Chapter 420 Wedding Banquet (20)

Chapter 420 Wedding Banquet (20)

"Ah... this is what life is all about."

In the secondary banquet hall where the banquet was held, the banquet in front of them was very lively. People were talking and laughing, singing and dancing. The delicious food and wine dispelled the previous chaos in the castle, as if nothing had happened.

"I am becoming more and more curious about your identity. Who are you? I have never seen such an ability to use element 12 so skillfully."

Perhaps Han Zu felt a little bored of keeping the armor for so long, so when he arrived near the banquet hall and passed a corner, the "armor" on his body immediately turned into a luxurious but simple silk robe. The transformation of element 12 was very fast. If Xin hadn't been walking next to Han Zu, she might not even know what was happening.

"Why are you so serious? It's just a new look."

Although the armor on his body has turned into a robe, people around him still recognize him as a "Judge". However, the robe is indeed more friendly than the armor, and it will also reduce the attention of people around him to a certain extent. The current state is very good. People around him will not be submissive because of the fake identity of the judge, and at the same time, no one will come to talk to him actively. This state is just suitable for observing the entire secondary banquet hall.

"I understand that the main banquet hall is prepared for tomorrow night's wedding, so the other guests are basically in this secondary banquet hall at the moment. However, the owner of the castle and some distinguished guests are upstairs on the second floor. What are you doing here?"

"Can't I take a break and enjoy these delicious foods and wines, as well as these beauties? I didn't expect that this world, which is comparable to the Middle Ages, would be so fun. Hmm! This figure is really good!"

Although Han Zu acted like a lustful and greedy dandy, and even opened his clothes, and took the initiative to show his strong muscles to some young girls who were curious about him, making them blush and their hearts beat fast, but for Xin, she didn't believe a word of what Han Zu said just now.

During this period of time, Xin fully understood and witnessed that no matter how unreasonable this guy's actions were, they were actually purposeful. For example, when he sealed the altar chamber, it was not to prevent the monster from escaping, but to kill the private soldiers that the Duke had arranged to guard there to prevent them from passing on information. And the moment the monster appeared, he killed it, which also proved that he had actually been monitoring the monster's movements.

Up to now, an idea gradually emerged in Xin's mind. This was related to Han Zu's abnormal perception ability. She began to suspect that Han Zu did not tell the truth in this matter. His perception ability did not seem to be affected by the energy-blocking materials around the castle.

"You... are here, no, the reason why you chose to be in this place is not because of your... Never mind."

However, Xin was not sure whether this matter was true. Even if it was true, if he said it like this, even if the other party didn't care, they probably wouldn't tell him. After all, although they were cooperating, they had different positions.

"You want to ask if I lied about my perception ability, right? I can tell you the actual situation, but I don't think you will believe it."

"Maybe? Tell me about it."

However, Han Zu obviously had no intention of hiding this matter, which was normal. After all, Xin had witnessed with his own eyes that his strength had increased exponentially compared to when they first met. If the team were to fight him again now, without follow-up support, Xin was not optimistic about the battle situation.

"Before we encountered the monster, and even within the few seconds when I killed it, I was indeed not lying. The energy-blocking materials in various places in the castle could indeed perfectly shield my perception. I actually found it a little hard to believe this."

"What happens after we kill that monster?"

"Give me your hand."

Although it was unclear what Han Zu was going to do, Xin thought that he would not do anything inappropriate here, so she extended her hand. Han Zu gently held Xin's wrist and let her palm rest on his exposed chest.

"After coming to this world, you understand how to control energy accurately, and naturally you can also sense energy. Now, feel the energy in my body."

According to Han Zu, Xin put aside all distracting thoughts and began to sense Han Zu's energies, which indeed underwent great changes.

Since everyone accidentally entered this world, according to Xin's feeling, the energy in Han Zu's body has changed twice. At the beginning, when the equipment had not yet failed, the equipment scanned Han Zu's energy and then transformed it into a describable feeling. It was a savage and reckless powerful energy, like a giant beast placed in a cage. Although the cage was not locked, the beast was not smart and did not know how to leave the cage. It would only hit the iron bars of the cage roughly and would not think about finding where the door was. This was consistent with what Xin observed and noticed at the time. Although Han Zu's attack was fierce, he basically had no wisdom to speak of. He took the path of strong bricks flying. Even the energy-storing ray was not very accurate for anyone in the team.

Then it was after the first change, that is, after the equipment disappeared, until the monster was killed. During this period, the behemoth in the cage discovered the existence of the door, opened the door, and left the cage. During this period, Han Zu had that strange energy change, and his use of energy gradually became more intelligent and more accurate. However, from Xin's experience, during this period, Han Zu still caused a lot of energy overflow and consumption. It was difficult for the team to beat him, but it was not completely impossible.

Finally, after the second change, that is, after the monster was killed, until now, the cage has been completely destroyed and disappeared, replaced by a fake cage created by the power of the giant beast. The giant beast quietly lies in the fake cage and even forges a solid padlock to lure those arrogant guys who are overconfident. Once they get close, the fake cage will disappear, and these stupid guys will become food for the giant beast. During this period of time, Han Zu's accuracy in energy control has greatly improved in a very short time. When he was near the teleportation array, he could already control the range of energy influence. The almost demonic control of element 12 directly shows that this guy is constantly evolving. Now the team has completely lost the ability to compete with him.

"When I killed the monster, although it was not my conscious action, all the energy from the monster was absorbed into my body. That power was very unfamiliar and difficult to control. But you also know that I have the ability to transform and absorb energy. After our transformation, this ability became completely passive and became stronger. It devoured all the uncontrolled energy from the monster. From then on, the energy-blocking materials in the castle had almost no effect on me."

"With our disguise, it's not impossible for us to appear directly beside the Duke, but this might alert the enemy. So are you staying here on purpose to monitor his whereabouts?"

"Almost. However, there is one more thing. We cannot rule out the existence of more powerful units in this world, so I need to observe. I am also looking for an opportunity for the Duke to be alone. After all, less trouble is worse than more. If no one knows about it, we will not be hindered by others."

Han Zu picked up the wine glass handed to him by the maid next to him and took a sip. The wine in this world should be made from some unique fruit. The taste is very special, but it tastes good. He glanced at Xin next to him. Her expression was no longer calm, but became a little worried.

"Relax, our agreement still stands. Before we leave here, as long as your people don't take action first, I will naturally not make any rash moves."

"What about after we leave here?"

"As long as we don't have any conflict of interest, we won't fight. Although the only conflict between us may be the identity of the hunter you mentioned, although you may not believe it, I am indeed not a hunter. In fact, I still don't quite understand why you regard me as a hunter, just like I still don't quite understand why the people in this world regard me as a judge."

Although he was still a little hesitant, Xin could only choose to believe Han Zu's words. Although it was a bit biased to pin his hopes on a man of his power who had no need to lie, there was really no other choice at the moment.

"Let's go, the Duke has started to move, and the guests around him are leaving."

Taking the wine glass from Han Zu's hand and drinking it all in one gulp, Xin dispelled the messy worst possible thoughts in his mind and calmed down. No matter what the outcome of the matter was, the most important goal now was to capture the Duke and ask him about the whereabouts of the obelisk. After all, this seemed to be an energy supply item with sufficient energy. If all went well, perhaps before dawn, they would be able to successfully build a signal amplifier and contact the outside world.

The two of them quickly left the banquet hall and came to the corridor outside. Some guards came down the stairs at the end of the corridor. They should be the important guests. Han Zu faced the wall and "appreciated" the oil paintings on the wall. Xin was not interested in these oil paintings and other works of art. He could only play with the half-man-high staff out of boredom.

"These guys must have some shameful secrets. Unlike anyone else in the castle, they wanted to avoid you after seeing you."

"It has nothing to do with us. These... things are wrong. The Duke suddenly disappeared."

The Duke, who was originally firmly locked by perception, left the room two floors up and entered a place similar to a study. The last position locked by perception was that he was sitting on a chair near the wall, and then he suddenly disappeared.

"Teleport?"

"No, I don't think so. Maybe I have entered a secret room made of some special material, or something has blocked my perception. Let's go up and take a look."

After the important guests dispersed and left, there was no one else on the stairs and in the corridors above the second floor, except for a few maids who were cleaning the corridors. Therefore, after arriving at the target room, the two were not stopped at all.

"Locked."

"I'll try."

“Click, click.”

The door of the study was locked. Han Zu used the strange energy to twist the lock on the inside of the door through the wall. Although the lock had been opened by him, strangely, the door still could not be opened.

"Would you like to see if there are any other people coming in..."

“Bang.”

"It's alright..."

After looking at both sides of the corridor and confirming that there was no one there, he used the same force to directly remove the door and entered to check. Han Zu noticed that there were some dull metals around the door frame. These things could not be sensed, but they were safety devices used to block the door. It seemed that there must be some secret in this room.

After returning the door to its original position and reinstalling it, Han Zu restored the door lock and began to search the entire room. The room was empty, but it was very clean, and it seemed that someone often stayed in this room.

According to the location where they sensed the disconnection just now, the two soon arrived in front of the wall where the Duke disappeared, but there was nothing here, and the chair that Han Zu sensed before was not here either.

Using his ability of perspective, Han Zu observed the entire wall, but found nothing. However, this does not mean anything, because many things can interfere with Han Zu's ability of perspective.

“There are no mechanisms, no grooves or friction marks of secret doors.”

"Knock, knock, knock." Xin knocked on the wall twice with his staff. "The wall is solid, so there shouldn't be any secret room behind it. Could you be wrong?"

"No, he must have something else that I overlooked. Let me think about it."

Carefully recalling the last scene he perceived, Han Zu gradually confirmed his memory. The Duke did not take out anything, nor did he touch the nearby walls or bookshelves. He just sat on the chair, but he did knock on the left armrest of the chair twice. Although this situation was a bit suspicious, it could not be confirmed that the chair was the key to the Duke's disappearance. Even if it was true, the chair has now disappeared.

"Let's go first, we'll find another opportunity."

The clues are currently cut off, so they can only leave the room first.

"We probably have to stay here overnight, let's notify the others first."