Chapter 184 You Are the only One Left
Lars Graham wore a complicated and fine silk robe and slowly stroked his carved bone cane.
It was a bone staff that he carved and processed from the living spines of his students.
The cane is engraved with twelve love letters filled with words of admiration that she wrote to Lars, as well as sonnets that he sent to him in return.
Just fill it up from top to bottom, no more words and no less words.
The old man didn't think this was some kind of cruelty - it was undoubtedly art. Her soul still loved her, and that was proof.
"Ellodie, what do you think?"
The old man asked.
Behind him stood a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old wearing a white priest's robe.
She was wearing a white priest's robe, and her body was translucent, with only her spine showing a brighter pure white color. It looks like a white jellyfish.
She lowered her head slightly and moved her lips slightly, as if she was telling something.
She made no sound - the dead who return from the realm of the dead are voiceless.
But Lars nodded slightly as if he heard something.
"you are right."
Old Lars said to himself: "That means there are four possibilities...
"The first is that Aleister is Chloe. Her uncontrollable tendency to love the path ultimately made her choose to defect..."
After all, Avalon is not an iris.
The Avalonians know next to nothing about the power of shadow.
The most common shadow power comes from the Path of Love. For example, those children of the moon, such as witches, and those who were cursed by the witch's "wolf transformation" and turned into werewolves.
Whether it is a shadow demon that transcends the path or a bionic that adapts to the path, they are actually relatively rare types.
The Supervisory Bureau believes that there is a shadow demon invasion, and it is very likely that they have preconceived ideas. If only traces of shadow power are found, it is entirely possible that it is Chloe who also masters shadow power.
She didn't like being an assassin. Now she is in the Hawkeye organization simply because she has no choice.
She also studied sculpture with Lars. But under the guidance of a fifth-level person, she studied for half a year and failed to get started... Lars could only think that she did not have the talent in this area.
And Chloe is proud. She couldn't tolerate the fact that she was a waste, so she taught herself to adapt to the path - after all, her father and grandfather were both excellent assassins. As expected, it only took her a few years to reach the fourth energy level, and now she is almost touching the fifth energy level.
But Lars also warned her - because although she was talented in adapting, her character was not suitable for being an assassin at all.
However, Chloe was stubborn and ignored Lars's warning. So Lars didn't bother to pay attention to her.
According to his experience and judgment, the path that is truly suitable for Chloe is the path of love.
Sensibility, brutality, impulsiveness, love, narcissism, instinct...these are the keywords of the path of love.
However, they cannot let Chloe switch to the path of love - the reason is simple, because the Hawkeye organization mainly fights against the children of the moon of the path of love. As for the extraordinary beings on the path of love, their bodies will be transformed into new children of the moon after death.
This is just like the Great Guardian of Avalon or the Great Justice, who cannot allow their descendants to become demonologists.
Lars felt that Chloe had probably done something unnecessary.
Letting Chloe assassinate Aiwass Moriarty was indeed the task he gave. But he thinks his judgment is correct. Aiwass must have been very tired when he returned from the ceremony that day. At this time, all he needed to do was to apply the poison to his lips and leave.
But depending on Chloe's character, she might have put lipstick on her lips. Trying to send him off with a kiss.
She does have this kind of character.
As a transcendent who has adapted to the path, she will not be killed by the poison she concocted.
Since she has such a characteristic, she must use it - even if this process is completely redundant.
Perhaps it was at that time that the two knew each other after Chloe's failed assassination attempt.
Then under Aiwass's persuasion, she broke away from the Hawkeye organization and unilaterally severed ties with herself... This is entirely possible. That willful young lady can indeed do such a thing.
This is also the greatest possibility.
After all, judging from the reviews he investigated, Aiwass was indeed such a romantic person.
Chloe, who is proud and narcissistic, has an adaptability to the path of love, but has never really been in love, may be able to handle it easily.
"But besides that, there is another possibility...that is, she was killed because the assassination failed. But Aiwass should have been unable to resist at that time, so she was killed before the assassination. ——For example, she was killed by the demon scholar who controlled the shadow demon, and then took away her appearance. Then the other party chose to help Aiwass, and he misidentified her. "
Old Lars murmured in a low voice: "But this possibility is unlikely..."
As members of the Hawkeye organization, they have conducted research on Shadow Demon. Shadow demons can indeed acquire the appearance of animals or humans by devouring animals, but only for shadow demons that move freely.
It is said that Aleister is a demon possessed by a shadow demon...but the shadow demon in the demon's body does not have this function, because the shadow demon cannot leave the body at all.
But there are only a few people who can contract with the Shadow Demon. Old Lars knows everyone.
And Avalon will not let them enter at will - unless someone goes through untold hardships to successfully sneak in, and risk being discovered by the Eye of Avalon to devour Chloe.
"There is another possibility... that is, Aiwass is the real Aleister. Or, he is the demon possessed by the shadow demon."
Because in the final analysis, there are only two witnesses in this matter - Aiwass and his little maid Lily.
If both of them choose to perjure themselves, then there is no way to talk about the truth. If there is a shadow demon in his body, then it can also explain why Chloe was discovered.
"Shadow Stealth" is a skill that is almost impossible for humans to obtain in theory, and it is even the secret of the Hawkeye Organization.
Because it is very difficult to obtain the third-level shadow affinity. And even if you get it, you have just reached the threshold. The Hawkeye Organization was able to obtain this skill because they have studied for generations and copied the stealth ability of the shadow demon through simulation, and then they need to study hard to master it.
Even in Iris, Shadow Stealth is the killer of the Hawkeye Organization. In the entire Hawkeye organization, there are less than five people who have mastered the ability to sneak in the shadows.
Even if she approaches other fourth-level strongmen, the other party will definitely think that she is hiding in the air at the first time - unless they have been exposed to this ability, how can they immediately associate her with hiding in the shadows?
Even if they guessed this possibility, they usually have to use light or shadow damage to hit her out. Ordinary spells can't affect Chloe in the shadows at all, and they can't even lock on her.
Old Lars thought it was just a coincidence before.
After all, if someone guesses that there is something in the shadow, it is indeed possible to be hit directly. The priests of Avalon have the mana of light and fire, while the mana pool of the law mage is light and wind - so it is more difficult to sneak safely here than in Iris.
However, since Aiwass can accurately report Chloe's appearance and identity... then if Chloe didn't betray, it means that Aiwass could see her from the beginning. And then he just used Chloe's name to make her take the blame.
If there is a shadow demon in Aiwass' body, everything can be explained.
Hawkeye's shadow assassin is just imitating the innate ability of the shadow demon. In the eyes of the real shadow demon, it is as stupid and ridiculous as a dog learning to walk upright.
"Of course, there is another possibility... that is, the demon is not Aiwass. It is his maid Lily."
Among the four possibilities, three are that Chloe is dead and one is that she defected.
But these four possibilities have one thing in common.
- That is, the person who masters the power of shadow must live with Aiwass. Otherwise, "she" will not be able to detect and stop the assassination plan of Noble Red against Aiwass.
Is she Chloe?
Does Aiwass have a shadow demon in his body?
"Then let me try it myself..."
The bone sculpture murmured in a low voice.
He did not have too many emotions about Chloe's death. As an assassin, it is normal to sacrifice in a mission; especially Chloe has a tendency to be unwilling to obey orders and opinions, so she is the danger of the Hawkeye organization.
Even if Chloe is not dead, he will report to the higher authorities after returning home this time and ask them to put Chloe under house arrest and not allow her to go out on missions again.
But on the other hand, Chloe is a strong person carefully cultivated by the organization after all. She is an elite assassin who can assassinate the fourth-level extraordinary.
Her death will bring a lot of losses to the organization.
——But if the demon is Aiwas or Lily, then this loss can be compensated several times.
The Hawkeye organization has been studying the shadow demon for a long time, but they have never got the real shadow demon. If a shadow demon can be captured alive, the strength of the organization will definitely be improved enough.
And if those old guys from Xingti come here in person, they can't kill him.
Even if he is tortured by bone cancer, he is still a veteran extraordinary.
If I mess up, the other party will not be able to hide anymore... In that case, it may trigger a war between Avalon and Xingti. At least it can make them hostile again.
And if Chloe really betrays the organization, he must also capture his former student and take him back for execution.
In any case, he has to go.
And no matter what the situation is, at least he can survive safely.
... To put it another way, it doesn't matter if his body, which is repeatedly tortured by terminal illness, dies.
"Go to the bottom of Aiwas dormitory first, he will come back eventually."
The old man whispered, supporting his body with a cane, and stood up unsteadily.
He hunched his back, tucked his shoulders, lowered his head and bent his legs. His legs were even thinner than the girl's arms, and the whole person looked like a skeleton in a robe. But you can see hard lumps protruding from his body one after another.
The figure of the ghost girl "Elody" disappeared like an illusion, and old Lars slowly moved to the corner of his workshop at a turtle-like speed.
It was a small statue only half a person's height. On it was a blond young man who looked to be in his thirties and full of vigor.
That was Prince Andrew.
He was Princess Isabel's brother and the first heir designated by the Queen.
If he died, the only adults left who could inherit the throne would be Isabelle and her father, Prince Albert.
"Just in case, as a precaution..."
The old man whispered: "If you can't come back this time... at least complete the last task first."
After all, it has been prepared for so long. From poisoning to curse, to poisoning to curse... Two countries, three organizations, more than ten years of plans are finally coming to an end today.
He reached out and touched the statue, whispering the secret message given by the leader. Many scarlet cracks slowly appeared on the statue. Blood seeped out slowly.
"Die, child."
The old man sighed: "You are the only one left. If you are freed, I will be freed too."
Hearing this, the statue's green eyes slowly shed two lines of blood and tears.
This chapter has a lot of words, 3,500 words... Chapter 2 has not been finished yet, updated before two o'clock!