Chapter 941: Lin Sanjiu, the One Who Lost Reputation

Without enough time to see what kind of concrete world she had barged into, Bohemia could only desperately charge forward. The peripheral scenery blurred into streaks of rapidly retreating colors. Magus was likely already entangled by the pursuers outside the door, but Bohemia couldn"t afford to be careless. If the so-called master of this place discovered that someone else had intruded, they wouldn"t let her off the hook either.

"Octo," she shouted in a low voice without looking back as she sprinted, "Are you familiar with this place?"

The only response she received was the sound of rus.h.i.+ng wind. Bohemia could sense Octo right behind her, but she couldn"t help calling out to him twice more, "Say something! Which way should we go now?"

Octo seemed as if he hadn"t heard anything, and Bohemia grew impatient. Abruptly halting her speed, she turned around and shouted, "I"m asking you a question—"

"I"m not familiar with this place," the person behind her smiled slightly and spoke in a warm tone. "You lead the way, dear."

Bohemia was stunned, her mouth half-opened but no words came out. Completely subconsciously, she lifted her eyes and looked in the direction they were heading.

"If you"re looking for your friend," Magus removed her wide-brimmed hat, and her short golden hair, as light as a halo, immediately fell in fluffy strands. With a flick of her hand, she tossed the wide-brimmed hat into the wind, and it disappeared like a bubble. "...then I can tell you that the friends.h.i.+p between you two is not as strong as you imagine."

"We... we were just acquaintances!" Bohemia couldn"t help but retort, immediately lowering her voice again. "What do you mean by that?"

"Do you think I didn"t hear the words he told you?" Magus calmly tilted her head. Her demeanor was composed and elegant, but as soon as she made a move, it was like a diamond slightly rotating under the light, instantly sparkling with s.h.i.+mmering colors. "Messages enveloped in Higher Consciousness can naturally be deciphered by Higher Consciousness. He told you to escape to the third protruding wall on the left—"

She paused, chuckled with a deep voice, and continued, "But when you came here, he turned his head and went to another world branch on the opposite side."

"That b.a.s.t.a.r.d!" Bohemia couldn"t hold back her anger and shouted. It seemed that Octo wanted to use her to distract Magus"s attention. If Magus really chased after them relentlessly, at least Bohemia, who took a step ahead, would be more likely to be caught.

She originally had eight hundred offensive words bottled up inside her, but when faced with those gray-blue eyes, she managed to keep them from escaping her lips. After thinking for a moment, she said with some difficulty, "Look, I don"t have any ill intentions towards you..."

"You better dare to have some."

"This matter has nothing to do with me!" Bohemia just wanted to quickly get rid of this huge trouble. "I don"t know the people who want to capture you. I just happened to stumble in here— because I need to go to the Heaven Underworld branch for an urgent matter, that"s all!"

Magus responded with an indifferent "Hmm" and turned to look in the direction they had come from. The gray wall that marked the exit now appeared quite small.

"So, it"s useless for you to follow me!" Bohemia keenly noticed Magus" gaze and immediately understood the meaning behind it—those people who were after Magus would probably enter through that small gray wall soon. If they mistook her for being with Magus, she would be in trouble. Her body was still trapped in Exodus, and she couldn"t afford to waste much time.

"Whether it"s useful or not, I"ll be the judge of that."

"What do you want me to do?" Bohemia was both anxious and frustrated, but she dared not get angry. She rarely experienced such suffocating frustration. "My Potential Growth Value has been damaged because of you, and I can"t help with anything!"

Magus raised an eyebrow slightly, surprise reflecting in her gray-blue eyes like the winter sky. "Oh? How did I damage your Potential Growth Value?"

"Have you forgotten?" Bohemia replied irritably, "If it weren"t for you holding me back, Lin Sanjiu wouldn"t have had the opportunity—"

"Lin Sanjiu? Who is that?"

The air fell silent for a few seconds.

Pausing for a moment, Bohemia asked skeptically, "You don"t know her? Then why did she

ask me to deliver a message to you...? She clearly told me that you were good friends." Magus frowned, looking puzzled and lost. She recollected for a few seconds but seemed

unable to recall the name Lin Sanjiu. Finally, she shook her head, "I have no recollection whatsoever."

"That big liar!" Bohemia exclaimed suddenly, but upon being swept by Magus" gaze, she remembered to explain herself. "She always tricks me into doing this and that, never telling the truth! I no longer believe her—"

At this point, she couldn"t help but feel a surge of intense bitterness, making her voice sound choked as she lowered her head. "She deceived me about you being friends, saying that once I deliver the message, you would help me restore my Attachment Condition... How could she use such a thing to deceive me?"

"She might not have deceived you," Magus said slowly, looking at her. "But I really can"t recall this person"s name. The explanation is a long story... I"m very curious about who this person is and what the message contains. However, if we continue to stand here like fools, we"ll soon be caught by the pursuers behind us."

Bohemia wiped her nose with her sleeve, smearing everything on her face. She muttered something with a heavy nasal voice, then suddenly reacted and immediately looked up, staring into Magus" eyes.

"How... How can you say such things?" she said in a disbelieving tone, speaking softly, "You"re... you"re Magus. How could Magus say that she"s about to be caught by pursuers?"

Magus curled her lips, a faint smile appearing on her face. Although she still looked dazzling, it wasn"t the usual confident smile—it carried a touch of bitterness and helplessness.

"Because I am no longer the same person I used to be."

She turned her gaze away, and once again, a look of confusion crossed her face. "I don"t know what"s happening to me... but my memories, abilities, and mental power are all fading away with each pa.s.sing day. I don"t know who wants to capture me, nor do I know why I"ve been unable to leave the Astral Plane. That"s also why I followed you... not only because you can help me, but because you are the first posthuman I"ve encountered that I remember knowing."

Pausing for a moment, Magus slightly closed her eyes.

"If your friend named Lin Sanjiu really knows me, perhaps the message she wanted to give me is the key to all of this."

Bohemia"s face turned pale.

"But... but I forgot the contents of the message," she said, and as she reached this point, Magus abruptly opened her eyes—she was startled by the following words, "I forgot!"