New Century Warriors

Chapter 61 Happy Valentine's Day, Friends

"It's truly filthy!"

Antoura slammed her hand on the table in anger. "This is never going to end! Here we go again! But don't worry, Mr. Raiye, the Seekers Guild of Hillius is still in a state of war. We will do everything we can to protect you. But please describe your experience. We want to know about this vile creature's abilities."

"Okay, but I feel better now and want to put my clothes on first. Could you please close your eyes?"

Antoura immediately turned around, and the other noble youths also closed their eyes. Lei Ye jumped off the table and hurriedly put on his clothes, while making eye contact with the noble lady next to him.

Ugh, what a scoundrel.

Lei Ye didn't care about these trivial details. He casually tidied his appearance and found a seat. "Alright, that's enough. But before I talk about what happened today, I want to ask you about a name: Kermiren. Have you heard of her?"

The young noblemen who turned around looked at each other and shook their heads.

Lei Ye didn't recognize these people and didn't intend to pay them any attention. His gaze was fixed on Antorola, and seeing the blank look in her eyes, he knew she knew nothing about Kermirian. Lei Ye continued speaking.

"This is also a vile creature. She invaded this city just a few days ago. Her ability is to swap bodies with any creature she comes into contact with, which is very troublesome. I fell for her trick before, but don't worry, I've already dealt with her. What I want to say is that this city has been targeted by vile creatures for some reason we don't know. Please be prepared for a war."

"Now let me tell you about my experience. Actually, this morning was the crucial moment when I dealt with Cermilyne. Just as I successfully executed her, in an instant, just an instant... I found myself in the church."

"My clothes are gone, I'm carrying an offering from the goddess in my mouth, and another offering is on me too. Antorola, you know me, I'm the most honest person I know. I opened my eyes to find myself doing something so disrespectful to the goddess... I... I feel so terrible!"

Lei Ye put on a pained expression, as if he wanted to cry but couldn't.

Taking advantage of the brief time he spent changing clothes to think things through, Lei Ye knew that he had to take the initiative to tell these things, because there were too many people who had seen them, and they would inevitably go around talking about it. Rather than letting them talk about it, he would rather take the initiative to tell them himself, at least he wouldn't make things worse.

And just as Raino had anticipated, when the time stop ended, no one could have imagined that it was Raino who had done it.

They won't notice.

Antoura stroked her chin and pondered for a moment, her expression growing increasingly serious.

"You mean to say that another evil entity invaded the city without our knowledge, and you've already dealt with it?"

"Yes, that vile creature's abilities were troublesome. Even I was confused by her. But thankfully, nothing bad happened in the end, and no one was injured until the incident was resolved. Compared to her, I think the next one is more troublesome."

"Yes... This next one is more than just troublesome. If it really is the ability I suspect, then this enemy is simply terrifying."

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously uttered the word, "Time stops."

Hearing her blurt out "Rayno" made him a little happy. This meant that although Rayno had not found any relevant records in the Great Library's materials, Antorola, as a noblewoman, had learned about this skill through some means. As long as there were records, it was only natural that she would have recorded the countermeasures.

However, that wasn't the case. At that moment, Lei Ye saw Antorola's face filled with despair, while the others looked ashen.

One young nobleman even stood up and left his seat, running away on the spot.

"Didn't you say that Hillius had just been freed from the clutches of evil, and that it was safe and lucrative? Now you're telling me there's still evil watching here? I don't care anymore, I'm going back to the royal city!"

His remarks were echoed by several others, who then stood up and left their seats.

Lei Ye didn't care that these people left; their departure made room for Antoola, so Lei Ye moved closer and continued asking questions.

"What does this mean? Are you really out of ideas?"

"There's nothing we can do..." Antorola shook her head bitterly. "I only heard about similar strange things happening when I was a child. The conclusion they reached after discussing it was that time had stopped, but in the end, they couldn't find a solution..."

Indeed, even if Lei Ye thought about it, he couldn't figure out how to break it. If he hadn't received a passive ability from Kermir, no one would have even realized that time had stopped.

Everything can only be determined after that person shows up.

In similar works, such abilities are often accompanied by a device to activate them, such as a cheap-looking alarm clock that makes the person next to you freeze in place when you press it. If that's the case, then Raino could just snatch that activator.

But if this ability wasn't restricted and could be used anytime, anywhere, that would be terrible. Of course, Lei Ye wasn't afraid. If someone came directly at Lei Ye, it would be easier. What Lei Ye was afraid of was that the person was targeting someone else, and that it happened in a place where Lei Ye couldn't see, making it difficult for him to defend against.

The two of them remained silent for a while, lost in thought.

Antorola suddenly spoke up, "The only thing we can be sure of right now is that this vile creature is a formidable lecher."

"ah..."

"What's so surprising about that? Look at what he did today. He's an absolutely despicable pervert. He dared to take off other people's shoes and touch their feet today. I don't even want to think about what he'll do tomorrow."

"That makes sense, that makes sense..."

I feel inexplicably guilty about that filth, but since it's filth anyway, a little bit of negative feedback shouldn't matter, right?

If he unleashes his inner beast again later, we can blame it all on him.

"Mr. Raino, you must be careful. He has already attacked you today, but instead of killing you when you were defenseless, he has done these things to tarnish your reputation. This vile person is clearly seeking revenge on you. Who can predict what he will do next? Although the guild wants to protect you, I am powerless in the face of time stop."

"Don't worry, I can protect myself."

"If you could really protect yourself, you wouldn't have been stripped naked. Mr. Raino, think back carefully, has anything similar happened before, or have you ever had a similar feeling? I always feel... that these vile things, including that Kermiren I've never met, seem to be staring at you."

Lei Ye was taken aback; it really was true.

Perhaps it's because he's a time traveler that the evil group has been keeping an eye on him? Yet, the orders related to him are given special consideration, leaving him completely baffled.

"And also... I suspect that the target of this sexual harassment was actually you, Mr. Raino..."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Perhaps the sexual harassment of these women is just a pretext. After all, she could have done whatever she wanted, but she only took the shoes. So I'm wondering if this is just to cause a disturbance and attract attention, and the only man who was sexually harassed is you. You are her real target."

That makes perfect sense. No wonder she's one of the most intelligent members of the Forest River; her analysis is very insightful.

However, she lacked information, so her analysis was naturally incorrect.

Just as Lei Ye was about to comfort her, Antoura blushed and added a sentence.

"...Could it be that she's already done something to you? Is the reason she's putting offerings on you to cover up what she's already done to you...?"

Despite my vague explanation, she still managed to understand what happened at the church.

As for what she said about Lei Ye, he wasn't worried at all. If something really happened, wouldn't he know?

and many more...

If Raino from Line 2 really was done something to before he gained immunity to control abilities...

That can't be right.

"master!"

At that moment, Raino heard Venus's voice, which sounded very urgent.

"This conversation won't get anywhere, Antoine. Just tell me what you're planning to do?"

"The only thing we can do is issue a notice to warn everyone to be careful and be alert to a powerful enemy that may appear at any time. There's not much else we can do. I can't even release the information about stopping time, because it would only cause chaos. If all else fails, we can only carry out an emergency evacuation, but... where can we evacuate to?"

"Let's leave it at that for now. Don't worry, there'll always be a way."

Lei Ye stood up and patted her shoulder as a gesture of comfort. He had been hesitant about whether to share more information with this old comrade-in-arms whom he could trust, but the little angel's urgent voice made him a little anxious as well.

So the matter was put on hold for the time being. He ran out quickly, and the moment they saw each other, Venus sprinted over the staff member who was blocking her way, jumped up and snuggled into his arms.

"Mr. Lei, I heard you've encountered some terrible trouble. I'm so worried! Are you injured anywhere?"

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This was the first time Lei Ye had seen Venus so eager, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

This little guy's emotions are very straightforward; even without saying a word, his worry is written all over his face.

He lifted her up as if he were holding a small child.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Come on, let's go home. I have some things to tell you."

It feels like it's only been a few days since we last met, but Venus's attitude towards me seems a bit strange.

It's true that she was close to me before, but now she seems unusually clingy.

She would even rest her head on his shoulder and hug his neck tightly, like a child who had found a toy she had almost lost. Lei Ye originally just wanted to hug her for a moment, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to let go.

Lei Ye didn't dare to think too much about it, simply taking it as a child's affection for him.

He took her to a tavern while still in that position. His first task was to check the condition of the two throwing knives. As he expected, one was deeply embedded in the roof beam, the other shallowly.

These are all mechanisms that exist during time-stop periods; he needs to remember them, as they may all come in handy.

However, Venus was hanging around his neck, so he couldn't stay there to observe her forever. He took Venus home first. The house was quite lively at the moment, with everyone present, including Ais, Anrahi, and Loya in the guest room.

Anlahi and Loya were locked in close combat, while Ais stood silently applauding from the sidelines.

Lei Ye hurriedly put Venus down and ran over, shouting, "Don't fight! Don't fight!"

Seeing that Rainoloya made a reaction that surprised him greatly, she immediately stopped fighting with Anlashi, jumped away, drew her weapon and pointed it at Rainoloya, preventing him from getting closer.

"Don't move! Tell me who you are first!"

"What does this mean? Why are you pointing your sword at me?" Raino was taken aback, then suddenly slapped his forehead. "Oh, I see. I didn't expect you to be so vigilant. Don't worry, the matter has been resolved. Kermir is dead, and there won't be any more strange things like body swapping."

The only person who witnessed the scene was Loya, and only Loya knew about the existence of Kermir. From her perspective, the two who were just fighting back and forth suddenly disappeared, and she herself was kicked and pinched, and inexplicably left alone in the room.

Therefore, she should have more doubts in her mind than others.

Lei Ye was deeply moved that she could have such important matters on her mind.

"How...how can you prove yourself?"

That's easy. He knows pretty much everything about Loya. He can just give a suitable example. Lei Ye hesitated for a moment and then brought out the sweet wine that Loya loved to drink the most.

They talked about their chance encounter at the guild a month ago.

It would have been better if she hadn't said anything, because this made Loya even more wary.

"So, you started acting strange from that day on? Are you really you?"

Well, it's not surprising that she's so suspicious, since in a sense he did take away Raino's body from Line 2.

The incident with Kermira is over, and Raino has no intention of telling anyone else about this skill, otherwise it will only cause unnecessary trouble. At this time, it is necessary to shut her up.

However, Loya was suspicious of Raino after he arrived at Line 2, so she couldn't talk about what happened after he arrived, but she didn't know what happened before that.

Let's talk about that.

"Five years ago... when we first met, I saved you from a fraud gang. You must remember that, right?"

"That's true," Loya's expression relaxed slightly, but then tightened again. "But many people know this; you can find out with just a few questions. That doesn't count. I need real proof that you are Raino!"

Why the hell is B-Loya being so perceptive at a time like this?

Lei Ye didn't want to waste time on this kind of thing, so he simply unleashed a major move.

"Then let me ask you, do you know how the team name 'Forest River' came about?"

"The River of the Forest?" Loya was completely unfamiliar with the name and looked on with suspicion.

"Back on the day we first met, you know exactly what you did in your hotel room that night. Do you want me to explain it to you?"

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