Chapter 607 New Abilities and New Problems
The "Black Emperor" Path Sequence 5, "Chaos Mentor", is undoubtedly very strong in solo combat. This can be seen from the fact that William can fight back and forth with Triss, the "Original Witch" and the vessel of God's descent, who is almost equivalent to a God-favored One. If this witch was not full of revengeful anger and willing to exchange injuries for injuries, I am afraid she would not be able to take him down so easily.
Moreover, when William's shoulders were nailed to the ground, Angel could feel that he still had the strength to fight. He showed up directly to make him give up his last struggle and cooperate with the questioning in order to survive.
Of course, now that he was comfortably lying in the necklace, there was no need and no opportunity to regret his choice.
Angel now had no time to check the specific ability of the "Rose Necklace" to graze. From the moment she finished grazing, she could feel that the magic mirror close to her body was gradually emitting an indescribable warning, which seemed to be there and not there, but was obviously getting stronger.
"It's very likely that other Beyonders are on their way. It seems William Sykes has indeed been under constant surveillance. I wonder if it was his death or his 'spiritual connection' that triggered this warning. He probably doesn't even realize he's just a decoy."
She put the necklace back on her neck and gently reminded Triss.
The latter's shoulder wound had not yet healed, and her face looked pale and weak from the battle and blood loss. She looked around and found that her blood was spilled everywhere. The traces left by frost and black flames were extremely glaring. She had briefly cleaned it up with black flames before, but it was just a drop in the bucket. So she smiled bitterly and said:
"There's no chance to clean up. Let's leave quickly. You didn't show up in your true form, so you shouldn't be tracked. As for me..."
"You leave invisibly first. I'll handle it. Then leave through the mirror. I'm confident that my anti-divination will leave them with nothing."
Triss was interrupted by Angel. She looked at him with curiosity and surprise. After a moment, she pursed her lips and nodded.
"Okay, I won't go back to my original residence to avoid being searched... I'll contact you later."
She pressed her shoulder with one hand and waved the other, and her figure quickly faded and disappeared.
A majestic black flame ignited around Angel's body, and then spread from under her feet, quietly covering the carpet, walls, ceiling, and the double bed in the middle of the bedroom. It burned silently, burning away all traces of the battle, such as the broken wand and splattered blood, without causing any additional flames.
A moment later, except for a few dents on the walls and door, the bedroom was as clean as new. The ice spikes on the shoulders of William's body on the ground also melted and evaporated, leaving only two holes from which blood slowly seeped.
Angel had no intention of taking William's body away, because he couldn't communicate with spirits without a spirit body. Leaving the body behind would give the other party the trouble of destroying the body and make them suspicious. Taking him away would give the other party a chance to track him down.
She simply took the pocket watch from William's pocket, which could summon the fire of light and obviously belonged to the "Sun Priest", and then walked to the only half-length mirror in the room, stretched out her hand to spread the spirituality, and directly entered the "world in the mirror".
In the space similar to the spirit world, Angel's divination ability has also been improved accordingly. The sense of danger that was not obvious before has suddenly become stronger. She can sense a chaotic and evil force approaching quickly from a distance. It will take only 20 seconds at most to enter the hotel and come to William's room.
Unfortunately, she was still a step behind me... She chuckled and left the West District along the spider-web-like passage.
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Bang--
The door opened automatically, and a tall man wearing a hooded cloak and an exaggerated golden mask on his face walked into the bedroom. In front of him, William Sykes lay on his back with his eyes wide open and his mouth open, no longer breathing.
The man was not surprised. When the ban on William was triggered, he knew that this man was doomed. The only question was, who did it?
He first came to the body, half squatted down, stretched out his arms, which were much longer than those of an ordinary person, and quickly confirmed that William's cause of death was a heart disease caused by a combination of serious illness and blood loss.
However, his extraordinary characteristics had disappeared without a trace, his spirit was no longer nearby, and he could not communicate with spirits or do divination. The only magical item he had was taken away, leaving only a handful of coins in his pocket.
There were some signs of fighting on the walls and carpets. The two piercing wounds on the carpet corresponded to William's wounds one by one, but other clues had obviously been cleared, and it was difficult to determine in a short period of time which path of Extraordinary person caused the injuries.
"The resentful spirit possessing the body has accelerated the release of its characteristics. Is the spirit being devoured by some sealed object? Or is it... a shepherd?"
Based on the existing clues, the man analyzed to himself, his voice coming from behind the mask, weak and distorted.
He was not proficient in divination and knew that blind guesses were not as good as confirmation through mystical methods. However, the other party was able to clean up the traces, so he must have done corresponding counter-divination. Unless he sealed off the hotel and sent his own people here to divine the battle process before the police arrived, otherwise, when the official extraordinary people intervened, his identity would be easily exposed.
"Is that why he deliberately left the body behind?"
With a light snort, the man quickly searched William's body. Finding no other evidence against him, he went directly to the window, jumped from the third floor, and left through the alley below. The window closed on its own, and like the door, it also closed, turning William's bedroom into the original scene.
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That night, Angel returned home after finishing a literary salon. After washing up with the help of the maid, he entered the bedroom and finally had time to take out the "Rose Necklace" to check the abilities of the shepherding soul inside.
All her actions during the day were carried out under the disguise of the "hypocritical" ring, and she was not worried about the so-called "alibi", but since she had already made an appointment with others and returned early because the operation went smoothly, she naturally did not want to break the appointment.
Originally, this literary salon was just a small gathering of young nobles and those who aspired to connect with them. Everyone chatted about recently released novels and followed the latest fashion trends. However, Angel discovered that Backlund had recently become popular with a series of adventure novels themed around sea adventures, and one of them was actually based on her!
To be precise, it is based on "Angelica Sage" and the title of the book is "The Great Pirate Angelica Series: The Fountain of Youth".
The Fountain of Youth is undoubtedly one of the "Six Legends of the Sea", but Angelica... Angel thought of the young and beautiful female pirate who was entangled with the pirate generals in the whispers of young women in the salon, and he felt that everyone was talking about him.
"When I have some free time, I will use divination to find out who wrote this, crawl over along the mirror, and make him stop writing..."
Angel thought bitterly, locked the bedroom door, sat on the bedside, took out the "Rose Necklace", spread the spirituality inside, and sensed the spirit and ability of William who was herding today.
The moment the spirit entered the necklace, she was able to know the other party's potion sequence, so she confirmed that it was a Sequence 5 "Chaos Mentor", but it was not until now that she knew what abilities she had "extracted".
Unlike "Creeping Hunger" which can herd up to five souls but has a random number of abilities, "Rose Necklace" will obtain three fixed abilities, and it cannot be selected by itself. However, Angel's luck has always been good, especially after the "Good Luck" revolver returned to its extraordinary characteristics.
The most important of the three abilities is "Chaos", which is likely derived from Sequence 5. It can cause irresistible chaos in the target or surrounding area, making it difficult for attacks to land on you and making it easy for the enemy to make the wrong choice.
Secondly, there is the "bribery" ability, but it does not weaken the enemy, but rather "connects". It also requires giving money or objects to the target in advance as a "bribe". After it takes effect, the user's and the target's bodies will be connected together, and the attack or extraordinary ability effect will take effect on both of them at the same time, just like William and Triss today.
Finally, there was a new ability she had never seen before: "Corrosion." This ability could gradually darken the hearts of those within ten meters, making them more likely to make greedy and irrational choices.
"I wonder if William used this ability during the daytime battle... It certainly covered the entire bedroom, but perhaps Triss dispatched him before it could even begin to show its effectiveness. It seems this ability isn't suited for combat, but it might be more effective during socializing or negotiations, especially when combined with my 'instruction'..."
Angel classified this last ability as non-combat and ended his exploration of the "Rose Necklace".
Overall, she was quite satisfied with the three abilities she gained this time. "Chaos" could completely replace most of the limitations of "Judge", making it difficult for enemy attacks to take effect, especially in multiplayer battles. "Bribery" was a good way for her to exchange injuries for injuries since she had the Rose Necklace to recover from them. "Corrosion" was yet to be evaluated.
After releasing the soul of "Judge" Heras, Angel also obtained his extraordinary characteristics. If he could find a buyer, it would mean an income of 3,000 pounds, which is also a considerable gain.
Including that magical pocket watch, the money she earned today would be enough to cover her expenses in Backlund for two years... she thought happily.
Most importantly, William mentioned a key title today: Viscount Stratford. He was the Lord Chamberlain, a hereditary title, but without land. However, this didn't mean he lacked wealth and power. His own estate in the suburbs suggested Stratford had other avenues for amassing wealth.
"Could it be the profit from the human trade... Moreover, since he dared to deal with a prince, there must be an equally powerful force behind him. Is it another prince, or another member of the royal family?
"This also explains, to a certain extent, the military's involvement in this matter. After all, they obey the royal family, even if this can be called a civil war among royal family members..."
Angel's head hurt at the thought. She wasn't good at detailed analysis, and the information she had was too limited. She couldn't come to any useful conclusions no matter how hard she tried. Rushing to find out the other party's identity would easily arouse suspicion, especially since his estate's butler had tragically died in the inn.
Let's wait for Triss to look for clues. She is very motivated anyway and wants to find the real murderer who killed Prince Edessak within a day... Angel stood up from the bed and walked to the balcony. The moonlight outside the window was a little dim, and the buildings on Burningham Road were shrouded in the deep night.
"Triss's injuries probably won't heal in one night. I forgot to ask her if she had any other safe houses... Seeing as she didn't even want the spoils, it's not like a witch can't even afford rent..."
Subconsciously, she began to worry about her temporary partner.
As if in response to Angel's concerns, the magic mirror on her chest reacted slightly.
She took out a small dressing mirror and activated the black communication potion on it just like yesterday. However, there was no Triss on the other side. There was only a hazy black and intermittent, inaudible voices.
Suddenly, the voice from inside became clear, and Angel immediately heard a short sentence followed by other voices:
“…Save me…”
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