415: The best way is to use yourself as bait

Chapter 414: The Best Way is to Use Oneself as Bait

Dick knew Isurna's personality too well and knew what she liked and disliked hearing.

After just a few conversations, Isurna's impression of Dick soared. For the time being, she no longer considered Dick the murderer of Ryan.

But to completely clear his name, relying solely on words was far from enough; Dick had to help solve the case.

Soon, Isurna handed Dick a photo with four lines of terrifying blood-red text on it.

With just one glance, Dick recognized that this was left by Apricot Lilli. From the crooked handwriting to the arrogant and unrestrained content...

After confirming this information, Dick felt it was tricky, because the profession corresponding to the Divine Machine Witch was Blacksmith!

Although forging was a typical support skill, if Dick were to rank strength, the Divine Machine could rank second among the Nine Witches!

It wasn't that the Divine Machine Witch was inherently that strong, but that the current Divine Machine Witch, Xing Lili Anzier, was ridiculously strong.

She could achieve physical ascension through forging, was the first person to create a god using machinery, and truly embodied the concept that "level is only a part of strength."

Looking back over a million years of world history, Apricot Lilli was probably the only Witch who, despite her level not exceeding one hundred, could still dominate the world.

To achieve this, besides her extremely high intelligence, Apricot Lilli's talent in forging was the most crucial factor.

If it was her, then the Superville army's military barrier was indeed useless.

It's estimated that a teleportation device Apricot Lilli casually invented could freely come and go in the Suweier Military Camp.

The so-called top technology in the Central Region was nothing more than a child's toy in her eyes, full of flaws.

"I presume you've already investigated," Dick returned the photo to Isurna and said slowly, "This Divine Machine Witch is a famous person on the Atlanta Continent!"

Isurna nodded slightly, her expression grave, "Yes, she committed hundreds of murders over there, and her notoriety even spread to the Demon Spirit Continent..."

Unlike the isolated Northern region, the Central Region is the information hub of the entire Demon Spirit Continent, and naturally knows many things outside the continent.

Apricot Lilli's father was a human and Elf hybrid, and her mother was an Orc and Dragon hybrid, so she had the blood of four races flowing in her and was discriminated against from a young age.

Furthermore, the Anzier family regarded Apricot Lilli as a disgrace, constantly persecuting her.

Such a tragic background caused Apricot Lilli to become twisted early on. She was only six years old the year her parents were killed and directly awakened to become the Divine Machine Witch.

Apricot Lilli hated purebloods and geniuses, so she was determined to kill all pureblood geniuses in the world.

Unfortunately, Apricot Lilli was not Isurna. Although she was intelligent and had the strongest forging talent in history, her luck was quite ordinary in comparison.

Moreover, the people she killed were all famous geniuses, basically individuals with great luck, so it was very easy to encounter setbacks when killing them.

Therefore, in many past lives, Apricot Lilli died early, never exceeding thirty years old, and Dick had never even heard of her before.

It wasn't until the forty-seventh life, when Dick was adventuring on the Atlanta Continent, that he counter-killed Apricot Lilli, who had come to assassinate him, and only then discovered her existence.

So in the next life, Dick proactively approached Apricot Lilli in advance and tried to cultivate her.

Dick wanted to see how formidable the unknown Divine Machine Witch was and how she would later wreak havoc on the world.

After all, historically, the Divine Machine Witch, like the Forging Hero, was the most unremarkable, with pitifully weak strength.

It wasn't a big deal not to cultivate her, but cultivating her was a shock.

Under Dick's careful care, Apricot Lilli no longer died young. She diligently developed into the later stages, and then...

Then she used machinery to prove her path, stepping on the God of Forging, and directly became a God of Rules, killing all the pureblood geniuses in the world!

Immediately after, the entire world became highly magical-mechanical, with everyone and everything under the surveillance of artificial intelligence, and everything was lifeless.

In that life, Dick, due to his conflicting ideals with Apricot Lilli, was unfortunately killed, then transformed into a magical-mechanical robot, serving Apricot Lilli for life.

Therefore, in subsequent rebirths, Dick no longer sought out Apricot Lilli, letting her fend for herself.

Unexpectedly, in this life, Apricot Lilli came looking for him herself and also killed Isurna's brother.

"So according to you, I don't need to do anything, and this Divine Machine Witch will automatically come to my doorstep?"

Looking at the suspicious Isurna, Dick confidently nodded and said, "That's right, this is the most efficient method!"

Apricot Lilli is very intelligent and cautious, and coupled with her large amount of high-tech magical machinery, trying to catch her at this stage is simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Of course, relying on Isurna's heaven-defying luck, it might actually be possible to find traces of Apricot Lilli.

But this is ultimately too inefficient and full of uncertainty, potentially wasting a lot of time.

"The Divine Machine Witch's message made it very clear. Her only purpose for coming to the Demon Spirit Continent is to kill all the geniuses here."

Dick looked at Isurna, at her stunningly beautiful face, and said slowly, "And you are the most eye-catching genius on the Demon Spirit Continent!"

To catch Apricot Lilli, why not use the fishing method? Use Isurna as bait, and she won't fail to take the hook.

Although Dick also wanted to recruit Apricot Lilli, the Isurna before him was clearly more important.

And most importantly, there might be many Divine Machine Witches in the world, but there is only one Fallen Witch, Isurna!

Now that Apricot Lilli has killed Ryan, it's absolutely impossible for her to coexist with Isurna, so Dick can only give her up.

Listening to Dick's plan, Isurna lowered her head and thought for a moment, then quickly looked up and said, "Alright, but the search for her cannot stop either."

Using herself as bait was indeed dangerous, but Isurna was even more unwilling to let her other two brothers fall into danger.

Like Ryan, Jem and Hanta are also famous geniuses in the Central Region, and they might also be targeted for assassination by Apricot Lilli.

After confirming the next plan, Isurna did not linger and turned to leave the cell.

"Wait," Dick quickly called out, "Let me participate in the operation to search for Apricot Lilli too!"

Isurna paused but did not turn around.

"I know a lot about the magical-mechanical technology of the Atlanta Continent and also about the Divine Machine Witch. With my help, it's guaranteed to be successful!"

Isurna did not answer but opened the cell door and left directly.

Seeing this, Dick was not discouraged. He knew he would be leaving prison soon.

Because just now, Isurna casually threw him a purple storage bag filled with high-grade magic potions for healing.

From this moment on, Dick officially transformed from a prisoner into an assistant.

Of course, the most important thing is that Dick can stay by Isurna's side and begin his strategy!