Passing through the woods and across the artificial lake, Qilingos, with the help of the wind, shook off the pursuers behind him.

He looked around, planning to pretend to escape by sneaking into the Tussock River through the canal, and then turn around and run into the Hillston District, the economic center of Backlund.

At this moment, his eyes suddenly blurred and he saw the various colors in the darkness become extremely rich.

The green trees are greener, the red fruits are redder, the dark water is darker, and everything looks like a canvas splashed with oil paint.

And in the sky where the scarlet moon was obscured, there were countless transparent shadows of indescribable shapes, and clear lights of different colors that contained mysterious knowledge.

Qilingos found himself stopped, floating in mid-air, with the dark water rising continuously beneath his feet, and pale hands reaching out from beneath the water.

Oops! Qi Lingos realized that he had been ambushed.

And the strength of the ambusher is definitely not low!

A huge human skeleton suddenly appeared before his eyes. The monster was four meters tall, with black flames burning in its eye sockets, and the bones were illusory and hazy.

Qi Lingos stared at the enemy without any emotion, with a hint of sneer on his lips.

At the same time, the glove on his left palm glowed with brilliant light, as if it were made of pure gold.

Qilingos leaned back with his arms outstretched, as if embracing the sun.

A pure, blazing light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the gigantic skeleton. The entire oil painting-like world shook violently, and the pale hands beneath the dark water evaporated one after another.

This is the extraordinary power of the "Priest of Light"!

This is the extraordinary ability of Sequence 5 of the "Sun" pathway!

This is the nemesis of the undead!

The brilliant beam of light dissipated, and the pitch-black flames in the eye sockets of the huge skeleton first went out instantly, and then it became transparent and disappeared inch by inch into the air.

Before Qilingos could use the ability of "Priest of Light" again to break the oil painting-like world, his expression froze.

He saw another huge skeleton appear on his left, nearly four meters tall, with black flames burning in its eye sockets, exactly the same as the monster just now.

Then, the same skeleton monsters appeared one after another around Qi Lingos, one, two, three...more than a hundred in total!

Hundreds of eyes burning with dark flames simultaneously cast their gazes towards the target.

And below, the dark water surface was getting higher and higher, almost touching Qi Lingos' feet.

Pale, illusory hands grew out again and waved upwards, trying to grab a life-saving straw.

…………

"Spread out and chase, try to surround him." Cardinal Ace Snake of the Church of Storms gave the order, and soared into the air in the sudden hurricane, flying in the direction where Qilingos fled.

Duke Negan and others did not join the ranks of the "Managed Punishers". They maintained their status and stood by the window and on the balcony, watching. At this time, the ordinary nobles who had been running around in panic gradually calmed down.

Because it was dark before and there were shouting and screaming, they didn't know what exactly happened. They only knew that the Duke might have been assassinated.

Alger Wilson gritted his teeth, ran out of Duke Negan's mansion, and rushed to the Hillston District around the municipal park opposite.

Even if there is only a little hope, he doesn't want to miss it!

Suddenly, he heard a voice "carried" by the wind:

"No need to chase."

No need to chase? Cardinal Snake's voice... Alger ran a few more steps before stopping, turning around and looking up into the air in confusion.

He saw Archbishop Snake, wearing a black robe embroidered with storm symbols, floating above the woods and artificial lake, staring diagonally downward.

Alger frowned, and without thinking about the reason, he ran towards the cardinal at high speed.

As the distance got closer, he saw more and more clearly with the help of the extraordinary ability of "Navigator".

The Singer of God had no expression on his square face, but his posture showed his solemnity. The gray hair that emerged from under his black soft hat fluttered in the wind, setting off his unusually serious silver eyes.

Alger retracted his gaze and ran out of the woods.

The clear and cold lake surface gleaming with crimson moonlight suddenly appeared in his eyes, along with a tall figure approaching the shore.

The figure had a distinctive wide chin, brown hair tied into an ancient warrior's bun at the back of his head, and dark green eyes that were cold but empty.

Qilingos!

"Lieutenant General Hurricane" Qi Lingos!

Alger was stunned at first, then he was surprised and delighted. He simply couldn't believe his eyes and suspected that the darkness had caused him to hallucinate.

Before he could react further, he suddenly saw Qi Lingos' face rotting rapidly, rotting to the point where yellow-green pus was oozing out, and flesh and blood were falling off piece by piece.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Only bones remained of Qilingos's face, and his two empty eyeballs broke free from their sockets and fell to the ground beside the lake in no particular order.

With a crackling sound, Qilingos completely fell apart, and the clothes spread on top of it, covering the rotten flesh and white bones, and covering the flickering light.

In less than twenty seconds, Qi Lingos, one of the seven pirate generals, died mysteriously in front of Alger.

This horrifying scene was deeply imprinted in Alger's mind, making him suspect that he was having a horrible nightmare.

What happened?

Didn’t Qilingos escape successfully?

How could it be so strange and so simple to die here?

What on earth happened to him that he lost his life in such a short time...

He is a Sequence 6 "Wind-loving One" and the master of "Creeping Hunger"!

Who did it?

Why did you kill Qi Lingos...

Just as Alger was having countless thoughts that flashed through his mind uncontrollably, he heard the magnetic voice of the "Singer of God" Ace Snake:

"Have you told anyone else about this?"

"Does anyone else know this information?"

Alger regained his composure immediately, glanced at Qi Lingos's corpse, and explained in a prepared manner:

"I just received the information and reported it to you, Archbishop."

At this point, he couldn't help but complain in his heart: If Ace Snake hadn't gone for a walk along the Tussock River, causing him to spend quite a while looking for him, Qilingos might not have been able to escape from Duke Negan's mansion!

Of course, he didn't dare to voice such resentment in front of a High-Sequence Expert, so he could only continue to describe it respectfully and humbly:

"The personnel who directly received the intelligence even sacrificed themselves because of it, and those who transferred it did not open the letter. I can confirm this."

"But I can't be sure whether the source of the intelligence has been leaked. Since we know it, others may know it too."

As Alger was talking, he was also wondering in his mind who had killed Lieutenant General Hurricane Qi Lingos:

The person or organization that commissioned Qilingos to assassinate Duke Negan? But since Qilingos has already escaped successfully and there is no possibility of leaking anything, there is no reason to kill him... If it were me, I would let Qilingos hide and assassinate him again when everyone thinks he has escaped Backlund...

Moreover, Qi Lingos has always believed in himself. He would not tell anyone about the assassination plan in advance. Duke Nigan has been holding meetings recently for several September resolutions, so there is no shortage of opportunities. Except for Qi Lingos himself, no one can be sure when and where he will take action... unless, unless that person is a "prophet"... the chances are very low...

Other forces? Impossible. Miss Justice discovered the problem on the spot and passed on the information by praying to Mr. Fool. Apart from us, there is no organization that could have received the news at the same time...

Mr. Fool… Alger was startled and thought of a possibility:

The one who made the move was Mr. Fool’s follower!

He happened to be in Backlund, so he “just happened” to help!

The more Alger thought about it, the more he felt that this guess was close to the truth:

Only members and subordinates of the "Tarot Club" can know the intelligence first!

Only when the followers of the Fool take action can people feel that things are weird and lack purpose!

As he was lost in thought, Archbishop Snake was silent for a moment, and then said to the other "Manufactured Punishers" who had arrived one after another:

"Qilingos is dead. A high-sequence expert killed him, or used a seal of the same level. But this is quite dangerous and the possibility is not high."

"After preliminary observation, I think he is a high-sequence expert from the Path of Death. He may be a member of the Spiritual Cult, but not the one I know. He may also be a member of another secret organization."

"The motive is unclear."

The Spirit Cult originated in the Southern Continent. It is said that it was originally a secret organization established by some descendants of the God of Death in an attempt to resurrect the God of Death. After the Southern Continent was invaded and colonized, they almost perished, but eventually survived tenaciously and expanded to the countries of the Northern Continent.

A high-sequence expert... Yes, only a high-sequence expert could kill Qilingos in such a short time! One of Mr. Fool's followers is already at a high-sequence level... This is a "demigod"! Alger looked at the pool of rotten flesh and bones again. His entire state was very detached, as if he had lost all his emotions, and he was staring at everything in a daze.

What if one day, I betrayed Mr. Fool… This thought suddenly occurred to him.

Then, the horrifying image of Qilingos rotting rapidly just now immediately emerged in his mind.

Alger shuddered involuntarily and lowered his head.

At the same time, he relaxed.

Since it is impossible to escape and difficult to resist, the only choice is loyalty.

Phew… With Qi Lingos dead, no one will threaten me with that secret anymore! He exhaled, and felt completely at peace.

…………

In the mansion of Duke Negan, Audrey Hall, who was discussing the assassination with her mother and noble ladies, saw her father with a beautiful mustache appear at the door.

She found an excuse to leave the lounge and go to the balcony outside the hall.

"Dad, is there something wrong?" Audrey looked at Earl Hall with her emerald eyes.

She inherited her eye color from her mother, not her father.

Earl Hall chuckled and said:

"It's settled, my child, and you don't need to worry about it anymore."

"Hmm... did you tell anyone else that Baron Gramiel was an imposter?"

"No." Audrey shook her head firmly.

I just told a being that was almost like a god… she added silently in her heart.

She thought about it and described it in two more sentences:

"After I told you, I went to the bathroom and then to my mother. You can ask her."

"Yes." Earl Hall nodded slightly, without saying anything more, and then said, "Qilingus is dead. He was killed."

"Who?" Audrey was surprised and excited.

"I don't know. We can't even guess why the murderer wanted to kill Qi Lingos. This is really hard to understand." Earl Hall paused and said, "Maybe it was a person, or maybe it was an organization, a secret and powerful organization."

I can't guess the purpose... a secret, powerful organization... could it be Mr. Fool's followers? Could it be our Tarot Club? Audrey suddenly realized something.