Chapter 193 Helvinia's Finger Snap
When Hevinia said that, the whole cottage fell into deathly silence.
The servants standing on both sides of Haddock straightened their bodies immediately after a brief shock, staring at Hevinia, as if they might rush up at any time.
Only Haddock's expression didn't change much. He looked at Hevinia calmly, and there wasn't even much surprise in his eyes, as if he had guessed this possibility a long time ago.
After a brief silence, Haddock slowly spoke: "I am a little surprised by your honesty. I originally thought that you either dared not come over, or would continue to lie to me."
Helvinia shook her head. "I'm not that stupid."
In this situation where there were no outsiders around, Haddock had too many ways to verify her identity, and Hevinia didn't think she could hide it from him.
"You are certainly not a stupid person." Haddock said, "Otherwise, the real eldest lady of the Hai Luo family and my daughter would not have fallen into your hands."
He paused.
"Honestly, I still can't believe that you would come from a place like this."
"I'm not just talking about your rare golden score, but also your ability and courage. Even among the nobles, these extraordinary qualities require countless education and experiences. But as far as I know, you have only received one year of education."
"But you killed and replaced Hevinia, the eldest daughter that the Hai Luo family valued the most, and defeated my thoughtful daughter. You even fooled me with your on-the-spot reaction a few days ago."
"I'm curious, really curious. I'm so curious that I want to find your parents and see how they raised someone like you."
"But unfortunately, I didn't find your parents. The most I could find was..."
He slowly stood up and kicked a black sack sitting on his buttocks in the direction of Hevinia.
The black sack struggled for a moment, then quickly became motionless.
"The only person we can find is your aunt, who you asked us to get rid of. A woman with no special features and who is so stupid that she looks stupid. According to her description, your mother is even worse than her."
"In other words, those, like your golden score, are gifts from the Lord of Holy Sound to you... If that's true, then I'm really jealous."
Facing the enemy who murdered his daughter, Haddock did not choose to take action directly, but instead just said a long string of words.
Helvinia lowered her head and looked at the sack in front of her.
She knew that it was her aunt, and she also knew that she was not dead, but just unconscious.
"You didn't kill her." Helvinia looked up at Haddock again. "That means you don't completely believe me either."
"Of course." Haddock said calmly, "That night my Daphne didn't come back on time, and I had already prepared for the worst. However, I thought the woman named Arianna would survive to the end, but I didn't expect it to be you. When I learned that the eldest daughter of the Hai Luo family returned home safely, I was really surprised. This made me realize that you are a more dangerous person than Daphne imagined, so today..."
Haddock tapped the ground twice with his foot.
A pleasant "ding dong" sound was heard, like a music box being wound up.
Immediately, countless spider-silk-like magical lines spread out from under Haddock's feet in all directions, almost instantly covering a large area that completely wrapped the hut, forming a unique magic circle.
And Hevinia was naturally also in this magic circle.
“…I’ve made sufficient preparations.”
The moment Haddock finished speaking, the two servants beside him took out their staffs, and the magic circle under their feet resonated with their power, and the patterns became brighter and more brilliant.
Obviously, Haddock did not completely trust Hevinia as he said, but made preparations for both situations.
Either the father and daughter will meet peacefully, or it will turn into a massacre.
And now it is clearly the latter.
Helvinia also grabbed the staff in her sleeve with her backhand, but she did not act immediately because she saw that Haddock had not finished speaking.
"You know what? I originally thought that there were only two possibilities today. Either it was Daphne who came, then there was nothing to say, but if it was you instead of Daphne, then I would kill you and then take the score back." Haddock said softly, "But the moment I saw you, it suddenly occurred to me that there might be a third option."
He paused.
"Come and be Daphne, come and be my real daughter."
Before Hevinia could react after hearing this, the expressions of the two servants changed first. They subconsciously turned their heads and looked at Haddock in astonishment.
Apparently, Haddock's remarks were beyond their expectations.
Helvinia had also taken out her staff. After hearing what Haddock said, her expression didn't change much, but she still asked, "Why?"
"Because I admire you very much." Haddock said bluntly, "I admire not only your score, but also the series of characteristics I just mentioned. You were born in a humble family, but you have achieved this. In my opinion, this is as valuable as the Golden Score. From this point of view, you really are like Daphne."
"I look like Daphne?"
"Yes." Haddock nodded, and then a trace of memory flashed in his eyes. He then said softly, "For so many years, our Terrell family has been a vassal of the Hai Luo family. We are nobles in name but slaves in reality. No one is willing to change, and no one dares to change, except my daughter Daphne. It was she who noticed your difference, guessed your identity, and... proposed a plan to hunt you down."
"From this point of view, you and Daphne are really similar. You both came from humble backgrounds, and were even toys of the eldest daughter of the Hai Luo family for a time, but you both refused to accept your fate, and then both did things that ordinary people could not imagine. It's just that you succeeded and Daphne failed. But if you think about it carefully, we who have the same characteristics should not stand on opposite sides. If it weren't for that disguise, I believe you and Daphne could become true friends."
Having said this, Haddock paused, then slowly raised his hand and stretched it towards Hevinia. At the same time, his originally sharp eyes gradually became gentle.
"Since we are the same kind of people, why not unite together? Join the Terrell family, become my daughter, and let me be your father. Believe me, I will be a better father than anyone else, and the Terrell family will be your strongest backing. Let us play together... the Seven-tone Divine Comedy."
Haddock's words were full of sincerity.
Helvinia looked at the outstretched hand and knew that as long as she responded, Haddock would definitely accept her as he said.
She also believed that Haddock was telling the truth.
However, she did not make a choice immediately, but just said: "But it doesn't matter if I kill Daphne?"
"Daphne won't mind." Haddock didn't put down his hand. "I lost a daughter, but gained a better one. I think she will be very happy, especially when we play the seven-tone divine song. It will be the best consolation for her."
After Haddock finished speaking.
Helvinia was silent for a while.
Then, he laughed out loud.
She seemed to have heard the funniest joke, so much so that she had to hold her stomach and ended up laughing until tears came out.
Haddock's hand remained in the air, but the tenderness and expectation in his eyes were gradually fading away in the laughter.
"It seems that we can't reach an agreement." Haddock slowly put down his hand. "To be honest, this makes me a little regretful. You made a very unwise choice."
Helvinia's laughter gradually died down.
Although she acted very exaggeratedly, there wasn't much smile in her eyes.
But even so, she still said to Haddock with a little regret: "No, actually I really want to agree to you, but unfortunately, you are too late, and someone will not allow me to have a new father."
"Is that so?" Haddock said calmly, "It seems that you trust the Hai Luo family more than ours."
Haddock thought that the "someone" that Hevinia was talking about was the head of the Hero family.
But Hevinia shook her head and whispered, "No, that's a more troublesome guy."
The moment Hevinia finished speaking, the player on Haddock's left hand side had already taken action, immediately raising his staff and pointing it at Hevinia, the universal musical notes engraved on the staff lighting up inch by inch.
Of course, he did not act rashly, but was instructed by Haddock.
After being rejected by Helvinia, Haddock lost his remaining patience and didn't want to listen to Helvinia's nonsense anymore.
Since you don't want to be my daughter,
Then go meet my daughter.
Haddock had already made preparations and was ready to take the golden score away right under the noses of the Hai Luo family.
In this magic circle that had been carved long ago, everything they did would not be known to outsiders, and Hevinia came here alone. As long as they killed Hevinia here and threw her body into any corpse pit, no one would be able to find her.
Just like a year ago.
Seeing the player on her left aiming at her, Hevinia did not dodge or choose to defend herself. Instead, she raised her staff at the same time, as if to attack back, but she was aiming at Haddock.
Facing Hevinia's aim, Haddock did not make any move, but the player on his right stood in front of him and began to play a protective movement.
Then the three spells of music began to condense at the same time and reached the stage of completion at the same time.
No one moved, and the upcoming battle of spells seemed inevitable.
But this made Haddock, who was standing behind the shield, feel a little puzzled.
...What is Hevinia trying to do?
Standing there waiting to die?
Haddock didn't understand.
And at the last second before the three spells were completed, he heard a crisp snap of fingers.
Snap your fingers?
Although he didn't know why, Haddock suddenly felt uneasy.
Almost at the same time, the two spells that were about to be completed on their side suddenly disappeared.
Both players were stunned.
...What's going on?
Before they could figure it out, Hevinia's spell was complete.
A sharp magic ray leaped out from the top of the staff. In this narrow room, the player standing in front of Haddock had no way to avoid it. The arm holding the staff was instantly pierced by the ray from palm to shoulder, and at the same time pierced Haddock at the back with unstoppable force.
And straight to the heart!
Haddock was shocked.
Fortunately, he had been alert just now, and the notes on the staff were constantly jumping at this moment.
An abrupt Rubik's Cube stood between him and the player, absorbing the ray and refracting it ninety degrees, eventually penetrating the wall on the other side and failing to hurt Haddock.
But even so, Haddock did not feel much relief in his heart.
He was still in shock.
Why did those two spells suddenly disappear?
Hevinia obviously didn't do anything, at least he didn't see it.
In fact, he had never heard of any music spell that could cancel two three-note spells that were about to be completed at the same time in an instant.
What kind of power is that!?
Haddock's heart sank.
It seems that Daphne's failure was not accidental. There is something about this guy that they don't know.
“Ahhhhhh!”
At this time, the injured player was still screaming.
Because the rays emitted by Hevinia were not one-time but continuous, the player was like a skewered piece of barbecue. If he wanted to escape from the rays that pierced his entire arm, he had to cut off the entire arm.
Haddock would certainly not allow such a thing to happen. Daphne's failure had already destroyed four experienced players in the family. Now the three of them were the last players the Terrell family could use. He couldn't bear to see their fighting power being damaged.
So Haddock made a prompt decision, without reservation or testing, and the third sound of the exquisite silver level began to operate.
Sharp thorns immediately grew out of Hevinia's feet and head.
[Four-tone · Pointed top hanging thorns]!
The other player also tacitly released the two-tone prisoner's cage on Hevinia, preparing to trap Hevinia in place.
They have done this kind of cooperation many times, and few players can react to it.
Just like now, the moment the prison is formed, the spikes will pierce through Hevinia's body. If she doesn't escape or counterattack immediately, then she can only...
"Snap."
Another snap of fingers.
The almost completed prison was reduced to powder, and the spikes on top of its head turned into dust.
Once again, both spells were canceled.
Haddock's eyes widened.
And Hevinia had already completed the preparation of a new spell, and the condensed rays suddenly swelled.
"Damn it!" Haddock wanted to save the performer, but it was too late.
The rays exploded.
The player's arms and half of his body turned into blood mist.
An experienced silver-level player fell just like that.
(End of this chapter)
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