abnabooks Chapter 215 The Hotpot Angel of the Capital
Chapter 215 The Hotpot Angel of the Capital
Chapter 215 The Hotpot Angel of the Capital
Evan couldn't reveal that he knew Klein would definitely be resurrected, so he had no reason to refuse Mr. Azik's invitation to avenge Klein.
On the contrary, he had to actively participate and couldn't back down, otherwise he would lose points in front of him, and clearly Mr. Azik was very satisfied with Evan's reaction.
After seeing Azik off, Evan changed out of the clothes he had worn to the East District and was about to return to his villa in the West District when a phantom bridge composed of countless bird-shaped points of light rapidly spread from an unknown place into the apartment building.
As the light bridge approached, the distant light bridge gradually vanished into nothingness, and Bernadette, with chestnut hair, eyes as blue as the sea, and a noble air, appeared in the apartment from afar, like a noble princess descending to earth.
Although Bernadette did not display any power, Evan, who was burdened with the title of "City of Calamity," still sensed that she was different from before, a difference that indicated a radical change in the very essence of her life.
"Congratulations on your successful promotion to angel, now authorized to descend to earth!"
Evan placed his right hand on his left chest, bowed slightly, and offered his congratulations to Bernadette, while also paying homage to the angels on earth.
Bernadette shook her head slightly, gently raised her hand, and said to Evan:
"No need for that. My successful promotion was largely thanks to the information you provided!"
Seeing Bernadette's words, Evan stood up as well. After all, he knew that Rosell was a transmigrator, which made it difficult for him to be moved by Bernadette becoming an angel and to act humbly. Since Bernadette said there was no need for formalities, then there was no need for them!
"When I was clearing out Lanluus, an angelic war broke out in Backlund. The Angel of Fate, who was with the True Creator, was present. I didn't dare to linger, so I ignored Mr. A of the Aurora Society and didn't get the Pain Witch Extraordinary Trait that I had promised you before."
But don't worry, I will find Mr. A or another Witch of Pain as soon as possible to fulfill my promise.
Evan's previous reminder gave Bernadette the opportunity to see the source of the chaos in her destiny, allowing her to better control the situation.
Therefore, he once promised to get the "Painful Witch" extraordinary trait from Mr. A for Evan.
However, the situation during the day was more tense than she had imagined, which prevented her from taking action in the end, and now she is unable to fulfill her promise.
"No need, I don't need this extraordinary trait anymore. If you have a low-sequence extraordinary trait..."
These can be used to offset it!
Evan has already obtained the extraordinary traits he wanted from Mr. A, and Natasha and Helen can also get support from the Witch Cult and the Gnostic. Therefore, he now wants to obtain more low-sequence extraordinary traits, which is also the biggest issue that Sharon and Marich raised when they discussed the future development of their power with Evan.
Upon hearing Evan's request, Bernadette, who was very knowledgeable about the Hunter's Path, gave Evan a deep look and then said:
"I will send someone to contact you; just be ready to receive their messages!"
Having been forgiven of one debt, Bernadette quickly put the matter aside. That wasn't her purpose in coming here today; in her eyes, any problem that could be solved with money wasn't a problem at all.
She came mainly because of the three favors she owed Evan, and also wanted to find out some information about the "Black Emperor" from Evan.
Even after being promoted to "Sage", Bernadette still couldn't learn more about the "Black Emperor" from Backlund. This was not only because the chaos in the River of Fate was still not over, but also because angels were still somewhat inferior in rank to true gods.
"You once said that I would only repay the favor of providing you with information after I was promoted to angel. Now that I have successfully promoted, you can make your request!"
Evan had anticipated this, so he didn't hesitate at all before speaking:
"I have two requests: one is to obtain the Hunter's Path card made by your father, and the other is to ask you to help me eliminate an enemy!"
"Although I have a few blasphemy cards in my hand, I don't have the hunter's blasphemy cards you need."
"Whom do you want me to deal with? Let's make that clear beforehand. I can't harm innocent people. One of the most important rules of our spying role is—do as you please, but don't hurt. I can't break my principles just to repay a favor to you!"
Bernadette was not at all surprised by Evan's request for the Blasphemy Card.
It just feels a bit strange. Why did he ask about the whereabouts of the 'Witch' Path Desecration Card' when he wrote to me, but didn't mention the Hunter Path Desecration Card at all? Did he know the whereabouts of the Hunter Path Desecration Card?
Evan smiled gently and said to Bernadette:
"I know this motto from the Morse Order, and I understand how much you, who founded the organization 'Elemental Dawn' to oppose the Morse Order, value it. Therefore, I will not make any demands that go against your choices!"
Seeing that Evan knew how to behave, Bernadette put aside her doubts and asked:
"Do you know where the Desecration Card is in the Hunter's Path? And who is the enemy you've assigned me to deal with?"
"Backlund is known as the City of All, not only because it is now the most prosperous city in the Northern Continent and even the entire world, but also because of its rich history."
Evan didn't directly state his goal. Instead, he talked about Backlund because he wanted Bernadette to understand what kind of enemy they were facing and to avoid misjudging the situation.
"Whether it is the Kingdom of Intis, which was overthrown by your father, or the current Empire of Fussac, Kingdom of Rune, Kingdom of Feneport, and other small countries, their legal basis for existence all originates from the Empire of Tudor-Trensost in the Fourth Age."
Because these countries are essentially successors of the Tudor-Trensost Empire, and the capital of the Tudor-Trensost Empire was Backlund at that time, Backlund's status in the North Continent is so special that even Trier, which was rebuilt under the personal supervision of your father and is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, cannot replace Backlund's position.
The Tudor-Trensost Empire operated under a dual consul system, a unique system inherently flawed, making its eventual disintegration inevitable.
The six gods of that time supported Trensost and established the Trensost Empire, while the desperate Thudor took the Hunter's Potion in Backlund and became the Hunter's True God, as well as the most fanatical god of the Fourth Age.
Because Thudor ingests potions through a different pathway, he requires three Sequence 1 Extraordinary traits and one Unique trait. These materials come from the ancestors of House Sauron and House Evanhorn, as well as Medici, the War Angel who served the True Creator.
This is also the reason for the fall of Medici, the King of Angels.
For some unknown reason, it could be due to the unique nature of the Hunter Path, or perhaps the resentment of these three was simply too strong.
After they were sacrificed and killed by Thodol, their shared hatred and resentment, combined with the remnants of their spirits, eventually gave rise to a terrifying and powerful evil spirit.
After the Blood Emperor Tudor perished in the Fourth Age, no true god of the Hunter Path was ever born again, so this evil spirit's rank is extremely high.
And you also know that the blasphemous card your father personally crafted has a strong aggregation effect. The two attract each other, causing this Hunter's Path blasphemous card to eventually end up in the hands of that evil spirit.
So my two requests to you are actually the same thing: kill this Trinity Angelic Spirit and collect the Hunter's Path Desecration Card!
Bernadette listened quietly to Evan's explanation, but her heart was far from calm.
Those who yearn for the secrets of history often have an urge to approach and explore it, but Bernadette never imagined that she would be so close to history today, even though she herself has gradually become a historical figure.
Evan's introduction filled a large gap in her understanding of Quaternary history.
"How do you know so many things? This isn't something an ordinary person could know!"
Bernadette finally spoke, not wanting to pry into Evan's secrets, but both the three pieces of information she had been given before and the inside story of the collapse of the Tudor-Trensost Empire were highly valuable secrets.
Most importantly, after her ascension to angelhood, she gained the ability to see through the hidden world and see the mysterious city that Evan carried more clearly than before.
It was a prison filled with disaster and prisoners, and a source of calamity that could corrupt all things. If Bernadette had not been promoted to the angel of the Seeker Path, she felt that she would have been corrupted and lost control the moment she saw the city.
Moreover, the feeling this city gave Bernadette was remarkably similar to that of the powerful sealed artifact she had retrieved from Augustus I during the day.
This made her begin to doubt Evan's identity.
"I am the angel of spies. No matter how well you hide, I can still vaguely see some problems, such as the city phantom on your body."
The aura of this phantom is very similar to that of the extremely powerful sealing artifact that Augustus I took out during the day. A sealing artifact capable of contending with the Angel King can only possess a Sequence 1 Extraordinary trait. In addition, the evil spirit you mentioned is the highest-ranking being in the Hunter's Path, so—"
Upon hearing this, Evan finally understood why Bernadette had interrupted their unspoken understanding to investigate his identity.
He found it both laughable and absurd. He had underestimated the angels who could see through the secrets of the city. He never expected that Bernadette would be able to sense the existence of the City of Calamity. Before this, only the True Creator and the Goddess of Night had clearly sensed the City of Calamity.
Given his previous introduction to the Trinity Angel and his demonstrated knowledge of the Fourth Age, it's no wonder that Bernadette began to suspect whether he was the Trinity Angel in person or through his methods.
If Evan put herself in Bernadette's shoes, she might suspect that she was a Trinity Angel, luring an angel into a trap.
"That Trinity Angel was indeed trapped in a place, but I am definitely not '".
If I were in their shoes, I would have had countless opportunities over the past thousand years to break the seal that confines me, and breaking the seal would not require deceiving an angel.
"His rank is very high, but his strength may not be as formidable as one might imagine. Making contact with an angel rashly is a high-risk endeavor for him."
As Evan explained, Bernadette's azure eyes glazed over, peering into the river of fate. Her inability to fathom Evan's destiny did not mean she was unable to fathom her own.
By examining her own fate, she discovered that there was no danger, thus confirming that Evan was not lying and putting aside her doubts.
"Since that evil spirit only possesses a high status but lacks substantial power, why are you still so cautious? Are there other risks involved?"
Once she had no doubts about Evan's motives, Bernadette began to discuss technical issues.
"This evil spirit has never been discovered by any angel since the Fourth Age, and has been trapped in the place where the true God Tudor has ascended, which is very abnormal."
Not to mention that Backlund, as a famous major city in the Northern Continent, has been demolished and rebuilt countless times, even the True Creator cannot understand its situation and has not sent anyone to try to save it. There are very few who can do this, and this is the biggest obstacle to eliminating this evil spirit!
After listening to Evan's analysis, Bernadette felt a chill run down her spine. The analysis made perfect sense. The source of danger was not the evil spirit itself, but the being that had protected her from being discovered for thousands of years. No wonder it was said that no one was qualified to touch this evil spirit without the strength and status of an angel.
"Do you have anyone you suspect? You should know that if someone capable of doing this were to interfere, even if I had become an angel, I might not have much power to resist."
Bernadette felt she had made great strides after being promoted to angel, but now, upon hearing about Evan's plans with him, she suddenly felt like a nobody again.
If it weren't for the fact that she possessed a sealed artifact made using the extraordinary characteristics of the Death Path Sequence 1, and if it weren't for the fact that she had the sealed artifact 005, which was said to be able to influence true gods, giving her a certain degree of confidence, she might have broken the contract and turned around and left.
Evan hesitated for a moment, then decided he should tell the truth and give Bernadette a realistic picture of the enemy.
Otherwise, if we let her misjudge the enemy, it would be irresponsible of us.
"The audience passes through the realm of the unspeakable King of Angels, whose shadow is said to be behind the fall of the War Angel Medici and the ascension of Tudor, and whose authority plays a significant role in concealing this evil spirit!"
Bernadette nodded, indicating that she understood. This wasn't the worst possible outcome, as she had almost suspected the Goddess of the Night.
This is mainly because the hidden authority of the Night Path is too much like Evan's description just now, trapping the evil spirit in one place, and no one has discovered its existence for more than a thousand years.
Moreover, through her father's fragmented words from years ago, she also knew about the goddess's habit of "confinement," with the restricted area on the main peak of Hornachis being the most obvious evidence.
Although the Angel King through the audience's path is terrifying, it's still much better than facing the true God.
Furthermore, based on her understanding of Beyonders using the "Audience" pathway, if this Angel King truly wanted to protect this Trinity Evil Spirit, she would likely express her views in a gentler way, unlike Beyonders using the "Warrior" and "Storm" pathways who directly express their opinions with their fists.
This actually means that the risks of this trip may not be as great as imagined.
Thinking of this, Bernadette couldn't help but curse inwardly, and at the same time sighed to herself that it was indeed not so easy to repay favors.
However, she did not regret making the deal with Evan, because no matter what, she successfully promoted herself with the help of the information provided by Evan, and also discovered the information about the "Black Emperor".
Although Bernadette did not know the specific meaning of "Black Emperor", she did know one thing: during the Fourth Age, the "Black Emperor" of the Solomon Empire had been resurrected and returned intact.
She doesn't understand and hates some of her father's actions, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love him or look forward to his triumphant return. More than a hundred years have passed, and there has been no sign of her father's resurrection. This has made her wonder if her father ultimately failed to overcome the difficulty of taking the potion across pathways, just like Tudor in Evan's words, and was unable to become the true "Dark Emperor." Is his resurrection just wishful thinking on her part?
But when she learned from Evan that someone in Backlund wanted to become the "Black Emperor," she suddenly had a guess: was her father's inability to return because someone wanted to become the "Black Emperor" again?
Bernadette, who had actively received the knowledge of the hidden sage and had never stopped exploring the path of the lawyer over the years, was well aware that the path of the lawyer symbolized the shadow of order, and that the Black Emperor's resurrection might be due to exploiting a loophole between life and death.
So, if someone wanted to elevate the Black Emperor, could they use their existing extraordinary abilities to interfere with the Father's resurrection?
Evan's news was like a last straw for Bernadette—if I ruined the birth of the new Black Emperor, would Father still have a chance to be resurrected?
It was with this belief that Bernadette would not give up contacting Evan, and would try her best to get more clues from him.
"When do we take action?"
Now that she had decided to help Evan, Bernadette wouldn't waste any more time. She wanted to repay Evan's favor as soon as possible, find out information about the "Black Emperor" from him, and then do everything in her power to stop him.
"Uh—now?" Evan hadn't expected Bernadette to be so proactive, but after thinking about it, he realized he didn't have anything he needed to prepare in particular.
Because he can access Sequence 5 abilities in advance, he is now not much different from a Sequence 5 Extraordinary. Even if he doesn't know the Sequence 5 "Harvest", he can use the Witch's Path "Fatal Strike" instead.
Moreover, due to Evan's recent advancement, the synergy between him and the Trinity Angel is growing stronger, and Ince Zangwill may have successfully ascended to become a demigod, bringing 008 into Backlund.
Therefore, he was worried that the combined effect among the hunters might cause Ince Zangwell to become the medium again and help him escape.
After all, in the original story, it was Ince Zangwell who helped the Trinity Angel escape.
"Alright, let's go. Our destination is 8 Williams Street, West Backlund. To save time, please teleport me there!"
Evan was a decisive person. Once he had made a decision, he didn't hesitate and immediately gave the address.
Bernadette hesitated for a moment before nodding. Then, she reached out and grabbed at the air, producing a beautiful jade hairpin. With a gentle swipe in the air, a silver river of countless bird-shaped points of light appeared beneath her feet, stretching into the endless distance.
Bernadette didn't waste any words. She simply took Evan's hand and led him across the silver light bridge. Evan felt as if he had stepped into a time tunnel from a movie in his past life the moment he stepped onto the light bridge, with the surrounding scenery stretched or extended.
Looking at the countless bird-shaped points of light around him, and at Bernadette holding hands in front of him, Evan felt incredibly strange.
"This is just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl who haven't seen each other in a long time, eagerly going to a hotel for a date!" Evan thought to himself in a rather frivolous way.
Bernadette, who was ahead, also knew the meaning of this story, and was now holding a man's hand as they walked through the...
The feeling on the bridge was equally strange.
She didn't want to hold Evan's hand directly, but unfortunately, this magic created based on the "Magpie Bridge Meeting" was very useful, but it had a drawback: if two people were to use the "Magpie Bridge" to teleport at the same time, they had to hold hands and could not use anything else, otherwise they might be randomly teleported to a dangerous place, or even possibly to the "Abyss".
Fortunately, after only a few steps, they arrived at the end of the "Magpie Bridge," 8 Williams Street—the former Viscount Pound's mansion. Upon arrival, Bernadette hurriedly put Evan's hand down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This made Evan feel displeased, and he put aside the fleeting romantic thoughts that had just arisen in his heart and looked at the mansion in front of him.
This is a house with its own garden and sports field, which was purchased by the first Viscount Pound when he was at the height of his military prowess.
Although it's not in Queens, it's very close to the West End of Queens, and compared to the limited residential land in Queens, it's obviously larger and more comfortable to live in.
Since buying this place, Evan has never been here, nor has he dared to come here, for fear that he and the Trinity Angel, possibly the two highest-ranking hunters in the world, will meet due to the powerful gathering effect.
Perhaps Evan's decision to bring Bernadette, the angel, here was a manifestation of a synergistic effect.
Since Evan had never lived here before, his butler didn't send too many servants here. He only borrowed a few elderly couples of servants from the Earl of Ahova's mansion who were unable to handle heavy work to guard the house and clean it.
If we can successfully resolve the Hotpot Angel issue this time, we can make this place Baron Ramd's residence in Backlund.
Looking around the beautiful but empty house, Evan thought to himself.