Chapter 571 Professional Solutions for Professionals

It was not easy even for Lin Yu to see through this fifty-year scam in just a few days.

Even though he is now sitting calmly in front of Art Mercury, for Lin Yu, looking back on this experience in the Nightless City, it can be called "thrilling".

In this process, there was only one moment when he was not so firmly convinced that there was some kind of "dirty" in the commission to assassinate Art Mercury, and then he would miss the truth.

Then... I will seriously prepare to assassinate a chosen god, and face my failure in disbelief.

but……

"Fortunately, I'm suspicious by nature."

Lin Yu sighed slightly and said with emotion.

And Alt Mercury, who was sitting opposite Lin Yu, had already reacted.

"What you mean is that I am not the 'Chosen of Life'... the real Chosen of Life is still Alan Mercury, right?"

"Yes," Lin Yu nodded slightly, "and the reason why he did this is to keep you alive."

"Although I don't know what happened fifty years ago, you probably died in an accident - or at least fell into a near-death state."

"In order for your brother to live, Arlan Mercury made some kind of deal with the gods - the price, or form, is to make you look like the chosen one."

"And you seem to want everyone around you to believe that you are the true God's Chosen One."

When Lin Yu said this, he couldn't help but sigh again.

This is also the reason why he can see through this "scam", because all the behaviors are too similar to the principle of the "fraudster".

Lin Yu was keenly aware that Arlan Mercury was definitely deliberately letting everyone deduce the conclusion that "Alt Mercury is the chosen one" - after all, Lin Yu himself often did this.

Of course, Alan Mercury cannot be a 'fraudster'. The reason why he did this is most likely due to the requirements of "belief" and "ritual".

Lin Yu didn't know that clearly about the matters involving gods and divine choices, but it should be about the same.

Therefore, if you want to kill Alter Mercury, who is already "dead", you essentially need to solve the problem that Arlan Mercury has done.

Alt Mercury sighed again.

"How willful, Arlan, you actually let me survive for fifty years in this way..."

"So it seems that even though you are the one who killed me, I don't seem to have to resist too much," Art Mercury said with emotion, "After all... according to the laws of nature, I have already died."

Alt Mercury looked at Lin Yu: "Just, what are you going to do?"

"Honestly, I don't know exactly how to do it, so I've prepared a lot of plans."

When Lin Yu said this, he paused.

"Anyway - let's start with the simplest one, just to test my conjectures."

Before Art Mercury could speak, Lin Yu suddenly stabbed Art Mercury in the throat.

Alt Mercury died unexpectedly before he could react.

But then...

Lin Yu pulled out the knife and soon discovered that strong vitality emerged from Alt Mercury's body. The green light flashed like a breath for a few times, and the incision on his neck was instantly repaired.

The blood on the ground also turned into dots of blue light and disappeared.

Lin Yu breathed out.

"Sure enough, this old man's life form is no longer human at all!"

Afterwards, Alt came back to his senses, as if he had just dozed off, and spoke in a daze.

"What just happened?"

"I killed you, and then you came back to life," Lin Yu said calmly, "Don't you have any memory?"

Art rubbed his temples: "Not at all, but I have had impressions of similar things... In the past fifty years, whenever I was injured or something, I would temporarily lose my memory, and then the injury would heal quickly - all the servants told me I, I just realized I was injured."

"And I always thought this was the passive effect brought about by the 'Choice of Life'. Was it actually Arlan who did it?"

Alt Mercury said with some regret: "Then it seems that the simplest way will not work. I seem to be an 'immortal body' in a sense now."

"Do you have any other plans?"

Lin Yu nodded.

"Of course, maybe I can kill you quickly and repeatedly - this recovery ability is always consumed, so if I keep killing you, I may reach the upper limit."

As Lin Yu said this, Alt Mercury was slightly surprised.

"For me, it's a little too cruel."

"Yes, killing is not cruel, so I won't use this plan unless it is a last resort - since you have raised objections, I will also respect your objections."

Lin Yu said seriously, then touched his chin and said, "But it's really strange that as a killer, I actually discussed it with you, the assassination target."

"Old man, are you not going to resist because you feel you have had enough?"

Alt Mercury shook his head: "If I have to say it, I still want to live, but you have already shown me the truth - I am a person who deserves to die and is already dead."

"Although I am not the true chosen one by the God of Life, I have thought that I was for the past fifty years, so I agree with the teachings passed down by the God of Life... All life will end."

"Serving the god who controls life will never avoid death - we must face the end of our lives calmly."

Alt Mercury said, and asked again: "So... tell me, how do you plan to take away the life of a dead person like me."

Lin Yu no longer hesitated and nodded slightly.

"Since Alan Mercury made you truly alive by making everyone believe that you are the Chosen One of Life and that you are still alive, I guess... maybe I can make everyone believe that you are really dead by making them believe that you are dead."

"Although I don't know the principle, I should be able to achieve this goal by destroying Alan Mercury's arrangement."

Alt Mercury heard this: "I see, this is a very alchemical solution."

"What are you going to do - make the nobles present believe it first?"

Lin Yu nodded: "Of course, but before that, I need a professional with a superb understanding of alchemy to evaluate me."

As he said, Lin Yu looked at the pile of corpses on the side - not the pile of nobles he killed, but the "dolls" of Huo Xing of Nevernight.

"What do you think, Miss Huo Xing?"