Lin Lei didn't want to run into Crompton, but regardless, the three of them still had to exit the metal life-form. There was no avoiding it. Just as Lin Lei and his companions emerged from the passageway, Crompton happened to spot them.
Lin Lei warily glanced over at Crompton.
At that moment, Lin Lei was at the mouth of the passageway, while Crompton was on the weed-covered ground below, looking up. Their eyes met in an instant!
"Not good!" Lin Lei's expression immediately changed.
Lin Lei looked grim, but a faint smile appeared on Crompton's face.
"I won't bother with this bald fool for now. If he insists on causing trouble, then I'll just have to fight." Lin Lei had no other option but to blend in with the crowd of people participating in the demon trial, as everyone flew down from the metal life-form and landed on the overgrown ground.
"Hey, buddy, look." Crompton nudged the person next to him, then indicated a direction with his gaze. "That's the kid who made me lose face in front of Lord Di Yi."
"Huh? It's really them." Several demons near Crompton also looked toward Lin Lei, clearly surprised. One of them laughed and said, "Crompton, you're really lucky. Looks like you have a chance for revenge."
Crompton let out a cold, sinister laugh.
"I thought my chance was gone, but who knew he'd be sent right to me." Naturally, Crompton wouldn't let this opportunity slip.
In the brief time that passed, all one thousand participants in the demon trial had disembarked from the metal life-form.
Lin Lei and his group were mixing in with the crowd.
"Lin Lei?" Rui Jinna greeted Lin Lei and his two companions, but they only gave a perfunctory response and paid her no further attention. Rui Jinna's fine brows furrowed slightly in confusion. She had no idea that all three of them were preoccupied with the problem of Crompton.
"Boss, Crompton is walking over," Bei Bei suddenly said.
Lin Lei also looked.
Crompton was approaching with a cold sneer.
"Fall back!" The three of them immediately retreated. Seeing this, Crompton let out a derisive snort. "Think you can run?" His speed abruptly increased, no longer holding back as he charged directly toward the three with a vicious expression on his face.
"Back when you were just a lower god, you still dared to insult me!" The anger Crompton had suppressed for over thirty years finally erupted.
If it hadn't been in Di Yi City back then, he would have made his move long ago.
"Dilia, fall back to a distance immediately. At the same time, use 'Wind Space' to restrain him and try to slow his movements," Lin Lei transmitted via divine sense. "Bei Bei, the two of us get ready to act." Lin Lei's gaze also turned cold. Since Crompton wanted to pick a fight, then they'd fight!
"Let's kill that stinking bald guy!" A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Bei Bei's eyes.
"Hmph..." Crompton let out a cold humph, his figure instantly catching up. Among Lin Lei's group, only Dilia rapidly retreated, while Lin Lei and Bei Bei didn't speed up; instead, they seemed to slow their pace, as if waiting for Crompton.
"What do you think you're doing!" A cold shout echoed through Crompton's mind.
At the same time, a figure appeared before Crompton.
Although Crompton had been blinded by rage, the sight of the person before him instantly sobered him up. He immediately said respectfully, "Lord Luo Yixius, I, I..."
"Lin Lei and his three companions gathered together, looking on in confusion. A demon had actually appeared in front of Crompton, stopping him. In front of this demon, Crompton appeared extremely terrified.
"Who is he?" Lin Lei looked at the demon in puzzlement.
This demon had long, dark brown hair that hung loosely about him, but his gaze was very cold and sharp.
"Crompton, you want to kill those three?" Luo Yixius looked coldly at Crompton.
"I..." Crompton wanted to explain but didn't know how to justify himself.
Luo Yixius, a Five-Star Demon.
Among the demons who came to Moon Lake this time, the leaders were Luo Yixius and his two companions. Three Five-Star Demons! They were the strongest force among this group of demons.
"Hmph, I don't care what you want to do," Luo Yixius said coldly. "But the battle hasn't started yet. If, because you killed those three mid-stage gods, the resulting energy fluctuations attract the attention of the master of Moon Lake Castle, causing him to flee without a fight and leading to the failure of our mission... then don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Yes, yes, I understand." Crompton trembled in his heart.
He also regretted inwardly, "How could I forget that!" The energy fluctuations from a battle between god-level powerhouses were very obvious, especially a clash between an upper-stage god and three mid-stage gods... the level of energy fluctuations would be significant. Moon Lake was only a few miles away.
If a fight broke out, it would definitely alert the master of the castle.
If the castle's master fled, then Luo Yixius and the others' mission would naturally fail.
"Hmph." Luo Yixius glared at him and then walked away.
Crompton, however, shot a hateful glare at Lin Lei and his group, thinking to himself, "You got lucky this time. But once the battle starts, I will definitely kill all three of you to vent my anger. For now, I'll let you three live a little longer!"
Having been reprimanded by Luo Yixius, Crompton naturally transferred his fury onto Lin Lei and his companions.
"Everyone, you are here to participate in the demon trial, that we know," a voice echoed in the minds of all one thousand people, including Lin Lei. "We are different from you. Our mission is to kill the master of Moon Lake Castle. Therefore, I hope you won't be impatient. Once we have killed the master of Moon Lake Castle, you can take action then."
Lin Lei and the others couldn't help but be startled.
"A divine sense transmission covering everyone? It must cover a distance of at least several hundred meters."