Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 59 The Clash between Xiao Ke and Lucifer

What? Who, who's losing control?
Mr. Old Neil?
Klein's heart almost instantly rose to his throat. He looked at the mysterious man opposite him, then at Old Neil, and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Old Neil, you..."

Old Neil's expression was relatively calm, although his slightly trembling fingers showed that he was probably not in a calm mood either.

Old Neil took a deep breath, then looked at the mysterious man across from him and asked, "Are you the gentleman who just helped the Mandated Punisher avoid losing control?"

"It just happened." The mysterious man, Rowling, who was wearing the Lucifer vest, said with a smile. He looked at old Neil in front of him, as if he could see through the other's life. He smiled, but there was a sense of nonchalance in his smile.

Luo Lin naturally appeared here in this image on purpose. The Punisher just now was indeed saved by him. To be honest, it was not a big deal. The reason why the other party was on the verge of losing control was mainly because of the pollution from the descendants of the real creator. Removing this trace of pollution was not a problem for Luo Lin. It was much simpler than removing the pollution from the Outer Gods.

Therefore, as long as the root cause of the loss of control is resolved before the other party completely loses control, and his emotions are calmed down, the other party will naturally no longer lose control.

On the one hand, Rowling's purpose in doing this was to experiment with the performance effect, and on the other hand, of course, it was to create the image of a mysterious boss, paving the way for his current appearance in front of Klein and Old Neil.

Facts have proved that Rowling's previous idea was correct. Playing an actor does require some deliberate performance. After Rowling appeared in front of people under the guise of Lucifer, part of the actor's potion was digested. It was not too much, but it proved that the approach was indeed correct.

Then, he should give Klein a little "Lucifer" shock.

Luo Lin laughed inwardly and looked at Old Neil and said, "The Hidden Sage is not someone you can easily deal with. You are too old. If you continue with that ritual, you will only lose control."

The biggest secret was exposed, which made Old Neil's body tremble. His breathing was a little unstable at this moment. After several seconds, Old Neil opened his mouth and said, "Is there no other possibility?"

Luo Lin smiled when he heard this, and looked at Old Neil with a hint of pity, but this emotion was superficial, like a spectator watching a tragedy. He said, "It's a pity that there is basically no second possibility in your life. Perhaps..."

"If you can't save her, stay with her." Luo Lin slowly recited this epitaph for Old Neil, smiled at him, and said:

"Is that what you want on your tombstone?"

Old Neil opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

Luo Lin seemed to realize something, raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Old Neil, who had just been shrouded in despair, calmed down at this moment. He looked at the man in front of him and said with difficulty, "Thank you."

Just now, Old Neil almost lost control due to his out-of-control emotions. This was not surprising. He was too old, and any drastic emotional changes could lead to accidents.

Fortunately, Rowling calmed him down in time, which prevented him from losing control.

"Don't thank me, I just don't want a good actor to disappear from this world." Luo Lin smiled and shook his head.

"Actor?" Old Neil was obviously confused.

"You and your wife have staged a wonderful love tragedy, and the ending of this tragedy, whether you are obsessed with continuing the ritual to resurrect her, which leads to loss of control, or you give up the ritual and live with the love for her, so that she does not need to experience a third death, is a satisfactory ending." Rowling said slowly. If it were his true character, he would certainly not say that. Although he is a fun-loving person, he still has some conscience when dealing with people in the lawful camp.

But the Lucifer played by Rowling now is a mediocre fun-loving person, so naturally he needs to be bad enough.

So I'm sorry, Mr. Neil, I have to prick your heart... But if you trade the prick for the possibility of avoiding losing control, you won't lose out, right?

So bad!
Klein almost subconsciously looked at Old Neil and, unsurprisingly, saw that he looked slightly angry. This wasn't surprising; after all, no one liked to have the tragedy of their life commented on in this way.

At the same time, Klein also realized that the mysterious young man opposite him might not be a good person, but more like the kind of person who wanders around the world and does everything according to his own preferences.

"If you just want to see a tragedy, there's no need to remind me." Old Neil finally suppressed his anger and spoke, but his voice was a little colder.

"I'm just curious about your choice." Luo Lin didn't mind Old Neil's attitude. He just smiled and said slowly, "Giving actors enough choices can make the ending of the story more perfect."

Old Neil was completely speechless.

Klein no longer had the favorable impression he had at first of the person before him. He couldn't help but say, "Sir, we're very grateful for reminding us that Mr. Neil was about to lose control. However, treating other people's tragedies as stories is not a good habit."

When Rowling heard this, he turned his gaze to Klein. His golden eyes were very beautiful in the sunset light, but seemed to be without much emotion.

But Klein could sense that the person opposite him looked at him with scrutiny and some emotions he couldn't understand.

"Why not? Life is a drama, and we are all the protagonists. Why can't I appreciate other people's dramas?" Luo Lin said this with a look of genuine doubt on his face.

"Sir, if others wanted to enjoy your tragedy, would you accept it calmly?" Klein couldn't help but ask.

"Of course." Luo Lin nodded as if it was a matter of course, and said, "I appreciate other people's life dramas, so naturally others can appreciate mine too."

This paved the way for Lucifer to write down his experiences in a diary.

Klein was speechless for a moment. He felt both angry and amused, but his anger had faded considerably.

Because he could see that the person on the other side seemed to really think so, so the other side did not intend to offend Mr. Neil, but simply... had different values.

"But Mr. Neil doesn't want you to admire his life. Since you think Mr. Neil is an excellent actor, shouldn't you also respect his ideas?" After thinking for a while, Klein spoke again, deciding to follow the other party's line of thought to persuade him.

Mr. Fool's mind works so quickly... Luo Lin sighed inwardly, but his expression remained calm and thoughtful. Finally, he nodded and said, "Interesting logic, but I have to say, you've convinced me. Indeed, I should respect the ideas of an excellent actor."

Then, Luo Lin looked at Old Neil and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Old Neil, please forgive my rudeness."

(End of this chapter)