Lin Feng's excitement was something Diona couldn't understand. She just thought he was a bit crazy.
Lin Feng, oblivious to Diona's inner musings, was consumed by his own elation.
"This t—"
Diona's ears perked up instantly.
"Since you're not important to Egert, I'll take you. You'll join my faction."
"Then, I'll release information that you were born with innate knowledge, and they'll come after you to silence you!"
Hiss...
Diona was stunned for a moment, then gasped.
Her gaze towards Lin Feng shifted entirely.
Was this person insane? What kind of plan was this? Was he playing with her?!
Lin Feng leaned back.
"Don't look at me like that, listen to me!"
Diona's expression remained unchanged. She made a gesture of invitation.
She was curious to know what Lin Feng's purpose was.
Lin Feng cleared his throat.
"Ahem, they come to silence you, and you're one of my people. I refuse, that's reasonable, right!"
Diona nodded, but couldn't help but ask with suspicion.
"But if you insist on protecting me, this matter might just be dropped. After all, they won't be punished, and their reputation will only be slightly tarnished..."
"But then I won't be able to kill them. If they're both dead, everyone will suspect me! Even if you help me..."
Diona had worked hard to keep her capabilities in the digital world from being widely known.
It was generally understood that she was just talented in data-related matters.
She had strived to remain inconspicuous so that she could escape after completing her revenge!
What was Lin Feng doing now? Did he want her to live under everyone's watchful eyes?
The more Diona thought about it, the more unreliable Lin Feng seemed.
Was he just bored and playing games with her?
"Don't panic! I told you to listen to me!" Lin Feng waved his hand dismissively.
"With you as my subordinate, if they want to deal with you, they'll have to go through me."
"I'll adopt an arrogant attitude, mock them."
"Then, you can threaten them. After all these years, you must have some dirt on them, right?"
Diona nodded again.
"I do have some dirt, but it's not substantial enough to be effective!"
"Heh, that's fine!"
"The point isn't for this dirt to bring them down, but to provoke them into making a move against you!"
"This way, I'll have a legitimate reason to kill them!"
Dirt? That was merely a catalyst. The difference between having it and not having it wasn't that significant. After all, people operating in the shadows would do anything and wouldn't care about their reputation.
Diona couldn't believe her ears.
No, did this person have some kind of problem?
Why would he insist on doing this openly when it could be handled discreetly?
Lin Feng ignored Diona's bewilderment and continued.
"If they can still restrain themselves and not attack you, then I'll escalate things!"
"I am extremely protective of my own."
"They killed your parents for a quest item, so I'll go and help you reclaim that quest item from them!"
"If they refuse, they'll pay with their lives!"
"Reasonable, isn't it? It's perfectly reasonable!"