Chapter 911: Sacrifice of the Tail Ring
"Just... the three of us?"
Master Walter slowly sat down and asked Miss Sprengel inconspicuously.
Miss Sprengel did not reply, but just smiled at Master Walter and handed him a glass of wine.
"I'm urgently looking for you because two major events have occurred...and these two events are connected. I must inform you as soon as possible."
Miss Sprengel's sweet, clear voice rang out.
She raised a finger: "First of all, the Fallen Angels are not in good condition.
"Just today, the Fallen Angels had a fight with someone in the Dream World—to the point of actually coming to blows."
"...Is Fallen Angel injured?"
Master Walter's expression changed slightly, and he took a sip of the wine in his hand.
His expression became extremely complicated for a moment - surprised and delighted, but also worried, afraid and hesitant. Countless emotions mixed together like an overturned paint palette, forming an unpleasant mess.
If there is one variable in the Tail Ring Ritual, it is whether the Fallen Angels are willing to share their power with them after they summon them, or if they are unwilling, whether they have the ability to forcibly extract their power.
The Wall of Balance's repressive power was absolute; even a celestial being would be suppressed to the limit of the material world—the sixth energy level. Most rituals were effective against the sixth energy level... so they prepared sufficiently strong restraining rituals.
But this kind of thing is still a bit unreliable after all.
——The most reliable and stable choice is to keep the power and initiative in your own hands!
Ms. Marasia looked at his ugly appearance for a moment and frowned in displeasure.
But Miss Sprengel just smiled cutely and said lightly, "Yes, this is undoubtedly a new opportunity.
"According to the intelligence I've received, the Fallen Angel's mood swings were quite intense today. It's very likely that he suffered a defeat. He even had the urge to descend to the mortal realm and interfere with the material world—do you understand what that means?"
"This shows that the material world is no longer dispensable to Him."
Ms. Marasia said elegantly and calmly, "A person without desires is precisely the most dangerous. When someone desires something, that's when they can be exploited—even by gods."
"Like those dwarves? And the Feast of Heaven and Winter..."
Master Walter nodded repeatedly, looking thoughtful, and took another sip of wine: "Does He want to complete the ritual in the material world to continue to grow stronger?"
"Yes."
"That's it," said Miss Sprengel with absolute certainty.
Hearing this, Master Walter felt relieved.
—At least it’s not a bad thing, he thought.
Rather, this matter was full of opportunities... If they had previously not known how to get along with the Fallen Angels or how to trade with them, now at least they had something to talk about.
If they can talk, it is still much better than restricting the other party with rituals.
But in that case...why not seek out Dr. Levitra?
While Master Walter was pondering, Miss Sprengel had already given the answer: "I think the Tail Ring Ceremony needs to be moved forward."
"Can we do it earlier?"
Ms. Marasia confirmed.
"Yes," Miss Sprengel nodded. "Although May 5th is the perfect day for balance, the Outer Ring Ceremony has already been successfully completed. With only a few minor adjustments, we can hold the Inner Ring Ceremony at any time."
"How early do you plan to arrive?"
Master Walter pressed on: "Before the founding of the country? Then there would be no way to lure those people out."
"At least this month."
Miss Sprengel nodded. "Once this month is over, it will be difficult for us to negotiate with the Fallen Angels. Fishing or a better ritual? Which do you choose?"
"—This month, then. That's settled."
Walter frowned slightly, then drank the wine in the glass and said affirmatively.
This general, who came from the Army Department, spoke with a strong voice.
Sprengel added, refilling his glass: "Similarly, considering one thing... I don't intend to capture those transcendents who enter Star Antimony."
"Is it because there's not enough time?"
Ms. Marasia speculated.
"Part of the reason," Sprengel said seriously, "is that we can't afford to lose any more men.
"Originally, when we held the Tail Ring Ceremony, we intended to select a sacrifice from within... because we didn't want things to get out of control. If we took those outsiders into account, and considering that the sacrifice had to be captured alive, there was a high possibility of complications.
"After all, we are all incarnations of demons, and if we're not careful, the powerful demons will be exposed. As humans, it is undoubtedly very difficult to fight against high-level demons. If we are not careful, we will suffer casualties, which will lead to a chain reaction - the dead allies will become new demons. Therefore, we choose to make one of them an unknowing sacrifice, in order to ensure the controllability of the ritual."
Sprengel looked around and sighed, “And now… our situation is obviously not good.
"There are only four of us left in the Rosicrucian leadership."
——It was said there were four, but there were only three people present.
Master Walter had understood what Sprengel meant.
Dr. Levikühn is the victim chosen by Sprengel!
"Then let Mr. Leviqun be the sacrifice."
Master Walter said mercilessly.
He spoke this before Sprengel in order to claim the proposal for himself.
Everyone knew that Sprengel yearned for freedom, like a cat without an owner; that Ms. Marcia had little desire for power, and that Dr. Levikühn was something of an artist. The only one who craved power was Master Walter himself.
He is also the one who pays the most attention to the outcome of the founding of the country, and the one who is most suspicious.
Before heading to the gathering place in Sprengel, he had prepared a ritual for detecting lies for himself - after all, the call was too hasty, and Master Walter was worried that this might be a trap.
And now he was convinced that every word Sprengel said was true.
——This means that their plan is going to succeed.
The only three people left among them will become the center of power in the new world!
Three sixth-level energy units—though this was far less than initially anticipated, it was actually acceptable. At least this level was enough to rebuild the empire!
And when it comes to senior management, three people are always better than four.
Among the four of them... the one he was most afraid of and wanted to eliminate the most was definitely Dr. Leviqun.
But if there are three people left, there must be a leader, right?
Since Miss Sprengel and Ms. Marasia have no strong desire, then the title of leader - the title of the power controller of the new world - is his undisputed responsibility!
Thinking of this, Master Walter's pupils reflected a brilliant purple.
His mood suddenly became excited and he drank the wine in the glass again.
The envy, greed, and lust marks on Master Walter's body suddenly glowed faintly. "Leviqun was unpopular to begin with—the fly demon within him was too dangerous, and he himself was a sickly person. He was so weak that he could die at any moment.
"Why do we perform the Ritual of the Tail Ring? For world peace—we will reign supreme over the world and rebuild the Empire of Man!
"The ruler of humanity's supreme empire is a fly demon? He controls decay, death, swarms of insects, and disease... How can this be justified?"
The more Master Walter spoke, the more passionate he became: "The three of us are just right - at least decent enough!"
He didn't mention the survival of the fittest because Master Walter knew deep down that the weakest of the four was actually Ms. Marasia. That old lady's desire for transcendence was the weakest, and her moral standards were the highest...especially since she was old, and her desire for twilight, as her lifespan grew, would dilute and extinguish her desire for transcendence.
Master Walter has the desire to advance to the sixth level, but Ms. Marasia does not.
She was simply forced to be included because of her high status, reputation, and trust in the Rosicrucian Society. This kind of thing couldn't be done without her... It would only cause dissatisfaction among the people and make them lose trust in the plan.
But the problem is that the weakest Ms. Marasia has a very good relationship with the strongest Ms. Sprengel.
When she was little, she was brought into the profession by Miss Sprengel. According to the mentor system of the Rosicrucian Society, Miss Sprengel was her mentor!
So with this relative involved, he had no choice but to kick Dr. Levitra out!
Moreover, Master Walter had another desire in his heart——
Miss Sprengel's unparalleled beauty and graceful figure moved him. No, it should be said that no one would not be moved by this.
In addition to her beauty, she was also the queen of Valentine I—every Star worshipped Valentine I.
This noble status was an incomparably tempting sweet to a Transcendent. Furthermore, she was a woman that even Valentine I could not tame—she always left the palace at will, and even Valentine I, who had grown paranoid and irritable in his old age, was ignored by her.
Everyone knows this.
For most people, this is a dangerous warning, indicating that her love is likely to represent infidelity.
But for Master Walter, this is even more challenging!
This was also the reason why he always agreed with Miss Sprengel's words, but wanted to take a step ahead and make the other party smile and nod in agreement.
Even if the other party is a dangerous witch, he will be the king of the world at the sixth level by then!
Apart from him, who else in this world could be worthy of her?
Are they both Eternal Popes of the sixth level?
For this reason, he enthusiastically agreed with Miss Sprengel's decision to exclude Dr. Levikühn.
In the eyes of Master Walter, who is now a middle-aged man, this is exactly Miss Sprengel expressing her affection for him!
"Master Walter!"
Ms. Marasia frowned slightly, with a hint of condemnation in her words.
But Walter only expressed disdain for her hypocrisy: "Wake up, Ms. Marasia! The three of us are not very good at fighting. Are we going to compete with those foreign transcendents? We have to capture them alive! Capture a great wizard, or capture a demon incarnate?
"We have no choice—someone has to be sacrificed! So why not sacrifice the worst one? If we don't let Dr. Levitra come—or Ms. Marasia, how about you sacrifice yourself?"
He did not have a very good impression of this respected old lady.
In Walter's opinion, if it weren't for Ms. Marasia's weakness and constant concessions, the goblins wouldn't have been able to control the economic lifeline of Star Antimony. She was at least one-third responsible for Star Antimony's collapse!
But he is different - if it weren't for him, Xingti would have been destroyed by Hongxiang and his people long ago!
Therefore, Master Walter emphasized, "Ms. Marasia, face reality! Transcendents are all selfish—and I'm not afraid to tell you, if the four of us went together to capture someone, I would definitely stand at the back. And I know everyone would choose the same thing."
"Everyone's only thinking about themselves, and in this situation, it's impossible to cooperate tacitly. Instead of worrying about backstabbing later, why not do something bad together now? With a goal that everyone hates, at least we can still unite."
As he spoke, his deep purple eyes turned to Miss Sprengel. "I think it would be better to follow the side with more people at this time. What do you think, Miss Sprengel?"
"I think you're absolutely right."
Miss Sprengel nodded and said affirmatively.
The strong sense of expansion of being recognized by the beauty made Walter, whose senses were already excited to the point of being psychedelic, even more excited.
He seemed to be drunk, and his vision became blurry.
He staggered and fell into a chair.
Everything before my eyes became illusory, stretched out, and the colors shifted. It was like eating poisonous mushrooms...
...Poisonous mushrooms? Poisoning?
Is it wine? Is there... poison in the wine?
His pupils suddenly shrank.
But the next moment, many magic arrays suddenly appeared on the chair, locking him tightly in place!
"You acted a little too early, Dr. Levitra."
In the hallucination, Miss Sprengel's intermittent voice was heard.
But Walter just felt dizzy, and his thinking almost came to a standstill.
"Ahem... I'm just... ahem... so angry."
Dr. Levitra pushed his wheelchair with great effort and left the shadows around the corner.
He spoke in a weak voice, but broke into a coughing fit mid-sentence.
He looked even sicker than at our last meeting.
Miss Sprengel stepped forward and pushed Dr. Levikühn's wheelchair.
Dr. Leviquern also breathed a sigh of relief, and almost collapsed in his wheelchair, breathing heavily like a bellows.
His eyes were almost furious—he stared directly at Master Walter, whose skin had turned purple-black.
"You simply...have betrayed my trust!"
Dr. Leviqun said word by word: "You don't know how much I trust you!"
Ms. Marasia also sighed: "I gave you a chance, Master Walter. I reminded you twice... If you don't want to listen, then don't listen."
And Master Walter's brain was no longer able to think.
He could only stare at the three people with his eyes wide open, his mouth agape like a drowned fish.
But even so, he understood what was happening before his eyes—
Just as he thought, one of the four of them had to be sacrificed.
But the victim chosen by Miss Sprengel was not "Dr. Levikühn," but himself!
It was obvious that Dr. Leviqun did not believe from the very beginning that Master Walter would betray him.
That's why Miss Sprengel asked them to act out a play to tell Dr. Levikühn about her ruthlessness!
Just like what Walter himself said——
——Instead of worrying about backstabbing later, why not do something bad together now? With a target that everyone hates, others will naturally unite.
You actually look down on me——
Master Walter gritted his teeth.
Fortunately, the ceremony still had a long time to go. He still had a chance to escape...
Once the toxins in his body decompose, he will summon his demonic incarnation—
Even if I can't escape, at least I must die with them!
If you don't let me get well, no one else can get well!
Just as they predicted, the danger of "capturing a Transcendent alive" was just like that. He was going to let these people see... the price of underestimating themselves!
But at this moment, Master Walter saw Miss Sprengel beginning to arrange the ceremony.
He suddenly shuddered, and even his mind seemed to clear a little.
...No way?
"You want... now..."
Master Walter opened his mouth and tried to squeeze out unclear words from his swollen throat.
But Miss Sprengel looked at him with a half-smile.
"You want me, don't you?"
She smiled sweetly: "I will be able to satisfy you soon... soon.
"Wait a moment...my master."
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