Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 734 She chose to skip the plot

At this point, Aleister also became somewhat interested.

Aleister had already adapted to the experience of being able to see through the "plot" like a "prophet" wherever he went.

Whether in Avalon or in the Theocracy, Aiwass's perspective on these troublesome matters is actually condescending.

He was not seeking the essence of the event but rather capturing its characteristics - and then comparing them with the few impressions left in his memory, going beyond the details to seek the truth.

The essence of this behavior is very similar to "divination" or "prophecy".

But this part is completely not in Aiwass's memory.

In his impression, the city of knowledge, Leipzig, has never experienced a crisis of this scale!

It didn't even become a map that players could use to explore... but instead became a copy that players passed by during the main story.

Because after the Star was destroyed by the Fallen Angels and split itself, Leipzig was no longer the city of knowledge.

As the Demon Scholars were controlled by the Fallen Angels and the Royal Alchemist Association was disbanded, it was natural for the Moon Children to occupy the upper echelons of power in Star Antimony and the cities that were reduced to ruins.

At that time, Leipzig was called the "City of Blood Feast" and the Count of Leipzig was called the "Lord of the Blood Feast". When Aiwass played this dungeon, because the boss was called "Count" and was a vampire, he subconsciously thought that the other party was Count Dracula... It was only after he came to Leipzig that he gradually remembered this incident.

Leipzig was supposed to be a peaceful place. The first and last disaster they faced was also the place where Nobel Master went to find his disciples and equipment.

In other words, the current disaster was entirely caused by the butterfly effect caused by Aiwass!

It is impossible to find the truth by relying solely on "memories".

In other words, this incident... in a sense, is the first time that Aiwas, or Aleister, has participated in a completely unknown incident!

Is there anything that is closely related to what Aiwass did?
The biggest change is that the Tail Ring Ceremony originally scheduled for next year has been brought forward to this year!
This means that some of the transcendents who originally participated in the Tail Ring Ceremony normally will most likely be panicked by the "suddenly advanced exam". They will begin to seek new strength in an attempt to not be at the most disadvantageous position in this ceremony that will ultimately require the sacrifice of one person.

Although Aleister was not sure that this matter was definitely related to the ritualist...she was more cautious.

When Aleister returned with Prince Szijjártó, she used her knowledge of ritual to conduct a detailed analysis of the White Dove Opera House.

——As expected, she found traces of the ritual.

The four corners of the walls were covered with curses written in dirty blood from outside. The crooked handwriting looked like it was written by a child. It was an innocent curse of "wanting to kill someone".

She followed the direction and found similar writings in every bathroom. The bloodstains had long been dried, so it was impossible to tell the time. The mystical power within them had also been exhausted by the ritual, so it was impossible to simply trace the source of the blood through the ritual... But judging from its nature, its owner was obviously dead.

These rooms painted with bloody curses were connected to form a vortex, which continuously gathered the madness and depravity inside the White Dove Opera House.

And right in the middle of the vortex is the opera house!
These dark forces have obviously been gathering together for quite some time, at least more than a month.

"I just used a special method to check for any remaining traces of the soul."

Aleister said slowly.

——Her special method was also very simple, which was to summon the little crow and ask.

Night Demon is a demon that specializes in souls and curses, so the remnants of souls are very clear to her. Even if they are specially removed, she can still detect traces.

“To power this ritual, eight souls were burned.

"And I just took Inspector Weiner to ask the manager... In the past month, a total of seven employees died here."

Aleister said to the honey badger seriously: "I think this is a breakthrough."

“…Actually, eight.”

Suddenly at this moment, the slightly older bunny girl said hesitantly: "Because the eighth one... is the victim involved in 'that' incident yesterday."

"Ah, you mean Ellie..."

The little girl also reacted and opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Is she dead?! I thought..."

"You thought she was bought, didn't you? Actually, that's true." Her companion shook her head. "She was taken away by a patron that day, but she and her new owner met with an accident before she got home. And the documents are still with the manager... In other words, she still belongs to the White Pigeon Opera House in name.

"——If there is a soul missing, I think it can only be her."

"Yesterday's victim happened to be the trigger for today's incident..."

The honey badger frowned and looked at Aleister: "I don't understand the ritual very well. What does this mean?"

“It shows that strength is accumulating.”

Aleister replied: "Use the spark to light the tinder, use the tinder to light the sawdust, use the sawdust to light the branches... This is the transfer of power, which proves that this is a very complete ritual.

"And this ceremony was not 'planned a few days ago', but had been prepared long ago and was only recently launched!"

Ritual studies is the art of using the small to gain the big.

Since "a daily violent killing" is a ritual that is prepared in advance, then according to the ritual principles of transcendence... the goal sought by the ritualist must be far beyond it.

"This ritualist has many ambitions..."

The honey badger frowned, feeling that he was suddenly dragged into a troublesome incident: "I feel...it might affect us."

"Most definitely."

Aleister nodded: “But we still have time.

"The holy number for the path of transcendence is eight, and today is the fifth day. According to the rules, it should take him another three days to transfer all the power to himself.

"——Get ready, we're about to take action, Mr. Ezio."

"Where?"

The honey badger stood up immediately and asked at the same time.

"I have confidence in your ability to search and hunt."

Aleister chuckled and said, "To be able to arrange such a large-scale ceremony... he must be at least a fourth-level transcendent. He must be nearby and often come to the White Pigeon Opera House. He must be either a demon incarnation or a great wizard.

"I believe that even though this is the City of Knowledge, there shouldn't be many Transcendents who meet these requirements..."

"what do you mean……?"

The honey badger felt that she had vaguely guessed what Aleister was thinking, but she was a little bit unbelievable for a moment.

As the lover of the Eternal Pope...how could she be so cruel?

"I've thought about it, and it doesn't seem necessary to take out those Hawkeye scum. Three days in total seems a bit long to find the conspirators."

Aleister said casually: "Why not just kill all those transcendents, from top to bottom, the problem can always be solved. This can also be our first gift to Count Leipzig...

"After all, it's for Leipzig... Our cause is just, isn't it? Ha, well, whatever -

"It takes another evildoer to deal with an evildoer. Let us be the evildoer."

The two girls who were deliberately left here by Aleister heard Aleister's plan in its entirety.

When they realized what Aleister was going to do, their eyes widened in horror.

Aleister came over, kissed the little girl's cheek affectionately, ruffled her hair, and said without turning his head:

"Let's go, Mr. Ezio. Kill them all."

——When faced with a difficult plot, Aleister still chose to skip it.

(End of this chapter)