91久久综合伊人

Irving felt a bit embarrassed, realizing that he had indeed forgotten to ask for her help in his time of danger. "I honestly forgot. If I find myself in danger again, I will definitely reach out to you."

Irving\'s response did not satisfy Sophia. "I hope that the next time you find yourself in danger, the first person you think of is me."

Irving quickly replied, "No problem at all! The first person I\'ll think of when I\'m in danger next time will definitely be you." Finally, this statement seemed to placate Sophia\'s anger a bit.

"I\'ve gathered most of the information about what happened in the shelter game. I only have one last question: Why was there a spy at the castle? Do you really think a spy could avoid James\'s attention?"

Sophia had always been distrustful of James. She believed he was using Irving and hoped that he would stop trusting him.

"I don\'t think James would do something like that on purpose. He has provided me with a lot of resources during the execution of my plan. If my plan ultimately fails, he would definitely suffer significant losses. Besides, he has also mentioned wanting to relocate his shelter to the castle. Since he\'s already planning to do that, how could I not trust him?"

After hearing this, Sophia spoke coldly. "You\'re just a bit too trusting of others! James is the owner of the Green Ivy Company; he was born into wealth and privilege. Someone like that will never look down upon ordinary people."

"I\'m not an ordinary person; I\'m recognized as the most talented shelter game player by the Angel Guild," Irving replied with a hint of humor.

Sophia paused for a moment before speaking in a serious tone. "I know your talent is exceptional, but I hope you can also see the malice in people\'s hearts. As the eldest daughter of the Green family, I have encountered many treacherous individuals before. Some people are exactly like James. So, I hope you can remain a bit cautious around him. That\'s all I can say; the rest is for you to decide."

With that, Sophia hung up the phone. She had already said everything she needed to say to Irving.

After Sophia hung up the phone, Wendy immediately knocked on Irving\'s bedroom door. "Are you awake? It\'s lunchtime! Come out and eat!"

Irving stepped out of his room and saw that Wendy had prepared a table full of dishes. "Did you make all this? Why didn\'t I know you could cook?"

Wendy smiled and replied, "Of course, I didn\'t make these! They\'re all takeout! But I think they taste really good, and I\'m sure you\'ll like them."

Hearing her response, Irving finally relaxed. If Wendy had actually made all this food, he would have thought she had been possessed by someone else.

During the meal, Wendy couldn\'t help but ask Irving, "What are your plans next? Will the Night Blades continue to target us?"

Irving shook his head. "I don\'t know what the next plan is. The Night Blades will definitely keep targeting us! I think I need to recruit more allies in the near future."

"More allies? As far as I know, all the major factions around the City of Warding are already your allies. What other factions are worthy of being your allies?" Wendy said, recalling something troubling.

Suddenly, Wendy remembered that the assassin organization she used to belong to was still targeting Irving. She quickly added, "I have to warn you, the assassin organization I was part of is still after you. They might launch another attack against you."

Irving didn\'t seem concerned at all. He merely replied, "The assassin organization doesn\'t pose any threat to me. The Night Blades are the real danger!"

After saying this, Irving focused on his meal. He didn\'t intend to chat with Wendy any longer because, after lunch, he needed to quickly seek external assistance.

At the same time, Elder Howard of the Night Blades entered the shelter game. He first made his way to Shadow City. At this point, Shadow City had been completely reduced to ruins, with a blood-red wolf head lying in the center of the wreckage. This wolf head was a terrifying monster that had emerged after Elder Lawrence and the werewolf leader perished together.

"How dare you show your face here?!" The blood-red wolf head roared upon seeing Elder Howard.

Elder Howard did not speak at first. He simply gazed calmly at the blood-red wolf head. After observing for a while, he slowly said, "You are forever trapped here. If you want to get out, you will need my help. So if I were you, I would consider cooperating with the Night Blades."

Howard\'s words only fueled the anger of the blood-red wolf head. "Do you really think I would trust you? A part of my soul belongs to Elder Lawrence. Wasn\'t Elder Lawrence a member of your Night Blades? Did you help him back then?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Howard finally let out a sigh of relief. "It seems that the dominant force in your soul isn\'t Elder Lawrence. So your current dominant persona must be the werewolf leader."

Elder Howard had been worried that the blood-red wolf head\'s dominant persona was Elder Lawrence, who deeply despised Howard and would never collaborate with him. However, if the dominant persona was the werewolf leader, cooperation could be a possibility.

The blood-red wolf head stared at Elder Howard with its hollow eye sockets, seemingly contemplating whether to collaborate with him. After a moment of silence, it asked, "How do you intend for us to cooperate? What kind of assistance can I provide you? After our collaboration, can you truly help me escape this predicament?"

In response to the wolf head\'s question, Elder Howard spoke slowly. "Deep within Shadow City, there are large magical formations that the Night Blades have set up over a long time. Once these magical formations are activated, the dark powers within Shadow City will successfully construct a portal. You just need to pass through the portal to break free from Shadow City\'s seal.

Everything I\'m saying is true; Elder Lawrence within your soul can verify it."

After Howard finished speaking, he awaited the wolf head\'s response. The blood-red wolf head fell silent for a moment, and a flicker of dark light seemed to pass through its hollow eye sockets.

"You are correct! So how do you want me to cooperate with you?"

"I hope you can help me set a trap. Our goal is to completely eliminate Irving! You must also feel great hatred toward Irving, right?"

Upon hearing Irving\'s name, the power surrounding the blood-red wolf head suddenly became extraordinarily strong.

"I\'ve always wanted to eliminate Irving! If it weren\'t for him, I would never have fallen into this terrible situation! He could have helped me, but he ultimately betrayed me."

Upon hearing these words, Elder Howard finally felt reassured. "My cooperation with you is solely to target Irving. So, all you need to do is follow my plan, and we can achieve our respective goals."

Although Elder Howard and the blood-red wolf head shared the same objective, neither could fully trust the other. The blood-red wolf head directly questioned Elder Howard, "What is the specific plan? You must disclose the details so I can assess whether it is likely to succeed."

Elder Howard smiled and shook his head. "I cannot divulge the details of the plan before it begins. I can only tell you the general outline. My plan has two parts: I will use the Night Blades\' power to set another trap in the Desolate Canyon. Irving and his companions will undoubtedly fall into the trap. You only need to wait in the depths of the trap for Irving and his group to arrive.

Together, we will eliminate them completely."

Elder Howard\'s explanation of the plan was quite vague, which led the blood-red wolf head to doubt its potential for success. "How can you be sure that Irving will fall into the trap?"

"Because I will capture someone whom Irving cares about the most! In his attempt to rescue her, he will inevitably step into the trap."

A sinister look crossed Elder Howard\'s face. After evaluating the situation for a while, the blood-red wolf head ultimately agreed to Howard\'s plan. "Then let\'s proceed according to your plan. Once you lure them into the trap, I can use your strength to enter as well. As long as I can have a one-on-one confrontation with Irving, I will definitely be able to eliminate him.

I won\'t even need your assistance during the fight."

After saying this, the blood-red wolf head suddenly vanished. Elder Howard\'s expression remained unchanged as he continued to observe the ruins of Shadow City.

"It\'s truly a pity! Shadow City, which the Night Blades spent so much time constructing, shouldn\'t only serve such a limited purpose. Perhaps I can find other ways to make use of Shadow City once again."

Elder Howard was eager to rebuild Shadow City, as it was the Night Blades\' primary stronghold in the Desolate Canyon. Without Shadow City, the Night Blades faced significant limitations in their operations within the canyon.