Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 263 Are you the Fool?
Mr. A, who was immersed in extreme pain, suddenly felt a strange fluctuation.

Opposite him, the newly appointed shepherd's demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation in an instant. His previously mottled and chaotic soul became harmonious and unified, and the lamb within him became submissive and obedient, completely submitting to the control of his master!

"How can it be!"

Mr. A exclaimed in disbelief. As a shepherd himself, he understood all too well how difficult it was to achieve such a state. Even after years as a shepherd, his soul could not match his movements. He had only ever witnessed a similar state in higher-ranking beings like the Dark Saint.

Did this guy complete the journey he hadn't finished in an instant?!

Mr. A's eyes flickered; he wavered.

After such a long battle, he was exhausted and would probably be no match for his opponent if he continued to fight.

As a believer, Mr. A's faith was unwavering and fanatical; he was willing to give his life for the Lord at any time. However, if his sacrifice could not strike a blow to the other side, then his death would be nothing more than a waste.

"brush!"

An ancient, transparent book appeared before him, its pages turning incessantly under an unseen force. A faint, ethereal voice then arose:

"I came, I saw, I remembered."

"puff!"

Just as Mr. A was attempting to teleport away in a peculiar way, Luze on the other side suddenly moved. He picked up the dagger that "Cecilia" had dropped from the ground and plunged it into his left arm!

"Ahhhh!"

The intense pain faithfully and mercilessly returned to Mr. A. He felt as if his left arm was being subjected to unimaginable torment, and it immediately began to convulse in pain, unable to even support the illusory book!
"Wow!"

The book fell to the ground and quickly disappeared.

His teleportation was interrupted!
"Damn it!"

Mr. A was both anxious and angry, his left hand hanging limply at his side. He glared at Lu Ze, but the next second, his eyes became dull.

He saw Lu Ze pressing a silver revolver against his temple, giving Mr. A a cruel and insane smile, and slowly pulling the trigger.

"boom!"

The gunshot rang out, and Mr. A's brain was immediately overwhelmed by endless pain. It was as if his nerves had become fiery and scalding, threatening to boil his brain matter completely!

He couldn't even cry out in pain before collapsing to the ground. He clutched his head, his body arching like a shrimp, convulsing.

On the other side, Lu Ze wasn't faring much better. A rose bloomed on one side of his head, its crimson petals shimmering with a hint of greyish-white. Yet, he struggled to maintain his stance, staring at Mr. A with a malevolent gaze.

"call!"

Beneath Lu Ze's feet, his shadow, so thick it seemed almost alive, began to move. Empowered by the divinity within him, his shadow became incredibly solid, pitch black, so deep that even sunlight could not illuminate it!

The shadow crawled forward quickly, swiftly merging into Mr. A's shadow.

Mr. A's shadow resisted fiercely, but Lu Ze's shadow was clearly stronger and overwhelmed it in no time, seizing control of Mr. A's shadow.

"you!"

A look of surprise appeared on Mr. A's handsome face, but in the next moment, the shadow surged up, tightly enveloping his body and locking him in the thick black shadow, leaving only his head outside.

Lu Ze dragged his body and walked step by step toward Mr. A.

Crimson magma surged in his hand, and in an instant, a blazing magma greatsword was regenerated. Trapped by the shadow, Mr. A could hardly struggle, watching as Lu Ze walked towards him, raising the greatsword burning with blue flames high.

"Who are you?!" Mr. A roared in despair and rage.

Lu Ze looked at him with his crazed blue eyes and calmly replied:

"The one who will kill your master and destroy your organization."

"brush!"

The greatsword swung down vertically, easily severing Mr. A's head, which fell to the ground with a thud and rolled around.

"Destroyed the Aurora Society, killed my master? You're dreaming!"

Even after his head was cut off, Mr. A did not die immediately. As his head rolled, it continued to curse Luzer, "You will be killed by the angels of the Lord, along with that fool you believe in!"

"is it?"

Lu Ze raised his sword again. "Then you can wait in hell."

Just then, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the distant sky.

A spiritual intuition is warning that a powerful being is rapidly approaching this area!
This is Backlund, where the strongest figures from the three major churches and kingdoms have gathered. The battle between Luze and Mr. A has lasted so long, and they have even invoked two deities during it. It's only a matter of time before they are discovered.

We must leave immediately!

With that in mind, Lu Ze acted without hesitation.

Suddenly, the hem of his blood-red robe stretched out, enveloping and swallowing Mr. A's body and head. Then, his body transformed into a shadow, disappearing into the shadows, concealing his presence, and fleeing swiftly away from the powerful figure.

"Swipe!"

The shadows moved stealthily and swiftly, becoming difficult to discern in the gradually darkening streets.

Just as Lu Ze was about to leave the neighborhood, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a small black bulge under a streetlamp. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a small black cat, its body covered in dirty black snow, curled up and motionless.

In the darkness, its eyes were slightly open, and a faint blue light flickered.

Yes, that kitten from that day?
Black cats rarely have blue eyes, and Luze instinctively felt that this kitten was the same one he had encountered the night he killed Lanius. He had promised Cecilia that he would adopt it after her mental illness was cured.
The thought of Cecilia sent a deep, visceral pain through Luze.

He couldn't help but turn around, risking being caught by the powerful figure, and rushed to the kitten. With a flicker of his shadow, he enveloped the kitten's gradually cooling body before continuing his escape.
Fortunately, this incident did not affect his safety. He successfully left the scene before the powerful figure arrived, only sensing the howling wind in the sky from afar.

"brush!"

Once Lu Ze was completely safe, he had hidden deep in a dark alley in the East District and slowly sat down against the wall. Before he could even catch his breath, a deep red light surged from the void and completely engulfed him.

Lu Ze felt as if he had passed through a layer of illusory fog. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that he was above an endless gray-white fog, with an ancient and mottled bronze table in front of him.

Is this the place I saw in my hallucination before?

He slowly turned his head and saw, in turn, a magnificent palace supported by towering stone pillars, and a peculiar figure at the head of the bronze table.

The figure was shrouded in thick fog, making it appear exceptionally mysterious, tall, and profound.

Lu Ze suddenly realized something and stood up to bow to the other party.

"Are you the Fool?"

(End of this chapter)