other party. In one corner of the cafeteria, they continued their talk, and even though there was a time limit for the fresh recruits, since Jiang Li was with the officer, nobody dared to call on him. 

Upon hearing what the hypnotized officer said, his brow lifted, "Wow. You guys are incredible. A crisis huge enough to threaten our race's survival is looming above our heads and you guys still have time to envy people within your ranks?"

"Well. As I have said, she doesn't have a good temper. And not many have seen her face so there's a rumor that Miss Wang looks ugly."

'Then how the hell did you know she has a bad temper?'

Jiang Li didn't believe a 'failed heroine' could be lacking in appearance. But that was not important right now. He began asking about the war.

The logistic commander was a typical soldier who was tight-lipped, who would rather die than be pried of sensitive military information. Too bad he ran into a millennium-old monster. The latter simply asked questions and the other would answer. The process even looked so natural, like the officer treated him as his bosom friend. The logistic commander would have been more than happy to share the files in his possession if not for the fear that it would be tracked down by the super AI of the military. 

"Thank you, commander," said Jiang Li after the talk. His words elicited a nod before the other party walked away, still not feeling like he did something he normally would not. 

'Time to meet the villainess… and perhaps, the male lead, and his party's giant pets,' he laughed to himself, looking around casually for a few seconds before blending into the darkness. 

Strangely, even though there were many ability users in the whole camp, with some even specially trained in surveillance and traps, nobody actually noticed him vanishing. Nobody also remembered to look for him to enact punishment for not attending the next training.

Just like that night fell. 

…

Furious roars rang from the distant hill. Sparks of different colors dotted the night sky, giving off lights that appeared more brilliant than fireworks and stars under the moonless sky. The wind blew more fiercely in that place which was still not free from radiation and shouts from both humans and beasts could be heard intermittently. 

"Attack the joints! Target the weak points! Target what's not protected by the armor!" 

"Shut up! I know what to do!" 

"Hey, wait! Not the eyes, idiot! The fae is guarding the head part!"

At the foot of the rocky hill, seven humans could be seen jumping around or flying around a giant horned lizard that towered over them like a small mountain. Shrill cries rang from time to time as fire burst out of the angered beast. Six of the humans were engaging with this dinosaur, causing it to be deeply irritated. Among them, one was mostly in the rear giving commands wearing a stern face. The seventh person was a middle-aged man engaging with a handsome youth who looked like a human, yet was so impossibly good looking to be classified as a human. 

The battle took place five kilometers away from the human camp. It was not that far actually, considering the fact that there were several pieces of advanced equipment for scouting around the area. However, the fae who seemed to have attacked purely to taunt this group of patrol chose an excellent location that corresponded to a blind spot. 

Because even though the exact place was a hill, it was further hidden by a small mountain range and the black fog swirling around it! It was a place usually guarded by super experts from the camp, but for some reason today, the expert was summoned for a meeting along with the other important officials. 

Wang Yu Yan was one of the seven individuals tasked to patrol here in case of an emergency for the reason that they were sufficiently strong and had a good leader and strategist in her. A testament of this was the woman's tranquil expression that could not be wiped out even by the unlucky encounter with a noble scion of the Fae race. The ceratosaurus serving as a mount for the latter only made her gaze colder.

As she attacked with her debuff spells from time to time, she also issued orders through their party's channel, something she exploited to gain a bit more advantage in this battle. The panicky words her teammates loudly yelled every now and then were intentional on their part to mislead the enemy. Apart from banking on their numbers, Wang Yu Yang made use of this strategy to prevent the other from knowing the target of the next attack and where it would come.

"Attack the lizard's belly!" 

When one of the guys roared this, Wang Yu Yan actually commanded another person in the group to assist their middle-aged leader. 

She telepathically said through the communicator in a firm but urgent tone.

She further stressed, vigilantly looking around. 

She voiced out her doubts about the fae that dared to venture into their territory without others backing him up. It even happened when Lord Protector Guo, one of the strongest generals stationed in the city, was not around.

"Hmph. How could it be so coincidental?"

Everyone was not that inflexible to not get that something was wrong with the situation. No matter how arrogant Fae race members were, none of them would really let a group of elite soldiers gang up on them while they were detached from their own force. Fae members possessed the arrogance of tigers, yet lived in large packs like wolves. 

'You think everyone else is an idiot?' Wang Yu Yan stared coldly at the fae youth who looked like he was slowly losing composure. However given her keen perception, she could clearly see the contempt hidden within those beautiful yet bizarre-looking eyes. 

In reality, the conjecture of the twenty-two-year-old girl was correct. The fae race member was merely playing around. Like how the group of seven were messing up with him with their confusing, disjointed orders, he was also fooling around with the opponents with his acting. 

'Hehe, come. Don't hold back. I'm more than happy to stall time here!'

'Five minutes is the duration of the bet.'

'Once that passes, the loser bastards from our second team will come out to help me.' 

There were more or less twenty domed cities left on humanity, and on the borders of these territories, skirmishes regularly happened. The one at this place was not uncommon. Every time, the humans would appear like they were risking their all to repel the invaders. Yet, the other party would only appear like they were out there to walk their giant pets. It was always proven by their lackadaisical attitude and their contemptuous thoughts would always show on their faces or eyes. 

Several kilometers away from the hill, there were several other Fae youths, all handsome and proud-looking, peeking at the battle through the cover of the rocky mountains. If one were to gaze at their appearance solely, they appeared quite human-like, except the aura they possessed was very odd, capable of making others feel inferior. What separated them from humans was not only their unnerving arrogance and self-confidence, but their blue sclera. However, despite this odd feature, none even from the ones who hated them the most would dare say they were ugly.

The expression they sported was not that of worry for their comrades but grins telling that they never once considered the possibility of the fae youth and his giant horned lizard losing. It was just a matter of how long the fae youth would take to finish the other party off. 

"One and half more minutes!"

"Leader, just one and a half more minutes and we will win."

When the battle reached a fever pitch, one of them exclaimed happily. As he laughed, the meaning of his words was only known to the few people around him.