Facing Inigo's persuasion, Aliquin furrowed his brow in thought.
"Lord Aliquin, what else are you worrying about? That Belute would never find out," Inigo continued to say.
The golden kitten in Aliquin's arms mewled softly, "Meow~~ Master, this Inigo makes some sense. Even a being as powerful as a High God cannot know the past and the future. Killing that Bei Bei, it's almost impossible for Belute to discover it."
Aliquin gave a low hum. "Kill Bei Bei? What you say does indeed make sense!"
"Pusluo, let Lin Lei and the other two come out first," Aliquin ordered.
The golden kitten's eyes brightened, and it immediately gave a sweet cry, "Meow~~~" Instantly, the surface of the violently churning golden magma lake directly parted, revealing Lin Lei, Delia, and Bei Bei at the lake bottom, their eyes full of shock.
"Boss, I don't know what they were discussing quietly just now," Bei Bei transmitted via voice.
Lin Lei also felt a sense of worry.
The three of them had heard the conversation from above while at the lake bottom. Earlier, they heard Aliquin release Salomon and Nisi, which had made Bei Bei anxious, but he couldn't leave and had no choice but to stay put at the bottom.
But after that, there was no sound of talking from above at all.
Lin Lei had been certain then: "That Inigo and Aliquin are both up there, and they definitely wouldn't just stand there silently. I suspect they've isolated their voices to prevent us from eavesdropping. Perhaps, what they're discussing is related to us."
"Discussing something related to us... could it be about whether to kill us?" Delia said. Apart from that, she couldn't think of anything else.
Both Delia and Bei Bei were somewhat worried.
After all, their lives were currently in someone else's hands. Even though the other party hadn't killed them yet, it didn't mean they would really be released. Compared to Delia and Bei Bei, Lin Lei still had a sliver of confidence in his heart. That confidence came from the two drops of High God's Might!
"If my life is threatened, even if I'm reluctant, I'll have to use one drop of High God's Might," Lin Lei said silently in his heart.
He was already prepared.
Watching the parted golden magma, Lin Lei spoke, "Let's go out." Immediately, the three of them flew straight out of the golden magma lake, landing on the flat ground of the cavern. Only then did Lin Lei and the others realize—a huge gorge had opened up above the cavern, leading directly outside.
This gorge was the passage through which Salomon and Nisi had left.
Lin Lei and the others didn't flee. If the other party wanted to kill them, the three of them were simply not fast enough to escape.
"Mister Aliquin, thank you for showing mercy to the three of us." Lin Lei gave a slight bow, speaking politely.
Aliquin paused, secretly sneering in his heart: "This kid called Lin Lei is a shrewd one. He starts by flattering me. If it were someone who valued face, it would be hard to make the decision to kill him. However... I never intended to kill him anyway." Aliquin glanced back at Inigo.
Kill Bei Bei and seize a Divine Artifact?
"Only a fool with a hot head would do that!" Aliquin sneered inwardly.
Indeed, killing Bei Bei, Belute might not know who the murderer was.
But if Belute truly went into a rage and investigated, using his influence, it was still possible to eventually find out who the murderer was. Then, Aliquin would certainly perish!
"A Divine Artifact... even if I really seized it, I wouldn't dare use it myself. Using it would immediately identify me as the killer. Even selling it would only bring some wealth. A Divine Artifact isn't as valuable as 'High God's Might'. To risk my life for such wealth isn't worth it."
Aliquin calculated very clearly.
If he were to kill Salomon, he wasn't afraid. After all, Salomon had also used the Boi Family's wealth and a favor to get Ekin's help. This showed that Ekin didn't think much of Salomon. If Ekin had freely given Salomon a drop of High God's Might, that would have been valuing him.
"Killing Salomon is fine. Killing Bei Bei... although the probability of discovery isn't high, once discovered, I'm definitely dead." Aliquin had no desire to provoke Belute.
"Lord Aliquin," Inigo spoke up to remind him. The little golden kitten in Aliquin's arms also lightly swished its tail.
Lin Lei, however, was inwardly vigilant, ready at any moment to directly absorb that one drop of High God's Might into his body.
*I hope you don't make me waste this one drop of High God's Might,* Lin Lei thought silently.
Aliquin might have some wealth, but how could its value compare to High God's Might? The combined wealth of the Boi Family probably wasn't worth a single drop of High God's Might.
Aliquin gave Inigo a cold glance, then looked at Lin Lei and the others with a smile. "Lin Lei, Bei Bei, right?" A rare, thin smile appeared on Aliquin's pale face. "My apologies for getting you involved in this. The three of you may leave now."
Inigo was stunned.
The golden kitten in Aliquin's arms also looked up at its master.
"Lord Aliquin?" Inigo said quickly.
"Hm? Do you have an objection?" Aliquin looked at him. Inigo could only force a smile. "No objection." But inwardly he cursed furiously: *This time I've lost over ten billion in wealth, so many subordinates, and got nothing in return. Those bastards all deserve to die, they all deserve to die!!!*
Inigo directed his anger at Lin Lei and the others, but in front of Aliquin, he didn't dare act.
Lin Lei, Delia, and Bei Bei were overjoyed.
"Then we thank you very much, Mister Aliquin," Lin Lei said quickly.
"No need for thanks. Be careful on your journey." Aliquin beamed with smiles, trying hard to appear very friendly. Some people were like this: if they didn't want to offend someone, they would be extremely friendly. But if they decided to kill and seize treasures, they would be utterly ruthless.
Lin Lei, Delia, and Bei Bei exchanged a glance.
"Let's go," Lin Lei said with a smile.
Not a single drop of High God's Might wasted, Lin Lei was naturally happy.
Just as Lin Lei, Delia, and Bei Bei were about to take flight, suddenly—"Whoosh!" A dark sword shadow swept past in front of Lin Lei. The sheer air fluctuation generated by the sword shadow alone caused the dragon scales on Lin Lei's body to emit a crisp ringing sound.