Monster Paradise - Chapter 399

Chapter 399

Zhang Mengmeng had been upset ever since the fortune teller encounter . Fatty did not have the mood to look at the attractions anymore as he was trying to cheer Zhang Mengmeng up again . Lin Huang was watching without saying a word . He had no clue after listening to the ridiculous notion that the fortune teller had said . However, Zhang Mengmeng's sobbing seemed real, and it did not look like she was acting . Perhaps, what the fortune teller said made her realize something that she was not aware of .

"Lin Huang, I think I'll bring Mengmeng back to the hotel . Sorry to trouble you to come all the way here . " Fatty looked at Lin Huang with guilt .

"It's alright . It's almost noon now . Let's take the elevator . I'll bring you guys for lunch and take you back to the hotel . " Lin Huang patted Fatty's shoulder .

"I'll bring you guys around again tomorrow when the both of you feel better . You can take a few days' rest if you want . "

"Thanks!"

The elevator to descend the mountain was located not far from the Ladder Mountain . There was a three-kilometer long hanging bridge connecting it with the Three Life Mountain . As they crossed the bridge, they took the elevator from Ladder Mountain all the way to the bottom of the mountain . After bidding farewell to Lin Huang, Fatty and Zhang Mengmeng left with a monster car . Lin Huang then summoned the Viridescent Thunderhawk and headed to the black market .

…

In the small, dark room, the plump old man looked at Lin Huang . "You again, do you have a new clue this time?"

Lin Huang took out the black needle and placed it on the table . The old man pushed his glasses higher up on his nose and looked at it . He then put on a pair of white gloves and picked up the thin needle . After some observation, he looked at Lin Huang again .

"Now, I'm curious about how you managed to survive this attack?"

"You know where does this weapon come from?" Lin Huang's eyes lit up .

"The information about this black needle might not be useful to you, and it's not cheap . " The old man stared at him .

"Are you sure you want it?"

"How much is it?" Lin Huang asked .

"30,000 Life Crystals!"

"Sure," Lin Huang replied without thinking twice .

The old man was surprised by Lin Huang's decision as 30,000 Life Crystals could get a solid grade-5 relic . Given that he had reminded Lin Huang that the piece of information might not be useful for him, Lin Huang still decided to accept the price that he presented . The old man did not say anything while taking out the trading chip . Lin Huang scanned it and transferred the money immediately . Soon, a notification popped up, showing that the transfer was successful, then the old man retrieved the chip from Lin Huang .

"Wait!"

The old man put down the black needle, removed his gloves and started working on something on the Heart Network . One to two minutes later, he took out a black information chip and downloaded the information that he gathered . He then passed the chip to Lin Huang . Lin Huang scanned and copied the information immediately . Within seconds, all the information that the old man provided was downloaded into Lin Huang's network storage space .

Lin Huang frowned as he flipped through the information . Soon, he switched off the pages on his Emperor's Heart Ring and shook his head .

"Seems like I'm in a great loss for this trade…"

"I did remind you . " The old man smiled after taking off his single-lens glass .

"I thought there might be something slightly useful… Never mind . " Lin Huang waved his hand and left .

After leaving the black market, he ate something at a small restaurant next to the Martial Hunter College . He contacted Tyrant with his mind to ask him about Lin Xin . After making sure that Lin Xin was safe, he headed straight to the library . In the library cubicle, Lin Huang was browsing for the information that the old man had provided .

The black needle appeared the first time more than 200 years ago . It was a custom-made weapon that was often used by a female assassin named Poison Sting . The assassin was an immortal-level who was popular among the dark organization with her secretive way of killing . However, around 170 years ago, Poison Sting accepted a deal to kill a particular family member . After assassinating the person, the family took revenge on her . Half a year later, Poison Sting disappeared and had never appeared for the next 170 years . Nobody knew if she had been killed or if she was hiding .

Lin Huang frowned after reading all the documents . The information provided by the black market was basically about Poison Sting . However, he knew very well that it was impossible that Poison Sting had attacked him . If she was already an immortal-level 200 years ago, she could be above imperial-level now if she was still alive .

"Could it be Poison Sting's apprentice?" That was the only possibility that Lin Huang could think of .

However, according to the documents, Poison Sting had never appeared for more than 170 years . It never mentioned if she had an apprentice, so that was the end of his clue .

Lin Huang was overwhelmed with information as he read more . Before contacting Yang Ling, his mind was clear, and he was sure that Zhang Mengmeng had attacked him although he had no idea why she would do that . However, since Yang Ling's explanation on Zhang Mengmeng, her odd behavior, and now this information about Poison Sting, Lin Huang felt like he was in a blur . It was impossible for him to find out the truth .

Since he could not gather his thoughts, he shook his head and put his thoughts aside .

"Never mind, I shall continue to read since I've already wasted half a day . " Lin Huang started reading as soon as his Emperor's Heart Ring was connected to the librarian's tentacle . Hours passed, and it was soon six in the evening . Lin Huang left the library, had dinner and headed straight to the training room . After a couple of hours of training, sweat dripped from his body . The Emperor's Heart Ring that he wore on his left middle finger rang when it was around 10 . 30 p . m .

It was Fatty who called, and Lin Huang picked up immediately . He was shocked as soon as the video call was connected . Both Fatty and Zhang Mengmeng were in a dim room and locked up with a black chain . Although it was dark, Lin Huang could see that Fatty's face was beaten up and there was blood flowing from the side of his lips . On the other hand, Zheng Mengmeng had a long, bloody wound on her face .

"Fatty! Mengmeng!" Lin Huang shouted to the both of them as he frowned .

"You're Lin Huang, am I right? You have such a loyal friend here . If I didn't threaten him with his girlfriend, he wouldn't let me call you…"

A person in a black robe appeared from the dark . There was a black mask on its face which completely covered everything that could be recognized . Its voice was also modified, so nobody could tell its gender .

"What do you want?" Lin Huang could recognize that it was the black robe person who had attacked him last night .

"Would you like to save your friend?" The black robe person smirked .

"I'll wait for you in the eastern suburbs…"