Chapter 167
Alistair Is Definitely Your Person
“You could say that, Mr. Lloyd. This isn’t a threat, but a declaration: even if I die, I will still take a bite out of you. I advise you to think twice.”
Boka didn’t hide his hostility and aggressiveness: “Everyone has their weaknesses. And you can’t always be so lawless – there’s always someone in Avalon who can deal with you.”
But Tommy only found it laughable.
“Think twice?”
Tommy chuckled: “Yes, I will think carefully.”
Even if I was forced by Meg, it doesn’t mean you can speak to me so arrogantly!
However, a thought suddenly occurred to him—could it be that Boka’s guidance was behind Meg finding him?
Or was Boka really playing tricks behind the scenes?
So Tommy narrowed his eyes slightly and asked tentatively: “The power of the Shadow Demon is very strong, right?”
“It’s very strong indeed, but I’m not weak either,” Boka’s voice was low. “Mr. Alistair has already greeted me. When are you planning to come and see me?”
—Boka really knows Alistair!
Tommy exclaimed in his heart, and the world suddenly seemed much brighter.
If he could start from here, his mission would be completed within three days!
The fiend possessed by the Shadow Demon was called Alistair. Boka shouldn’t have this information, at least not this early. Even Grand Arbitrator Meg didn’t know more, let alone Boka, who had no connection with the Inspection Bureau and the Inspection Department.
In other words, Boka had known who Alistair was for a long time!
It was highly likely that Alistair was his person!
No wonder he agreed so readily to attack Eivass.
Because Boka knew from the beginning that Eivass wouldn’t be in any danger—unless there was a special need, how could a fiend with a brutal personality choose to capture Eivass alive?
Tommy even felt that Eivass wasn’t kidnapped at all. He was deliberately hidden by Vice President Boka to give Avalon a reason to put pressure on him!
—In other words, Eivass was actually faking his death!
This incident would undoubtedly lead to the Noble Red Society being suppressed, and the Lloyd Society would be implicated. The first to bear the brunt would be himself… And when he was cursed to death by Meg and the Lloyd Society collapsed, he would then reveal Eivass and become a hero to the Lloyd Society and even Avalon.
What about public recognition and media attention… Didn’t Boka always talk about this?
What a good plan, a truly good plan!
As expected, he had been silent, but not out of weakness. He was just brewing a fatal blow… Tommy had to admit that Boka had succeeded this time.
Even Tommy himself initially thought the Shadow Demon belonged to the Noble Red Society and never suspected Boka. Because Boka had no motive. But now, he thought about it—wasn’t his own death the best motive?
If he hadn’t realized that Alistair was Boka’s person and focused on finding him from the society… he wouldn’t have found him at all in these three days. Moreover, the hostility and predicament shown by Tommy might cause the society to actively abandon Tommy, or even kill him to silence him in advance.
What a ruthless Boka!
If he doesn’t act, he doesn’t act. But once he acts, he goes for his life!
He originally thought the other party was just a rabbit digging holes, but he didn’t expect it to be a crocodile pretending to be dead wood!
Tommy’s eyes were filled with killing intent.
This half-blood giant had to carefully control his anger not to crush the phone in his hand with ease.
“Of course I will come to find you, Mr. Boka,” Tommy chuckled in a low voice, his ferocious smile like that of a demon. “Be careful… of course, caution will be useless.”
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
On the other side, Boka’s expression was also extremely grim.
He had said he would deliver the information in the afternoon, but Minister Dross spoke not a word of truth—he had sent Diomedes with the information in the morning. He was so vigilant that he didn’t fully trust even his allies.
It was only after seeing that information that Boka confirmed Alistair was President Lloyd’s person.
Joining the Noble Red Society without knowing his mentor’s identity?
—How could that be possible?
Dross didn’t know, but Boka knew very well… the admission process for the Noble Red Society was not like that at all.
First, you had to be a probationary member and study some granted Demonology and Ritual Studies knowledge via email. When you understood enough, two formal members would be dispatched to assess you.
There would be an interview first, and then a written exam. After passing both, there would be the initiation ritual.
“—We are the wounded fist, the blood-clenched hand, the scale-less blade.”
You had to beat someone to death with your bare fists to show your resolve—killing with fists was different from using cold weapons, and using cold weapons was different from using firearms. Killing someone with fists took a long time, filled with their pleas, groans, and screams, until their last blow.
This ritual would bring a strong shock to a person. It would also awaken a person’s evil nature. This was to prevent someone who had studied for a long time from suddenly having a “change of heart” and deciding to quit.
After all, many people were simply interested in the occult, or had the potential to transcend the path. But they didn’t realize what kind of profession a Demon Scholar was… If they joined the Noble Red Society without completely falling into darkness, they might suddenly regret it.
After that, you had to use a dagger to disembowel the opponent’s organs and perform the first ritual with the person you personally killed to officially step onto the first path and become an extraordinary person who transcended the path.
After all this was completed, you would receive the “Noble Red” ring and be recruited as an apprentice by an un-apprenticed mentor to continue studying relevant knowledge.
Unless it was a situation like Eivass—as a wild Demon Scholar, he killed the ring holder and was directly recruited by a senior member. Only then would he not need the initiation ritual.
But that was a Demon Scholar, not a fiend.
Fiends were very dangerous, and even the Noble Red Society was very wary of fiends. Admission would not be so casual. For example, that lawyer from House Hermes had a lot of trouble joining the Noble Red Society.
And the admission process that Dross mentioned was basically all wrong. In other words, the fiend named “Alistair” must have been deceived—he hadn’t joined the Noble Red Society at all, but the other party knew the ideals of the Noble Red Society and had obtained his ring. This meant that the person who deceived him must also be a member of the Noble Red Society, and certainly a mentor.
He wanted to use the Shadow Demon, but didn’t want to introduce him properly into the society; as a mentor, he dared not tell his apprentice his name; and most importantly, there were not many mentors with spare rings recently.
The Noble Red Society was planning some big moves recently. The personnel near Glass Island were basically in fixed teams of two. The mentors who were free were the people from the Lloyd Society.
He knew it wasn’t him, and Lawyer York had already been killed.
—Then the only remaining possibility was President Lloyd?
After all, there was no other possibility.
When Boka first heard “Mr. Lloyd sends his regards,” he was somewhat suspicious, wondering if the other party was deliberately leading him towards President Lloyd. After all, he really didn’t want to provoke that bastard who always lost his temper easily—he was completely unreasonable and always liked to force others to obey him.
But after obtaining the information from Minister Dross, Boka immediately realized that he should no longer have any illusions.
If he retreated further, he would die!
Lloyd’s killing intent had begun to be unconcealed. He intended to seize this opportunity to kill him and then put all the blame on him!
Alistair was definitely Lloyd’s person!
But his ally had already been killed…
Boka’s heart was heavy.
Lloyd was a Fourth Tier Demon Scholar, one step away from becoming a Demon Avatar; and he had found a fiend Alistair possessed by the Shadow Demon to help him. They could attack him at any time, and his pre-arranged rituals were likely to be discovered and broken—after all, Lloyd might also bring people from the Noble Red Society.
The society had genuine ritual researchers.
It was said that the society used to have a tradition of Curse-Ritual Mages, unlike now, when it was completely controlled by the royal family. But even though the lineage of Curse-Ritual Mages was broken, the ritual knowledge and curse knowledge left by their predecessors still existed.
In other words, he had fallen into an extremely dangerous situation.
Then he had nothing to fear.
He only had one chance… For the sake of his life, he decided to take a risk.
But if operated properly, he might also be able to clear his name from this.
As long as he could save Eivass—
With a spirit of desperation, he made that call:
“Respected Grand Guardian, I am Bran Boka.”
“Yes, I am here to surrender. I also want to report President Tommy Lloyd of the Lloyd Society for thirty-six major crimes including murder, kidnapping, and extortion… and I request the witness protection program.”
Update complete!
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