Book 8: Chapter 86: Joining
Qin Lun walked toward the three with a slightly surprised smile. “Hill, Rand, Grant? You’ve been waiting here for me?”
Shepherd Hill chuckled in reply. “Heh, we just made a trip to the Auction House. We weren’t specifically waiting for you. It might feel like ages since you just got back from a Quest World. But really, it’s been barely over an hour since you left Shattered Starry Sky for the mission.”
Firecracker Rand looked Qin Lun over carefully, his eyes gleaming. “So? Everything go smoothly?”
“Not exactly,” Qin Lun shook his head, glancing around. “The outsiders from Sky Float I joined were nearly wiped out. The last two Apostles joined the Lost Team. Speaking of, where’s Hansen?”
Grant answered gruffly, “The Disciple took ‘Beauty’ and ‘Handsome Guy’ to keep watch at your Villa. Since the remaining members of Fortress joined another squad, their Sky Float report won’t be reliable anymore, right? What’s your next move, Qin Lun?”
“Beauty? Handsome Guy? Lili and Silva!” Two faces flashed in Qin Lun’s mind.
Like the five Serial Killers, Lili and Silva had entered Shattered Starry Sky as prisoners. Lili had even accompanied Qin Lun on a Quest World—the World War II World—alongside Grant and Little Lian.
Lili used to be transgender—male body, female identity. But that label no longer applied. Apostles could reshape their bodies in Shattered Starry Sky, and Lili was now fully female biologically. At the first prisoner gathering, her transformation earned her the nickname “Beauty” from fellow convicts.
Of the dozen prisoners who’d entered with the five Serial Killers, Little Lian and Lin Feng had followed the beautiful doctor Hu Fei to another Apostle City. They hadn’t stayed in touch with Qin Lun.