Chapter 286 Bewitching

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"really interesting."

Edward came out of the spirit world and put on his coat. After He turned around and confirmed that the True Creator had not followed, he blended into the crowd in Enmat Harbor very naturally, like an ordinary gentleman going out for a walk after dinner.

He did not use the top hat to limit his field of vision, and looked around casually with a smile on his face.

"He saw the defected Bishop of the Night at Port Enmat..."

"He hasn't been caught for so long. 0-08 must still be on his body. It's probably not 0-08 who brought me here. I'm here. Does 0-08 dare to write about it? - It has no reason to write about me, Unless there is a higher level narrator.”

Long before the Great Smog, Adam or his "Twilight Hermits" had tried to provoke the fragile international relations in the Northern Continent, using the "Devil Card" as bait to lure Jason Beria to assassinate Duke Negan.

But from Edward's point of view, this is simply a scam. After all, it should be an unspoken rule among the top leaders of the Extraordinary World to prevent "demons" from giving birth to high-sequence and powerful people. Even if Jason Belial completes the task, there is a high probability that he will not be able to do so. He was dealt with on the spot and completely silenced.

It’s better to believe in those idiots who talk about superstitious beliefs in “the trend of the times” and “the choice of destiny” than to believe in me. At least I will actually give you something if I am in a good mood - not to mention that “trend” and “choice” are ultimately what they are. They are all directed and performed by Adam, the leader of the magic stick. He had already written everything hundreds and thousands of years ago. From the perspective of other magic sticks, he naturally follows his words and has everything under control.

"Means nothing."

"If it is the past theory that 'all fate was destined when the universe was born', I would still be interested in learning about it... Adam is throwing out the 'Devil Card' now to attract me because he feels that the current The 'trend of the times' has completely shifted, why don't you just open a new chapter, or do you think you still have a chance to buck the trend of the times after killing me?"

Edward thought for a while and then gave up. He didn't intend to learn the way of thinking of a magician.

In addition to recovering the "Devil Card", even just to touch 0-08, it is worth a trip.

"It would be a good thing if I could die by the way -" He looked at the eye hidden in his shadow and did not say these words, but he believed that the true Creator would also think of this.

Edward was not very worried about Adam appearing next to him. If he did come, he would beat him with his fists until he left. There is no high-level sequence that can kill Him in the entire Port of Enmat, and the audience's set of psychological incitement and hypnotic suggestions are of no use.

"Anyway, why don't you eat first?"

The weather is getting warmer, and the sky in the northern continent is not yet dark.

The streets were full of fish and dragons, presenting a chaotic color in the eyes of the devil.

With just one glance, Edward could tell the general life stories of those who were still worth eating - for example, the female owner of a tailor shop seemed to be an excellent pirate, and at least ten people died at her hands. The man who was carrying items to a ship was a fugitive. The bald man he passed by was a loan shark and seemed to have killed many people. Resentment and guilt were clearly hanging on him. Judging from the degree of sin and lust, it is not bad, but the presentation is too poor to be served on the table.

In addition, there are thieves and petty murderers who are despised, and nobles who can only eat occasionally... The nobles are born with their own marks, which is easy to see at a glance, because few people can do it themselves at such a young age. With so much resentment. In addition to the more vivid black, most people are more ordinary gray. They are ordinary people who are good or not completely good or bad or not completely bad.

These chaotic ordinary people gathered together, bustling and walking like patches of colorful haze.

The number of evil people around seems to be slowly increasing. The devil is here, and ordinary people will be affected and have evil thoughts subtly.

If Edward stays here for a few more days, the security of Port Enmat will be in vain.

The devil's eyes casually glanced at the people nearby, wondering with interest whether to eat a few people as a tooth sacrifice or to do nothing and wait for the holder of the "Devil Card" to come to his door. He looked at the people who could be put on the table one by one. Suddenly, he met a pair of eyes in the crowd.

Edward just thought it was a coincidence, then he looked away and walked towards the street. But the other party seemed to be staring at him unblinkingly, always having his eyes on him.

So he turned his head back, smiled and said hello to the owner of the green eyes: "Hello?"

The young man with green eyes didn't seem to think that it was impolite to look directly at others in Loen. His expression was extremely serious, even to the point of being nervous, fearful, angry, suspicious... When did I create a victim? person?

Considering that he would not remember any of the victims, Edward didn't think too much and was not in a hurry. He smiled and waited for the other party to take out some weapon from his arms and give it to him, or take out some kind of flare and throw it into the sky. After all, this young man seemed to be a mid-level Extraordinary person. He also had guns and spiritual extraordinary items on his body. It seemed that he was either a member of a secret organization, or - he noticed the other person's hand hidden in his pocket - oh, it turned out to be The "Red Gloves" of the Church of Night.

Come to arrest the defecting bishop?

Just when he was bored and thinking and about to leave, the green-eyed young man suddenly spoke, his voice low, reaching directly into his ears.

"It's you." He whispered, "Who are you?"

Edward raised his eyebrows, then nodded approvingly: "It seems that you know me, and there are people around you who know me - someone told you not to remember my face and name, because you are worried about being noticed by me?"

The young man remained silent.

"Then how did you notice me? Is the person who guided you nearby?" Edward looked around casually. He didn't feel any special emotions, and there was no response to his premonition of crisis, so he turned his gaze again. He turned back to the young man and said with a smile:

"Also, don't recite the name of the goddess of the night silently in your heart."

Leonard Mitchell was horrified. He immediately stopped the idea of ​​moving reinforcements, and did not foolishly try to anger the opponent with his own spiritual bullets and weapons. He never expected that he would search for Ince Zangwill. Meeting each other by chance - when the old man suddenly disappears is enough to prove the problem. Even when faced with the note saying "Amon is here", the old man just took a breath of air.

From this perspective, Leonard confirmed that the unknown man behind the scenes was more dangerous than Amon to some extent.

He clenched his sweaty palms, feeling cold and damp in his gloves.

"Tingen."

Anyway, there is no such thing as a safe distance in front of such a strong person, and he doesn't know whether the other party will directly silence him on a whim. Leonard simply took a step forward, stood directly in front of the other party, and said through gritted teeth. :

"Do you remember Tingen? You killed there..."

"Four thousand three hundred and fifty-one."

Edward added: "So? Are you here for revenge? For someone of yours, family, friends, relatives?"

Four thousand three hundred and fifty-one? so many people? Leonard was suddenly stuck on this number. The statistics given by the church were more than 3,800 people. The specific number was impossible to estimate... Are there still so many people? Are there so many people who are not even noticed by the church?

"...You killed so many people, but you don't have any emotion at all?"

Leonard quickly came back to his senses, temporarily putting the numbers behind him, and said angrily: "The children of the true Creator were born there, and it requires a huge amount of negative emotions to mature, and you sacrificed four thousand people for this." Many people!”

Edward touched his chin in confusion and said:

"So? What are you here to do?"

"If you just come to express your dissatisfaction, there is paper and pen at the newsstand next to you. You can leave after you finish writing."

Leonard was stunned again.

The other party's reaction was both within his expectations and completely unexpected. His understanding of divine creatures is only the old man. The old man can sneer, make fun of himself, and give guidance. Therefore, Leonard always feels that even if he becomes a divine creature, he should still retain some of his own humanity and emotions. , it’s just like the madness caused by potions, you need to be alert to confrontation at all times.

Facing this high-sequence strongman who openly cut ties with humans and talked about humans in the same tone as animals or insects, Leonard was speechless for a moment - many people would not use boiling water because of their curiosity. Burn the ants, or step on the ant colony hard, but what if you do it? Will anyone feel that they are an ant and become furious with this behavior or even want to avenge the ant?

In this situation, Leonard suddenly felt that his anger was meaningless. Others didn't even bother to kill him. Looking at him was like watching an ant with its teeth and claws waving its tentacles at his feet.

But I am a human being, and I am one of the ants that was trampled to death. How could I not be angry about this!

"It doesn't matter. I understand you. You are a human being. It will definitely be sad to see your fellow humans being killed so casually."

The devil spoke to Leonard very gently and understandingly. A few words silently turned the anger in Leonard's heart into confusion. Then, without waiting for Leonard to speak, he spoke again. said:

"Who are you here to accuse me of? Your significant other?"

Leonard was led to think. He found the opportunity to speak and said immediately:

"I died for the more than 4,000 innocent people in Tingen."

"Is there anyone you know in there?"

ah? Uh... Leonard thought carefully for a long time. It seemed that he only knew two people who died in the Tingen disaster. One was the captain, but Dunn Smith, who had returned to them, seemed to be the same as him. Same as when alive. The other is his companion Klein Moretti, but he is also a member of a secret organization. He may have another purpose by using death to escape and join the Nighthawks...

Leonard frowned:

"...Even if not, isn't their death worthy of my anger, sadness, and hatred for you?"

The smile on Edward's face widened. He touched his chin and thought seriously about the memory for a while:

"I remember that most of the people I killed were in the lower streets, which is the slums."

He looked at Leonard, as aggressively as a snake showing its fangs: "So, did you care about these people I killed before they died? Do you know their names? Since you don't know, since you don't care at all , why are you questioning me with fake mercy?"

"No! I've been to Lower Street, I..." Leonard was speechless for a moment.

He looked at Leonard and suddenly smiled:

"I must have killed someone important to you, right?"

"Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to name even one victim among the four thousand people."

"In this case, then don't use the four thousand people you have never cared about as a shield. If they don't die in my hands, they will die of disease, hunger, pain, and poverty. Why don't you say it was me who gave them What about their merciful death?”

"How dare you say that they are unwilling to die? How do you evaluate whether they are suffering from life or death?"

Who is more painful, death or life?

That...should be...death, right?

Leonard wanted to open his mouth to retort, but it seemed that he couldn't make a sound no matter what.

He suddenly thought of the house on the street that he and Klein went to investigate a long time ago. The hostess had to make a few pennies by gluing matchboxes from morning to night. She would not be able to do such a job for long before her eyes would break. How long can she do the matchbox job? So what can she do after her eye is broken? ... They have no jobs, and even if they die, they cannot get compensation. Instead, they still lack another source of income. What happened to them afterwards... And in the East District, those whose lives were taken away by the heavy smog, among them How many people feel more relief and relief than pain when death comes?

Why on earth did he think death must be painful?

Because I grew up in a church orphanage, but have always lived a happy life?

After saying these cold and sword-like words, Edward put on his most skilled warm and gentle smile. He stepped closer to Leonard, who was a little dazed due to the huge impact, and patted his shoulder. Speak softly:

"Are you the 'Red Glove' of the Church of the Night, here to arrest your traitors?...Then do you know that from the very beginning, 0-08 was released from the underground sealing chamber by your goddess?"

Leonard's pupils suddenly shrank, and he raised his head suddenly, looking in disbelief at the pair of pure black eyes so close to him.

The devil laughed softly and said: "Otherwise, how could a loser who had failed to advance to Sequence 4 calmly leave with a level 0 sealed object from the underground sealing room of the main church where you are heavily guarded and where angels are stationed?"

After he finished speaking with a smile, He shook his head again, as if he was really sighing:

"How pitiful, you stupid, upright people, how much manpower and material resources have been spent to bring back 0-08? How many church members and innocent people died because of this? If they knew, their tragedy was God's from the beginning How sad it must be to acquiesce!”

"you!"

Leonard was almost scared to the point of being angry. He didn't believe it, of course he didn't believe it! This is the devil's temptation, which is tempting him to degenerate, blaspheme, and betray his beliefs! Leonard almost jumped up and said angrily:

"Stop saying these words! Don't blaspheme the goddess in front of me!"

"There's no way I can believe you!!"

After the explosion, he suddenly realized that his voice and reaction were a bit excessive. He quickly looked around and found that everyone was walking and living normally, as if they couldn't see the small area where he was.

If I were killed, no one would find out.

An idea suddenly popped into Leonard's mind.

Could He kill me directly and still say so many words to me just to deceive me?

"Haha, I admire your belief, because I am a cold and cruel person, and I will not give anything unprofitable trust."

The devil complimented Leonard casually, and then used both soft and hard words to dispel some of the anger and hostility rising in Leonard's heart:

"I don't expect you to believe it. Let me tell you a story."

He lowered his voice and said: "0-08 is an important item needed by a high-sequence extraordinary person. Your goddess of the night has cooperated with the other party, so as a reward, 0-08 should be given to this high-sequence strongman. "

"This is impossible."

Leonard shook his head firmly: "Everything in the church belongs to God. If the goddess wants to give something to others, there are many ways, and there is no need to use this method! She even found a defector. The bishop comes to steal it? It’s really troublesome! We even have to find a defecting bishop to steal the sealed artifact. After such a long detour, hasn’t the thing still not been delivered yet?”

"Because this is their private deal."

Edward smiled slightly and made an analogy calmly: "It's like you and I both like the goods in a store. Your financial resources are not as good as mine, but you happen to have what the owner of that store needs, so you are willing to sell it at a low price. Here you go - in this case, would you be stupid enough to come to the store and bid with me? What if my bid is too high and the store owner changes his mind? Of course, it would be better to deal with the store owner secretly in private."

"That's impossible." Leonard still didn't believe it.

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. Anyway, the strong man is coming to get 0-08 soon." Edward disagreed. "You just have to watch when the time comes and see if Ince Zangwill will be 0-08." -08 Kill me and see if anyone else will come and take this item away."

Even if Adam doesn't come, I can still pick it up!

Besides, how could Adam not come? They have been preparing for so long.

Seeing Edward speaking so confidently, Leonard couldn't help but have some doubts, but the doubts only appeared for a few seconds before he was shaken out of his mind. He even felt a little ashamed for believing in the temptation of the devil and asked the goddess Confession and atonement.

"Speaking of which, do you hate me? Do you hate me, or the 'existence that can knead human life at will'?"

What's the problem?

Leonard replied without thinking: "What I hate is killing innocent people like you for your own purposes."

"Well, then the same is true for the Seven Gods."

"Don't spit on people! The gods have fought off monsters and protected mankind from disasters for thousands of years!"

"Then this is so strange. Why is the history of the Fourth Age discontinued? Why are all the people in the previous era dead? All the relics must be destroyed?" Edward replied casually, "Because the people of the previous era Don’t trust God. God is afraid of them.”

Nonsense! Just as Leonard was about to retort, the underground ruins of the Pound family suddenly flashed in his mind.

The current academic research on the Quaternary Period can be said to be pitiful. It was with great difficulty that a relatively well-preserved ruins of the Quaternary Period were discovered in Backlund City. Just when he thought he was going to go in for archaeological exploration, the church completely destroyed the place.

How could God be afraid of man?

It is obviously God who maintains the normal operation of society. It is God who brings normal life and dignity to people. God loves the world!

"...This doesn't mean anything. After all, people who don't worship God will bring danger to society." He insisted.

"Haha, it doesn't matter, I don't need you to believe what I say."

Edward glanced at the wall clock in the distance, then at Leonard's red gloves, and spoke with a smile again:

"When 0-08 is picked up by the scheduled customer, you can think about this issue again."

"Think about it carefully, do you hate me, or do you hate a strong man who kills innocent people indiscriminately, or hate yourself for not being strong enough? Otherwise, then according to your logic, the goddess of the night who released 0-08 to make people lose their lives - —It must be the same existence.”

"You! You..." Leonard was almost furious, but before he could prepare his words, Edward pushed Leonard aside, walked away, and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Of course Leonard would not be stupid enough to catch up. He stood there for a while and then walked in the opposite direction. After walking for a long time, he heard an old voice cough in his head.

"Old man, the devil's words are really terrifying."

Leonard was angry and frightened at the same time: "It's just full of lies. You can't believe a word of it. You're right. I will never, ever get close to the devil again next time!"

Listening to Leonard's self-hypnotic words, Pales sneered softly.

TBC

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I'm a pigeon, I'm pretending.

A long time ago, "Guess who will be hit by the old love and listen to the devil's reasoning to the point of doubting life" was decrypted a long time ago. Everyone basically guessed it was Audrey, but it was actually Leonard.

Box box box, I will ask for leave again at the end of the month!