Chapter 170 Tommy: The Advantage is in Me
Tommy Lloyd calmed down a little after he had vented his anger by cursing.
After much deliberation, he decided not to give Vice President Boca any time to prepare - after all, his situation was different from Boca's, and his time was very tight.
If he had to kill Boca but failed to capture Aleister, he would have to start the search from the beginning; even if he could capture Boca alive, he might not be able to torture him to get the correct information... Even if he did get the correct information, it might change at any time.
And there is another tiny possibility - that is, Aleister is indeed not from Boca, but from the Noble Red Society.
"They are using this method to mislead us into killing each other..."
Tommy muttered to himself, "Is it possible?"
After all, everyone knew that he and Boca had a long-standing feud. Their suspicion of each other at this moment was more like an excuse to convince them to take action themselves.
But Tommy thought about it for a long time and still felt that this possibility was unlikely.
Because from the perspective of Noble Red, although they want to do something and have strong hostility towards Aiwas Moriarty, they will not use the Shadow Fiend at this time - the danger of the Shadow Fiend outside of cognition and the Shadow Fiend that is well known to people is completely different.
Not to mention, Aleister is only at the second energy level now.
If he could continue to develop, he could further unleash the power of the Shadow Demon. When he reached the third or even fourth energy level, if the timing was right, he could even pose a life threat to fifth-level transcendents.
While their goal of restoring their nation is laughable, their attitude is serious. If they truly had such a trump card, they would have kept it hidden until the very last moment.
Therefore, Tommy didn't think the noble Red Knot Society would sell Aleister just to make them kill each other - it didn't make sense. If they wanted to achieve this result, there were many other ways they could use.
He and Boca are different after all.
Boca was a corrupt judge who had changed his career, not a pure businessman.
He values logic more, while Tommy values motivation...or, interests more.
When his anger wasn't overwhelming him, Tommy would always consider whether his actions were in his best interest. He was a very accurate judge of human nature and motives, which is why he was able to succeed him as this generation's "Lloyd."
After all, there are so many extraordinary abilities capable of doing bizarre things that it's easy to miss a key clue and end up in a dead end, leading to incorrect inferences. Tommy believes his approach is the right one—he analyzes things from the perspective of "who benefits from this" and seeks the ultimate beneficiary.
Maybe he'll find the wrong one, but that's okay. Just kill the victim and move on.
If everyone suffers a loss together, then it means no one suffers a loss.
As long as no one benefits from it, their bloody game can continue.
Just in case, Tommy, whose brain had cooled down, took advantage of the fact that he was not angry again and carefully went through the clues again from beginning to end.
The only suspicious point in this matter is that when Boca answered the phone, his tone sounded a little angry.
Based on Tommy's understanding of Boca's character, if this matter was operated by Boca, his emotions should be very stable - he would say to Tommy in a condescending and smiling manner, "Let's form an alliance", and then sell him off after Tommy really believes in him.
Given Boca's weak character - if his weakness was not a disguise - he would probably not be willing to confront Tommy head-on.
Because Tommy was simply better than him. Whether it was his own strength, the power he held, the money he held, or the connections he could leverage, he was far superior to Boca in every way.
"but……"
Tommy frowned, deep in thought.
……never mind.
After much deliberation, he gave up the possibility of peace talks with Boca.
Because no matter what, Boca's hostility towards him was real. Even if he was willing to temporarily cooperate with him to find the mastermind, it couldn't be guaranteed that Boca wouldn't betray him. Or rather, Boca was bound to betray him; it was just a matter of time.
Then why not take this opportunity to eliminate Boca first.
If Boca somehow learned that he had been "sentenced" by Meg, given his style, he would definitely find ways to create obstacles for himself and drag himself to death. From this perspective, their relationship was one of life and death - if there was a chance to ensure the other's death, both sides would definitely take action.
Then, even if I found the wrong person...
We have to trouble Boca first.
The three days Meg gave him were not long at all, and it would definitely not be enough if Boca deliberately caused trouble for him.
If this matter is related to Boca, keep him and torture him, or find someone to extract his memory - if it is indeed unrelated to him, then kill him.
Tommy made up his mind and started making calls one after another.
The most important thing is the Gray-Green Lady.
If the Boca faction was considered the second force in Lloyd's, then she was considered the third force. She usually maintained a balance between the two sides, but now it was time to force her to take sides.
But fortunately...
After hearing the whole story, Ms. Gray immediately expressed her willingness to stand on his side, which made Tommy feel a little better.
He didn't want to give Boca any time to prepare.
Therefore, Tommy didn't even plan to wait until night - usually, night was the time for them to act. Because the visibility was narrow at night, as long as they could escape to Lloyd's District, they could easily escape through various winding warehouses and back doors.
And at night, the already slow-moving Supervisory Bureau would move even slower... By the time the supervisors arrived, they had basically all run far away.
But things are different now.
One reason was that he didn't have enough time to wait all day for no reason, and he had to consider the possibility that Boca didn't know the truth. Another reason was that Boca was also familiar with their methods. If he really waited until night, perhaps he would have already taken measures.
He might set up a protective ritual, bribe his men, or call on his old friends in the court to protect him. He might even run away directly - if he really ran away to Glass Island, Tommy would have no way to stop him.
Therefore, the phone call threatening Boca had just ended less than two hours ago.
Tommy and his group approached Boca's residence fully armed.
The means of transportation they used were eight modified horse-drawn carriages.
It’s not about how fast the carriage runs, but about a complete set of pre-engraved ritual arrays built into the carriage.
This was Tommy's exclusive invention—he cut a complete ritual array into multiple parts without affecting its effectiveness, using it to resist the scrutiny of the supervisors.
The only inseparable element of a ritual circle is the ritual circle. As long as all circles are complete, the ritual will function properly. Therefore, it's possible to create separate circles for different rituals and nest them together when needed.
The Inspector may have studied rituals, but he certainly wasn't proficient in them. When the complete ritual array was disassembled, it was difficult to immediately imagine it was a demon-summoning array.
When taken out and viewed separately, the outer ring looks like a wooden ring, like a spare wheel; the inner ring can be hidden under the seat cushion, or it can be simply trimmed with leather and hung on the wall as a decorative small round shield.
And they were on the carriage, so they could nest them on the spot.
By soaking it in bottled human blood mixed with sodium phosphate solution, you can summon your own demon directly from the carriage.
Although Tommy's "creation" was despised by the Noble Red Society, because such a composite magic circle would be much weaker than a normal magic circle in any case, and it would easily harm the ritualist.
But Tommy is a complete pragmatist—transcendence as a tool, authority as an end.
Anyway, even if it explodes, he won’t be the one hurt.
Perhaps it was the blessing of the Snake Father that this inferior ritual array, which had a failure rate of about 5%, did not fail once.
There were more than 30 people in their group, and their number had doubled before they reached their destination.
Over sixty versus two… Only an hour had passed, so even if he looked for them, he wouldn't be able to find many. Perhaps one or two at most. Even if he included Boca and his demons, they were still far from a match.
How can we lose this?
——Now, the advantage is mine.
Tommy was full of confidence.
Chapter 2 will come later!
The shit shoveler will be back today, and the work and rest routine should be restored (sad)
The days of just ordering takeout are gone——
(End of this chapter)
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