Chapter 418: Chapter 418: A Strange Way of Providing Backup, Meeting Again

Lu Ce looked at the arrow on the sea surface, his expression turning serious for a moment as he spoke to the Black Knight:

"I hope you can use your humor somewhere else."

"Why do I feel like you're a bit nervous?" the Black Knight teased.

"I'm just a little surprised, that's all," Lu Ce replied.

This very explicit arrow guidance clearly couldn't be some natural phenomenon—someone must be looking for him.

This meant that his identity had been exposed to whoever was searching for him!

Although he wasn't particularly afraid of identity exposure these days, he still preferred to avoid trouble.

He didn't know how long he had been sleeping, so it made sense that someone might have detected him during that time.

But he hadn't worn his mask the entire time, nor displayed any characteristics of "Sin," and even the Black Knight had tried to appear as normal as possible, just... black.

Perhaps after experiencing too many battles, Lu Ce's thinking had become quite direct.

"So what's the plan? Just pretend we didn't see it?"

"Sigh, since we don't know the other party's capabilities, there's no shame in backing down."

The Black Knight was clearly enjoying the spectacle and trying to provoke him.

"Shut up, you disappear first."

With that, Lu Ce patted the Black Knight beneath him, causing it to transform into a metal sphere. His Illusion Cloak shifted, forming a diving suit.

Then he plunged into the ocean and started swimming!

He decided to keep his movements discreet this time—unlike the wedding crashing incident, there was no need to make a grand spectacle.

But with his current physical condition, diving into the water was like launching a torpedo, creating quite a spectacular scene.

Well, at this stage of the game, seeing strange things in the ocean should be considered normal, right?

Following the arrow's direction, he swam forward until he could barely make out the mainland, where he encountered a reef.

There was nothing on it, but he felt certain that something must be there.

Without hesitation, he swam straight toward the reef.

Smack!

He grabbed the edge of the reef with one hand, fingers digging in as he pulled his entire body up!

After steadying himself, he looked toward a particular spot where the air began to distort, and a female figure gradually materialized.

The woman looked somewhat surprised, scanning Lu Ce up and down before speaking:

"Impressive skills. No wonder they specifically sent us to pick you up."

They?

Who sent them?

Lu Ce keenly caught that word, a flicker of killing intent appearing in his eyes as he asked:

"Who told you to look for me?"

"Do you even know who I am?"

The woman instantly shot him a disdainful look and replied:

"Aren't you here for the interview too? If you're ready, let's go."

With that, the woman stood up.

Lu Ce: ?

What interview?

This seemed different from what he had expected. He thought it might be something like the Dragon Group or Illuminati that had set their sights on him.

But he didn't plan to expose this misunderstanding, silently following behind the woman.

There was no communication between them as they entered the sea together.

Lu Ce noticed that the woman seemed to have some water control ability—as they walked beneath the ocean surface, a tunnel formed around them, extending straight into the distance.

He wasn't particularly curious about this, and with his current confidence in his abilities, he stepped into her controlled area without any hesitation.

......

After some time moving stealthily, the woman skillfully brought Lu Ce to a coastal city using clever concealment methods.

Finding a corner, they emerged looking like ordinary passersby.

The woman pointed toward a restaurant, her expression softening slightly as she said:

"Go on in."

"Perhaps we'll be colleagues in the future."

"Wait..." Lu Ce looked at the place that clearly didn't seem affordable for ordinary people and asked:

"Go where?"

She just pointed at a restaurant without any explanation? Was this some sales pitch??

"Why do you seem like you know nothing about this?"

The woman suddenly looked suspicious.

"Right, this is an invitation-only restaurant, especially the private rooms... did you bring your card?"

Lu Ce: ......

He had no idea what she was talking about.

Seeing that this man genuinely seemed clueless, the woman momentarily found it troublesome but decided not to explain further, leading him to the entrance.

She showed the reception staff what appeared to be a printed card, but upon seeing the information on it, they became more respectful.

They escorted Lu Ce inside.

Although Lu Ce found this reception method rather peculiar, he asked no questions and simply followed along.

This inexplicable feeling was like entering the game again, here to explore the map.

Arriving before rooms on various floors, the guide raised a hand toward one particular room before silently withdrawing.

Lu Ce looked up at the ancient blue-gray door with the room number 【Yueji】.

Placing his hand on the doorknob, countless possibilities flashed through his mind. He felt slightly nervous but ultimately pushed the door open.

What greeted him was a moderately sized room with semi-transparent glass overlooking the sea view. At the reception table inside sat someone he somewhat recognized.

Lu Ce froze for a moment, instinctively wanting to touch the mask on his face but stopping himself.

It seemed pointless now—if there was anyone in this world who would recognize him, it would be the person before him.

Xie Antong's appearance today naturally differed completely from her school look, presenting a more intellectual style with a dark color scheme.

She wore only light makeup—at her age, collagen could carry everything—with the only notable difference being her deeply applied eyeshadow.

She looked like the behind-the-scenes big sister of some mysterious organization.

Sitting on one side of the table with two glasses of red wine before her, she actually exuded the aura of a business elite.

Lu Ce stood frozen for several seconds before finally entering the 【Yueji】 room.

"You're here?"

Xie Antong looked up, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.

Then a buzzing sound reached Lu Ce's ears as a concealed All-Seeing Eye gradually enlarged and gently tapped his forehead.

"Your swimming skills are quite good. I didn't expect you to be so athletic."