Chapter 120: A Favor Granted

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: A Favor Granted

Ye Xinglan had just steadied herself at the edge of the deck when Qin Yao’s blazing wall of high-temperature flames erupted from the ground, immediately obstructing Ye Xinglan’s line of sight.

Meanwhile, below the War Ship.

The plump woman, who had been watching her guild leader step forward, thought the matter was completely resolved.

Yet in the very next moment, she saw Lin Ji descend like a god of slaughter.

Riding the fierce wind, he shot off the deck like a cannonball and crashed down right in front of her!

"You—"

The arrogance on the plump woman’s face hadn’t fully faded when immense terror instantly seized her eyes.

She shrieked, trying to gather another water sphere for defense.

But before Lin Ji, who was erupting at full speed, it was already too late.

The bone blade vibrated at high frequency, tearing through the surrounding mist like cutting through tofu.

A sickening, muffled thud was heard.

The sharp blade pierced through the plump woman’s throat in an instant.

Without even time to scream, her bulky body stiffened violently.

Then, it collapsed heavily onto the deck.

[Ding! An A-grade Awakened has been slain. The Divine Evolution System has been automatically triggered!]

[Successfully intercepted the target’s A-grade Water Element talent energy: Heavy Water Cage!]

[Energy has been stored and can be used for subsequent talent evolution and combination.]

Hearing the system’s prompt in his mind, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Lin Ji’s eyes.

This was an utterly unexpected gain.

Only at this moment did Ye Xinglan, briefly blocked by the wall of flames, react.

This guild leader of the Rose Society, always calm, strategic, and mysteriously aloof.

Now wore a rare, barely concealed expression of panic and anger on her face.

She stared fixedly at the tall, upright man at the edge of the deck, her voice trembling slightly.

"You..."

The expression on Ye Xinglan’s stunning face froze instantly.

Her beautiful phoenix eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

Blood gushed from the hole in the plump woman’s throat, quickly spreading into a dark pool on the deck.

The surrounding Rose Society members were all stunned as well.

A deathly silence fell over the deck.

Only the howling sea wind could be heard.

A few seconds later, Ye Xinglan recovered from her shock and used Spatial Displacement to return to the ship.

Her chest heaved violently, and her beautiful face quickly flushed with anger.

"Lin Ji!"

Her voice carried suppressed fury.

"What have you done?"

Lin Ji withdrew his hand.

His expression was calm, even carrying a slight smile.

"Guild Leader Ye."

Lin Ji looked at Ye Xinglan.

"Don’t be so angry. I helped you solve a problem. You should be happy."

"A problem?"

A cold glint flashed in Ye Xinglan’s beautiful eyes.

"You killed my vice guild leader, and you want me to be happy?"

Several of her trusted members behind her had already assumed defensive stances.

The atmosphere instantly grew tense.

Lin Ji smiled.

He took two steps forward, closing in on Ye Xinglan.

Ye Xinglan didn’t retreat, only stared coldly at him.

"Didn’t you ask me to help you find the mole?"

Lin Ji lowered his voice.

"I’ve already found them, and I’ve cleaned it up for you."

"You didn’t even have to lift a finger yourself. Isn’t that service thorough enough?"

Ye Xinglan was stunned.

The fire in her eyes subsided slightly, replaced by suspicion and doubt.

A traitor?

Her own vice president?

Could she really...

In truth, Ye Xinglan had long suspected this vice president.

This plump woman had awakened the Water Element A-grade talent [Heavy Water Cage].

Her combat power was astonishing, making her one of the core fighters in the guild.

But she had always harbored deep jealousy toward Ye Xinglan’s beauty.

More than once, Ye Xinglan had caught her speaking ill of her behind her back, secretly recruiting sisters within the guild to form cliques.

Only for the sake of the bigger picture, and lacking concrete evidence, had Ye Xinglan endured without taking action.

Now, Lin Ji claimed she was a traitor...

Ye Xinglan’s eyes flickered a few times.

"Do you have any proof?"

Her voice remained cold, but the edge had softened.

Lin Ji spread his hands.

"My B-grade Eye of Insight can detect high-energy emotional fluctuations."

"Just now, when you came out, the way this dead fat woman looked at you."

"The hatred, jealousy, and schadenfreude were so intense they were practically overflowing."

"She’d be thrilled if something happened to you, if you died."

Ye Xinglan pressed her lips together.

This, she could actually sense.

But judging solely by emotions...

"Evidence?"

Ye Xinglan pressed.

"I need solid proof to convince everyone."

Lin Ji smiled.

He didn’t rush to answer, instead squatting down directly and rummaging through the plump woman’s corpse.

Soon, he retrieved a metal badge engraved with a special pattern from her inner pocket.

The emblem of the Apocalypse Guild!

Not only that, Lin Ji pried open the woman’s tightly clenched right hand.

In her palm lay a Crystal Core emitting dense Water Element energy.

This was an LV4 Water Element Crystal Core!

This fat woman had clearly been about to crush the Crystal Core to unleash a powerful Skill against Lin Ji.

Unfortunately, Lin Ji’s speed was simply too fast; she didn’t even have time to activate her Skill before being instantly killed.

Lin Ji unceremoniously pocketed the LV4 Crystal Core.

"I killed this dead fatty, so I’ll just take this loot. President Ye, you don’t mind, do you?"

As he spoke, he tossed the Apocalypse badge to Ye Xinglan.

"Is this evidence enough?"

Ye Xinglan caught the badge, her expression completely changing.

The evidence was irrefutable.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart.

"No objections."

Ye Xinglan watched as Lin Ji pocketed the Crystal Core and shook her head.

"That LV4 Crystal Core was never something from our Rose Society to begin with."

"Probably a reward from the Apocalypse Guild for her secret allegiance."

"Since you were the one who killed her, take it if you want."

The surrounding Rose Society members had also overheard their conversation and seen the badge clearly.

Expressions of shock appeared on their faces.

"The vice president..."

"How is this possible?"

Whispers broke out across the deck.

Ye Xinglan took a deep breath.

She looked at Lin Ji, her gaze complex.

"It’s enough."

Ye Xinglan said.

"This information is sufficient."

She paused.

"However, the traitors within the guild probably aren’t limited to just her."

Lin Ji stood up.

He brushed off nonexistent dust from his hands.

"Since I’ve already helped this much."

Lin Ji smiled.

"I might as well do a favor and help you root out the rest."

After speaking, Lin Ji turned to look at the members of the Rose Society on the deck.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

The passive effect of the Eye of Insight began to activate.

In his field of vision, each person’s emotional fluctuations transformed into halos of different colors.

Loyalty, calmness, curiosity, tension... and, hidden deep within, panic and hostility.

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