Chapter 1267
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Chapter 1267 Perfect Disguise
This wisp of smoke collided with the shadow in an instant, and Lin Qiye felt a chill down his back, a strange coldness rising from his feet to his heart.
This is…
Before Lin Qiye could come to his senses, a weak voice sounded in his ear:
“It’s me… Get out of here quickly! They’re about to catch up!”
It was the voice of No. 27.
Lin Qiye didn’t say another word and immediately set off, walking quickly toward the nearby street. Just as his figure disappeared from Miracle Square, several silhouettes descended from the sky carrying terrifying divine might, looking around with furrowed brows.
“Thor, are you sure you saw him run this way?” a tall, imposing deity wearing battle armor asked in a deep voice.
“I’m certain,” Thor said firmly, his eyes containing lightning scanning the surroundings. “The rainbow bridge is broken now, no one can leave Asgard, especially since he was struck by my lightning. He can’t have gone far, he must be nearby.”
“Split up and search!”
As the deity’s words fell, the Norse battle division immediately dispersed in all directions, searching along the staggered streets bit by bit.
Not far away, Lin Qiye moved through the streets, feeling the powerful divine force coming from behind, his brow furrowing deeper.
“What’s happening?”
“I’m being hunted,” No. 27 weakly replied. “Thor’s lightning is my nemesis. No matter how I run, he can catch up to me. And now all of Asgard is sealed off, I can’t escape, I can only keep fleeing through various divine realms, until just now when I happened to run into you at Miracle Square…
Don’t panic, I’m just using your body as cover to temporarily recover some strength. When you reach the second corner ahead, I’ll jump into the Holy River from there. I won’t burden you.”
Lin Qiye quickened his pace while asking in a low voice: “Jump into the Holy River? Are you sure this will help you escape their pursuit?”
“…Not certain, but I have to try.”
After speaking, No. 27 fell silent, seemingly focusing all energy on suppressing his injuries, with only heavy breathing echoing in Lin Qiye’s ears.
Lin Qiye followed No. 27’s directions, walking through two streets in succession, feeling the divine power gradually closing in from behind, sweat beginning to form on his temples.
In this situation, he absolutely couldn’t rashly use his abilities to fly over this area, nor could he sprint at full speed. In the eyes of those searching deities, this would be like announcing his presence, only attracting their attention faster.
Moreover, in terms of speed, Lin Qiye didn’t think he could break through the Norse battle division’s encirclement.
He had to appear as natural as possible to prevent the Norse battle division from discovering anything suspicious.
Unfortunately, there were very few pedestrians on Asgard’s streets so late at night, and those deities conducting their carpet search soon noticed Lin Qiye walking alone on the street. After a moment’s hesitation, they all flew toward him.
“They’ve noticed us… I should go,” No. 27 keenly sensed the gods turning toward them and spoke reluctantly.
“But we’re still far from the Holy River. Are you sure you can break through their encirclement?”
“I have no choice.” At this moment, No. 27’s voice also became calm. “If I don’t leave now, you’ll be caught with me…”
No. 27’s form transformed into a wisp of smoke, about to leave Lin Qiye’s body when suddenly, Lin Qiye seemed to think of something, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
“Wait!” Lin Qiye suddenly spoke up. “Can you turn into gas and hide in my lungs?”
“I can, but such a small trick won’t fool them. They have deities skilled at seeing through invisibility who can spot me inside your flesh with one glance.”
“Don’t worry about that, just get in quickly!”
“Are you sure? If we’re discovered, you’ll die with me.”
“Stop talking! They’re coming!”
At Lin Qiye’s murmur, No. 27 finally floated up and was drawn into Lin Qiye’s lungs with his inhaled breath, disappearing without a trace.
Lin Qiye frowned and couldn’t help but lower his head to cough twice.
“It’s you?”
Almost simultaneously, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, transforming into a figure wearing a red cape, standing in front of Lin Qiye.
Thor examined him carefully and asked puzzledly, “What are you doing here?”
“Lord Thor,” Lin Qiye spoke with feigned surprise. “After we returned to Asgard, Lord Tyr left marks on us and then let us move freely… Since this is my first time in Asgard, I thought I’d look around. What are you…?”
Lin Qiye voluntarily lifted his collar, showing Thor the red mark left by Tyr.
Seeing the mark, Thor’s face showed understanding. He nodded, “Did you see anything fly past here just now?”
“Anything?” Lin Qiye thought carefully. “I don’t think so.”
Several figures slowly descended beside Thor, their gazes falling on Lin Qiye, wariness immediately appearing in their eyes:
“Who are you? Why haven’t we seen you before?”
“He was brought back by me, the proxy of Merlin, God of Magic and Prophecy…” Thor explained to the Norse battle division, and their gazes softened somewhat.
The deity in battle armor who led them carefully examined Lin Qiye and solemnly said to a deity beside him:
“Check him.”
“Yes.”
Among the Norse battle division, one deity first slowly closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them, his pupils glowing with a cyan light.
He stared at Lin Qiye for a long time, the light in his eyes gradually fading. “No problem.”
“…Let’s go, continue searching!”
Hearing this, the deity in battle armor immediately lost interest in Lin Qiye and waved his hand, leading the many deities to rise into the air and continue flying in all directions.
Thor didn’t rush to fly away with them, but instead patted Lin Qiye’s shoulder and said, “If you have nowhere to go, return to my temple. Someone will arrange accommodations for you.”
With those words, his form transformed into a bolt of lightning and quickly disappeared.
Lin Qiye stood in place, waiting until all the deities had gone far away before letting out a long breath, his back already soaked with cold sweat.
Using the “perfect disguise” he had previously wished for with the [Holy Grail], he successfully deceived the deity responsible for detection, not only concealing his true identity but also hiding No. 27 within his body.
What surprised Lin Qiye, however, was that Thor had proactively offered him a place to stay, probably assuming he had nowhere to go after seeing him wandering alone on the streets at night.
It seemed Thor was actually quite a decent person.
Lin Qiye didn’t rush to release No. 27, but instead walked directly to Thor’s temple, where a maid guided him to a fairly spacious dwelling behind the temple.
Lin Qiye closed the door behind him, swept the surroundings with his mental power to confirm no one was monitoring him, and then spoke in a low voice:
“You can come out now.”
