From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 405 The True Agent of Death

“You can’t just pin all the blame on me based on conjecture. Where’s the evidence? If you’re so sure, then produce the evidence.”

Ke Yiming's face was filled with anger and innocence at being wrongly accused, and he argued vehemently.

"Don't rush, let's wait for Queen Oriana." Lu Heng remained calm and waited patiently.

In fact, so far, none of the clues that Lu Heng analyzed have been supported by evidence.

However, if Ke Yiming is indeed the one who infiltrated Kolos City, then many things make sense.

Before long, Queen Orianna arrived at the inn, accompanied by her personal guards and a very large arcane spirit.

Arcane spirits are energy life forms, similar to water and fire elementals.

Water is the element that constitutes life, which is water-attribute energy, while arcane spirits are life forms composed of arcane energy.

In the magical world, arcane spirits are usually magical pets, or magical servants, tamed by high-ranking arcane mages.

This arcane sprite is 2.5 meters tall, with a starry blue body and a mysterious aura of arcane energy.

After confirming that the true form of the [Death Agent] was the blood-red scythe, Lu Heng developed endless suspicions about Ke Yiming and believed that his purpose in staying in Kolos City was definitely to display the statues of the three commanders of the Anti-Demon Alliance.

Therefore, Queen Alleanna had previously set a trap, using arcane spirits to guard the statue of the Elf King Tarnas.

Because the arcane spirit can hide in the magical tomes in the study, intruders who enter the study cannot detect its presence.

Half an hour ago, the Arcane Spirit discovered the intruders and sounded the alarm.

That's why the entire search and capture of the infiltrators took place.

Queen Orianna gave the command with her eyes, and the arcane spirit moved up and circled around Ke Yiming.

Ke Yiming sat there quietly, without any reaction.

After circling him twice, the arcane spirit returned to Queen Alleanna's side and swayed its body to communicate with her telepathically.

After a moment, Queen Oriana looked at Lu Heng and said, "It cannot be confirmed that he is an infiltrator."

Since the Arcane Spirit discovered the intruder in the study in the palace district and remembered the intruder's scent, he only needs to see the intruder again and confirm the scent to find him.

However, the result differed somewhat from the expected conclusion.

Ke Yiming, looking angry, asked, "What do you mean now?"

Lu Heng wasn't too surprised by the result.

In fact, the hotel owner had already confirmed that Ke Yiming had stayed in the hotel all night. At that time, Lu Heng knew that the person who broke into the palace area to steal the statue was definitely not his real body.

The magical world has too many special abilities. Whether it's an avatar or an enslaved abyssal monster, they can all be sent out to steal statues without the original being having to do it personally.

Ke Yiming questioned again: "Can you prove my innocence now?"

At this point, things seem to have reached a dead end.

After the arcane spirit detected his presence, it was confirmed that he was not the thief who had broken into the Queen's study, which instead proved his innocence.

This gave him the confidence to argue loudly.

The matter reached a stalemate due to a lack of evidence.

Everyone present looked at Lu Heng, hoping he could produce more compelling evidence to prove the conclusions of their previous analysis.

Ke Yiming also looked at Lu Heng with anger on his face and questioned, "How else do you want to frame me? Tell me! From the first time we met, you have been hostile to me."

“I don’t know why you are so hostile towards me. I believe I have never harmed you. In fact, I even provided you with intelligence when the Savile Group was targeting you.”

"Even if you don't appreciate this kindness, you shouldn't repay kindness with enmity. Don't you have even the most basic moral principles?"

This accusation actually made Lu Heng feel a little ashamed.

It has to be said that if he really wasn't the infiltrator behind the scenes, then treating him like this is indeed a bit excessive, given the help he provided before.

However, Lu Heng's expression remained unchanged. He took a few steps around the room and said, "The matter of the Savile Group is something that has always puzzled me."

"The key point I've never understood is, what is your relationship with the Savile Group?"
"I finally understood what was going on when I learned that the Creator's raiding party had been recruited."

"The reason you provided me with information about the Savile Group was not to help me, but to use me to eliminate the Savile family."

"Things are really clever. On the surface, you have no connection with the Saville family, let alone any grudges."

"But why did you want to target the Savile family? I've thought about this question for a long time, and I only found the answer today."

“You do not have any connection with the Saville family, but the organization behind you does.”

"Among the companies controlled by the Savile Group, there are several biopharmaceutical companies that are fiercely competing with a multinational corporation called Dyson Pharmaceuticals, to the point of hiring mercenaries to fight each other."

"And the real controlling consortium behind Dyson Pharmaceuticals is Elemer Biopharmaceuticals."

"The behind-the-scenes controlling shareholder of Elemavi Biopharmaceuticals is Gordon Jacob, whose code name in the Creator Organization is Number 9."

"So, it's not you who wants to deal with the Savile family, it's the Creator Organization behind you that wants to deal with the Savile family."

Lu Heng only finally understood this after analyzing Ke Yiming's identity.

I've always been puzzled by why, in both the pre-rebirth and post-rebirth timelines, Ke Yiming still takes action against the Savile family even though he has no direct connection with them.

Now everything is connected. Ke Yiming had no grudge against the Savile family. Instead, he took action against the Savile family on the orders of the Creator Organization behind him.

After hearing this, Ke Yiming frowned and questioned, "All of this is just your imagination. Where is your evidence?"

Lu Heng turned to look around the room and said, "Actually, I wasn't 100% sure of your identity at first, and I didn't have any direct evidence to prove my suspicions about you."

"However, as soon as I stepped into this room, I knew the answer in my heart."

Everyone was curious about the answer and couldn't help but prick up their ears.

Ke Yiming's expression also became more serious as he quietly waited for Lu Heng to continue.

Lu Heng took a breath and said, "When I entered this room, I smelled a very faint smell of blood."

Upon hearing this, everyone present sniffed and inhaled, then rubbed their noses.

"It does have a slight bloody smell, but it's very faint."

"Why is there a bloody smell?" Everyone turned to Ke Yiming, wanting to hear his explanation.

Ke Yiming rolled up his right sleeve with his left hand, revealing a bandaged wound on his forearm: "I was injured during the battle earlier. I was treating my wound. Is it strange that there's a bloody smell? Do you need me to unwrap the gauze and show it to you?"

He was about to remove the gauze when he said that.

Lu Heng replied, "No need to dismantle it. I know you must have a wound on your hand, because you need a wound to cover up the smell of blood in the room."

Ke Yiming looked helpless and spread his hands, asking, "You still won't let me go? What can a single wound prove?"

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Using wounds to cover up the smell of blood is indeed a good method. However, you made a fatal mistake."

"With your energy level, the wounds from the battle that happened half a day ago would have scabbed over long ago, thanks to your body's self-healing ability, even without bandaging. There wouldn't be any blood smell in the room."

"As for where the smell of blood came from, I can only say... you're a bit too hasty."

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked puzzled, including Ke Yiming, who frowned.

Lu Heng continued to reveal the truth: "The bloody smell in the room is not from the wound, but... from the blood transfusions you received after losing a lot of blood."

As he said this, Ke Yiming's hand, which was under the table, slowly clenched into a fist.

Lu Heng continued, "As for why you lost so much blood, that's why I said you were anxious, because you regained the Death Agent's scythe."

"Today, the Creator's organization sent that raiding party to Kolos City. They probably had two purposes: besides wanting to take the statues of the Three Commanders, they also wanted to deliver the scythe to you."

"You are indeed very anxious, after all, that is a fourth-tier class. As long as you regain the class, your combat power will increase exponentially."

"However, the [Death Agent] class is a bit special. To obtain the class, you need to sacrifice a large amount of blood, which must reach 30% of your total blood volume."

"This amount of blood loss would be fatal to an ordinary person, but a superhuman could withstand it, though they would fall into a state of weakness."

"Therefore, you need to replenish your blood immediately after the Death Agent's scythe has drained all your blood."

"You spent the whole day in your hotel room, which was essentially a blood transfusion to recover. The blood should have been prepared in advance."

"I must say, your original plan was indeed perfect."

"You first gave up the [Death Agent] class, and let the Elf race check your class, and found that you did not have a fourth class advancement."

"Once the elves have completely dispelled their suspicions about you, you can reclaim the [Death Agent] class."

"Under normal circumstances, the Elven race has already checked your class and will not conduct any further checks. Through this process, you have cleared yourself of suspicion and successfully infiltrated the city of Kolos."

"I must say, you were so close to succeeding. It's just a pity you were too impatient."

"As for the evidence you want, it's very simple. Just check your class again and see if you have the [Death Agent] class. That will give you a conclusion."

Queen Orianna looked at Fiona beside her and said, "Summon the arcane mage and check his class again."

at this point.

Ke Yiming slowly exhaled and said, "No need for testing anymore. The [Death Agent] is indeed on me. Lu Heng, your analysis is almost entirely correct. I am indeed a member of the Creator Organization's raiding team, codenamed 'Destiny Mark'."

Upon hearing this, Fiona and the other elven guards present drew their weapons, surrounded the inn room, and stood ready for battle.

Ke Yiming continued, "You're right, I am indeed a bit anxious, but it's not my fault. It's just that I must get the last statue of the commander of the Anti-Demon Alliance immediately."

Even though his identity had been exposed, he remained calmly seated, showing no intention of struggling.

In fact, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

This is Kolos City, the main city of the elves. Even if he risked his life, he could not escape from here.

Therefore, he had no intention of taking action. Instead, he sat there calmly, looked up into Lu Heng's eyes, and said, "I want to negotiate."

Lu Heng was curious about what cards he still had up his sleeve and asked, "What do you have to offer in this negotiation?"

After considering for a moment, Ke Yiming said, "I can provide information about the statues of the three commanders of the Anti-Demon Alliance in exchange for my life."

Lu Heng shook his head and refused: "We already know this information, and it's not enough to exchange for your life."

Ke Yiming shook his finger and said firmly, "No, you don't know, I'm sure this information can be exchanged for my life. I'm not asking you to release me, just keep my life. You can lock me up for now."

Lu Heng and Queen Oriana exchanged a glance, and Lu Heng saw the approval in her eyes. He then said, "Then we'll have to see if the information you provided is truly valuable."

Ke Yiming pondered for a moment and said, "You should already know that the statues of the three commanders of the Anti-Demon Alliance are the key to unlocking the underground seal of Xiling City."

"This information is indeed worthless, so what I want to say is more confidential information about this seal."

"As you may have guessed, there is a source of abyssal pollution in the underground seal of Xiling City, but it has been sealed underground all along."

"Don't rush, this isn't the information I want to share. The real information I want to share is..."

"Inside this underground seal lies the remains of an elven swordsman, which has been submerged in the source of abyssal pollution for hundreds of years."

"The Skeleton Lord discovered the remains of the Elf Sword Saint within the seal. The reason he seeks out the statues of the Three Commanders is to break the seal, retrieve the Elf Sword Saint's remains, and revive them as skeletal servants."

Upon hearing this, everyone present showed expressions of shock.

Queen Orianna and Fiona, in particular, already knew who the elven swordsman's remains belonged to.

Naturally, it was Teresa's teacher, the previous generation's Elven Sword Saint Santos.

The Skeleton Lord can revive the skeletons of dead creatures as servants, not just creatures like Frost Bone Dragons and Mammoths, but also elves, as long as they leave behind skeletons.

However, after an elf dies, a ritual is usually performed to allow them to return to nature.

Spirits that return to nature do not leave behind any remains, but in special circumstances, if a deceased spirit did not undergo the ritual of returning to nature, it is possible that it will leave behind a remains.

The previous generation's Elven Sword Saint Santos entered the underground spring of the Heath Mountains in order to cleanse the Moonwell of its pollution, but never returned.

After the Moonwell in the Heath Mountains was completely corrupted, the Elven King Tarnas led the arcane army to seal it away.

Afterwards, the elves abandoned Xiling City, and the sealed Moon Well remained underground for three hundred years.

Now, the Skeleton Lord has discovered the remains of the Elf Sword Saint sealed within.

If the Elven Sword Saint's remains were to resurrect as skeletal servants, it would inflict a tremendous physical and psychological blow on the Elven race.

After recounting the information, Ke Yiming asked, "Is this information enough to save my life?"

(End of this chapter)