Chapter 45 Are You in Pain? Are You Hungry?

Evans returned along the original route.

He crossed the barren mountains and crossed the dirty river.

After he arrived at the abandoned warehouse where the stones were stored, it took another half an hour...Evans finally waited for the curse.

Deep in his body, he suddenly felt a strong discomfort.

Just like when he caught a cold and had a fever, his body began to feel cold and shiver uncontrollably. Then his limbs began to become weak, his breath became hot, and his skin began to hurt - that was the nerves under the skin that began to be damaged by the curse.

What a familiar feeling.

"... So slow, you're here now."

Evans murmured in a low voice, and his pace gradually became slow and heavy.

He felt his eyes become red and swollen, and his brain gradually became dizzy and dull.

He whispered to himself, "It's like a dream back to childhood."

This is the "Fever Curse". It is the curse he had dispelled from the young Evans before.

It is also the curse that Evans was hit by when he was a child.

It is at the same level as the "Poisonous Food Curse" that caused Lulu to vomit blood. It is slightly weaker than the "blood curse".

"... a demonologist who is good at the curse faction."

Aiwass knew the other party's identity clearly in his heart: "This doesn't look like a Star Antimony person."

Demonologists from Star Antimony are actually best at rituals. The second is demonology.

And curses are not in the official textbooks.

Because even the Star Antimony Kingdom, which allows demonologists to exist, does not want anyone to easily curse their nobles and officials.

The Iron Hook Demon is not a very useful demon.

Its low intelligence and single attack method make it impossible for small demons to complete many tedious tasks; and because of its low energy level, demonologists cannot, like Aiwass, sign a contract with the Shadow Demon to gain attribute affinity to strengthen themselves.

Generally speaking, the demons that demonologists sign contracts with are stronger than themselves. Otherwise, there is no point in selling their souls.

——Selling your soul to sign a group of weak chickens with bad tempers, why don't I just accept a hardworking disciple?

This demonologist can skillfully use multiple curses, which means that his level must be not low. At least it has the level of the second energy level, or even the third energy level. But the demon he contracted is obviously weak; from the fact that he always hides in the dark and does not come out to attack in person, it shows that he is probably not as good at ritual magic as Da Zi.

Demon scholars who are particularly good at cursing are the characteristics of the desert people in the East. In the desert wars with high intensity for sacred water sources and oasis areas, curse masters who can attack important enemy figures through vicious means are very important talent resources. In the resource-poor desert, it is also difficult to gather enough materials for complex rituals, so ritual studies have not developed among the desert people.

This is also consistent with the situation that he worked for the mastermind behind the scenes, and it is more consistent with what Jack the Ripper said, that the master finally left Avalon and went to the east of the desert.

——The curse master from the desert came to the Kingdom of Avalon. He took refuge with a big man, received money to "curse on his behalf", and earned money and benefits by paying to curse designated targets. After making almost enough money, he ran away and returned home. This is probably the whole picture of the facts.

...This shows that the big man is quite kind. He knew so many of his secrets, but he was not killed and was allowed to leave.

Of course, it is also possible that he has been killed. But Jack didn't know.

This Iron Hook Demon is just a part of the mature curse ability system of the murderer behind the scenes.

After he weakened the target with the curse, he sent the Iron Hook Demon over to make the final decision. The Iron Hook Demon is just his ability to end the enemy, but not the core of his ability.

——No wonder he didn't specially cultivate the Iron Hook Demon.

He has the knowledge in this area, but he didn't do it himself.

Because there is no need.

This demon was originally a tool man - it can be seen from the fact that he can abandon it at will to the students he just met.

Like Jack the Ripper, if you cherish this demon too much and strengthen the Iron Hook Demon through rituals, you may become too famous.

Although after the Iron Hook Demon was strengthened, Jack can temporarily invest his consciousness in the Iron Hook Demon and use his brain to control this little demon who is mentally retarded but really tough and has high damage.

But this strengthening ritual itself has risks.

Because for a curse master, being famous is not a good thing. Just like Sherlock removing his own curse... When a person knows that he will be cursed, then the curse will not be so terrible. Because different curses have corresponding solutions.

The existence of the curse master is unknown to others, which is a success and victory.

"The target died in an accident" is the highest praise.

"So... my biological parents died like this."

Aiwass murmured.

The increasingly severe high fever made his mind drift, but his memory was gradually sorted out.

Judging from the Jack the Ripper incident. In real history, there should also be a combination of this curse master and the hook demon.

When Aiwas was a child, he was cursed by him, causing him to faint and lose consciousness. That's why he doesn't remember what happened later.

But as a fragile child, he suddenly had a high fever and lost consciousness, but he didn't die in the end - there is only one possible answer, that is, his curse was dispelled.

The difference is that it was not Julio but Bishop Mathers who should have dispelled the curse.

In real history, he would not be banned because his level was too high above this dungeon, and Julio would have access to Mathers.

This also explains by the way why Mathers was so concerned about Aiwass and was so enthusiastic when they first met...even willing to lend him the key to the chapel. He said he was repaying Professor Moriarty for helping him, but I'm afraid the real reason was Julio.

When they first met, he recognized Aiwass as the child of his student Julio Alexander. Because there are obvious traces of "Julio" and "Annie" on Aiwass.

He felt regret and sorrow for not saving his students back then. In order not to make the same mistake again, he made up his mind to protect Aiwass at all costs.

From his attitude, Aiwass can judge the other way around - it was precisely because Bishop Mathers thought he could solve this incident, but ultimately failed to do so, that he felt so regretful.

Combined with the requirements of this mission.

They need to leave the Cathedral and head to the Plaza de Justice.

——This place name cannot appear out of thin air. And it cannot be the location of the Curse Master in the first place, because there is no space to place a complicated ritual table; then this can only be a place related to the death of Aiwass's biological parents.

In other words, after the curse on Aiwass was lifted, Julio chose to go to the Plaza de Justice for some reason.

Aiwass had already fallen asleep at this time, so he didn't know what happened next.

The story going forward should be the same as the story happening now.

The difference is probably that other ritual participants who have nothing to do with the Aiwass family were not cursed by the curser - just like Anne cannot be an extraordinary person on the path of beauty in the correct history; of course Nor would there be a newsboy who was a mage. On the Glass Island, it is even more impossible to have so many extraordinary beings with different paths.

The Aiwass family should be the only ones to be cursed.

And some of them may be cursed and killed first, or they may be cursed together. Finally, the sleeping little Aiwass was put aside, and the two of them lured away the enemy.

This illustrates one thing. The murderer didn't want to kill Aiwass or his cousin at all - his target was Julio or Anne, so Aiwass could survive and be sent to the orphanage safely.

There's only one problem now.

——Why on earth did he kill his parents?

"It seems that I can only ask in person..."

Aiwass murmured in a low voice, and his lowered eyes became gloomy: "I didn't plan to do this at first.

"But you are so incompetent.

"You really caused me trouble. I kept you for so long, but the ceremony was almost over before you started cursing me..."

——You’re not still trying to kill the bone sculpture, are you?

He stared closely at the corner of the abandoned stone warehouse. There were traces of crimson gathering there.

The red and terrifying outline of the Iron Hook Demon has been partially revealed, and Aiwass saw that it was facing him with a ferocious smile filled with murderous intent. Each of its four arms held slender iron hooks that could easily tear the body apart.

And it has obvious frostbite and frost color on its body, which are traces of being injured by the ability of Dusk Road.

"Ah, hello. Child..."

Aiwass greeted it politely, without any fear or disgust.

He asked slowly: "Are you in pain?

"are you hungry?"

Without waiting for the Hook Demon to fully appear or for any response, Aiwass quickly pulled out the paper knife.

He took the first step and inserted his backhand into his neck!

——Blood bursts out!