Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess!

Chapter 263: Chapter 186 Lynn: I Surrender (6k)
 

The moment the Endless Silk transmitted an anomaly, Lynn realized someone had arrived.@@novelbin@@

Long before his return to the Imperial Capital, he had his subordinates investigate and specifically list some places that “could serve as exile strongholds without being discovered when necessary.”

The abandoned old factory at the moment was one of them.

According to the feedback from the Endless Silk, there were a total of eighteen people appearing within a five-hundred-meter radius.

Judging by their direction and positioning, they seemed to be affiliated with three different forces that had already discovered each other and were now on guard.

He guessed that these people were likely official Transcendents, rather than the behind-the-scenes culprits Lynn had been waiting for.

His heart felt a sudden twinge of regret, coupled with surprise.

He had thought that the Amputator Burshman would be the first to find him.

Unexpectedly, the Transcendents from various powers had located this place in just half a day, much faster than anticipated.

Logically, given the efficiency of the Empire’s administrative system, as well as the style of inaction of those idiots, such efficiency should not have been possible.

It seemed that following the incident, Saint Laurent VI’s thunderous rage had swept through the entire upper echelons of the Empire, and furthermore, some promises were made that were enticing enough to drive them mad with desire.

Speaking of which, his father-in-law was truly an excellent actor.

Despite hating the wily old foxes of the Imperial Council to the point of gritting his teeth, he had to outwardly show concern for Councilman Blake.

Despite the whole Empire rightfully being the dominion of his Alexini family.

Yet, over the years, he had never received any taxes from the borders.

It was only because Duke Tierus had been sent to collect taxes and, by chance, met Lynn that he had discovered a solution to the impasse.

Before that, not a penny of his money actually reached him, and he had to award the “dedicated to the point of exhaustion” old ministers of the Council.

For an Emperor, this was an intolerable situation.

Therefore, Lynn was certain that Saint Laurent VI was only outwardly showing rage.

In fact, he might already be delighted inside.

Additionally, he was quite sure that although the Council had publicly issued an order to kill him, the secret message was definitely to capture him alive.

With this thought, Lynn called out loudly, “Since you’ve come, stop hiding; show yourselves.”

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince, bound to a chair and in utter despair, subconsciously lifted his head and looked bewilderedly around.

In the next second, eighteen shadow-like figures silently appeared from all directions within the old factory, surrounding Lynn in the center and blocking off all possible escape routes.

Judging by the aura and the fluctuations of the Divine-given factor, these three hunting teams belonging to different forces didn’t seem to be the elite.

Aside from the leading Transcendent of each team, who almost had the oppressing aura of approaching Fourth Rank, the rest were either Third Rank or Second Rank.

However, this was a misunderstanding on Lynn’s part.

In fact, for any power, Fourth Rank itself was an absolutely crucial major force.

Even those Imperial officials, unless they were of a very high level, would have great difficulty in hiring a Fourth Rank Transcendent as a bodyguard.

After all, above Fourth Rank stood the Fifth Rank Legends.

Such beings were usually the high-level executives of the Military Department or the core forces hidden behind the scenes by the major families.

As for the Sixth Rank Demigods… they were extremely rare throughout Glostit and simply beyond the influence of money and power.

Therefore, these three elite Transcendent squads from the Military Department, Heavenly Principle Church, and substitute punishers were indeed exceptional.

It was merely because Lynn had improved too swiftly along his journey; as a mere Second Rank, he could slaughter Third Ranks as if they were pigs and dogs.

But facing a Fourth Rank would be somewhat challenging.

At least, Lynn had never tried.

Moreover, given that different Transcendents might possess different Sealed Objects for support, he was not foolish enough to underestimate his enemy and believe that a fight between Transcendents was simply a matter of comparing stats.

After all, right after his arrival in this world, he had used strategy to overcome Morris.

Strength was a fickle thing; nobody could say for certain.

Hence, feeling the solemn atmosphere around him, Lynn remained calm in appearance, but there was no trace of underestimation in his heart.

On the other hand, Fourth Prince Joshua, seeing the official Transcendents whom he had been longing for finally arriving at the old factory, felt a glimmer of hope reigniting in his heart: “Quick, come save me! He’s going to kill me!”

The captain of the substitute punisher squad was a tall and muscular young man.

Upon hearing Fourth Prince Joshua’s plea for help, a respectful expression appeared in his eyes: “Please wait a moment, Your Highness; I will capture the Amputator on the spot and avenge you.”

Then he turned his gaze to the black-haired young man in the center of the crowd and raised his voice: “Lynn Bartleion, although I’m curious about how someone who was on the border just over a year ago could have committed this series of crimes, one thing is clear: you’ve committed the undeniable fact of assassinating an Imperial Councilor and kidnapping His Highness the Prince in broad daylight.”

“Now the companions from the Military Department and the Heavenly Principle Church have gathered here with me; despite your being a Second Rank with some strange tricks, ultimately it’s just a futile resistance.”

“If it were me, I would have chosen to surrender by now.”

While speaking, the captain of the substitute punisher squad took out a palm-sized balance scale from his pocket, held it in his palm, and said calmly to Lynn.