165: Chapter 165 Smuggling the Scroll? Just Seize It

Deep within Black Wind Valley.

News of the first Dark Seal Array being broken had just reached them, and the Rebel Elder Qing Yan smashed the black stone table before him into powder on the spot.

"Useless!"

"The Dragon Flame Bomb didn't blow him up, and now the seal array has been dismantled!"

His eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaved violently, and his dragon breath carried traces of black fire.

Below him, several trusted subordinates knelt in a row, not daring to breathe loudly.

Qing Yan gritted his teeth and suddenly raised his hand to pull out a platinum-gold communication crystal.

"Go contact those remnants of the Heavenly Realm who haven't died off yet."

"Tell them this Elder wants one hundred top-tier light seal scrolls!"

"Once the scrolls are delivered, as soon as Lin Zhe takes another step forward, this Elder will suppress his Power of Rules first!"

A Black Dragon subordinate suddenly looked up: "Elder, hasn't the Heavenly Realm Opposition already been purged?"

Qing Yan sneered: "Those purged were the ones on the surface; there are always those who slip through the cracks in the shadows."

"They want Lin Zhe dead even more than I do!"

"Have them disguise themselves as a Heavenly Realm diplomatic mission delivering congratulatory gifts. They should travel through the Dragon Domain border and avoid Wanlong City."

"Once the scrolls arrive, I will personally send Lin Zhe on his way!"

Meanwhile.

At the western border of the Dragon Domain, a group of about a dozen people in white robes was walking forward at a leisurely pace.

Each of them wore Heavenly Realm priest robes and carried gift boxes, their faces wearing expressions of compassionate gentleness.

However, at the very bottom of those gift boxes, what was hidden was not congratulatory gifts.

Instead, there were stacks of tightly sealed light scrolls.

Exactly one hundred of them.

The elderly man in white robes leading them lowered his voice: "Be careful, everyone. Once we pass this forest, someone will meet us."

"This batch of scrolls is the last of the Opposition's stock; nothing must go wrong."

One person beside him sneered: "Isn't Lin Zhe supposed to be powerful? Once Qing Yan seals his permissions, let's see how arrogant he can still be."

"Shut up and keep moving!"

But just as he finished speaking—

Buzz—

The entire border forest suddenly lit up with a layer of pale green light patterns.

The white-robed elder's expression changed drastically.

"What is this?!"

The next second.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground exploded!

A dozen Elite Treants burst out of the ground simultaneously, their thick vines lashing out like long whips!

"Enemy attack!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

The disguised diplomatic mission tried to take to the air, but from the surrounding canopy, a large number of nature chains dropped down, binding them all tightly like cocoons in a few swift motions.

Someone tried to tear open a teleportation scroll.

A vine constricted, and their wrist instantly lost all strength.

Someone tried to crush a Heavenly Realm token.

A Treant raised its hand and delivered a slap, slamming the person to the ground.

In less than ten seconds.

The entire disguised diplomatic mission was completely neutralized, their resistance crushed.

Not a single one escaped.

The leading white-robed elder was hung in mid-air, his face turning pale as he screamed in terror: "This is an Elven Nature Warning! Why would it appear at the Dragon Domain border?!"

Far away on the earthen slope of Luofeng Village, Lin Yueyao held her scepter in her arms, her deer-like eyes blinking.

"Caught them."

She spoke in a childish voice and then lightly tapped with her small hand.

The border Treants immediately began searching the captives.

Crash.

The gift boxes were flipped open one by one.

The top layers contained fake light wreaths, empty holy water bottles, and blessing badges.

At the very bottom lay one hundred top-tier light seal scrolls, radiating a powerful sealing aura.

As soon as the scrolls were exposed, the expression of the Dragon Guard leader turned cold.

"Take them away!"

The news was swiftly sent back to Wanlong City.

Lin Zhe glanced at the white-robed elder who had been brought before him, then looked at the hundred seal scrolls, his expression indifferent.

Killing intent surged in Ao Ningshuang's eyes: "As expected, it's the dregs of the Heavenly Realm Opposition again."

The white-robed elder still tried to make excuses: "A misunderstanding! This is just—"

Lin Zhe didn't even listen; he simply pressed his hand down.

Buzz!

The hundred scrolls rose into the air simultaneously.

Under the coverage of his Power of Rules, the originally holy white sealing patterns were directly rewritten, layer by layer.

The sealing effects were stripped away.

The light cores were reorganized.

In just a moment, the text on the surface of the hundred scrolls had completely changed.

[enlightened guardian scroll]

[Once bound, grants immunity to one fatal damage instance]

Qing Yu's eyes lit up as she watched: "Mister, you turned the seal scrolls into life-saving scrolls?"

Lin Zhe said indifferently: "It would be a waste not to use the things they sent."

The next second, a server-wide announcement popped up.

[Server Announcement: A batch of special scrolls was seized at the Dragon Domain border. After being modified by Lin Zhe, they are now being distributed for free as exclusive life-saving items for the Vanguard Army!]

[Effect: Once bound, grants immunity to one fatal damage instance!]

[Limited to players participating in the Vanguard Army!]

As soon as the announcement came out, the world channel instantly exploded.

"Holy crap! Death-immunity scrolls?!"

"And they're being given out for free?!"

"Big Boss Lin Zhe is too savage; he just turned the enemy's items into benefits for us!"

"The brothers in the Vanguard Army are taking off!"

Inside Wanlong City, long queues immediately formed at the distribution points.

Players clutched their newly acquired enlightened guardian scrolls, grinning from ear to ear.

"Now I'm even more ready to charge!"

"The rebels wanted to scheme against the boss, but ended up sending us life-saving charms instead. Hilarious!"

While the world channel was going crazy—

The Heavenly Realm side finally made a move.

A holy white announcement streaked across the entire server.

[Server Announcement: Heavenly Saintess Saintess Yun Qingwan hereby apologizes. The people who smuggled the seal scrolls are indeed remnants of the Heavenly Realm Opposition. The Heavenly Realm's oversight was a failure of duty, and the fault lies with me.]

[Effective immediately, all involved remnants are placed on the Heavenly Realm's kill-on-sight list!]

[Furthermore, as compensation for the Dragon Domain front: 50 bottles of Top-tier Holy Light Water have been sent to Wanlong City for Mr. Lin Zhe to allocate.]

[The Heavenly Realm apologizes to Mr. Lin Zhe and all participating players.]

Just as the announcement faded, a system prompt rang in Lin Zhe's mind.

[Ding! Detected that Top-tier Female NPC Saintess Yun Qingwan's favorability toward the host has increased!]

[Fifth Bond trigger progress has increased!]

Lin Zhe's gaze shifted slightly, but he said nothing.

Meanwhile, the world channel was already filled with another sentiment.

"The Heavenly Realm has bowed its head too!"

"Saintess Yun Qingwan was quick with the reparations!"

"First the life-saving scrolls, then the Holy Light Water. The Vanguard Army's lives are getting tougher and tougher to take!"

Outside Wanlong City, the wind blew in from the direction of Black Wind Valley.

The string of bound white-robed remnants was still kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Lin Zhe casually put away the last modified scroll and looked toward the deeper, roiling dark aura.

The front line hadn't even truly started moving yet, and the rebels were already getting desperate.