Lin Lei turned his head in surprise as well. "It really is Olivia!" But at this moment, Olivia was surrounded by a group of people. Lin Lei swept his gaze over them and felt calm. "All eleven of them are only mid-stage Gods. Hardly worth worrying about. But the way they're surrounding Olivia… could it be that she's got some treasure?"
Thinking this, Lin Lei still flew toward Olivia. Dilia and Bei Bei naturally followed on either side.
"Haha, Olivia, what's wrong?" Bei Bei said with a grin. "Need our help?"
Olivia saw the three of them approaching and recognized them at a glance. "Lin Lei and his wife, and that Bei Bei." Olivia couldn't help but sigh bitterly inwardly. In his mind, Lin Lei had only been a lower-stage God in the past, and after several decades, no matter how strong Lin Lei had become, he was probably just a mid-stage God at best.
"The three of them, and they pick right now to show up!" Olivia lamented silently.
In such a rushed moment, Olivia didn't take the time to carefully probe the strength of the three. After all, in his estimation, the three of them were at most three mid-stage Gods. Yet there were eleven mid-stage Gods around him!
"Sirs!" Suddenly, a mid-stage God cut in front of the three. "This matter is between us and Olivia. I suggest you three leave."
Without warning—
"Whoosh!"
A phantom flashed, and a leg影 struck like lightning, slamming狠狠 into the mid-stage God's chest. His ribcage shattered and caved inward, and his entire body was sent hurtling like a sandbag deep into the Fog Sea. One had to remember—this was the Fog Sea!
The Fog Sea could not be penetrated beyond a certain dangerous depth. This single kick had already sent him flying dozens of meters. At the most critical moment, the mid-stage God let out a furious roar and managed to halt himself.
"You—" The mid-stage God pointed angrily at Bei Bei, who wore a straw hat.
"What about me?" Bei Bei glared and barked, "My boss and I were flying along just fine, and you suddenly block our path. If I don't kick you, who would I kick? Kid, I was going easy on you just now. Otherwise, that one kick would've killed you outright!"
The eleven mid-stage Gods were furious, yet beneath their anger, shock crept in.
Bei Bei's kick had been far too fast! Even at close range, the opponent hadn't had time to block it. In truth… Bei Bei was naturally gifted with the Shadow Clone Technique, and as the divine beast "Devouring God Mouse," his body was extraordinarily powerful—his speed was simply overwhelming.
"Sir, aren't you three going too far?" their captain spoke up.
Lin Lei and Dilia said nothing, but Bei Bei eyed him sidelong. "Going too far? You think this is going too far? I was being perfectly polite just now. If I'd really gone too far, do you think all eleven of you would still be alive?" Bei Bei's gaze swept over all eleven of them as though eyeing eleven prey animals.
"Captain… that woman—she's an upper-stage God demon!" A divine sense message was transmitted into the captain's mind.
"An upper-stage God demon?" The captain was stunned.
Because among Lin Lei's three, their positions during flight made it clear that Lin Lei was the leader. Most hadn't paid much attention to the seemingly delicate woman. But upon closer inspection, they realized… they couldn't sense even the slightest aura from Dilia.
An upper-stage God! And an upper-stage God demon at that!
It wasn't just the captain—all the others had realized the same thing.
"Hey, what's with the silence?" As the divine beast "Devouring God Mouse," Bei Bei's nature contained an innate love of violence and battle. He was still itching for a fight and glared viciously at the eleven. "Weren't you saying I was going too far? Come on—I'll show you just how far I can go!"
"That won't be necessary!" the captain said quickly, and his expression shifted to one of deference.
"Hmm?" Bei Bei eyed him sideways.
The captain forced a smile. "Since the three of you are acquainted with Olivia, we won't intrude on your reunion." He then glanced at the others, and all eleven mid-stage Gods departed swiftly in perfect默契.
In an instant, only Lin Lei's three and Olivia remained.
"They ran off pretty fast," Bei Bei said with a pout.
Olivia, however, was greatly shaken. "They ran away?" He knew full well how tempting that pile of purple crystals was to mid-stage Gods. There was no way three mid-stage Gods alone would have made eleven mid-stage Gods retreat. Olivia's gaze drifted over Bei Bei and Lin Lei, then finally settled on Dilia.
Olivia was stunned. "This Dilia—she's actually an upper… upper-stage God?"
"Olivia, it's been a while." A gentle voice rang out as Lin Lei, Dilia, and Bei Bei flew up before Olivia.
"Olivia, looks like you've been having a rough time," Bei Bei said with a teasing grin.
Olivia recovered from his shock and said gratefully, "Lin Lei, I really must thank you this time. If you hadn't come along, I'd have been in serious trouble!" He knew that without Lin Lei's group, those eleven would certainly have attacked.
After all, only his Light God clone had reached the mid-stage God realm. In terms of actual strength, several among those eleven had been superior to him.
"Did you find some great treasure that made them so greedy they teamed up against you?" Lin Lei asked.
At this, Olivia sighed. "Just a moment ago, quite suddenly, a pile of purple crystals flew out of the Fog Sea. It was a tremendous fortune. But fortune and misfortune are two sides of the same coin—getting that pile of purple crystals ignited their murderous intent."
Lin Lei nodded in understanding.
Then Lin Lei suddenly thought of someone and asked, "Olivia, do you know Bachler?"
"Bachler? You've seen him?" Olivia's face lit up. "How is Bachler doing now? He must be doing better than me. On our last mission, he and I got separated."
Seeing Olivia's expression, Lin Lei understood that Bachler and Olivia must have been close friends.
"He's dead," Lin Lei said bluntly.
"Dead?" Olivia froze.
Lin Lei sighed softly. "It was about twenty years ago, I think. We both took on the same escort mission. That's how we met during the journey. But… we were ambushed by a powerful enemy along the way, and Bachler was killed in the very first wave of the attack."
Lin Lei could still clearly remember the scene of Bachler being crushed by the massive boulder. Looking back now, it all made sense—the Volcanic Giant had been Poss, an extraordinary powerhouse with "Asura"-level strength. Killing a mid-stage God with a few giant boulders would have been child's play for him.
Olivia fell silent for a moment, then sighed. "Another one dead!"
A tremor ran through Lin Lei, Dilia, and Bei Bei's hearts. "Another one dead"—the words were simple enough, but they could well imagine what stories lay behind that single phrase.