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Chapter 1138: Chapter 1138: The Wave Behind
Devlin’s rule of survival was to always stand behind others.
Only in this way could he ensure his own safety.
Advancing, he could walk over and stab from behind.
Retreating, he could disappear without a sound, as if he had never been there.
But now!
Someone was behind him!
This was an utterly chilling matter!
"Who might you be..." Subconsciously, Devlin placed his hand on his waist.
His combat skills were decent, but far inferior to those martial artists, and even in the Seven Clouds Academy, he couldn’t beat Templeton Lena.
The only reason he had managed to survive despite committing countless misdeeds was his extreme caution.
As he spoke, the black-clad warriors of the Cyber army also gathered around.
It seemed that with a single command from Devlin, they would immediately take action.
"Mr. Devlin, please don’t be nervous," the man emerged from the darkness and said with a faint smile, "Having found you, I’m naturally your ally."
He raised his hands, showing goodwill, "In all the world, there’s only one person who can find you. Mr. Devlin, do you believe me now?"
"Is it her?"
Devlin didn’t let his guard down.
"It is."
The man nodded.
"What about?"
Devlin spoke.
"The Divine Dragon Tripod."
The man replied.
"Where?"
Devlin asked again.
"Shadow Gate."
The man responded again.
"Stand down!"
Five seconds later, Devlin raised his hand, and the Cyber army quickly withdrew behind him.
In the dark night.
Only the two of them remained.
"Is she well?"
Devlin took out a cigarette from his chest pocket and offered it to the man.
"Thank you, but I don’t smoke," the man declined politely, "Smoking can give you away."
"Cut the crap!" Devlin put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it with a lighter, took a deep drag, and said indifferently, "The young people these days are too pretentious."
"Or perhaps, you are just stubborn," the man said softly.
At these words, Devlin visibly stiffened.
"Do you believe that I could kill you with a dart?"
After speaking, he slowly lifted the darkly painted hidden weapon box in his hand.
"If it weren’t for her, you’d already be dead," Devlin took another deep puff of his cigarette, speaking with disdain.
"Is that so?"
Whoosh!
The man stepped forward, snatching the hidden weapon box from Devlin’s hand and pressing it against his head.
"That’s also what I wanted to say,"
The man spoke coldly.
"Kid, there are no darts," Devlin said calmly, continuing to smoke, nonchalant, "I, Devlin, always prefer to play it safe."
"Shall we bet?" the man sneered, "Right now, I pull the trigger. If there’s no dart, I’ll kill myself instantly! But if there is one, sorry, you’re certainly going to die."
"Go ahead, shoot the dart," Devlin, unruffled, spoke with the cigarette dangling from his lips, an air of composure on his face.
"Your era has already passed."
Swoosh!
The man swiftly shifted the barrel away and fired the dart into the sky.
Clatter!
The cigarette from Devlin’s hand, not yet fully burnt out, fell to the ground.
"What’s your name?"
He asked.
"Eagle."
The man tossed the weapon box over and leaned against a tree.
"Eagle? That’s a good name!"
After catching the weapon box, Devlin said indifferently, "My favorite animal is the wolf because a wolf never misses a chance to take down its prey!"
Having said that, he suddenly raised his hand!
Snap!
"Ha, I already disarmed the darts when I threw the box to you," Eagle said with a smile, shaking his head and holding up a finger. "Sorry, but your era has passed."
"The new wave always pushes the old wave forward!" Devlin put the dart back on his waist and gave a thumbs-up: "You’re impressive, almost as good as I was at your age."
"What..." 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Swoosh!
Before Eagle could finish his sentence, a rope suddenly flew up from under his feet and hung him upside down from the tree.
"The reason I’m safe is because of all the traps I’ve set up."
Devlin approached Eagle, smiling faintly. "Consider this a lesson."
"Despicable!"
Eagle was slightly annoyed.
"How come I’ve never seen you when I was with her for so long?"
Devlin didn’t care but instead stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking at the young man before him.
"She doesn’t need to report everything to you, does she?" Eagle turned his head away.
"That’s also true." Devlin nodded as if he had remembered something and suddenly asked, "I heard you have a sister?"
"How do you know?"
The man’s eyes widened, somewhat shocked.
"Because I am Devlin," Devlin asked with a smile. "Are you feeling dizzy?"
"You..." Indeed, Eagle felt a bit dizzy after Devlin mentioned it.
"There is poison on the weapon box, and even the darts are made of rubber." Devlin waved his hand, relaxedly. "Today I just wanted to teach you a lesson. Remember! In our line of work, never underestimate any opponent. If it were someone else today, you’d already be dead ten times over!"
"Hiss..."
Eagle felt the world spinning and grew increasingly dizzy.
"I know you have a sister named Ian Cook. I also know that Ian Cook died in Morwenna! And I even know who killed her!"
Devlin pointed at Eagle and said solemnly, "Although you could silently appear behind me, any small slip-up and I could make you pay dearly in blood!"
"How do you... know all this..." Eagle closed his eyes, trying to fight off the dizziness.
"I’ve had quite a few dealings with the King of Medicine; we are old friends, after all. Today was just a little punishment."
Swoosh!
Devlin slashed out with his knife, cutting the rope.
Eagle fell to the ground, his mind starting to clear.
His father was the King of Medicine; naturally, he had received some training since childhood.
His resistance to poison wasn’t as abnormal as Julius Reed’s, but it was still first-rate.
"Tell me, why did she send you?"
Devlin was somewhat puzzled. "She could have easily contacted me herself for this sort of thing."
"Because she knew Granny Xihua harbored treacherous thoughts," Eagle said, leaning against the tree, somewhat disheartened.
Hearing this, Devlin frowned slightly, surprised. "But I’m an employee of Granny Xihua."
"But you’ve already turned against her."
Eagle lifted his head with a mischievous smile.
"That’s indeed the case, but why do you know so much?" Devlin stepped closer, standing in front of Eagle. "That’s not good."
"She knew early on that you would rebel. You and Granny always had ulterior motives. But she knew, you were relatively pure. Thus, she chose you."
Eagle stood up and patted the dirt off his backside, speaking meaningfully, "She told me to pass on a message to you."
"What?"
Devlin looked solemn, seemingly contemplating something.
"She said, ’Those who can stand at these heights are all intelligent. Intelligent people never believe in loyalty; they believe in benefits. She forgives your betrayal and will give you the benefits you desire.’" After speaking, Eagle vanished into the night.
"The Divine Dragon Tripod is with the leader of the Shadow Gate. When you all left the Seven Clouds Academy, he deceived everyone."
Eagle had left.
Just like he came.
"A rebel maidservant to a holy leader, a traitor employee to a maidservant, and an Eagle. Such a combination is really interesting." Devlin chuckled, shaking his head as he muttered to himself.
