nownovels Chapter 199 Will Unsettin Arrives in Backlund
Chapter 199 Will Unsettin Arrives in Backlund
Chapter 199 Will Unsettin Arrives in Backlund
"Oh? Viscount Grelint has successfully joined the School of Life?"
Evan and Darkwell are friends, but the relationship between the official extraordinary and the members of the secret organization is ultimately one of opposition.
Therefore, after introducing Viscount Grelint to Darkwell, Evan didn't pay too much attention to the matter and kept a certain distance to avoid arousing unnecessary suspicion in Darkwell.
The Life School primarily controls the "Monster" pathway and part of the "Pharmacist" pathway. The "Monster" pathway is the "Fate" pathway. Their leader is the Sequence 1 Archangel—the Serpent of Fate, with the preceding Sequence 2 being the "Prophet".
Therefore, Evan believes that everyone who joins the School of Life is an anchor point for the "Serpent of Destiny," and also believes that every member who joins the School of Life has been approved by the Serpent of Destiny.
To put it another way, without the arrangement and approval of fate, no one else can join the school of life and become a member.
Does Viscount Grelint's arrival mean that the Serpent of Fate has already sensed my presence?
It's late August, almost September, and Will Unsettin should be engaged in a fierce battle with Urelius, the King of the Angels of Destiny, who is under the command of the True Creator.
The internal strife within the School of Life Sciences could be a manifestation of this struggle.
Well, it's less of a fight and more of a one-sided beating. They might already be in Backlund, and Will Unsetin might have already started looking for a target to reincarnate with.
Hiss! Looking at it this way, Backlund has suddenly become dangerous. Not only are two archangels engaged in fierce combat here,
There are even two divine vessels, with countless demigods lurking within them. Evan alone knows more than a handful of demigods, not including those from official forces.
Bernadette had learned about Lanluus from Evan a few days ago. He thought that with Bernadette's wealth and strength, she would take action quickly once she knew accurate information about Lanluus's whereabouts.
But several days have passed, and Evan has not heard a single word about it.
He had some doubts before, but now it seems that Bernadette has been unable to make a move because Ouroius is currently in Backlund.
To verify his suspicions, Evan decided to contact Bernadette after the ball to find out what was going on.
"Lord Evan, it is extremely impolite to be distracted while dancing with a lady!"
Just as Evan was lost in thought, he was awakened by a coquettish voice and found Audrey looking at him with a reproachful expression.
Whether in a past life or this one, being distracted when with a girl is extremely impolite and ungentlemanly, so Evan was very sorry and apologized repeatedly:
"I'm really sorry, I suddenly thought of something and that's why I got distracted."
"It's incredibly ungentlemanly to daydream in front of a girl; you'll be punished for it."
Audrey knew that it was no simple matter to make a high-ranking MI9 official suddenly lose focus, but she wisely refrained from questioning him and instead proposed a punishment.
Evan smiled and then said, "How does Miss Audrey intend to punish me?"
Audrey thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what she needed. Yesterday, she had already exchanged the two materials she had collected from "Little Sun" for a Mind Reader material and successfully concocted a potion, thus advancing to become a "Mind Reader". She didn't need to advance to a higher level for the time being, and she didn't lack anything normally.
"At the end of the year, Her Majesty the Queen will be leading me to a New Year's Eve party to officially mark my coming of age. You must come and attend, and give me a coming-of-age gift!"
"Okay! I'll definitely give you a gift that will satisfy you," Evan replied with a smile.
Just then, the first dance of the ball ended, everyone stopped dancing, men and women thanked each other for their cooperation, and then they all applauded.
After Evan led Audrey off the dance floor and they parted ways, the aristocratic scions who had been eager to join in quickly came forward again.
They invited Audrey to dance, but without exception, she politely declined each time.
Meanwhile, some noblewomen cast expectant glances at the young and handsome Evan, but he ignored them all, leaving them only with deep sadness.
Evan had been busy all afternoon and hadn't had time for dinner. The food at Duke Negan's birthday banquet was naturally the best on the entire continent.
Evan deeply believed in the saying that "good food is the only thing that should not be missed." So after parting ways with Audrey, he went to the restaurant, took a plate, filled it with food, found a corner by the window, and began to feast.
Audrey, on the other hand, stood on the second tier, watching the noisy ball below from the perspective of an "audience member," observing the myriad aspects of life.
After watching for a while, she found it very boring. She felt that all the banquets were the same, with everyone wearing hypocritical masks, saying things they didn't believe, creating a harmonious scene for the sake of underlying interests and the release of desires. All of this made Audrey feel very tired.
After just one dance, Audrey noticed that many people were eager to dance, so she cleverly went first.
He was preparing to go find his mother.
Away from the gaze of others, Audrey strolled aimlessly, but as she passed a corridor, she caught a glimpse of a figure approaching out of the corner of her eye. She slowed her pace, straightened her back and shoulders, and instantly transformed into the quiet, elegant, and impeccably poised Miss Hall.
"Hello, Baron Gramir!" Audrey greeted the approaching figure with a perfect smile and impeccable manners.
"Hello, Miss Hall, you are the brightest, most dazzling diamond of this ball!"
Having done a lot of preparation for this assassination, Zilingus certainly couldn't possibly be unaware of the jewel at the ball.
Moreover, when he was inspecting the ball earlier, he had paid special attention to Audrey dancing.
Noticing Audrey was not only because she was dazzling enough to arouse Zillingus's restless desires, but more importantly because the male partner dancing with Audrey was a person he was particularly wary of.
When he came to Backlund to carry out the assassination mission, he obtained a lot of information. One piece of information was highlighted in red: Colonel Evan Horn, the most eye-catching rising star of MI9.
The document specifically mentioned that Evan Horn might be the biggest obstacle to his assassination attempt, and warned him to be extremely careful.
He had already figured out the inside story of how he almost got caught in a sting operation by MI9 a few days ago through some channels; it turned out to be a trap set by Evan Horn and his men.
If it weren't for the organization making a fuss, he might already be captured alive and interrogated in MI9's underground interrogation room.
Because of this incident, Zillingus became very wary of Evan. After discovering Evan's presence at the ball, he kept a close eye on him.
After discovering that Evan had been enjoying his meal in a corner, he realized that now was the best opportunity to assassinate Duke Negan, so he hurried downstairs.
Audrey exchanged a few casual words with Baron Gramir and then passed by him.
Not long after they left, Audrey realized that Baron Gramir had truly left, and suddenly went limp, her head covered in sweat. Her personal maid, Anne, who had been following her, quickly helped her up and anxiously asked if she felt unwell.
Audrey suppressed the fear in her voice as she reassured her personal maid.
That person was definitely not Baron Gramir. In the past, when he saw a beautiful lady or lady of higher status than himself, he would turn his gaze aside and not dare to look directly at her, only stealing glances.
Although Baron Gramir's tone was the same, the lewdness in his eyes—the desire to devour me alive and strip me naked—was truly terrifying.
As he left, the overwhelming killing intent he exuded sent chills down everyone's spines; it was something no ordinary extraordinary person could display.
Recalling the news from the Tarot meeting a few days ago, where the Hanged Man reported that Zilingus had come ashore in Backlund after the hurricane, and recalling the seal on Zilingus that eats people every day and can transform him into other people's appearances...
The identity of the fake "Baron Gramir" is pretty much obvious.
At this moment, Audrey was extremely grateful that she had successfully advanced to become a "mind reader" and that she had joined the Tarot Club, which allowed her to see through Qilingus's disguise. But what should she do now?
Audrey immediately thought of Evan, who had just danced with her. He was also a member of the Tarot Club and a high-ranking officer in MI9. He should know how to handle this situation.
"Let's go find Baron Evan!"
So Audrey ignored the strange look from her personal maid and, based on her knowledge of Evan, hurried toward the restaurant, and sure enough, she saw Evan by the floor-to-ceiling window.
When Audrey saw Evan, she slowed down. After all, there weren't many people in the restaurant, but some had noticed her arrival, and she couldn't let anyone notice anything unusual about her.
Audrey casually approached Evan's table and said:
"This location is excellent; you can enjoy dinner while also seeing the dance party downstairs and the view of the Tarik River from the window."
May I sit here?
"No one can refuse your request, please make yourself at home!" Evan said with a smile, extending his hand in invitation.
Having received permission, Audrey ignored the surprised and puzzled looks of those around her and said to her personal maid:
"I'm a little hungry, could you prepare some food for me?"
Audrey's personal maid, Anne, glanced at Evan, hesitant at first, but eventually left and went to a nearby table to help Audrey choose food.
After Anne left, Audrey couldn't wait to say to Evan:
"I just met Baron Gramir. He's completely different from before. The way he looked at me was disgusting, and I smelled a strong stench of blood on him. You can probably guess what that means!"
Evan squinted, but his hands didn't stop; he "precisely" cut the lobster on the plate into several pieces.
He slowly put the food into his mouth with his fork, eating and laughing as he said:
"Of course I know what you're talking about. He just escaped my trap yesterday, and now he's delivered himself right to my doorstep. Today is truly my lucky day!"
Seeing that Evan understood her meaning, Audrey breathed a sigh of relief. She believed that as long as Evan knew about this, he would handle it well, but she still said with some worry:
"I've heard that all the pirate generals are powerful extraordinary individuals. Will we accidentally injure those around them when we capture them?"
Evan swallowed the lobster in his mouth, glanced at Audrey, and felt that she truly deserved to be the most popular character in Lord of Mysteries. Her perfect appearance, noble status, and kind nature made her a perfect white moonlight template.
Evan has been in this world for more than two months and has met many people. He has held many high-level meetings within MI9 and discussed many arrest operations. However, when discussing action plans, people who are particularly concerned about the issue of accidental injury during arrest operations are extremely rare.
"You underestimate the power of MI9. If we get intelligence about Qilingus's target in advance, capturing him will be a piece of cake."
Here's what we'll do: just in case, secretly find an opportunity to report this to Mr. Fool. Perhaps he'll take a liking to it and send a demigod to resolve it.
After hearing Evan's suggestion, Audrey thought about it and felt that it made some sense, so she left the restaurant again to find a rest room to pray.
Those who had been watching them from afar assumed that Evan had angered Miss Audrey, or were gloating.
They either glared at each other or whispered among themselves.
Even Audrey's personal maid thought so. She glared at Evan before putting down her plate and chasing after him. Evan wiped his mouth with a napkin and left the restaurant, heading towards Robert, who was still discussing something with a group of people by the dance floor on the first floor.
Meanwhile, 'The Fool' Klein had just returned home and was washing his face when he suddenly heard Yu Yu's whisper in his ear. He felt dizzy and disoriented, and almost fell headfirst into the basin.
Klein steadied himself, knowing that someone was praying to him. Fortunately, he happened to be in the washroom, so he wiped his face with a penny and managed to take four steps backward in the narrow space before entering the gray fog.
In the vast and majestic palace, Klein sat at the head of the bronze table, and saw a star that repeatedly expanded and contracted.
The spreading spirituality reached out and touched it, and saw a very blurry picture.
After watching the whole scene, Klein finally understood what had happened, but he wasn't surprised at all. After all, the pirate general coming ashore was no small matter, and it was normal for it to cause a big incident.
I just don't know what Duke Negan did to attract so many assassination attempts against him from other forces. Last time it was the Aurora Society (Duke Negan was reported to have been assassinated, and the Aurora Society inadvertently became the scapegoat), this time it's the Pirate General, and next time it won't be a demigod, will it? He's really unlucky.
But Duke Negan was too far away from Klein, and he had no feelings for Duke Negan at all. Moreover, Miss Justice had mentioned that Evan was there, and Klein believed that he could handle the matter.
After pondering for a dozen seconds, Klein remembered that Mr. Hanged Man had been very concerned about Qilingus, so he projected the image that was now playing repeatedly onto the star representing "The Hanged Man" Alger, and then transmitted his voice to Miss "Justice":
"I see!"
As Audrey was about to leave the lounge, a thick, hazy gray fog suddenly appeared before her eyes, and she saw a person sitting in a high-backed chair.
His face and figure were unusually blurred, as if he were a god looking down on everything in the world, and heard his response to him.
Yu Yin looked at the lounge, which was no different from before. Audrey's previous worries and unease were gone. She subconsciously straightened her posture and left the lounge with light steps.
Backlund, St. Wind Cathedral.
Alger looked at the documents in his hand and made a series of regretful sounds.
In his hand was a document submitted by MI9 regarding strengthening communication and coordination between the two sides, which mentioned yesterday's events.
It was only then that the Storm Church learned that an unexpected incident during their operation yesterday had actually thwarted MI9's plan to capture Qilingus.
If it were someone else, they might just feel sorry for them, prepare to learn from the experience, and improve their communication with other organizations in the future.
Alger, however, was furious at having such a good opportunity to deal with Ziringus, yet ultimately missing it.
Just as Alger was lamenting and messing up his seaweed-like hair, his vision suddenly became blurry.
It presented an endless gray mist and a blurry, majestic figure.
Just as he was surprised, a young girl in a formal dress appeared before him, praying.
After watching the scene of the girl praying, Alger realized that Miss Justice had discovered Zilingus's whereabouts, and he was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, a new opportunity arose, and it just happened to be there.
Although Miss Justice mentioned that Power was also present and would handle the matter, Alger has always only trusted himself. At the same time, this matter is too important to him, and he will definitely not be satisfied until he sees Zilingus die with his own eyes.
Furthermore, he had some ulterior motives: if Zilingus were indeed captured alive, he would find an opportunity to finish him off.
She made sure that her previous acquaintance with him would not be revealed.
"Praise be to you, Mr. Fool!"
Alger expressed his heartfelt gratitude, only to realize that he was now inside the Holy Wind Cathedral, the former headquarters of the Storm Church and one of its holy sites. He hadn't expected that Mr. Fool would still give such a "response" so quietly.
Alger quickly adjusted his mindset. Now was not the time to consider Mr. Fool's supreme power; to ensure everything went smoothly,
He quickly informed the Storm Church, so that Archbishop Snake, the Singer of God, could personally take action.
However, when Alger informed the captains of the Punishers, he found that they were in a great panic, rushing to find Archbishop Snake. Alger was furious.
After leaving the gray fog, Klein thought about it and still believed that regardless of whether Duke Negan had done something outrageous, the assassination of a big shot would definitely cause political turmoil, and the ordinary people would suffer the most. In the end, he decided to write a letter to Mr. Azik, who was in Backlund, as if he had done his best.
Disguised as Baron Gramir, Zilingus, holding a glass of blood-red Olmir wine, kept striking up conversations with those around him, boasting about his ancestors' glory, and trying to integrate into various circles, only to be politely rejected each time.
And so he continued to get closer to his target: Pallas Negan, the wealthiest member of the Kingdom of Rune, the most powerful figure in the Conservative Party, the brother of Prime Minister Agushid, and the secular spokesperson for the Church of Storms.
If he can kill Duke Negan, he will be able to obtain the thing he has long dreamed of. With that thing, he will sooner or later become the king of the seas, and the "Four Kings" of the seas will become the "Five Kings". At the same time, his fame will spread throughout the entire North and South continents, enough to stop children from crying at night.
He knew that Duke Negan had been assassinated before, so his security measures must be very tight. At the same time, he also knew that news of his arrival on land had spread throughout Backlund.
But none of the major official factions expected that after his whereabouts were exposed and Wolf Fox fled, he would immediately launch a surprise attack.
Embark on an adventure, infiltrate, and carry out an assassination!
Sometimes, the best opportunity to strike is by surprise. Moreover, he possesses what is arguably the best sealing artifact below the level of a demigod—the Wriggling Hunger. He is confident that he can kill Duke Negan with a single blow and then escape unscathed.
He pretended to be chasing after a woman with a beautiful figure, and gradually approached Duke Negan.
Just as Zilingus reached his designated assassination spot, he pushed with his right hand, and a gust of wind swept through the banquet, extinguishing all the candles in the ball, and several tiny wind blades struck the huge crystal chandelier on the ceiling.
The chandelier crashed down, killing several nobles who couldn't dodge in time. Shards of glass scattered everywhere, injuring many people, and the scene became extremely chaotic.
However, Zilingus adjusted the extraordinary ability in "Crawling Hunger," reverting to his original form. Two bolts of lightning shot from his eyes, causing the extraordinary protector of Duke Negan to scream in agony and lose his protective ability.
Meanwhile, Zilingus charged toward Duke Negan at lightning speed.
To Zillingus's surprise, Duke Negan did not appear as frail and aged as he had previously seen; instead, he seemed unusually calm and composed.
He stretched out his right hand, pushed it forward, and said in ancient Hermes:
"captivity!"
Zilingus's actions were immediately halted; it was as if transparent walls had appeared around him, and he looked like an insect encased in amber.
Qilingus was taken aback. Recalling the ambush yesterday, he suspected that this was another trap set for him, and he no longer had the will to assassinate.
The surface of the glove on his left hand began to writhe, covered with fine dragon scales. Vertical pupils appeared in his eyes, and invisible waves swept through the ball. The nobles, gentlemen, and beautiful ladies around him seemed to see something terrifying and scattered in all directions.
"Dragon's Might!"
The guests scattered and fled in a frenzy, causing Duke Negan to hesitate in his next move. However, Zilingus did not hesitate to use the brute force of the "Windbringer" to forcibly break through Duke Negan's barrier and, surrounded by a raging wind, rushed towards the huge French windows.
No one expected the famous Hurricane to be so cowardly. Upon discovering that Duke Negan was actually an Extraordinary, he decisively abandoned the assassination attempt and fled for his life.
This rendered all the preparations made by Duke Negan and his bodyguards futile, leaving them with no choice but to pursue them.
But how could they possibly catch up with the "Windbringer"? With a loud crash, Zilingus broke through the window and escaped.
Just when everyone thought Zilingus was about to escape, a blazing fireball slammed directly into him.
He was thrown from mid-air.