Chapter 2837 - 1344: Dilemma (2)

The severity is on the level of an iron tree blossoming and a mute speaking!

"Hehe..."

Yi Dong furrowed his brows and took a sip of coffee that was already sweet enough, then said with an evil grin, "How should I say this, hearing you talk like this, I’ve got the feeling your SUN over there is actually a good girl, quite loyal."

Motan shook his head and said dryly, "First of all, that SUN girl isn’t mine. Secondly, human nature is inherently multifaceted; there is no such thing as an absolutely good or bad girl. Is Xiaoge good or not? Think about the scene when she eagerly served up a table full of dishes for everyone."

"...Ugh!"

Imagining the scene described by Motan, Yi Dong was momentarily at a loss for words and shivered fiercely, uttering a "ugh" as he cursed.

"But honestly, if given a choice, I wouldn’t want to use Ned and the others to harm Double Leaf. After all, it’s like rubbing salt in their wound. Double Leaf doesn’t have many friends and has always valued the Fenrir Team highly. Even though she persuaded me earlier, she herself probably hasn’t come to terms with it even now."

As Motan gently stirred the coffee before him, he sighed with some helplessness, "But there’s no choice. If I don’t act here, who knows when the next opportunity will arise. And as you’ve seen, the speed of progress of those at the top of the leaderboard is astonishing. If Double Leaf develops further..."

"You’ve calculated that she can’t be killed?"

Yi Dong pulled a funny face and grinned mischievously, "Getting anxious?"

"You could say that. You know, Double Leaf is already standing at the threshold of the Epic Realm. According to Diana, even though the bottleneck objectively exists, with Double Leaf’s talents, it’s not strange for her to break through at any moment. At that point..."

Motan squeezed the purple rhombus-shaped scale at his brow and said in a deep voice, "Do you think the designs I’ve devised can handle Xiao Yu?"

Yi Dong blinked and mentally compared it to Cordova’s combat abilities, immediately shaking his head like a rattle drum, "No way, Xiao Yu’s completely capable of using power to cut through trickery and escape easily. He’s the eternal second place; once he gets serious, who can stop him?"

"Yes, Xiao Yu is strong, very strong."

Motan nodded and chuckled dryly, "But if Double Leaf breaks through to the Epic Realm, with her ability to control Magic Power seamlessly, her strength will definitely not be beneath Xiao Yu, maybe even stronger..."

Yi Dong pulled a corner of his mouth, bewildered, "Well, I get the logic for sure, but isn’t being stronger than Xiao Yu a bit exaggerated? That guy is basically not human..."

"According to your logic, everyone on the first page of the leaderboard isn’t human."

Motan glanced at Yi Dong and calmly explained, "I trust that Xiao Yu has an advantage in attributes, and even if Double Leaf advances to Epic, it remains; but you must understand that Spellcasters and those who rely on physical prowess like Xiao Yu are entirely different concepts. If Xiao Yu can solve a problem one way, Double Leaf might solve it a hundred different ways. Thus, being enemies with these two is inherently a different level of difficulty."

Yi Dong nodded somewhat ignorantly, then quickly gave up thinking altogether, "Alright, all I need to know is that now is the best chance to take out Double Leaf, no need to explain all that stuff."

"Hmm..."

Motan nodded slightly, slumping powerlessly backwards, his expression calm, yet Yi Dong could still feel this brother might be somewhat unsure.

"I mean, you’ve been planning this big drama for quite a while now, right?"

Yi Dong kicked Motan’s foot beneath the table, mouth twitching, "They’re in the light, you’re in the dark, almost the whole time you’ve been playing mind games against mindlessness; you’ve been laying the groundwork here in Academy City for months now. Don’t tell me you’re still uncertain up to now? Or is it that, because you’re ’Mor’, you don’t have the heart to act?"

Motan picked up his coffee and drank it in one gulp, shook his head and said, "Even as I am now, I wouldn’t hesitate over such matters. Double Leaf isn’t an NPC, even if she gets killed in the Realm of Innocence, she personally won’t be in real trouble. Moreover, neither her relationship with Diana nor her resources in Miracle City will be severed due to account wiping. With her means, she could possibly reclaim her network right on account wiping day, and it’s very likely her special profession as a ’Magic Controller’ could be easily unlocked again. Don’t forget, Double Leaf is different from ordinary Players; she’s genuinely studying Mysticism, not just Casting spell by mentally reciting skill names."

"Who are you talking to? You have an addiction to explaining, huh?"

Yi Dong glared at Motan, speaking irately, "Just tell me the conclusion."

"The conclusion is, I have no reason to hesitate nor hold back."

Motan rubbed his head and said dryly, "Simply put, I’m not certain..."

Yi Dong was astounded at that moment, shocked, "Prepared to such an extent and still not certain? What exactly is this Double Leaf girl?"

"It’s not about her, it’s about me."

Motan took a deep breath, smiling bitterly, "It’s just that there’s suddenly a problem with the budgeting..."

Yi Dong inhaled sharply, his voice loud, "Wow, this sort of thing needs money?"

"Not monetary budgeting."

Motan shook his head, speaking solemnly, "I should’ve mentioned to you that I’ve been impersonated."

Yi Dong first paused, then his expression suddenly turned serious, nodding, "You did."

"Then you should be aware of the seriousness of this, which even surpasses Double Leaf."

Motan squinted his eyes, subconsciously clenched his right fist, and whispered, "I’ve been impersonated, in an inescapable scenario without a solution, brother... you understand what this means."

Yi Dong rubbed his brow in hesitation, "Does it mean there’s a well-meaning person who’s secretly assisting you? Like me?"

"It means there’s someone else besides you who may know my identity, my condition, and the connections between ’Hei Fan’, ’Tan Mo’, and ’Mor’."

Motan ignored his friend’s attempts to lighten the mood with nonsense, speaking solemnly, "This matter wrecked my rhythm. I must capture him, and do so before this exchange meeting concludes, else it’s very likely the truth will slip away, in which case I won’t be able to sleep peacefully ever again."

"I agree, this is indeed a problem, a big one."

Yi Dong instinctively lowered his voice, asked, "So... what does this have to do with Double Leaf?"

"Resource allocation relationship."

Motan, mind absent, toyed with the silver spoon in his cup, speaking calmly, "You should know that regardless of which persona I am, I’m no match for Double Leaf. Even adding you, counting Captain Ned and them, won’t help. Therefore, I must direct a lot of extra resources to this matter. From a conventional standpoint, if solely aiming to kill Double Leaf, my current ’cards’ are probably sufficient, even plentiful. But..."

"But if you want to catch that person impersonating yourself, more resources must be allocated to it, and apparently that person’s outfit is very impressive, like a top-notch one."

Yi Dong nodded, chiming in, "In other words, you have to split your cards in two, which means, when fully committing to catching the impersonator, the cards reserved for Double Leaf will be greatly reduced, right?"

"Absolutely correct."

Motan held his forehead, his expression rather ugly, "Even though I’ve added some chips temporarily, attempting to balance it as much as possible, its feasibility remains unknown. Double Leaf’s vigilance is too strong; if I can’t overwhelm her directly with a thunderous strike..."

"Then you’re done for, huh?"

"Probably."

"Can’t you back out? Whether the bet is fulfilled is up to you, right?"

"Hehe, so do you think ’I’ would back out of the bet? Do you think ’I’ would allow the opponent to think ’I’ve’ lost my dignity?"

"I’ll have a chat with my dad tomorrow morning..."

"With Uncle Yi? About what?"

"See if there’s anyone above! If he can pull you out once everything’s over!!"

Chapter 1,344: End