Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 316 Just one click is enough
Seeing that the old man didn't say anything, Leonard's heart tightened suddenly - he was not worried that the old man would have an accident, after all, he was a parasite in his body. If something really happened, he, the host, should be the first to get hurt.

He was not worried about the old man's situation. After all, it was not the first time that the old man pretended to be missing like this.

What really made Leonard nervous was the reason why the old man pretended to be missing!

In the past, the reason why the old man pretended to be missing was often because as a night watchman, he needed to often get close to or even enter and exit the Chanis Gate.

The Chanis Gate was the embodiment of the authority of the Goddess of Night. Even though the old man was a Sequence 1 angel and even the archbishop and senior deacons could not see his "parasitism", he did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of the goddess.

Now that the old man no longer responded to his call, it meant that the old man thought that there was someone beyond his expectations at this dinner. The old man must have thought that the other party could discover his presence, so he didn't dare to speak, fearing that he would be discovered!
And such a person's sequence is definitely not lower than that of the old man!
"Could it be Amon?"

A guess that made Leonard feel cold suddenly popped up in his mind.

Amon the Blasphemer!
The old man once mentioned that he was hiding from a high-sequencer named Amon. It was because he was severely injured by the other party that the old man had to parasitize in his body.

Could it be that Amon was one of the guests at this banquet? Or was Amon parasitizing one of them?

"No, probably not."

Leonard took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

If it is really Amon, then this angel named Amon must have some way to sense or detect the old man's existence, otherwise the old man would not have to keep hiding from him.

And if that's the case, then there's no need for the old man to hide. Fighting to the death would be a better choice.

not to mention.

The old man was afraid of the goddess and the Church of Darkness. Since the angel named Amon had not yet become a god, it was impossible for him to be fearless of the goddess. This was the North District, not far from the Church of Saint Samuel. Even if the other party discovered the old man, they would probably not dare to take action here.

Otherwise, it will only be a fight between the snipe and the clam, while the fisherman will benefit.

In other words, the person at this banquet should not be Amon.

But the fact that the old man was afraid of him meant that he was at least an angel on earth. And since the old man chose to hide himself, it meant that he was confident that the other party would not be able to find him.

As Leonard was thinking this, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Mobet walking towards him.

Mobet took a glass of champagne from the waiter and suddenly asked:

"How about it?"

Leonard's expression remained unchanged, and he asked back:
"How about what?"

"Ok?"

Mobet raised his eyebrows, but soon realized the reason, and the old man did not reply to him.

Why don’t you even reply to the object you are parasitizing?
Either his condition was too bad to recover, or there were external factors affecting him. As the old man was an angel, the one who could affect his existence must be at least an angel.

Coincidentally, Mobet happened to know an angel.

Eliminate all impossibilities, and the remaining answer, no matter how outrageous, is the only truth.

"This is going to be troublesome."

Mobet felt helpless in his heart. He only knew that Yu Jin was an angel, but he didn't expect that even the old man was afraid of him.

Doesn't this mean that Yu Jin is not the Sequence 2 angel he thought, but at least a Sequence 1 angel?

Moreover, unlike the half-crippled angel like the old man, Ember is obviously in his prime. No wonder the old man is so scared that he dares not show up.

Mobet reminded cryptically:

"Don't worry, I also know that Mr. Black, we are friends."

Leonard immediately understood Mobet's hint - Mobet knew that Ash was an angel, and the person the old man was afraid of might be Ash Black!

A vicissitudes of life voice sounded in Leonard's mind:

“He has an ancient aura about him.”

"A Beyonder who has lived for a long time?" Leonard muttered.

The old man suddenly replied to him now, which meant that Mobet's guess was correct, the old man was indeed afraid of Ash Black!

The slightly old voice said in a low voice:
"Ancient and deadly. I have a feeling that even in my prime, I would be no match for him."

Leonard's hand movement froze slightly, but he quickly recovered and put the champagne to his lips and took a sip.

The old man's evaluation was very high, but Leonard didn't feel it was real.

Because whether it is a Sequence 2 angel or a Sequence 1 angel, there is not much difference to him.

Anyway, he is someone who can be crushed into ashes with just a wave of the hand.

His focus now was on what Mobet had just said, 'I also know that Mr. Black.'

"What do you mean you know him too?"

Leonard narrowed his eyes. He knew Yu Jin. To be more precise, he had met him twice.

The first time was in Tingen, when Al Hassan led a team of Nighthawks to escort the Sealed Artifact '2-049' to Tingen to assist them in hunting down Riel Bibb, including Ash Black.

That time, the other party only stayed for one day, and returned to Backlund the next day with the Sealed Artifact '2-049' and the Antigonus Family Notes.

The second time they met was not long ago, when they passed each other in the underground area of ​​the church.

The other party seemed to be in a hurry to enter Chanis Gate, and he had just left there.

At that time, he seemed to have asked the old man for his opinion, and the old man's reaction at that time...

Leonard's expression was confused at first, then became frightened, his pupils shrank sharply, and he asked in a deep voice:

"You touched my memory?"

Pales Zoroast said unhappily:

"I did that for your own good. If I really intended to steal your memory, do you think you could detect it?"

Leonard remained silent, because he knew the old man was telling the truth. If an angel really wanted to do something, it would be impossible for him to discover the clues, let alone let him recall the "stolen" memory.

The reason why the old man did this was because he was afraid of Ash Black, and his reaction last time was the best proof.

But Leonard didn't understand why the old man was so scared?

Why must his memory be erased? Is it dangerous to even learn information related to the other party?
But if that was the case, then why did the old man return this memory? Was it because they met again, causing this "precaution" to lose its meaning?
Leonard was silent for a long time and asked:
"Then what do we do now?"

Pales was silent for a long time, then sighed:

"Enjoy your dinner."

Leonard remained silent, but shook his head implicitly at Mobet beside him.

What the old man said was equivalent to giving up on tracking down the demigod behind Hazel. They could not compete with Dantes' friend.

Mobet shrugged. He himself didn't feel much.

If there is no opportunity, then there is no opportunity. You can't force such things.

If it doesn't work, find a way to collect extraordinary materials yourself, no matter how slow you go.

A few minutes later, Congressman Macht apologized and walked to the stairs with his wife Liana. They went up to the second floor and raised the glass of red wine at the fence facing the gate. He said:
"Thank you all for participating in this dance. First of all, let us praise the gods, which are the source of all good things."

He and Lady Liana tapped their chests four times and praised the goddess in a low voice. The guests also praised the gods of their faith in their own ways. Most of the people here were believers of the Goddess of Night. Even Mobet pretended to tap his chest a few times.

Senator Macht still held up his cup and did not put it down. He continued with a smile:

“Second, praise the Kingdom, which is the cornerstone of stability.”

“Praise the Kingdom.”

Klein raised the champagne glass and spoke to the guests around him.

Then, Senator Macht looked around and asked humorously:

“Finally, what should we praise?”

Klein thought for a moment and laughed loudly:

"Praise Backlund for the improvement of the air."

Congressman Macht was stunned for a moment, and responded with an uncontrollable smile:

"Very good, this is a good proposal. Let us praise the improvement of Backlund's air, which is a symbol of our better life. Cheers!"

Controlling air pollution has always been the political philosophy of this member of the House of Commons. He has always promoted the formulation of relevant bills on various occasions and played a significant role in improving the environment. Therefore, praising Backlund for the improvement of air quality is equivalent to praising him, and it is more subtle and more aboveboard.

The guests responded enthusiastically and drank the alcoholic drinks in their hands.

Then, Congressman Macht took Madam Liana's hand and went down to the lobby on the first floor, where they performed the opening dance to a soft melody.

Klein walked up to Yu Jin and asked with a hint of sarcasm:
"Aren't you going to ask her to dance?"

Yu Jin looked in the direction Klein was looking and saw Hazel standing at the edge of the hall. He said:

"Not on her."

Klein raised his eyebrows slightly. This was not surprising.

Hazel's family is a councillor after all, and the bishop visits them regularly. The Church of Evernight must have a way to discover and control parasites. If the demigod is parasitic on Hazel, it is very likely that the Church of Evernight will find out.

After all, not every "parasite" is an angel, and they cannot be as sure as the grandfather in the poet's body that they will not be exposed.

Klein took a sip of champagne and said:
"Even if it's not on her, it's not too much to dance, right?"

At the edge of the hall, Hazel Macht, holding a glass of white wine and with a slightly distant smile, watched the men each lock on their targets and prepare to invite them to dance - but she was the only exception, and no one took the initiative to invite her.

This was not because Hazel was not pretty enough. To be fair, this lady was actually quite good-looking, generous and gentle. She should have been the star of the ball, the one everyone wanted to invite to dance with. However, her arrogant attitude that came with a sense of superiority made the men who had set their sights on her shift their targets one by one.

This arrogance did not come from her father's status as a member of parliament. After all, there were many nobles and other members of parliament at the dinner, and their status was not necessarily inferior to that of Member of Parliament Macht.

What really made Hazel feel superior from the bottom of her heart was her own strength and her identity as a Beyonder. Klein had seen many similar Beyonders who believed they were no longer ordinary and had a strong sense of superiority when facing ordinary people.

This is not surprising, strength always makes people inflate.

The more ignorant a person is, the more he will feel that he is "different", and the more proud he will be.

But the problem is, this is Backlund!
Miss Justice is also from Backlund, and she is a noble lady with a more noble status than Hazel!
Even Miss Justice knew that it was not easy to be a Beyonder. She had enough channels to become an official Beyonder, but she did not choose this path. Instead, she chose to exchange the potion formula for the Audience channel from the Tarot Club.

And until now, Miss Justice has disguised herself very well, and almost no one has discovered her identity as a Beyonder.

Similarly, Miss Magician and Miss Judgement were also in Backlund, and they were both wild Beyonders. Although Klein had never seen them in real life, he could tell from their daily words and deeds that they were extremely cautious in their daily lives, fearing that they would be discovered by official Beyonders - this was also the way most wild Beyonders survived.

Even Miss Sharon, a Sequence 5 Beyonder who was only one step away from becoming a demigod, usually kept a very low profile.

The more arrogant Hazel acted, the more ignorant she appeared.

The ignorant are fearless.

But since the one who guided her onto the path of becoming a Beyonder was a demigod, how could he have taught such an ignorant student?
Didn’t the demigod tell Miss Hazel the common sense of how a Beyonder should survive?

Moreover, as a Beyonder of the 'Thief' path, one can guess how she should act from the name of the potion. But how can Hazel, who is so arrogant, play the role of a 'thief' and a 'swindler'?
It is really hard to imagine what kind of person can teach such students.

There are only two possibilities. One is that the demigod does not know how to act, and his attitude is also extremely arrogant, and it is this arrogance that has influenced Hazel. But this possibility is very small. After all, it is difficult for a Beyonder who has always been "arrogant" and does not know how to act to survive and become a demigod. There is a high probability that he will die halfway because he cannot complete the role-playing and loses control during the promotion.

The second possibility is that the demigod had no intention of training Hazel well as a student.

The reason why she was led onto the path of becoming a Beyonder was most likely because he treated her as an object to be parasitized.

Although due to the existence of the Church of Night, the other party did not dare to parasitize Hazel at will.

But when Hazel's sequence is higher, the opponent might just parasitize Hazel and run away.

Klein couldn't help but shook his head, and felt a little pity for Miss Hazel in his heart.

He is also a poor man.

Fortunately, the old man in the poet's body is not that kind of person, otherwise he would not have allowed the poet to become an "insomniac".

Yu Jin also took a sip of champagne and slowly said:

"There's no need for that. If nothing unexpected happens, this should be our last contact tonight."

Although Klein didn't know how Yu Jin confirmed it, he understood his subtext—because they could find the demigod tonight, there was no need to continue contacting Hazel.

But is it really so?

(End of this chapter)