Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 291 The Steam Church Visitors
Klein slumped into his chair, immersing himself in a dream through divination, communicating with his spiritual instincts. It didn't take long before he awoke, looking at the two of them with a grave expression.

"Any clues?"

Lu Ze asked.

"Ah."

Klein rubbed his temples, organizing his thoughts, "His name is Jason Belial, from the Belial family, one of the three great demon families. He currently resides in Backlund, and his public identity is that of a banker."

The Belial family?
After a moment's thought, Lu Ze felt as if he had seen this name in the Night Watchers' internal files.

At the same time, he also lamented that the other party had indeed lied to him when he told him he was a member of the North family.

"In the Fourth Epoch, those who worshipped demons established a loose organization called the 'Blood Cult.' Among them, three demon families stood out: North, Andrerad, and Belial. They worshipped an evil god called the 'Dark Side of the Universe,' believing Him to be the ruler of the abyss."

Eisinger spoke eloquently, explaining to the two that he seemed to have an instinct to share knowledge with others.

"Alright, let's hear him finish speaking first."

Lu Ze said to him.

"Oh, sorry, my old habit has flared up again."

Isengard smiled slightly and looked at Klein again.

Klein continued, "His purpose was indeed not to avenge his dog, but to create a commotion, divert the attention of the official Extraordinary Ones, and then take the opportunity to assassinate Duke Negan!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the other two people in the living room were taken aback.

The Duke of Negan, brother of the current Prime Minister Lord Agushid Negan, is a leading supporter of the Conservative Party!
Is this an event involving the upper echelons of the nation?

“I recall that Duke Negan was assassinated once before, by one of the pirate generals, ‘Hurricane Admiral’ Ziringus,” Isengard said in a deep voice. “Such repeated assassination attempts show that the other party is very persistent!”

This is indeed the case.

The struggles between powerful figures are truly fraught with danger.

Lu Ze thought to himself.

Isengard continued, "So, who's behind this?"

Klein's eyes flickered, then he shook his head, as if to say that he didn't know either.

In fact, he vaguely heard a word in the other person's dream—

The Twilight Hermit's Gathering.

But after he learned the name, his spiritual instincts began to warn him frantically, reminding him not to utter the name carelessly, as if something terrible would happen if he did.

I think I've seen something similar in the diary of Emperor Russell. Could the gathering he mentioned, where "even the names cannot be mentioned," be this "Twilight Hermits' Society"?

Klein guessed to himself, but said only, "I'm sorry, those things seem to be too secretive, and I can't find out about them with my abilities."

"Hehe, want to know?"

At that moment, the soul held in Lu Ze's hand suddenly laughed maliciously, "This is all a choice made by the times, they are..."

Oops!

We can't let him say it!
Klein was terrified and was about to stop him when he saw—

"Click."

Before the demon could finish speaking, Luze flipped his hand and swallowed it into his body.

"Why didn't we wait for him to reveal the clues?" Isengard asked, surprised and regretful.

"Isn't it common sense to not listen to the sweet talk of demons?"

Lu Ze said it casually.

He manipulated the struggling soul within him, ultimately imprisoning it in the last empty space in the body. The shepherd's seven pasture positions were now all full; if a new, more suitable lamb arrived, the others would simply have to be replaced.

After all, the souls of these lambs are gradually worn away with his use, and if he continues to use them, sooner or later their souls will completely dissipate and they will become uncontrollable.

But that's all for later. What we need to consider now is which three abilities of this demon should be retained.

Luzer communicated with the spirituality of the "Apostle of Desire," and then he discovered that the demon who had been promoted to Apostle of Desire had exactly three new abilities.

First, control your desires.

The apostle of desire can exploit and manipulate the emotions and desires of others. When a target experiences significant psychological fluctuations, the apostle will seize the opportunity to sow the seeds of an explosion, or manipulate the target, or induce the target to fall into depravity, or overload the target's physical functions, or cause the target to take extreme actions in a state of confusion.

This is probably what is meant by anger giving the devil in your heart an opportunity.

Secondly, the psychological impact.

The apostle of desire can ignite the two curved demon horns on its head, forcefully assaulting the target's spirit and inevitably causing it to experience emotions.

The shock that Lu Ze experienced at the time stemmed from this.

As for the third ability, it is called the embodiment of desire.

Specifically, it refers to the state Lu Ze had previously witnessed, where the body was covered in black liquid. That liquid contained the most intense and extreme emotions, capable of interfering with others, reducing harm, concealing one's whereabouts, and silently infiltrating, among other things.

Since Luze had already herded a Sequence 6 demon, there was no need to worry about keeping the others. He simply solidified all three abilities and kept them within his body.

After finishing all this, he opened his eyes and found Isengard watching him herd the cat with a serious expression. Behind him, Klein tentatively reached out to tease the little black cat. The cat simply stared down at him with its blue eyes, not even moving its tail.

You guys are too relaxed.
Lu Ze couldn't help but think.

"Clang, clang, clang."

Just then, the doorbell rang outside the living room.

The three of them walked out of the living room. Lu Ze could sense the aura of extraordinary beings outside through the door. There were several of them, but they were mostly Sequence 7 or Sequence 8.

"It seems like the people from Mechanical Heart have arrived."

Isengard said to Luzer, "Do you need help getting away? Without them noticing."

"It's ok."

Luze said calmly, gesturing for Klein to open the door.

Then, the golden light in his eyes shone brightly once more. And then, imperceptibly, something seemed to change; the detectives ignored him, and even when he stood before the crowd, he could not attract their attention.

The extraordinary ability of audience pathway sequence 6: psychological invisibility!
It's not so much about becoming invisible, but rather about becoming a blind spot for others, making it difficult for them to perceive you.

"Hello, Mr. Moriarty."

Just as he finished these preparations, Klein opened the door. Standing outside were several strangers; the man in the lead had a rugged face but a head of messy curly hair.

In his hand lay a strangely patterned silver mirror, adorned with a black gemstone at each end, resembling the mirror's eyes. Judging from the marks on it, the mirror appeared to be quite ancient.

(End of this chapter)