Chapter 11: The First Appearance of the Chapter Control Angel
Chapter 11: The First Appearance of the Angel of Control
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Audrey anxiously entered the restaurant and saw her father talking to the cabinet secretary and several men. She put on an impeccable smile, walked over, took Earl Hall's arm, and said to the others, "Gentlemen, can I borrow Earl Hall for a few minutes?"
She thought the gentlemen would respond immediately, but to her surprise, except for her father, Earl Hall, all the other gentlemen glanced at one of them imperceptibly.
Audrey only noticed the man at this moment, and then she couldn't help but let out a small exclamation - this gentleman was actually wearing a half-worn light gray woolen windbreaker! Oh my god, this was at Duke Negan's dinner party! This was already extremely inappropriate, and what was even more surprising was that the gentleman's dress was simple, or even poor: the blue-gray scarf had been washed white, and the vest also gave people a feeling of having been worn for a long time. Audrey even noticed that the soles of his high-top lace-up leather boots were still stained with mud and dust.
People dressed like this should appear on the streets, in factories, shops, parks, or anywhere else, but not at the dinner parties of nobles!
"Of course, it's your right, beautiful lady."
The gentleman had a friendly smile and messy dark grey hair. He was very young, looking no more than 20 years old. His eyes were very light brown, closer to pale gold under the bright enough light of the crystal chandelier.
A young man who was dressed inappropriately but was still able to enter the Duke's ball. It seemed that even the cabinet secretary had to ask for his opinion... There was no such noble in Loen. A foreigner? He looked like a Feysac man. He looked respected, but the subconscious expressions of others showed impatience...
The audience lady was curious, but she controlled herself, knowing that there were more important things at the moment.
Audrey took Earl Hall to a secluded corner and said to her middle-aged, fat father, "Dad, I have something to tell you."
Earl Hall originally had a doting smile on his face, but when he saw his daughter's serious expression, he also became serious: "What's the matter?"
"I just met Baron Gramiel..." Audrey said the differences she had observed, which could be explained by her keenness and carefulness. She listed the problems one by one in detail, and used concise words to explain all the doubts, and then emphasized that the other party seemed to use perfume to cover up the faint smell of blood. After describing it, she added carefully:
"I heard that Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilingos has the ability to change into another person's appearance. Isn't he in Backlund recently?"
Earl Hall listened quietly, his expression becoming extremely solemn. But he soon smiled and comforted his slightly flustered daughter. He realized that there might be a crisis imminent, but in order to paralyze the other party, he could not inform everyone, so he asked his daughter to go to the lounge.
On the way to the lounge, Audrey looked back and saw Earl Hall whispering with a nobleman with a very serious expression.
Feeling powerless, Audrey felt uneasy again. She thought she should do something, so she found the small prayer room in Duke Negan's mansion, locked the door, and chanted the name of "The Fool" in the corner.
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"...Security is in place, and the Duke has been notified. If that is really Qilingos, we will do our best to kill him on the spot."
The middle-aged nobleman looked at Earl Hall with a serious expression. "Baron Gramiel is enjoying the food now. He previously rested at home for two days on the grounds of being unwell and declined other banquet invitations, but he still came today. And he does look unwell, which is true. There is nothing unusual now, so we can only strengthen security."
"What if that is indeed Qi Lingos?" Earl Hall frowned, "Perhaps for some reason, he is unable to accomplish his goal tonight. If he does nothing, should he be allowed to leave like this?"
"My Lord, Baron Gramire is a noble of the kingdom no matter what. We cannot test him without any reason."
The middle-aged noble was about to speak when his secretary came over and whispered something in his ear. He slightly widened his eyes and immediately said to Earl Hall: "Baron Gramiel has just asked the Duke to resign. He is not feeling well and still needs to rest. The Duke has promised him that a carriage will be arranged to escort him back to the mansion within ten minutes. My Lord Earl, it seems that your worries will not come true tonight."
"That's a good thing... I hope I'm just overthinking it."
It would be best if nothing happened, but thinking back to his daughter's unprecedented serious performance tonight, Earl Hall was still a little worried. After temporarily separating from the middle-aged noble, he felt a little uneasy, and his eyes wandered around. Suddenly, he noticed a man sitting on a chair by the wall of the restaurant, who had finished the negotiation and was quietly flipping through a book.
"Mr. Ernst." He walked up quickly and said to the young man, "Something happened that might interest you: I got the news that someone who looked like Zillings appeared at the ball."
Mr. Ernst's eyes suddenly became dangerous.
"…Mr. Earl, thank you for coming to inform me." He stood up and suddenly revealed a sharpness that he had never had before. "May I ask if the source of the news is reliable and has it been confirmed?"
"Not yet. The suspect is the Baron of the kingdom. We have no right to act arbitrarily." Earl Hall replied calmly.
"That's why I hope to get your help. We can't tell the changes in extraordinary abilities, and we can't act rashly, but you may be able to find clues. If that's the real Baron Gramiel, I hope I can see him unharmed. If that's Qilingos, I hope you can kill him or control him. His reward and my gratitude to you will be very generous, which is exactly what you need, Mr. Richard Ernst." "Thank you for your kindness, Earl." Richard replied kindly, "Even if I put the reward aside, I will take action for this news - because I have several blood debts to settle with this pirate general."
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The Duke's carriage, which was specially used to transport guests, was well-made, and the cushions in the carriage were spacious enough for a person to lie down. The interior decoration was luxurious and gorgeous, with gold and silver carvings climbing up the roof from the door panels on both sides like vines, and gems reflecting the candlelight, giving people an indescribable sense of nobility.
Smelling the incense in the carriage and sitting on the soft cushions, Qi Lingos finally felt relieved. He pushed aside the silk shades on the windows and saw the carriage moving steadily forward, driving out of the first iron gate at a moderate speed. He had already left the mansion and entered the outer garden. In ten minutes, he would be able to completely leave the Duke's house and enter the streets of Backlund. As long as he blended into this city with a population of over five million, no one would be able to find him!
Qi Lingos's movements and mood relaxed a little, and his fingers were no longer tightly clenched together. He glanced at the quietly burning candle, and his pupils shrank instantly. He suddenly felt that the candle would suddenly burst and burn the entire carriage and himself to ashes in an instant!
Without thinking, he immediately raised his hand and extinguished the candle.
It's the Rose School! The experienced and sophisticated pirate general immediately realized that this method of using the surrounding objects to put the opponent to death is exactly what the "Prisoner" path strongman does! Someone is testing him - how is it possible, when was my disguise seen through? ! No, it's impossible, the "Faceless Man"'s disguise is perfect, maybe it's just that Duke Nigan heard the news and checked the party members.
Fortunately, my reaction of extinguishing the candle just now was still within the range of ordinary people, and I didn't give myself away... I should have been more panicked...
In the darkness, Qi Lingos' brain worked quickly. Baron Gramiel's face quickly revealed a panic expression that matched his identity and character. He stood up in a hurry, gasping for breath in shock. The intuition of death came again. The moment Qi Lingos' hand touched the inner wall of the carriage, he suddenly had an illusion in his mind that the mahogany door would explode instantly, glass fragments would fly everywhere, and sharp wood would pierce his eyes into his head, causing him to bleed to death on the spot!
"Ah!" Baron Gramire screamed in terror, rolled over in the carriage, banged on it loudly and shouted for help, but the coachman and the horses seemed unaware.
As if realizing that no one would notice his danger, he huddled in the corner of the carriage, holding his head tightly, his face a mess of tears and cold sweat. After a few minutes, the fear caused by everything around him quietly dissipated. The table was still the table, the candle was still the candle, and there was no longer the feeling that his life could be taken away at any time.
Gone... Baron Gramiel was still sobbing in panic, but Qilingos remained expressionless from beginning to end. He did not act rashly, and planned to get up slowly after a while, acting like an ordinary person, leaving no room for doubt. - At this moment, he suddenly smelled blood.
Close at hand.
He was stunned, and Baron Gramir forgot to show fear for a moment, because he was very familiar with the bloody smell, which came from his left hand.
——This time, the strong man of the Rose School did not test him by exerting pressure on the surrounding objects, but directly affected his hand, his left hand, the "Creeping Hunger" he wore on his left hand!
A glove that feeds on humans naturally has no loyalty! Under a higher level of threat, this magical item bared its fangs at its current owner without hesitation. It revealed its true form from its human-skin-like form, and the black glove opened up a huge crack that was inconsistent with its body size. The crisis of death was like a high wall that was pushed directly in front of Qilingos!
Exposed! He instantly exited the state of the faceless man, and what greeted him was a thin silk curtain that was wrapped around him. It was as agile as hands and feet, and it wrapped around Qilingos' left arm with a force that could instantly overturn a carriage. The pirate general immediately felt that this arm was about to leave him forever.
But he did not panic. Death made him seek life more calmly. He herded the souls of the "Sun" path, opened his arms to embrace the sky, and the golden light instantly burned through the roof of the carriage, turning the curtain into ashes. He took this opportunity to jump out in the wind, and twisted the neck of the driver who was startled and looked up at him, and stuffed his squirming hunger into it, which temporarily satisfied this bloodthirsty magical item and did not swallow its owner.
He glided in the air and flew a long distance at a very fast speed, aiming for a canal not far away. He had done his homework in advance and knew that this canal led to an underground river. The waterways were closely interwoven like a web, and it was undoubtedly a way to escape. Even the strong men of the Rose School could not intervene accurately when they could not locate his specific location!
There was an explosion behind him, and then Qi Lingos was hit hard on the back. The heavy wheels of the carriage, which were wrapped in several layers of iron sheets and inlaid with metal decorations, flew up several meters in the air against common sense, and this heavy object weighing dozens of kilograms hit Qi Lingos' spine squarely!
The pirate general spat out a mouthful of blood and fell from the air like a bird hit by an arrow. Almost all the bones in his upper body were broken by the wheels.
But he was not dead yet. Sailors always have strong vitality. He struggled to grab the ground with his fingers and crawled forward, leaving a winding trail of blood. Two meters away from the canal, one meter -
"Kacha."
A leg wearing a black leather boot appeared in his sight. "Angel of Temperance", Richard Ernst looked down at the pirate who had fallen into a desperate situation and crushed his right hand and wrist with ease.
TBC
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*It’s like this, the author is keen on giving small characters roles, and writing about the cunning and cruel Lieutenant General Hurricane in my heart, Qilingos, thank me!
*Then I accidentally wrote too much.
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