195: Chapter 195 Unlucky Su Wan

He didn't want to pay attention, but the notification sound rang persistently.

He forced his eyelids open and clicked on the System panel.

The flashing avatar was Lord Su Wan.

"Lin Tian, are you asleep? I want to ask for your help. Are you free? It's an emergency."

"An emergency?"

Seeing those words, most of Lin Tian's remaining sleepiness instantly vanished.

He knew Lord Su Wan's personality; she was calm and gentle, not the type of person who would easily use such words to bother others.

Since she said so, it must be something truly critical.

He replied immediately, his fingers tapping quickly: "I'm not asleep yet. What happened? Is it that serious?"

After Lord Su Wan sent that distress message, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength. She leaned against the cold inner wall of the ancient tree and slowly slid down to sit on the soft moss-covered ground.

She stared intently at the faint blue System panel in front of her, her fingers unconsciously twisting the corner of her moon-white clothes.

Her elegant face had lost its usual tranquility, leaving only unconcealable anxiety and a hint of... fear.

She had just seen in the Regional Chat Channel that the Death Knight lord with the ID "Mo Yu" was doing a "random roll call" in a playful, cat-and-mouse tone.

And when that light dot jumped erratically and finally stopped on an ID that made her heart skip a beat...

She only felt a chill rush from the soles of her feet to the crown of her head—it was her ID!

Although it was just a glimpse and the other party didn't seem to lock onto her immediately, the terror of being pointed at from afar by the Grim Reaper's scythe made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

A legendary Advanced-quality Death Knight!

That was an absolute power sufficient to crush her Moonlight Grove and all her elven soldiers!

Once the other party actually used an attack order token to come to her door, she wouldn't even have a chance to resist.

In her limited knowledge and connections, the only person she could think of who might have the strength to counter an enemy of this level was Lin Tian.

Last time, Long Ao high-profilely declared war on Lin Tian in the channel, but there was no news afterward.

Instead, Lin Tian remained safe and sound.

This forced her to guess that Lin Tian's strength was probably far beyond what outsiders imagined.

"Sister Wan..."

A soft yet firm voice sounded beside her.

It was her elven commander, Aelia.

Aelia's emerald eyes were full of worry, but even more so, a determination to protect to the death.

She knelt on one knee beside Lord Su Wan and gently held her cold hand.

"Don't be afraid. No matter who comes or how powerful they are, Aaliyah and all the sisters will protect you with our lives, and protect our Moonlight Grove. We stand with the territory."

The other elven female warriors waiting in the treehouse also nodded one after another, their eyes resolute, silently expressing the same determination.

Feeling the warmth from her palm and the unreserved loyalty of the elves, Lord Su Wan's heart warmed, and her fear receded slightly, but her anxiety deepened.

She gripped Aelia's hand back, her voice trembling slightly:

"Aaliyah, thank you... I've already asked Lin Tian for help. Now... I can only wait for his reply."

"Lin Tian?" Aelia was slightly stunned, a trace of memory and surprise flashing in her emerald eyes.

"Is it that... human lord who appeared through the Ally Scroll last time?"

She remembered that young man with an astonishing Aura, and those soldiers behind him who were as silent as mountains and equipped to the extreme. And that glimpse of the crimson phantom condensed from Battle Intent...

"Can he... really deal with a legendary-quality Death Knight?"

She actually had no idea either.

legendary and non-legendary are a qualitative difference.

But Lin Tian's strength was also beyond doubt.

"I don't know..."

Lord Su Wan shook her head with a bitter smile, her brow full of sorrow.

"But he's the only person I can think of who might be able to help us, and perhaps be willing to help us. It's just..."

She paused, her voice even lower.

"To ask him to deal with a legendary lord, the price we would have to pay... is probably unimaginable. What does our Moonlight Grove have that could be worth him taking such a huge risk?"

This was the most realistic problem. Lin Tian was not a philanthropist. Facing an enemy like a Death Knight, the price of his intervention would inevitably be high.

Moonlight Grove is rich in Moonlight Materials, healing potions, and special crop seeds, but in the face of life and death, how should the value of these resources be measured?

Aelia also fell silent; she understood Lord Su Wan's concerns.

After a moment, she could only comfort her softly:

"Don't think that far ahead yet, Sister Wan. Let's see how he replies first. Perhaps... things aren't as bad as we think."

"Mhm..." Lord Su Wan responded softly, her gaze once again locked onto the System panel, praying silently in her heart.

Every second of waiting felt as long as a century.

The treehouse fell into a tense silence, with only the rustling of the wind through the leaves outside and the faint footsteps of elven sentries in the distance.

Lin Tian looked at Lord Su Wan's brief reply and could imagine her anxious state on the other side of the screen.

He thought for a moment and replied.

"Who is the opponent? What's the situation? Tell me in detail. If I can help, I'll try my best."

The message sent, he leaned against the headboard, but his gaze swept across the "Death Speaker's" arrogant speech in the channel again, his eyes gradually becoming deep. Moonlight Grove... Su Wan... Death Knight...

It seemed he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Almost the next second after Lord Su Wan sent that inquiry message, with her heart still pounding from nervousness, Lin Tian's reply popped up.

Lord Su Wan's eyes lit up, and she replied almost as if racing to answer:

"Lin Tian, did you see the Regional Chat Channel? That Death Knight lord with the ID 'Mo Yu'!"

There was a pause on the other side of the screen before Lin Tian's reply came, his tone carrying a hint of annoyance at being disturbed and a bit of confusion:

"Chat channel? I've been so busy these past few days my head is spinning, I haven't really checked the feed. What's gone wrong now?"

"..." Lord Su Wan was speechless, her anxiety almost choked back by this answer.

This Big Boss Lin is really... carefree!

The Regional Chat Channel is almost becoming a "death notice board" and a "collection point for last words" now, and he actually doesn't look at such an important source of intelligence?

She took a deep breath, forced herself to stay calm, and her fingers quickly typed:

"That Death Knight published a list in the channel. It lists the lord IDs he plans to 'visit' tomorrow using attack order tokens, and even the approximate time slots are marked!"

"The whole channel is exploding because of this list right now!"

The message was sent, and the other side was silent for a few seconds.

Lin Tian was currently leaning against the headboard, looking at Lord Su Wan's description. His eyebrows first twitched subconsciously, and his first reaction was:

What a coincidence that he picked Lord Su Wan? To dare to announce the list in advance, how confident is he in his own strength?

Just now, he hadn't thought carefully and felt it had nothing to do with him, being quite confident in his own strength. But now, as he thought it over in his mind, he immediately sensed the disgusting sick sense of humor behind this behavior.