nownovels Chapter 244 Hunting the 'War Bishop'
Chapter 244 Hunting the 'War Bishop'
Chapter 244 Hunting the 'War Bishop'
"Ms. Amanda will be holding another party in a few days, and Miss Sharon will lead you to attend. I will also write to the Mysterious Queen in advance to do everything possible to facilitate his meeting with you. However, I cannot guarantee the final outcome."
Evan did make some promises in the end, but that was enough to bring a smile to Collins' face.
After discussing some details, Evan tactfully left the mechanical workshop in the cave with Miss Sharon, giving Collins and Catherine Grey time to talk.
Miss Catherine Grey grew up in a warm family and found it hard to accept that her beloved grandfather Collins was a demigod from a blood-stained evil organization.
"What secrets does your Horn family hold that I may find out?"
Sharon, floating beside Evan, suddenly asked, because she realized that her understanding of Evan was very superficial. If Collins hadn't pointed it out directly, she would have had no idea that the Horn family had a hidden history.
"There's nothing wrong with saying this. If you want to know, I can tell you!"
Evan felt that since the Horn family was an ally he had chosen, there was no need to hide their secret history, since it would have to be revealed sooner or later anyway, so he decided to tell them the truth.
"In some ways, we are actually quite similar; we are both people dedicated to revenge."
After getting off the carriage, Evan paid the driver's fare and empathized with Miss Sharon, telling her that they were the same kind of people.
Sharon didn't say much about this, but simply looked at the apartment building in front of her and asked:
"Why did you bring me to this apartment building?"
"Of course, I have something to ask you. Don't worry, it's nothing bad! Come on up!"
Evan deliberately flashed a wicked smile and reached out to invite Miss Sharon into the apartment, like a lecherous man hunting for beauty.
Miss Sharon, however, was not intimidated by him and directly gestured for Evan to continue leading the way, which made Evan feel somewhat bored.
After entering the apartment, Evan took out a fountain pen with blue and white patterns on the surface. While writing a letter on the coffee table, he explained to Sharon:
"This time, I want you to introduce not only Collins to Ms. Amanda's gathering, but also a high-sequence Beyonder with the 'Death' pathway, the one who took down Hurricane Commander-in-Chief Zilingus a few weeks ago."
Miss Sharon was extremely surprised. She hadn't expected that Evan would be in contact with MI9's most wanted criminal, but having seen so much of Evan's unconventional behavior, she quickly accepted it.
After all, she didn't have any good feelings towards the Kingdom of Rune itself. This was because her teacher's death was closely related to the official actions of the Kingdom of Rune. To some extent, her teacher was betrayed by the Kingdom of Rune. The territory of the Restraint Faction in the Southern Continent was divided up by the Hedonism Faction and the Kingdom of Rune.
If Evan hadn't extended the cooperation invitation to them in his personal capacity, Sharon and Marich would never have had any connection with him.
At the same time, Sharon's gaze toward Evan became unusually complex, which is very rare for a restrained "vengeful spirit" who is good at controlling her emotions.
Evan had asked her to introduce two demigods to Ms. Amanda's party, a favor that would earn her a hefty reward from Ms. Amanda.
Despite the great credit being so easily given to her by Evan, even though his brother had a part in organizing the gathering and bringing in higher-ranking experts, it didn't diminish Evan's care for her at all.
After all, this credit could have been given to anyone, and Evan never asked for anything in return.
"Thank you for giving me these two credits. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Looking at Evan sitting on the sofa writing a letter, Sharon asked with great concern,
Evan looked up at Sharon, who usually had little expression, and seeing the tension in her eyes, smiled and said:
"You don't need to feel burdened. It's just a small favor for me. Even if I were to make the introduction, given the current situation, Ms. Amanda certainly wouldn't give me a pleasant look, and I wouldn't get anything in return."
"Your introduction will maximize our benefits. You're my partner; your gains are my gains, so you don't need to worry about it."
Seeing Evan's words, Miss Sharon said no more and simply kept the matter in mind.
The letter to Mr. Azik was short, simply an invitation for him to come to the apartment for a chat. So Evan quickly finished the letter, checked for any typos, and then used his spiritual power to activate the pen in his hand, summoning Mr. Azik's messenger.
As soon as Evan infused his spiritual energy into the pen, the entire apartment quickly became unusually cold and gloomy. This made Miss Sharon frown slightly, move closer to Evan, and then look towards a corner.
On the floor, there were hazy, indistinct white bones that had been thrown out, forming a fountain of bones.
Within seconds, a phantom monster appeared in the room.
The monster was made entirely of bones and looked like a human, but it was much taller than a human, standing five or six meters tall, with its head touching the roof.
Dark flames flickered within its large eye sockets, and the white bones emitted a faint white light.
This messenger was even worse than before; he lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to lift his head or even glance at Evan.
Because of its enormous size, occupying the entire apartment floor, the bones that make up it automatically disintegrated and were placed aside, becoming as humble as could be.
Miss Sharon, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. She could clearly sense that this giant skeleton messenger was on the same level as her, and its true strength might even be stronger than hers. Yet, she never expected it to be so afraid of Evan, completely powerless to resist.
Evan was somewhat surprised by this, but he quickly realized that it must be because he had recently been promoted and had strengthened his control over the City of Calamity after killing the Tri-City Angel.
Sensing the fear emanating from the skeleton messenger, Evan didn't get up. He simply tossed the note in his hand onto its outstretched hands and said:
"Give it to Mr. Azik as soon as possible!"
After hearing Evan's instructions, the skeleton messenger simply nodded and then disappeared from the apartment, not wanting to stay a moment longer.
"Mr. Azik was very strict in managing his undead army."
Seeing Miss Sharon's probing gaze, Evan touched his nose, and could only attribute the situation to Mr. Azik, quickly changing the subject:
"Mr. Azik is no ordinary man; at least in my eyes, he is more important than Mr. Collins!"
Evan's words indeed diverted Sharon's attention, because she had just learned from Evan and Collins' conversation that Collins was a Sequence 3 demigod with a '0' level sealed artifact, who had basically digested the potion and had the potential to be promoted to an angel.
But Evan still frankly said that he valued Mr. Azik, whom he had never met, more, which even made Sharon wonder if Mr. Azik might be an angel.
But Sharon quickly dismissed this absurd idea. If Mr. Azik were truly an angel, the Kingdom of Rune wouldn't dare issue a warrant for his arrest, and the Augustus family would immediately remove it.
After all, just because someone killed the assassin who tried to kill Duke Negan, he would go to any lengths to hunt down an angel. Even if the "arbitrator" angel of the Augustus family were completely incompetent, he wouldn't do that.
Just as Sharon was about to ask Evan for more information, her intuition stirred, and she and Evan looked in the same direction at the same time. They saw a middle-aged man of medium build, with black hair, brown eyes, soft features, and bronze skin in the apartment. It was Mr. Azik.
"Ah!" Miss Sharon exclaimed in surprise when she saw Mr. Azik, appearing quite flustered!
"Hello Mr. Azik, this is Miss Sharon! And this is Mr. Azik."
Seeing Sharon's expression, Evan had a guess in his mind, but he still took the initiative to introduce the two of them.
Miss Sharon landed again and bowed to Mr. Azik, who nodded in response.
"Mr. Azik, there's been news about the high-sequence gathering I mentioned to you last time. Miss Sharon will be your introducer, and she'll be taking you there in a few days."
After the two greeted each other, Evan told Mr. Azik about the matter he had already discussed with him.
Although somewhat puzzled as to why Evan didn't personally act as his introducer, Mr. Azik, trusting Evan, didn't pry further, simply speaking gently to Sharon:
"Thank you for your hard work! You seemed surprised to see me, what's the reason?"
Miss Sharon, seeing such a humane and gentle demigod for the first time, was visibly taken aback before bowing again and saying:
"You're too kind. It's an honor to serve you! I once met the Pale Queen, Maria Eggers, the royal leader of the Byron Empire in the Southern Continent, with my teacher, and we found that you two look very similar."
Azik paused for a moment after hearing this, then asked:
Your teacher is—
"Renet Tinicol, the Temperance Angel of the Rose School, we are allies with the Eggers family of the Byron royal family, united in resisting colonial rule in the North and resisting the corruption of the Hedonistic faction of the Rose School!"
Mr. Azik remained silent. Ever since meeting Brendan the Undead, he had learned his true identity from him. However, because he had no relevant memories, he had not fully accepted this fact and continued to search for his life memories at his previous pace.
Today was the second time he had received a clue about his identity from someone else, because Maria Eggers, the head of the Eggers family, was, according to Brendan the Undead, his granddaughter.
But she looked very much like Mr. Azik, further confirming what Brendan had said: he was the "Death Archon" of the Byron Empire who unleashed the "Pale Catastrophe" at the end of the Fourth Age, a cold and cruel angel.
It took Mr. Azik a while to come to his senses and say to Miss Sharon:
"Thank you for the information; it was very helpful."
It was clear that Azik also had a good impression of the polite Sharon. He took out a gold coin from his pocket and his eyes narrowed.
Pale, gloomy green, and complex symbols and inscriptions appeared out of thin air, as if they were written by countless vengeful spirits, shadows, and souls.
They intertwined and combined in mid-air, forming a mysterious, illusory, and ancient bronze gate.
That bronze gate seemed to connect to another world, another deep, terrifying, and silent world.
The illusory gate shrank under Mr. Azik's control, eventually turning into a blur and landing on the gold coin in his hand.
The gold coin, which originally shone with a captivating luster, now displayed bluish-white patterns resembling those of an Evan fountain pen.
The gold coins were delivered to Sharon by Mr. Azik through the omnipresent "spirit," and then he said:
"This gold coin can serve as a medium to contact me and summon the relevant messengers."
Miss Sharon accepted the gold coin delivered by the unseen "spirit" with great joy, for it was equivalent to Mr. Azik protecting her, giving her a real sense of security after being threatened by the demigods of the Rose School.
It was clear that Azik and Evan still had something to say, so Sharon politely bowed again and left the apartment through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
"Ever since Brendan revealed my identity, I have been avoiding this question, even hoping that a single piece of evidence is not enough."
But now I finally know more accurate information from the second person: my full name is Azik Eggers, the former "Death Archon" of the Byron Empire. But why, even knowing my identity, am I still unable to recover my memories?
Miss Sharon had already revealed crucial information, so Azik had no intention of hiding it from Evan any longer. After all, if Evan was willing to investigate, the secret would be exposed sooner or later.
Evan knew very well why Mr. Azik was definitely influenced by Adam, making him fear his past and want to escape.
Adam did this because his plan wasn't complete yet. However, the appearance of the "Undead" Brendan, due to 008's involvement, was part of the "script," a disruptive element for Adam, and therefore could only directly affect Azik.
To prevent the layout from being disrupted.
Evan had no intention of interfering with Adam's plans anymore, so he could only remain silent in the face of Mr. Azik's predicament.
Fortunately, Mr. Azik was only sighing and didn't seek comfort from Evan. After a few seconds, he came to his senses and asked:
"You summoned me this time, it can't just be to introduce me to the party, right?"
Is there anything you'd like me to help you with? You helped me gather a lot of information last time. As long as it's within my capabilities, I can help you!
Evan took a deep breath, briefly introduced the history of the Horn family to Mr. Azik, and then said:
"The demigod of the Einhorn family should have already arrived in Backlund, and he's very likely targeting me. I hope you can help me hunt him down!"