[No. 32, Core Road, B7. The Six Paths of Holy Light have acquired a lock. I think you’ll want to see this for yourself.]

"No. 32, Core Road?"

Aishwarya’s movements caught the attention of her think tank.

But Aishwarya was looking at her private terminal, which meant she was likely handling personal matters.

No one in the think tank spoke; they just waited quietly for Aishwarya to say something herself.

But Aishwarya was unwilling to let too many people know about the Wizard Profession.

Not to mention, No. 32, Core Road, currently held evidence of her collusion with the European Big Business Alliance.

Some members of the think tank were from the Intercontinental Military Large War Prosthetic Company, the Intercontinental Giant Corporation backing Aishwarya. This matter absolutely could not be leaked.

"I need to step out for a moment. You all continue discussing the matter of the Liu Clan and Qiao Xi. I will rejoin the discussion when I return."

Clearly, this "invitation" from Lin Qi had made Aishwarya restless.

If he had only mentioned the location, Aishwarya might not have felt so much pressure. But Lin Qi had also mentioned Holy Light, a signature weapon.

This involved both the Round Table Conference under the European Big Business Alliance and the Extraordinary Profession of Wizard.

Aishwarya couldn’t figure out how the information had been leaked.

’Could it be the European Big Business Alliance?’

But even if they wanted to discard her after she had served her purpose, it shouldn’t be this soon.

Their goal was far from being achieved, and the plan had only just begun.

As she got up to leave, she picked up her communication terminal and responded, "Who do you represent? What do you want? We can negotiate terms."

Aishwarya’s attitude was much more pliable than Lin Qi had imagined.

Lin Qi had been prepared to apply more pressure, but he hadn’t expected a permanent director of the Big Business Alliance to have so little backbone.

She was even worse than the Si Clan.

At least the Si Clan had the backbone to choose mutual destruction.

Lin Qi received the message but didn’t rush to reply.

After all, Guang Ling had only given him five chances. Lin Qi needed to change Aishwarya’s attitude and shift her stance within five messages.

Seeing the chat window fall silent, Aishwarya’s expression turned ugly. The color of her face gradually shifted from pale to sallow, even taking on a dark, brownish hue.

Such a change in complexion was a clear characteristic of people from New Reid City.

Although she received no response, Aishwarya didn’t hesitate. She boarded a flying vehicle at top speed and headed for No. 32, Core Road.

Lin Qi didn’t have to wait long. About ten minutes later, Aishwarya appeared within the range of his Spiritual Vision.

His Spiritual Vision couldn’t penetrate Aishwarya’s body in the slightest, proving that her Extraordinary Professional Level was definitely high.

Based on the strength of the resistance, Lin Qi judged, ’A Tier Four Extraordinary, and she’s a bit stronger than Lin Xin’s teacher... No, not necessarily. It might be a misjudgment caused by the strength of her Wizard’s Spiritual Power.’

’Although Lin Xin’s teacher also has a Wizard-like Extraordinary Profession, judging from Lin Xin’s performance, the Spiritual Power level of the Blood Robe profession is clearly inferior to that of a traditional Wizard Professional. Its Abilities are more focused on close-quarters combat.’

This was the first time Lin Qi had ever seen a Tier Four Wizard.

Lin Qi was, in fact, already prepared to retract his Spiritual Vision.

After all, Lin Qi couldn’t be certain if a Tier Four Wizard could perceive the existence of his Spiritual Vision.

But the result showed that his Spiritual Vision was safe enough; even a Tier Four Wizard couldn’t detect it.

’My guess was basically correct. Time for the next step.’

He carefully observed Aishwarya, this Tier Four Wizard.

Although his Spiritual Vision couldn’t penetrate her body to "see" the concentration of Exotic Spiritual Particles with his own eyes...

...Lin Qi’s senses were extremely sensitive to these Exotic Spiritual Particles, and he detected traces of them on the surface of Aishwarya’s body.

This Tier Four Wizard had likely just completed a minor advancement by analyzing a Tier Four Extraordinary Item.

Moreover, this Tier Four Extraordinary Item was one provided by the European Big Business Alliance—a compromised one.

’The European Big Business Alliance’s methods are subtle enough to trap even an Extraordinary Professional from a shady profession like Wizard. Europe understands the Wizard Profession all too well. Their experience with Witch Hunting is too extensive.’

While thinking, Lin Qi kept his eyes on Aishwarya’s movements.

Lin Qi sent a new message through the chat window.

[The Holy Light is about to bloom. I think you’ll want to see it with your own eyes.]

Upon receiving the message, Aishwarya’s expression grew even colder. She couldn’t for the life of her figure out who was on the other end of this chat window.

’It has to be someone from the European Big Business Alliance, right?’

Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for them to keep mentioning the keyword "Holy Light."

According to intelligence analysis, no one outside the European Big Business Alliance possessed a method similar to Holy Light.

"Are you threatening to move against my juniors? There’s no need. You can talk to me directly. Tell me what you want. I can do my best to meet your demands, provided you keep this secret for a while."

Aishwarya’s response seemed to reveal new information.

’Keep it secret for a while?’

This indicated that she had already prepared an escape route.

As a permanent director, she was well aware of the consequences of collaborating with the European Big Business Alliance.

Once the matter was exposed, not only would the Eastern Alliance not spare her, but even the Intercontinental Military Large War Prosthetic Company backing her wouldn’t let her off.

Storing this new information in his mind, Lin Qi continued to monitor Aishwarya’s actions.

Aishwarya waited for a moment. When she didn’t receive a reply from Lin Qi, she frowned and entered the building.

The above-ground portion of No. 32, Core Road was a company controlled by the Aishwarya Clan. On the surface, there was nothing unusual about it; the company didn’t conduct much external business and primarily existed to manage the clan’s assets.

As someone in her high position, wielding great power, even though the company she personally controlled didn’t have the business volume of a major corporation, its profits weren’t necessarily any lower than those of an entry-level one.

After entering the company, she went to a hidden wall panel, entered an elevator, and proceeded directly to the building’s underground section.

The underground part of the building was very well-hidden. It contained a vault as well as some separate, quiet rooms.

This was the place where the Wizard Professionals of the Aishwarya Clan came to perform Meditation.

Establishing Meditation rooms underground was a very particular method.

In the Cyber World, the deeper one went underground, the higher the concentration of Spiritual Particles tended to be.

For example, the funnel-immersion method for preparing A-Class Materials typically involved burying the funnel in soil more than ten meters deep.

The Cyber World had not yet summarized a corresponding theoretical basis for this, but it was known through experience.

That a Wizard’s Meditation efficiency would increase in an underground structure was also known through experience.

Just as Aishwarya stepped out of the elevator, Lin Qi’s new message appeared.

[In five seconds, the Holy Light will descend.]

This was a warning—a forecast of an attack.

In the games of the Cyber World, although profit was paramount, martial strength was also an extremely important influencing factor.

Lin Qi had to use his own special methods to make this Tier Four Wizard feel a sense of mystery and pressure. This would facilitate the subsequent negotiations and also prove that the Holy Light did indeed exist—and that this bomb was already planted inside the body of every Wizard in the Aishwarya Clan.

Seeing Lin Qi’s message, Aishwarya was baffled.

’What on earth does that mean?’

’They used such a tactic to lure me to my own clan’s secret chamber, only to then issue an attack warning?’

’Why? What do they want?’

Aishwarya didn’t know, but her nerves instantly tensed.

Holy Light, even for a Tier Four Wizard, was an extremely troublesome thing.

Unless absolutely necessary, no Wizard was willing to "reveal their true form." No human enjoyed the feeling of turning into a Tentacle Monster, even if they gained immense power during the transformation.

Lin Qi counted down the seconds and randomly locked onto one of the six unlucky juniors of Aishwarya.

Blood Manipulation!

A massive amount of blood converged on the target’s kidneys.

The next second, as the kidneys ruptured, the concentrated Exotic Spiritual Particles within them suddenly reacted.

A flash of brilliant Holy Light appeared!