Infinite Transmigration Starting from Violet

After Alexander entered the seal of Ceremonial Town, Dixi and Black Knife reappeared.

“Even for the Pot Clan, being burned by the Flaming Cauldron would only lead to their destruction… I know you want to save him, but are you sure Marlene won’t chop it to pieces?” Dixi asked.

“I did save her, after all,” Lu Ye said. “And we have Torina too, she’ll be fine. Let’s go!”

As he spoke, Lu Ye approached the blessing point and touched the shimmering golden light.

……

Gelid, on a small hill near the Temple of the Beast.

The three men with black knives gathered together.

This is not their total number, but considering the special nature of this operation, it would be meaningless to have more people.

Lu Ye and his group were tasked with making contact with Maricus, while one Black Knife was responsible for monitoring outside the Temple of the Beast, another for providing backup, and Di Xi was responsible for stealing the Fated Death.

On the night of the conspiracy, Aleto, the leader of the Black Knives, was responsible for stealing the Predestined Death, while Dizzy was responsible for providing backup. Now it's the daughter's turn to step in.

The two black-clad figures set off separately to their designated locations.

Dixi nodded to Lu Ye: "I'll leave the rest to you. Remember to get rid of the smell on yourselves first. After so long, I'm not sure if that guy's nose still remembers us."

After saying that, she went into stealth mode.

"Alright, let's go then." A-Tui took a large woven bag out of his luggage. "A-Mei, please take care of the luggage."

"Yes." Melina nodded.

Nobody knows what might happen in a little while, so just to be on the safe side, leave your luggage here for now, so you can easily escape if anything goes wrong.

Lu Ye and A Tui arrived at the Temple of the Beasts.

Because they were people Maricus knew, the huge black sword retinue at the entrance did not make things difficult for them.

Lu Ye and A Tui exchanged a glance, but instead of rushing in, they took out... a taiyaki maker and began making taiyaki.

It will take some effort to conceal the scent of the black knife on your body.

Dixi's original suggestion was to use the blood of the corrupt clan on himself, something Maricus was probably unfamiliar with.

But Lu Ye and A Tui have better options.

Before long, they had filled a whole woven bag with taiyaki (fish-shaped fritters).

The freshly baked taiyaki were steaming hot and fragrant. The aroma of so many taiyaki was so strong that it made the people in the Beast Temple make noise.

"Who's outside?!"

"It's us, we've come to deliver the goods."

Lu Ye and A Tui entered the Beast Temple with something in their mouths and something in their hands.

Chapter 676 Against Maricus

Upon entering, Maricus... or rather, Granger, remained unchanged, except for the addition of a colorful Maricus figurine beside his large frame, which seemed somewhat out of place in such a serious setting.

“You…have arrived,” Maricus sniffed, asking curiously, “What do you smell like?”

"Taiyaki, want some?" Lu Ye tossed a taiyaki over.

This behavior is not considered presumptuous; in this situation, it's important to appear easygoing.

The other party may feel angry, but at the same time, it also means that their attention has been diverted in a roundabout way.

Maricus wasn't angry. He took the taiyaki and smelled it: "Why did you bring so many?"

"We're heading to Ningmgford to do business," Lu Ye said. "We needed two Great Runes to get to the Royal City. We finally managed to get one, but it got stolen. The world is going to the dogs..."

"Sigh, it's all Marika's fault!" A-Tui sighed, "If that bitch hadn't smashed the French Ring, the border area wouldn't have ended up like this."

Upon hearing this, Maricus's face darkened, clearly displeased.

"Have you come here to offer up more deaths?" he asked.

"Why would we come here if we didn't get anything?" Lu Ye said, taking out Dead Root. "Here you go, but you'll give us better prayers, which can be sold for a lot of money."

"Okay, I promise you, this is something we agreed on from the beginning."

Gulang grabbed the dead root from Lu Ye's hand and swallowed it greedily.

He always believed that the birth of the Dead Ones and the shattering of the Dharma Ring were both his fault, which is why he worked so hard to find the Root of Death and devour them to suppress the speed and growth of the Dead Ones.

The Dead Root in Lu Ye's possession was borrowed from Tibia, located on the Yatan Plateau, in the lake where Yakiel and Smarag had previously stayed.

It seems now that it's impossible to repay.

But I never intended to pay it back anyway.

When the Black Knife assassins appeared on Tibia's ship and explained the situation, the guy agreed to lend it to them.

The age of stars and night was a time of freedom, where even the dead were recognized by the law.

That's what impressed Tibia.

After all, who wants to work overtime all the time?

While Gulang chewed on the dead root, A-Tui hung the powder packet on the wide stone pillars in the temple that were carved with animal marks.

The powder packet had been frozen to some extent. Lani had previously given Lu Ye and the others a magic scroll for ice magic. Low temperatures can reduce a person's perception of taste to some extent. Combined with the pervasive smell of taiyaki, it was enough to fool the currently unsuspecting Maricus.

"Well……"

After eating the dead root, Maricus's complexion became noticeably unpleasant.

This made A-Tui a little nervous. Had this guy discovered something?

However, Lu Ye patted her hand to reassure her, saying that this thing didn't look very appetizing.

"How about treating your taste buds to something?" Lu Ye pointed to the bag at his feet.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Maricus still reached out and grabbed a few, stuffing them into his mouth.

The delicious flavor of the taiyaki instantly filled Marykas's taste buds and even her nasal cavity.

The unprecedented sweetness surprised him; it was far better than the strange meats he had eaten in the royal city before, such as octopus, mutton, and turtle meat.

Lu Ye smiled slightly.

That's the power of refined carbohydrates.

As long as it is a carbon-based organism, it is impossible for it to resist something like sugar.

While Maricus was eating taiyaki, Dixi had already approached him.

Her steps were extremely light and slow, and with the stealth and sound-absorbing abilities of her black sword armor, she steadily approached Maricus.

The taiyaki in his mouth had severely affected Maricus's sense of smell. If he had gotten used to the smell, he would have been able to quickly distinguish Dish's scent from it. But he hadn't gotten used to it yet, and the beast's nose was eagerly capturing the aroma emanating from the taiyaki.

At the same time, the ice on the powder packet began to melt under A-Tui's tense and careful manipulation, and the powder began to disperse.

Her target was not Maricus himself, but the sword he carried.

Maricus earned the title "Black Sword" after defeating Queen Twilight.

Because he concealed his destined death within his sword, the greatsword was named "Black Sword" because it contained the black essence of his destined death.

On that night of conspiracy, his destined death was stolen from Maricus's sword.

At that time, he was still at the height of his power, so it was discovered that Aleto had not been able to steal the complete Destiny of Death, and the underworld assassins also lost some men on their way to escape the royal city.

For a moment, Dixi recalled what happened that night.

After stealing the destined death, the Black Knife Assassins joined forces to assassinate Goldie Gedwin.

She was supposed to die while covering her mother's retreat, but a witch wearing a white pointed hat appeared in front of her and saved her life.

With my mother not around this time, I'm all on my own, so I absolutely cannot fail.

Taking advantage of Maricus's inattention, she reached for the sword at his waist.

However, at that very moment, she was suddenly shocked to realize that Maricius's sword did not carry the curse of death!

This sword is not a black sword either.

How is this going?

Was his destined death not in the hands of Maricus?

Seeing the motionless red dot on the heart rate monitor, Lu Ye's heart sank, guessing that something might have happened.

Maricus gave Luye two prayers: "Beast Vitality" and "Grang's Claws."

Both of these prayers belong to the higher level of prayer.

The former allows the user to store the vitality of a wild beast within their body, continuously restoring their health, while the latter allows the user to grow beast claws to tear apart their surroundings.

Lu Ye noticed an interesting line in the latter's item description.

Legend has it that in the past, Gulang was a terrifying beast, and his ancient name meant the death of a demigod.

Just then, Nymph's voice rang in his mind.

"Something's wrong, hey! By analyzing the image projected onto your retina, I've detected an unusual energy within the body of this guy in front of you."

"Abnormal energy?"

“Yes, this energy is similar to the Great Rune energy you carry; they share the same origin.” Nymph’s voice was serious.

Having said that, Lu Ye understood the reason.

That's truly ruthless; this guy, Maricus, has hidden his destined death within his own body.

Dixi also clearly noticed this problem.

After calming down, she realized that Maricus was a beast sent by Two Fingers to monitor Marika. He was ordered by Marika to kill Queen Nightfall to seize the destiny of death and become the "Guardian of Death" in order to consolidate the Golden Law system of the borderlands.

He continued to follow this order even after Marika's death, so the destined death must still be in Marika's hands.

If it's not on the sword, then it must be inside his body.

He didn't have much time left, and the longer he stayed here, the more likely Maricus would become aware of his presence.

There's no other way...

Di Xi's face darkened, and he slowly drew his black dagger.