Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 251 Emptying the Magazine

Amidst the chaos, Duke Negan's bodyguards became alert and approached at top speed; even Duke Negan himself was an extraordinary being.

But for this killer, unleashing his desires was like an instinct, something he couldn't resist.

Duke Negan's own explosive desires also rendered him incapable of resistance in an instant.

"die!"

A voice filled with strong filth rang out, and everyone who heard it trembled involuntarily, as if their heart had been squeezed and they were on the verge of death.

"Imprisonment!" In that critical moment, a ray of light seemed to flash across Duke Nanigan's body. He awoke from his state of explosive desire and uttered the word in ancient Hermes.

He carries high-level talismans with him to deal with this situation of being mentally controlled.

"Are you the 'Apostle of Desire'?" Duke Negan's voice carried a certain authority as he looked down at the assassin.

The air around the assassin seemed to freeze, turning him into an insect trapped in amber.

"Degradation!"

As the demon's murmurs echoed, the light in the surrounding area dimmed instantly, and it began to show signs of turning into an abyss. The tables, chairs, and floors were silently rotting, exuding an aura of depravity and filth.

This aura corrupted the power in the air, eroding the "amber" and allowing the "Apostle of Desire" to escape.

"Whip it!"

Duke Negan's expression changed slightly, and he quickly and solemnly declared the judgment on the demon.

Snapped!

Invisible whips materialized in the air and lashed fiercely at the demon.

However, the demon's body was strong enough to withstand the attack, though a chunk of flesh was whipped away, leaving bone exposed.

Wow!

Instead of avoiding the whipping, the "Apostle of Desire" took the opportunity to have his body collapse and transform into a phantom, viscous liquid.

This liquid seemed to be composed of emotions and desires, integrating the Duke Negan's most unspeakable desires, and swept towards the Duke Negan with unstoppable force.

Duke Negan wanted to order the imprisonment again, but his eyes suddenly went blank, and a kind of illusory and decadent flame seemed to burn in his eyes.

A mental shock!

The mental shock from the "Apostle of Desire" left Duke Negan in a daze, and he might be completely covered and corroded to death by the liquid at any moment.

The "Apostle of Desire" chose the perfect moment, activating its power just as Duke Negan's desires were aroused, instantly destroying his ability to resist.

Even though the magical item on Duke Negan helped him recover, he still lost the initiative and fell into crisis.

hum!

A fierce wind swept through the ballroom as Duke Negan's bodyguards finally arrived. The "Wind Favorite's" wind blades cut through the black liquid formed from desire, becoming the sharpest swords.

"Death!" This is the final judgment from the fifth sequence of the "Arbitrator" pathway, "Punishment Knight".

The attacks from these two bodyguards were powerful enough that unless this "Apostle of Desire" dared to perish together with Duke Negan, he should stay away!

Surprisingly, the black, viscous liquid continued to rush forward, completely ignoring the attacks from behind.

No! A palm-sized doll had already fallen into the liquid.

The doll, dressed in iron-gray armor and holding a small knight's sword, would be an exquisite work of art elsewhere, but here it is the ultimate weapon.

The puppet came to life and plunged the knight's sword in its hand into the ground.

"guard"!

This is a magical item crafted using the "Guardian" trait of the "Warrior" path; its function is singular but powerful enough.

A ray of light, like the dawn, burst forth from the knight doll, and in the next instant, it transformed into an indestructible, invisible wall, deflecting all attacks outside its walls.

This is the strongest point of the "Guardian"; very few people below the high sequence level can break through such a defense.

This period of time was sufficient for the "Apostle of Desire" to kill Duke Negan, who had already lost the ability to resist.

Duke Negan's bodyguards could only watch helplessly as Duke Negan was enveloped by the pitch-black liquid formed from desire.

The next moment, Duke Negan may die at the hands of the "Apostle of Desire".

"No, couldn't you have waited two more days? Why did you have to assassinate me while I was there?"

Just as the "Apostle of Desire" was about to complete his mission, this voice suddenly rang in his ears.

The voice carried a hint of exasperation and disappointment, a tone that almost made the "Apostle of Desire" doubt whether he had truly chosen the wrong time.

Perhaps I should have chosen a different time? That way, I'd definitely succeed...

Countless thoughts flashed through the mind of the "Apostle of Desire," and then he found himself detached from the state of "Incarnation of Desire."

His skin melted away, revealing his true form.

His demon horns were burning, and countless demonic runes were spreading and flowing across his body, but his eyes were blank and he seemed lost.

He simply couldn't understand the situation.

The voices around him had disappeared, but all his plans had come full circle.

That eerie feeling sent chills down one's spine.

"A demigod?!" That's the only conclusion the "Apostle of Desire" could draw.

"But how is that possible? No demigods were involved in this banquet, so why is there such immense power?"

He had carefully investigated before choosing this banquet as the site for the assassination, but the current situation left him bewildered.

The "Apostle of Desire" had no sense of malice whatsoever, as if the "demigod" did not exist.

But in that instant, the demon already knew that his assassination attempt had failed.

"roar!"

Without the slightest delay, he went straight to demonization.

His body began to swell and grow to gigantic size. The goat horns on his head curved and extended, covered with countless mysterious patterns. A pair of giant bat wings unfolded behind him, and crimson and pale blue flames burned, emitting a strong sulfur smell.

The demon flapped its wings and flew away, smashing open the window to escape through the sky. It had also devised an escape plan.

"Too ugly, change back." The voice rang out again, and the demon was forcibly forced back into human form.

His hands flailed in the air twice before he plummeted from mid-air and crashed into Duke Negan's garden.

Huh? The demon seemed to have lost its mind, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before its eyes.

He seemed to no longer recognize the world around him.

Bang bang bang!

Someone emptied the magazine.

All the bullets pierced the demon's head, killing him beyond any doubt.

The demon had all sorts of escape plans, and even imagined what would happen if his assassination attempt failed.

But to his utter surprise, he was ended by an ordinary revolver and a bullet with a slightly mysterious power.

This... is truly a great irony.

(End of this chapter)