Lin Feng shook his head with a smile.
"You really think highly of me!"
Even before he became a leader, you were already thinking of roping me in to deal with a being that's a behemoth to Diona.
Lin Feng didn't know how to comment. Bold? Foolishly audacious?
Diona chuckled.
Since so much had already been said, she decided to stop holding back.
"I've been planning for a long time and have figured out some of the three brothers' patterns of movement."
"I'm confident that when those two brothers are out on missions, I can take them down without their eldest brother finding out it was me!"
Diona declared with conviction. Lin Feng noticed a well-hidden flicker of hatred in her eyes when she mentioned the two brothers.
Having practiced the Forbidden Magic Tome, Lin Feng was more sensitive to such negative emotions and gazes.
It seemed there was a rather dramatic and convoluted story here.
Compared to Diona's plans, Lin Feng was more interested in the gossip.
"I want to know why you want to deal with those two brothers," Lin Feng asked.
Facing Lin Feng's inquiry, Diona hesitated for a moment, then, with sadness in her eyes, recounted a story of her past.
Lin Feng pulled out some snacks, ready to indulge in the gossip.
Diona cast a questioning glance at him, her sadness turning to confusion.
Lin Feng scratched his head and put the snacks away.
Alright, that was indeed a bit impolite...
As Diona spoke, Lin Feng listened with great interest.
Well, to simplify the specific process.
Roughly speaking, years ago, the two brothers had a conflict with Diona's parents due to a mission.
After that, Diona became an orphan.
It was indeed a dramatic and convoluted story.
Diona was just an infant then. The Fourth Faction, namely Egarte's faction, had a second-ranking leader who had some connection with Diona's parents and saved her.
The two brothers, assuming a baby would know nothing, had done the rescuer a favor.
However, the two brothers didn't know that Diona was a special existence, born with knowledge.
In other words, she was born understanding certain principles and knowledge.
Diona strenuously suppressed her emotions, memorizing the faces of these two brothers, vowing to take revenge when she grew up.
However, as she grew older and stronger, Diona realized that the two were not so easy to deal with.
At the same time, her understanding of power made her aware of the difficulty in killing the two.
If she wanted revenge, relying solely on herself was truly too slim a hope.
Although Diona worked hard to improve, lacking resources and any backing, the gap between her and the two brothers, whose eldest brother was a faction leader, only widened.
However, Diona did not give up. Under these circumstances, she chose a radical approach, preparing to find a great fool to deal with the two brothers with her.
To this end, Diona continuously prepared her bargaining chips.
Her plans were revised time and again, almost to perfection.
Now, what was missing was the crucial combat power, a combat power that could quickly eliminate the two of them!
"And Aaron was one of my backup options when I had no other choice."
"My bargaining chips couldn't sway a faction leader, but they happened to have something Aaron had been looking for for a long time."
"But the hope was still too slim. Aaron's situation would certainly not be hidden from Egarte."
"At that time, the matter would likely escalate into a conflict between two factions, and Egarte would not let things develop unchecked."
"So, after seeing your fight with Aaron, I listed you as my first choice..."
Diona emerged from her reverie.
Speaking of these plans, Diona felt a great sense of relief.
For years, she had been toiling alone, busy with things no one else knew.
She couldn't tell anyone, nor did she have any girlfriends to confide in, because Diona had seen countless betrayals and cold-blooded actions.
The Black Robes were a birthplace of killing machines; in Diona's memory, none were friendly.
Including the one who had saved her, who was now gone...
At the time, Diona thought she saved her because of their friendship with her parents.
And the life-saving grace led Diona to regard her as a second mother.
She didn't hide her abilities in the digital world from her, only concealing the fact that she was born with knowledge.
However, what happened later left Diona alone once more.
The woman who saved Diona raised her until she was half-grown, and then intended to sell her to a faction leader at a high price.
Heaven knows what Diona felt at that moment; her worldview was once again shattered.
With such abilities, and being a rare demi-human race in the universe, Diona could undoubtedly be sold for a high price.
Her past smiles turned into a coldness Diona couldn't comprehend, a chilling coldness.
She locked Diona in a safe house, planning to sell her upon her return from a mission.
At that time, Diona was far from as powerful as she was now and could not resist at all.
However, fate is unpredictable. After that mission, the woman never returned.
Within a few days, the safe house automatically unlocked, and Diona came out.
Later, Diona learned that she had died on the mission.
And after her death, her safe house automatically unlocked...
Diona recounted all of this, which left Lin Feng feeling a little wistful.
With such a dramatic plot, it could be turned into a novel!
"So, after learning that you had become a faction leader, I abandoned the idea of asking for your help."
"I thought, no one would risk clashing with another faction for someone they have no relation to."
"Moreover, my bargaining chips were not enough..."
Diona chuckled self-mockingly, her two cat ears drooping.
She had been a bit too naive. She wondered if she could ever avenge herself, and when.
After revealing all of this, Diona didn't know if Lin Feng would betray her and use this information to build friendship with the Third Faction.
But she was already forced into this situation; even if she didn't say it, Lin Feng wouldn't let her off the hook.
Diona regretted seeking out Lin Feng in the first place, but there was no turning back now.
Diona's eyes dimmed, but in a single sentence, Lin Feng reignited the flames of her revenge.
After listening to it all, Lin Feng stood up, a smile on his face that Diona couldn't understand.
"No, I think I'm the perfect fool to clash with another faction for someone I have no relation to!"
Lin Feng's eyes twinkled with excitement, leaving Diona bewildered and confused.
"Are you kidding me! I was already struggling to find fault with other factions. Now this opportunity has just landed in my lap, and I can miss it?!"
Lin Feng rubbed his hands together, his fists clenched.
"I'm so excited to be this fool!!!"