Chapter 143 The Death of Qilangos
"I met someone who appeared to be Qilangos at Duke Negan's ball. He disguised himself as Baron Gramir, his intentions unclear..."
Miss Justice's prayer, Klein sat on the ancient high-backed chair, speculating about Qilangos' intentions based on the information Miss Justice provided. He responded to Miss Justice first, "Understood."
Then, he materialized the images and voices Miss Justice had just prayed for, projecting them onto the deep red star symbolizing "The Hanged Man."
"Tonight will surely be an extraordinary night for Backlund!" Klein sighed, pondering what changes his recent actions might bring.
But soon, Klein stopped speculating. He returned to the washroom and wrote a letter to Mr. Azik with his portable pen, informing him of Qilangos' appearance at the ball and summoning a large bone messenger with a brass whistle to deliver the message.
After completing all this, Klein suddenly remembered he had only eaten half of his steak and wondered if his visit to the washroom would affect his appetite.
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Backlund, Holy Wind Cathedral.
Upon receiving Audrey's message, Alger was initially pleasantly surprised, unconsciously pressing his chest with his hand, praising Mr. Fool.
Then Alger's pupils contracted slightly as he once again felt the power of "The Fool"!
This is the Holy Wind Cathedral! Once the headquarters of the Church, and still one of its sanctuaries today. Yet, Mr. Fool silently "descended," responding nonetheless.
Silent for more than ten seconds, Alger finally regained control of his emotions. He turned and left to report this critical information upwards.
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Audrey, upon discovering traces that might be Qilangos and informing Mr. Fool through prayer, did not passively wait. Instead, she delicately informed her father, Viscount Hall, of this matter.
Thus, Qilangos' assassination attempt predictably failed. Instead of entangling further, he chose to flee immediately, swiftly evading pursuit with the abilities of the Wind-Blessed.
At this moment, Qilangos had time to speculate on where things went wrong and why Duke Negan had been on guard.
Suddenly, he remembered the large tree he encountered a few days ago in East Backlund and the three people hiding behind it.
It must be them! Qilangos realized that the man recognized him then, but intentionally pretended to mistake him, causing Qilangos to relax his vigilance! He refrained from risking killing witnesses.
It was because of these three individuals that cautious Qilangos advanced his assassination plan.
He decided to find these three. An evil smile crept onto Qilangos' lips; they could not always be protected by Duke Negan or official Beyonders.
Once they lost protection, he would surely retaliate against their betrayal in the cruelest manner!
Just then, Qilangos' vision suddenly blurred, and he saw various colors in the darkness intensify. In the high sky obscured by the Crimson Moon, countless indescribable forms appeared, radiating mysterious knowledge.
Oh no, Qilangos realized he had fallen into another ambush, and the strength of these ambushers was undoubtedly high.
Before he could react, he saw one after another giant skeleton with sockets burning with pitch-black flames appear before him, more than a hundred in total!
And below, the dark water surface rose higher and higher, pale and unreal hands emerging, constantly waving upwards, grasping at Qilangos' ankles.
Qilangos hadn't found any escape route yet when he was caught in the dark water. He struggled desperately, but despaired as he saw those huge skeletons approaching him.
In almost an instant, Qilangos realized his vitality was rapidly disappearing.
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The first batch of Alger, who arrived at the scene, was stunned by the sight before him. Qilangos had already lost all vitality by the time they got closer.
When they approached, Qilangos' face rapidly decayed, oozing yellow-green pus, chunks of flesh falling off one after another.
With a crackling sound, Qilangos completely fell apart, leaving only a pile of gleaming white bones.
Qilangos, one of the seven Admirals, died mysteriously before Alger's eyes.
At this moment, the Spellsinger of God, Ace Snake, asked with his magnetic voice, "Did you tell anyone else this information?"
Alger regained his composure immediately. "I just received the intelligence and reported it to Your Excellency, the Archbishop."
Ace turned away, continuing his search for clues.
However, Alger suddenly shuddered, realizing a possibility: The assailant was likely a follower of Mr. Fool!
Only members and affiliates of the Tarot Club could have known the intelligence so quickly! And Mr. Fool's followers happened to be in Backlund, so they "coincidentally" lent a helping hand!
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Inside Duke Negan's mansion, Audrey, upon learning that Qilangos had been killed by a clandestine organization, immediately guessed that Mr. Fool's followers had dealt with this Vice Admiral.
Next, Audrey had another surprise awaiting her: she received Qilangos' bounty and a gift from Duke Negan as a token of gratitude, totaling about forty thousand pounds.
Unfortunately, this money couldn't be used directly. Otherwise, Audrey would prepare to trade the twenty thousand pounds' worth of information with Emperor Mr. at the next Tarot Club meeting.
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Around nine in the evening, after finishing dinner, Hobert and others bid farewell to each other. At the banquet, Hobert and Leonard grew more intimate in conversation and exchanged contact addresses upon parting.
By the time they returned to the villa, it was past ten at night. Despite being mentally and physically tired from dinner, Hobert found himself somewhat sleepless. It was a strange phenomenon; sometimes, the more tired he was, the harder it was to fall asleep.
Since he couldn't sleep, Hobert began his usual introspection.
Firstly, in today's battle, he felt the effectiveness of the "Hypnosis" Beyonder ability, thanks to Dunn and Leonard. The fight at noon in the farm ended rather uneventfully because of them.
Of course, Dunn and Leonard had a fierce struggle in their use of Beyonder abilities against Archer, though much of it was invisible, making it appear less intense.
Hobert's "Psychological Spoon" ability, which he possessed, had a form of "hypnosis", but it was a mystical item, not a sealed artifact..
Although mystical items and sealed artifacts were similar, their methods of use differed.
The negative effects of mystical items were minimal, generally not very active, requiring spiritual infusion to unleash their abilities.
Sealed artifacts, on the other hand, were more active; even without spirituality, they exerted influence on any creature near them at any time.
Through the use of the "Spirit Necklace" and "Psychological Spoon," Hobert had summarized some experience in using mystical items: the power of mystical items was closely related to the holder's sequence and the level of the mystical item itself.
For example, Hobert, a Sequence 8, could unleash almost all the power of the "Spirit Necklace." When he was Sequence 9 before, he struggled with the use of the "Spirit Necklace" for spiritual communication.
Certainly, the higher the sequence, the more powerful the mystical items's ability. The upper limit of mystical items was determined by their own level. For example, the "Spirit Necklace" could only reach Sequence 7 at most, and the "Psychological Spoon" could only reach Sequence 6 at most.
However, Hobert currently could not fully unleash the power of the "Psychological Spoon." He believed that after becoming Sequence 7, he could fully control enemies to a certain extent with the "Hypnosis" of the "Psychological Spoon"! Rather than the current situation where he could not fully unleash the true power of "Frenzy" and "Hypnosis."
This increased Hobert's enthusiasm for advancing to Sequence 7.
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