Chapter 964: Medici's Cause of Death

As expected... After confirming his hypothesis, Leonard didn't harp on

the matter as he returned to the topic at hand.

"Old Man, didn't you ask whose dream I entered?

"Yes, on the day we sought revenge against Ince Zangwill, Amon's brother

and a King of Angels appeared."

In his mind, the slightly-aged voice didn't immediately reply. After a

few seconds, there was a sigh.

"It's just as I expected. Matters related to 0-08 will often attract

Adam.

"Thankfully, I chose to sleep ahead of time."

Leonard didn't have the time to ponder over Pallez Zoroast's words as he

instinctively cried out, "Old Man, y-you said 'His' name!"

Adam's gaze was about to be cast over, or might have already landed on

them!

The slightly-aged voice chuckled. "You actually know about Adam's

trait... However, me mentioning 'Him' doesn't matter. 'He' will only

imagine that someone else is talking about 'Him.' Of course, there's no

need for you to know too much. That will definitely make you

occasionally think of it. Once that happens too frequently or at a close

physical distance, Adam will also know of it, just like 0-08.

Furthermore, 0-08's influence is limited to a huge city, while Adam's is

the entire world." As horrifying as Amon... Another form of horror...

Leonard composed himself and forced himself to stop thinking about Adam

as he ruminated over what Pallez Zoroast had said.

Suddenly, he nearly blurted out without suppressing his voice:

"Old Man, did you sleep not because you were weak, but because you were

afraid of encountering Amon's brother?"

"Ahem." Pallez cleared "His" throat. "It was a result of both reasons,

but they don't contradict one another. After giving you the two Worms of

Time, my condition deteriorated again. Under such circumstances, how am

I to deal with a King of Angels and conceal my existence? I'm already

old and feeble. There's no need for such developments, so it's almost

necessary for me to hide."

Leonard was momentarily at a loss for words and said after a few

seconds, "Amon and 'His' brother should be older than you. The ancient

sun god is an ancient god before the Cataclysm..."

Without waiting for Pallez Zoroast's reply, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"That is to say that, because of your act of sealing yourself and

sleeping, that King of Angels didn't discover a problem with me?"

Pallez chuckled.

"No, it was discovered."

"..." Leonard's expression sank as he nearly looked around frantically.

He suspected that Adam was sitting in some corner, silently listening to

his conversation with Old Man!

At this moment, Pallez Zoroast added, "You were very close to 'Him.' Do

you think you can hide from a King of Angels who has accommodated the

Spectator pathway's Uniqueness?

"Besides, you likely cried out 'Old Man' impolitely at the most critical

moment."

Leonard was taken aback as he subconsciously answered, "...Y-you heard

it?"

He suspected that Old Man had heard him but had deliberately chosen to

ignore him for fear of being discovered by Adam.

"No." Pallez's slightly-aged voice teased, "I don't have to hear it to

know what you would do. How can I not be aware of what kind of person

you are?"

Amidst Leonard's embarrassment, Pallez Zoroast continued, "Adam

definitely knows that you've been parasitized, but as I'd sealed myself

and was asleep, 'He' didn't discover who was parasitizing you. The

demigods with such abilities aren't many, but it's also not a very tiny

number."

Is that so... Leonard instantly heaved a sigh of relief. He was most

worried about having Adam see Old Man before returning to inform

Blasphemer Amon.

With this in mind, Leonard raised a question he had been wondering all

this while:

"Old Man, what's a King of Angels?"

Pallez Zoroast didn't ask where Leonard had learned of this concept as

"He" simply explained, "Those that exceed Sequence 1 but have yet to

become a deity.

"If we are specifically talking about the eight Kings of Angels, apart

from those that meet the previous definition, they're the ones who

served the ancient sun god before the Cataclysm."

What does it mean to exceed Sequence 1 but have yet to become a deity?

How is that achieved? By accommodating the so-called Uniqueness? Leonard

had the intention of asking, but he suspected that Old Man wouldn't

answer in detail. He gradually decided to first talk about other matters

before finding an opportunity to raise this issue again.

He deliberated for a moment and said with a suppressed voice, "During

the battle for revenge with Ince Zangwill, I faced immense adversity, to

the point of not being able to look at my enemy head-on, much less use

the Luck Siphon charm... When seeking your help failed, I chose to chant

Mr. Fool's honorific name and had received a response.

"After everything ended, I found myself heading for an ancient palace as

though I was dreaming. It was above the boundless gray fog..."

Before Leonard finished his description, Pallez, who had been listening

quietly, cut him off.

"You met The Fool?"

"Yes, 'His' aura is vastly deeper than the sea, loftier than the

mountains. His figure was cloaked in the gray fog, preventing anyone

from seeing it clearly," Leonard recalled his encounter and described in

a poetic manner. "'He' established an organization, holding a Divine

Council-a true one-every Monday afternoon. I'm already one of the

members."

Pallez fell silent once again and didn't say a word for quite some time.

Only after a while did he say, "The Fool allowed you to tell me this?"

"Yes." Sitting there, Leonard nodded and let out a suppressed voice into

the air as he said "Old Man, do you know 'Him?"

Pallez Zoroast sighed and said, "No, but I can roughly guess of 'His'

origins. You don't have to ask what it is because I won't tell you.

"Heh heh, this might be an opportunity for you. Otherwise, it will be

difficult for you to become a demigod."

Leonard turned agape before closing his mouth. He stopped mentioning the

Tarot Gathering because Mr. Fool hadn't given him permission to go into

the details of other matters.

He thought and said, "Old Man, is there another King of Angels named

Medici, known as 'the War Angel'?"

Pallez tersely acknowledged:

"You can also address 'Him' as Red Angel. However, 'He' has long

perished. You were even close to where 'He' died."

"Where?" Leonard was surprised, but he had no impression of that

happening.

Pallez scoffed.

"Are the memories of you people from the Evernight pathway so terrible?

I recall that your Goddess wasn't like that.

"Do you still remember the ruin found beneath Backlund?"

"The Tudor-Trunsoest United Empire? The place where Alista Tudor became

Blood Emperor?" Leonard asked in enlightenment.

Pallez Zoroast's slightly-aged voice resounded once again:

"That's right."

As Leonard tried to figure out the logic embedded in this matter, he

informed Old Man of the evil spirit.

"The remnant soul of Medici fused with the two angels of the Sauron and

Einhorn family, becoming a brand new evil spirit?" Pallez repeated

Leonard's words in disbelief. Following that, "He" couldn't hide his

amusement and said, "The three of 'Them' are absolute archenemies, the

kind that can't stand each other's existence. To think that 'They' are

together in death, fused as one, is truly--haha, it must be quite

lively."

Leonard didn't know what Old Man was laughing about as he subconsciously

asked, "They' are archenemies?"

Pallez held back his laughter as he said, "Yes, the reason why Medici

failed and was captured was because 'He' was dealing with the Sauron

ancestor who had fallen into 'His' trap.

"It wasn't that 'He' wasn't prepared, but that was mainly focused on the

Primordial Demoness's side. Surprisingly, Alista Tudor suddenly went

mad. Heh, on this matter, Amon and Adam had played a rather important

role."

That evil spirit is an enemy of Adam... Why would the Blood Emperor want

to capture Medici and the two angels of Sauron and Einhorn? The place

"They" perished was in the palace where Alista Tudor was trying to

become Blood Emperor... "They" were the ritual materials needed to

become a true god? Hmm, according to Mr. Fool, Adam is one step closer

to divinity after obtaining 0-08... Is this also considered a gathering

of materials? Amon is dealing with Old Man because of similar reasons?

Leonard had some theories and had the urge to ask, but he ultimately

held back.

He was afraid that he touched on highly secretive matters, causing Old

Man to react negatively.

He planned on finding an opportunity at the Tarot Club to ask about such

matters.

After a brief silence, Leonard looked at the closed door and said with a

suppressed voice, "Has Mr. Fool and the Church reached a certain degree

of tacit cooperation?"

"That's the implication if no one is investigating you," Pallez Zoroast

answered in a rather direct manner.

Leonard nodded indiscernibly.

"What will they arrange me to do next?"

"Arrangement? Reward you for the services rendered and allow you to

advance to Sequence 5 after you finish digesting the potion. Then, you

will be allocated a Red Gloves team, and you'll be sent to complete

missions. Otherwise, they might send you to a large diocese like

Backlund to be a deacon in charge of certain matters," Pallez said

without much concern.

Back to Backlund... Klein seems to be planning something in Backlund...

Leonard's thoughts were suddenly liberated.

He didn't converse with Old Man again as he slumped against the wall and

cradled his head with his hands, sitting rather leisurely.

Late at night, in the border town of East and West Balam, outside a row

of warehouses.

Dressed in a formal suit, Dwayne Dantès, with his white sideburns, was

holding a gold inlaid cane. After exchanging signals and countersigns

with the officer on duty, he watched as the officer opened the door to

the warehouse and heard him say in a relaxed manner, "It's everything

inside. Check the goods and move it yourself.

"Also, pay me the remaining amount before leaving."

Dwayne Dantès nodded slightly and weighed the suitcase in hand. In it

was 5,000 pounds in cashentirely from Maysanchez's down payment.

At this moment, two figures were silently watching this develop two

warehouses away in a three-story building