Chapter 199 The God of Misfortune?

The indescribable will that had suddenly descended dissipated without warning just as the "Undying Monk" Rasputin was casting his curse.

The black light faded, and the abrupt, endearing smile on Suren's face vanished.

His eyes regained their cold, shrewd gleam. He looked at the demon monk collapsing in the distance, then at the runic black umbrella in his hand, and said softly, "Thank you this time, Pestoia."

No one answered him.

But in that instant, a joyful atmosphere seemed to permeate the air, and even the wind felt lighter.

Suren smiled slightly and said nothing more.

He turned his gaze to the demon monk collapsing in the distance, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he teleported and charged in that direction without hesitation.

There would never be a better opportunity to kill this guy!

...

Suren had previously heard that the bounty hunter William hired was the "Undying Monk" Rasputin, one of the Ten Legends, and he had analyzed the relevant information with Yekaterina.

The fact that this guy was called "Undying" by outsiders couldn't be without reason.

The Intelligence Agency had some accurate intelligence, all pointing to the fact that this guy had miraculously survived several situations where he should have died.

Alchemists were a group of people seeking the truth, and "immortality," something that defied common sense, must have a reason.

Suren, however, was no stranger to it.

Because he himself had been resurrected once before, as had Qian Tiao, and even the old cowboy "Spirit Detective" Jerome had an undead body as the Lich King.

In this extraordinary world, resurrection was possible as long as a certain price was paid.

But mortals could not touch this forbidden power. Behind this ability was inevitably a god who had grasped the true meaning of death.

Therefore, it was easy to guess that Rasputin possessed the ability of immortality because he was a divine believer.

However, there were all sorts of gods worshipped by divine believers in Luying, so Suren didn't take it seriously at first.

But through Yekaterina, he saw the Intelligence Agency's top-secret information, knowing that the demon monk was the Empress's lover, and from this, he speculated that the guy might be a crucial figure in the "Giant Hermit Society" and the Bonaparte royal family's collusion.

That was very subtle.

Divine believer + Giant Hermit Society = only one conclusion.

Suren could easily deduce that the god this demon monk worshipped was the one worshipped by the "Giant Hermit Society"!

Having guessed this, Suren's mind became active.

This wasn't just about solving William's problem.

Suren even guessed that the demon monk might also be taking advantage of William's hiring of a killer, avoiding some divination-related troubles, and specifically coming to assassinate the "God of Death," who their cult regarded as an enemy.

In fact, if it was just dealing with an assassination by one of the "Ten Legends," it wouldn't be a big problem for either the Lance family or Suren himself.

But since Suren had deduced this far, he felt that he could make a big move!

Now that the Red Death was spreading on a large scale, the political situation in Lingdun was treacherous, and alchemical civilization was on the verge of collapse...

No matter what his position, Suren could not allow that Outer God's plot to succeed.

And that Outer God was still hiding, accumulating power to descend.

Even the ninth-tier Master Pierre was helpless and could only wait until He descended before making plans.

But if he could lure Him out in advance, or even seriously injure Him, that would be a rare opportunity for the final decisive battle later on.

...

Gods weren't idle, waiting all day to respond to the prayers of believers and then descend to kill people.

There must be some restrictions on the descent of a god's will.

Suren didn't know what the conditions were, but he could create them.

In order to force Rasputin to invite a god to descend, he and Yekaterina planned the entire scheme.

When the two of them set off from Lingdun, they had already laid the groundwork by having the gang distribute all the secretly developed special medicine.

Yekaterina personally displaying her amazing combat power was also for one purpose only.

That was to let the other party see their "threat."

To make the demon monk kill them at all costs.

After the two of them had fought for so long, Rasputin couldn't kill them, so the only way was to invite a god.

Now that the medicine for treating the Red Death had been distributed, that Outer God must already know that, although it wasn't enough to force Him to descend in advance, Suren, the culprit, was certainly a good entry point for Him to find the root of the problem.

So, He came as soon as he was invited.

Moreover, because the person who came was Rasputin, a curse warlock.

Suren analyzed his abilities before formulating the subsequent "pit god plan."

Even among the Ten Legends, if Suren was determined to escape, this guy wouldn't be able to stop him.

But the curse art restrained all kinds of displacement methods. Once locked on, there was no escape.

Therefore, Suren deliberately left the essence blood as a "flaw."

He was sure that after inviting the god, if he escaped again, the demon monk would definitely use the curse art.

Therefore, he turned around and ran away when he saw the god's will descend.

He had created perfect conditions for the other party in every way, and with Yekaterina's script interfering, Rasputin would definitely be impulsive!

To higher beings at the level of gods, humans were like ants. The backlash from cursing a mortal was probably equivalent to a god losing a strand of hair.

Suren knew very well that his fate, no matter how tough, could not be tougher than a god.

Not even a pseudo-god.

Therefore, after inviting the god, he was originally "doomed to die."

But by chance,

Suren had a trump card that no one else had.

That was Pestoia.

Mr. Mirror's younger sister, the ghost lady from Stormwind Manor.

The mysterious art of curse art was, after all, a collision between fates, and the backlash was also equal.

Suren knew that his fate could not withstand a half-baked Outer God,

But what if it was a being fused with the "divine fire" of a fallen angel?

...

Before Rasputin invited the god to descend, everything was Suren's deduction.

But it didn't matter if the plan was wrong.

At worst, he would only kill a demon monk and William.

But if he guessed right, this matter would definitely be a great success!

The Giant Hermit Society's Outer God had the Bonaparte royal family's secret support and had now become a force to be reckoned with.

This battle was almost related to the rise and fall of alchemical civilization.

Although Suren didn't know exactly what Mr. Mirror and the ninth-tier Master Pierre had planned, he also knew very well that even if the two of them joined forces, they currently had no chance of winning in a head-on battle.

But now, the opportunity had come!

And it was a success!

Pestoia had just woken up recently, and Suren had only then thought of this assassination plan.

The situation of this ghost lady was very special. During the two or three years of her previous hibernation, she had been fusing with the "divine fire" of the fallen angel who had once merged with her soul.

This was the great opportunity that Sir Isaac and his wife had left for their beloved youngest daughter.

To allow her to reach the sky in one step.

Although she didn't have a body to condense a godhead and her strength wasn't really at the god rank, she had a true "soul divine fire," and her fate could be considered that of a true god. She was the highest-level being in this plane!

Originally, there could be no true gods in this plane.

In other words, the fate of the Giant Hermit Society's Sea Giant could never be stronger than Pestoia!

As Suren had expected, after Rasputin invited the god to descend and cast the curse art, the Outer God's will instantly collapsed.

But Pestoia was unscathed.

The assassination was a success!

With the collapse of the god's descent, that Sea Giant would most likely not die, but would definitely be seriously injured!

...

Suren didn't bother to think about what happened after the Outer God collapsed. He teleported towards the fallen Rasputin.

He had left behind directional displacement space coordinates along the way during the previous battle, and he arrived in an instant.

As he teleported out, he also released Yekaterina.

Rasputin on the ground had his flesh rolling, as if countless insects were rolling under his skin, and it looked like he was about to become distorted.

The two of them charged over, and Suren swung the black scythe and slashed at the demon monk's neck without hesitation.

Yekaterina's fists also condensed a layer of nebula, and she punched at the demon monk's heart.

The demon monk, who had lost consciousness, was defenseless. With a "swoosh," his head was separated from his body, and a large hole was punched in his chest.

However, strangely, not a drop of blood spurted out.

Suren saw the dense mass of wriggling red insects in the wound and shouted, "Retreat!"

Not only was the demon monk's corpse not dead, but it was becoming more and more vigorous.

Yekaterina's reaction was also quick. She pushed forward with both palms, and a strange repulsion field formed, and she retreated violently for a hundred meters.

In that instant, countless red insects surged out of the "corpse" like a tide, and in the blink of an eye, they had distorted into a skinless giant monster.

Suren had seen this scene before, so he knew that the insects in this guy's body were out of control and had backfired.

As he looked at the corpse, a message suddenly came from the Mirror Organization's communicator, and his face lit up with joy.

Yekaterina tilted her head and glanced at him.

Suren explained, "There's a situation in Lingdun. The Giant Hermit Society has begun to expose themselves on a large scale!"

Hearing this, Yekaterina obviously understood something, and her eyes sparkled with radiance.

This was exactly their goal!

The price of the [Crimson Potion] was too high and it had not yet been widely spread. Under normal circumstances, it would still take some time to ferment before the Outer God would have enough believers to descend.

But now, a major operation had suddenly begun, which meant that He had suffered a serious injury just now, forcing Him to descend in advance!

Compared to the situation in Lingdun, this distorted monster in front of them was not worth mentioning at all.

Suren looked at the distorted monster that had stood up and asked, "Can you kill it?"

A seventh-tier professional's distortion, apart from lacking reason, made them even stronger than they were before they were alive.

Moreover, he had already tried it just now. Cutting off the head and blasting the heart could both revive it, which was very棘手 (jí shǒu, troublesome).

Suren couldn't think of a way to get rid of this monster for a while.

The best response was to ignore it.

But unexpectedly, Yekaterina beside him nodded decisively and said, "Yes, I can. This monster hasn't completely distorted yet. You control it, and I can solve it!"

As she spoke, a cold light flashed in her crystal eyes, and she decisively slapped her warlock seal: "Starry Sky Affliction - Second Release!"

Looking again, the Big Dipper shifted in the night sky.

The starlight converged and was drawn by a mysterious force, turning into a silver chain that gathered on Yekaterina's body.

Although Suren had never seen this phenomenon, he also knew that this was her [A-012-Starry Sky Affliction]'s Second Release ability.

After the second release of her talent, the starry sky domain that Yekaterina wore rapidly shrunk. The layer of starlight that had been lingering around her body rapidly collapsed, as if she had gathered the entire starry sky in the palm of her hand, turning it into a black hole that distorted light.

A seriousness that she had never shown before appeared on her face. She changed her warlock seal again and chanted the name of the art: "Starry Sky Extinction - Black Hole!"

She was getting serious!

Seeing this, Suren's eyes suddenly contracted.

Although he couldn't see the phenomenon of all the light being absorbed, his space ability clearly felt that a space was being twisted by an extremely terrifying gravitational field around him, gradually forming a terrifying energy black hole.

This was a real black hole!

Suren himself could "hand-make black holes," but in reality, it was the absorption ability of space magic.

But in Yekaterina's palm, it was as if she was holding a celestial body with terrifying gravity formed after the collapse of a star.

Although he didn't know how she did it, Suren could also see that it was very difficult for her to use this move.

At this moment, Yekaterina's body was trembling slightly, and her forehead was covered with fine sweat. It was obvious that it was still a bit difficult for her to use this art at her current level.

He was shocked in his heart, but Suren's movements were not slow.

He slapped his warlock seal and changed it rapidly, completing the art in an instant.

"Void Alchemy - Great Imprisonment Art!"

"Silk Control Secret Art - Titan's Grip!"

"Horror Wax Figure - Four-Element Seal!"

"Gargoyle - Vajra Lock!"

He simultaneously used four methods: silk threads, wax figures, space, and gargoyles, all charging towards the monster.

The gargoyle was the most direct, teleporting to directly hug the monster's thigh, its body steeling and sinking, weighing ten thousand pounds, and the ground shook with it.

Then countless crystal silk threads wrapped around the monster's body, the space was sealed and stiffened, and then four wax figures joined forces to control it... like layers of shackles, trapping the distorted giant on the spot.

These methods were all still within the sixth-tier range, but it was enough to control the unintelligent monster for a moment.

At this moment, Yekaterina, controlling the black hole in her palm, charged towards the controlled monster.

The distorted monster instinctively wanted to escape, but before it could avoid it, that slender jade hand had already slapped its chest.

The terrifying energy sealed in the black hole in her palm erupted in an instant, and visibly to the naked eye, the monster's body collapsed into pieces. Even if those insects could continue, they instantly lost their vitality.

"So strong!"

While Suren was amazed at the power of this move, he also saw a layer of "gray mist" appearing on the monster's corpse fragments.

Seeing this, he teleported over and harvested the spiritual body in one fell swoop.

[You have stripped the soul of 'Rasputin (Distorted)']

[You have obtained a large number of seventh-tier 'Dark Law Fragments,' 'Death Law Fragments,' 'Calamity Law Fragments'... ]

[You have harvested a large number of fighting skills and comprehended [Seventy-Two Styles of Ancient Maga Art (Master Level)]]

[You have stripped the 'Yaxas Dark Civilization Human Body Research Archive']

[You have obtained a large amount of curse knowledge and dark magic professional knowledge]

[...]

The corpse had just distorted, so the soul was still relatively complete.

Suren stripped out what he wanted, and his eyes lit up with joy.

霸气 (bà qì, domineering aura) and the domain could not be stripped, but the seventh-tier law comprehension and professional knowledge were precious insights that he urgently needed.

The scenery seen standing on the seventh-tier peak, looking back at the problems encountered in the low tiers, suddenly became clear.

This was of vital importance to Suren's own comprehension of the domain!

However, before he had time to digest those memories, his gaze fell on the monster's corpse fragments.

After advancing to the sixth tier and obtaining the [Blood Devour] ability, he was very, very sensitive to life energy.

Although the life energy of this shattered distorted monster was dissipating rapidly, this amount was also very exaggerated.

He raised his hand and condensed his warlock seal, and a void vortex appeared in front of him. The fragments were instantly swallowed in.

Suren looked at the changes in the blood energy value on the panel and pondered, "The life energy of these monsters is so high? Is it because of those insects?"

He had previously tried to devour the essence blood of various magical beasts, and he had a rough comparison of various parameters in his heart.

Now, devouring this seventh-tier distorted monster, the data was several times higher than theoretically possible.

That was why he was a little surprised.

Some thoughts flashed through his mind, and his peripheral vision caught Yekaterina's slightly pale face. Obviously, the burden of that move just now was not light.

Suren asked, "Are you okay?"

Yekaterina shook her head. "I'm fine. It's just that I haven't advanced to the seventh tier, so it's still a bit difficult to use this art."

At this time, she also seemed to have received news from Lingdun and did not intend to stay any longer. She said solemnly, "That Outer God has been severely injured and seems to need to absorb the power of faith to recover. There has been a major change in Lingdun, and we have to go back quickly."

"Mm."

Suren nodded in agreement.

Mr. Black had already sent over various intelligence collected by the Mirror Organization. Now a zombie tide had erupted in Lingdun City, affecting several districts in the South City.

Although there were no specific numbers, it affected at least millions of people.

Various noble forces were also in chaos.

The Rodriguez and Ernest families, who both held seats as members of the National Assembly, had also made big moves.

The situation in Lingdun was now in complete chaos.

...

Suren did not delay. He brought Yekaterina into the small void realm and also found the bodyguard Ralph, who had been seriously injured and unconscious by the demon monk.

Looking again, the [Sunflower Windmill Castle] was still intact, so he also put it away.

Then Suren cast space teleports one after another to hurry back.

The hundred-plus kilometers that they had taken a whole day to travel, took less than a quarter of an hour to return.

Without entering the city, on the outskirts of South City, a Luying military Gussmauer airship had been waiting for a long time.

Yekaterina was now the leader of the Luying Intelligence Agency, and she was going to command the operation.

Under the airship, Suren released Ye and several maids, but he himself did not intend to go up with them.

Their cooperation had truly come to an end here.

Marriage, killing William, pitting the Outer God... they had cooperated very perfectly this time.

The situation was critical, and there was no time for much talk.

The two had already developed a tacit understanding. Yekaterina looked at Suren and said faintly, "Take care."

"Okay."

Suren nodded and also said, "You take care too."

Yekaterina nodded, and when she turned around again, only the heroic spirit of a superior remained on her face.

She shouted sharply, "Notify all departments, start the plan!"

The staff beside her responded in unison, "Yes!"

Suren watched Yekaterina board the ship. The maids who had served her for several days also looked back and smiled slightly.

He also returned the smile.

Then he turned and left.

He had not walked a few steps when a faint question suddenly came from beside him, "Will Mr. Suren live with that young lady from now on?"

There was no one else in the empty wilderness, but Suren knew who it was when he heard this.

He smiled and shook his head, saying to the void, "No, it was just a cooperation. I am me, and Fick is Fick."

"Oh."

As soon as the words fell, a ghost girl wearing a black princess dress suddenly floated out of the black umbrella in his hand and flew happily around Suren.

She was naturally Pestoia.

Suren looked at her and smiled slightly.

This ghost lady was the first friend Suren had made in this world.

And Suren was also the first and only friend Pestoia had made after being trapped in Stormwind Manor for a thousand years.

The relationship between the two was very special.

Just like a chick breaking out of its shell and seeing the world for the first time, there was always a sense of inexplicable closeness.

Each felt the same way about the other.

When he thought of this plan three days ago, he thought of Pestoia.

Before setting off, this ghost girl also came, but had been staying in the runic umbrella and had not come out.

Occasionally, they would chat through mental communication.

Looking at her suddenly coming out now, Suren asked with a smile, "You haven't been coming out, why do you want to come out now?"

He thought there were some restrictions on wandering spirits, which was why Pestoia had not shown her face these past few days.

He did not expect her to say an unrelated reason, "I don't really like that noble lady."

Her tone was not good, and Suren was not surprised. He just raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Why is that?"

A little girl who had been locked up for a thousand years, it was perfectly normal for her personality to be occasionally perverse.

He was already familiar with it.

Pestoia tilted her head and did not explain much, "I just don't like her."

"Oh."

Suren listened and smiled slightly, without asking any further questions.

Now the city was in chaos, and he planned to go to the city and meet up with Mr. Black and the others, and also take a look at what was happening in the city along the way.

One person and one soul walked in the darkness.

But Pestoia seemed very excited, probably because she had not been out to play for a long time.

She flew around Suren a few times, suddenly flew in front of him, and then, without any reservations, hung on Suren's neck like a koala, as if she had thought of something, and blinked, "Mr. Suren, actually I think..."

Suren hugged this ghost girl who had suddenly materialized with one hand, and the corners of his mouth showed a slight helplessness, "What's wrong?"

Pestoia stared at him, her big eyes sparkling with a mischievous and bright light.

After pondering for a moment, she said in a serious tone, "Actually, I think that if Mr. Suren really wants to get married, my sister is not bad. She is no worse looking than that young lady, she has a good figure, and she has a gentle personality. Um... as for maids, you can hire a few at home..."

"..."

Suren was dumbfounded.

What was this all about?

He complained, "What are you thinking about, you little girl?"

Pestoia seemed to have considered it very thoroughly and added, "It's just marriage. I think Mr. Suren seems to like that kind of life very much. You are my only friend, and my sister is my most beloved sister. Of course I hope you can be together. That way we can live together in the future. Like... um... like today, we can go on trips together. A real trip. We can travel around the world, go on nautical adventures..."

The more she spoke, the more excited she became. In that bright and energetic expression, it seemed that she had already planned the family-friendly trip for the future.

Naive, pure, and filled with idealistic romance.

Suren did not take it to heart at all and tapped her forehead with a smile, "Get married, my foot. Your sister is my senior sister. She is also the person I respect the most."

Hearing this, Pestoia blinked, and said faintly, "Is that so?"

Suren said, "Yes."

As he spoke, he thought that this little girl did not know what marriage was all about, so he casually added, "Besides, you can live together without getting married. I often go to my senior sister to ask for advice on alchemy and live together. You can live with me in the future, and I will be very welcome."

Pestoia thought about it and seemed to make sense, "Oh."

After this, the two did not speak for a moment, and it was quiet all around.

Unexpectedly, Pestoia suddenly had a playful look on her face, and after thinking of something, she added, "But... when you lived with that maid of yours named Shabina, you transformed into my sister's appearance. My sister was not angry and thought that she would not mind. It would be good for the two of you to get married..."

"???"

When Suren heard this, he was stunned on the spot, as if his brain had not digested what he had heard.

He looked at the ghost girl in his arms again and could not help it.

You know about this?

Pestoia seemed to be able to read minds, and said with a sly face, "I have always been by my sister's side, but I was asleep. But it's not that I wasn't conscious. I know about your affairs."

"..."

Even if Suren's skin was thick, it was not easy to respond to this.

He could only knock a chestnut on that little head, "Children, don't ask about adult things."

Pestoia looked at Suren's speechless expression, and the smile on her little face was even brighter, "I'm also your senior sister, okay!"

Suren: "..."